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Breaking Out: British Blues to New Orleans Bounce Breaking Out: British Blues to New Orleans Bounce December 4th, 2019 (Hour 1)
Breaking Out: British Blues to New Orleans Bounce

From Great Britain to the Big Easy, we explore the sounds of musical and social breakouts. First, we hear how British blues pioneer John Mayall broke out of England with his band the Bluesbreakers, bringing British blues to a larger audience. We’ll hear some of Mayall’s sources and contemporaries, like Big Maceo and Eric Clapton. Then, it’s butt shakes and backbeats with Big Freedia, the Queen Diva of New Orleans Bounce, a rhythmic dance music with sources in hip hop and rap, as well as much earlier jazz and R&B. We’ll explore some of those sources, and strut with Kermit Ruffins and Sam Morgan, head “Down Yonder” with Smiley Lewis, and “Take it to the Street” with Rebirth Brass Band.

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AMERICAN ROUTES LIVE: NEW YEARS 2018 WITH THE SOUL REBELS, LOST BAYOU RAMBLERS & MORE

December 26th, 2018

Counting down to the New Year, we revel in the live sounds of New Orleans and south Louisiana. First, turn it up for the “New Sound of New Orleans” with the Soul Rebels brass band, live in conversation and performance, joined by “stretch music” trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah and preacher’s kid turned soul powerhouse Tonya Boyd-Cannon. Then, a listen back to favorite performances by the late swamp blues icon Lazy Lester, French blues supergroup Cowboy Stew, R&B hawkers James Hunter Six from England and young rising Kansas City guitarist and singer Samantha Fish—all at the 2018 Baton Rouge Blues Festival. Finally, it’s Cajun modernists the Lost Bayou Ramblers live at Preservation Hall in New Orleans’ French Quarter featuring songs from their Grammy winning CD “Kalenda.”

Photo by James Billeaudeau

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HOUR ONE

  • Rebelosis The Soul Rebels
    American Routes original recording at the Acadiana Center for the Arts 2018,
  • Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) The Soul Rebels
    American Routes original recording at the Acadiana Center for the Arts 2018,
  • Can You Feel the Beat? The Soul Rebels
    American Routes original recording at the Acadiana Center for the Arts 2018,
  • Instrumental: Red Clay Freddie Hubbard
    The Best of Freddie Hubbard, Pablo
  • SEGMENT: The Soul Rebels

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  • Let Your Mind Be Free The Soul Rebels
    American Routes original recording at the Acadiana Center for the Arts 2018,
  • Instrumental Christian Scott with the Soul Rebels
    American Routes original recording at the Acadiana Center for the Arts 2018,
  • Instrumental: Strasbourg-St. Denis Soul Rebels and Christian Scott
    American Routes original recording at the Acadiana Center for the Arts 2018,
  • SEGMENT: Christian Scott

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  • Respected Destroyer Christian Scott with the Soul Rebels
    American Routes original recording at the Acadiana Center for the Arts 2018,
  • Happy Tonya Boyd-Cannon with the Soul Rebels
    American Routes original recording at the Acadiana Center for the Arts 2018,
  • SEGMENT: Tonya Boyd-Cannon

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  • You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman Tonya Boyd-Cannon
    American Routes original recording at the Acadiana Center for the Arts 2018,
  • Closing Bed: Caracas Lou Donaldson
    Good Gracious, Blue Note

HOUR two

  • Hip Hug Her Lazy Lester
    Live recording at the 2018 Baton Rouge Blues Festival by American Routes,
  • They Call Me Lazy Lazy Lester
    Live recording at the 2018 Baton Rouge Blues Festival by American Routes,
  • I'll Play the Blues for You Cowboy Stew
    Live recording at the 2018 Baton Rouge Blues Festival by American Routes,
  • Sugar Coated Love Cowboy Stew
    Live recording at the 2018 Baton Rouge Blues Festival by American Routes,
  • Instrumental: Gone For Good Samantha Fish
    Belle of the West, Ruf Records
  • Bony Moronie James Hunter Six
    Live recording at the 2018 Baton Rouge Blues Festival by American Routes,
  • Favors James Hunter Six
    Live recording at the 2018 Baton Rouge Blues Festival by American Routes,
  • Chills and Fever Samantha Fish
    Live recording at the 2018 Baton Rouge Blues Festival by American Routes,
  • Need You More Samantha Fish
    Live recording at the 2018 Baton Rouge Blues Festival by American Routes,
  • Instrumental: Sabine Turnaround Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Live at Preservation Hall,
  • Granny Smith Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Live at Preservation Hall,
  • La valse de Balfa Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Live at Preservation Hall,
  • Rice Pump Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Live at Preservation Hall,
  • Kalenda Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Live at Preservation Hall,
  • Closing Bed: Aloha Golden Meadow Lost Bayou Ramblers
    Live at Preservation Hall,

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