American Routes - 2012 Archive
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The Emperor and the Professor (Hour 1)
This week we recall two grand figures of New Orleans music. First, Ernie K-Doe, the surreal soul man known for his catchy songs, and flamboyant antics. Then a piano tribute to Professor Longhair by Dr. John, Jon Cleary and George Porter, live from Tipitina's.
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The Emperor and the Professor (Hour 2)
This week we recall two grand figures of New Orleans music. First, Ernie K-Doe, the surreal soul man known for his catchy songs, and flamboyant antics. Then a piano tribute to Professor Longhair by Dr. John, Jon Cleary and George Porter, live from Tipitina's.
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Red, Green & Blue Xmas (Hour 1)
Our favorite holiday tunes, from the hep jive of Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis to the cool sentiments of Frank Sinatra and Elvis and the ecstatic vibe of Celia Cruz and Bela Fleck. Be ready to bachata, boogie and second line as we celebrate the season.
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Red, Green & Blue Xmas (Hour 2)
Our favorite holiday tunes, from the hep jive of Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis to the cool sentiments of Frank Sinatra and Elvis and the ecstatic vibe of Celia Cruz and Bela Fleck. Be ready to bachata, boogie and second line as we celebrate the season.
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Musical Couples (Hour 1)
Making beautiful music together: Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion are folk musicians who met in the alt-country scene in LA; Leroy Jones is a trumpet player from New Orleans and his wife, Katja Toivola is a trombone player from Finland.
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Musical Couples (Hour 2)
Making beautiful music together: Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion are folk musicians who met in the alt-country scene in LA; Leroy Jones is a trumpet player from New Orleans and his wife, Katja Toivola is a trombone player from Finland.
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Singing of Deltas and Bayou (Hour 1)
Singer-songwriter Iris DeMent returns to the landscape and soundscape of her youth, the Arkansas Delta. Then, Lafayette punk and rockabilly-inflected Cajun band, the Lost Bayou Ramblers, fronted by brothers Andre and Louis Michot.
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Singing of Deltas and Bayou (Hour 2)
Singer-songwriter Iris DeMent returns to the landscape and soundscape of her youth, the Arkansas Delta. Then, Lafayette punk and rockabilly-inflected Cajun band, the Lost Bayou Ramblers, fronted by brothers Andre and Louis Michot.
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Texas Gulf Coast Blues & Jazz (Hour 1)
Guitar slinger Johnny Winter grew up listening to the blues in Beaumont, Texas and took his talent to the world. Jazz pianist Jason Moran started out in Houston playing classical music, but found his way to jazz through Thelonious Monk.
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Texas Gulf Coast Blues & Jazz (Hour 2)
Guitar slinger Johnny Winter grew up listening to the blues in Beaumont, Texas and took his talent to the world. Jazz pianist Jason Moran started out in Houston playing classical music, but found his way to jazz through Thelonious Monk.
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2012 NEA Heritage Fellowship Concert (Hour 1)
Honoring the nation's finest practitioners of traditional arts. This year fellows include Tejano accordionist Flaco Jimenez, multi-instrumentalist Andy Statman, Tidewater gospel quartet the Paschall Brothers and dobro master Mike Auldridge.
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2012 NEA Heritage Fellowship Concert (Hour 2)
Honoring the nation's finest practitioners of traditional arts. This year fellows include Tejano accordionist Flaco Jimenez, multi-instrumentalist Andy Statman, Tidewater gospel quartet the Paschall Brothers and dobro master Mike Auldridge.
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Crossover Dreams: Latin Music in America (Hour 1)
Join us for conversation with Los Lobos on their mix of American pop and Mexican traditions. Then, we'll sit in with pianist and bandleader Oscar Hernandez, plus a special performance by San Antonio's queen of the conjunto accordion, Eva Ybarra.
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Crossover Dreams: Latin Music in America (Hour 2)
Join us for conversation with Los Lobos on their mix of American pop and Mexican traditions. Then, we'll sit in with pianist and bandleader Oscar Hernandez, plus a special performance by San Antonio's queen of the conjunto accordion, Eva Ybarra.
