REMEMBERING BOBBIE NELSON
Bobbie Nelson, Willie Nelson’s sister and longtime piano player, passed away on March 10 at age 91.
She joined brother Willie Nelson at Sea-Saint Studios…
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
Breaking Out: British Blues To New Orleans Bounce
From Great Britain to the Big Easy, we explore the sounds of musical and social breakouts. First, we hear how British blues pioneer John Mayall broke out of England with his band the Bluesbreakers, bringing British blues to a larger audience. We'll hear some of Mayall's sources and contemporaries, like Big Maceo and Eric Clapton.… read more
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YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN, BILLIE
Please tune in to or stream the PBS program Poetry in America starting February 11th. Nick Spitzer will be joining poet Evie Shockley to talk…
REMEMBERING SYL AND JIMMY JOHNSON
Mississippi to Chicago bluesman Jimmy Johnson passed away on January 31, 2022. He was 93. His brother, blues and soul singer Syl Johnson, passed away…
