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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
RECORDS, JUKEBOXES AND RADIO
American Routes joins with two record men this week to study the means of production in jazz and country. Michael Cuscuna, founder of Mosaic Records, talks about his reissuing of lavish collector’s sets of jazz from Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Count Basie and many more. Al Hawkes joins us from the wilds of Maine, where he’s been making old-time country, bluegrass and rockabilly records since 1955—some of his own, some on his independent Event Records label.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Rockin' on the Range Johnny Houston
That'll Flat Git It, Vol.20: Rockabilly from the Vaults of Event Records, Bear Family - Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry
The Best of Chuck Berry: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, MCA - The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man The Rolling Stones
Singles Collection: The London Years, Abkco - 309 Sonny Boy Williamson
Clownin' With The World, Alligator - Big Ten-Inch Record Bull Moose Jackson with Tiny Bradshaw's Orchestra
Risqué Rhythm: Nasty ‘50s R & B, Rhino - I Can't Hear a Word You Say Ruth Brown
The Definitive Soul Collection, Atlantic/Rhino - Instrumental: Slinky Link Wray & The Wraymen
Slinky!, Sundazed - Stack-A-Records Tom Tall
Rockin' Bones: 1950s Punk & Rockabilly, Rhino - Paul Daigle sur le Jukebox Bonsoir, Catin
Blues à Catin, Bridgetown - Let the Jukebox Keep On Playing Carl Perkins
The Classics, Bear Family - She's Got You Patsy Cline
The Patsy Cline Collection, MCA - Baby Let's Play House Elvis Presley
Sun: The Singles Collection, Volume 1, Bear Family - Instrumental: Fiddle Twiddle Harold Carter
Event Records archive, - INTERVIEW: Al Hawkes
Listen - The Brakeman's Blues Jimmie Rodgers
First Sessions, 1927 - 1928, Rounder - Juke Box Man Dick Curless
The Drag 'Em Off the Interstate, Sock It To 'Em Hits of Dick Curless, Razor & Tie - Salty Dog Blues Morris Brothers
Bona Fide Bluegrass and Mountain Music, BMG Heritage - Salty Dog George Lewis
Atlantic New Orleans Jazz Sessions, Mosaic
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Blues Walk Lou Donaldson
The Blue Note Years Volume Two: The Jazz Message, Blue Note - Who Listens to Radio? Sarah Vaughn & Quincy Jones
Tip of the Freberg: The Stan Freberg Collection 1951 - 1998, Rhino - My Blue Heaven Frank Sinatra
The Complete Capitol Singles Collection, Capitol - I.Q. Blues Freddie Roach
The Blue Notes Years Volume Three: Organ and Soul, Blue Note - A Prayer and Juke Box Little Anthony & the Imperials
The Best of Little Anthony & the Imperials, Rhino - INTERVIEW: Michael Cuscuna
Listen - Instrumental: Let ‘Em Roll John Patton
The Blue Notes Years Volume Three: Organ and Soul, Blue Note - St. Louis Blues Big Joe Turner
The Boss of the Blues, Atlantic - The Big Beat Fats Domino
Out of New Orleans, Bear Family - Number One Station Dennis Alcapone
She-Boom, She-Boom: African-American Influences on Reggae, 1963 - 73, WestSide - Phonograph Blues Robert Johnson
The Complete Recordings, Columbia - Canned Music Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
Return To Hicksville: The Blue Thumb Years, 1971 - 1973, Hip-O - Instrumental: The Big B. N. The AFO Executives & Tammy Lynn
Compendium, AFO - Let the Winds Blow Johnny Adams
I Won't Cry: From the Vaults of Ric & Ron Records, Rounder - Walking in the Rain The Ronnettes
Phil Spector: Return to Mono 1958 - 1969, Abkco - It's Raining Eleni Mandell
Country for True Lovers, Zedtone - Beyond the Horizon Bob Dylan
Modern Times, Columbia - End Bed: Radio Hula Led Kaapana & Friends
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Collection Volume 2, Dancing Cat