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Guitar Heroes (Hour 1)
Visit with modern jazz guitarist Pat Martino and find out more about his formulas for playing jazz solos. Then it's a conversation with thumbpicking guitarist Ben Hall, who walks us through the Merle Travis songbook.
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Guitar Heroes (Hour 2)
Visit with modern jazz guitarist Pat Martino and find out more about his formulas for playing jazz solos. Then it's a conversation with thumbpicking guitarist Ben Hall, who walks us through the Merle Travis songbook.
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Swingin' the Election (Hour 1)
Songs and soundbites about politics and electioneering. Hear from the late WV Senator Robert Byrd on his fiddle, Cajun office seeker Roland Cheramie, Hungarian ambassador Andras Simonyi, Philly Mayor Michael Nutter and more.
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Swingin' the Election (Hour 2)
Songs and soundbites about politics and electioneering. Hear from the late WV Senator Robert Byrd on his fiddle, Cajun office seeker Roland Cheramie, Hungarian ambassador Andras Simonyi, Philly Mayor Michael Nutter and more.
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Saints & Spirits (Hour 1)
Words and music on this weekend of All Souls' and All Saints'. R&B buddha, Fats Domino, drops by. Plus, Creole artist Dennis Paul Williams discusses the mystical power of the zydeco and Charles Neville runs the old-school, uptown Voodoo down.
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Saints & Spirits (Hour 2)
Words and music on this weekend of All Souls' and All Saints'. R&B buddha, Fats Domino, drops by. Plus, Creole artist Dennis Paul Williams discusses the mystical power of the zydeco and Charles Neville runs the old-school, uptown Voodoo down.
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Keys and Squeeze (Hour 1)
Mixing it up this week with jazz great Dr. Lonnie Smith, whose mastery of the music is synonymous with his Hammond B3 organ. And zydeco accordionist and Grammy award winner Terrance Simien.
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Keys and Squeeze (Hour 2)
Mixing it up this week with jazz great Dr. Lonnie Smith, whose mastery of the music is synonymous with his Hammond B3 organ. And zydeco accordionist and Grammy award winner Terrance Simien.
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Sonic Travelers (Hour 1)
A blues and country showdown. Jerry Douglas is a master of the dobro, and a favorite session man and band member for so many musicians: from Allison Krauss to Elvis Costello. Then, a visit with the acrobatic bluesman Guitar Shorty.
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Sonic Travelers (Hour 2)
A blues and country showdown. Jerry Douglas is a master of the dobro, and a favorite session man and band member for so many musicians: from Allison Krauss to Elvis Costello. Then, a visit with the acrobatic bluesman Guitar Shorty.
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How to Improvise (Hour 1)
Bela Fleck joins us for a conversation about banjo traditions and experimentation in bluegrass, jazz and classical music. Then we'll head to the studio for a jazz breakdown by New Orleans master percussionist Jason Marsalis.
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How to Improvise (Hour 2)
Bela Fleck joins us for a conversation about banjo traditions and experimentation in bluegrass, jazz and classical music. Then we'll head to the studio for a jazz breakdown by New Orleans master percussionist Jason Marsalis.
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Alabama Bound (Hour 1)
A trip through the music of Alabama. Visit Muscle Shoals, a historic hotbed for R&B hits by Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin and more. Also, a trip through Hank Williams' childhood home and to the W.C. Handy Music Festival in Florence.
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Alabama Bound (Hour 2)
A trip through the music of Alabama. Visit Muscle Shoals, a historic hotbed for R&B hits by Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin and more. Also, a trip through Hank Williams' childhood home and to the W.C. Handy Music Festival in Florence.
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Festivals Acadiens et Creoles and New Orleans Nightlife...
Music from the festival stage and South Louisiana. We spend time with guitar man Ernie Vincent and jazz historian Bruce Raeburn. Then, allons a Lafayette for the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, south Louisiana's annual celebration of Cajun and Creole music.
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Festivals Acadiens et Creoles and New Orleans Nightlife...
Music from the festival stage and South Louisiana. We spend time with guitar man Ernie Vincent and jazz historian Bruce Raeburn. Then, allons a Lafayette for the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, south Louisiana's annual celebration of Cajun and Creole music.
