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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
NEW ORLEANS TUNES AND TALK WITH WENDELL BRUNIOUS & COMEDY AND CRITIQUE FROM SUSAN WERNER
We go where the music leads us, first live at home with trumpeter Wendell Brunious and his New Orleans All Stars. Wendell is from a famed New Orleans Creole jazz family and is now the music director of Preservation Hall. Then we visit with the eccentric and witty songmaker and multi-instrumentalist Susan Werner with roots in rural Iowa. Susan’s stories in song are comedic and serious takes on religion, queerness, climate change and social responsibility. Plus words and music from Big Mama Thornton, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Cash and the Five Satins.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Whoopin' Blues Wendell Brunious and the New Orleans All Stars
American Routes original recording, - The Chicken Wendell Brunious and the New Orleans All Stars
American Routes original recording, - Tin Roof Blues Wendell Brunious and the New Orleans All Stars
American Routes original recording, - Instrumental: St. James Infirmary Allen Toussaint
The Bright Mississippi, Nonesuch - Spooky Takes a Holiday Wendell Brunious and the New Orleans All Stars
American Routes original recording, - Dorothy Wendell Brunious and the New Orleans All Stars
American Routes original recording, - Sing Sing Sing Wendell Brunious and the New Orleans All Stars
American Routes original recording, - Instrumental: Blue Drag Allen Toussaint
The Bright Mississippi, Nonesuch - Sister Sadie Wendell Brunious and the New Orleans All Stars
American Routes original recording, - Tailgate Ramble Wendell Brunious and the New Orleans All Stars
American Routes original recording, - Big Chief Wendell Brunious and the New Orleans All Stars
American Routes original recording, - Closing Bed: Just a Closer Walk with Thee Allen Toussaint
The Bright Mississippi, Nonesuch - Segment: Wendell Brunious
Listen
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Sunny Side of the Street James Booker
Junco Partner , Rykodisc - Junko Partner Dr. John
Dr. John’s Gumbo, Atlantic - I'm Walkin' Fats Domino
Fats Domino’s Greatest Hits, Capitol - Love Me Like a Man Bonnie Raitt
Give it Up, WEA - Diggin' My Potatoes Warner Williams and Jay Summerhour
Blues Highway, Smithsonian Folkways Records - Instrumental: Ti-na-na Dr. John
Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, Clean Cuts - Segment: Susan Werner
Listen - Movie of My Life Susan Werner
Susan Werner Live at Club Passim, Sleeve Dog Records - Begin the Beguine Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook, Verve - Instrumental: Begin the Beguine Esquivel
Other Worlds, Other Sounds–Esquivel, RCA - In the Still of the Night The Five Satins
The Five Satins Sing, Ember - Goodnight Irene Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash at Sun, Sun - Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand Mose Allison
Mose Allison Sings, Prestige - That Lucky Old Sun Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton–Stronger Than Dirt, Mercury - Blue Skies Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson Sings Standards, Verve - End Bed: In Still of the Night Santo & Johnny
Rare Tracks, Canadian American Records
