AMERICAN ROUTES
Earl Scruggs & Tom Rush Earl Scruggs & Tom Rush June 22nd, 2022 (Hour 1)
Earl Scruggs & Tom Rush

Earl Scruggs‘ legendary banjo playing, aptly named “Scruggs Style,” has left its mark on American pop culture and inspired generations of banjo players. In the late 1960s, Scruggs, along with his sons, bravely crossed musical boundaries, but his musical journey really started back at the beginnings of bluegrass, playing with Bill Monroe and later, Lester Flatt. In this American Routes encore, we talk to Earl and his sons, Randy and Gary, about performing on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium and why he doesn’t need to crack jokes about the banjo. New Hampshire-born folk singer songwriter Tom Rush may have gone to Harvard and studied with a ballad scholar, but he still knows how to sing the blues. We’ll visit with Rush to learn more about Boston’s folk scene in the 1960s, his time as a radio DJ and his inspired approach to songwriting.

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ROCKIN' THE BLUES WITH SONNY BURGESS & SNOOKS EAGLIN

September 6th, 2017

Tune in and rock the blues with two guitar men who do it with great authority. First up is Arkansas wild man and original Sun Records rockabilly Sonny Burgess who tore it up, playing his hits “We Wanna Boogie,” “Red-Headed Woman” and others well into his eighties, before passing away last month. And hear a live set from the late great New Orleans bluesman and human jukebox Snooks Eaglin, recorded in 2007 at his home base, the famous Rock ‘N’ Bowl nightclub, where one can do either of those, or both, at the same time. Feel the beat in blues, jazz, Western swing and more with a music mix designed to rock your blues away.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Rockhouse Part 1 & 2 Ray Charles
    Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection, Rhino
  • Rockin' Blues Johnny Otis & His Orchestra/Mel Walker
    Savoy on Central Avenue, Savoy Jazz
  • Lost Week End Smiley Lewis
    Shame, Shame, Shame, Bear Family
  • Gin House Blues Nina Simone
    The Colpix Years, Rhino
  • Whiskey c'est Mon Ami Racines
    Allons Boire un Coup, Valcour
  • New Pretty Blonde Moon Mullican and His Showboys
    Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection, Smithsonian
  • Instrumental: Honky Tonk Swing Bill Monroe
    The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers, BMG
  • Little Maggie Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
    Classic Bluegrass, Rebel
  • Maggie's Farm Bob Dylan
    Bringing It All Back Home, Columbia
  • Cotton Picker Eddie Cochran
    Eddie Cochran, United Artists
  • Cotton Fields Charley Pride
    Charley Pride In Person, Koch
  • Country Boy Rock Lloyd Price
    Lloyd Price, Vol. 2: Heavy Dreams, Specialty
  • SEGMENT: Sonny Burgess

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  • Instrumental: Blue Guitar Stomp Leon McAuliffe & His Western Swing Band
    Hillbilly Boogie!, Columbia
  • My Baby's Boogying Amos Milburn
    Blues, Barrelhouse & Boogie Woogie: 1946-1955, Capitol
  • I Got a Mind to Ramble Alberta Hunter
    The Bluesville Years, Vol. 8: Roll Over Ms. Beethoven, Prestige
  • Cattin' John Coltrane
    The Prestige Recordings, Prestige
  • End Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
    American Routes original recording,

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Rock My Soul Sammy Price
    Rib Joint, Savoy Jazz
  • We're Goin' Rockin' Tonight Roy Brown
    The Complete Imperial Records, Capitol
  • So Let's Rock Bob Wills
    Country Music Hall of Fame Series, MCA
  • Bailando El Rock & Roll Freddy Fender
    Interpreta El Rock , Arhoolie
  • Baby, Scratch My Back Slim Harpo
    The Best of Slim Harpo, Hip-O
  • Oh Lonesome Me Southern Culture on the Skids
    Countrypolitan Favorites, Yep Roc
  • When the Sun Goes Down Joe Williams
    Joe Williams Sings, Savoy Jazz
  • I'll Go Down Swinging The Knitters
    The Modern Sounds of the Knitters, Zoe
  • This Should Go On Forever Wanda Jackson
    Vintage Collections, Capitol
  • Instrumental: Guitar Rock and Roll Joe Maphis
    Whistle Bait! 25 Rockabilly Rave-Ups , Columbia/Epic
  • (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse Louis Jordan
    Louis Jordan: Let the Good Times Roll, Bear Family
  • I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair Peggy Lee
    The Capitol Collector's Series, Capitol
  • Give Me Back My Wig Hound Dog Taylor
    Hound Dog Taylor and the House Rockers, Alligator
  • Looka, No Hair Professor Longhair
    'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology, Rhino
  • Instrumental: Blues Hangover Lloyd Glenn
    Honky Tonk Train, Night Train
  • SEGMENT: Snooks Eaglin live at Mid-City Lanes Rock 'N' Bowl in New Orleans

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