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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WILLIE NELSON / JOHN JACKSON

November 14th, 2001

This week one of America’s great traveling troubadors, Willie Nelson, pulls his tour bus into New Orleans. Willie chats and the Nelson family band plays a live set, including the old favorite, Angel Flying too Close to the Ground and the title track of his new record, Milk Cow Blues. Also, Piedmont bluesman John Jackson drops by to play his brand of country blues from the Eastern Seaboard.

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HOUR ONE

  • Outskirts of Town Willie Nelson and Keb' Mo
    Milk Cow Blues, Island
  • I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town Louis Jordan
    Let the Good Times Roll Box, Bear Family
  • Sweet Georgia Brown Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli w/the Quintet of the Hot Club of France
    Souvenirs, London
  • Ida Red Likes to Boogie Bob Wills
    Hall of Fame, MCA
  • SEGMENT: Willie Nelson
  • Pick Up the Tempo Willie Nelson
    live at American Routes,
  • Milk Cow Blues Willie Nelson
    live at American Routes,
  • Instrumental: Willie in studio tuning Willie Nelson
    live at American Routes,
  • INTERVIEW: Willie Nelson

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  • Angel Flying too Close to the Ground Willie Nelson
    live at American Routes,
  • Let's Get Lost Chet Baker
    The Best of Chet Baker Sings, Pacific Jazz
  • Instrumental: The Best Thing for You Chet Baker
    Two a Day, Dreyfus
  • Tarde Pa' Arrepentirnos Isidro Lopez
    El Indio, Arhoolie
  • You Can't Break My Heart Adolph Hofner
    South Texas Swing, Arhoolie
  • Remington Ride Freddy King
    Hide Away: The Best of, Rhino
  • T for Texas Dwight Yoakum
    The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, Columbia

HOUR two

  • Road Runner Bo Didley
    The Chess Box, MCA
  • Stop Breakin' Down Lucinda Williams
    Ramblin', Folkways
  • What's It? Jimmie Rodgers
    The Singing Brakeman, Bear Family
  • Your Feet's Too Big The Ink Spots
    The Anthology, MCA/Decca
  • Diddy Wa Diddy John Jackson
    Country Blues & Ditties, Arhoolie
  • Instrumental: Rainbow Doc Watson
    Foundation, Sugar Hill
  • INTERVIEW: John Jackson
  • John Henry John Jackson
    live at American Routes,
  • John Henry Paul Robeson
    The Power & the Glory, Sony
  • St. Louis Blues McCoy Tyner
    Jazz Roots, Telarc
  • Instrumental: Hale-Bopp, Hip-Hop Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter
    1 + 1, Verve
  • I Left My Baby Kevin Mahogany
    Kansas City soundtrack, Verve
  • (Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone Roy Montrell
    Earl Palmer Backbeat, Ace
  • Alligator Boogaloo Lou Donaldson
    Blue 45s, Blue Note
  • Alligator Boogaloo A La Carte Brass & Percussion
    Go-Go and Gumbo, Satchmo ‘N' Soul, Wildchild
  • I'm Coming Home (To See My Mother) Clifton Chenier
    King of the Bayous, Arhoolie

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