American Routes
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- http://www.prx.org/americanroutes
- Networks: American Routes Private Network
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.
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.
Series
288 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 Fundraising Programs for all PRX stations
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Pieces
Featuring a tribute to the late Fats Domino, Albert Lee, and Billy Boy Arnold
- Added: Oct 16, 2018
- Length: 01:58:59
featuring archival interviews with Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Rick Ruben, Marshall Grant, John Carter Cash, and more
- Added: Oct 09, 2018
- Length: 01:58:57
featuring Los Lobos, Los Cenzontles, Eva Ybarra, Oscar Hernandez, Tito Puente, and more...
- Added: Oct 02, 2018
- Length: 01:58:57
with Shannon Powell, JM Van Eaton, Ben Riley and Tito Puente
- Added: Sep 25, 2018
- Length: 01:58:59
An American Routes fundraiser show featuring Aaron Neville, Tony Joe White, Ray Charles, and more.
Bought by KKFI, WDCB, KUMD, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WNIJ and more
- Added: Sep 21, 2018
- Length: 01:34:00
- Purchases: 12
featuring Sarah Vaughn, Sam Cooke, Van Morrison and Aretha Franklin
- Added: Sep 18, 2018
- Length: 01:58:58
featuring Kris Kristofferson
- Added: Sep 11, 2018
- Length: 01:58:55
Margo Price, Willie Nelson, and friends
- Added: Sep 04, 2018
- Length: 01:59:00
featuring live performances from the 2018 Baton Rouge Blues Festival, including Lazy Lester, Samantha Fish, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Chris Thomas King ...
- Added: Aug 28, 2018
- Length: 01:58:57
with the Meters, Randy Newman, Doug Kershaw, and the Tedeschi-Trucks Band
- Added: Aug 21, 2018
- Length: 01:58:58
People who work with American Routes
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Nick Spitzer (Admin)
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Ken Mills (Admin)
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Garrett Pittman (Admin)
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Betsy Shepherd (Admin)
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Olivia Broslawsky (Admin)
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