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La La Brooks & Frankie Ford (Hour 1)
Two icons of '60s pop. La La Brooks, of the Crystals sang the lead on the classic hit "Da Doo Ron Ron" when she was just a teenager! Also, Louisiana's Frankie Ford, whose early '60's hit "Sea Cruise" set the New Orleans R&B scene sailing on the charts.
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La La Brooks & Frankie Ford (Hour 2)
Two icons of '60s pop. La La Brooks, of the Crystals sang the lead on the classic hit "Da Doo Ron Ron" when she was just a teenager! Also, Louisiana's Frankie Ford, whose early '60's hit "Sea Cruise" set the New Orleans R&B scene sailing on the charts.
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Guitar Bosses (Hour 1)
Les Paul, the Wizard of Waukesha, talks about his leap from taking up the instrument to inventing the guitar that bears his name. Honeyboy Edwards comes by our studio and remembers Robert Johnson, the 1927 flood and Alan Lomax.
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Guitar Bosses (Hour 2)
Les Paul, the Wizard of Waukesha, talks about his leap from taking up the instrument to inventing the guitar that bears his name. Honeyboy Edwards comes by our studio and remembers Robert Johnson, the 1927 flood and Alan Lomax.
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New Orleans Live (Hour 1)
Recorded during the 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest weekends, we'll visit Preservation Hall for songs and stories by Steve Earle and Tao Seeger, plus a special tribute to late New Orleans trumpeter John Brunious.
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New Orleans Live (Hour 2)
Recorded during the 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest weekends, we'll visit Preservation Hall for songs and stories by Steve Earle and Tao Seeger, plus a special tribute to late New Orleans trumpeter John Brunious.
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Motor City Music of Detroit (Hour 1)
Jazz modernist Yusef Lateef tells of his time on the assembly line. Smokey Robinson talks about growing up with Motown's future stars. Plus rockabilly stars, dream cars and polka bands. all from Detroit.
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Motor City Music of Detroit (Hour 2)
Jazz modernist Yusef Lateef tells of his time on the assembly line. Smokey Robinson talks about growing up with Motown's future stars. Plus rockabilly stars, dream cars and polka bands. all from Detroit.
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Philadelphia Sounds (Hour 1)
We hang out with some of Philadelphia's finest, including Bobby Rydell, hip hop drummer Questlove of the Roots, and the city's mayor, Michael Nutter. Plus catch a choir rehearsal and a conversation with a mother-daughter klezmer duo.
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Philadelphia Sounds (Hour 2)
We hang out with some of Philadelphia's finest, including Bobby Rydell, hip hop drummer Questlove of the Roots, and the city's mayor, Michael Nutter. Plus catch a choir rehearsal and a conversation with a mother-daughter klezmer duo.
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Chuck Leavell & Jon Cleary (Hour 1)
Chuck Leavell has played in more than a few of Rock's most iconic bands, from the Allman Brothers to the Rolling Stones. Then, it's a lesson in New Orleans funk a la keyboard with Jon Cleary.
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Chuck Leavell & Jon Cleary (Hour 2)
Chuck Leavell has played in more than a few of Rock's most iconic bands, from the Allman Brothers to the Rolling Stones. Then, it's a lesson in New Orleans funk a la keyboard with Jon Cleary.
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Riding the Rivers and Rails (Hour 1)
Words and music dedicated to two old forms of transport. We'll visit with Captain Doc Hawley, a calliope player on the "Natchez" in New Orleans, and singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, who knows a thing or two about trains.
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Riding the Rivers and Rails (Hour 2)
Words and music dedicated to two old forms of transport. We'll visit with Captain Doc Hawley, a calliope player on the "Natchez" in New Orleans, and singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, who knows a thing or two about trains.
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Hard Times and Honky Tonks (Hour 1)
Musicians who are known for modern country music with old-time inspirations. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings share how they fit "an electric peg into an acoustic hole." Then Austin's king of the honky-tonks, Dale Watson.
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Hard Times and Honky Tonks (Hour 2)
Musicians who are known for modern country music with old-time inspirations. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings share how they fit "an electric peg into an acoustic hole." Then Austin's king of the honky-tonks, Dale Watson.
