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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MODERN TRADITIONS: BEN HARPER AND CARL LEBLANC

November 13th, 2013

The singer-songwriter Ben Harper has been on the scene since the early ’90s, but now he’s digging deeper into the blues with the legendary harpman Charlie Musselwhite. We’ll talk with Ben about the musical journey from his family’s music store to his recent recording that he calls his “graduation” album. Then an in-studio conversation with a guitarist who has played with Sun Ra and now plays banjo with Preservation Hall, New Orleans’ own Carl LeBlanc.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Homeless Child Ben Harper
    The Will to Live, Virgin
  • Mean Ol' Lonesome Train Lightnin' Slim
    The Excello Story Volume 2, 1955-1957, Hip-O
  • Fool For A Lonesome Train Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
    Lifeline, Virgin
  • Sitting on Top of the World Mississippi Sheiks
    The Roots of Robert Johnson, Yazoo
  • Sitting On Top of the World The Grateful Dead
    The Grateful Dead, Warner Bros.
  • Looking the World Over Whispering Smith
    Swamp Blues, Ace/Excello
  • Blueberry Hill Fats Domino
    Out of New Orleans, Bear Family Records
  • Instrumental: We Can't End This Way Ben Harper & Chrlie Musselwhite
    Get Up!, Stax
  • Be My Guest Ben Harper and the Skatalites
    Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino, Vanguard
  • Happy Together Dr. Michael White
    Adventures in New Orleans Jazz Part 2, Basin Street
  • The Blues is All Wrong Chuck Leavell featuring Candi Staton
    Back to the Woods, Evergreen Arts
  • I Ain't Superstitious Howlin' Wolf
    His Best, MCA
  • Superstition Stevie Wonder
    Talking Book, Motown
  • Instrumental: 39th and Indiana Charlie Musselwhite
    Stand Back! Here Comes Charlie Musselwhite's South Side Band, Vanguard
  • Fishing Blues Taj Mahal
    They All Played for Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration, Arhoolie
  • Strange Land Charlie Musselwhite
    Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's Southside Band, Vanguard
  • SEGMENT: Ben Harper

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  • Instrumental: Faded Ben Harper
    Will to Live, Virgin

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: His Last Parade (March) Carl LeBlanc
    Those Who Have Ears, Carl LeBlanc
  • On the Sunny Side of the Street James Booker
    Junko Partner, Hannibal
  • Mess Around Dr. John
    Dr. John's Gumbo, ATCO
  • Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley Lee Dorsey
    Soul Mine, Charly
  • Mississippi Mud Shemekia Copeland with JJ Gray
    33 1/3, Telarc
  • Gonna Stick to You Baby Lonesome Sundown
    The Excello Story Volume 3, 1957-1961, Hip-O
  • Instrumental: Under My Thumb Pickin' on the Rolling Stones
    Pickin' on the Rolling Stones, CMH
  • Rolling Stone Robert Pete Williams
    Free Again, Bluesville
  • Prodigal Son Rolling Stones
    Beggars' Banquet, London
  • 12 Gates to the City Marie Knight
    Let Us Get Together, MC Records
  • Night Train to Memphis Jerry Lee Lewis
    Sun Gospel, Bear Family
  • Shake It JP Harris and the Tough Choices
    I'll Keep Calling, Cow Island Music
  • Shake Your Hips Slim Harpo
    The Best of Slim Harpo, Excello
  • Down Yonder We Go Ballin' Smiley Lewis
    Shame, Shame, Shame, Bear Family
  • Instrumental: Plarine Days Carl LeBlanc
    Justine Time: A Tribute to Justin Adams, Carl LeBlanc
  • SEGMENT: Carl LeBlanc

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  • Didn't He Ramble Kermit Ruffins
    Livin' a Treme Life, Basin Street
  • End Bed: Basin Street Blues Henry Butler
    American Routes original recording,

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