Records, Jukeboxes and Radio
American Routes joins with two record men this week to study the means of production in jazz and country. Michael Cuscuna, founder of Mosaic Records, talks about his reissuing of lavish collector’s sets of jazz from Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Count Basie and many more. Al Hawkes joins us from the wilds of Maine where he’s been making old-time country, bluegrass and rockabilly records since 1955—some of his own, some on his independent Event Records label.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Rockin' on the Range Johnny Houston
That'll Flat Git It, Vol.20: Rockabilly from the Vaults of Event Records, Bear Family
Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry
The Best of Chuck Berry: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, MCA
The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man The Rolling Stones
Singles Collection: The London Years, Abkco
309 Sonny Boy Williamson
Clownin' With The World, Alligator
Big Ten-Inch Record Bull Moose Jackson with Tiny Bradshaw's Orchestra
Risqué Rhythm: Nasty ‘50s R & B, Rhino
I Can't Hear a Word You Say Ruth Brown
The Definitive Soul Collection, Atlantic/Rhino
Instrumental: Slinky Link Wray & The Wraymen
Slinky!, Sundazed
Stack-A-Records Tom Tall
Rockin' Bones: 1950s Punk & Rockabilly, Rhino
Paul Daigle sur le Jukebox Bonsoir, Catin
Blues à Catin, Bridgetown
Let the Jukebox Keep On Playing Carl Perkins
The Classics, Bear Family
She's Got You Patsy Cline
The Patsy Cline Collection, MCA
Baby Let's Play House Elvis Presley
Sun: The Singles Collection, Volume 1, Bear Family
Instrumental: Fiddle Twiddle Harold Carter
Event Records archive
INTERVIEW: Al Hawkes
The Brakeman's Blues Jimmie Rodgers
First Sessions, 1927 - 1928, Rounder
Juke Box Man Dick Curless
The Drag 'Em Off the Interstate, Sock It To 'Em Hits of Dick Curless, Razor & Tie
Salty Dog Blues Morris Brothers
Bona Fide Bluegrass and Mountain Music, BMG Heritage
Salty Dog George Lewis
Atlantic New Orleans Jazz Sessions, Mosaic
Tipitina Allen Toussaint
American Routes original recording
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Blues Walk Lou Donaldson
The Blue Note Years Volume Two: The Jazz Message, Blue Note
Who Listens to Radio? Sarah Vaughn & Quincy Jones
Tip of the Freberg: The Stan Freberg Collection 1951 - 1998, Rhino
My Blue Heaven Frank Sinatra
The Complete Capitol Singles Collection, Capitol
I.Q. Blues Freddie Roach
The Blue Notes Years Volume Three: Organ and Soul, Blue Note
A Prayer and Juke Box Little Anthony & the Imperials
The Best of Little Anthony & the Imperials, Rhino
INTERVIEW: Michael Cuscuna
Instrumental: Let ‘Em Roll John Patton
The Blue Notes Years Volume Three: Organ and Soul, Blue Note
St. Louis Blues Big Joe Turner
The Boss of the Blues, Atlantic
The Big Beat Fats Domino
Out of New Orleans, Bear Family
Number One Station Dennis Alcapone
She-Boom, She-Boom: African-American Influences on Reggae, 1963 - 73, WestSide
Phonograph Blues Robert Johnson
The Complete Recordings, Columbia
Canned Music Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
Return To Hicksville: The Blue Thumb Years, 1971 - 1973, Hip-O
Instrumental: The Big B. N. The AFO Executives & Tammy Lynn
Compendium, AFO
Let the Winds Blow Johnny Adams
I Won't Cry: From the Vaults of Ric & Ron Records, Rounder
Walking in the Rain The Ronnettes
Phil Spector: Return to Mono 1958 - 1969, Abkco
It's Raining Eleni Mandell
Country for True Lovers, Zedtone
Beyond the Horizon Bob Dylan
Modern Times, Columbia
End Bed: Radio Hula Led Kaapana & Friends
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Collection Volume 2, Dancing Cat