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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
JULY 4TH: SOUL OF AMERICA
Who better to supply an all-American 4th of July soundtrack than our humble citizen selves? This year, we’ll meet two soulful gentlemen who could only have come from the good ol’ USA. Smokey Robinson talks about his voice and his timeless Motown singles with the Miracles, as well as the songs he wrote and produced for others: like “My Guy” for Mary Wells and the Temptations’ “My Girl.” And meet Mr. Wiggles, the king of Richmond, Virginia’s “Fatback Sound.” Also craftsman Charles Gillam who carves blues history out of Mississippi River driftwood. It’s a red, white, and blues Independence Day… may the Fourth be with you!
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Dancing in the Street Ramsey Lewis Trio
In Person, Chess - Summer Days Bob Dylan
Love & Theft, Sony - Guitar Town Steve Earle
Best of alt Country, K-Tel - Dixie Skillet Lickers
Freedom: Songs from the Heart of America, Columbia - Stars and Stripes Forever Kalima Brothers Featurilng Jesse Kalima
Legends of Ukulele, Rhino - Instrumental: Stars & Stripes Forever Van Dyke Parks
Discovering America, Sundazed - In Crowd Ramsey Lewis
In Person 1960-67, MCA - Going to a Go-Go Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Going to a Go-Go, Motown - INTERVIEW: Smokey Robinson
Listen - Instrumental: You Keep Me Hangin' On The Funk Brothers
Standing in the Shadows of Motown soundtrack, Hip-O - The House I Live In The Ravens
Ol Man River, Savoy - The Freedom Train Paul Weston's Orchestra
Freedom: Songs from the Heart of America, Columbia - Star Spangled Banner Duke Ellington
Freedom: Songs from the Heart of America, Columbia - Go to the Mardi Gras Henry Butler
Live at American Routes 5th Anniversary Concert at House of Blues, - Down by the Riverside Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery
Masters of Jazz Vol.4, Rhino
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Bugle Boy March Dr. Michael White
A Song For George Lewis, Basin Street - You're a Grand old Flag James Cagney
Yankee Doodle Dandy, Rhino - Political Science Randy Newman
Sail Away, Warner - We'll Meet Again Peggy Lee and Benny Goodman
Freedom: Songs from the Heart of America, Columbia - America Chita Rivera & Company
Star Spangled Rhythm: Voices of Hollywood and Broadway, Smithsonian Collection - Only in America The Drifters
Rockin' and Driftin', Rhino - INTERVIEW: Mr. Wiggles
Listen - Old Uncle Tom is Dead Mr. Wiggles
Mr. Wiggles Again, Sound of Soul - Instrumental: Dixie-Doodle Link Wray & the Wraymen
Slinky! The Epic Sessions '58-'61, Sundazed - Change is Gonna Come Terrence Trent D'Arby and Booker T & the MGs
Freedom: Songs from the Heart of America, Columbia - INTERVIEW: Charles Gillam
Listen - Down By the Riverside Papa Celestin
Marie Laveau, GHB - Instrumental: America the Beautiful Star Spangled Band
Red, White & Bluegrass, CMH - America the Beautiful Keb' Mo'
Freedom: Songs from the Heart of America, Columbia - This Land is Your Land Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Hard Travelin', Fantazy - No Depression Uncle Tupelo
No Depression, Sony - Back in the USA Chuck Berry
His Best, MCA - End Bed: Under the Double Eagle Bill Boyd
Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection, Smithsonian
