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The Music of Mardi Gras

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March 05, 2019

Today is Mardi Gras, and we take a look at the musical tradition of Fat Tuesday. Also, a fake Rihanna album climbs the charts, Jack White rebuilds a baseball stadium, and a Beatles fan finally returns a magazine from 1968. Music in this episode: Jahazzar - "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0); BoxCat Games - "Against the Wall" (CC BY 3.0); The Beatles - "Come Together"; Rihanna - "Don't Stop the Music"; White Stripes - "Hotel Yorba"; Al Johnson - "Carnival Time"; The Hawkettes - "Mardi Gras Mambo"; The Meters - "Hey Pocky A-way"; Professor Longhair - "Go to the Mardi Gras"; Sugar Cane and His Cane Cutters - "Jock-A-Mo"; Stop Inc - "Second Line Song"; Acoustic Jass - "When The Saints Go Marching In"; Pete Fountain - "When We Danced at the Mardi Gras"; Benny Grunch - "Ain't No Place to Pee on Mardi Gras Day"; Fats Domino - "Walking to New Orleans"; Lee Benoit Cajun Band - "Jambalaya"; Pine Leaf Boys - "Pine Leaf Two-Step"; JD McPherson - "Jubilee"