06/08/2026
In around four hours, Bound to the Sound will be up and running for your musical pleasure at KOPN.ORG today (Monday 6/8) from 3-5 PM CDT. Please feel free to tune in and spread the word!
For a complete playlist of the June 1, 2026, episode #23 of Bound to the Sound scroll down below and if you want to listen to the show, click below! There is also an archive for the previous week's show, as well. If you like what you're hearing, don't keep it a secret!
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3:00:00 PM 1:45 Brother Jack McDuff Theme From 'The Pink Panther' Mod Jazz 1996 Kent
Music bed. 1964 jazz version of the Henry Mancini composition.
Drums – Joe Dukes / Guitar – George Benson / Organ – Jack McDuff / Tenor Saxophone – Red Holloway
3:01:20 PM 2:03 Oscar Brown, Jr. Humdrum Blues Sin & Soul 1961 Columbia
Written by Oscar Brown, Jr and found on his debut album.
3:03:17 PM 2:26 Anita O'Day I Get A Kick Out Of You Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May 1959 Verve
An album title which spells out mission statement of the recording. Written by Cole Porter. One of the jazz vocalist greats. There is a documentary about her called "Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer" which is highly recommended.
3:05:39 PM 6:46 Sonny Rollins St. Thomas Saxophone Colossus 1957 Prestige
Jazz saxophone great Sonny Rollins passed away at age 95 last Monday (May 25th). This is one of his finest sessions and was recorded in 1956. This album leadoff track was composed by Sonny Rollins.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone)
Tommy Flanagan (piano)
Doug Watkins (bass)
Max Roach (drums)
3:12:25 PM 2:33 Sonny Rollins I Know The Complete Prestige Recordings 1992 Prestige
This is from a real early Sonny Rollins session from 1951. Composed by Sonny Rollins and featuring Miles Davis, unexpectedly, on piano.
3:15:01 PM 2:03 Jon Hendricks Yeh Yeh Jon Hendricks Recorded in Person at the Trident 1963 Smash Recorded live at the Trident Club in Sausalito, CA in 1963. Lyrics by Jon Hendricks and music by Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick.
3:17:04 PM 2:00 Kenny Dorham Mack the Knife Quiet Kenny (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster) 2006 Prestige
Music bed. 1959 instrumental version of the composition by Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, and Kurt Weill.
3:20:29 PM 7:08 Bob Dylan Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie (Live) The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 1991 Columbia
Recorded live at Town Hall, New York, NY in April 1963.
"And where do you look for this hope that yer seekin' / Where do you look for this lamp that's a-burnin' / Where do you look for this oil well gushin' / Where do you look for this candle that's glowin' / Where do you look for this hope that you know is there / And out there somewhere / And your feet can only walk down two kinds of roads / Your eyes can only look through two kinds of windows / Your nose can only smell two kinds of hallways / You can touch and twist / And turn two kinds of doorknobs
You can either go to the church of your choice / Or you can go to Brooklyn State Hospital / You'll find God in the church of your choice / You'll find Woody Guthrie in Brooklyn State Hospital"
3:27:34 PM 5:04 Mick Flannery & Susan O'Neill Mick Flannery & Susan O'Neill In the Game - Live 2021-2025 2025 Rosaleen Records
Live duet version of a Tom Waits / Kathleen Brennan song by the two Irish singer/songwriters.
3:32:38 PM 3:32 Tristen My Back Pages N My Back Pages - Single 2026 Bandcamp
Bob Dylan cover just released as a single by the Nashville singer/songwriter. Available at tristen.bandcamp.com/track/my-back-pages-bob-dylan-cover
3:36:10 PM 4:37 Emma Swift Queen Jane Approximately Blonde On The Tracks 2020 Tiny Ghost Records
Found on this album of all Bob Dylan covers by the Australian born, now based in Nashville, singer-songwriter. Terrific album title, too.
3:40:47 PM 2:00 Bobby Gregg and His Friends The Jam The Jam - single 1962 Cotton
Music bed. Written by Bobby Gregg who is probably most noted for playing drums on Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" and Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence."
