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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BIG VOICES

April 14th, 2004

American Routes belts it out in celebration of big voices. We’ll sample three from across the musical board: the eerie smoothness of Little Jimmy Scott, an 79-year-old jazz singer who’s recently been rediscovered; the crooning of country star Ray Price; and the gritty shout of Chicago blueswoman Koko Taylor.

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HOUR ONE

  • Sing, Sing, Sing Anita O'Day
    Finest Hour, Verve
  • Ain't Got No Home Clarence ‘Frogman' Henry
    Ukelele Ike, Sony
  • San Antonio Rose Bob Wills
    The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol.2, Rhino
  • Instrumental: Osage Stomp Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
    The King of Western Swing, ASV
  • SEGMENT: Ray Price

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  • Ramblin' Man Hank Williams
    The Complete Hank Williams, (Mercury)
  • I Lost Everything Sam Cooke
    Night Beat, abkco
  • (I'm Going To) Wait Until My Change Comes Mahalia Jackson
    How I Got Over/Apollo Sessions 1946-1954, West Side
  • Backwater Blues Bessie Smith
    The Essential, Sony
  • Instrumental: You Name It Memphis Slim
    The Folkways Years 1959-1973, Folkways
  • SEGMENT: Koko Taylor

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  • Black Rat Swing Memphis Minnie
    The Essential, Classic Blues
  • Madeleine Balfa Brothers
    Play Traditional Cajun Music Vol. 1 and 2, Swallow
  • In the Pines Bill Monroe
    Blue Grass 1950-1958, Bear Family
  • Where Did You Sleep Last Night Lead Belly
    Goodnight Irene, Tradition
  • Where Did You Sleep Last Night Nirvana
    Unplugged, Geffen

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: I Wish I Could Sing George ‘Bongo Joe' Coleman
    Bongo Joe, Arhoolie
  • How many more Years Howlin' Wolf
    His Best, MCA
  • Richards Club Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers
    The Best Of, Rounder
  • Cao Cao Mani Picao Celia Cruz
    Mambo Cubano: Golden Age, Proper
  • She's a Carioca Astrud Gilberto
    Talkin' Verve: Astrud Gilberto, Verve
  • You Brought a New Kind of Love Frank Sinatra
    Songs For Swingin' Lovers!, Capitol
  • Instrumental: Organ Grinder's Swing Jimmie Lunceford
    The Swinging Mr. Lunceford, Empress
  • SEGMENT: Little Jimmy Scott

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  • I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues #2 Billie Holiday
    The Complete Commodore Recordings, GRP
  • Lady Sings the Blues Billie Holiday
    Ken Burns Jazz: Billie Holiday, Verve
  • Instrumental: Midnight Special Jimmy Smith
    Midnight Special, Blue Note
  • Little Girl Blue Janis Joplin
    Love, Janis, Sony
  • Blue Shadows Jimmie Dale Gilmore
    One Endless Night, Rounder
  • Blue Moon Elvis Presley
    The Complete 50s masters, RCA
  • Don't Let The Devil Ride Sonny Treadway
    Sacred Steeel, Arhoolie
  • Red House Jimi Hendrix
    Experience Hendrix, MCA
  • End Bed: At The Cross Sonny Treadway
    Sacred Steel, Arhoolie

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