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Routes Rock & Cajun Stardom: Boz Scaggs & Jimmy C. Newman

We trace stardom back to its source, traversing the roots and routes that led small town musicians to national fame. Pop icon Boz Scaggs and the late Cajun honky-tonk man Jimmy C. Newman took very different paths to the stage but carried with them the sounds they grew up hearing. Boz Scaggs achieved mainstream success with his own platinum records as well as his work with Steve Miller and Duane Allman. We talk to him about his 6+ years performing on the road and how he came into his own by reconnecting with the blues he heard as a kid in “Nowhere, Texas.” Then, we remember the late Jimmy C. Newman, who took the sounds of French Louisiana to the Grand Ole Opry and put Cajun music and culture on the map. Son Gary Newman, producer Joel Savoy and musician Kelli Jones tell of his legacy and their tribute album, Farewell, Alligator Man. Plus, we trace Hank Williams’ “Jambalaya” back to its Cajun origins, served up with tunes from Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt and Professor Longhair.

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CHUCK LEAVELL & JON CLEARY

October 2nd, 2013

Meet two piano professors from the South with two differing styles. First up, from Macon, GA, Chuck Leavell has played in a few of rock’s most iconic bands, from the Allman Brothers to the Rolling Stones. And while piano might be his day job, he’s also a keeper of a Georgia forest and an honorary forest ranger! We talk to Chuck about his love of the keys and the trees. Then, it’s a lesson in New Orleans funk a la keyboard with Jon Cleary, who breaks down the elements and reveals the Latin tinge to New Orleans piano favorites.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Jessica Allman Brothers Band
    Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn
  • Alabama The Louvin Brothers
    Tragic Songs of Life, Capitol
  • I'm Movin' On Ray Charles
    Genius and Soul, Rhino
  • Instrumental: Old Time Shuffle Lloyd Green
    Honky Tonk Train, Night Train
  • Up Tight, Good Man Laura Lee
    The Muscle Shoals Sound, Rhino
  • She's All I Got Freddie North
    Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues 1945-1970, Vol. 2, Lost Highway
  • SEGMENT: Chuck Leavell

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  • Instrumental: Brotherhood Royal Southern Brotherhood
    Royal Southern Brotherhood, Ruf Records
  • Lost Highway Hank Williams
    The Original Singles Collection, Polygram
  • Far Away Eyes The Rolling Stones
    Some Girls, Virgin
  • Where I'm From Shelby Lynne
    I Am Shelby Lynne, The Island Def Jam Music
  • That's How Strong My Love Is Steve Young
    Rock Salt and Nails, A&M Records
  • Everybody Needs Love Drive By Truckers
    Go-Go Boots, ATO Records
  • Pony Boy Allman Brothers Band
    Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn
  • End Bed: Deep South Mose Whispering Smith
    Swamp Blues, ACE

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Fortune Teller Jon Cleary
    Occapella, FHQ
  • Port St. Blues Jon Cleary
    Moonburn, Pointblank
  • Ninth Ward Blues Irvin Mayfield
    Irvin Mayfield, Basin Street
  • Rockin' Pheumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu Huey Piano Smith
    Kings of New Orleans Rock and Roll, ACE
  • Misery Professor Longhair
    Creole Kings of New Orleans Vol. 2, Specialty
  • Instrumental: Beale Street Popeye James Booker
    Night Train Keyboard Kings, Night Train
  • Fool's Game Bonnie Raitt
    Silver Lining, Capitol
  • SEGMENT: Jon Cleary

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  • Gone Irma Thomas
    Time is On My Side: The Best of Irma Thomas, vol. 1, EMI
  • St. James Infirmary Allen Toussaint
    The Bright Mississippi, Nonesuch
  • Instrumental: Cow Cow Blues Allen Toussaint
    The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions, Bear Family
  • Yes We Can Can The Pointer Sisters
    The Pointer Sisters, Blue Thumb
  • Uncloudy Day Blind Boys of Alabama
    Down in New Orleans, Time Life
  • Sea of Love Cookie and the Cupcakes
    Kings of Swamp Pop, ACE
  • Maiden Voyage Herbie Hancock
    Maiden Voyage, Blue Note
  • End Bed: Upright Allen Toussaint
    The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions, Bear Family

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