3:43:20 PM 2:43 Eleni Mandell How Will I Know N Tailspin 2026 Schoolkids Records Rock
A welcome return after seven years by the Los Angeles singer-songwriter. You'll be hearing more of this in weeks to come.
3:46:03 PM 2:59 Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio If I Could N Chicken Leg b/w If I Could - Single 2026 Colemine
The record label calls this B-side a "slow burn." Works for me. Written by Delvon Lamarr and featuring Lamarr on Organ, Jimmy James (Parlor Greens, True Loves) on guitar, and Grant Schroff (Polyrhythmics, Champagne Bubblebath) on drums.
3:49:00 PM 3:20 Sly & The Family Stone Stand! (Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 16, 1969) The Woodstock Experience: Sly & the Family Stone 2009 Epic
Written by Sylvester Stewart. This concert performance made them bigger than ever. It could have been a disaster. Because of rainstorm delays they didn't hit the stage until 3:30 AM on a Sunday (August 16, 1969) morning. They were not to be deterred, and this was their closing number.
Sly Stone - vocals, keyboard, harmonica
Rose Stone - vocals, keyboards
Freddie Stone - vocals, guitar
Cynthia Robinson - trumpet
Greg Errico - drums
Larry Graham - bass, vocals
Jerry Martini - saxophone
3:52:15 PM 3:51 Tony Joe White Willie and Laura Mae Jones (Alternate Version) Swamp Music: The Complete Monument Recordings 2006 Rhino/Warner Records
Alternate 1968 take recorded for the Monument label. Written by Tony Joe White.
3:56:05 PM 3:02 Ray Wylie Hubbard Down Home Country Blues A: Enlightenment B: Endarkenment (Hint: There Is No C) 2010 Bo****lo Records
"I'm partial to old Hooker's singing / 'Crawling King Snake' / And I say that Muddy Waters / Is as deep as William Blake"
3:59:07 PM 2:30 Bruce Cockburn Blind Willie Crowing Ignites 2019 True North Records
Music bed. Guitar instrumental penned by Bruce Cockburn.
4:03:12 PM 2:36 Noah Earle Tupelo July Milk FeverCD 2019 Noah Earle
Written by Noah Earle. He will be appearing at Cooper's Landing in June (Sunday 6/21 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm CDT.
4:05:45 PM 2:49 The Sovines Drinks After Church Truckers Welcome 1998 Kingpin Records
The Columbus, OH band tends to split songwriting duties between Matt Benz and vocalist Bob Starker. This finely crafted forlorn tale was written by Matt Benz.
4:08:32 PM 3:30 Nels Andrews Dollar and the Dream Off Track Betting 2008 Reveal Records
Masterfully written by Nels Andrews and featuring Ana Egge on harmony vocals.
4:11:58 PM 2:51 Ana Egge Girls, Girls, Girls White Tiger 2018 StorySound Records
Written by Ana Egge.
"New York City was the place to be / Waiting on my man, waiting on sweet Jane / New York City was the place to be / Walking up Chelsea Street / Seeing who we could be
I've been all around town / I've been all around the world / Tell you what makes the world go 'round / Girls, girls, girls"
4:14:46 PM 3:57 Courtney Marie Andrews Burlap String Old Flowers 2020 Fat Possum
As I've said before, I don't know how she's not a bigger act. She will be at the Newport Folk Festival this year so that's good. Beautiful opening track to one of her finest albums.
4:19:00 PM 2:55 Zoe Muth April Fool World of Strangers 2014 Zoe Muth
The Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter covers a Ronnie Lane song.
4:21:55 PM 2:00 William Tyler Man in a Hurry Goes West 2019 Merge Records
Music bed. Instrumental composition by William Tyler.
4:24:09 PM 2:32 Jimmie Dale Gilmore My Mind's Got a Mind of Its Own After Awhile 1991 Elektra / Nonesuch
Written by Butch Hancock.
