RADIO ETHER PROGRAM ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE (LIFE & DEATH ETHER #2)

"It is the acceptance of life in the midst of death, not because we have courage, or light, or wisdom to accept, but because by some miracle the God of life Himself accepts to live, in us, at the very moment when we descend into death" - Thomas Merton

1. Intro
2. Life (Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart) - Sly & The Family Stone [Life - Epic - 1968]
3. Uncloudy Day (Josiah Kelley Alwood) (Selections By Blind Joe Death) - John Fahey [Blind Joe Death - Takoma - 1959]
4. talk
5. That's Life (D. Kay, K. Gordon) - Frank Sinatra [That's Life - Reprise Records - 1966] (2008 Remastered)
6. Man in the Long Black Coat (Bob Dylan) - Bob Dylan [Oh Mercy - Columbia - 1989]
7. talk
8. Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn) - Duke Ellington [Lush Life - Prestige Records - 1961] (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster 1958)
9. Dance Me To Death (Joe Franklin) - The Hi-Liters [Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single - Mercury - 1958]
10. talk
11. Carnival Of Life (Lee Michaels) - Lee Michaels [Carnival Of Life - A&M Records - 1968]
12. Death Row - Pierce Bros. [Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single - Five-Four Records Inc. - 1959]
13. talk
14. Traveling In The Lightnin' (Warren Zevon) - Zevon [Wanted Dead Or Alive - Imperial - 1970] (Remastered)
15. The Angel Of Death (Hank Williams) - Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys [Vinyl, 10", 78 RPM - MGM Records - 1954]
16. talk
17. The Joys Of Life (Karen Beth) - Karen Beth [The Joys Of Life - Decca - 1969]
18. Death Of An Angel (Doris Woods-Donald Woods) - Donald Woods And The Vel-Aires With Ray Johnson Combo [Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM - Flip Records, Inc. - 1955]
19. talk
20. The Lord Giveth And The Lord Taketh Away (M. Shaw) - Marlena Shaw [Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? - Blue Note - 1975]
21. The Death of Emmett Till (Part 1) (A. C. Bilbrew) & The Death of Emmett Till (Part 2) (A. C. Bilbrew) - The Ramparts [Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM - Dootone Records - 1956]
22. talk
23. Driftin' Way Of Life (Jerry Jeff Walker) - Jerry Jeff Walker [Driftin' Way Of Life - Vanguard - 1969]
24. Living Myself To Death (Bill Anderson) - Chuck Goddard [Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM - TNT - 1959]
25. talk
26. In My Life (Lennon/McCartney) - Judy Collins [In My Life - Elektra - 1966]
27. The Passing Of My Life (Phil Ochs) - Phil Ochs [The Broadside Tapes 1 - Folkways Records - 1980]
28. Outro
29. A Singer Must Die (Cohen) - Leonard Cohen [New Skin for the Old Ceremony / Columbia Records - 1974] [ETHER BONUS]

DJ: Charles Cicirella Monday, January 27, 2025 Cleveland, Ohio

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