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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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R.L. BURNSIDE

April 21st, 1999

Blues great R. L. Burnside talks about his life in Mississippi and his latest project with Beck’s producer. Also, music by Ruth Brown, Bob Wills, Lucinda Williams and Ornette Coleman.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: I'll Take the South Jimmie Lunceford Trio
    The Swinging Mr. Lunceford, Empress
  • Highway Headed South Whitstein Brothers
    Rose of My Heart, Rounder
  • Walking to Louisiana Clifton Chenier
    Bon Ton Roulet, Arhoolie
  • Mosquito One group at Massacre, Dominica
    Carribean Voyage: Brown Girl in the Ring, Rounder
  • Sally Go Round the Roses Jaynettes
    Chess Rhythm& Roll, MCA
  • Give it Up or Let Me Go Bonnie Raitt
    Give It Up, Warner
  • Please Send Me Some One to Love Joe Williams
    Every Day, Best Of, Verve
  • Instrumental: Rollin' Tumblin' R.L. Burnside
    Come On In, Fat Possum
  • INTERVIEW: R.L. Burnside
  • Pussy, Pussy, Pussy Light Crust Doughboys
    Heroes of Country Music Vol.1, Rhino
  • Howlin Tomcat Harmonica Frank
    The Great Original Recordings, Puritan
  • Instrumental: The Pink Panther Theme Hollywood Studio Orchestra
    Ultra Lounge, Volume 8: Cocktail Capers, Capitol
  • If Dogs Run Free Bob Dylan
    New Morning, Columbia
  • Cabbage Head Ruth Brown
    A Good Day for the Blues, Bullseye
  • Dub With a Difference Harry Mudie Meets King Tubby's
    Dub Conference Vol.1, Moods
  • Pastime Paradise Stevie Wonder
    Songs in the Key of Life, Motown

HOUR two

  • Twang Jack Costanzo
    Bottoms Up! Ultra-Lounge Volume 18, Capitol
  • Hey Bartender Floyd Dixon
    Blues Masters Vol.14, Rhino
  • Bubbles in my Beer Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan
    Hall of Fame, United Artists
  • In Heaven There is No Beer Eddie Blazonczyk
    Frank Yankovic & Friends, Cleveland International
  • Rancho Grande Freddie Fender
    The Best Of, MCA
  • When the Saints Go Marching In Napolean Strickland
    Traveling Through the Jungle, Testament
  • In the Sweet Bye and Bye Rebirth Brass Band
    Down Yonder, Rounder
  • Instrumental: Shuck Dub R.L. Burnside
    Come On In, Fat Possum
  • INTERVIEW: R.L. Burnside
  • 2 Kool 2 B 4-Gotten Lucinda Williams
    Car Wheels On a Gravel Road, Mercury
  • I'm a King Bee Muddy Waters
    King Bee, CBS
  • Everybody's Tryin' to Be My Baby Carl Perkins
    Classic Carl Perkins, Bear Family
  • Hotwax Beck
    Odelay, Geffen
  • Instrumental: Ramshackle Beck
    Odelay, Geffen
  • I've Got the World on a String Frank Sinatra
    The Complete Capitol Singles, Capitol
  • Lonely at the Top Randy Newman
    Guilty: 30 Years, Rhino
  • Broadway Blues Ornette Coleman
    The Best of Ornette Coleman, Blue Note
  • Funky Broadway Wilson Pickett
    Atlantic R&B 1947-74, Atlantic
  • End Bed: I Q Blues Freddie Roach
    The Blue Note Years/Organ and Soul, Blue Note

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