AMERICAN ROUTES
San Antonio Sounds San Antonio Sounds September 20th, 2023 (Hour 1)
San Antonio Sounds

The great Texas river city is a mix of Mexican, German, Anglo and African American cultures, among others. Home to the Texas Conjunto Festival and the International Accordion Festival, San Antonio is best known for Tex-Mex or Tejano music played by squeeze box masters like Flaco Jimenez, Narciso Martinez and Mingo Saldivar among many. We’ll speak with Flaco, who in collaborations with Doug Sahm, Ry Cooder, and Los Super Seven, has carried the music worldwide. “Chicano brown-eyed soul” performers like Sunny and the Sunliners and other groups describe music that connected New Orleans and Louisiana Swamp Pop with San Antonio and East Los Angeles. We’ll also talk with Vox organ legend Augie Meyers who worked in the high hippie era with Doug Sahm as part of the Sir Douglas Quintet and later in the Texas Tornadoes. The conversation comes full circle with Max Baca, the leader and bajo sexto player of Los Texmaniacs who was influenced by both Flaco and Doug Sahm. The Grammy-winning family band sticks with tradition, but finds ways to include country, blues and rock. Plus music from Sam the Sham, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Freddy Fender and Willie Nelson. ¡Vamos!

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LOVERS, BROTHERS AND OTHERS: MAKING SWEET MUSIC TOGETHER

April 1st, 2015

Music made by couples, families and siblings often has a special quality. The same is true of people who have a musical attraction to one another: Lennon and McCartney, or Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Country traditionalist and mandolin player Marty Stuart was 12 years old when he met country chanteuse Connie Smith at a road show in his native Mississippi. Decades later Marty and Connie were married. They talk about their spring-fall relationship and making music together as “old souls.” We’ll talk to Joan Baez about writing for Bob Dylan and her singing his songs. Plus the Black Keys tell us how they teamed up, as did real brothers Trombone Shorty and James Andrews. We’ll also hear from the Cajun married duo of Marc and Ann Savoy.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Corinne, Corrina Chat Atkins
    Gallop Guitar: The Early Years, Bear Family
  • You Are My Sunshine Ray Charles
    Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection, Rhino
  • I Thank You Sam & Dave
    Sweat 'n' Soul: Anthology 1965-1971, Rhino
  • The Man I Love Billie Holiday and Lester Young
    A Musical Romance, Columbia
  • Sweet Lorraine Nat King Cole
    The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: The Vocal Classics, Vol.1 1942-1946, Capitol
  • Hey Boy! Hey Girl! Louis Prima and Keely Smith
    Wild, Cool and Swingin' , Capitol
  • Instrumental: Hummingbyrd Marty Stuart
    Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions, Sugar Hill
  • SEGMENT: Marty Stuart and Connie Smith

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  • Evening Gown Mick Jagger
    Wandering Spirit, Atlantic
  • Fraulein Townes Van Zandt
    The Late Great Townes Van Zandt, United Artists
  • Ain't It Hard Mance Lipscomb
    Texas Blues Guitar, Arhoolie
  • Instrumental: Fireman Ring the Bell R.L. Burnside
    Too Bad Jim, Fat Possum
  • CLIP: The Black Keys
  • Busted Black Keys
    The Big Come Up, Alive
  • Losing You Mavis Staples
    You Are Not Alone, Anti-
  • If I Were a Carpenter Lee Dorsey
    Soul Mine: The Greatest Hits and More 1960-1978, Charley
  • You Were On My Mind Ian and Sylvia
    The Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings, Vanguard
  • Jackson Jerry Lee Lewis and Linda Gail Lewis
    The Locust Years, Bear Family
  • Ballad of John and Yoko John Lennon
    Imagine: John Lennon: Music from the Original Motion Picture, Capitol
  • End Bed: Return to Me Buddy Miller feat. Lee Ann Womack
    The Majestic Silver Strings, New West
  • Long Time Gone Billie Joe Armstrong & Norah Jones
    Foreverly, Warner Bros.

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: My Sweet Potato Booker T & the MGs
    The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968, Atlantic
  • It Takes Two Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
    The Very Best of Marvin Gaye, UTV
  • I'll Never Be Free Paul Gayten and Annie Laurie
    Paul Gayten and Annie Laurie, Speicalty
  • Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Louis Armstrong and Ella FItzgerald
    Ella and Louis Sing Gershwin, Verve
  • CLIP: James and Troy Andrews
  • Lil' Liza Jane James & Troy Andrews feat. Dr. John and Cyril Neville
    12 & Shorty, Keep Swingin'
  • Door Poppin' Carol Fran and Clarence Holliman
    Louisiana Gumbo, Putomayo
  • Sophisticated Sissy Rufus Thomas
    The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968, Atlantic
  • Instrumental: Frankie and Johnny Tuts Washington
    New Orleans Piano Professor, Rounder
  • Frankie and Johnny Sam Cooke
    The Man Who Invented Soul, RCA
  • Lover's Prayer The Wallace Brothers
    Sun Records: Southern Soul, Sun
  • CLIP: Marc and Ann Savoy
  • Reno Waltz The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
    Home Music With Spirits, Arhoolie
  • In Spite of Ourselves John Prine and Iris Dement
    In Spite of Ourselves, Oh Boy
  • Instrumental: Last Date Floyd Cramer
    Country Legends, RCA
  • SEGMENT: Joan Baez

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  • All I Have to Do is Dream Everly Brothers
    Classic Everly Brothers, Bear Family
  • The Two of Us The Beatles
    Let It Be... Naked, Apple/ Capitol
  • End Bed: Tea for Two Tito Puente
    NightBeat/ Mucho Puente Plus, Bear Family

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