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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BLUES FOR HOME AND HIGHWAYS: EDDIE COTTON, JR. & WILLIS ALAN RAMSEY

August 19th, 2020

Jackson, Mississippi blues guitarist Eddie Cotton, Jr. takes time out from his performance at the 2019 National Folk Festival to talk to us about his gospel roots and his mission to bring Mississippi music to the world. Then we sit in on a live set from New Orleans’s Chickie Wah Wah with Texan songman Willis Alan Ramsey. Plus music from Robert Johnson, Lucinda Williams, Sister Rosetta Tharp and Willie Nelson.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Fair Weather Lover Eddie Cotton, Jr.
    One at a Time, DeChamp
  • Up Above My Head Sister Rosetta Tharp
    The Original Soul Sister, Proper
  • I Want a Tall Skinny Papa Rosetta Tharp with the Lucky Millender Orchestra
    The Original Soul Sister, Proper
  • What's So Easy for Two Is Hard for One Mary Wells
    Mary Wells Looking Back 1961-64, Motown
  • Everything But You Jamey Johnson, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill & Ray Price
    Living for A Song: Tribute to Hank Cochran, Mercury
  • Raise Your Hand Eddie Floyd
    Knock On Wood, Stax
  • You Keep Me Hanging On Bonnie & Sheila
    Wardell Quezergue Strung Out: Malaco Sessions, Malaco
  • Instrumental: Last Night The Mar-Keys
    The Last Night!, Atlantic
  • Tupelo (Pt.1) Albert King, Pops Staples & Steve Cropper
    The Definitive Albert King, Stax
  • Spirit in This Place Prince Dixon and the Jackson Southernaires
    Prince Dixon with the Jackson Southernaires, Malaco
  • Segment: Eddie Cotton, Jr.

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  • Instrumental: Okie Dokie Stomp Gatemouth Brown
    Blues Masters, Volume 3: Texas Blues, Rhino
  • My Home's in the Delta Buddy Guy and Jr. Wells
    Buddy Guy and Jr. Wells – Alone and Acoustic, Alligator Records
  • Guitar in My Hand Gatemouth Brown
    Texas Guitar Killers, Capitol
  • Blues Before Sunrise B.B. King
    One Kind Favor, Geffen
  • Boogie Rock B.B. King
    The Soul of B.B. King, Virgin
  • Travel On The Jackson Southernaires
    Down Home, Malaco
  • Closing Bed: Time is Tight Booker T & the MGs
    The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2, 1968-1971, Stax

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Sympathy for a Train Willis Alan Ramsey
    American Routes original recording from Chickie Wah Wah 2019,
  • Love in Vain Robert Johnson
    Robert Johnson – The Complete Recordings, Columbia
  • This Train Staple Singers
    Amen!, Epic
  • Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad Woody Guthrie
    This Land is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1, Smithsonian Folkways
  • In the Jailhouse Now Leon Russell
    Hank Wilson’s Back, Vol. 1, Capitol
  • Instrumental: Cherry Beat Leon Russell
    Looking Back, Olympic Records
  • Painted Lady Willis Alan Ramsey
    Willis Alan Ramsey, Koch
  • Honky Tonk Heroes Waylon Jennings
    Honky Tonk Heroes, Sony
  • Well Well Well Lucinda Williams
    Little Honey, UMG
  • Segment: Willis Alan Ramsey

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  • Wishbone Willis Alan Ramsey
    American Routes original recording from Chickie Wah Wah 2019,
  • Watermelon Man Willis Alan Ramsey
    American Routes original recording from Chickie Wah Wah 2019,
  • Geraldine and the Honey Bee Willis Alan Ramsey
    American Routes original recording from Chickie Wah Wah 2019,
  • Closing Bed: Sympathy for a Train Willis Alan Ramsey
    American Routes original recording from Chickie Wah Wah 2019,

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