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NEKO CASE / WILLIS ALAN RAMSEY
In addition to American Routes’ weekly mix of enduring and eclectic musical styles, we interview old- and new-school alternative country artists. Willis Alan Ramsey, the cult musical hero from Austin, Texas who wrote “Muskrat Love,” released one very successful country folk album in the ’70s — then all but disappeared from the music scene. Neko Case, a former punk drummer turned country chanteuse, serenades us in the studio, and talks about her atmospheric recent album “Blacklisted.”
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Strollin' Home King Curtis
The Capitol Years, 1962-1965, Bear Family - Feel So Good Shirley and Lee
Let the Good Times Roll, ACE - Let the Good Times Roll Derrick and Patsy with Drumbago and His Harmonizers
Trojan Jamaican R&B Box Set, Trojan - Carmencita Lionel Belasco
Goodnight Ladies and Gents: Creole Music of Lionel Belasco, Rounder - Salee Dame Baby Dodds Trio
Jazz a La Creole, GHB - Instrumental: Rockin' At Cosmo's Lee Allen
The Aladdin Records Story, EMI - I'm A Mojo Man Lonesome Sundown
I'm A Mojo Man: The Best of The Excello Singles, Excello - Maybe Baby Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly Collection: 50 Classic Recordings, MCA - When Will I Be Loved Everly Brothers
Classic Everly Brothers, Bear Family - Tightly Neko Case
Blacklisted, Bloodshot - INTERVIEW: Neko Case
Listen - Darlin' Companion The Lovin' Spoonful
Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful, Buddha - Louisiana Man Lonnie Donegan
More Than 'Pye in the Sky', Bear Family - Chicken Hop Hasil Adkins
Poultry in Motion: The Hasil Adkins Chicken Collection, Norton - Polk Salad Annie Sleepy LaBeef
Larger Than Life, Bear Family - Alligator Boogaloo Lou Donaldson
The Blue Note Years, Vol. 3, Blue Note - Call of the Gators Willis 'Gator' Jackson
Call of the Gators, Delmark - See You Later Alligator Bobby Charles
Chess New Orleans, MCA - Alligator Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Cha's
Creole Crossroads, Rounder
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Remington Ride Freddy King
Hide Away: The Best of Freddy King, Rhino - Feel So Bad Otis Rush
Mourning in the Morning, Sundazed - Lonesome, On'ry and Mean Waylon Jennings
Lonesome, On'ry and Mean, RCA - Satin Sheets Waylon Jennings
Ol' Waylon, RCA - Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You) Norah Jones
Lonesome, On'ry and Mean: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings, Dualtone - Instrumental: Sun Valley Walk Merrill Moore
Boogie My Blues Away BOX, Bear Family - INTERVIEW: Willis Alan Ramsey
Listen - I've Been to Memphis Lyle Lovett
Joshua Judges Ruth, Curb - Don't Be Cruel Jerry Lee Lewis
Classic, Bear Family - Great Balls of Fire Otis Blackwell
They Called It Rock 'N' Roll, BMG - Son of a Preacher Man Bobbie Gentry
The Capitol Years: Ode to Bobbie Gentry, EMI - Instrumental: Coolidge Rising Leo Kottke
6 and 12 String Guitar, Takoma - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Bob Dylan
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Columbia - For What It's Worth The Staple Singers
Freedom Highway, Columbia - Glory, Glory Hallelujah Otha Turner
From Senegal to Senatobia, Birdman - Just a Closer Walk With Thee Donald Harrison & The New Orleans Legacy Ensemble
Spirits of Congo Square, Candid - End Bed: Glory, Glory / Jesus On The Mainline Rebirth Brass Band
We Come To Party, Shanachie
