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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
MOTOR CITY OF MUSIC
American Routes cruises the musical map of Detroit, catching the sights and sounds of the Motor City. From Hamtramck to Dearborn, we’ll meet the proud people who made the cars and played the bars. Jazz modernist Yusef Lateef tells of his time on the assembly line. Smokey Robinson talks about growing up with Motown’s future stars. We’ll learn how to construct a hit record from Motown studio insiders, then visit a raccoon hunters club, known for bluegrass jams. Plus rockabilly stars, dream cars and polka bands… all from Detroit.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: The Huckle-Buck Paul Williams and his Hucklebuckers
The R&B Box: 30 Years of Rhythm & Blues, Rhino - Motoring Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
The Best of Martha Reeves & the Vandellas: Motown Milestones, Motown - Andre Williams is Moving Andre Williams
Mr. Rhythm, Regency - SEGMENT: The Woodward Dream Cruise
Listen - Rocket 69 Todd Rhodes and Orchestra
Risque Rhythm: Nasty '50s R&B, Rhino - Henry Ford Invents Detroit Stan Freberg
Tip of the Freberg: The Stan Freberg Collection 1951-1998, Rhino - I'm Wild About Horns on Automobiles Fred Hall and His Sugar Babies
Fred Hall and His Sugar Babies, The Old Masters - SEGMENT: The Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum
Listen - Instrumental: Ahunk Ahunk Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
Blue Big Bands: A Swingin' Affair, Blue Note - SEGMENT: Smokey Robinson
Listen - My Guy Mary Wells
Motown Legends: You Beat Me To the Punch / My Guy, ESX - SEGMENT: Tony Newton and McKinley Jackson
Listen - Instrumental: Radio Gang Serenade Radio Gang
Radio Gang and Friends, Cady Did - Detroit City (I Want to Go Home) John Doe and the Sadies
Country Club, Yep Roc - Greene County, Arkansas The Old South
Greene County Arkansas, Old Homestead - SEGMENT: The Wayne County Raccoon Hunters Club
Listen - One Piece at a Time Johnny Cash
The Essential Johnny Cash, Columbia/ Legacy - End Bed: Turn It On Sonny Stitt
Legends of Acid Jazz, Prestige
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Detroit Blues Willie Williams
Pepper's Jukebox, Numero - SEGMENT: Hamtramck Festival and Big Daddy Lackowski
Listen - SEGMENT: Johnny Powers
Listen - Little Latin Lupe Lu Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
Rev Up: The Best of Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Rhino - 96 Tears Question Mark and the Mysterians
More Action, Cavestomp! - Instrumental: DB Blues Kenny Burrell
Introducing Kenny Burrell, Blue Note - I Love the Way You Look Johnnie Bassett
The Gentleman is Back, Sly Dog - Bags' Groove Milt Jackson
The Blue Note Years, Blue Note - SEGMENT: Yusef Lateef
Listen - Instrumental: Down to the River James Carter
In Carterian Fashion, Atlantic - Boogie Chillen John Lee Hooker
Hooker, Shout! Factory - Motor City is Burning MC5
Thunder Express, Jungle - SEGMENT: Red's Jazz Shoe Shine Parlor
Listen - How I Got Over Aretha Franklin
Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings, Rhino - Remarks by Reverend CL Franklin
Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings, Rhino - Spirit in the Dark Aretha Franklin
Spirit in the Dark, Rhino - End Bed: Jewell Praise Calvin Cooke
Heaven, Dare
