American Routes: Songs and Stories from the Road
May 27th, 2011 ~ 
American Routes is celebrating its 12th anniversary on the air with the release of American Routes: Songs and Stories From the Road, a double CD collection of favorite interviews and stories from a decade of programs. From mambo kings and country sweethearts to cool pianomen and sidewalk steppers, you’ll find the iconic mix of voices and music you hear each week on American Routes. East Coast songmen Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller reminisce about their years as songwriters for Elvis and others. Dolly Parton shares her love of east Tennessee while Tom Waits talks about his various inspirations, including his kids’ toys. Young Cajun band Feufollet explains why Cajun music is cool despite what their friends think. Many of the interviews on Songs and Stories capture the voices of beloved musicians who have passed on, including Jerry Garcia, Rufus Thomas, Tito Puente and Nina Simone. Join us as we visit the Antique Radio Museum in St. Louis. Spend a day at Sea Breeze, North Carolina, to learn about the origins of beach music. Then, we’ll jump with the Treme Sidewalk Steppers and Rebirth Brass Band for a post-Katrina second line.
After starting back in 1998 broadcasting on only 7 stations, American Routes is now heard by nearly 400,000 listeners on 195 outlets across the country. With 10 years of programs in the archive, it was a challenge to choose from the many interviews we’ve done over the years. And with exciting programs to come, we look forward to even more miles with the radio turned up. For more information on American Routes: Songs and Stories From the Road, click here!
Help Support American Routes
May 20th, 2011 ~ American Routes is a weekly two-hour public radio program produced in New Orleans in collaboration with Tulane University’s School of Liberal Arts . Now in our 12th year on the air, American Routes explores the shared and individual musical threads that contribute to the great diversity of American culture, from blues to Cajun, Tejano to jazz, country to soul and all the stops in between.
We rely on your support to remain on air and online. Your contribution helps us bring you interviews with great American artists and the carefully curated music mix that you’ve enjoyed over the years. A donation to American Routes also supports more than a decade’s worth of programs and interviews on demand via our website.
Please help us by making a tax-deductible contribution to American Routes through Tulane University’s secure online donation page . Just type “American Routes” in the space for OTHER at the bottom of the ABOUT YOUR GIFT area on the form.
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