AMERICAN ROUTES
San Antonio Sounds San Antonio Sounds September 20th, 2023 (Hour 1)
San Antonio Sounds

The great Texas river city is a mix of Mexican, German, Anglo and African American cultures, among others. Home to the Texas Conjunto Festival and the International Accordion Festival, San Antonio is best known for Tex-Mex or Tejano music played by squeeze box masters like Flaco Jimenez, Narciso Martinez and Mingo Saldivar among many. We’ll speak with Flaco, who in collaborations with Doug Sahm, Ry Cooder, and Los Super Seven, has carried the music worldwide. “Chicano brown-eyed soul” performers like Sunny and the Sunliners and other groups describe music that connected New Orleans and Louisiana Swamp Pop with San Antonio and East Los Angeles. We’ll also talk with Vox organ legend Augie Meyers who worked in the high hippie era with Doug Sahm as part of the Sir Douglas Quintet and later in the Texas Tornadoes. The conversation comes full circle with Max Baca, the leader and bajo sexto player of Los Texmaniacs who was influenced by both Flaco and Doug Sahm. The Grammy-winning family band sticks with tradition, but finds ways to include country, blues and rock. Plus music from Sam the Sham, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Freddy Fender and Willie Nelson. ¡Vamos!

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GUILTY PLEASURES DELUXE

November 3rd, 2021

Somewhere on our journey over the past two decades at American Routes, we started talking about “guilty pleasures” shows, where old free form radio roots called for the pleasure of old favorites and new discoveries. But since we broadcast from New Orleans, we’ll drop the word guilty and roll on with the Stones and Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys, Our Native Daughters and Tina Turner, a bootleg tape of Doug Sahm from 70s underground days, and the Mexican American accordion squeeze of Los Texmaniacs.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Rockin' At Cosimo's Lee Allen
    The Aladdin Records Story, Proper
  • Occapella Lee Dorsey
    Night People--The Best of Lee Dorsey, Sunset Blvd Records
  • Iko Iko Dixie Cups
    Chapel of Love, Sun Entertainment
  • Ursuline Second Line New Orleans Night Crawlers
    Atmosphere, Threadhead Records
  • Jazz Party Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra/Tonya Boyd-Cannon
    Jazz Party--Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Troubadour Jazz
  • Instrumental: Twin Guitar Boogie Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
    Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys--For the Last Time, United Artists
  • Country Honk Rolling Stones
    Let It Bleed, ABKCO
  • Bob Wills is Still the King Rolling Stones
    YouTube,
  • Bob Wills Boogie Bob Wills
    The Essential Bob Wils 1935-1947, Columbia Classics
  • Brain Cloudy Blues Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
    The Essential Bob Wills 1935-1947, Columbia Classics
  • Lonesome On'ry and Mean Waylon Jennings
    Lonesome On'ry and Mean, RCA Victor
  • Mean Mean Man Wanda Jackson
    Rockin' with Wanda, Capitol
  • Instrumental: Bandera Willie Nelson
    Red Headed Stranger, Sony
  • The Rains Came Doug Sahm
    Live at the Bijou Cafe--WMMR-FM Broadcast,
  • Mexico Americano Los Texmaniacs
    Cruzando Borders, Smithsonian Folkways
  • Born on the Bayou Creedence Clearwater
    Bayou Country, Fantasy
  • Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner
    Ike & Tina Turner--Workin' Together, Liberty
  • Black Myself Our Native Daughters
    Austin City Limits, Live
  • End Bed: Blues On Purpose Nina Simone
    I Put a Spell on You, Verve

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Blowin' in the Wind Jack McDuff
    Tobacco Road--Brother Jack McDuff, Atlantic
  • Up Above My Head Sister Rosetta Tharp
    Gospel Train, Verve
  • My Baby Just Cares for Me Nina Simone
    Little Girl Blue, Bethlehem
  • Nightflyer Allison Russell
    Outside Child, Fantasy
  • That's How I Got to Memphis Solomon Burke
    Nashville, Shout Factory
  • Crying Roy Orbison
    Crying, Monument
  • Instrumental: Thirty Five-Thirty Willie Mitchell Combo
    The Memphis Rhythm & Blues Sound of Willie Mitchell 1958-1961, Stomper Time Records
  • I Can't Stand the Rain Ann Peebles
    I Can't Stand the Rain, Hi Records
  • Everything Is Gonna Be Alright Don Bryant
    I'll Go Crazy, Hi Records
  • Night Train to Memphis Jerry Lee Lewis
    The Sun Records Sound of Jerry Lee Lewis--30 Country Classics, Sun Records
  • Memphis Chuck Berry
    The Great 28, UMG
  • Tell It to Me Baby Willie Mitchell with the Four Kings
    The Memphis Rhythm & Blues Sound of Willie Mitchell 1958-1961, Stomper Time Records
  • Feelin' Good Little Junior Parker
    Sun BBQ, Sun Records
  • Take Me to the River Al Green
    Al Green Explores Your Mind, Hi Records
  • Instrumental: All Blues Miles Davis, John Coltrane & Cannonball Adderly
    Kind of Blue, Impulse
  • A Love Supreme--Part 1, Acknowledgement John Coltrane
    A Love Supreme/John Coltrane, Verve
  • Sea of Love Cookie and the Cupcakes
    By Request, Jin Records
  • Sea of Love Cat Power
    The Covers Record, Matador
  • The Dolphins Fred Neil
    Fred Neil, Capitol
  • End Bed: Cantaloupe Island Herbie Hancock
    Empyrean Isles, Blue Note

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