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American Routes
American Routes is a weekly two-hour public radio program produced in New Orleans, presenting a broad range of American music — blues and jazz, gospel and soul, old-time country and rockabilly, Cajun and zydeco, Tejano and Latin, roots rock and pop, avant-garde and classical. Now in our 15th year on the air, American Routes explores the shared musical and cultural threads in these American styles and genres of music — and how they are distinguished.
While they don’t all have blue-eyes, the white soul and swamp pop guys and gals from Philadelphia and South Louisiana have created distinctive regional sounds of national significance. In Philadelphia, we sample soul roots of the famed band Hall & Oates; and learn from John Oates that — despite years of pop music, big hair and synthesizers– at heart he is also a folkie into to country blues and flat-picked guitar a la Doc Watson and Mississippi John Hurt… which he plays live for us! The angelic-voiced Daryl Hall, on the other hand is more disciple of the Temptations who we’ll hear along with the Orlons, The O’Jays and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. In south Louisiana the simmering pot of music that draws on Cajun, R&B, soul and country ends up as a tasty dish called Swamp Pop. Johnnie Allan (Guillot) is a Cajun Swamp Pop chef extraordinaire with hits like “South to Louisiana” and a version of the “Promised Land” played on the French accordion. He’s surrounded by music from Earl King, Cookie & the Cupcakes, and Slim Harpo. Tasty indeed!
Timing and Cues
American Routes Program #16-06
2/10/16
00:00 Open Hour 1
segment A: INCUE: “(music) This is AR I’m NS in New Orleans…”
“Blue Railroad Train” Doc & Merle Watson
“I’m Satisfied” Mississippi John Hurt
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“Kokomo Blues” Bonnie Raitt
“Dance Hall Girls” John Oates
OUTCUE: “…grew up appreciating when AR returns.”
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13:48
cutaway 1: “See See Rider” Jimmy Smith
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14:49
segment B: INCUE: “I’m NS out conversation with…”
“South Street” The Orlons
“This Train” Sister Rosetta Tharpe
“Love Train” The O’Jays
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“Don’t Ever Want to Lose Your Love” Barbara Mason
“You Make My Dreams” Daryl Hall & John Oates
OUTCUE: “…on Hall & Oates when AR returns.”
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29:08
cutaway 2: “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” The Funk Brothers
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30:09
segment C: INCUE: “I’m NS coming up my conversation with…”
“The Way You Do the Things You Do” The Temptations
“Good-Bye” The Temptones
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John Oates interview
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“Sitting on Top of the World” John Oates
“Miss the Mississippi and You”
John Oates & the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
OUTCUE: “…I’m NS and this is PRX.”
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58:59
cutaway 3: “So Long Blues” Preservation Hall Jazz Band
1:00:00 “So Long Blues” end
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00:00 Open Hour 2
segment D: INCUE: “This is AR I’m NS in New Orleans…”
“Allons Rock and Roll” Lawrence Walker
“Okie Dokie Stomp” Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
“I Hear You Knockin’” Lazy Lester
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“Fais Do Do” Rod Bernard
“Basic Lady” Coteau
“Cajun Twist” Lil’ Band O’ Gold
OUTCUE: “…Johnnie Allan when AR returns.”
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19:44
cutaway 4: “Wang Wang Blues” The Revelers
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20:45
segment E: INCUE: “I’m NS this is AR (music start)…”
Johnnie Allan interview
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“Those Lonely, Lonely Nights” Earl King
“Un Autre Soir d’Ennui” Belton Richard
“I’m a Fool to Care” Joe Barry
OUTCUE: “…Slim Harpo when AR returns.”
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42:26
cutaway 5: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” The Revelers
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43:27
segment F: INCUE: “This is AR I’m NS with a bit more…”
“Rainin’ in My Heart” Slim Harpo
“You’ll Lose a Good Thing” Barbara Lynn
“Got You on My Mind” Cookie and the Cupcakes
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“Evangeline” Feufollet
“See You Later Alligator” Bobby Charles
FINAL CREDITS
OUTCUE: “…for AR from PRX (music fade out)”
59:00 end
