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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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LAS VEGAS

March 8th, 2000

From Bourbon Street to Vegas: a look at New Orleans native and trumpeter Louis Prima, the originator of what’s known as the Vegas lounge sound. Nick Spitzer interviews Prima band members—-saxophonist Sam Butera and singer/ex-wife Keely Smith—and talks with Vegas gamblers and a pastor at a 24-hour wedding-chapel.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Sing, Sing, Sing Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • Bourbon St. Blues Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley
    Elvis Movies, RCA
  • Ace in the Hole Bunk Johnson & Lu Watters
    Bunk and Lu, Good Time Jazz
  • Wheel Of Fortune The Four Flames
    Hard Core Doo Wop,
  • Gambling Polka Dot Blues Jimmie Rodgers
    Down the Old Road 1931-32, Rounder
  • Bad Luck Dice Henry Townsend
    Mule, Nighthawk
  • Instrumental: Wailin' Walk Sam Butera
    Hot New Orleans Nights, Bear Family
  • SEGMENT: Michael Dominici
  • Jump Jive an' Wail Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • INTERVIEW: Sam Butera

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  • Have a Lucky Day Morphine
    Good, Rykodisc
  • Gambler's Blues Dinah Washington
    Ladies Sing the Blues, Mercury
  • Instrumental: Parks & Recreation Liberace
    Jackpot!: The Las Vegas Story, Rhino
  • Danke Schoen Wayne Newton
    Jackpot!: The Las Vegas Story, Rhino
  • Vegas Woody Allen
    Stand Up Comic, Rhino
  • Wheel of Fortune Kay Starr
    LA Confidential, Restless
  • Sin City The Flying Burrito Brothers
    Hillbilly Fever Vol.5, Rhino
  • Tumbling Dice The Rolling Stones
    Exile on Main Street, Virgin

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Ten Little Women Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • The Music Goes ‘Round and ‘Round Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • Sweet Sue, Just You Louis Armstrong
    More Greatest Hits, RCA
  • The Bean Stalks Again Coleman Hawkins
    Body & Soul, RCA
  • Felicia No Capicia Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • SEGMENT: Vegas Wedding
  • From a Jack to a King Ned Miller
    Only Country 1960-64, Capitol
  • Leaving Las Vegas Sheryl Crow
    Tuesday Night Music Club, A&M
  • Instrumental: Embraceable You Jimmy Smith & Jackie McLean
    Blue Note Plays Gershwin, Blue Note
  • INTERVIEW: Keely Smith

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  • Oh Louie Keely Smith
    Swing, Swing, Swing, Concord
  • Me and My Shadow Sammy Davis & Frank Sinatra
    Yes I Can, Rhino
  • Instrumental: Circus Bugs Randy Newman
    Soundtrack: A Bug's Life, Disney
  • I Wan'na Be Like You The Jungle Book
    The Music of Disney, Walt Disney
  • Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) Benny Goodman
    Battle of the Bands, RCA
  • Buona Sera Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family
  • End Bed: Love of My Life (O Sole Mio) Louis Prima
    The Capitol Recordings, Bear Family

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