American Routes

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American Routes is a weekly two-hour public radio program produced in New Orleans, presenting a broad range of American music - blues and jazz, gospel and soul, old-time country and rockabilly, Cajun and zydeco, Tejano and Latin, roots rock and pop, avant-garde and classical. 

The program also presents documentary features and artist interviews. Our conversations include Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, B.B. King, Dr. John, Dave Brubeck, Abbey Lincoln, Elvis Costello, Ray Charles, Randy Newman, McCoy Tyner, Lucinda Williams, Rufus Thomas, Jerry Lee Lewis and many others. Join us as we ride legendary trains, or visit street parades, instrument-makers, roadside attractions and juke joints, and meet tap dancers, fishermen, fortunetellers and more.

Learn more at prx.org/americanroutes.

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American Routes 
341 Pieces

American Routes is a weekly two-hour public radio program produced in New Orleans, presenting a broad range of American music — blues and jazz, gospel and soul, old-time country and rockabilly, Cajun and zydeco, Tejano and Latin, roots rock and pop, avant-garde and classical. The show explores the shared musical and cultural threads in these American styles and genres of music and how they are distinguished.

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American Routes Custom Promo 
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Custom Promos voiced by host Nick Spitzer

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American Routes Fundraising Programs 
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American Routes Fundraising Programs for all PRX stations

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American Routes Generic Promo 
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30-second generic evergreen promos for American Routes.

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American Routes holiday specials 
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Holiday specials

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American Routes Specials 
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American Routes occasionally makes episodes of the weekly series available to all PRX stations free of charge. The episodes below are now available.

Pieces

19-43: I Put a Spell on You: Halloween '19, 10/23/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Shannon and the Clams
with Shannon and the Clams

  • Added: Oct 22, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
19-42: Preservation Hall Perseveres & Guitarist Albert Lee, 10/16/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ben Jaffe of Preservation Hall
with Ben Jaffe and Albert Lee

  • Added: Oct 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:59
19-41: Rolling the Stones with Chuck Leavell & Bernard Fowler... Plus Rockabilly Gentleman, Narvel Felts, 10/9/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Bernard Fowler and Mick Jagger
with Bernard Fowler, Chuck Leavell, and Narvel Felts

  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:56
19-40: American Routes Live: With the Soul Rebels, Lost Bayou Ramblers & More, 10/2/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Soul Rebels, Credit: James Billeaudeau
with the Soul Rebels, Christian Scott, Tonya Boyd-Cannon, Cowboy Stew, James Hunter Six, Samantha Fish, and the Lost Bayou Ramblers

  • Added: Oct 01, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:59
Santana Speaks: with Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, and Los Lobos
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes Specials
Caption: Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, and Los Lobos! From Tijuana to San Francisco to Woodstock and the global stage, Carlos Santana is feature...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 25, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
  • Purchases: 1
American Routes 2019 Fall Fundraiser
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes Fundraising Programs
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Host Nick Spitzer brings you music from South Louisiana and beyond, while urging the listeners to pitch in and support your station.

Bought by WTIP, KRVS, KUMD, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Wyoming Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2019
  • Length: 01:14:31
  • Purchases: 8
19-39: Santana Speaks: with Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, and Los Lobos, 9/25/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente and Los Lobos

  • Added: Sep 24, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
19-38: Autumn Equinox & Remembering Aretha Franklin, 9/18/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Autumn Equinox
featuring a soundtrack for the changing season and a tribute to Aretha Franklin

  • Added: Sep 17, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
19-37: Guilty Pleasures Volume 2: Then & Now, 9/11/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Guilty Pleasures
from Lotte Lenya singing Mack the Knife and a Japanese take on Tighten Up, to Ray Charles and Ringo

  • Added: Sep 10, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
19-36: Dreamers Then & Now Volume 2: Jesse Colin Young and Leyla McCalla, 9/4/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Leyla McCalla
with Jesse Colin Young and Leyla McCalla

  • Added: Sep 03, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57

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Ken Mills (Admin)
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