PET SOUNDS REVISITED: LISTENER SUGGESTIONS
We received so many song suggestions from our listeners for our Pet Sounds Revisited show, and we loved reading about your pets and listening to…
American Routes is blues and jazz, gospel and soul, rockabilly and country, Cajun and swamp pop, Tejano, Latin… and beyond. Songs and stories from musicians describe a deep and diverse nation with sounds and styles shared by all Americans. From the bayous to the beltways, from crossroads to crosstown, on interstates and city streets, turn up your radio for the sonic journey!
American Routes—produced in New Orleans since 1998
Who was Harry Smith?: The Great Delineator and his Anthology of American Folk Music
Who was Harry Smith? The short answer about the 20th century polymath and hustler might be divined in his legendary 1952 Anthology of American Folk Music, an LP collection of mostly Southern US folk songs from 78rpm records. "The Anthology" established a cult of listening and influenced popular and folk revival artists from John Sebastian… read more
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THE CULTURE OF AMERICA: A CROSS-COUNTRY VISIT WITH THE NEA NATIONAL HERITAGE FELLOWS
Check out the NEA’s film “The Culture of America: A Cross-Country Visit with the NEA National Heritage Fellows” to learn more about the 2020 Fellows…
REMEMBERING LLOYD PRICE
New Orleans R&B legend Lloyd Price, known for hits like “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” and “Stagger Lee” passed away on May 3, 2021.
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