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John Sebastian & Bonsoir Catin (Hour 1)
This week onAmerican Routes, we travel from the Village to the dancehall.John Sebastiantalks about his childhood in Greenwich Village, encounters with Mississippi John Hurt and Lighting Hopkins, and the musical stew he created with The Lovin' Spoonful.
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John Sebastian & Bonsoir Catin (Hour 2)
This week onAmerican Routes, we travel from the Village to the dancehall.In the second hour, a conversation with Kristi Guillory and Christine Balfa of the Cajun bandBonsoir Catinabout carrying on their musical heritage for the next generation.
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Earth & Blood: Tracy Nelson (Hour 1)
Elemental blues, jazz and country from two performers with deep roots and cosmic connections. Tracy Nelsonleft the midwest for psychedelic San Francisco to front the R&B rock band, Mother Earth. Now she's looking back to country sounds.
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Earth & Blood: James Blood Ulmer (Hour 2)
Elemental blues, jazz and country from two performers with deep roots and cosmic connections. From South Carolina to deep space, guitarist James "Blood" Ulmertakes us on his journey from childhood gospel to free form harmolodic jazz.
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50 Years of Arhoolie Records (Hour 1)
Nick is joined on stage with the pioneering label's many admirers includingRy Cooder,Taj Mahal,Michael & David Doucet of Beausoleil, New Orleans'Treme Brass Bandand sacred steel masters, theCampbell Brothers. We'll also chat with Arhoolie's founder,Chris Strachwitz.
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50 Years of Arhoolie Records (Hour 2)
Nick is joined on stage with the pioneering label's many admirers includingRy Cooder,Taj Mahal,Michael & David Doucet of Beausoleil, New Orleans'Treme Brass Bandand sacred steel masters, theCampbell Brothers. We'll also chat with Arhoolie's founder,Chris Strachwitz.
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Going Down the Road with Woody Guthrie: A Centennial...
American Routesheralds the 100th birthday of our nation's greatest roving troubadour and social commentator,Woody Guthrie, with a two-hour special dedicated to his life in music.
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Going Down the Road with Woody Guthrie: A Centennial...
American Routesheralds the 100th birthday of our nation's greatest roving troubadour and social commentator,Woody Guthrie, with a two-hour special dedicated to his life in music.
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Mavis Staples & Bob Dorough (Hour 1)
We'll talk with singer Mavis Staples about her latest efforts with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. Then, we'll sit in while jazz songsmithBob Doroughspins stories of the 1950s jazz world and takes us back to Schoolhouse Rock to share his thoughts on the magical properties of the number 3.
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Mavis Staples & Bob Dorough (Hour 2)
We'll talk with singer Mavis Staples about her latest efforts with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. Then, we'll sit in while jazz songsmithBob Doroughspins stories of the 1950s jazz world and takes us back to Schoolhouse Rock to share his thoughts on the magical properties of the number 3.
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The Black Keys & The Soul Rebels (Hour 1)
The Black Keys, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, from Akron, Ohio, have roots in the blues and rock but construct a sound all their own. Then New Orleans brass band innovators theSoul Rebelstalk about bringing the sounds of the streets to clubs around the world.
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The Black Keys & The Soul Rebels (Hour 2)
The Black Keys, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, from Akron, Ohio, have roots in the blues and rock but construct a sound all their own. Then New Orleans brass band innovators theSoul Rebelstalk about bringing the sounds of the streets to clubs around the world.
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The National Folk Festival (Hour 1)
For over 70 years, the National Folk Festival has traveled from coast to coast, to bring music to the people. We'll head to Butte, Montana to meet the folks who recently put on the show. Then we'll listen in on classic moments from past National Folk Festivals.
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The National Folk Festival (Hour 2)
For over 70 years, the National Folk Festival has traveled from coast to coast, to bring music to the people. We'll head to Butte, Montana to meet the folks who recently put on the show. Then we'll listen in on classic moments from past National Folk Festivals.
