AMERICAN ROUTES: SONGS AND STORIES FROM THE ROAD
American Routes: Songs and Stories From the Road, is a two CD collection of favorite interviews and stories. From mambo kings and country sweethearts…
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
In the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. with Cyril Neville
For the Martin Luther King holiday we honor his spirit and struggle with African American spirituals, protest anthems, freedom jazz and soul power. New Orleans musician and activist Cyril Neville tells of growing up with Mardi Gras Indian rituals and street music and the importance of both to Black community life in the city. From… read more
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REMEMBERING NANCY WILSON
Legendary jazz singer Nancy Wilson passed away Thursday, December 13th at her home in Pioneertown, California. She was 81.
You can listen to her 2007…
REMEMBERING TONY JOE WHITE
Swamp rocker Tony Joe White passed away from a heart attack at his home in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee, on Wednesday, October 24th. Known for his…
