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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM NEW ORLEANS!

Celebrate the arrival of the New Year with American Routes. We’ll hang out at the Ponderosa Stomp for the best in swamp pop, garage rock and surf music, all live from the House of Blues in New Orleans. Then we’ll visit with Wardell Quezergue, the music maestro and arranger known as the “Creole Beethoven,” and learn how he helped build the New Orleans sound. Plus classic New Orleans music to get your party started.

HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Ponderosa Stomp Lazy Lester
    House Rockin' & Hip Shakin', Vol.4: Bayou Blues Harp , Hip-O
  • Everybody Needs Somebody Thee Midniters
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Gloria Thee Midniters
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Whittier Blvd Thee Midniters
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • I Smell a Rat Young Jessie
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Youngblood Young Jessie
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Women and Cadillacs Tommy Brown
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Instrumental: Miss Twist Duane Eddy
    Dance with the Guitar Man/Twistin' 'N' Twangin', One Way
  • SEGMENT: Duane Eddy

    Listen
  • Peter Gunn Duane Eddy
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Ramrod Duane Eddy
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Rebel Rouser Duane Eddy
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Instrumental: Ham Sandwich Twist Wayne & the Velvetones
    An Introduction To: Night Train Keyboard Kings, Night Train
  • Let's Do It Johnnie Allan
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Lonely Days and Lonely Nights Johnnie Allan
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Misrilou The Trashmen
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Henrietta The Trashmen
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • Then He Kissed Me La La Brooks
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • There's No Other Like My Baby La La Brooks
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • End Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
    American Routes original recording,

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Hammerhead June Gardner
    An Introduction To: Night Train New Orleans, Night Train
  • Cuttin' Out Professor Longhair
    'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology, Rhino
  • Roberta Frankie Ford
    Very Best of Frankie Ford, Music Club
  • It's Wrong Earl King
    The Complete Imperial Recordings, Okra Tone
  • SEGMENT: Wardell Quezergue

    Listen
  • Instrumental: 99 Plus 1 June Gardner
    Wardell Quezergue Sixty Smokin' Soul Senders, Funky Delicacies
  • Teasin' You Willie Tee
    Teasin' You, Night Train International
  • Carry On Jean Knight
    The Complete Stax/Volt Singles Vol. 3, Stax
  • Groove Me King Floyd
    Pure Soul Power, UTVRecords
  • I'm Walkin' Fats Domino
    Out of New Orleans, Bear Family
  • I Didn't Want to Do It The Spiders
    Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans 1947-1974, EMI
  • Would You? Dave Bartholomew
    Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans 1947-1974, EMI
  • Instrumental: Good News Dave Bartholomew
    The Spirit of New Orleans: The Genius of Dave Bartholomew, EMI
  • SEGMENT: Barbara Lynn

    Listen
  • You'll Lose a Good Thing Barbara Lynn
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • I'm a Good Woman Barbara Lynn
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,
  • End Bed: Forty Miles of Bad Road Duane Eddy
    recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp,

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