Listen Live on KKFI
Every Saturday 7:00amAbout the Show
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.
American Routes reflects on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. in words and music. Join us as we speak with those who knew Dr. King, from music scholar Albert Murray and historian Julian Bond to musicians Harry Belafonte and Mable John. Also, Mississippi riverboat captain Doc Hawley shares a unique memory of Memphis. Plus songs of freedom, deliverance and hope to commemorate this holiday weekend.
Timing and Cues
American Routes Program #15-02 (repeat of 13-03) 1/14/15
00:00 Open Hour 1 segment A: INCUE: “(music) This is AR I’m NS…” “Ofay and Oxford Gray” Louis Jordan “It Ain’t Necessarily So” Mary Lou Williams “Straighten Up and Fly Right” Nat King Cole ———————————————– “Jim Crow Blues” Leadbelly “When a Black Man’s Blue” Duke Ellington CLIP: Albert Murray OUTCUE: “…Julian Bond when AR returns.” —————————————————————– 20:18 cutaway 1: “I’ve Got a Robe You Got a Robe” Charlie Haden & Hank Jones —————————————————————– 21:19 segment B: INCUE: “This is AR I’m NS the train is a powerful…” “Freedom Train” James Carr “Change It” Kathleen Cleaver “Freedom Train” Honeyboy Edwards, Floyd Jones, Kansas City Red, Sunnyland Slim & Big Walter Horton ———————————————– CLIP: Julian Bond “Paths of Victory” Odetta “Joshua Fit the Battle” Elvis Presley “Ninety-Nine and a Half” Dorothy Love Coates OUTCUE: “…Curtis Mayfield when AR returns.” —————————————————————– 38:48 cutaway 2: “It’s Me O Lord, Standing In The Need of Prayer” Charlie Haden & Hank Jones —————————————————————– 39:49 segment C: INCUE: “This is AR I’m NS we’ve got the Blind Boys…” “Freedom Road” Blind Boys of Alabama “Old Jim Crow” Nina Simone “We’re A Winner” The Impressions ———————————————– “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Zion Harmonizers “Down by the Riverside” Louis Armstrong “Redemption Song” Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer OUTCUE: “…this is AR from PRX.” —————————————————————– 58:59 cutaway 3: “Freedom Jazz Dance” Eddie Harris 1:00:00 “Freedom Jazz Dance” end —————————————————————– —————————————————————– 00:00 Open Hour 2 segment D: INCUE: “(music) I’m NS this is AR…” “Wake Up, Everybody” John Legend and the Roots “Where Are We Going?” Marvin Gaye “How Long” Charles Bradley ———————————————– CLIP: Harry Belafonte “Those Three Are on My Mind” Harry Belafonte OUTCUE: “…Mable John when AR returns.” —————————————————————– 23:20 cutaway 4: “My Lord What A Mornin’” Charlie Haden & Hank Jones —————————————————————– 24:21 segment E: INCUE: “I’m NS this is AR songs were written…” “Dr. King” Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Iron “We Shall Not Be Moved” SNCC Freedom Singers CLIP: Mable John —————————————————- “All Men Are Made By God” Highway QC’s “Martin Luther King Southside” Joe Turner OUTCUE: “…Paul Robeson when AR returns.” —————————————————————– 45:04 cutaway 5: “Wade in the Water” Charlie Haden & Hank Jones —————————————————————– 46:05 segment F: INCUE: “This is AR and the sound and memory of…” “Wade in the Water” Staple Singers CLIP: Captain Doc Hawley “Swing, Low Sweet Chariot/Every Time I Feel the Spirit” Paul Robeson “A Change is Gonna Come” Sam Cooke FINAL CREDITS OUTCUE: “…for AR from PRX (music end)” 59:00 end —————————————————————– —————————————————————–
