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Washboard Sam
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Search complete. 5 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Washboard Sam".
Sep 27, 2026
Episode 37: Island Of Dreams
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91:00Dave StroudHOST
which is a traditional number first recorded back in 1935 as Don't Tear My Clothes by the State Street Boys and was later adapted by Eric Von Schmidt.
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91:12Dave StroudHOST
Many recorded it in the years between, including the Harlem Ham Fats, Washboard Sam, and Blind Boy Fuller.
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91:21Dave StroudHOST
Now, before that, we heard a couple of electric blues numbers by two of the giants of the genre, B.B. King and Muddy Waters.
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91:28Dave StroudHOST
We heard B.B.' 's Walkin' Dr.
Episode 516: New Releases and Some Classic Tracks
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Yeah.
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[singing] Tell Fats and Washboard Sam, that everybody's gonna jam.
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Tell Shaky and Boxcar Joe, we got sawdust on the floor.
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Tell Peggy and Carol Diane, we gonna have a hell of a time.
Jelly Rolls, Paper Moons, Lazy Rivers!
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25:35Jack NortonHOST
Good old good stuff.
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25:37Jack NortonHOST
And before that, we heard Washboard Sam come on back.
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25:41Jack NortonHOST
And by request, Lonnie Johnson, he's a jelly roll baker.
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25:44Jack NortonHOST
Friends, you're listening to Jack Norton's Old Time Radio Show.
#3048 - Sheba Potts-Wright
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18:51Guy DavisCORRESPONDENT
Looked like everybody brought a bottle.
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18:53Guy DavisCORRESPONDENT
Washboard Sam sidled up to Bill and said, you know you could beat that woman playing and anybody in here know that you the best guitar picker around.
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19:03Guy DavisCORRESPONDENT
Bill just shook his head.
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19:05Guy DavisCORRESPONDENT
I don't know about that, he said.
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19:10Guy DavisCORRESPONDENT
She can make it moan.
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19:11Guy DavisCORRESPONDENT
She can make it whistle.
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19:14Guy DavisCORRESPONDENT
Maybe she won't show, Washboard Sam winked.
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19:17Guy DavisCORRESPONDENT
Tampa Red jumped on stage and shouted through the mic.