AMERICAN ROUTES
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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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JULY 4TH WITH PONDEROSA STOMP, DEL MCCOURY BAND & PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND

July 1st, 2009

This Fourth of July, American Routes celebrates our nation’s birthday with two live concerts of all-American music from the French Quarter in New Orleans. We’ll stop by the Ponderosa Stomp, dedicated to the “unsung heroes of rock ‘n’ roll” for a good dose of rockabilly, soul, country and R&B classics. Then it’s down the street to Preservation Hall, where bluegrass masters the Del McCoury Band mix it up with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. So fire up the grill, pull out your lawn chair, and turn up the radio for American Routes.

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  • Listen to Hour Two

HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Ponderosa Stomp Lazy Lester
    House Rockin' & Hip Shakin' Volume 4: Bayou Blues Harp , Hip-O
  • Monkey's Uncle Ray Sharpe
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Linda Lu Ray Sharpe
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Made in the Shade Alton Lott
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Bim Bam Alton Lott
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Guess Things Happen That Way Cowboy Jack Clement
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Let's All Help the Cowboys Sing the Blues Cowboy Jack Clement
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Instrumental: Takin' State The City Champs
    The Safecracker , Electraphonic
  • Waiting For You Johnny Powers
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Mean Mistreater Johnny Powers
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Little Red Rooster James Blood Ulmer
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Mona Lisa Carl Mann
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Gonna Rock 'n' Roll Tonight Carl Mann
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Instrumental: Comin' Home Baby The City Champs
    The Safecracker , Electraphonic
  • Baby Baby Dale Hawkins and James Burton
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Suzy Q Dale Hawkins and James Burton
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Stop Howard Tate
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Get It While You Can Howard Tate
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Ain't Nobody Home Howard Tate
    Recorded live at Ponderosa Stomp,

HOUR two

  • Bourbon Street Parade Preservation Hall Jazz Band
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,
  • Sweet Substitute Preservation Hall Jazz Band
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,
  • Blue Yodel #9 Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Ronnie McCoury
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,
  • Tailgate Ramble Preservation Hall Jazz Band
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,
  • Instrumental: Quicksburg Rendezvous Del McCoury Band
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,
  • After You've Gone Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Del McCoury
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,
  • 1952 Vincent Black Lightning Del McCoury Band
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,
  • I Wonder Where You Are Tonight Del McCoury Band
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,
  • My Love Will Not Change Del McCoury Band
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,
  • Instrumental: My Love Will Not Change Del McCoury Band
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,
  • Learning the Blues Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Del McCoury Band
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,
  • Careless Love Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Del McCoury Band
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,
  • I'll Fly Away Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Del McCoury Band
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,
  • End Bed: Preservation Hall Special Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Del McCoury Band
    Recorded live at Preservation Hall,

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