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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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RADIO DAYS GONE BY... AND AHEAD

December 9th, 2009

American Routes is dedicated to radio as a medium, bringing you great vernacular music from across the landscape. We also like to hear the voices of radio’s fellow travelers like: the resonant octogenarian, hipster, and “word jazz” man Ken Nordine, up close in his Chicago studio; mystery novelist, songwriter and radio head Kinky Friedman of Texas; St. Louis’ Antique Radio Museum — home to 10,000 old radios — and the self-proclaimed “radio addict” Jasper Giardina who collects them. That plus a present day music mix designed to glorify the past and future of radio.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: St. Louis Blues Sidney Bechet
    The Best of , Blue Note
  • Who Listens To Radio? Sarah Vaughan & Quincy Jones
    Tip Of The Freberg: The Stan Freberg Collection 1951-1998, Rhino
  • SEGMENT: Jasper's Antique Radio Museum in St. Louis, Pt. 1

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  • How Do I Know It's Sunday Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
    The Best of: Early Years, Collector's Choice
  • Ain't Misbehavin' (I'm Savin' My Love For You) Leon Redbone
    On The Track, Warner
  • Remember Billie Holiday
    The Essential Billie Holiday: Songs Of Lost Love, Verve
  • Instrumental: Nostalgia Fats Navarro
    The Savoy Story, Vol.1: Jazz, Savoy
  • CLIP: WHN-AM, New York
  • The Bridegroom Special Sam Medoff And The Yiddish Swing Orchestra
    Music From The Yiddish Radio Project, Shanachie
  • SEGMENT Jasper's Antique Radio Museum in St. Louis, Pt. 2
  • Remember Then The Earls
    The Doo Wop Box: 101 Vocal Group Gems From The Golden Age Of Rock 'N' Roll, Rhino
  • Turn On Your Volume, Baby Smiley Lewis
    Shame, Shame, Shame, Bear Family
  • CLIP: WLBB-AM, from Carrollton, Georgia
  • Dance All Night with a Bottle in Your Hand Uncle John Paterson & Ben Entrekin
    Everybody's Tuned to the Radio: Rural Music Traditions in West Georgia, 1947-1979, Center for Public History, State Univ. of West Georgia
  • Instrumental: St. Louis Blues Clarence Gatemouth Brown
    Gate's On The Heat , Verve
  • SEGMENT: Kinky Friedman

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  • Drug Store Truck Drivin Man The Byrds
    Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde, Colombia/Legacy
  • Mr. Record Man Willie Nelson
    The Early Years: The Complete Liberty Recordings Plus More, Liberty
  • CLIP: Willie Nelson from KOKE-FM, Austin
  • Sugar Bee Doug Sahm
    The Roots of Doug Sahm: Son of San Antonio, 50181
  • CLIP: ID & advertisement from KSIG, Crowley, LA
  • La Valse de KLFY Michael Doucet
    Allons Cajun Rock 'n' Roll, Ace

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Mother Trucker Chico Hamilton w/ Joe Beck
    Thoughts Of… , Koch
  • CLIP: WMMR-FM, Philadelphia
  • Fall In Philadelphia Daryl Hall and John Oates
    Whole Oates, Atlantic
  • CLIP: WHAT-FM 100% Negro Radio, Philadelphia
  • Hook And Sling Eddie Bo
    Funky Funky New Orleans, Funky Delicacies
  • CLIP: Rufus Thomas recreates WDIA rap
  • Walking The Dog Rufus Thomas
    The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968, Atlantic
  • I'm A Fool To Care Gatemouth Moore
    Hey Mr. Gatemouth: The Complete King Recordings, Westside
  • Instrumental: Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Lester Young
    The Complete Aladdin Sessions, Blue Note
  • Jumpin' With Symphony Sid King Pleasure
    King Pleasure Sings / Annie Ross Sings, Prestige
  • I Heard It Over The Radio Ornette Coleman
    Beauty Is A Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, Rhino
  • SEGMENT: Ken Nordine

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  • Instrumental: Cool Cal Tjader
    Cal Tjader's Greatest Hits, Fantasy
  • CLIP: King Cole Trio Time, NBC radio
  • When I Take My Sugar To Tea Nat King Cole
    The King Cole Trios: Live 1947-'48, Vintage Jazz
  • Variations on 'Mood Indigo' Duke Ellington
    The King Cole Trios: Live 1947-'48, Vintage Jazz
  • You're The Cream In My Coffee (#2) Nat King Cole
    The King Cole Trios: Live 1947-'48, Vintage Jazz
  • CLIP: This Is Jazz hosted by Rudi Blesh
  • Ain't Gonna Give None Of My Jelly Roll This is Jazz Orchestra w/ Momma Alberta Price
    This Is Jazz Vol.5: The Historic Broadcasts, Jazzology
  • John Henry This is Jazz Orchestra w/ Leadbelly
    This Is Jazz Vol.5: The Historic Broadcasts, Jazzology
  • End Bed: Memories of Professor Longhair Dr. John
    Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, Clean Cuts

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