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Words & Music (Hour 1)
Singer-songwriter and memoirist Rosanne Cash sits down to tell us about her authorial journey, then we chat with novelist Cyril Vetter on translating a musician's life into fiction. And New Orleans bluesman Little Freddie King spins a few tall tales.
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Words & Music (Hour 2)
Singer-songwriter and memoirist Rosanne Cash sits down to tell us about her authorial journey, then we chat with novelist Cyril Vetter on translating a musician's life into fiction. And New Orleans bluesman Little Freddie King spins a few tall tales.
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Southern Men of Song (Hour 1)
The late King of Bluegrass Jimmy Martin talks guitar-picking, hunting dogs and the Opry. And singer of songs, Percy Sledge recalls going from hospital orderly to Atlantic Records soul singer with "When a Man Loves a Woman."
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Southern Men of Song (Hour 2)
The late King of Bluegrass Jimmy Martin talks guitar-picking, hunting dogs and the Opry. And singer of songs, Percy Sledge recalls going from hospital orderly to Atlantic Records soul singer with "When a Man Loves a Woman."
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Wade in the Water (Hour 1): Songs and Stories of the...
As the muddy Mississippi winds its way past us in New Orleans, we're reminded of the power and place of these waterways in American culture. First, we seek the source of the mighty river in Minnesota. Then learn about New Orleans own relation to the river with Tulane professor Richard Campanella. Plus river tales from Captain Doc Hawley, Aaron Neville and Al Green.
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Wade in the Water (Hour 2): Songs and Stories of the...
As the muddy Mississippi winds its way past us in New Orleans, we're reminded of the power and place of these waterways in American culture. First, we seek the source of the mighty river in Minnesota. Then learn about New Orleans own relation to the river with Tulane professor Richard Campanella. Plus river tales from Captain Doc Hawley, Aaron Neville and Al Green.
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Mother's Day (Hour 1)
American Routescelebrates Mother's Day withMarty Stuart and his mom, Hilda. We'll talk about their shared love of photography and a certain girl singer, Connie Smith. Then we'll hear stories about mothers from Fontella Bass, Sonny Rollins, Bo Diddley, and Geno Delafose, among others.
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Mother's Day (Hour 2)
American Routescelebrates Mother's Day withMarty Stuart and his mom, Hilda. We'll talk about their shared love of photography and a certain girl singer, Connie Smith. Then we'll hear stories about mothers from Fontella Bass, Sonny Rollins, Bo Diddley, and Geno Delafose, among others.
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Men of Steel and Soul (Hour 1)
The Campbell Brothers, from Rochester, NY, are masters of sacred steel. We'll talk about growing up in the church and playing gospel blues on the guitar. Then, New Orleans bluesman Walter "Wolfman" Washington stops by the American Routes studio for a conversation about his life in the music.
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Men of Steel and Soul (Hour 2)
The Campbell Brothers, from Rochester, NY, are masters of sacred steel. We'll talk about growing up in the church and playing gospel blues on the guitar. Then, New Orleans bluesman Walter "Wolfman" Washington stops by the American Routes studio for a conversation about his life in the music.
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The Funk Soul Universe (Hour 1)
New York City pioneer of Afro-Latin Soul,Joe Bataan, tells us about his boogaloo beginnings, melding latin beats with soulful sounds and his move toward "salsoul" and rap. And a conversation withStanton MooreandBen Ellmanfrom New Orleans'Galacticabout their love of all things funky from the Crescent City and beyond.
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The Funk Soul Universe (Hour 2)
New York City pioneer of Afro-Latin Soul,Joe Bataan, tells us about his boogaloo beginnings, melding latin beats with soulful sounds and his move toward "salsoul" and rap. And a conversation withStanton MooreandBen Ellmanfrom New Orleans'Galacticabout their love of all things funky from the Crescent City and beyond.
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Living with the Blues (Hour 1)
We sit down with noted blues scholarBill Ferristo talk about his lifelong obsession with the Magnolia state, and visit with Delta piano blues chanteuseEden Brent. We set out north for Holly Springs and some Hill Country family jams. Then we head towards home to hang out with the master of gut-bucket blues,Little Freddie King.
