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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AMERICA'S HIPPIE HERITAGE

March 14th, 2007

Tune in and turn on to our nation’s fringe heritage. Along with their spiritual forefathers, the beatniks and folkies, our hippie generation latched on to great music before them—from old-time country and bluegrass, bebop, blues and more—and created their own versions. We’re joined by Maria Muldaur, who recalls making jug-band music in the West Village in the ’60s. Also, we speak with bass player Jack Casady, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Mandolin King Rag Even Dozen Jug Band
    The Even Dozen Jug Band, Elektra
  • Way Back in the 1960s The Incredible String Band
    The 5000 Spirits or Layers of the Onion, Hannibal
  • CLIP: Bo Diddley
  • Hey Bo Diddley Bo Diddley
    His Best, MCA/Chess
  • South Street The Orlons
    Cameo Parkway, 1957-1961, ABKCO
  • Yes We Can - Part I Lee Dorsey
    Yes We Can / Night People, Raven
  • Everyday People Sly & the Family Stone
    The Essential Sly & the Family Stone, Epic/Legacy
  • Instrumental: Humpin' The Bar-Kays
    Black Rock / Gotta Groove, Stax
  • Love the One You're With Aretha Franklin
    Live at Fillmore West, Atlantic/Rhino
  • Statesboro Blues The Allman Brothers Band
    The Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore East, Capricorn
  • Bosco / Mosco Stomp Coteau
    Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder
  • I Got Loaded Los Lobos
    How Will the Wolf Survive?, Slash/Warner Bros.
  • Instrumental: Okie from Muskogee Lloyd Green
    Lloyd Green And His Steel Guitar, Americana
  • Okie from Muskogee (live) Merle Haggard & the Strangers
    Okie from Muskogee, Capitol
  • Hippie from Olema No. 5 The Youngbloods
    Good and Dusty, Warner Bros.
  • Take a Whiff on Me Woody Guthrie
    Muleskinner Blues, Smithsonian Folkways
  • CLIP: Arlo Guthrie
  • Coming Into Los Angeles Arlo Guthrie
    The Best of Arlo Guthrie, Warner Bros.
  • INTERVIEW: Maria Muldaur

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  • Tipitina Allen Toussaint
    American Routes original recording,

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  • Open Bed: Embryonic Journey Jefferson Airplane
    Surrealistic Pillow, RCA
  • That's the Bag I'm In Fred Neil
    Everybody's Talkin', REV-OLA
  • I'm Satisfied Mississippi John Hurt
    The Complete Studio Recordings, Vanguard
  • (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Cat Power
    The Covers Record, Matador
  • Evening Gown Mick Jagger
    Wandering Spirit, Atlantic
  • Instrumental: Truckin' Pickin' on the Grateful Dead
    Pickin' on the Grateful Dead, CMH
  • Back in the Goodle Days John Hartford
    Aereo-Plain, Rounder
  • John Wesley Harding Bob Dylan
    John Wesley Harding, Columbia
  • CLIP: Jerry Garcia
  • New Speedway Boogie Grateful Dead
    Workingman's Dead, Warner Bros.
  • Instrumental: Know Your Rider Hot Tuna
    Hot Tuna Live, RCA
  • INTERVIEW: Jack Casady

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  • Duppy Conqueror Bob Marley and the Wailers
    Trenchtown Rock: Anthology 1969 - '78, Trojan
  • May This Be Love Jimi Hendrix
    Are You Experienced?, MCA
  • Shhh / Peaceful Miles Davis
    In a Silent Way, Columbia

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