Gatemouth Moore / Ry Cooder

Two men who embody eclecticism in the music they play and love. First, an in-depth discussion with guitarist and producer Ry Cooder: from his California roots in American blues, country and rock, to his forays into Tex-Mex, African, and East Indian music, his many film soundtracks, and most recently his work in Cuba with the Buena Vista Social Club and guitarist Manuel Galban. Also meet 90-year-old blues and gospel singer Gatemouth Moore, who began performing with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels in the 1920s and currently preaches at his church in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Plus the American Routes music mix we hope you seek… each week.

HOUR ONE

Open Bed: Available Space Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder, Reprise

Police Dog Blues Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder, Reprise

De Camino a La Vereda Ibrahim Ferrer
Buena Vista Social Club, Nonesuch

SEGMENT: Ry Cooder #1

He'll Have To Go Ry Cooder
Chicken Skin Music, Reprise

Goin' To Brownsville Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder, Reprise

Instrumental: Walkin' Away Blues Ry Cooder & Sonny Terry
Crossroads soundtrack, Warner

SEGMENT: Ry Cooder #2

Memo From Turner Mick Jagger
Performance soundtrack, Warner

SEGMENT: Ry Cooder #3

Paris, Texas Ry Cooder, Jim Dickinson, David Lindley
Paris, Texas, Warner

Ganges Delta Blues Ry Cooder & Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Meeting By The River, Waterlily Acoustics

Gomni Ali Farke Toure & Ry Cooder
Talking Timbuktu, Rykodisc

Instrumental: Lasidan Ali Farke Toure, Ry Cooder, Gatemouth Brown
Talking Timbuktu, Rykodisc

SEGMENT: Ry Cooder #5

Naufragio Ibrahim Ferrer
Buenos Hermanos, Nonesuch

Echale Salsita
Mambo Sinuendo, Nonesuch

HOUR TWO

Open Bed: Hey, Mr. Gatemouth Gatemouth Moore
Hey Mr. Gatemouth, WestSide

Fore Day Creep Ida Cox
Stars of the Apollo, Sony

Did You Ever Love a Woman BB King
His RPM Hits 1951-1957, Ace

Blues No. 1 Jimmy Smith
Six Views of the Blues, Blue Note

Nearer to Thee Sam Cooke with The Soul Stirrers
The Complete Specialty Recordings of Sam Cooke, Specialty

Instrumental: Pop's Instrumental The Staple Singers
Soul Folk In Action, Stax

INTERVIEW: Gatemouth Moore

I Want A Lavender Cadillac Maurice King & His Wolverines
OKeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957, Epic

Cadillac and a Model 'A' Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Anthology 1935-1973, Rhino

One Piece at a Time Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Three
Hot Rods & Custom Classics, Rhino

Instrumental: Stick Shift The Duals
Hot Rods & Custom Classics, Rhino

Christian's Automobile Bright Light Quartet
Southern Journey Vol. 8: Velvet Voices, Rounder

Terraplane Blues John Lee Hooker
Ultimate Collection 1948-1990, Rhino

Nothing But the Wheel Peter Wolf with Mick Jagger
Sleepless, Artemis

Hands on the Wheel Willie Nelson
Red Headed Stranger, Columbia/Legacy

End Bed: Woman Wanted James Cotton
Fire Down Under the Hill, Telarc

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