AMERICAN ROUTES
Country, Cuban and Cajun: Raul Malo & The Mavericks; The Pine Leaf Boys Country, Cuban and Cajun: Raul Malo & The Mavericks; The Pine Leaf Boys February 8th, 2023 (Hour 1)
Country, Cuban and Cajun: Raul Malo & The Mavericks; The Pine Leaf Boys

We meet Raul Malo, the Miami-born and Cuban-descended singer and leader of The Mavericks, known for country, pop and roots rock. We’ll talk about that and Latin music, all behind the band’s huge success in country music and their recent successful all Spanish language recording. Then a live concert and conversation with the Pine Leaf Boys as Louisiana French two-steps meet rock n roll. Plus music from Celia Cruz, Patsy Cline, Los Lobos and Professor Longhair.

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AN ENCORE PRESENTATION OF PRISON SONGS WITH LATE-MERLE HAGGARD & AARON NEVILLE

April 13th, 2016

American Routes explores the music associated with outlaws and life behind bars, from “Ball and Chain” to “Jailhouse Rock,” from Johnny Cash’s San Quentin show to Leadbelly’s “Midnight Special.” We revisit our 2000 interview with the late-Merle Haggard, and then talk to Aaron Neville about his experience with incarceration. Plus a visit to the “Wildest Show in the South”—the Angola, Louisiana Prison Rodeo.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Po Lazarus James Carter and the Prisoners
    O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack, Lost Highway
  • Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash
    Live at Folsom Prison, Sony
  • Riot in Cell Block #9 Wanda Jackson
    Vintage Collections, Capitol
  • He's In the Jailhouse Now Memphis Sheiks
    From Where I Stand, Warner
  • Prison Bound Robert Nighthawk
    The Aristocrat of the Blues, Chess/ MCA
  • SEGMENT: Merle Haggard Pt.1

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  • If Only I Could Fly Merle Haggard
    If Only I Could Fly, Anti
  • SEGMENT: Merle Haggard Pt. 2

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  • Cole Younger Edward L. Crain
    Anthology of American Folk Music, Smithsonian Folkways
  • Outlaw Blues Bob Dylan
    Bringing It Back Home, Columbia
  • 21 Days In Jail Magic Sam
    Magic Sam 1957-1966, West Side Guitar, Cobra
  • Instrumental: Aurora En Pekin Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos
    Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos, Atlantic
  • The Tijuana Jail Johnny Bond
    The Best of Johnny Bond, Varese Vintage
  • Jailhouse Blues Dinah Washington
    Sings Bessie Smith, Verve
  • Jailhouse Rock Albert King
    King Does the King's Things, Stax
  • The Things That I Used to Do James Brown
    James Brown: Messing with the Blues, Polydor
  • Have Mercy Judge Chuck Berry
    The Chess Box, Chess/MCA
  • Tipitina Allen Toussaint
    American Routes live recording,

HOUR two

  • Angola Bound Aaron Neville
    The Very Best of Aaron Neville, A&M
  • Parchman Farm Johnny Rivers
    Anthology 1964-1977, Rhino
  • SEGMENT: Angola Prison Farm Rodeo (Israel Ducree, Cliff Bowman, Harry Kursey, Alex Hinnis and Terry Hawkins)
  • Stewball Ed Lewis and Prisoners
    Southern Journey: 61 Highway Mississippi, Folkways
  • Chain Gang Sam Cooke
    Greatest Hits, RCA
  • Back On the Chain Gang Pretenders
    The Singles, Sire
  • Instrumental: Work Song Grant Green
    2 by 5 Guitar Jazz, 32 Jazz
  • SEGMENT: Aaron Neville

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  • How Blue Can You Get BB King
    Live In Cook County Jail, MCA
  • Instrumental: Midnight Special Tiny Grimes
    Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974, Atlantic
  • Midnight Special Leadbelly
    From Where I Stand: The Black Experience In Country Music, Warner Bros.
  • Midnight Special Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Hot Stuff, Fantasy
  • I Shall Be Released Heptones
    Sea of Love, Rounder
  • I'm Goin' Home Ervin Webb and Prisoners
    Southern Journey: 61 Highway Mississippi, Folkways
  • End Bed: Blues After All Jimmy Smith
    Retrospective, Blue Note

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