AMERICAN ROUTES
San Antonio Sounds San Antonio Sounds September 20th, 2023 (Hour 1)
San Antonio Sounds

The great Texas river city is a mix of Mexican, German, Anglo and African American cultures, among others. Home to the Texas Conjunto Festival and the International Accordion Festival, San Antonio is best known for Tex-Mex or Tejano music played by squeeze box masters like Flaco Jimenez, Narciso Martinez and Mingo Saldivar among many. We’ll speak with Flaco, who in collaborations with Doug Sahm, Ry Cooder, and Los Super Seven, has carried the music worldwide. “Chicano brown-eyed soul” performers like Sunny and the Sunliners and other groups describe music that connected New Orleans and Louisiana Swamp Pop with San Antonio and East Los Angeles. We’ll also talk with Vox organ legend Augie Meyers who worked in the high hippie era with Doug Sahm as part of the Sir Douglas Quintet and later in the Texas Tornadoes. The conversation comes full circle with Max Baca, the leader and bajo sexto player of Los Texmaniacs who was influenced by both Flaco and Doug Sahm. The Grammy-winning family band sticks with tradition, but finds ways to include country, blues and rock. Plus music from Sam the Sham, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Freddy Fender and Willie Nelson. ¡Vamos!

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PRISON SONGS

October 3rd, 2001

American Routes explores the music associated with outlaws and life behind bars, from “Ball and Chain” to “Jailhouse Rock,” from Johnny Cash’s San Quentin show to Leadbelly’s “Midnight Special.” Our guests include Marle Haggard and Aaron Neville. Plus a visit to the “Wildest Show in the South”—the Angola Louisiana Prison Rodeo.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: "Po Lazarus James Carter & The Prisoners
    O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack,
  • Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash
    Live at Folsom Prison, Sony
  • Riot In Cell Block #9 Wanda Jackson
    Vintage Collections, Capitol
  • He's in the Jailhouse Now Memphis Sheiks
    From Where I stand, Warner
  • Prison Bound Robert Nighthawk
    The Aristocrat of The Blues, Chess/MCA
  • INTERVIEW: Merle Haggard
  • Instrumental: If I Could Only Fly Merle Haggard
    If I Could Only Fly, Anti
  • INTERVIEW: Merle Haggard
  • Cole Younger Edward L. Crain
    Harry Smith Collection,
  • Outlaw Blues Bob Dylan
    Bringing It All Back Home, Columbia
  • 21 days in Jail Magic Sam
    Magic Sam 1957-966, West Side Guitar, Cobra
  • Instrumental: Aurora En Pekin Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos
    Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos, Atlantic
  • El Mojado Los Hermanos Barrón y Conjunto
    The Chicano Experience, Folklyric Records
  • The Tijuana Jail Johnny Bond
    The Best of Johnny Bond, Varese Vintage
  • Jailhouse Blues Dinah Washington
    Sings Bessie Smith, Verve
  • Jailhouse Rock Albert King
    King Does The King's Things, Stax
  • The Things I used to Do James Brown
    James Brown: Messing with the Blues, Polidor
  • Have Mercy Judge Chuck Berry
    The Chess, Chess/MCA

HOUR two

  • Angola Bound Aaron Neville
    The Very Best of Aaron Neville, A&M
  • Parchman Farm Johnny Rivers
    Anthology 1964-1977, Rhino
  • SEGMENT: Angola Prison Farm Rodeo
  • Stewball Ed Lewis and Prisioners
    Southern Journey : 61 Highway Mississippi, Folkways
  • Chain Gang Sam Cooke
    Greatest Hits, RCA
  • Back On The Chain Gang Pretenders
    The Singles, Sire
  • Instrumental: Work Song Grant Green
    2 by 5 Guitar Jazz, 32 Jazz
  • INTERVIEW: Aaron Neville

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  • How Blue Can You Get BB King
    Live In Cook County Jail, MCA
  • Instrumental: Midnight Special Tiny Grimes
    Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974, Atlantic
  • Midnight Special Leadbelly
    From Where I Stand: The Black Experience In Country Music, Warner Bros
  • Midnight Special Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Hot Stuff, Fantasy
  • I Shall Be Released Heptones
    Sea of Love, Rounder
  • I'm Goin Home Ervin Webb with Prisoners
    Ervin Webb with Prisoners, Folkways

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