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Reimagining Kentucky Country Music & New Orleans Jazz with Kelsey Waldon and Aurora Nealand

Country singer Kelsey Waldon grew up in the Ohio River bottoms of Ballard County Kentucky-a place called “Monkey’s Eyebrow” where her family has farmed for generations. She tells us about her journey as a songwriter, and her friendship with another hero of Kentucky, John Prine. Then a live set of New Orleans jazz and its Caribbean cousins with the widely acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, Aurora Nealand and her quartet at Artisound Studios in New Orleans 9th Ward.

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DR. LONNIE SMITH & TERRANCE SIMIEN: KEYS AND SQUEEZE

August 20th, 2014

From the heart of French Louisiana to the streets of New York, American Routes is mixing it up this week with two giants of their genres. We visit with jazz great Dr. Lonnie Smith, whose mastery of the music is synonymous with his ever-present Hammond B3 organ. We drop down deep in the pocket with Lonnie, and get keyed in to the past and present of soul and jazz. And out on the Cajun and Creole prairies we drop in on zydeco accordionist and Grammy award winner Terrance Simien. Plus jazz, blues and country tunes from keyboard masters of all kinds.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Midland Two Step Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience
    Creole For Kidz and the History of Zydeco, Beadhead
  • Folks Back Home Clarence Gatemouth Brown
    Down South in the Bayou Country, Rounder
  • Blue Bayou Roy Orbison
    The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison, Sony Music
  • La Valse du Bamboucheur Balfa Brothers
    The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music Vols. I and II, Swallow
  • Danser san compredre/ Dancing Without Understanding Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
    Grand Isle, BMI
  • Born on the Bayou Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Chronicle Volume 2, Fantasy
  • Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Marcia Ball
    Circuit Queen, Capitol
  • Instrumental: Old Cajun Waltz David Greely
    Sud du Sud, Give and Go
  • J'ai fait tout le tour du pays Jimmie Peters and ring dance singers
    The Alan Lomax Collection: Deep River of Song - Louisiana, Rounder
  • Bon Ton Roulet Clarence Garlow
    Zydeco Volume One: The Early Years, Arhoolie
  • SEGMENT: Terrance Simien

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  • Instrumental: Peculiar Don Vappie and the Creole Serenaders
    Creole Blues, Vapielle
  • Chocko Moe Feendo Hay Danny Barker
    Baby Dodds Trio: Jazz a la Creole, GHB
  • King Creole Elvis Presley
    Elvis the King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete '50s Masters, RCA
  • Love Letters Dex Romweber Duo
    Ruins of Berlin, Bloodshot
  • Teardrops on Your Letter Hank Ballard
    Sexy Ways: The Best of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, King
  • Cold Cold Ground Tom Waits
    Frank's Wild Years, Island
  • End Bed: Dave the Butcher Tom Waits
    Swordfishtrombone, Island

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Mellow Mood Dr. Lonnie Smith
    Spiral, Palmetto
  • Sir Duke Stevie Wonder
    Songs in the Key of Life, Motown
  • Hang 'Em High Booker T & the MGs
    The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1968-1971, Stax
  • How Blue Can You Get Howard Tate
    Get It While You Can, Verve
  • Six Appeal Charlie Christian
    The Genius of Electric Guitar, Sony
  • Hallelujah I Love Her So Milt Jackson and Ray Charles
    Soul Brothers/ Soul Meeting, Atlantic
  • Instrumental: Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On) Lou Donaldson
    Everything I Play is Funky, Blue Note
  • SEGMENT: Dr. Lonnie Smith

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  • I'm An Old Cowhand Sonny Rollins
    Way Out West, Fantasy
  • Shuffle Off to Buffalo The Sotlen Sweets
    Shuffle Off to Buffalo, The Stolen Sweets
  • Buffalo Gals Bruce Springsteen
    We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, Columbia
  • Instrumental: Buffalo Gals Bookmiller Shannon
    Southern Journey: Ozark Frontier, Rounder
  • Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan
    Greatest Hits, Columbia
  • The Times They Are a Changin' Odetta
    "Alabama" - Oxford American Southern Music 2010, Oxford American
  • End Bed: Note Bleu Medeski, Martin and Wood
    The Dropper, Blue Note

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