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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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LABOR DAY

August 29th, 2001

Labor Day Weekend. The Toils and Triumphs of Woody Guthrie, in the words of his friends, family and fellow travelers. And “Working on a Building” with New Orleans’ building craftsmen: The Black Men of Labor. Includes music for your picnics and parties from Sarah Vaughn, Fats Domino and the Grateful Dead.

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HOUR ONE

  • Goin Down the Road Feeling Bad Grateful Dead
    Grateful Dead, WB
  • John Henry Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
    Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing, Folkways
  • House Carpenter Kelly Joe Phelps
    Shine Eyed Mister Zen, Ryko
  • Working Class Hero John Lennon
    Lennon Legend, EMI
  • Instrumental: Slept Richard Buckner
    Since, MCA
  • SEGMENT: Woody Guthrie

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  • Instrumental: Thirty Summers Cowboy Junkies
    The Caution Horses, BMG
  • Nine Pound Hammer Doc Watson
    Live at Wolf Trap,
  • Pay Day Blues Lowell Fulson
    The Complete Chess Masters, MCA
  • Blue Monday Fats Domino
    Out of New Orleans, Bear Family

HOUR two

  • Moanin' Sarah Vaughan
    Jazz Profile, Blue Note
  • Working on a Building Swan Silvertones
    Kings of the Gospel Highway, Shanachie
  • Working On a Building Charlie Feathers
    Honky Tonk Man, New Rose
  • INTERVIEW: Earl Barthe

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  • Instrumental: Moanin' Buddy Guy
    The Complete Chess Studio Recordings, MCA
  • Big Boss Man Charlie Rich
    Feel Like Going Home, Sony
  • Working Man's Blues Louisiana Red
    The Lowdown Backporch Blues, Collectables
  • INTERVIEW: Tootie Montana
  • Got me a New Love Thing James Andrews
    Allen Toussaint & Friends – A Taste Of New Orleans, NYNO
  • A Hard Day's Night Peggy Lee
    Ultra Lounge - On the Rocks Part 1, Capitol
  • Instrumental: Nice Work If You Can Get It The Johnny Smith Quintet
    Moonlight In Vermont, Blue Note
  • Clean Up Woman Betty Wright
    The Best Of, Rhino
  • Hard Working Woman Carey Bell
    Good Luck Man, Alligator
  • Work Song Cannonball Adderley
    Greatest Hits, Fantsay
  • Work Song Oscar Brown Jr.
    Sin & Soul…and Then Some, Columbia/Legacy
  • INTERVIEW: Teddy Pierre
  • End Bed: Gloria's Step Bill Evans
    Village Vanguard Sessions, Milestone

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