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Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows May 25th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows

Join us this Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellows. Each year, the NEA recognizes traditional artists for their excellence and contributions to our nation’s heritage. It’s the highest award in the traditional arts. This year’s honorees include: Filipino rondalla musician Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon; Osage ribbon worker and ceramicist Anita Fields; documentary filmmaker and preservationist Tom Davenport; Louisiana’s Winnsboro Easter Rock gospel ensemble; Hill Country blues drummer and guitarist Cedric Burnside; Puerto Rican mundillo lace weaver Nellie Vera; Irish flute and whistle maven Joanie Madden; Chicago tap dancer Reginald “Reggio the Hoofer” McLaughlin; and the Mexican American band from East Los Angeles, Los Lobos. Plus music from prior awardees including Del McCoury, Mavis Staples, Dr. Michael White and John Lee Hooker.

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SONIC TRAVELERS: JERRY DOUGLAS AND GUITAR SHORTY

October 14th, 2015

It’s a blues and country showdown on American Routes with two instrumental showmen. Jerry Douglas is a master of the dobro, and a favorite session man and band member for so many musicians: from Allison Krauss to Elvis Costello. We’ll talk to Jerry about his recent project, which leads him beyond bluegrass to New Orleans. Then, a visit with the acrobatic bluesman Guitar Shorty, who shares some history on his times traveling the Chitlin Circuit.

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HOUR ONE

  • "Like It Is" Jerry Douglas
    Restless on the Farm, Sugar Hill
  • "King of the Road" James Booker
    James Booker: Classified, Rounder
  • "Traveling Mood" Dr. John
    In the Right Place, ATCO
  • "Traveling Man" The Techniques
    Treasure Isle Mood, Heart Beat
  • "Lonesome Traveler" Memphis Slim
    Raining the Blues, Fantasy
  • "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" Leon Redbone
    No Regrets, Sugar Hill
  • Instrumental: "Choctaw Hayride" Alison Krauss & Union Station
    New Favorite, Rounder
  • "Wabash Cannonball" Roy Acuff
    The King of Country Music, Bear Family
  • "Train, Train" Dolly Parton
    The Grass is Blue, Sugar Hill
  • SEGMENT: Jerry Douglas

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  • Instrumental: "American Tune/Spain" Jerry Douglas
    Traveler, One Music
  • "Sing a Traveling Song" Johnny Cash
    The Man in Black 1963-69, Bear Family
  • "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" Bob Dylan
    The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Columbia
  • "Travelin' Blues" Jimmie Rodgers
    1930-1931 America's Blue Yodeler, Rounder
  • "Ramblin' On My Mind" Robert Johnson
    King of the Delta Blues Singer, Columbia
  • "A Hard Road to Travel" Shakey Jake
    Chicago Blues Masters vol. 3, Capitol
  • "Travelin' Light" Billie Holiday
    Billie Holiday: Songs of Lost Love, Verve
  • End Bed: "So Here We Are" Jerry Douglas
    Traveler, One Music

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: "I'm Going Back to Houston" Guitar Shorty
    Roll Over, Baby, Black Top
  • "Mr. Blues Jumped the Rabbit" Wyonie Harris
    Wyonie: Rockin the Blues, Proper
  • "Trouble in Mind" Sister Rosetta Tharpe w/ Lucky Millinder's Orchestra
    Night Train: Classic Railroad Songs, Vol. 3, Rounder
  • "Chitlin' Switch" Johnny Otis
    Rhythm & Blues Caravan: The Complete Savoy Recordings, Savoy Jazz
  • "Annie Mae's Cafe" Little Milton
    The Last Soul Company, Malaco
  • "Honky Tonky" Koko Taylor
    I Got What It Takes, Alligator
  • "In the Night" Professor Longhair
    The Professor Longhair Anthology, Rhino
  • Instrumental: "Deep South Mose" Whispering Smith
    Swamp Blues, Ace
  • SEGMENT: Guitar Shorty

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  • "Red House" Jimi Hendrix
    Jimi Hendrix: Blues, Experience Hendrix
  • "If You Love Me Like You Say" Hosea Hargrove
    Texas Golden Nugget, Dialtone
  • Instrumental: "Hammerhead" June Gardner
    An Introduction to Night Train New Orleans , Night Train Intl.
  • "Bad Bad Whiskey" Amos Milburn
    Blues, Barrelhouse and Boogie-Woogie 1945-1956, Capitol
  • "Let Me Go Home Whiskey" Asleep at the Wheel
    Texas Gold, Capitol
  • "Crying Time" Ray Charles
    Ray Charles: His Greatest Hits , DCC
  • "Night Life" Willie Nelson
    Willie Nelson: One Hell of a Ride, Columbia
  • "Fool's Paradise" Sam Cooke
    Nightbeat, RCA
  • End Bed: "Let's Get Close" Guitar Shorty
    Roll Over, Baby, Black Top

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