American Routes ~ What's in a Name?

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		What's in a Name?

		March 7th, 2001 ~ Songs are often about or dedicated to someone. We dig into some of the great name songs in American music from "Lil' Liza Jane" to "John Henry" and "Walt Whitman's Niece." Also some styles like zydeco nouveau and gunfighter ballads are for calling out names of Creole kings and outlaw heros. Forgive our host if he plays a few namesake songs, as long as he plays yours, too. Listen To Hour 1 Listen To Hour 2 Share This

Hour One		Hour Two		Helpful Links
Open Bed: Name Game Shirley Elliston A Child's Celebration of Rock 'n' Roll, Music For Little People What's his name? Keith Frank! Keith Frank What's His Name, Maison de Soul Oh John Jimmy Reed 18 Greatest Hits, Motown John Henry Howard Armstrong Louie Bluie, Blue Suit Pretty Boy Floyd Bob Dylan Folkways a Vision Shared, Columbia Walt Whitman's Niece Billy Bragg & Wilco Mermaid Avenue, Elektra Instrumental: Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus Medeski, Martin & Wood Shack-Man, Gramavision Angelene PJ Harvey Is This Desire, Island Mona Lisa Nat King Cole The Greatest Hits, Capitol Donna Lee Charlie Parker Yardbird Suite, Rhino Frankie & Johnny Sam Cooke Greatest Hits, RCA Instrumental: Indiana (Back Home in Indiana) Chet Atkins Galloping Guitar - The Early Years, Bear Family Carrie Brown Steve Earle & the Del McCoury Band The Mountain, E Squared Wake up Lil Suzie Everly Brothers Classic Everly Brothers, Bear Family Polly Nirvana Nevermind, DGC When Do I get to be called a Man Bill Sims Bill Sims, Warner Bros You Never Even Called Me By My Name Steve Goodman Steve Goodman, Buddah		Sweet Georgia Brown Elmer Snowden Quartet Harlem Banjo!, Riverside Mathilda Cookie and the Cupcakes Cookie and the Cupcakes, Jin Lulu's Back in Town Fats Waller A Portrait, Music Collection Lil Liza Jane Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan Hall Of Fame, United Artists Lil Liza Jane Kermit Ruffins Big Butter & Egg Man, Justice Instrumental: Lil Liza Jane Nicholas Payton Gumbo Nouveau, Verve Sweet Jane Velvet Undergound The Best of the Velvet Underground, Verve Candy Morphine Cure For Pain, Rykodisc Naima John Coltrane Heavyweight Champion, Atlantic I Loves You Porgy Nina Simone Saga of the Good Life & Hard Times, RCA Instrumental: Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club, World Circuit/Nonesuch Gregorio Cortez Los Penguinos del Norte Music of La Raza Vol.1, Arhoolie Pancho and Lefty Townes Van Zandt The Late Great Townes Van Zandt, United Artists Glory To His Name Dorothy Love Coates & the Original Gospel Harmonettes Get On Board, Specialty Judge Dread Prince Buster Roots of Reggae Vol.2: Rock Steady, Rhino Stagger Lee Ma Rainey Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Yazoo Bluesifyin' Joe Louis Walker Blues Routes, Smithsonian Folkways End Bed: Big Nick Coltrane + Ellington Duke Ellington & John Coltrane, Impulse

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