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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
SONGS & STORIES OF THE RIVER
As the muddy Mississippi winds its way past us in New Orleans, we’re reminded of the power and place of these waterways in American culture. First, we seek the source of the mighty river at the headwaters in Minnesota. Then listen to stories of steamboat captains, riverboats and rural fisherman. And learn about New Orleans own relation to the river with Tulane professor Richard Campanella. Plus river tales from Captain Doc Hawley, Aaron Neville and Al Green.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Wade in the Water Booker T & the MGs
Soul Men, Stax - Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival
Chronicle , Fantasy - SEGMENT: Mississippi River Headwaters ar Lake Itasca
Listen - Excerpt: Wade in de Water Empire Jubilee Quartet
Take Me to the Water, Dust-to-Digitial - Excerpt: At the River Tennessee Mountain Singers
Take Me to the Water, Dust-to-Digital - Burn On Randy Newman
Sail Away, Warner Bros - The Flood Blues Sippie Wallace
Sippie Wallace Vol. 2: 1925-1945, Document - I've Got the Big River Blues Delmore Brothers
Brown's Ferry Blues, County - Big River Johnny Cash
The Essential Johnny Cash, Columbia/ Legacy - Get Down, River The Bottle Rockets
The Mississippi River of Song, Smithsonian Folkways - Instrumental: Deep River Charlie Haden & Hank Jones
Come Sunday, Universal Music Group - The Lure of the South Mamie Smith
Stars of the Apollo, Columbia - SEGMENT: Belle of Louisville Engineer Jim McCoy, and Fishing on the Ohio
Listen - Fishing Blues Henry Thomas
Anthology of American Folk Music, Smithsonian Folkways - River Runs Deep JJ Cale
Naturally, Universal - Instrumental: Ol' Man River Kenny Dorham Quintet
A Jazz Hour With The Kenny Dorham Quintet, Intermusic - River's Invitation Percy Mayfield
Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty - Lone Gone Lonesome Blues Hank Williams
The Original Singles Collection, Polydor - The River Bruce Springsteen
The River, Columbia - CLIP: Al Green
- Take Me to the River Al Green
Anthology, Hi - End Bed: Wade in the Water Ramsey Lewis
Chess Soul - A Decade Of Chicago's Finest, MCA/ Chess
HOUR two
- The Julia Belle Swain John Hartford
Mark Twang, Flying Fish - SEGMENT: Richard Campanella
Listen - God's River Emmett Miller
The Minstrel Man From Georgia, Roots and Blues - CLIP: Dave Bartholomew
- Goin' to the River Fats Domino
Out of New Orleans, Bear Family - Instrumental: Moon River King Curtis
Blow Man, Blow!, Bear Family - SEGMENT: Captain Doc Hawley
Listen - CLIP: Dr. Michael White
- When the Mighty Mississippi Sleeps Dr. Michael White
Dancing in the Sky, Basin Street - CLIP: Eden Brent
- Darkness On the Delta Eden Brent
Mississippi Number One, Yellow Dog Records - Thanks for the Beautiful Land on the Delta Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington: New Orleans Suite, Atlantic - Instrumental: Blue Creek James Carter
Conversin' With the Elders, Atlantic - Goin' to Sit Down on the Banks of the River Blind Gary Davis
Harlem Street Singer, Fantasy - Harlem River Blues Justin Townes Earle
Harlem River Blues, Bloodshot - CLIP: Aaron Neville
- A Change is Gonna Come Aaron Neville with the Neville Brothers
The Very Best of, A&M - Many Rivers to Cross Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come, Island - Wide River to Cross Levon Helm
Dirt Farmer, Vanguard - End Bed: Bright Mississippi Allen Toussaint
Bright Mississippi, Nonesuch
