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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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JAZZ FEST 2001

April 25th, 2001

It’s the New Orleans’ celebration rivaled only by Mardi Gras: a magnet of music, food, and folk art embracing Louisiana and beyond. From Louis Armstrong to zydeco, we’ll sample the soundscape and the cuisine. Conversations with visiting jazz greats and festival memories from illustrious locals like Aaron Neville and soul diva Irma Thomas, as well as some picking from the black and white blues duo of Tookie and Henry.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open bed: The 'In' Crowd Ramsey Lewis Trio
    Bar-B-Que Soul-A-Bration!, Rhino
  • Go To New Orleans Wendell Brunious w/Bob & George French
    We'll Meet Again, Wendell Brunious
  • I Went To The Dance Boozoo Chavis
    Johnnie Billy Goat, Rounder
  • That Was Your Mother Paul Simon
    Graceland, Warner
  • INTERVIEW: Irma Thomas
  • He's My Guy Irma Thomas
    Time Is On My Side: The Best Of Irma Thomas, EMI
  • It Must Be Jelly Frankie Ford
    Sea Cruise: The Very Best Of Frankie Ford, MCI
  • Instrumental: Sahara Mac 'Dr.John' Rebennack
    Medical School, MCI
  • Wang Dang Doodle Koko Taylor
    What It Takes /The Chess Years, MCA/Chess
  • When That Evening Sun Goes Down Van Morrison
    Tupelo Honey, Polydor
  • You Win Again Van Morrison & Linda Gail Lewis
    You Win Again, Exile
  • SEGMENT: Live food coverage with cooks
  • They All Ask'd for You The Meters
    Funkify Your Life, Rhino
  • Instrumental: Live Wire The Meters
    The Very Best of The Meters, Rhino
  • Gut Bucket Blues Louis Armstrong Hot Five
    The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings Box, Columbia/Legacy
  • Hey Little Girl Professor Longhair
    Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology, Rhino
  • INTERVIEW: Ramsey Lewis

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HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Rubber Plant Rag New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
    Creole Belles, Arhoolie
  • INTERVIEW: Po' Henry & Tookie
  • Sitting on Top of the World Tookie and Henry
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • The Blues Won't Let Me Take My Rest Henry Gray
    Louisiana Blues, Arhoolie
  • Instrumental: Nahstye Blues Clark Terry
    Color Changes, Candid
  • Blue Waltz (La Valse Bleue) Clark Terry
    Color Changes, Candid
  • Everybody's Somebody's Fool Little Jimmy Scott
    Everybody's Somebody's Fool, Decca
  • Corcovado/Nocturnal Low Moan Los Hombres Calientes
    Vol.3, Basin Street
  • Suavecito Celia Cruz con la Sonora Matancera
    El Son No Ha Muerto: The Best Of Cuban Son, Rhino
  • Instrumental: La Rosee Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys
    Bayou Ruler, Rounder
  • La Betaille Michael Doucet
    Beau Solo, Arhoolie
  • Essence Lucinda Williams
    Essence, Lost Highway
  • INTERVIEW: Aaron Neville
  • Mary, Don't You Weep Aaron Neville
    Devotion, EMI Gospel
  • Jamaica East Randy Weston
    Tanjah LP, Polydor
  • I Used To Love Her ReBirth Brass Band
    Live At The Maple Leaf, Rebirth Records
  • End Bed: Panama The Young Tuxedo Brass Band
    Jazz Begins LP, Atlantic

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