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Thanksgiving 2023: Words and Music of Inspiration and Solace in Troubled Times

These are contentious times of conflicting emotions surrounding war and peace. This holiday weekend we bring songs and sounds for your consideration, concern, and hopefully solace. We’ll hear words and music from Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Mavis Staples and Charles Lloyd. Plus Sacred Steel guitar live at the 2023 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival from the Campbell Brothers.

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SONIC TRAVELERS: JERRY DOUGLAS AND GUITAR SHORTY

December 5th, 2018

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.

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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