On Top of the World

Episode 5: Conclusion (For now...)

In this episode, I (temporarily) end the podcast series with talking about Blues songwriters in the 1960s besides the main three I have discussed, share some contemporary white Blues acts that showed respect to the genre, and I share some of my personal favorite music beyond the 1960s that has been influenced or inspired by the Blues. Stay tuned soon for more episodes, and in a brand new format! Here is a Spotify playlist of all of the songs that were mentioned in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6yGbqnLv1ZnZQAy4Ic9Wz9?si=e559425e0e54489f [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6yGbqnLv1ZnZQAy4Ic9Wz9?si=e559425e0e54489f]As well, here is a playlist of every single song that was mentioned in the series: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/09PWMBt6Brv4XRlpOGyPI4?si=30904a427eed4958 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/09PWMBt6Brv4XRlpOGyPI4?si=30904a427eed4958]And here is a publicly accessible document that is the script for this episode for those who wish to read along: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cc9MKotTSWb7VhLCWlUc701e7ltojj1IilD0nINdGug/edit?usp=sharing [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cc9MKotTSWb7VhLCWlUc701e7ltojj1IilD0nINdGug/edit?usp=sharing]

Episode 4: John Lee Hooker

My name is Shane Louis, and you are listening to “Forever On My Mind:” Blues Songwriting in the 1960s, an Independent Study Podcast from the College of Wooster.In this episode I share the life of John Lee Hooker, the elusive traveler and poet who could not stay in one place his entire life. Here is a Spotify playlist of all of the songs that were mentioned in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4jKBwpdeN5RQbrctYkD8yi?si=3dbe30470f194c83 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4jKBwpdeN5RQbrctYkD8yi?si=3dbe30470f194c83]And here is a publicly accessible document that is the script for this episode for those who wish to read along: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LTs_tHJXIw6Il_uY9RbXBhTKdzYFE2t0yyzgphGvvOE/edit?usp=sharing [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LTs_tHJXIw6Il_uY9RbXBhTKdzYFE2t0yyzgphGvvOE/edit?usp=sharing]

Episode 3: Howlin' Wolf

In this episode I turn my attention to Howlin’ Wolf, the independent and eccentric harmonica player from Chicago. Here is a Spotify playlist of all of the songs that were mentioned in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3eu0y1yjdSygc6PSOaBxDE?si=33ea28a07bdd49e1 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3eu0y1yjdSygc6PSOaBxDE?si=33ea28a07bdd49e1] And here is a publicly accessible document that is the script for this episode for those who wish to read along: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m-udVf8wrSuxK4QpsxA3p7knKA99-auPTMIf_39cIGY/edit?usp=sharing [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m-udVf8wrSuxK4QpsxA3p7knKA99-auPTMIf_39cIGY/edit?usp=sharing]

Episode 2: Son House

In this episode I tell the story of Son House, the hardened preacher and Delta Bluesman. Here is a Spotify playlist of all of the songs that were mentioned in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4k66Jo1hCU1WalWF0DCnr0?si=f69d8aea02ae4ee8 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4k66Jo1hCU1WalWF0DCnr0?si=f69d8aea02ae4ee8] And here is a publicly accessible document that is the script for this episode for those who wish to read along: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J3BmbdkMx0e4LkplVpTBIO_EPbChVvhJNQSbOFSSbbc/edit?usp=sharing [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J3BmbdkMx0e4LkplVpTBIO_EPbChVvhJNQSbOFSSbbc/edit?usp=sharing]

Episode 1: Introduction

Welcome to the first episode of On Top of the World! Under the original title of Forever On My Mind, this is the introduction to my senior undergraduate thesis. Here is a Spotify playlist of all of the songs that were mentioned in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4otmlo6WD7i7Yhc26DFvZ3?si=01efb4d9f5614445 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4otmlo6WD7i7Yhc26DFvZ3?si=01efb4d9f5614445] And here is a publicly accessible document that is the script for this episode for those who wish to read along (plus some extra historiographical informataion for those interested): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dHKkfiC5wCddy8GV4DWJhZZavZW-uNigunrp8ElcOUg/edit?usp=sharing [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dHKkfiC5wCddy8GV4DWJhZZavZW-uNigunrp8ElcOUg/edit?usp=sharing]