• We take a deep dive into the vaults of Blue Note Records, the independent label that helped put artists like Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey and Jimmy Smith on the map. We talk with producer extraordinaire and Blue Note president @donwas about the label’s past and new directions. And we confab with record maven Michael Cuscuna about digging through Blue Note’s back catalog and giving life to unreleased and out-of-print masterpieces. . @norahjones @ryanadams @vanmorrisonofficial @aaronneville @thejasonmoran @drlonniesmith . #americanroutes #american #routes #rootsmusic #music #rock #funk #soul #blues #country #rnb #zydeco #westernswing #travel #coasttocoast #neworleans #louisiana #nickspitzer #prx #publicradio #radio #songs #stories #bluenote #theloniousmonk #michaelcuscuna #artblakey #jimmysmith
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    We take a deep dive into the vaults of Blue Note Records, the independent label that helped put artists like Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey and Jimmy Smith on the map. We talk with producer extraordinaire and Blue Note president @donwas about the label’s past and new directions. And we confab with record maven Michael Cuscuna about digging through Blue Note’s back catalog and giving life to unreleased and out-of-print masterpieces. . @norahjones @ryanadams @vanmorrisonofficial @aaronneville @thejasonmoran @drlonniesmith . #americanroutes #american #routes #rootsmusic #music #rock #funk #soul #blues #country #rnb #zydeco #westernswing #travel #coasttocoast #neworleans #louisiana #nickspitzer #prx #publicradio #radio #songs #stories #bluenote #theloniousmonk #michaelcuscuna #artblakey #jimmysmith
  • Jackson, Mississippi blues guitarist Eddie Cotton, Jr. takes time out from his performance at the 2019 National Folk Festival to talk to us about his gospel roots and his mission to bring Mississippi music to the world. Then we sit in on a live set from New Orleans’s Chickie Wah Wah with Texan songman Willis Alan Ramsey. . . . #americanroutes #american #routes #rootsmusic #music #rock #funk #soul #blues #country #r&b #zydeco #westernswing #travel #coasttocoast #neworleans #louisiana #nickspitzer #prx #publicradio #radio #songs #stories
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    Jackson, Mississippi blues guitarist Eddie Cotton, Jr. takes time out from his performance at the 2019 National Folk Festival to talk to us about his gospel roots and his mission to bring Mississippi music to the world. Then we sit in on a live set from New Orleans’s Chickie Wah Wah with Texan songman Willis Alan Ramsey. . . . #americanroutes #american #routes #rootsmusic #music #rock #funk #soul #blues #country #r&b #zydeco #westernswing #travel #coasttocoast #neworleans #louisiana #nickspitzer #prx #publicradio #radio #songs #stories
  • We take a deep dive into the memory vaults to spin the tunes that we shamelessly love. From guilty pleasures, including a disco dance number, to confessional ballads like James Carr’s “Dark End of the Street” and songs of redemption ala Bobby Hebb’s “Sunny,” we shine a light on our heart’s true delights. Plus, we explore social protest anthems including Mavis Staples’ “Long Walk to D.C.,” Simon & Garfunkel’s “Richard Cory,” and a standout R&B version of Pete Seeger’s “If I Had a Hammer” sung by Shreveport’s Toussaint McCall. . . . . #americanroutes #american #routes #rootsmusic #music #rock #funk #soul #blues #country #r&b #zydeco #westernswing #travel #coasttocoast #neworleans #louisiana #nickspitzer #prx #publicradio #radio #songs #stories #GuiltyPleasures
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    We take a deep dive into the memory vaults to spin the tunes that we shamelessly love. From guilty pleasures, including a disco dance number, to confessional ballads like James Carr’s “Dark End of the Street” and songs of redemption ala Bobby Hebb’s “Sunny,” we shine a light on our heart’s true delights. Plus, we explore social protest anthems including Mavis Staples’ “Long Walk to D.C.,” Simon & Garfunkel’s “Richard Cory,” and a standout R&B version of Pete Seeger’s “If I Had a Hammer” sung by Shreveport’s Toussaint McCall. . . . . #americanroutes #american #routes #rootsmusic #music #rock #funk #soul #blues #country #r&b #zydeco #westernswing #travel #coasttocoast #neworleans #louisiana #nickspitzer #prx #publicradio #radio #songs #stories #GuiltyPleasures
