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Breaking Out: British Blues To New Orleans Bounce Breaking Out: British Blues To New Orleans Bounce May 11th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Breaking Out: British Blues To New Orleans Bounce

From Great Britain to the Big Easy, we explore the sounds of musical and social breakouts. First, we hear how British blues pioneer John Mayall broke out of England with his band the Bluesbreakers, bringing British blues to a larger audience. We’ll hear some of Mayall’s sources and contemporaries, like Big Maceo and Eric Clapton. Then, it’s butt shakes and backbeats with Big Freedia, the Queen Diva of New Orleans Bounce, a rhythmic dance music with sources in hip hop and rap, as well as much earlier jazz and R&B. We’ll explore some of those sources, and strut with Kermit Ruffins and Sam Morgan, head “Down Yonder” with Smiley Lewis, and “Take it to the Street” with Rebirth Brass Band.

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AFTER THE STORM II: ALLONS A LAFAYETTE

October 19th, 2005

This week on American Routes we continue to examine, through story and song, the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita while looking forward to the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast and New Orleans. Join us as guests Aaron Neville and the Frazier Brothers of the Rebirth Brass Band talk about their storm experiences and desire to remake the city. And we’ll feature some live Cajun and zydeco from a benefit concert for displaced musicians in Lafayette, Louisiana.

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HOUR ONE

  • Balfa et Grand Bois Coteau
    Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder
  • Lafayette Lucinda Williams
    Happy Woman Blues, Folkways
  • Those Lonely, Lonely Nights Earl King
    Earl's Pearls, WestSide
  • Une Autre Soir D'Ennui Belton Richard
    The Essential Belton Richard Cajun Music Collection, Swallow
  • The Rains Came Sir Douglas Quintet
    The Best of the Sir Douglas Quintet… plus!, WestSide
  • Instrumental: Dexter's Tune Randy Newman
    Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman, Warner Bros
  • SEGMENT: Listener's Letter
  • Balm in Gilead Paul Robeson
    Essential Paul Robeson, Vanguard
  • I Think It's Going To Rain Today Nina Simone
    Nina Simone and Piano!, BMG
  • Drown in My Own Tears Aretha Franklin
    Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings, Rhino
  • Tell It Like It Is Aaron Neville
    The Very Best of Aaron Neville, A&M
  • INTERVIEW: Aaron Neville

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  • Louisiana 1927 Aaron Neville
    The Very Best of Aaron Neville, A&M
  • Instrumental: Once in a Blue Mood Duke Ellington
    The Complete Recordings of Duke Ellington, Capitol
  • That Lucky Old Sun Jerry Lee Lewis
    Classic Jerry Lee Lewis, Bear Family
  • We'll Meet Again Johnny Cash
    Unearthed, American
  • You Are My Sunshine Jimmie Davis
    Governor Jimmie Davis: Louisiana, Bloodshot
  • You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles
    Genius & Soul: the 50th Anniversary Collection, Rhino
  • SEGMENT: Listeners' Letters
  • Come Rain or Come Shine John Coltrane
    The Prestige Recordings, Prestige
  • End Bed: Minor Tipitina Allen Toussaint
    American Routes recording,

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Allons a Lafayette Richard Fontenot
    Cajun Country Guitar, Folkways
  • Walkin' to Louisiana Clifton Chenier
    Bon Temps Roulet!, Arhoolie
  • Many Rivers to Cross Jimmy Cliff
    The Harder They Come original soundtrack, Island
  • A Change is Gonna Come Terrence Trent Darby w/Booker T & the MG's
    Freedom: Songs from the Heart of America, Columbia/Legacy
  • In the Sweet Bye and Bye Rebirth Brass Band
    New Orleans Brass Bands: Down Yonder, Rounder
  • INTERVIEW: Keith & Philip Frazier of Rebirth Brass Band

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  • Instrumental: Pine Grove Blues Sonny Landreth
    Blues Attack, Blues Unlimited
  • Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Bayou Country, Fantasy
  • Working On A Building The Johnson Mountain Boys
    Roots Music: An American Journey, Rounder
  • Lafayette Joe Falcon
    Cajun Early Recordings, JSP
  • Let's Do the Cajun Twist Randy and the Rockets
    Swamp Pop: Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues, U. of Mississippi Press
  • Instrumental: Allons a Lafayette Richard Fontenot
    Cajun Country Guitar, Folkways
  • SEGMENT: Band Together benefit concert in Lafayette, LA (Sept. 10, 2005)
  • Les Veuves de la Coulee Michael Doucet
  • South of I-10 Sonny Landreth
  • Et 'Tite Fille Nathan Williams Jr. of the Zydeco Big Timers
  • I'm Coming Home Nathan Williams Jr. of the Zydeco Big Timers

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