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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CHUCK LEAVELL & JON CLEARY

September 23rd, 2015

Meet two piano professors from the South with two differing styles. First up, from Macon, GA, Chuck Leavell has played in a few of Rock’s most iconic bands, from the Allman Brothers to the Rolling Stones. And while piano might be his day job, he’s also a keeper of a Georgia forest and an honorary forest ranger! We talk to Chuck about his love of the keys and the trees. Then, it’s a lesson in New Orleans funk a la keyboard with Jon Cleary, who breaks down the elements and reveals the Latin tinge to New Orleans piano favorites.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: "Jessica" Allman Brothers Band
    Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn
  • "Alabama" Louvin Brothers
    Tragic Songs of Life, Capitol
  • "I'm Movin' On" Ray Charles
    Genius and Soul, Rhino
  • Instrumental: "Old Time Shuffle" Lloyd Glenn
    Honky Tonk Train, Night Train
  • "Up Tight, Good Man" Laura Lee
    The Muscle Shoals Sound , Rhino
  • "She's All I Got" Freddie North
    Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm and Blues 1945-1970, Vol. 2, Lost Highway
  • SEGMENT: Chuck Leavell

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  • Instrumental: "Brotherhood" Royal Southern Brotherhood
    Royal Southern Brotherhood, Ruf Records
  • "Lost Highway" Hank Williams
    The Original Singles Collection, Polygram
  • "Far Away Eyes" The Rolling Stones
    Some Girls , Virgin
  • "Where I'm From" Shelby Lynne
    I Am Shelby Lynne, The Island Def Jam Music
  • "That's How Strong My Love Is" Steve Young
    Rock Salt and Nails, A&M Records
  • "Everybody Needs Love" Drive-By Truckers
    Go-Go Boots, ATO Records
  • "Pony Boy" Allman Brothers Band
    Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn
  • End Bed: "Deep South Mose" Whispering Smith
    Swamp Blues, Ace

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: "Fortune Teller" John Cleary
    Occapella, FHQ
  • "Port St Blues" Jon Cleary
    Moonburn, Pointblank
  • "Ninth Ward Blues" Irvin Mayfield
    Irvin Mayfield, Basin Street
  • "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" Huey Piano Smith
    Kings of New Orleans Rock and Roll, Ace
  • "Misery" Professor Longhair
    Creole Kings Vol. 2, Specialty
  • "Fool's Game" Bonnie Raitt
    Silver Lining, Capitol
  • Instrumental: "Beale Street Popeye" James Booker
    Night Train Keyboard Kings, Night Train
  • SEGMENT: Jon Cleary

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  • "Gone" Irma Thomas
    Time is On My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, Vol. I , EMI
  • "St. James Infirmary" Allen Toussaint
    The Bright Mississippi, Nonesuch
  • Instrumental: "Cow Cow Blues" Allen Toussaint
    The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions, Bear Family
  • "Yes We Can Can" The Pointer Sisters
    The Pointer Sisters, Blue Thumb
  • "Uncloudy Day" Blind Boys of Alabama
    Down in New Orleans, Time Life
  • "Sea of Love" Cookie and the Cupcakes
    Kings of Swamp Pop, Ace
  • "Maiden Voyage" Herbie Hancock
    Maiden Voyage, Blue Note
  • End Bed: "Upright" Allen Toussaint
    The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions, Bear Family

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