  • Singer Tanya Tucker got her start as a very young singer in Nashville. At age 13, she had her first hit with “Delta Dawn.” Since then, she’s seen a lot of the world of Country Music but still kept her landmark sound. We’ll talk about her new Grammy-nominated record and her love of cutting horses in the Desert West. Then the King of Swamp Pop, Warren Storm brings us back to Louisiana where he’s taking the world by storm with a new recording of classic songs. . . . . #americanroutes #american #routes #rootsmusic #music #rock #funk #soul #blues #country #r&b #zydeco #westernswing #travel #coasttocoast #neworleans #louisiana #nickspitzer #prx #publicradio #radio #songs #stories #mlk #martinlutherking @thetanyatucker #TanyaTucker #Warrenstorm #swamppop
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    Singer Tanya Tucker got her start as a very young singer in Nashville. At age 13, she had her first hit with “Delta Dawn.” Since then, she’s seen a lot of the world of Country Music but still kept her landmark sound. We’ll talk about her new Grammy-nominated record and her love of cutting horses in the Desert West. Then the King of Swamp Pop, Warren Storm brings us back to Louisiana where he’s taking the world by storm with a new recording of classic songs. . . . . #americanroutes #american #routes #rootsmusic #music #rock #funk #soul #blues #country #r&b #zydeco #westernswing #travel #coasttocoast #neworleans #louisiana #nickspitzer #prx #publicradio #radio #songs #stories #mlk #martinlutherking @thetanyatucker #TanyaTucker #Warrenstorm #swamppop
  • For the Martin Luther King holiday we honor his spirit and struggle with African American spirituals, protest anthems, freedom jazz and soul power. New Orleans musician and activist @cyrilneville‬ tells of growing up with Mardi Gras Indian rituals and street music and the importance of both to Black community life in the city. From our archives, the late jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard‬ talks free form music and freedom of expression. Plus, music from @bobdylan‬, Leyla McCalla and Big Mama Thornton‬. . . . #americanroutes #american #routes #rootsmusic #music #rock #funk #soul #blues #country #r&b #zydeco #westernswing #travel #coasttocoast #neworleans #louisiana #nickspitzer #prx #publicradio #radio #songs #stories #mlk #martinlutherking
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    For the Martin Luther King holiday we honor his spirit and struggle with African American spirituals, protest anthems, freedom jazz and soul power. New Orleans musician and activist @cyrilneville‬ tells of growing up with Mardi Gras Indian rituals and street music and the importance of both to Black community life in the city. From our archives, the late jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard‬ talks free form music and freedom of expression. Plus, music from @bobdylan‬, Leyla McCalla and Big Mama Thornton‬. . . . #americanroutes #american #routes #rootsmusic #music #rock #funk #soul #blues #country #r&b #zydeco #westernswing #travel #coasttocoast #neworleans #louisiana #nickspitzer #prx #publicradio #radio #songs #stories #mlk #martinlutherking
  • We travel to Jamaica and Cuba, with connections in NYC and New Orleans. We'll hear from global reggae star @jimmycliff‬ whose career was launched a half century ago by the iconic film and sound track, The Harder They Come. Then bandleader and pianist Arturo O’Farrill shares his family heritage in Afro-Latin jazz and a recent project playing music on the US side of the Mexican border at the Fandango at the Wall. . . . #americanroutes #american #routes #rootsmusic #music #rock #funk #soul #blues #country #r&b #zydeco #westernswing #travel #coasttocoast #neworleans #louisiana #nickspitzer #prx #publicradio #radio #songs #stories
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    We travel to Jamaica and Cuba, with connections in NYC and New Orleans. We'll hear from global reggae star @jimmycliff‬ whose career was launched a half century ago by the iconic film and sound track, The Harder They Come. Then bandleader and pianist Arturo O’Farrill shares his family heritage in Afro-Latin jazz and a recent project playing music on the US side of the Mexican border at the Fandango at the Wall. . . . #americanroutes #american #routes #rootsmusic #music #rock #funk #soul #blues #country #r&b #zydeco #westernswing #travel #coasttocoast #neworleans #louisiana #nickspitzer #prx #publicradio #radio #songs #stories