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Songs as Poems; Poems as Songs Songs as Poems; Poems as Songs August 10th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Songs as Poems; Poems as Songs

We listen for poetry in music and music in poetry, songs as poems and poems as songs with Langston Hughes, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Ken Nordine. Plus, a visit to New York’s City Lore with poet-folklorist Steve Zeitlin, who rides the POEMobile to the People’s Poetry Gathering and then back to New Orleans to meet Louisiana’s poet laureate, Mona Lisa Saloy.

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AMERICAN ROUTES AT THE MOVIES, STARRING JOHN WATERS AND LES BLANK

February 21st, 2007

Cut a rug on the red carpet with two filmmakers who always put music in a starring role. Director of Pink Flamingos, Hairspray, Cry-Baby and many more, John Waters joins us to talk about his obsession with 1950’s R&B and rock. Documentarian Les Blank recalls working with American Routes marquee names Lightnin’ Hopkins, Clifton Chenier and Dizzy Gillespie.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Thrift Shop Fashion Shoot Stewart Copeland
    Pecker original soundtrack, BMG
  • The Wheel of Fortune Kay Starr with Harold Mooney & Orchestra
    Sentimental Journey: Pop Vocal Classics, Vol. 3, Rhino
  • Shine (From Crossfire) (performer unknown)
    Murder is My Beat: Classic Film Noir Themes and Scenes, Rhino
  • From Russia with Love Count Basie
    Ultra-Lounge Vol.7: The Crime Scene, Capitol
  • Movie Stars The Tiger
    Roosevelt in Trinidad: Calypsos, 1933 - 1939, Rounder
  • You Can Get It If You Really Want Jimmy Cliff
    The Harder They Come original soundtrack, Island
  • Que Rico El Mambo Dámasco Pérez Prado
    The Motorcycles Diaries soundtrack, UMG
  • Instrumental: Woo-Hoo The Rock-A-Teens
    Pecker original soundtrack, BMG
  • Act Naturally The Beatles
    Help!, EMI
  • Hollywood City Carl Perkins
    The Classics, Bear Family
  • Whiskey Heaven Fats Domino
    From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music, Warner Bros.
  • The Madison Time The Ray Bryant Combo
    Hairspray soundtrack, MCA
  • You'll Lose a Good Thing Barbara Lynn
    Hairspray soundtrack, MCA
  • Instrumental: No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) The T-Bones
    Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol.2: The ‘60s, Rhino
  • INTERVIEW: John Waters

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  • Route 66 Chuck Berry
    Cars soundtrack, Disney
  • Route 66 John Mayer
    Cars soundtrack, Disney

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Theme from M*A*S*H (a.k.a. Suicide is Painless) Bill Evans
    You Must Believe In Spring, Warner Bros.
  • Moten Swing solos: Jesse Davis, James Carter
    Kansas City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Verve
  • My Funny Valentine Chet Baker
    The Company soundtrack, Sony
  • Drown in My Own Tears Ray Charles
    Ray: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Atlantic/Rhino/WMG
  • Wildwood Flower Reese Witherspoon
    Walk the Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Wind-Up
  • Instrumental: Mandolin Blues Tennessee Mess Arounders
    Fonotone Records 1956-1969, Dust-To-Digital
  • Tom Joad, Part 2 Woody Guthrie
    Dust Bowl Ballads, Buddha
  • CLIP: Bob Dylan as Alias from Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
  • Billy 4 Bob Dylan
    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid soundtrack, Columbia
  • Come Una Pietra Scalciata (Like a Rolling Stone) Articolo 31
    Masked and Anonymous music from the motion picture, Columbia
  • Love of My Life (Oh Sole Mio) Louis Prima and Keely Smith with Sam Butera and the Witnesses
    Big Night soundtrack, Rysher
  • INTERVIEW: Les Blank

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  • Instrumental: A Streetcar Named Desire The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
    Warner Bros. 75 Years of Film Music, Rhino
  • A Streetcar Named Desire Terence Blanchard
    Jazz in Film, Sony
  • Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans? Billie Holiday with Louis Armstrong and his Band
    New Orleans soundtrack, Soundtrack Factory
  • End Bed: Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans? Henry Butler
    American Routes original recording,

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