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May the Fourth Be With Us! American Routes Independence Day Then & Now

This July 4th weekend, we dive into the record crates to bring you music of celebration, hope and critique from Nina Simone, Randy Newman, Sly Stone and Jon Batiste. Then, the July 4th roots of American Routes as we go back to the 1990s, deep in the archive, for highlights from The American Roots Independence Day concerts at the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Join us for spectacular stage performances by the urbane blues hero Charles Brown, the Texas Playboys with Johnny Gimble playing Western swing, Mexican-American Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Young Tuxedo Brass with New Orleans jazz, and Hawaiian music and song of slack-key guitar master Ledward Kaapana.

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THE KILLER, THE THRILLER & THE CHILLER: JERRY LEE LEWIS WITH SISTERS LINDA GAIL AND FRANKIE JEAN

November 7th, 2018

From small town Louisiana to Memphis, from hellfire to honky tonk, we trace the meteoric rise, fall and rebound of rocknroll’s most wayward son—Jerry Lee Lewis. We talk to the Killer about his hits, his misses and being the last man standing of the “Million Dollar Quartet,” which also included Elvis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins. Jerry Lee’s sister Frankie Jean Lewis, a.k.a. the Chiller, gives us a tour of the family’s homestead in Ferriday, LA. Natchez, MS bluesman Hezekiah Early shares memories of Haney’s Big House, the Chitlin’ Circuit nightclub where underage Jerry Lee sneaked in to hear boogie woogie. Drummer J.M. Van Eaton describes what it was like to record with the Killer during his early Memphis days. Sun Records publicist Barbara Sims recalls the scandal that derailed the pianoman’s career. And Linda Gail Lewis, nicknamed the Thriller, tells of her brother’s second act as a country star and the string of duets they recorded together, as well as her own career as a pianist and dueting with Van Morrison. Plus, we hear Jerry Lee Lewis’s collaborations with Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and Gillian Welch, among others. All killer, no filler, this week on American Routes.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Instrumental The Million Dollar Quartet
    The Complete Million Dollar Quartet, Sony/BMG
  • Lewis Boogie Jerry Lee Lewis
    Greatest Hits/Finest Performances, Sun
  • It Won't Happen with Me Jerry Lee Lewis
    It Won't Happen With Me, Sun
  • Religious Discussion Jerry Lee Lewis
    Classic, Bear Family
  • Down By the Riverside The Million Dollar Quartet
    The Complete Million Dollar Quartet, Sun
  • Blues Like Midnight Jerry Lee Lewis
    Rock & Roll Time, Vanguard
  • SEGMENT: JM Van Eaton

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  • SEGMENT: Barbara Sims

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  • Instrumental: Pumpin' Piano Rock Jerry Lee Lewis
    Classic, Bear Family
  • SEGMENT: Jerry Lee Lewis

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  • SEGMENT: Haney's Big House

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  • Whole Lotta Shakin' Big Maybelle
    Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On, Okeh
  • Pee Wee's Place Jerry Lee Lewis
    Killer Country, Mercury
  • Instrumental: I Get the Blues When It Rains The Hawk (Jerry Lee Lewis)
    Single, Phillips International
  • SEGMENT: Lewis Family Museum

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  • It'll Be Me Jerry Lee Lewis
    Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On/It'll Be Me, Sun
  • Waiting for a Train Jerry Lee Lewis
    Killer Country, Mercury
  • Please Release Me Jerry Lee Lewis and Gillian Welch
    Mean Old Man, Verve
  • End Bed: Alabama Jubilee Jerry Lee Lewis
    Rockin' My Life Away- the Jerry Lee Lewis Collection, Warner

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Lewis Workout Jerry Lee Lewis
    Classic , Bear Family
  • SEGMENT: Linda Gail Lewis

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  • You Win Again Van Morrison and Linda Gail Lewis
    You Win Again, Exile
  • I Can Help Jerry Lee Lewis
    The Hits, Mercury
  • Instrumental: In the Mood The Hawk (Jerry Lee Lewis)
    Single, Phillips International
  • Rock and Roll Time Jerry Lee Lewis
    Rock and Roll Time, Vanguard
  • Another Place Another Time Jerry Lee Lewis
    Killer Country, Mercury
  • Me and Bobby McGee Jerry Lee Lewis
    Me and Bobby McGee, Mercury
  • Move on Down the Line Jerry Lee Lewis
    Original Golden Hits Vol. 1, Sun
  • SEGMENT: Jerry Lee Lewis 2

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  • Instrumental: San Antonio Rose The Hawk (Jerry Lee Lewis)
    The Caribou Ranch Sessions: 1980-1986, HMC Records
  • Pink Cadillac Jerry Lee Lewis and Bruce Springsteen
    Last Man Standing, Shangri-La
  • You Can Have Her Jerry Lee Lewis with Eric Clapton and James Burton
    Last Man Standing, Shangri-La
  • Mean Old Man Jerry Lee Lewis with Kris Kristofferson and Ronnie Wood
    Mean Old Man, Shangri-La
  • A Damn Good Country Song Jerry Lee Lewis
    Killer Country , Mercury
  • Closing Bed: Black Bottom Stomp and I Shall Not Be Moved The Million Dollar Quartet
    The Complete Million Dollar Quartet, Sony/BMG

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