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PICNIC PARTY MUSIC WITH THE PONDEROSA STOMP
Celebrate the Memorial Day weekend with American Routes. We’ll hang out at the Ponderosa Stomp for the best in swamp pop, garage rock and surf music, all live from the House of Blues in New Orleans. Then we’ll visit with the music maestro and arranger known as the “Creole Beethoven,” Wardell Quezergue and learn how he helped build the New Orleans sound. Plus classic New Orleans music to get your party started.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Ponderosa Stomp Lazy Lester
House Rockin' & Hip Shakin', Vol.4: Bayou Blues Harp , Hip-O - Everybody Needs Somebody Thee Midniters
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - Gloria Thee Midniters
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - Whittier Blvd Thee Midniters
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - I Smell a Rat Young Jessie
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - Youngblood Young Jessie
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - Women and Cadillacs Tommy Brown
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - Instrumental: Miss Twist Duane Eddy
Dance with the Guitar Man / Twistin' 'N' Twangin' , One Way - SEGMENT: Duane Eddy
Listen - Peter Gunn Duane Eddy
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - Ramrod Duane Eddy
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - Rebel Rouser Duane Eddy
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - Instrumental: Ham Sandwich Twist Wayne & The Velvetones
An Introduction To: Night Train Keyboard Kings , Night Train - Let's Do It Johnnie Allan
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - Lonely Days and Lonely Nights Johnnie Allan
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - Misrilou The Trashmen
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - Henrietta The Trashmen
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - Then He Kissed Me La La Brooks
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - There's No Other Like My Baby La La Brooks
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - End Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
American Routes original recording,
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Hammerhead June Gardner
An Introduction to: Night Train New Orleans , Night Train - Cuttin' Out Professor Longhair
'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology , Rhino - Roberta Frankie Ford
Very Best of Frankie Ford , Music Club - It's Wrong Earl King
The Complete Imperial Recordings , Okra Tone - SEGMENT: Wardell Quezergue
Listen - Instrumental: 99 Plus 1 June Gardner
Wardell Querzerque Sixty Smokin' Soul Senders, Funky Delicacies - Teasin' You Willie Tee
Teasin' You , Night Train International - Carry On Jean Knight
The Complete Stax/Volt Singles Vol 3. , Stax - Groove Me King Floyd
Pure Soul Power , UTVRecords - I'm Walkin' Fats Domino
Out of New Orleans , Bear Family - I Didn't Want to Do It The Spiders
Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans 1947-1974 , EMI - Would You? Dave Bartholomew
Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans 1947-1974 , EMI - Instrumental: Good News Dave Bartholomew
The Spirit of New Orleans: The Genius of Dave Bartholomew , EMI - SEGMENT: Barbara Lynn
Listen - You'll Lose a Good Thing Barbara Lynn
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - I'm a Good Woman Barbara Lynn
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp, - End Bed: Forty Miles of Bad Road Duane Eddy
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