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Living with the Blues (Hour 2)
We sit down with noted blues scholarBill Ferristo talk about his lifelong obsession with the Magnolia state, and visit with Delta piano blues chanteuseEden Brent. We set out north for Holly Springs and some Hill Country family jams. Then we head towards home to hang out with the master of gut-bucket blues,Little Freddie King.
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Gulf Coast Blues and Jazz (Hour 1)
A visit with two native sons of the Texas Gulf Coast. Guitar slinger Johnny Winter grew up listening to the blues in Beaumont, Texas. We talk with Winter about his Texas youth and his blues milestones. Jazz pianist Jason Moran started out in Houston playing classical music. We'll learn more about his adventures in the NYC jazz scene.
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Gulf Coast Blues and Jazz (Hour 2)
A visit with two native sons of the Texas Gulf Coast. Guitar slinger Johnny Winter grew up listening to the blues in Beaumont, Texas. We talk with Winter about his Texas youth and his blues milestones. Jazz pianist Jason Moran started out in Houston playing classical music. We'll learn more about his adventures in the NYC jazz scene.
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Festival Time in Lafayette, LA (Hour 1)
Join us for the 25th annual Festival International for performances in Cajun, Creole, Latin and Blues, including Keb' Mo', Sonny Landreth, and Steve Riley. Cumbia with Miami's Locos Por Juana, two-steps with Yvette Landry and Cajun waltzes with the Lost Bayou Ramblers. Plus an all-star tribute to the best of swamp pop, Cajun classics and zydeco.
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Festival Time in Lafayette, LA (Hour 2)
Join us for the 25th annual Festival International for performances in Cajun, Creole, Latin and Blues, including Keb' Mo', Sonny Landreth, and Steve Riley. Cumbia with Miami's Locos Por Juana, two-steps with Yvette Landry and Cajun waltzes with the Lost Bayou Ramblers. Plus an all-star tribute to the best of swamp pop, Cajun classics and zydeco.
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Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane (Hour 1)
From their humble North Carolina beginnings to their triumphs on the world stage, we'll trace their individual and inspired paths to creativity. And we'll visit with the musicians who played with the greats, including McCoy Tyner and Pharoah Sanders, and the next generation, TS Monk and Ravi Coltrane.
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Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane (Hour 2)
From their humble North Carolina beginnings to their triumphs on the world stage, we'll trace their individual and inspired paths to creativity. And we'll visit with the musicians who played with the greats, including McCoy Tyner and Pharoah Sanders, and the next generation, TS Monk and Ravi Coltrane.
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Blacks, Whites, Blues and Country (Hour 1)
This week we toe, walk and cross the blurry line between country and blues. Charlie Musselwhite tells us about his lifetime journey from Mississippi to Memphis to Chicago to California; and Charley Pride talks about his upbringing in Sledge, Mississippi, his baseball career, and being an African-American country singer with 29 number one hits to his name.
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Blacks, Whites, Blues and Country (Hour 2)
This week we toe, walk and cross the blurry line between country and blues. Charlie Musselwhite tells us about his lifetime journey from Mississippi to Memphis to Chicago to California; and Charley Pride talks about his upbringing in Sledge, Mississippi, his baseball career, and being an African-American country singer with 29 number one hits to his name.
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Musical Couples (Hour 1)
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion are folk musicians who met in the alt-country scene in LA. Today, with two daughters and a successful career sharing the stage, they sing for families and clubs around the country. Leroy Jones is a trumpet player from New Orleans and his wife, Katja Toivola is a trombone player from Finland. We'll visit their home in the Treme to find out more about their love of bringing New Orleans jazz to world.
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Musical Couples (Hour 2)
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion are folk musicians who met in the alt-country scene in LA. Today, with two daughters and a successful career sharing the stage, they sing for families and clubs around the country. Leroy Jones is a trumpet player from New Orleans and his wife, Katja Toivola is a trombone player from Finland. We'll visit their home in the Treme to find out more about their love of bringing New Orleans jazz to world.
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Drive-By Truckers and Trombone Shorty (Hour 1)
The Drive-By Truckers have been up and down the highways since the mid-90s, delivering their unique mix of old-fashioned storytelling and rock 'n' roll. We sit down with the band in uptown New Orleans. Then we head backatown to catch up with New Orleans' own Troy Andrews, a.k.a. Trombone Shorty.
