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Bo Diddley/Tony Joe White Bo Diddley/Tony Joe White August 17th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Bo Diddley/Tony Joe White

On this archive summertime edition of American Routes, we treat you to two very cool guests. Mississippi-born and Chicago-bred legend Bo Diddley talks about his songs “I’m a Man,” “Who Do You Love,” and that signature Bo Diddley beat. Tony Joe White comes up from the swamps to play an acoustic version of “Polk Salad Annie,” among other tunes. Plus, a refreshing visit to a local New Orleans favorite, Hansen’s Sno Bliz, servin’ up the best sno-cones you’ve ever tasted.

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KATRINA: 10 YEARS AFTER THE FLOOD

August 26th, 2015

How has New Orleans fared in the decade since the levee breaks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina? Trying to answer the question, we listen back to the music and musicians who helped the city’s culture to stay afloat, including Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas. Also scenes from the Superdome roof, where workers repaired of a 9.7 acre hole, and Cajun musicians Michael and David Doucet on a 100 years of hurricanes. Finally humorist Harry Shearer and Creole bandleader Deacon John talk today about their hopes for New Orleans’ tomorrow, as the landscape of culture and economy changes.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: "Minor Tipitina" Allen Toussaint
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • "Louisiana 1927" Randy Newman
    Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1, Nonesuch
  • "Didn't It Rain" Mahalia Jackson
    The Essential Mahalia Jackson, Sony
  • SEGMENT: Allen Toussaint

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  • "Yes We Can Can" Allen Toussaint
    Our New Orleans, Nonesuch
  • Instrumental: "The Lost Souls (of Southern Louisiana)" Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Whatcha Gonna Do For the Rest of Your Life, Columbia
  • SEGMENT: Irma Thomas

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  • "Backwater Blues" Irma Thomas
    Our New Orleans, Nonesuch
  • "Shelter in the Rain" Irma Thomas
    After the Rain, Rounder
  • Instrumental: "9th Ward Blues" Irvin Mayfield
    Irvin Mayfield , Basin Street Records
  • SEGMENT: Harry Shearer

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  • "Meet the Boys on the Battlefront" Wild Tchoupitoulas
    The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Mango
  • "Wade in the River" Dejan's Olympia Brass Band
    New Orleans: Rebuild, Restore, Rejoice, Mardi Gras Records
  • End Bed: "Wade in the Water" Dr. John
    Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, Clean Cuts

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: "Blue Horizon" Sidney Bechet
    Blue Horizon: The Sidney Bechet Story, Proper Records
  • "Working on a Building" Highway Q.C's
    The Roots of Bob Dylan, Mojo
  • SEGMENT: Superdome Roof Repair with Tom Keller

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  • "Fixing a Hole" The Beatles
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol
  • Instrumental: "Eleanor Rigby" James Booker
    Spiders on the Keys, Rounder
  • SEGMENT: Michael and David Doucet

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  • "L'Ouragon" Beausoleil
    Our New Orleans, Nonesuch
  • Instrumental: "Down By the Riverside" Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Funeral for a Friend, Ropeadope
  • "Going Back to New Orleans" Joe Liggins and the Honeydrippers
    Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty
  • "No Place Like Home" Soul Rebels with Trombone Shorty
    No Place Like Home, Independent
  • SEGMENT: Deacon John

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  • "Many Rivers to Cross" Deacon John
    Gotta Have Love The Best of Chase Records vol. 2, Night Train
  • "Walk Through the Streets of the City" Joe Lastie and Family
    Joe Lastie Jr. and the Lastie Family Gospel, Preservation Hall
  • "Walkin' to New Orleans" Fats Domino
    Out of New Orleans, Bear Family
  • End Bed: "Walkin' Home" Donald Harrison with Dr. John
    Indian Blues, Candid

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