JOE LASTIE
EPISODES OF AMERICAN ROUTES WITH JOE LASTIE
MUSIC AND MEMORIES ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI: THE LEWIS FAMILY MUSEUM, HANEY'S BIG HOUSE AND NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FUNERAL
How do we capture the intangible power of music and memories? We'll first take a tour of the Lewis Family Museum and liquor store in Ferriday, Louisiana, where Jerry Lee Lewis' sister Frankie Jean shows us around their family home decorated with show posters, weapons, magazine clippings, religious icons and other memorabilia. Then we'll visit with the mayor of Ferriday and the people who turned memories into reality of club/hotel/bus depot/post office Haney's Big House that burned down in 1966. Across the river in Natchez, MS, blues drummer and harp player Hezekiah Early looks back on playing in Haney's house band. Back down in New Orleans, we'll talk with Treme Brass Band's leader and snare drummer Benny Jones and bass drummer Joe Lastie about their late drummer and friend Uncle Lionel Batiste who was memorably embalmed standing up in street parade finery.
MUSIC AND MEMORIES ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
How do we capture the intangible power of music and memories? We'll first take a tour of the Lewis Family Museum and liquor store in Ferriday, Louisiana, where Jerry Lee Lewis' sister Frankie Jean shows us around their family home decorated with show posters, weapons, magazine clippings, religious icons and other memorabilia. Then we'll visit with the mayor of Ferriday and the people who turned memories into reality of club/hotel/bus depot/post office Haney's Big House that burned down in 1966. Across the river in Natchez, MS, blues drummer and harp player Hezekiah Early looks back on playing in Haney's house band. Back down in New Orleans, we'll talk with Treme Brass Band's leader and snare drummer Benny Jones and bass drummer Joe Lastie about their late drummer and friend Uncle Lionel Batiste who was memorably embalmed standing up in street parade finery.
MUSIC & MEMORY ON THE MISSISSIPPI: LEWIS FAMILY MUSEUM, HANEY'S BIG HOUSE AND A NOLA JAZZ FUNERAL
This week we start with a tour of the Lewis Family Museum and liquor store in Ferriday, LA, where Jerry Lee Lewis' sister Frankie Jean shows us around the home where they grew up. Then we visit with the mayor of Ferriday and the people of club/hotel/bus depot/post office Haney's Big House. Across the river in Natchez, MS, bluesman Hezekiah Early looks back on playing in Haney's house band. We end in New Orleans, where we talk with Treme Brass Band's leader and snare drummer Benny Jones and bass drummer Joe Lastie about their late drummer and friend Uncle Lionel Batiste.
MUSIC AND MEMORY: THE LEWIS FAMILY MUSEUM, HANEY'S BIG HOUSE & NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FUNERAL
This week on American Routes, we'll first take a tour of the Lewis Family Museum and liquor store in Ferriday, LA, where Jerry Lee Lewis' sister Frankie Jean shows us around their family home. Then we'll visit with the mayor of Ferriday and others who remember Haney's Big House, which burned down in 1966. Across the river in Natchez, MS, bluesman Hezekiah Early looks back on playing in Haney's house band. Back down in New Orleans, we'll talk with Treme Brass Band's leader and snare drummer Benny Jones and bass drummer Joe Lastie about their late drummer and friend Uncle Lionel Batiste.
FROM THE SHOW: IT'S CARNIVAL TIME!
From the show "It's Carnival Time!" originally aired on February 23rd, 2022
FROM THE SHOW: SPRING AWAKENING
From the show "Spring Awakening" originally aired on March 31st, 2021
FROM THE SHOW: DANCE YOUR BLUES AWAY ON MARDI GRAS DAY
From the show "Dance Your Blues Away on Mardi Gras Day" originally aired on February 10th, 2021
FROM THE SHOW: AFTER THE STORM: KATRINA AT 15
From the show "After the Storm: Katrina at 15" originally aired on August 26th, 2020
FROM THE SHOW: SPRING AWAKENING: A CORONA GLOBAL COMPANION
From the show "Spring Awakening: A Corona Global Companion" originally aired on April 8th, 2020
FROM THE SHOW: IN THE SPIRIT OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WITH CYRIL NEVILLE
From the show "In the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. With Cyril Neville" originally aired on January 15th, 2020
FROM THE SHOW: PONDEROSA STOMP AND AMERICANA SWAMP
From the show "Ponderosa Stomp and Americana Swamp" originally aired on November 6th, 2019
FROM THE SHOW: IN THE SPIRIT OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WITH CYRIL NEVILLE
From the show "In the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. with Cyril Neville" originally aired on January 16th, 2019
FROM THE SHOW: IT'S CARNIVAL TIME!
From the show "It's Carnival Time!" originally aired on February 7th, 2018
FROM THE SHOW: PONDEROSA STOMP & AMERICANA SWAMP
From the show "Ponderosa Stomp & Americana Swamp" originally aired on October 4th, 2017
FROM THE SHOW: KATRINA: 10 YEARS AFTER THE FLOOD
From the show "Katrina: 10 Years After the Flood" originally aired on August 26th, 2015
FROM THE SHOW: DANCE YOUR BLUES AWAY ON MARDI GRAS DAY
From the show "Dance Your Blues Away on Mardi Gras Day" originally aired on February 6th, 2013
FROM THE SHOW: DANCE YOUR BLUES AWAY ON MARDI GRAS DAY
From the show "Dance Your Blues Away on Mardi Gras Day" originally aired on February 15th, 2012
FROM THE SHOW: SAINTS ALIVE: AFTER THE STORM XI
From the show "Saints Alive: After the Storm XI" originally aired on August 26th, 2009
