AMERICAN ROUTES
San Antonio Sounds San Antonio Sounds September 20th, 2023 (Hour 1)
San Antonio Sounds

The great Texas river city is a mix of Mexican, German, Anglo and African American cultures, among others. Home to the Texas Conjunto Festival and the International Accordion Festival, San Antonio is best known for Tex-Mex or Tejano music played by squeeze box masters like Flaco Jimenez, Narciso Martinez and Mingo Saldivar among many. We’ll speak with Flaco, who in collaborations with Doug Sahm, Ry Cooder, and Los Super Seven, has carried the music worldwide. “Chicano brown-eyed soul” performers like Sunny and the Sunliners and other groups describe music that connected New Orleans and Louisiana Swamp Pop with San Antonio and East Los Angeles. We’ll also talk with Vox organ legend Augie Meyers who worked in the high hippie era with Doug Sahm as part of the Sir Douglas Quintet and later in the Texas Tornadoes. The conversation comes full circle with Max Baca, the leader and bajo sexto player of Los Texmaniacs who was influenced by both Flaco and Doug Sahm. The Grammy-winning family band sticks with tradition, but finds ways to include country, blues and rock. Plus music from Sam the Sham, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Freddy Fender and Willie Nelson. ¡Vamos!

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DR. LONNIE SMITH & TERRANCE SIMIEN: KEYS AND SQUEEZE

February 2nd, 2011

From the heart of French Louisiana to the streets of New York, American Routes is mixing it up this week with two giants of their genres. We visit with jazz great Dr. Lonnie Smith, whose mastery of the music is synonymous with his ever-present Hammond B3 organ. We drop down deep in the pocket with Lonnie, and get keyed in to the past and present of soul and jazz. And out on the Cajun and Creole prairies we drop in on Zydeco accordionist and Grammy award winner Terrance Simien. Plus jazz, blues and country tunes from keyboard masters of all kinds.

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HOUR ONE

  • Folks Back Home Clarence Gatemouth Brown
    Down South in the Bayou Country, Rounder
  • Open Bed: Midland Two Step Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience
    Creole for Kidz and The History of Zydeco, Beadhead
  • Blue Bayou Roy Orbison
    The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison, Sony Music
  • La valse du bamboucheur Balfa Brothers
    The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music Vols. I and II, Swallow
  • Danser san compredre/Dancing Without Understanding Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
    Grand Isle, BMI
  • Born on the Bayou Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Chronicle Volume 2, Fantasy
  • Leaving Louisiana in Broad Daylight Marcia Ball
    Circuit Queen, Capitol
  • Instrumental: Old Cajun Waltz David Greely
    Sud du Sud, Give and Go
  • J'ai fait tout le tour du pays Jimmie Peters and ring dance singers
    The Alan Lomax Collection: Deep River of Song - Louisiana, Rounder
  • Bon Ton Roulet Clarence Garlow
    Zydeco Volume One: The Early Years, Arhoolie
  • SEGMENT: Terrance Simien

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  • Instrumental: Peculiar Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders
    Creole Blues, Vapielle
  • Chocko Moe Feendo Hey Danny Barker
    Baby Dodds Trio: Jazz a la Creole, GHB
  • King Creole Elvis Presley
    Elvis the King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters, RCA
  • Love Letters Dex Romweber Duo
    Ruins of Berlin, Bloodshot
  • Teardrops on Your Letter Hank Ballard
    Sexy Ways: The Best of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, King
  • Cold Cold Ground Tom Waits
    Frank's Wild Years, Island
  • End Bed: Dave the Butcher Tom Waits
    Swordfishtrombones, Island

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Mellow Mood Dr. Lonnie Smith
    Spiral, Palmetto
  • Sir Duke Stevie Wonder
    Songs in the Key of Life, Motown
  • Hang Em High Booker T & the MGs
    The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1968-1971, Stax
  • How Blue Can You Get Howard Tate
    Get It While You Can, Verve
  • Six Appeal Charlie Christian
    The Genius of Electric Guitar, Sony
  • Hallelujah I Love Her So Milt Jackson and Ray Charles
    Soul Brothers / Soul Meeting, Atlantic
  • Instrumental: Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On) Lou Donaldson
    Everything I Play Is Funky, Blue Note
  • SEGMENT: Dr. Lonnie Smith

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  • I'm an Old Cowhand Sonny Rollins
    Way Out West, Fantasy
  • Shuffle off to Buffalo The Stolen Sweets
    Shuffle off to Buffalo, The Stolen Sweets
  • Buffalo Gals Bruce Springsteen
    We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, Columbia
  • Instrumental: Buffalo Gals Bookmiller Shannon
    Southern Journey: Ozark Frontier, Rounder
  • Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan
    Greatest Hits, Columbia
  • The Times They Are a Changin Odetta
    Oxford American Southern Music 2010 CD compilation "Alabama",
  • End Bed: Note Bleu Medeski, Martin and Wood
    The Dropper, Blue Note Records

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