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AR LIVE: LOUISIANA NEW YEAR'S PARTY WITH CAJUN & ZYDECO AND NEW ORLEANS PIANO & SONG
Join us for a Louisiana New Year’s Party, complete with Cajun and Creole zydeco tunes to get you up and dancing, and New Orleans piano and song. First stop, live on stage in Lafayette with Beausoleil and Terrance Simien’s Zydeco Experience. Then, back home to New Orleans for a special live set with pianoman Tom McDermott and vocalist Meschiya Lake, who bring us favorite from pianists Allen Toussaint and Dr. John and singers Memphis Minnie, Mahalia Jackson and Patsy Cline.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Parlez Nous à Boire Beausoleil
American Routes Original Recording, - Water, Water Beausoleil
American Routes Original Recording, - 99 Year Waltz Beausoleil
American Routes Original Recording, - Instrumental: Zydeco Gris Gris Beausoleil
American Routes Original Recording, - The Mamou Reels Beausoleil
American Routes Original Recording, - SEGMENT: Michael Doucet and Terrence Simien
Listen - Dog Hill Terrance Simien's Zydeco Experience
American Routes Original Recording, - Instrumental: Blue Runner BeBe and Eraste Carriere
La-La--Louisiana Black French Music, Maison de Soul - Valse de Chére Catin Terrance Simien and Beausoleil
American Routes Original Recording, - Iko Iko Medley Terrance Simien and Beausoleil
American Routes Original Recording, - End Bed: Oh Bye-Bye Delton Broussard and teh Lawtell Playboys
La-La--Louisiana Black French Music, Maison de Soul
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Java Tom McDermott
American Routes Original Recording, - SEGMENT: Tom McDermott & Meschiya Lake
Listen - The Crave Tom McDermott
American Routes Original Recording, - Me and My Man Meschiya Lake
American Routes Original Recording, - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Meschiya Lake
American Routes Original Recording, - Dorothy Tom McDermott
American Routes Original Recording, - Instrumental: Wade in the Water Hank Jones and Charlie Haden
Steal Away, Verve - Sermonette Tom McDermott
American Routes Original Recording, - I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About in My Songs Meschiya Lake
American Routes Original Recording, - Sixteen Tons Meschiya Lake
American Routes Original Recording, - Georgia Grind Meschiya Lake
American Routes Original Recording, - Never No More Meschiya Lake
American Routes Original Recording, - Instrumental: Auld Lang Syne Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington--Recollections of the Big Band Era, Atlantic - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve Lou Rawls
Merry Christmas Baby, Capitol - After Midnight JJ Cale
JJ Cale--Naturally, Universal - New Year's Resolution Otis Redding and Carla Thomas
King and Queen, Atlantic - Bringing in a Brand New Year Charles Brown
Charles Brown Sings Christmas Songs, King - Turn, Turn, Turn (to Everything There Is a Season) Nina Simone
To Love Somebody, RCA - End Bed: My Favorite Things John Coltrane
My Favorite Things, Atlantic
