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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
BLUES JUKES & JAZZ STREETS WITH BILL FERRIS AND DOREEN KETCHENS
We travel from Mississippi juke joints to the streets of the French Quarter to hear from those who record and perform music. Folklorist Bill Ferris recounts his experience documenting blues, gospel, fife & drum music and folk arts in the Mississippi delta and hill country. Ferris recently compiled his recordings in the Voices of Mississippi boxed set. Then, New Orleans’ queen of the clarinet Doreen Ketchens serenades us from her post at Royal and St. Peters Street. Doreen tells how the clarinet brought her from the family’s sweet shop in Treme to a global stage. Plus, hot takes from Hot Tuna, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Lavern Baker and Marvin Gaye.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Memphis Mail Scott Dunbar
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, Dust to Digital - Railroadin' Some Henry "Ragtime Texas" Thomas
Ragtime Texas, Herwin - Freight Train Boogie Ira and Charlie Louvin
A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers, Capital - Lil' Liza Jane Scott Dunbar
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, Dust to Digital - Liza Jane Dale Hawkins
Oh! Susie Q: The Best of Dale Hawkins, Chess/MCA - Li'l Liza Jane Kermit Ruffins
The Big Butter and Egg Man, Justice - Instrumental: Nothing Wash Heron and Big Jack Johnson
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, Dust to Digital - I Got a Letter from Hot Springs Mississippi Fred McDowell
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, Dust to Digital - You Gotta Move Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers, Virgin - Baby Please Don't Go Lawtell Playboys
La-La: Louisiana Black French Music, Maison de Soul - Instrumental: Bounceball Othar Turner & Rising Star Fife and Drum Band
Everybody Hollerin' Goat, Birdman - Eyesight to the Blind Sam Myers
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris , Dust to Digital - You Don't Know Like I Know Southland Singers
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris , Dust to Digital - Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning Hot Tuna
First Pull Up and Then Pull Down, RCA Victor - SEGMENT: Bill Ferris
Listen - End Bed: Outlaws Bill Frisell
Blues Dream, Elektra Nonesuch
HOUR two
- Open Bed: This Train and When the Saints Go Marching In Doreen Ketchens
American Routes recording in French Quarter , - The Music Goes Round and Round Louis Prima
Louis Prima - Capitol Collector's Series, Capitol - (Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone Roy Montrell
Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty - Les Oignons Danny Barker, Albert Nicholas, James P. Johnson, Pops Foster
Jazz a la Creole, GHB Records - Froglegs Lloyd Price
Lawdy!, Specialty - Instrumental: Lord, Lord, Lord Doreen Ketchens
Doreen's Jazz New Orleans (Volume XIX), DJNO Records - SEGMENT: Doreen Ketchens
Listen - Lady Be Good Martin, Bogan and Armstrong
Barnyard Dance, Rounder - Jim Dandy Lavern Baker
Soul on Fire, Atlantic - Instrumental: Pretty Stars Were Made to Shine Bill Frisell
Blues Dream, Elektra Nonesuch - He'll Have to Go David Hidalgo with Los Cenzontles
Los Cenzontles: Covers 2, Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center - Reconsider Me Margaret Lewis
Reconsider Me, Ram Records - Long Telephone Port Arthur Cleveland Crochet and the Sugar Bees
Cleveland Crochet and All the Sugar Bees, Goldband - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer John Lee Hooker
The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues, MCA - One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) Marvin Gaye
Motown Celebrates Sinatra, Motown - End Bed: Blue Horizon Sidney Bechet
Blue Horizon: The Sidney Bechet Story, Proper Records
