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Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows May 25th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows

Join us this Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellows. Each year, the NEA recognizes traditional artists for their excellence and contributions to our nation’s heritage. It’s the highest award in the traditional arts. This year’s honorees include: Filipino rondalla musician Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon; Osage ribbon worker and ceramicist Anita Fields; documentary filmmaker and preservationist Tom Davenport; Louisiana’s Winnsboro Easter Rock gospel ensemble; Hill Country blues drummer and guitarist Cedric Burnside; Puerto Rican mundillo lace weaver Nellie Vera; Irish flute and whistle maven Joanie Madden; Chicago tap dancer Reginald “Reggio the Hoofer” McLaughlin; and the Mexican American band from East Los Angeles, Los Lobos. Plus music from prior awardees including Del McCoury, Mavis Staples, Dr. Michael White and John Lee Hooker.

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CLUB HOPPING II

July 7th, 2021

Come along for a jaunt around New Orleans, in this archive edition of American Routes, as we visit great nightclubs and tune in to live local music over two decades. We visit the legendary Tipitina’s, an Uptown institution that showcased homegrown talent like Professor Longhair, James Booker, Dr. John, and the Neville Brothers, and is now run by the funk band Galactic. Then, a visit to the long-closed Donna’s Bar & Grille in the French Quarter, where clarinetist Evan Christopher and piano player Tom McDermott made waves with their unique blend of New Orleans, Caribbean, and classical music. Plus a recipe for a classic New Orleans cocktail, the Sazerac, and music for late night parties or hangover mornings.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Cow Cow Blues Paul Gayten
    The Okeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957, Sony
  • Tipitina Bo Dollis & the Rebirth Brass Band
    Mardi Gras Party, Rounder
  • In the Wee Wee Hours Professor Longhair
    Crawfish Fiesta, Alligator
  • Segment: Tipitina's with Steve Armbruster and Jeanne Dumestre

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  • Jumpin' at the Dew Drop Ivory Joe Hunter
    Jumpin' at the Dew Drop, AIM
  • Swingin' at the Cotton Club The Three Peppers
    Anthology of Scat Singing Vol. 3: 1933-1941, Media 7
  • Instrumental: Boozer John Scofield
    A Go Go, Verve
  • There's A Tear in My Beer Hank Williams
    The Complete Hank Williams, Mercury
  • 5 Shots of Whiskey Hank Williams III
    Lovesick, Broke, and Driftin', Curb
  • La Valse du Bambocheur Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
    Friday at Last, Swallow
  • I Went to the Dance Boozoo Chavis
    Johnnie Billy Goat, Rounder
  • Boogie in My Bones Laurel Aitken
    Ska's the Limit, Island
  • Chicano Boogie Cuarteto de Ramon Martines
    Pachuco Boogie feat. Don Tosti, Arhoolie
  • Instrumental: Barrel House Fats Domino
    Out of New Orleans, Bear Family
  • Segment: Bill de Turk at the Crescent City School of Bartending on Sazerac

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  • One Mint Julep The Clovers
    Bar-B-Que Soul-A-Bration!, Rhino
  • End Bed: Twisting The Jug Gene Ammons
    Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Sixties, Prestige

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Down Yonder Willie Nelson
    Red Headed Stranger, Columbia
  • If You Got the Money (I Got the Time) George Jones
    The Classic Mercury Years: Cup of Loneliness, PolyGram
  • Bright Lights Big City Jimmy Reed
    Blues Masters: The Very Best of Jimmy Reed, Rhino
  • Hey Bartender There's a Big Bug in My Beer Warner Williams
    Live on Folkmasters Concert,
  • Let's Get Drunk & Truck Tampa Red
    The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936, RCA
  • Darktown Strutters' Ball Nellie Lutcher
    And Her Rhythm, Bear Family
  • You Know I Love You Big Joe Turner
    Big, Bad & Blue: The Big Joe Turner Anthology, Rhino
  • Night Life Aretha Franklin
    The Delta Meets Detroit: Aretha's Blues, Rhino
  • After Midnight JJ Cale
    Anyway the Wind Blows: The Anthology, Mercury
  • Instrumental: Tequila The Champs
    Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of 50's Rock, Rhino
  • Baby Won't You Come Out Tonight Buddy Holly
    The Buddy Holly Collection, MCA
  • Corn Liquor Southern Culture on the Skids
    Liquored Up and Lacquered Down, TVT
  • Bubbles in My Beer Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan
    Hall of Fame, United Artists
  • Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Lionel Hampton
    The Lionel Hampton Story, Proper
  • Instrumental: Shufflin' at the Hollywood Lionel Hampton
    The Lionel Hampton Story, Proper
  • Segment: Donna's Bar & Grill with Tom McDermott & Evan Christopher

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  • Round Midnight Stan Getz
    'Round Midnight, Fantasy
  • The Heart of Saturday Night Tom Waits
    The Heart of Saturday Night, Asylum
  • End Bed: Today I Started Loving You Again Floyd Cramer
    Super Hits, RCA

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