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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
FAMILIES IN MUSIC
As folks head home for Thanksgiving, American Routes presents great families in music. A visit with mountain guitarist Doc Watson and his grandson Richard, Native American family group the Black Lodge Singers, and the Marsalis brothers pay tribute to their father, New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis. Plus, rhythm & blues from Rufus and Carla Thomas, and amazing sibling harmonies from the Everly Brothers. To close, take a walk in the Vermont woods with Nick’s brother Paul—a noted ornithologist—to hear the songs of birds.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Black Mountain Rag Doc Watson
Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998, Sugar Hill - The Old Home The Stanley Brothers
Complete Columbia, Sony - Daddy Sang Bass Johnny Cash
The Essential, Sony - Cause I Love You Rufus & Carla Thomas
Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968, Stax - Two Brothers Cannonball Adderley
Compact Jazz: Cannonball Adderley, Verve - Home Cookin' Lambert, Hendricks and Ross
The Hottest New Group In Jazz, Sony - Okra Olu Dara
In The World: From Natchez to New York, Atlantic - Instrumental: Bongo Tango Roland Alphonso
Ska Bonanza: The Studio One Ska Years, Heartbeat - Breaking Up is Hard To Do Alton & Hortense Ellis
Alton & Hortense Ellis, Rounder - Thank You Mama Dixie Cups
Teen Anguish Vol.1, Charly - Great Day The Staple Singers
Great Day, Fantasy - Uncloudy Day Doc & Richard Watson
Third Generation Blues, Sugar Hill - INTERVIEW: Doc Watson and his grandson Richard Watson
Listen - Instrumental: Nashville Pickin' Doc Watson
Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998, Sugar Hill - My Old Virginia Home Carter Family
In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain, Bear Family - Rockin' Chair The Band
Across the Great Divide, Capitol - INTERVIEW: The Black Lodge Singers
Listen
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Squatty Roo Ellis Marsalis
Duke In Blue, Columbia - Doin' the Voom-Voom Duke Ellington
Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1927-1973, RCA - Mo Pas Lemme Ça Baby Dodds Trio
Jazz A la Creole, GHB - Co-Fe John Delafose
Joe Pete Got Two Women, Arhoolie - Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio Don Santiago Jimenez
His First and Last recordings, Arhoolie - La Tripa Isidro Lopez
El Indio, Arhoolie - Mexican Special Rebirth Brass Band
Feel Like Funkin It Up, Rounder - Instrumental: The Majesty Of The Blues (The Puheeman Strut) Wynton Marsalis
The Majesty of the Blues, Columbia - INTERVIEW: Ellis, Branford and Jason Marsalis
Listen - Instrumental: Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus Medeski, Martin & Wood
Last Chance to Dance Trance (perhaps), Best of 1991-1996, Gramavision - Brother John Wild Tchoupitoulas
The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Island - When The Saints Go Marching In The Isley Brothers
Shout, RCA - Dark End of the Street Flying Burrito Brothers
The Gram Parsons Anthology, Rhino - Bird Dog Everly Brothers
Classic Everly Brothers, Bear Family - SEGMENT: Birding with Paul Spitzer
