All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – La La Brooks & Frankie Ford We’re rocking and rolling with two icons of 60s pop. First, it’s the voice behind some of the most well-known songs from the girl group era: La La Brooks, of the Crystals. [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block This week’s Prairie Home Companion will feature a Tribute to Bill Monroe. Listen at WAMU 88.5 FM. *American Routes – Crossover Dreams: Latin Music in America We’ll sample the sabor latino in American music. Join us for conversation with Los Lobos [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Saints and Spirits Explore the spiritual realm of New Orleans and South Louisiana through words and music on this weekend of All Souls’ and All Saints’. Our very own, Ninth-ward, R&B buddha, Fats Domino, drops by and unveils [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Guitar Heroes: Pat Martino & Ben Hall Join us this week for an exploration of the guitar in jazz, blues and country music. We’ll visit with modern jazz guitarist Pat Martino at his home in Philadelphia and find [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block FALL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE WEEK! *American Routes – Fall Membership Drive Special For this special fundraising edition of American Routes, host Nick Spitzer spins great platters and classic tunes from Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, Mahalia Jackson, Elvis Presley, Los Lobos, Buddy Holly [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Rockin’ the Blues with Sonny Burgess and Snooks Eaglin Tune in and rock the blues with two guitar men who do it with great authority. First up is Arkansas wild man and original Sun Records rockabilly Sonny Burgess [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Hard Times and Honky Tonks: Dale Watson, David Rawlings and Gillian Welch The sounds may seem old but the songs are not. This week on American Routes we visit with a few musicians who are known for crafting [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Fascinatin’ Rhythm: A Tribute to George Gershwin With Patti Austin, Dwight Bowers, Jeffrey Melnick, Henry Sapoznik, Marcus Roberts This two hour tribute maps the Route to Genius for this great American composer. We’ll speak with those that know [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block Special Bill Monroe 100th Birthday Celebration Week Bluegrass Review – #1137 Sept 13 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the father of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe’s. Today’s show tells of the great contributions of Monroe, and plays a few [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Festival Time in Lafayette, LA Join us on the festival grounds in Lafayette, LA for the 25th annual Festival International. We’ll sample outstanding live performances in Cajun, Creole, Latin and Blues, including Keb Mo, Sonny Landreth, and Steve [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Records, Jukeboxes and Radio American Routes joins with two record men this week to study the means of production… in jazz and country. Michael Cuscuna, founder of Mosaic Records, talks about his reissuing of lavish collectors sets of [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Men of Steel and Soul We’re bringing the blues from the clubs to the church this week on American Routes. The Campbell Brothers, from Rochester, NY, are masters of sacred steel. With both pedal and lap steel guitars, [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – JJ Cale and Cedric Watson J.J. Cale came up in the clubs of Tulsa, Oklahoma playing everything from Western Swing to Rock ‘n’ Roll. He even wrote songs that became hits for his friend Eric Clapton. But it [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – America’s Hippie Heritage Tune in and turn on to our nation’s fringe heritage. Along with their spiritual forefathers, the beatniks and folkies, our hippie generation latched on to great music before them–from old-time country and bluegrass, bebop, blues [...]
All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Riding the Rivers and Rails: Justin Townes Earle and Captain Doc Hawley Have you ever sailed the Mississippi on a riverboat? Heard a calliope bounce notes off a barge? Caught the freight train boogie? This week on American [...]
