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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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JESSE WINCHESTER, WAYNE & JAYNE HENDERSON

January 21st, 2015

This week on American Routes we remember the late singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester, through his music and his own words. Then a visit to Rugby, VA for a close listen into sustainable guitars and ukuleles, made by Jayne and Wayne Henderson, of Henderson Guitars.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: A Showman's Life Jesse Winchester
    A Touch on the Rainy Side, Rhino
  • God's Own Jukebox Jesse Winchester
    Third Down and 110 to Go, Rhino
  • Shadrack Fairfield Four
    I Couldn't Hear Anybody Pray, Warner Bros.
  • Step By Step Jesse Winchester
    Let the Rough Side Drag, Rhino
  • Evil Angel Ed Bruce
    The Best of Ed Bruce, Varese Sarabande
  • Instrumental: Night and Day Mickey Baker
    The Wildest Guitar, Atlantice
  • SEGMENT: Jesse Winchester

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  • All That We Have Is Now Jesse Winchester
    A Reasonable Amount of Trouble, Appleseed
  • Far Side Bank of Jordan Jesse Winchester
    Love Filling Station, Appleseed
  • Instrumental: Fables of Faubus Charles Mingus
    This is Jazz 6, Columbia
  • Stand By Me Ben E. King
    Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974, Atlantic
  • That's a Touch I Like Jerry Garcia
    The Jerry Garcia Collection Vol. 1: Legion of Mary, Rhino
  • Mississippi You're on My Mind Jesse Winchester
    The Best of Jesse Winchester, Rhino
  • A Little Louisiana Jesse Winchester
    A Reasonable Amount of Trouble, Appleseed
  • Brand New Tennessee Waltz Jesse Winchester
    Jesse Winchester Live, Acrobat
  • End Bed: Tennessee Waltz Bobby Broom
    My Shining Hour, Bobby Broom

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Walkin' In My Sleep Wayne Henderson, Doc Watson and Friends
    American Routes/Nightline original live recording,
  • You and My Old Guitar Jimmie Rodgers
    The Singing Brakeman, Bear Family
  • Grand Slam (Boy Meets Goy) Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman
    The Genius of Electric Guitar, Columbia
  • Nuages Willie Nelson and Family
    Let's Face the Music and Dance, Sony
  • Just Playing My Axe Buddy Guy
    The Complete Vanguard Recordings, Vanguard
  • Sugarfoot Rag Junior Brown
    Git With It, Curb
  • Instrumental: Lupus #1 Tom Morrell & the Time-Warp Top Hands
    How the West Was Swung, Vol.5: Go Uptown, WR
  • New River Train Wayne Henderson, Doc Watson and Friends
    American Routes/Nightline original live recording,
  • SEGMENT: Wayne and Jayne Henderson

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  • Instrumental: Let's Dance Jake Shimabukuro
    Gently Weeps, Hitchhike
  • This Old Guitar Neil Young
    Prairie Winds, Reprise
  • Down By the River Puss N Boots
    No Fools, No Fun, Blue Note
  • Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar Delmore Brothers
    Brown's Ferry Blues, County
  • End Bed: Thunder Road/ Sugar Foot Rag Doc Watson
    Docabilly, Sugar Hill Records

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