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DR. LONNIE SMITH & TERRANCE SIMIEN: KEYS AND SQUEEZE
From the heart of French Louisiana to the streets of New York, American Routes is mixing it up this week with two giants of their genres. We visit with jazz great Dr. Lonnie Smith, whose mastery of the music is synonymous with his ever-present Hammond B3 organ. We drop down deep in the pocket with Lonnie, and get keyed in to the past and present of soul and jazz. And out on the Cajun and Creole prairies we drop in on zydeco accordionist and Grammy award winner Terrance Simien. Plus jazz, blues and country tunes from keyboard masters of all kinds.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Midland Two Step Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience
Creole For Kidz and the History of Zydeco, Beadhead - Folks Back Home Clarence Gatemouth Brown
Down South in the Bayou Country, Rounder - Blue Bayou Roy Orbison
The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison, Sony Music - La Valse du Bamboucheur Balfa Brothers
The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music Vols. I and II, Swallow - Danser san compredre/ Dancing Without Understanding Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
Grand Isle, BMI - Born on the Bayou Creedence Clearwater Revival
Chronicle Volume 2, Fantasy - Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Marcia Ball
Circuit Queen, Capitol - Instrumental: Old Cajun Waltz David Greely
Sud du Sud, Give and Go - J'ai fait tout le tour du pays Jimmie Peters and ring dance singers
The Alan Lomax Collection: Deep River of Song - Louisiana, Rounder - Bon Ton Roulet Clarence Garlow
Zydeco Volume One: The Early Years, Arhoolie - SEGMENT: Terrance Simien
Listen - Instrumental: Peculiar Don Vappie and the Creole Serenaders
Creole Blues, Vapielle - Chocko Moe Feendo Hay Danny Barker
Baby Dodds Trio: Jazz a la Creole, GHB - King Creole Elvis Presley
Elvis the King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete '50s Masters, RCA - Love Letters Dex Romweber Duo
Ruins of Berlin, Bloodshot - Teardrops on Your Letter Hank Ballard
Sexy Ways: The Best of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, King - Cold Cold Ground Tom Waits
Frank's Wild Years, Island - End Bed: Dave the Butcher Tom Waits
Swordfishtrombone, Island
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Mellow Mood Dr. Lonnie Smith
Spiral, Palmetto - Sir Duke Stevie Wonder
Songs in the Key of Life, Motown - Hang 'Em High Booker T & the MGs
The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1968-1971, Stax - How Blue Can You Get Howard Tate
Get It While You Can, Verve - Six Appeal Charlie Christian
The Genius of Electric Guitar, Sony - Hallelujah I Love Her So Milt Jackson and Ray Charles
Soul Brothers/ Soul Meeting, Atlantic - Instrumental: Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On) Lou Donaldson
Everything I Play is Funky, Blue Note - SEGMENT: Dr. Lonnie Smith
Listen - I'm An Old Cowhand Sonny Rollins
Way Out West, Fantasy - Shuffle Off to Buffalo The Sotlen Sweets
Shuffle Off to Buffalo, The Stolen Sweets - Buffalo Gals Bruce Springsteen
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, Columbia - Instrumental: Buffalo Gals Bookmiller Shannon
Southern Journey: Ozark Frontier, Rounder - Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan
Greatest Hits, Columbia - The Times They Are a Changin' Odetta
"Alabama" - Oxford American Southern Music 2010, Oxford American - End Bed: Note Bleu Medeski, Martin and Wood
The Dropper, Blue Note
