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Breaking Out: British Blues to New Orleans Bounce Breaking Out: British Blues to New Orleans Bounce December 4th, 2019 (Hour 1)
Breaking Out: British Blues to New Orleans Bounce

From Great Britain to the Big Easy, we explore the sounds of musical and social breakouts. First, we hear how British blues pioneer John Mayall broke out of England with his band the Bluesbreakers, bringing British blues to a larger audience. We’ll hear some of Mayall’s sources and contemporaries, like Big Maceo and Eric Clapton. Then, it’s butt shakes and backbeats with Big Freedia, the Queen Diva of New Orleans Bounce, a rhythmic dance music with sources in hip hop and rap, as well as much earlier jazz and R&B. We’ll explore some of those sources, and strut with Kermit Ruffins and Sam Morgan, head “Down Yonder” with Smiley Lewis, and “Take it to the Street” with Rebirth Brass Band.

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THE KILLER, THE THRILLER & THE CHILLER: JERRY LEE LEWIS WITH SISTERS LINDA GAIL AND FRANKIE JEAN

May 2nd, 2018

From small town Louisiana to Memphis, from hellfire to honky tonk, we trace the meteoric rise, fall and rebound of rocknroll’s most wayward son—Jerry Lee Lewis. We talk to the Killer about his hits, his misses and being the last man standing of the “Million Dollar Quartet,” which also included Elvis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins. Jerry Lee’s sister Frankie Jean Lewis, a.k.a. the Chiller, gives us a tour of the family’s homestead in Ferriday, LA. Natchez, MS bluesman Hezekiah Early shares memories of Haney’s Big House, the Chitlin’ Circuit nightclub where underage Jerry Lee sneaked in to hear boogie woogie. Drummer J.M. Van Eaton describes what it was like to record with the Killer during his early Memphis days. Sun Records publicist Barbara Sims recalls the scandal that derailed the pianoman’s career. And Linda Gail Lewis, nicknamed the Thriller, tells of her brother’s second act as a country star and the string of duets they recorded together, as well as her own career as a pianist and dueting with Van Morrison. Plus, we hear Jerry Lee Lewis’s collaborations with Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and Gillian Welch, among others. All killer, no filler, this week on American Routes.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Instrumental The Million Dollar Quartet
    The Complete Million Dollar Quartet, Sony/BMG
  • Lewis Boogie Jerry Lee Lewis
    Greatest Hits/Finest Performances, Sun
  • It Won't Happen with Me Jerry Lee Lewis
    It Won't Happen with Me, Sun
  • Religious Discussion Jerry Lee Lewis
    Classic, Bear Family
  • Down By the Riverside The Million Dollar Quartet
    The Complete Million Dollar Quartet, Sun
  • Blue Like Midnight Jerry Lee Lewis
    Rock & Roll Time, Vanguard
  • SEGMENT: JM Van Eaton

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  • SEGMENT: Barbara Sims

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  • Instrumental: Pumpin' Piano Rock Jerry Lee Lewis
    Classic, Bear Family
  • SEGMENT: Jerry Lee Lewis

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  • SEGMENT: Haney's Big House

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  • Whole Lotta Shakin' Big Maybelle
    Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On, Okeh
  • SEGMENT: Jerry Lee Lewis
  • SEGMENT: Haney's Big House

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  • Pee Wee's Place Jerry Lee Lewis
    Killer Country, Mercury
  • Instrumental: I Get the Blues When It Rains The Hawk (Jerry Lee Lewis)
    Single, Phillips International
  • SEGMENT: The Lewis Family Museum

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  • It'll Be Me Jerry Lee Lewis
    Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On/It'll Be Me, Sun
  • Waiting for a Train Jerry Lee Lewis
    Killer Country, Mercury
  • Please Release Me Jerry Lee Lewis and Gillian Welch
    Mean Old Man, Verve
  • End Bed: Alabama Jubilee Jerry Lee Lewis
    Rockin' My Life Away- The Jerry Lee Lewis Collection, Warner

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Lewis Workout Jerry Lee Lewis
    Classic, Bear Family
  • SEGMENT: Linda Gail Lewis

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  • You Win Again Van Morrison and Linda Gail Lewis
    You Win Again, Exile
  • I Can Help Jerry Lee Lewis
    The Hits, Mercury
  • Instrumental: In the Mood The Hawk (Jerry Lee Lewis)
    Single, Phillips International
  • Rock and Roll Time Jerry Lee Lewis
    Rock and Roll Time, Vanguard
  • Another Place Another Time Jerry Lee Lewis
    Killer Country, Mercury
  • Me and Bobby McGee Jerry Lee Lewis
    Me and Bobby McGee, Mercury
  • Move on Down the Line Jerry Lee Lewis
    Original Golden Hits Vol. 1, Sun
  • SEGMENT: Jerry Lee Lewis 2

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  • Instrumental: San Antonio Rose The Hawk (Jerry Lee Lewis)
    The Caribou Ranch Sessions: 1980-1986, HMC Records
  • Pink Cadillac Jerry Lee Lewis and Bruce Springsteen
    Last Man Standing, Shangri-La
  • You Can Have Her Jerry Lee Lewis with Eric Clapton and James Burton
    Last Man Standing, Shangri-La
  • Mean Old Man Jerry Lee Lewis with Kris Kristofferson and Ronnie Wood
    Mean Old Man, Shangri-La
  • A Damn Good Country Song Jerry Lee Lewis
    Killer Country , Mercury
  • Closing Bed: "Black Bottom Stomp" and "I Shall Not Be Moved" The Million Dollar Quartet
    The Complete Million Dollar Quartet, Sony/BMG

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