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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
OFF THE RECORD
It’s a trip to the American Routes archives as we bring you outtakes, missteps and live performances from Bonnie Raitt, Bo Diddley, Ralph Stanley, Dr. John, and others. Plus live music cuts from Willie Nelson, the legendary Flatlanders and Cajun teen band Feufollet.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Soul Surfer Johnny Fortune
Cowabunga! The Surf Box, Rhino - Aztec Bo Diddley
Chess Box, MCA - INTERVIEW: Bo Diddley
- Road Runner Bo Diddley
Chess Box, MCA - Blues Won't Let Me Get My Rest Henry Gray
Live on AR 4/25/01, - Walkin' Blues Cephas & Wiggins
Live on AR 5/3/00, - INTERVIEW: Bonnie Raitt
- No Getting' Over You Bonnie Raitt
Silver Lining, Capitol - Instrumental: Honky Tonk Boogie Johnny Otis
Rhythm & Blues Caravan: The Complete Savoy Recordings, Savoy - INTERVIEW: Johnny Otis
- Double Crossing Blues Johnny Otis
Rhythm & Blues Caravan: The Complete Savoy Recordings, Savoy - Chicas Patas Boogie Lalo Guerrero Y Su Orquesta
Pachuco Boogie, Arhoolie - INTERVIEW: Lalo Guerrero
Lalo Guerrero, - Ballad of Pancho Lopez Lalo Guerrero
Recuerdos - Memories, - I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow Norman Blake
O, Brother Where Art Thou?, Mercury - INTERVIEW: Ralph Stanley
- The Window Up Above Ralph Stanley w/George Jones
Clinch Mountain Country, Rebel - INTERVIEW: Emmylou Harris
- Mansion on the Hill Emmylou Harris
At the Ryman, Reprise - Mansion on the Hill Hank Williams
The Complete Hank Williams, Mercury - INTERVIEW: Feufollet
- Cher Mom Feufollet
Live on AR/BBC 1/1/03, - Sa M'Appel Fou (They Call Me Crazy) Nathan & Zydeco Cha Chas
Live on AR/ABC 5/11/02, - INTERVIEW: Jerry Lee Lewis
- It'll Be Me Jerry Lee Lewis
Classic Jerry Lee Lewis, Bear Family - INTERVIEW: Ray Charles
- It Should've Been Me Ray Charles
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection, Rhino
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Like It Is Jerry Douglas
Restless on the Farm, Sugar Hill - INTERVIEW: Jay Farrar
Listen - Windfall Son Volt
Trace, Warner - Daybreak Blues Doc Watson & Wayne Henderson
Live on AR/ABC 2/3/02, - Steamboat Whistle Blow John Jackson
Live on AR 4/28/00, - Instrumental: Blues At Gino's Davy Graham
Fire In The Soul, Topic - Right Where I Belong The Flatlanders
Live on AR 7/17/02, - INTERVIEW: Joe Ely
- Wrong 'Em Boyo The Clash
London Calling, Epic - Stack-A-Lee Dr. John
Gumbo, Atco - INTERVIEW: Dr. John
- Ki Ya Gris Gris Anutha Zone
Virgin, - Who You Gonna Hoo-Doo Now Tony Joe White
Live on AR 05/01/02, - Instrumental: Ice Miner Leo Kottke
Instrumentals, Blue Note - Angel Flying too Close to the Ground Willie Nelson
Live on AR 10/31/00,
Listen - INTERVIEW: Norah Jones
- Lonestar Norah Jones w/Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars, Island - INTERVIEW: Little Jimmy Scott
- Someone to Watch Over Me Little Jimmy Scott
Falling in Love is Wonderful, Rhino Handmade - The Last Time Blind Boys of Alabama
Live on AR 5/2/01, - End Bed: Turn It Out Soulive
Get Down!, Velour
