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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JAZZ FEST/LOUIS ARMSTRONG

April 26th, 2000

It’s time for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a rite of spring that began over three decades ago and now draws worldwide attention. We’ll play music from Jazzfest and take a look at Louis Armstrong’s legacy in his centennial year.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Second Line on Monday Chuck Carbo
    Life's Ups and Downs, 504
  • You Can Get it If You Really Want Jimmy Cliff
    The Harder They Come, Island
  • It's Hard to Stop Betty Wright
    The Best of Betty Wright, Rhino
  • Penguins Lyle Lovett
    I Love Everybody, MCA
  • Rain Shower Olu Dara
    In the World, Atlantic
  • Rum and Coca-Cola Professor Longhair
    Big Chief, Tomato
  • INTERVIEW: Katrina Geenen
  • Volvo a la I De Cascabulho
    Fome Da Dor De Cobeca,
  • Cypress Inn Special Sundown Playboys
    J'Etais au Bal, Swallow
  • Instrumental: Opelousas Hop Clifton Chenier
    Bayou Blues, Specialty
  • SEGMENT: Po' Henry & Tookie
  • Sitting on Top of the World Tookie and Henry
    NS Field Tape,
  • Jump for Joy Campbell Brothers
    Pass Me Not, Arhoolie
  • One Way Out Allman Brothers Band
    Eat a Peach, Capricorn
  • Let ‘em Roll Corey Harris & Henry Butler
    Vudu Menz, Alligator
  • Blues on the Corner McCoy Tyner
    The Real McCoy, Blue Note

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Dippermouth Blues King Oliver
    Dippermouth Blues, ASV
  • Basin Street Blues Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
    Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Sony
  • St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith
    Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Sony
  • Blue Yodel #9 Jimmie Rodgers
    Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Sony
  • Basin Street Blues Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys
    Anthology, Rhino
  • Jeepers Creepers Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
    Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton, Verve
  • INTERVIEW: Nicholas Payton
  • Instrumental: Wild Man Blues Jelly Roll Morton
    Jelly Roll Morton Vol. 2, Smithsonian
  • Wild Man Blues Louis Armstrong & the All-Stars
    Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography, Jazz Unlimited
  • Now You has Jazz Bing Crosby with Louis Armstrong
    Louis Armstrong at MGM, Rhino
  • INTERVIEW: Kermit Ruffins

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  • Go Down Moses Louis Armstrong
    Louis & the Good Book, Decca
  • Instrumental: Struttin' with Some Barbecue Lee Konitz Nonet
    Chiaroscuro, Candid
  • Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans? Billie Holiday with Louis Armstrong
    New Orleans Soundtrack, Disconforme
  • When It's Sleepytime Down South Louis Armstrong
    Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Sony
  • End Bed: What a Wonderful World Charlie Byrd
    For Louis, Concord

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