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Drive-By Truckers and Trombone Shorty (Hour 2)
The Drive-By Truckers have been up and down the highways since the mid-90s, delivering their unique mix of old-fashioned storytelling and rock 'n' roll. We sit down with the band in uptown New Orleans. Then we head backatown to catch up with New Orleans' own Troy Andrews, a.k.a. Trombone Shorty.
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Lucinda Williams & Carol Fran (Hour 1)
Join us and cruise the Gulf Coast Highway with Deep South singer, songwriter Lucinda Williams as she talks about her connection with traditional music, her writing style and sense of place. Plus, Lafayette, Louisiana R&B chanteuse and pianist Carol Fran comes by the studio for conversation and a special live set.
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Lucinda Williams & Carol Fran (Hour 2)
Join us and cruise the Gulf Coast Highway with Deep South singer, songwriter Lucinda Williams as she talks about her connection with traditional music, her writing style and sense of place. Plus, Lafayette, Louisiana R&B chanteuse and pianist Carol Fran comes by the studio for conversation and a special live set.
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American Routes at the Movies (Hour 1)
We'll sit down with Joel and Ethan Coen, writers/directors of such iconic films as "True Grit," "O Brother Where Art Thou?" and "The Big Lebowski." Then, conversation with cinema-verite masters D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, who'll detail the craft of their 'glorified home movies' such as Dylan's "Dont Look Back" and "The War Room," and their latest feature "Kings of Pastry."
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American Routes at the Movies (Hour 2)
We'll sit down with Joel and Ethan Coen, writers/directors of such iconic films as "True Grit," "O Brother Where Art Thou?" and "The Big Lebowski." Then, conversation with cinema-verite masters D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, who'll detail the craft of their 'glorified home movies' such as Dylan's "Dont Look Back" and "The War Room," and their latest feature "Kings of Pastry."
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Dance Your Blues Away on Mardi Gras Day (Hour 1)
We're hitting the streets this week to celebrate - what else? - Mardi Gras! We'll meet parade float builders, visit the Backstreet Cultural Museum in Treme, discover a skull and bone gang and baby dolls, follow Mardi Gras Indians and learn why flamingos flock to Baton Rouge this time of year.
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Dance Your Blues Away on Mardi Gras Day (Hour 2)
We're hitting the streets this week to celebrate - what else? - Mardi Gras! We'll meet parade float builders, visit the Backstreet Cultural Museum in Treme, discover a skull and bone gang and baby dolls, follow Mardi Gras Indians and learn why flamingos flock to Baton Rouge this time of year.
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Fire & Water: The Neville Brothers & Herbie Hancock...
Jazz pianistHerbie Hancockjoins us to talk about keeping his hardcore jazz credentials while breaking the pop barrier with "Watermelon Man." Hancock recalls famous associations with Miles and more, including those on hisRiver: the Joni Letters, a collection of Joni Mitchell tunes. Plus the four faces of New Orleans' Mount Rushmore, theNeville Brothers. Since 1954, when Brother Art hit with the ultimate carnival classic "Mardi Gras Mambo," the Nevilles have been on the scene, solo or as a...
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Fire & Water: The Neville Brothers & Herbie Hancock...
Jazz pianistHerbie Hancockjoins us to talk about keeping his hardcore jazz credentials while breaking the pop barrier with "Watermelon Man." Hancock recalls famous associations with Miles and more, including those on hisRiver: the Joni Letters, a collection of Joni Mitchell tunes. Plus the four faces of New Orleans' Mount Rushmore, theNeville Brothers. Since 1954, when Brother Art hit with the ultimate carnival classic "Mardi Gras Mambo," the Nevilles have been on the scene, solo or as a...
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Andy Statman & Norah Jones (Hour 1)
Downhome in the Big City: two eclectic NYC-based musicians who mix up country with jazz and other traditions. Multi-instrumentalist Andy Statman comes from a family steeped in Jewish musical traditions, but got the bluegrass bug playing with David Grisman and Tony Trischka. Then singer and pianist Norah Jones, known for her own personal stamp on jazz, shares the country side of life in her recent work with The Little Willies.