"My mind's got a mind of its own / It takes me out a walkin' when I'd rather stay at home / Takes me out to parties when I'd rather be alone / My mind's got a mind of its own
I've been doing things I thought I'd never do / I've been getting into trouble without ever meaning to / I'd as soon settle down but I'm right back up again / I feel just like a leaf out in the wind."
4:26:37 PM 4:51 Toni Price Bluebird Hey 1995 New West Records
Beautiful version of a song written by Butch Hancock. Rich Brotherton and Scrappy Jud Newcomb on acoustic guitars and Champ Hood on fiddle.
4:31:24 PM 2:29 Townes Van Zandt Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold (live-in-studio) Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos 1971-1972 2013 Omnivore Recordings
1971 previously unreleased live version.
4:33:48 PM 3:00 Sammi Smith This Room for Rent Looks Like Stormy Weather: 1969-1975 2022 Ace
Written by Canadian songwriter Janette Tooley and recorded by Sammi Smith in 1970, Another forlorn tale.
"This room’s for rent / So you feel free to turn the key and walk right through the door / You won’t be intruding / Cause they’re ain’t nobody lives here anymore / But once a love in hand in hand they came / Though they never shared a common name / She dressed here love and stately pride / And wear it downtown /And pity all the lovers once / Who’d look at her in all her joy and frown"
4:36:48 PM 2:35 Al De Lory Right On Double Cookin' • Classic Northern Soul Instrumentals 2010 Kent
Music bed. 1971 instrumental composition by Phillip Wright and Al De Lory.
4:39:06 PM 2:27 Jimmy Hughes Steal Away The Best of Jimmy Hughes 2008 EMI
RIP soul man Jimmy Hughes who passed away at age 85 on May 20th. He wrote this song and his 1964 recording for FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals was their first hit recorded there.
4:41:32 PM 2:52 The Meters Sophisticated Cissy A Message from The Meters 2004 Music Products
This 1968 instrumental was their first national hit. Written by George Porter Jr., Leo Nocentelli, Joseph Modeliste, and Art Neville and Marshall E. Sehorn,
4:44:24 PM 3:08 Irma Thomas My Love Is Love Is the Foundation 2020 Newvelle Records
Written by Billy Myles and first popularized by Little Wille John. This version is flat out terrific.
Johnny Vidacovich(drums), Alfred "Uganda" Roberts(congas), Kyle Roussel(keyboards), Stephen(guitar, pedal steel), and Paul Defiglia(bass).
4:47:32 PM 3:22 Dominique Fils-Aimé Sun Skin My World Is The Sun 2026 Ensoul Records
Dominique Fils-Aimé" sounds like "domin-ik fis-lee".
Dominique Fils-Aimé is a singer and composer out of Montreal, Canada and I learned about the existence of this new album through a music blog called "I Came Home and Put the Record On" put out once a month by Richard Sanford at Richard Sanford | Substack. He seems to have an inexhaustible amount of time to put forth the effort to listen to so many genres of music and I always find something new and wonderful on each monthly post. As of early 2026, this is one of the best albums I've heard this year. A slow and jazz groove is the perfect backdrop to her vocals. She is touring the U.S. in the fall but the closest show I see to Columbia is in Chicago.
4:50:52 PM 3:36 Meshell Ndegeocello The House of the Rising Sun (feat. Toshi Reagon) Pour une âme souveraine: A Dedication to Nina Simone 2012 Naive
Toshi Reagon guests on this soul-funk version of a song you've heard plenty of times but not like this. Meshell Ndegeocello has lots of guests on this album tribute to Nina Simone.
4:54:31 PM 2:22 The Holmes Brothers God Will State of Grace 2007 Alligator Records
Soul gospel version of the Lyle Lovett song.
4:56:53 PM 1:40 The Bo-Keys Sundown On Beale Got to Get Back! 2011 Electraphonic Recordings
Music bed. Soul instrumental out of Memphis written by Bo-Keys founder and bassist Scott Bomar.
