AMERICAN ROUTES
San Antonio Sounds San Antonio Sounds September 20th, 2023 (Hour 1)
San Antonio Sounds

The great Texas river city is a mix of Mexican, German, Anglo and African American cultures, among others. Home to the Texas Conjunto Festival and the International Accordion Festival, San Antonio is best known for Tex-Mex or Tejano music played by squeeze box masters like Flaco Jimenez, Narciso Martinez and Mingo Saldivar among many. We’ll speak with Flaco, who in collaborations with Doug Sahm, Ry Cooder, and Los Super Seven, has carried the music worldwide. “Chicano brown-eyed soul” performers like Sunny and the Sunliners and other groups describe music that connected New Orleans and Louisiana Swamp Pop with San Antonio and East Los Angeles. We’ll also talk with Vox organ legend Augie Meyers who worked in the high hippie era with Doug Sahm as part of the Sir Douglas Quintet and later in the Texas Tornadoes. The conversation comes full circle with Max Baca, the leader and bajo sexto player of Los Texmaniacs who was influenced by both Flaco and Doug Sahm. The Grammy-winning family band sticks with tradition, but finds ways to include country, blues and rock. Plus music from Sam the Sham, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Freddy Fender and Willie Nelson. ¡Vamos!

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WEDDINGS

June 18th, 2003

For richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health — June is the month for weddings, and American Routes has lots of different takes on matrimony from Cab Calloway, Tammy Wynette, Hank Williams, Etta James and more. Plus a sweet proposal and a look at what makes a good wedding band — the music, not the gold. Tune in to American Routes, and we’ll get you to the chapel on time…

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Wedding March Mendelssohn
  • Don't Falter at the Altar Cab Calloway
    Are You Hep to the Jive?, Columbia/Legacy
  • The Flirt Shirley and Lee
    Let the Good Times Roll, Ace
  • Married Man's a Fool Blind Willie McTell
    Last Session, Bluesville
  • Tennessee Border #2 Homer & Jethro
    America's Song Butchers, Razor & Tie
  • Jackson Jerry Lee & Linda Gail Lewis
    The Locust Years, Bear Family
  • Mark Ribot
    Mark Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos, Atlantic
  • SEGMENT: Wedding of Todd & Dionna Hulslander with music by the Romeo Dogs

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  • Sone Que Fui Casado (I Dreamed I Was Married) Pedro Gonzalez & Los Madrugadores
    Los Madrugadores 1931-1937, Arhoolie
  • Desde Que Conosco Freddy Fender
    Canciones de Mi Barrio, Arhoolie
  • Mouse on a Hill Warner Williams
    Original Recording for Folkmasters,
  • My Baby Just Cares for Me Nina Simone
    My Baby Just Cares for Me, Charly
  • Please Send me Someone to Love Hank Crawford
    Heart & Soul, Rhino
  • Sea of Love Heptones
    Sea of Love, Heartbeat
  • Instrumental: Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day Horace Henderson & his Orchestra
    Horace 'Red' Allen: Ride, Red, Ride, ASV
  • CLIP: From the film "The Graduate"
  • Stop the Wedding Etta James
    Her Best, MCA/Chess
  • Wedding Bells Charlie Rich
    Country Meets Soul, Hi
  • I Can't Help it if I'm Still in Love with You Hank Williams
    The Complete Hank Williams, Mercury
  • From Hank to Hendrix Neil Young
    Harvest Moon, Reprise

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Twilight Waltz Johnny Gimble
    Great American Fiddle Collection, CMH
  • Single Girl Rose Maddox
    16 Down Home Country Classics, Arhoolie
  • D-I-V-O-R-C-E Tammy Wynette
    D-I-V-O-R-C-E, Koch
  • I'll Dance At Your Wedding Peggy Lee
    The Capitol Collector's Series: Volume 1, The Early Years, Capitol
  • Wedding Boogie Johnny Otis
    The Original Johnny Otis Show, Savoy Jazz
  • How High the Moon Les Paul & Mary Ford
    The legendary Duo at their Best, Collectables
  • How Deep is the Ocean Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
    Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton, Verve
  • Instrumental: Tea for Two Charles Mingus
    Jazz Composers Workshop, Savoy
  • Second Marriage Woody Allen
    Standup Comic, Rhino
  • Rumania Dave Tarras
    Tanz!, Sony
  • Let's Get it On Rebirth Brass Band
    We Come to Party, Schanachie
  • Honey Pie Golden Gate Quartet
    The Very Best of, World Pacific
  • When I say Wife Jonathan Richman
    Having a Party With Jonathan Richman, Rounder
  • Instrumental: The Marriage Blues Benny Carter
    New Jazz Sounds: The Urbane Sessions, Verve
  • Proposal at the Rockefeller Center skating rink
  • Let's Get Married Al Green
    Greatest Hits, The Right Stuff
  • Someday My Prince Will Come Miles Davis
    Someday My Prince Will Come, Sony
  • Crazy Love Van Morrison
    Moondance, Warner
  • End Bed: Wedding March Charles Mingus
    Cumbia & Jazz Fusion, Rhino

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