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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.
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 out more about his formulas for playing jazz solos. Then it’s a conversation with up and coming thumbpicking guitarist Ben Hall, who walks us through the Merle Travis songbook.
00:00 Open Hour 1
segment A: INCUE: “AR is underwritten by the Genoa Nevada…”
“Sugarfoot Rag” Junior Brown
“Okie Dokie Stomp” Clarence Gatemouth Brown
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“Walkin’ the Strings” Merle Travis
“Railroad Bill” John Jackson
CLIP: John Jackson
“You and My Old Guitar” Jimmie Rodgers
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“Sit Down” Sister Rosetta Tharp
CLIP: Jerry Garcia
“Morning Dew” Grateful Dead
OUTCUE: “…guitar show continues on AR.”
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23:44
cutaway 1: “Windy & Warm” Doc Watson
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24:45
segment B: INCUE: “I’m NS with our program…”
“Wildwood Flower” Carter Family
CLIP: Maybelle Carter
“Wildwood Flower” Chet Atkins
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Ben Hall interview
OUTCUE: “…surf music when AR returns.”
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42:48
cutaway 2: “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down” Etta Baker
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43:50
segment C: INCUE: “This is AR with serious electric guitar…”
“Me and the Devil Blues” Robert Johnson
“Hellhound on My Tail” Cassandra Wilson
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CLIP: Little Freddie King
“Who Do You Love?” Bo Diddley
CLIP: Duane Eddy
“Moovin’ N’ Groovin’” Duane Eddy
OUTCUE: “…this is AR from PRX.”
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58:59
cutwaway 3: “Trambone” Duane Eddy
1:00:00 “Trambone” end
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00:00 Open Hour 2
segment D: INCUE: “(music start) This is AR I’m NS…”
“If I Could” Snooks Eaglin
“Salée Dame” Baby Dodds Trio with Danny Barker, Albert Nicholas et al
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“I Never Told a Lie” Memphis Minnie
“Somebody’s Been Fooling #1” Big Joe Williams
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CLIP: Bill Frisell
“Chain of Fools” Bill Frisell
“Who You Gonna Hoo-Doo Now” Tony Joe White
OUTCUE: “…that will linger until AR returns.”
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21:25
cutaway 4: “Makin’ Whoopee” Charlie Byrd
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22:26
segment E: INCUE: “I’m NS with our romp and strum…”
“Ain’t Misbehavin’ (I’m Savin’ My Love For You)” Leon Redbone
“Somethin’ Like Bags” Wes Montgomery
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Pat Martino interview
OUTCUE: “…when AR picks it back up.”
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42:24
cutaway 5: “Jitterbug Waltz” Joe Pass
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43:25
segment F: INCUE: “This is AR our guitarists and…”
“In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down” Charles Brown
“Six Appeal” Charlie Christian
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CLIP: Les Paul
“Wabash Blues” Les Paul and Mary Ford
“Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar” The Louvin Brothers
FINAL CREDITS
OUTCUE: “…that time for AR from PRX (music end)”
59:00 end
