REMEMBERING RAMSEY LEWIS AND MABLE JOHN
Legendary Chicago pianist Ramsey Lewis passed away on Monday at age 87.
You can listen to our interview with him here.
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American Routes is blues and jazz, gospel and soul, rockabilly and country, Cajun and swamp pop, Tejano, Latin… and beyond. Songs and stories from musicians describe a deep and diverse nation with sounds and styles shared by all Americans. From the bayous to the beltways, from crossroads to crosstown, on interstates and city streets, turn up your radio for the sonic journey!
American Routes—produced in New Orleans since 1998
Reimagining Kentucky Country Music & New Orleans Jazz with Kelsey Waldon and Aurora Nealand
Country singer Kelsey Waldon grew up in the Ohio River bottoms of Ballard County, Kentucky-a place called "Monkey's Eyebrow" where her family has farmed for generations. She tells us about her journey as a songwriter, and her friendship with another hero of Kentucky, John Prine. Then a live set of New Orleans jazz and its… read more
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AMERICAN ROUTES AT THE PUBLIC RADIO CONTENT CONFERENCE 2022
Host Nick Spitzer and the American Routes team had a great time PRPD’s Public Radio Content Conference. We toasted 25 years on the road with…
AMERICAN ROUTES AT MONTANA FOLK FESTIVAL
It’s a time of year when music festivals have returned. The Montana Folk Festival in Butte was hotly anticipated after two years of Covid cancellation.…
