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January 16th, 2013 • SEGMENTFrom The Show: Words and Music in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.From the show "Words and Music in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr." originally aired on January 16th, 2013 Listen View Full Playlist June 8th, 2005 • SEGMENTFrom The Show: Visualizing SoundFrom the show "Visualizing Sound" originally aired on June 8th, 2005 Listen View Full Playlist January 12th, 2005 • INTERVIEW:From The Show: Sounds in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.From the show "Sounds in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr." originally aired on January 12th, 2005 Listen View Full Playlist January 11th, 2006 • INTERVIEW:From The Show: Sounds in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.From the show "Sounds in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr." originally aired on January 11th, 2006 Listen View Full Playlist January 16th, 2013 • FULL SHOW • read moreWords and Music in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.American Routes reflects on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. in words and music. Join us as we speak with those who knew Dr. King, from music scholar Albert Murray and historian Julian Bond to musicians Harry Belafonte and Mable John. Also, Mississippi riverboat captain Doc Hawley shares a unique memory of Memphis. Plus songs of freedom, deliverance and hope to commemorate this holiday weekend. Listen To Hour 1Listen To Hour 2View Full Playlist January 11th, 2012 • FULL SHOW • read moreWords and Music in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.American Routes reflects on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. in words and music. Join us as we speak with those who knew Dr. King, from music scholar Albert Murray and historian Julian Bond to musicians Harry Belafonte and Mable John. Also, Mississippi riverboat captain Doc Hawley shares a unique memory of Memphis. Plus songs of freedom, deliverance and hope to commemorate this holiday weekend. Listen To Hour 1Listen To Hour 2View Full Playlist June 8th, 2005 • FULL SHOW • read moreVisualizing SoundMeld the worlds of sound and vision as the work and life of North Carolina to Harlem visual artist Romare Bearden is remembered by Branford Marsalis, jazz writer Robert O'Meally, and cultural critic and Bearden confidante Albert Murray. Plus we visit New Orleans "optical jazz" artist John T. Scott and blues photographer and raconteur Dick Waterman. Listen To Hour 1Listen To Hour 2View Full Playlist January 12th, 2005 • FULL SHOW • read moreSounds 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. Listen To Hour 1Listen To Hour 2View Full Playlist |
