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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
SONIC TRAVELERS: JERRY DOUGLAS AND GUITAR SHORTY
It’s a blues and country showdown on American Routes with two instrumental showmen. Jerry Douglas is a master of the dobro, and a favorite session man and band member for so many musicians: from Alison Krauss to Elvis Costello. We’ll talk to Jerry about his 2012 project, Traveler, which lead him beyond bluegrass to New Orleans. Then, a visit with the acrobatic bluesman Guitar Shorty, who shares some history on his times traveling the Chitlin Circuit.
HOUR ONE
- Like It Is Jerry Douglas
Restless on the Farm, Sugar Hill - King of the Road James Booker
James Booker: Classified, Rounder - Traveling Mood Dr. John
In the Right Place, ATCO - Traveling Man The Techniques
Treasure Isle Mood, Heart Beat - Lonesome Traveler Memphis Slim
Raining the Blues, Fantasy - Long Gone Lonesome Blues Leon Redbone
No Regrets, Sugar Hill - Instrumental: Chocktaw Hayride Alison Krauss & Union Station
New Favorite, Rounder - Wabash Cannonball Roy Acuff
The King of Country Music, Bear Family - Train, Train Dolly Parton
The Grass is Blue, Sugar Hill - SEGMENT: Jerry Douglas
Listen - Instrumental: American Tune/Spain Jerry Douglas
Traveler , One Music - Sing a Traveling Song Johnny Cash
The Man in Black 1963-69, Bear Family - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Bob Dylan
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Columbia - Travelin' Blues Jimmie Rodgers
1930-1931 America's Blue Yodeler, Rounder - Ramblin' On My Mind Robert Johnson
King of the Delta Blues Singer, Columbia - A Hard Road to Travel Shakey Jake
Chicago Blues Masters Vol. 3, Capitol - Travelin' Light Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday: Songs of Lost Love, Verve - End Bed: So Here We Are Jerry Douglas
Traveler, One Music
HOUR two
- Open Bed: I'm Going Back to Houston Guitar Shorty
Roll Over, Baby, Black Top - Mr. Blues Jumped the Rabbit Wynonie Harris
Rockin' the Blues, Proper - Trouble in Mind Sister Rosetta Tharpe w/ Lucky Millinder's Orchestra
Night Train: Classic Railroad Songs, Vol. 3, Rounder - Chitlin' Switch Johnny Otis
Rhythm & Blues Caravan: The Complete Savoy Recordings, Savoy Jazz - Annie Mae's Cafe Little Milton
The Last Soul Company, Malaco - Honky Tonky Koko Taylor
I Got What It Takes, Alligator - In the Night Professor Longhair
The Professor Longhair Anthology, Rhino - Instrumental: Deep South Mose Whispering Smith
Swamp Blues, Ace - SEGMENT: Guitar Shorty
Listen - Red House Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix: Blues, Experience Hendrix - If You Love Me Like You Say Hosea Hargrove
Texas Golden Nugget, Dialtone - Instrumental: Hammerhead June Gardner
An Introduction to Night Train New Orleans, Night Train Intl. - Bad Bad Whiskey Amos Milburn
Blues, Barrelhouse and Boogie-Woogie 1945-1956, Capitol - Let Me Go Home Whiskey Asleep at the Wheel
Texas Gold, Capitol - Crying Time Ray Charles
Ray Charles: His Greatest Hits, DCC - Night Life Willie Nelson
One Hell of a Ride, Columbia - Fool's Paradise Sam Cooke
Nightbeat, RCA - End Bed: Let's Get Close Guitar Shorty
Roll Over, Baby, Black Top