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Andy Statman & Norah Jones (Hour 2)
Downhome in the Big City: two eclectic NYC-based musicians who mix up country with jazz and other traditions. Multi-instrumentalist Andy Statman comes from a family steeped in Jewish musical traditions, but got the bluegrass bug playing with David Grisman and Tony Trischka. Then singer and pianist Norah Jones, known for her own personal stamp on jazz, shares the country side of life in her recent work with The Little Willies.
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The Indie Gramophone (Hour 1)
We check in with the record label dedicated to resurrecting lost sounds for the digital age, Dust to Digital. For some soul sides, we hear from Gabriel Roth, founder of Daptone Records, who's re-imaging classic soul with the band Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. We'll also talk to the man who got the Bossa Nova on record and started the Impulse label, jazz producer Creed Taylor. Then it's off to Ville Platte for a conversation with Cajun recordman Floyd Soileau of Swallow Records.
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The Indie Gramophone (Hour 2)
We check in with the record label dedicated to resurrecting lost sounds for the digital age, Dust to Digital. For some soul sides, we hear from Gabriel Roth, founder of Daptone Records, who's re-imaging classic soul with the band Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. We'll also talk to the man who got the Bossa Nova on record and started the Impulse label, jazz producer Creed Taylor. Then it's off to Ville Platte for a conversation with Cajun recordman Floyd Soileau of Swallow Records.
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Gulf Coast Blues and More: Barbara Lynn & Belton Richard...
Two storied artists of the Gulf South. First up, the Empress of Gulf Coast Soul, Barbara Lynn, of Beaumont, Texas. Ms. Lynn recalls her days as the Black Elvis, playing left-handed guitar and penning and recording her own first-person paeans of love lost. Accordion player Belton Richard talks about bringing his mix of Cajun and country to dancehalls across the region and remembers his swamp pop days with the Musical Aces. Plus two hours of swampy blues, sultry country and more.
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Gulf Coast Blues and More: Barbara Lynn & Belton Richard...
Two storied artists of the Gulf South. First up, the Empress of Gulf Coast Soul, Barbara Lynn, of Beaumont, Texas. Ms. Lynn recalls her days as the Black Elvis, playing left-handed guitar and penning and recording her own first-person paeans of love lost. Accordion player Belton Richard talks about bringing his mix of Cajun and country to dancehalls across the region and remembers his swamp pop days with the Musical Aces. Plus two hours of swampy blues, sultry country and more.
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Words and Music in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr....
The legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. in words and music. Join us as we speak with those who knew Dr. King from music scholar Albert Murray to musiciansHarry BelafonteandMable John. Mississippi riverboat captain Doc Hawley shares a unique memory of Memphis. Plus songs of freedom, deliverance and hope to commemorate this holiday weekend.
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Words and Music in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr....
The legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. in words and music. Join us as we speak with those who knew Dr. King from music scholar Albert Murray to musiciansHarry BelafonteandMable John. Mississippi riverboat captain Doc Hawley shares a unique memory of Memphis. Plus songs of freedom, deliverance and hope to commemorate this holiday weekend.
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Crescent City Jam Sessions (Hour 1)
American Routes samples the best live music collaborations from the 2011 Jazz Fest season in New Orleans. We'll camp out at Preservation Hall for an evening of jazz and country with thePreservation Hall Jazz Band and Nashville song manBuddy Miller with special guestRobert Plant. Then we'll catch the Hot 8 Brass Band and Mos Def at the Howlin' Wolf across town.
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Crescent City Jam Sessions (Hour 2)
American Routes samples the best live music collaborations from the 2011 Jazz Fest season in New Orleans. We'll camp out at Preservation Hall for an evening of jazz and country with thePreservation Hall Jazz Band and Nashville song manBuddy Miller with special guestRobert Plant. Then we'll catch the Hot 8 Brass Band and Mos Def at the Howlin' Wolf across town.
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- Towson, MD
- Music Talk, Blues, Soul and R&B
- English
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Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
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