One for the Vipers

In honor of Oregonians' recent decision to legalize marijuana, this show features songs about pot- aka jive, aka reefer. Mostly jazz and blues from the `30s and `40s, with a few melodramatic anti-weed country songs toward the end of the show.
Broadcast on XRAY 11/14/14.

Buster Bailey's Rhythm Busters- Light Up
The Cats & The Fiddle- Killin’ Jive
Nat King Cole Trio - Hit That Jive Jack
Cab Calloway- Reefer Man
Harlem Hamfats- Weed Smokers Dream
Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys- Here Comes the Man With the Jive
Barney Bigard Sextet - Sweet Marijuana Brown
Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds Of Joy- All The Jive is Gone
Fats Waller- The Reefer Song
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra- The Viper's Drag
Lil Green- Knockin' Myself Out
Larry Adler- Smoking Reefers
Bea Foote- Weed
Buck Washington- Save the Roach for Me
Johnny Price- Marijuana, The Devil's Flower
Buck Jones- A Box of Grass
Mr. Freddy Jacks- Tijuana Grass
Basil McLaughlin- Turn Off What Marijuana Turned On