Fund Drive Special

Hour 1
Segment 1:
00:00 Open bed music start: “Tipitina” Allen Toussaint
INCUE: I’m Nick Spitzer and this is American Routes from New Orleans. It’s that time of year when we woo you for your support, and by that we mean your financial contribution to…

“Willie and Laura Mae Jones” (White) Clarence Carter 4:19
“Polk Salad Annie” (White) Tony Joe White 2:17
Tony Joe CLIP on Elvis & Tina Turner 1:11
“Cussin’ Cryin’ and Carryin’ On” (Thompson) Ike & Tina Turner 2:32

OUTCUE: …By supporting your station, you help the entire public radio community, and American Routes. Please make a contribution now. Here’s how.
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Segment 2:
00:00 INCUE: I’m NS and on this AR I’d like to talk to you about love. Yes, love of life, love of art, love of music. There is so much love in the air, or on the air, here on public radio…

“Little Baby” (Dixon) Howlin’ Wolf 2:48
“Little Red Rooster” (Burnett/Dixon) Sam Cooke 2:53
“Love Me” (Holly/Parrish) Buddy Holly 2:07
“Words of Love” (Holly) The Beatles 2:14

OUTCUE: …and Sam Cooke in 1963 from the album Night Beat with Lil Red Roster, his urbane version of barnyard domesticity. All songs about love in several variations. We do need your love – in a form of financial contribution. Help out this station you’re listening to right now. Here’s how.
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Segment 3:
00:00 INCUE: I’m NS this is AR we’re sending out the call for public radio by doing what we do best, bringing you music and musical conversations from across the American soundscape. And right now here’s one from 1973 Memphis…

“O My Soul” (Chilton) Big Star 5:38
“Big Shot” (Olive/Auerbach/Dr. John/Michels/Weissenfeldt/Movshon)
Dr. John 3:40

OUTCUE: …You might not be a Big Shot or a Big Star, but you can be a good sport and support public radio. You’re listening to it right now, right? No matter how big or small, your contributions make a huge difference. Here’s how you do it.
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Segment 4:
00:00 INCUE: Hey I’m NS. A lot of people come up to me each week and tell me that they really appreciate American Routes and I’m so glad to hear that. If you’re a dedicated listener, you already know that the words and music are there in mix for you and we have some of both right now…

La La Brooks on Phil Spector (0:51)
“Da Doo Ron Ron” (Barry/Greenwich/Spector) The Crystals 2:20
“You’re My Girl” (Everly/Everly) Hacienda 3:50
“Somethin’ Else” (Sheeley/Cochran) Eddie Cochran 2:05

OUTCUE: …They’re all somethin’ else – just like the station you’re listening to. If you like what you hear, let them know and help them out. Make a contribution today to support good words and music for the future.
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Hour 2
Segment 5:
00:00 Open bed music start: “Think” (Franklyn/White) Dr. Lonnie Smith
INCUE: I’m Nick Spitzer and this is American Routes from New Orleans. Public radio, we are the soundtrack of your life. Public radio is listener-supported radio, and this week we’re giving you the chance to put your money where your ears are…

“Honey Bee” (Robey/Ledbetter/Morganfield/Steals) Muddy Waters 3:20
“Texas Woman Blues” (Mahal) Taj Mahal 2:43
“Sugar Bee” (Shuler) Cleveland Crochet 2:34

OUCUE: …Public radio is kind of like that, it recycles, it’s your archival source, it’s your up-to-date ear to the ground and in the air, and it needs your support, here’s how to give ‘em just what they need and deserve.
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Segment 6:
00:00 INCUE: This is AR and I’m NS. Music can change your life, change your mood, and change the beat. Public radio can do that, too. Your morning commute wouldn’t be the same without it. Your housework wouldn’t get done in time without it…

Johnny Winter on meeting Dali 0:36
“Forty-Four” (Burnett) Johnny Winter 3:30
“Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” (Bono) Nancy Sinatra 2:40
“Bang! Bang!” (Cuba/Sabater) Dizzy Gillespie 3:03

OUTCUE: …That bit comes up in his biography Raisin’ Cain but it’s so fun to hear Johnny say it. Thanks to this station, you get to hear the words and music of many artists, many POV as well as all the news and information that you want. This kind of air is not free so could you please make a contribution now. Here’s how.
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Segment 7:
00:00 INCUE: I’m NS and this is AR from New Orleans. Thanks to you listeners and stations around the country, we’re celebrating our 14th year on the air. Now, we are a little older & may be wiser, but Buddy Guy’s gonna sing to you about some of the pains of growing old…

“Done Got Old” (Kimbrough) Buddy Guy 3:23
“Grown So Ugly” (Williams) The Black Keys 2:27
“Ramblin’ Man” (Williams) Hank Williams 3:01

OUTCUE: …Sometimes growing up is hard to do, but here on public radio we learn from the elders – I’m sure your station has a long-running program or two, or a career on-air personality that you love and trust. We’re all in one big family, so would you help us out across the generations with your financial contribution today. Here’s how.
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Segment 8:
00:00 INCUE: I’m NS this is AR, bringing you some of our favorite conversations from the archive. During our interview with Dan Hicks back in 2008, the talk turned to Hollywood’s Tropicana Motel…

Dan Hicks on Tom Waits & Charles Bukowski
“The Jukies’ Ball” (Hicks) Dan Hicks 4:17
“Gin House Blues” (Troy/Henderson) Nina Simone 3:05

OUTCUE: …And that brings our revelries on American Routes to a close.
Before saying goodbye, I want to also say thank you for tuning in each week. It takes a great audience to support great radio. Sounds like that should be on a US coin. Speaking of which, be a friend to your public radio station, keep ‘em in Mint condition with your financial contribution. Until that time, I’m NS for AR, from PRX.
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