REMEMBERING BOBBIE NELSON
Bobbie Nelson, Willie Nelson’s sister and longtime piano player, passed away on March 10 at age 91.
She joined brother Willie Nelson at Sea-Saint Studios…
American Routes is blues and jazz, gospel and soul, rockabilly and country, Cajun and swamp pop, Tejano, Latin… and beyond. Songs and stories from musicians describe a deep and diverse nation with sounds and styles shared by all Americans. From the bayous to the beltways, from crossroads to crosstown, on interstates and city streets, turn up your radio for the sonic journey!
American Routes—produced in New Orleans since 1998
Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland & Balla Kouyaté
It's Blueswomen, Jazzmen, African roots and branches. Chicago blues singer Shemekia Copeland's father, the late blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, brought her into his music as a child. As an adult, she found new ways to use blues to express her perspective. We'll hear from some of Shemekia's heroes including Etta James, Ruth Brown, Alberta Hunter… read more
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YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN, BILLIE
Please tune in to or stream the PBS program Poetry in America starting February 11th. Nick Spitzer will be joining poet Evie Shockley to talk…
REMEMBERING SYL AND JIMMY JOHNSON
Mississippi to Chicago bluesman Jimmy Johnson passed away on January 31, 2022. He was 93. His brother, blues and soul singer Syl Johnson, passed away…
