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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AN ENCORE PRESENTATION OF PRISON SONGS WITH LATE-MERLE HAGGARD & AARON NEVILLE

April 13th, 2016

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.” We revisit our 2000 interview with the late-Merle Haggard, and then talk to Aaron Neville about his experience with incarceration. 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 and the Prisoners
    O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack, Lost Highway
  • 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
  • SEGMENT: Merle Haggard Pt.1

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  • If Only I Could Fly Merle Haggard
    If Only I Could Fly, Anti
  • SEGMENT: Merle Haggard Pt. 2

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  • Cole Younger Edward L. Crain
    Anthology of American Folk Music, Smithsonian Folkways
  • Outlaw Blues Bob Dylan
    Bringing It Back Home, Columbia
  • 21 Days In Jail Magic Sam
    Magic Sam 1957-1966, West Side Guitar, Cobra
  • Instrumental: Aurora En Pekin Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos
    Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos, Atlantic
  • 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 That I Used to Do James Brown
    James Brown: Messing with the Blues, Polydor
  • Have Mercy Judge Chuck Berry
    The Chess Box, Chess/MCA
  • Tipitina Allen Toussaint
    American Routes live recording,

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 (Israel Ducree, Cliff Bowman, Harry Kursey, Alex Hinnis and Terry Hawkins)
  • Stewball Ed Lewis and Prisoners
    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
  • SEGMENT: 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 and Prisoners
    Southern Journey: 61 Highway Mississippi, Folkways
  • End Bed: Blues After All Jimmy Smith
    Retrospective, Blue Note

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