REMEMBERING SLEEPY LABEEF
Arkansas rockabilly hero Sleepy LaBeef died on December 26th at his home in Siloam Springs. He was 84.
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American Routes is blues and jazz, gospel and soul, rockabilly and country, Cajun and swamp pop, Tejano, Latin… and beyond. Songs and stories from musicians describe a deep and diverse nation with sounds and styles shared by all Americans. From the bayous to the beltways, from crossroads to crosstown, on interstates and city streets, turn up your radio for the sonic journey!
American Routes—produced in New Orleans since 1998
In the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. With Cyril Neville
For the Martin Luther King holiday we honor his spirit and struggle with African American spirituals, protest anthems, freedom jazz and soul power. New Orleans musician and activist Cyril Neville tells of growing up with Mardi Gras Indian rituals and street music and the importance of both to Black community life in the city. From… read more
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WWNO PLEDGE CANDLES, FEATURING NICK SPITZER
Our presenting station, WWNO FM, is offering a new exclusive collector’s item as part of their pledge drive: WWNO Public Radio Pledge Candles, featuring Nick…
DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE: AN EVENING WITH AMERICAN ROUTES
This Friday, November 15, Nick Spitzer will be hosting Down By the Riverside: An Evening with American Routes as part of “Anthropocene River Campus: The…
