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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
RED, WHITE AND BLUES: THE SOUNDS OF PATRIOTIC PLURALISM
Music and opinion on patriotism as pluralism, and sometimes protest, from guests Merle Haggard and Joan Baez. Plus blues and New Orleans jazz versions of classic freedom songs. Also American anthems from the late King of Bluegrass Jimmy Martin and the Grateful Dead. Then we’re off on a summer road trip to sample Ted Drewes’ Frozen Custard at his venerable stand on Route 66 in St. Louis, and play “Drown the Clown” at a Massachusetts county fair. Join us for a star spangled edition of American Routes.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Glory, Glory Hallelujah Otha Turner
Otha Turner & the Afrossippi Allstars, Birdman - Bugle Boy March Treme Brass Band
The Treme Brass Band, Mardi Gras - Freedom Road Josh White
Free and Equal Blues, Smithsonian Folkways - I Ain't Marching Anymore Phil Ochs
Gunfight at Carnegie Hall, A&M - Okie From Muskogee Phil Ochs
Gunfight at Carnegie Hall, A&M - Fightin' Side of Me Merle Haggard
Hag: The Best Of Merle Haggard, Capitol - CLIP: Merle Haggard on "Okie From Muskogee"
Listen - Where's All the Freedom Merle Haggard
Chicago Wind, Liberty - Instrumental: Old Devil's Dream Sid Hemphill, Lucius Smith
Southern Journey, Vol. 3: 61 Highway Mississippi, Rounder - Blowin' in the Wind Stevie Wonder
Greatest Hits Vol.1, Motown - CLIP: Joan Baez on protest songs
Listen - Green, Green Grass of Home Joan Baez
David's Album, Vanguard - Last Train to Clarksville Cassandra Wilson
New Moon Daughter, Blue Note - For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield, Elektra - American Blood Reckless Kelly
Bulletproof, Yep Roc - Instrumental: Washington Post March The Santa Monica Pier Merry-Go-Round
Takoma Eclectic Sampler, Takoma - Revolution 1 The Beatles
The Beatles, Capitol - Back In The U.S.A. Chuck Berry
The Anthology, Disc 2, Chess - America Is My Home James Brown
The Best Of James Brown, Polydor - Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! Staple Singers
Freedom Highway, Columbia - End Bed: Under the Double Eagle Billy Boyd and his Cowboy Ramblers
Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection, Smithsonian Collection
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Stars and Stripes Forever Eubie Blake
The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake, Columbia - Christopher Columbus Fats Waller
If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It, Bluebird/Legacy - Bob Dylan's 115th Dream Bob Dylan
Bringing It All Back Home, Columbia - I'd Rather Have America Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys
Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys 1954 - 1974, Bear Family - U.S. Blues Grateful Dead
Mars Hotel, Grateful Dead - Instrumental: Grand Old Flag Beer Barrel Barry
Beer Barrel Piano, Crown - SEGMENT: Drewes' Custard Stand
Listen - Summertime The Ravens
Old Man River, Savoy Jazz - Hot Fun in the Summertime Sly & the Family Stone
The Essential Sly & the Family Stone, Epic/Legacy - Instrumental: Stars and Stripes Forever The Kalima Brothers featuring Jesse Kalima
Legends of Ukulele, Rhino - Down Home Summertime Blues Norman Blake
Old Ties, Rounder - County Fair Brownie Ford
Stories from Mountains, Swamps & Honky-Tonks, Flying Fish - SEGMENT: Drown the Clown
Listen - Yankee Doodle Blues Little Brother Montgomery
At Home, Earwig - My Country Randy Newman
Bad Love, Dreamworks - End Bed: When Johnny Comes Marching Home Jimmy Smith Trio
The Master, Blue Note
