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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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END OF ROUTE 66 - LARRY MANTLE

July 14th, 1999

We continue our trip west on Route 66, all the way to the end of the line at the Santa Monica pier in California. With music by Los Lobos, Wes Montgomery, Michelle Shocked, and Woody Guthrie.

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HOUR ONE

  • California John Mayall
    The Turning Point , Polydor
  • Jack&Neal/California, Here I Come Tom Waits
    The Beat Generation , Rhino
  • Shufflin' at the Hollywood Chu Berry
    Saxophone Anthology , RCA Victory
  • Instrumental: Latin'ia The Sentinals
    Cowabunga Set#1: Ground Swells , Rhino
  • Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart Iris Dement
    Infamous Angel , Warner Brothers
  • EL Canelo Los Lobos
    La Pistol y La Corazon , Slash
  • INTERVIEW: Cesar Rosas comments on Rt. 66
  • Route 66 Charles Brown
    One More For the Road , Alligator
  • Goin Out West Larry Davis
    Big City Blues West Coast Style ,
  • Instrumental: Hotwax Beck
    Odelay , Geffen
  • Desert Blues Jimmie Rodgers
    The Early Years 1928-9 , Rounder
  • Way Out On the Desert Grey Ghost
    Grey Ghost , Spindletop
  • The Wild West is Where I Want to Be Tom Lehrer
    Songs & More Songs , Rhino
  • Rawhide Frankie Lane
    Television Themes , Legacy
  • Down the Road a Piece Merrill Moore
    Swing West Vol 3 ,
  • Bulldog The Fireballs
    Cowabunga Set#1: Ground Swells , Rhino
  • Let's Go Down the Road Al 'Stomp' Russell Trio
    West Coast Jive,

HOUR two

  • Come A Long Way Michelle Shocked
    Mercury Poise 1988-1995 , Mercury
  • SEGMENT: Nick on the Santa Monica Pier
  • Faraway Eyes Stones
    Some Girls , Virgin
  • California Dreamin' Wes Montgomery
    Talkin Verve: Groovy , Verve
  • 2200 Miles The Mad Cat Trio
    The Songs of Route 66 , Lazy S.O.B.
  • Instrumental: Route 66 Hits of Western Swing
    Hits of Western Swing , CMH Records
  • Do-Re-Mi Woody Guthrie
    This Land Is Your Land , Smithsonian Folkways
  • INTERVIEW: Larry Mantle
  • West Coast Blues Harold Land
    The Riverside Records Story , Riverside
  • Instrumental: For Your Needs Away from Home Double-Naught Spy Car
    Comb In Blue Water , 11ft Pole
  • Pass You By Gillian Welch
    Revival , Almo
  • Car Machine Blues Memphis Willie B.
    Bawdy Blues , Prestige/Bluesville
  • Planet Claire B-52s
  • Highway Patrol Red Simpson
    Swing West Vol 1 ,
  • Highway Patrol TV theme
    Television's Greatest Hits , TVT
  • King of the Road James Booker
    Classified , Rounder
  • Hit the Road to Dreamland Betty Hutton
    LA Confidential ,
  • Artistry in Western Swing Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
    Heroes of Country Music, Vol. 1: Legends of Western Swing , Rhino
  • I Get Around Hollyridge Strings
    On the Rocks, Part 2 , Capitol

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