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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
ALASKA / HAWAII
From Alaska to Hawaii, the Newest States of Being Cool and warm seasonal music for dog sledding and surfing, Eskimo rock and slack-key hula guitar. We’ll hear songs about these places from the imaginations of Danny Kaye,The Sons of Hawaii, Michelle Shocked and the Nunamta Yupik Singers. Plus visits to a Hawaiian luau, radio station KBHR of “Northern Exposure” fame and a real Alaskan public radio station, KNBA in Anchorage.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Hula Blues Bob Brozman and Ledward Kaapana
Kika Kila Meets Kiho'alu, Dancing Cat - Li' Uli' U Aloha Na Mele O Paniolo
Songs of the Hawaiian Cowboy, WB - Honolulu Rock-a Roll-a Moon Mullican
Sings His All Time Greatest Hits, King - Hanakeoki Sons of Hawaii
The Best of the Sons of Hawaii, Hawaii Sons - The New Hula Blues Taj Mahal
Sacred Island, Private Music - Everybody Does it in Hawaii Jimmie Rodgers
On the Way Up, 1929, Rounder - Tomi, Tomi Kanui & Lula
Blue Hawaii, ASV - Hula Lou Danny Kaye
Sings Your Favorite Songs, The Entertainers - Instrumental: Blues for Hawaiians Chuck Berry
More Slide Guitar Classics, Rhino - Cowboy Hula Na Mele O Paniolo
Songs Of The Hawaiian Cowboy, WB - Hillbilly Hula Gal Junior Brown
12 Shades of Brown, Curb - Hawaii Five-O The Ventures
Hawaii Five-O"/"Swamp Rock, One Way Records - Makaha Waves Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Spellbound! (1955-1974), Bear Family - SEGMENT: Lahaina Luau
- Blue Hawaii Elvis Presley
Elvis Blue Hawaii, RCA - Instrumental: Coconut Boogaloo Medeski, Martin and Wood
Combustication, Blue Note - Kai Malino George Kahumoko Jr
Troubled Paradise, Flying Fish - Mele Pule Kahea: Hula Ka'i Sam Pua Ha'aheo
The Master Chanters of Hawaii, Mountain Apple Co. - Aia ‘O Kalani I Maleka Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu
Po'Oleka Chants, Dudoit - Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai) Ella Fitzgerald
Wild, Cool & Swingin' Too, Capitol - I'll Fly to Hawaii Gowans' Rhapsody makers
Jazz the World Forgot Vol. 1, Yazoo
HOUR two
- Keeping Warm Merideth Monk and Bob Een
Facing North, ECM - Ah hum mum ma Tudjaat
Heartbeat 2: More Voices of First Nations Women, Folkways - Igloo Betty Hutton
The Best of the RCA Years, One Way - North to Alaska Dwight Yoakum
Under the Covers, Reprise - Don't Eat the Yellow Snow Frank Zappa
Apostrophe, Ryko - The Coldest Stuff in Town Whistling Bob Howe & Frankie Griggs
Please Warm My Weiner, Yazoo - Baby It's Cold Outside Dean Martin
Christmas Cocktails 2, Capitol - Instrumental: The Casbah Buddy Rich and Max Roach
Rich Versus Roach, Mercury - Eagle Island Blues Bill Stevens
Folk Masters Radio Series, - Stranded Nunamta Yupik Singers
Folk Masters Radio Series, - SEGMENT: Cold and music from Barrow, AK
- North to Alaska Rose Maddox
The Complete, Bear Family - South To Louisiana (North To Alaska) Johnnie Allan
Swamp Pop Legend, Jin - Instrumental: Theme From Northern Exposure David Schwartz
More Music From Northern Exposure, MCA - Chris in the Morning (KBHR): "On Spring"
Northern Exposure TV Series, - When It's Springtime In Alaska Johnny Horton
1956-1960, Bear Family - INTERVIEW: Jim Stratton: Alaska DJ
- Anchorage Michelle Shocked
Short Sharp Shocked, Mercury - Ice Daniel Lanois
Acadie, Warner - End Bed: Stand Up, Sit Down Bill Frisell Quartet
Bill Frisell Quartet, Nonesuch
