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American Routes
American Routes is a weekly two-hour public radio program produced in New Orleans, presenting a broad range of American music — blues and jazz, gospel and soul, old-time country and rockabilly, Cajun and zydeco, Tejano and Latin, roots rock and pop, avant-garde and classical. Now in our 15th year on the air, American Routes explores the shared musical and cultural threads in these American styles and genres of music — and how they are distinguished.
American Routes celebrates music and musicians from New Orleans, Mississippi and French Louisiana. Recorded live at New Orleans’ venerable (1906) Civic Theatre, the show features New Orleans clarinetist Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band with the definitive Creole music born in the Crescent City: traditional jazz. White is joined by fellow NEA Heritage recipient, Cajun fiddler Michael Doucet and the influential band of the French Louisiana cultural revival BeauSoleil (‘good sunshine’). The downhome blues of guitarist and wordslinger Little Freddie King of McComb, Mississippi kicks off the show and the spirit-filled gospel of Electrifying Crown Seekers from New Orleans’ west bank take us home. Our special guest is beloved jazz vocalist Topsy Chapman, also famed locally as the first black cocktail waitress on Bourbon Street in the 1960s.
Timing and Cues
American Routes Program #14-53 (repeat of 14-27) 12/31/14
00:00 Open Hour 1 segment A: INCUE: “(music start) This is AR I’m NS in New Orleans…” “Chicken Dance” Little Freddie King Little Freddie King on-stage interview “I Used to Be Down” Little Freddie King OUTCUE: “…and BeauSoleil when AR live returns.” —————————————————————– 16:39 cutaway 1: “Just a Little While to Stay Here” Tom McDermott —————————————————————– 17:41 segment B: INCUE: “I’m NS this is AR live from the Civic Theatre…” “first tune” BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet “Zydeco Gris-Gris” BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet “Lula, Don’t You Go to Bingo” BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet “La Douceur” BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet OUTCUE: “…jazz man sits in on AR live coming up.” —————————————————————– 37:15 cutaway 2: “2 Step” Beausoleil —————————————————————– 38:16 segment C: INCUE: “I’m NS this is AR we’re coming to you…” Michael Doucet and David Doucet on-stage interview “Carencro” BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet “Bamako” BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet and Dr. Michael White OUTCUE: “…this is AR live from PRX.” —————————————————————– 58:59 cutaway 3: “The Broken Windmill” Tom McDermott & Evan Christopher 1:00:00 “The Broken Windmill” end —————————————————————– —————————————————————– 00:00 Open Hour 2 segment D: INCUE: “(music start) I’m NS this is AR live from…” “(Drop Your Net and) Follow Me” Electrifying Crown Seekers Electrifying Crown Seekers on-stage interview “See What the End’s Gonna Be” Electrifying Crown Seekers Dr. Michael White on-stage interview “Panama” Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band OUTCUE: “…Topsy Chapman when AR live returns.” —————————————————————– 22:18 cutaway 4: “Valse #4” Tom McDermott and Evan Christopher —————————————————————– 23:20 segment E: INCUE: “I’m NS this is AR live from the Civic Theatre…” “Sunday Morning” Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out” Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band with Topsy Chapman Topsy Chapman on-stage interview “It’s a Highway to Heaven” Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band with Topsy Chapman OUTCUE: “…Michael White when AR returns.” —————————————————————– 42:16 cutaway 5: “Magyar Sisters” Tom McDermott & Evan Christopher —————————————————————– 43:17 segment F: INCUE: “This is AR and we’re live from the Civic…” “Summertime” Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band “Down by the Riverside” Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band, Topsy Chapman, David and Michael Doucet, Electrifying Crown Seekers FINAL CREDITS OUTCUE: “…I’m NS for AR live from PRX. (music end)” 59:00 end
