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SOUTH TO LOUISIANA WITH ROD BERNARD
American Routes digs into the archives for a classic program on the previous musical generation that defined cultural continuity and renaissance in Southwestern French Louisiana. The interviews include swamp popper Rod Bernard about his breakout hit “This Could Go On Forever.” The late guitarist Lil’ Buck Sinegal recalls the heyday of Clifton Chenier’s Red Hot Louisiana Band. There’s an historic interview with Dewey Balfa, the late fiddler who helped bring Cajun music to worldwide attention. Plus an in-studio set with the memorable Creole accordion player Zydeco Joe.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Acadian Two-Step Coteau
Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder - Le Sud de la Louisianne Alex Broussard
Le Sud de la Louisianne, La Louisianne - Zydeco et Pas Sale Clifton Chenier
Louisiana Blues & Zydeco, Arhoolie - Grand Texas Wallace 'Cheese' Reed
Cajun House Party, Arhoolie - Jambalaya (on the Bayou) Hank Williams
The Complete Hank Williams, Mercury - Instrumental: Jambalaya Original Drifting Cowboys Band
Hank Williams Instrumentals, Landmark - Lake Charles Lucinda Williams
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road, Mercury - Grand Mamou Coteau
Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder - SEGMENT: Dewey Balfa from NPR's All Things Considered 1991
Listen - Instrumental: Burghers Beat John Hart with Lil' Bob & the Lollipops
Lafayette Soul Show, La Louisianne - I Got Loaded Lil' Bob & the Lollipops
Lafayette Saturday Night, Ace - Bon Ton Roulet Clarence Garlow
Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans, 1947 - 1974, EMI - SEGMENT: Zydeco Joe live at KRVS
Listen - End Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
American Routes Original Recording,
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Mon Papa Buckwheat Zydeco
Classics, Rounder - South to Louisiana (North to Alaska) Johnnie Allan
Swamp Pop Legend, Johnnie Allan: The Essential Collection, Swallow - Always Late (With Your Kisses) Jo-El Sonnier
The Complete Mercury Sessions, Mercury - La Porte Dan Arriere (The Back Door) Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy, D. L. Menard
En Bas du Chene Vert, Arhoolie - Long Telephone Port Arthur Cleveland Crochet
Cleveland Crochet & All the Sugar Bees, Goldband - Mo Coeur Casses Sampy and the Bad Habits
Zodico: Louisiana Creole Music, Rounder - Instrumental: Congo Mombo Guitar Gable & the Musical Kings
Sound of the Swamp: The Best of Excello Records, Vol. 1, Rhino - Lake Charles Boogie Nellie Lutcher
The Best of Nellie Lutcher, Capitol Jazz - Opelousas Sostan Rufus Jagneaux
Swamp Gold, Volume 1, Jin - SEGMENT: Rod Bernard
Listen - Mathilda Cookie & the Cupcakes
Swamp Gold, Volume 1, Jin - Paper in My Shoe Boozoo Chavis
Alligator Stomp: Cajun and Zydeco Classics, Rhino - Instrumental: Line Dancer Lil' Buck Sinegal
The Buck Starts Here, NYNO - SEGMENT: Lil' Buck Sinegal
Listen - Rainin' in My Heart Slim Harpo
Sings Raining in My Heart, Hip-O - Je Vas Revenir Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Band
Play the Zydeco, GNP/Crescendo - Chez Moreau Pine Leaf Boys
La Musique, Arhoolie - End Bed: Les Blues Des Routes David Doucet
1957: Solo Cajun Guitar, Rounder