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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
BO DIDDLEY/TONY JOE WHITE
On this archive summertime edition of American Routes, we treat you to two very cool guests. Mississippi-born and Chicago-bred legend Bo Diddley talks about his songs “I’m a Man,” “Who Do You Love,” and that signature Bo Diddley beat. Tony Joe White comes up from the swamps to play an acoustic version of “Polk Salad Annie,” among other tunes. Plus, a refreshing visit to a local New Orleans favorite, Hansen’s Sno Bliz, servin’ up the best sno-cones you’ve ever tasted.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Road Runner Bo Diddley
His Best, MCA - Before You Accuse Me Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival Box, Fantasy - Who Do You Love John Hammond
The Best of, Vanguard - W-O-M-A-N Etta James
R&B Dynamite, Flair - Mannish Boy Muddy Waters
His Best: 1947 to 55, MCA/Chess - Instrumental: The Clock Strikes Twelve Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley The Chess Box, MCA/Chess - SEGMENT: Bo Diddley
Listen - Thirteen Highway Moses Williams
Drop on Down in Florida, Dust to Digital - Bo Diddley Art Neville
Get Low Down!: The Soul of New Orleans, '65-'67, Sundazed - Instrumental: Willie Fugal's Blues Tom McDermott
The Clave, STR - SEGMENT: Caribbean Rum & Coke
Listen - Rum and Coca Cola Lord Invader
Calypso Calaloo, Rounder - Rum and Coca Cola The Andrews Sisters
Very Best of the Andrews Sisters, ABM - Dr. Kinsey Lord Lebby
Boogu Yagga Gal: Jamaican Mento, Interstate - Crawfish Fiesta Professor Longhair
Crawfish Fiesta, Alligator - Meet The Boys on the Battlefront Wild Tchoupitoulas
Wild Tchoupitoulas, Island - Pepsi Cola Lord Invader
Calypso in New York, Folkways - Trombone Criollo Cachao Y Sy Ritmo Caliente
From Havana to New York, Caney - Bucket's Got a Hole In It Louis Armstrong
Original Decca Recordings, Decca - Bucket's Got a Hole In It Sonny Burgess
The Classic Recordings, Bear Family - Parlez Nous à Boire Beausoleil
Parlez Nous à Boire & More, Arhoolie - Rolling Randy Newman
Good Old Boys, Rhino - Rockin' Chair Mildred Bailey
Classic Hoagy Carmichael, Smithsonian - Summertime Billie Holliday
Lady Day— The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944, Columbia - End Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
American Routes Original Recording,
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Polk Salad Annie James Burton
The Guitar Sounds of James Burton, A&M - Farm Blues Robert Pete Williams
Robert Pete Williams, Fat Possum - Maggie's Farm Bob Dylan
Bringing It All Back Home, Sony - Polk Salad Annie Elvis Presley
Essential 70s Masters, RCA - Willie & Laura Mae Jones Dusty Springfield
Dusty in Memphis, Rhino - Rainy Night in Georgia Ray Charles
Genius & Soul, Rhino - Instrumental: Honky Tonk Part 1 Jerry McCain
Absolutely The Best: The Complete Jewel Singles 1965-1972, Fuel - SEGMENT: Tony Joe White
Listen - Time of our Lives Bonnie Raitt
Silver Lining, Capitol - Tossin' & Turnin' Andre Williams
Mr. Rhythm, Regency - Instrumental: Boppin' the Rock Clifton Chenier
Bayou Blues, Specialty - Call Me Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin'
Life, J&S - If Sugar Was As Sweet As You Joe Tex
The Love You Save, Connoisseur - Ice Cream Man John Brim
The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook: The Classic Originals, MCA - Ice Cream Man Jonathan Richman
The Best of Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Rhino - SEGMENT: Hansen's Sno-Bliz
Listen - End Bed: I Scream, You Scream Mahogany Brass Band
Mahogany Brass Band, Sound of New Orleans
