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May the Fourth Be With Us! American Routes Independence Day Then & Now May the Fourth Be With Us! American Routes Independence Day Then & Now June 29th, 2022 (Hour 1)
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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NEW ORLEANS NEW YEARS LIVE

December 25th, 2019

It’s time to celebrate the New Year with live music from the French Quarter including the Rebirth Brass Band, jazz with Leroy Jones and Ellis Marsalis, Little Freddie King’s country blues, funk from Jon Cleary and songs from Charmaine Neville. Start the New Year right with American Routes.

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HOUR ONE

  • Sleepy Time Down South Leroy Jones and New Orleans Finest
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Palm Court Strut Leroy Jones and New Orleans Finest
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Whoopin' Blues Leroy Jones and New Orleans Finest
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Instrumental: Carnival is in Town Leroy Jones and New Orleans Finest
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Mozartin' Ellis Marsalis Quintet
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Heavy Henry The New Orleans Nightcrawlers
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • The Triumphal March from Verdi's Aida The New Orleans Nightcrawlers
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Instrumental: Texas Pete Rebirth Brass Band
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Take It to the Street Rebirth Brass Band
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • It's All Over Now Rebirth Brass Band
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Do Whatcha Wanna Rebirth Brass Band
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Closing Bed: Rebirth Groove Rebirth Brass Band
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Cleo's Back Little Freddie King
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Fox Hunt/Whirley Burley Little Freddie King
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Goin' Out Da Mountain Little Freddie King
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Instrumental: La Danse Carre Bruce Daigrepont
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Reveiller Tous Mes Amis Bruce Daigrepont
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Bayou Teche Waltz Bruce Daigrepont
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Parlez Nous a Boire Bruce Daigrepont
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Instrumental: Big Greasy Jon Cleary
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Dyna-Mite Jon Cleary
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Big Greasy Jon Cleary
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Beg Steal or Borrow Jon Cleary
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Caravan Charmaine Neville
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Hey Pocky Way Charmaine Neville
    American Routes original recording from French Quarter Fest 2019,
  • Closing Bed Leroy Jones
    Parlor for the Crawlers, Player Productions

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    MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH US! AMERICAN ROUTES INDEPENDENCE DAY THEN & NOW

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    SOUNDS OF FREEDOM: FONTELLA BASS AND FREDDIE HUBBARD

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