AMERICAN ROUTES
Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland and Balla Kouyaté Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland and Balla Kouyaté June 7th, 2023 (Hour 1)
Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland and Balla Kouyaté

It’s Blueswomen, Jazzmen, African roots and branches. Chicago blues singer Shemekia Copeland‘s father, the late blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, brought her into his music as a child. As an adult, she found new ways to use blues to express her perspective. We’ll hear from some of Shemekia’s heroes including Etta James, Ruth Brown, Alberta Hunter and Big Mama Thornton. Then a conversation and performance by Boston-based Mandinka balafon player Balla Kouyaté and music inspired by and from the continent of Africa from Randy Weston, Miriam Makeba and the Modern Jazz Quartet.

Shemekia Copeland photo by Mike White

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BO DIDDLEY / TONY JOE WHITE

April 30th, 2003

On the next American Routes, as the weather warms up we treat you to two very cool guests. Mississippi-born and Chicago-bred legend Bo Diddley talks about his songs “I’m a Man,” “Who Do You Love,” and that signature Bo Diddley beat. Tony Joe White comes up from the swamps to play an acoustic version of “Polk Salad Annie,” among other tunes. Plus, a refreshing visit to a local New Orleans favorite, Hansen’s Sno Bliz, servin’ up the best sno-cones you’ve ever tasted.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Road Runner Bo Diddley
    His Best, MCA
  • Before You Accuse Me Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Creedence Clearwater Revival Box Set, Fantasy
  • Who Do You Love John Hammond
    The Best of, Vanguard
  • W-O-M-A-N Etta James
    R&B Dynamite, Flair
  • Mannish Boy Muddy Waters
    His Best: 1947 to 55, MCA/Chess
  • Instrumental: The Clock Strikes Twelve Bo Diddley
    Bo Diddley The Chess Box, MCA/Chess
  • INTERVIEW: Bo Diddley

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  • Thirteen Highway Moses Williams
    Southern Street Musicians,
  • Bo Diddley Art Neville
    Get Low Down!: The Soul of New Orleans, '65-'67, Sundazed
  • Instrumental: Willie Fugal's Blues Tom McDermott
    The Clave, STR
  • SEGMENT: Caribbean Rum & Coke
  • Rum and Coca Cola Lord Invader
    Calypso Calaloo, Rounder
  • Rum and Coca Cola The Andrews Sisters
    Very Best of the Andrews Sisters, ABM
  • Dr. Kinsey Lord Lebby
    Boogu Yagga Gal: Jamaican Mento, Interstate
  • Crawfish Fiesta Professor Longhair
    Crawfish Fiesta, Alligator
  • Meet The Boys on the Battlefront Wild Tchoupitoulas
    Wild Tchoupitoulas, Island
  • Pepsi Cola Lord Invader
    Calypso in New York, Folkways
  • Trombone Criollo Cachao Y Su Ritmo Caliente
    From Havana to New York, Caney
  • Bucket's Got a Hole in It Louis Armstrong
    Original Decca Recordings, Decca
  • Bucket's Got a Hole in It Sunny Burgess
    The Classic Recordings, Bear Family
  • Parlez Nous a Boire Beausoleil
    Parlez Nous a Boire & More, Arhoolie
  • Rolling Randy Newman
    Good Old Boys, Rhino
  • Rockin' Chair Mildred Bailey
    Classic Hoagy Carmichael box, Smithsonian

HOUR two

  • Farm Blues Robert Pete Williams
    Robert Pete Williams, Fat Possum
  • Maggie's Farm Bob Dylan
    Bringing It All Back Home, Sony
  • Polk Salad Annie Elvis Presley
    Essential 70s Masters box, RCA
  • Willie & Laura Mae Jones Dusty Springfield
    Dusty in Memphis, Rhino
  • Rainy Night in Georgia Ray Charles
    Genius & Soul, Rhino
  • Instrumental: Honky Tonk Part 1 Jerry McCain
    Absolutely The Best: The Complete Jewel Singles 1965-1972, Fuel
  • INTERVIEW: Tony Joe White

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  • Time of our Lives Bonnie Raitt
    Silver Lining, Capitol
  • Tossin' & Turnin' Andre Williams
    Mr. Rhythm, Regency
  • Instrumental: Boppin' the Rock Clifton Chenier
    Bayou Blues, Specialty
  • Call Me Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin'
    Life, J&S
  • If Sugar Was As Sweet As You Joe Tex
    The Love You Save, Connoisseur
  • Ice Cream Man John Brim
    The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook: The Classic Originals, MCA
  • Ice Cream Man Jonathan Richman
    The Best of Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Rhino
  • SEGMENT: Hansen's Sno-Bliz

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  • End Bed: I Scream, You Scream Mahogany Brass Band
    Mahogany Brass Band, Sound of New Orleans

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