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KINGS OF THE ROAD: FROM RAMBLIN' JACK TO KEROUAC
Get your key to the highway… this American Routes looks at “the road” as destination, inspiration and home away from home in blues, country, jazz and more. Folkie and fellow traveler Ramblin’ Jack Elliot recalls the allure of the road in music and life. Plus, historian and author Douglas Brinkley joins us to speak on travel as muse for beat author Jack Kerouac and others.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: 912 Greens Ramblin' Jack Elliot
Me & Bobby McGee, Rounder - King of the Road James Booker
Classified, Rounder - I've Got a Mind to Ramble Alberta Hunter
Amtrak Blues, Columbia - Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train Louis Armstrong
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, BMG - Railroadin' Some Henry 'Ragtime Texas' Thomas
Night Train: Classic Railroad Songs, Vol. 3, Rounder - Train Whistle Blues Jimmie Rodgers
The Singing Brakeman, Bear Family - Travelin' in My Shoes Cindy Walker
Country Girl: The Complete Transcription Recordings of Cindy Walker, Vol. 2, Soundies - Instrumental: A Mansion on the Hill Original Drifting Cowboy Band
Hank Williams Instrumentals, Landmark - (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Hank Williams
The Complete Hank Williams, Mercury - Blue Train Johnny Cash
The Man in Black: 1954-1958, Bear Family - Wayside/ Back in Time Gillian Welch
Soul Journey, Acony - SEGMENT: Ramblin' Jack Elliot
Listen - Instrumental: Bound For Canaan Ry Cooder
Music By Ry Cooder, Warner Bros. - Ramblin' Fever Merle Haggard
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Merle Haggard, MCA - Six Days on the Road The Flying Burrito Brothers
The Definitive Collection, Hip-O - All I Want Joni Mitchell
Blue, Reprise - Wagon Wheel Old Crow Medicine Show
OCMS, Nettwerk - Boxcar Neil Young
Chrome Dreams II, Reprise - End Bed: King of the Road Wes Montgomery
The Ultimate Wes Montgomery, Verve
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Travelin' (Breakdown Take) Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Smith
Blue Bash!, Blue Note - Packin' Up Marion Williams
Born to Sing the Gospel, Shanachie - Hard Road to Travel Jimmy Cliff
Anthology, Hip-O - Travelin' Man Stevie Wonder
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, Motown - Travelin' Blues T-Bone Walker
The Complete Imperial Recordings, 1950-1954, EMI - Roamin-itis Eddie Bo
Check Mr. Popeye, Rounder - Como Un Errante (Like A Wanderer) Freddie Fender
Canciones de Mi barrio: The Roots of Tejano Rock, Arhoolie - Instrumental: In Shades Tom Waits
Heartattack and Vine, Elektra - History of Bop Jack Kerouac
Readings By Jack Kerouac On the Beat Generation, Verve - SEGMENT: Douglas Brinkley
Listen - Matchbox Sonny Burgess & Bobby Crafford and the Pacers
The Razorback Rock and Roll Tapes, Collector/ IODA - Flight 505 The Rolling Stones
Aftermath, ABKCO - Instrumental: 501 Boogie Professor Longhair
Rum & Coke, Tomato - Key to the Highway Rockin' Dopsie, Jr.
Rockin' Zydeco Party, Mardi Gras - Another Travelin' Song Bright Eyes
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, Saddle Creek - This Land is Your Land Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Naturally, Daptone - End Bed: Travelin' Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Smith
Blue Bash!, Blue Note
