May 9th, 2012 • FULL SHOW • read more

Mother's Day

American Routes celebrates Mother's Day with Marty Stuart and his mom, Hilda. We'll talk about their shared love of photography and a certain girl singer, Connie Smith. Then we'll hear stories about mothers from Fontella Bass, Sonny Rollins, Bo Diddley, and Geno Delafose, among others. Plus songs from blues to bluegrass about and for dear old mom.

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May 4th, 2011 • FULL SHOW • read more

Mother's Day with Marty Stuart

American Routes celebrates Mother's Day with Marty Stuart and his mom, Hilda. We'll talk about their shared love of photography and a certain girl singer, Connie Smith. Then we'll hear stories about mothers from Fontella Bass, Sonny Rollins, Bo Diddley, and Geno Delafose, among others. Plus songs from blues to bluegrass about and for dear old mom.

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January 12th, 2005 • FULL SHOW • read more

Sounds in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.

We celebrate the work and life of Dr. King through the sounds of freedom, including two guests who have added their own voices to that choir. Sixties soul queen Fontella Bass used her gospel background and voice to make freedom statements of her own, such as her biggest hit "Rescue Me." Scholar, critic and hepcat Albert Murray tells us how African-Americans have used blues and jazz as a springboard to a better place--and why Duke Ellington called him the "unsquarest person I know." Plus music from John Coltrane, Johnny Cash, the Staples Singers and more.

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January 20th, 1999 • FULL SHOW • read more

Highway 61 with James Cotton

Travel down Highway 61 with blues harpist James Cotton. Also music from Al Green, PJ Harvey, Greg Brown and Fontella Bass.

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February 27th, 2013 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Recordmen: Collector, Producer, DJ

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May 9th, 2012 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Mother's Day

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May 9th, 2012 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Mother's Day

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May 4th, 2011 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Mother's Day with Marty Stuart

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May 4th, 2011 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Mother's Day with Marty Stuart

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January 19th, 2011 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Recordmen: Collector, Producer, DJ

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October 6th, 2010 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

George Jones & Sam Moore

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September 9th, 2009 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Recordmen: Collector, Producer, DJ

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November 5th, 2008 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

George Jones & Sam Moore

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October 8th, 2008 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Recordmen: Collector, Producer, DJ

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December 16th, 1998 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Hannukah / Solstice

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September 16th, 1998 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Highway 61 with James Cotton

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April 8th, 1998 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Easter / Passover with Mavis Staples

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March 31st, 1999 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Easter/Passover with Mavis Staples

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February 10th, 1999 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Valentine's Day

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January 20th, 1999 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Highway 61 with James Cotton

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January 10th, 2001 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Martin Luther King in Words and Music

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January 16th, 2002 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Martin Luther King: Sounds of the Spirit

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January 12th, 2005 • INTERVIEW:

Sounds in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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November 15th, 2006 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

George Jones & Sam Moore

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January 11th, 2006 • INTERVIEW:

Sounds in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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June 6th, 2007 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

George Jones & Sam Moore

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