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Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows May 25th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows

Join us this Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellows. Each year, the NEA recognizes traditional artists for their excellence and contributions to our nation’s heritage. It’s the highest award in the traditional arts. This year’s honorees include: Filipino rondalla musician Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon; Osage ribbon worker and ceramicist Anita Fields; documentary filmmaker and preservationist Tom Davenport; Louisiana’s Winnsboro Easter Rock gospel ensemble; Hill Country blues drummer and guitarist Cedric Burnside; Puerto Rican mundillo lace weaver Nellie Vera; Irish flute and whistle maven Joanie Madden; Chicago tap dancer Reginald “Reggio the Hoofer” McLaughlin; and the Mexican American band from East Los Angeles, Los Lobos. Plus music from prior awardees including Del McCoury, Mavis Staples, Dr. Michael White and John Lee Hooker.

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BO DIDDLEY / TONY JOE WHITE

July 6th, 2005

On the next American Routes as the weather warms up we treat you to two very cool guests. Mississippi-born and Chicago-bred legend Bo Diddley talks about his songs “I’m a Man,” “Who Do You Love,” and that signature Bo Diddley beat. Tony Joe White comes up from the swamps to play an acoustic version of “Polk Salad Annie,” among other tunes. Plus, a refreshing visit to a local New Orleans favorite, Hansen’s Sno Bliz, servin’ up the best sno-cones you’ve ever tasted.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Road Runner Bo Diddley
    His Best, MCA
  • Before You Accuse Me Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Creedence Clearwater Revival Box Set, Fantasy
  • Who Do You Love John Hammond
    The Best of, Vanguard
  • W-O-M-A-N Etta James
    R&B Dynamite, Flair
  • Mannish Boy Muddy Waters
    His Best: 1947 to 55, MCA/Chess
  • The Clock Strikes Twelve Bo Diddley
    Bo Diddley The Chess Box, MCA/Chess
  • INTERVIEW: Bo Diddley

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  • Thirteen Highway Moses Williams
    Southern Street Musicians,
  • Bo Diddley Art Neville
    Get Low Down!: The Soul of New Orleans, '65-'67, Sundazed
  • Instrumental: Willie Fugal's Blues Tom McDermott
    The Clave, STR
  • SEGMENT: Caribbean Rum & Coke
  • Rum and Coca Cola Lord Invader
    Calypso Calaloo, Rounder
  • Rum and Coca Cola The Andrews Sisters
    Very Best of the Andrews Sisters, ABM
  • Dr. Kinsey Lord Lebby
    Boogu Yagga Gal: Jamaican Mento, Interstate
  • Crawfish Fiesta Professor Longhair
    Crawfish Fiesta, Alligator
  • Meet The Boys on the Battlefront Wild Tchoupitoulas
    Wild Tchoupitoulas, Island
  • Pepsi Cola Lord Invader
    Calypso in New York, Folkways
  • Trombone Criollo Cachao Y Su Ritmo Caliente
    From Havana to New York, Caney
  • Bucket's Got a Hole in It Louis Armstrong
    Original Decca Recordings, Decca
  • Bucket's Got a Hole in It Sunny Burgess
    The Classic Recordings, Bear Family
  • Parlez Nous a Boire Beausoleil
    Parlez Nous a Boire & More, Arhoolie
  • Rolling Randy Newman
    Good Old Boys, Rhino
  • Rockin' Chair Mildred Bailey
    Classic Hoagy Carmichael, Smithsonian

HOUR two

  • Farm Blues Robert Pete Williams
    Robert Pete Williams, Fat Possum
  • Maggie's Farm Bob Dylan
    Bringing It All Back Home, Sony
  • Polk Salad Annie Elvis Presley
    Essential 70s Masters box, RCA
  • Willie & Laura Mae Jones Dusty Springfield
    Dusty in Memphis, Rhino
  • Rainy Night in Georgia Ray Charles
    Genius & Soul, Rhino
  • Instrumental: Honky Tonk Part 1 Jerry McCain
    Absolutely The Best: The Complete Jewel Singles 1965-1972,
  • INTERVIEW: Tony Joe White

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  • Time of our Lives Bonnie Raitt
    Silver Lining, Capitol
  • Tossin' & Turnin Andre Williams
    Mr. Rhythm, Specialty
  • Call Me Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin'
    Life, J&S
  • If Sugar Was As Sweet As You Joe Tex
    The Love You Save, Conoisseur
  • Ice Cream Man John Brim
    The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook: The Classic Originals, MCA
  • Ice Cream Man Jonathan Richman
    The Best of Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Rhino
  • SEGMENT: Hansen's Sno-Bliz

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  • End Bed: I Scream, You Scream Mahogany Brass Band
    Mahogany Brass Band, Sound of New Orleans

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