Labor Day
Lay back and take it easy while American Routes totes that barge for you with songs and stories of work on this holiday weekend. We remember Robert Young, better known as Washboard Slim, and learn how a work implement becomes a musical instrument. Plus words and music of French Louisiana from the recent documentary I Always Do My Collars First. And meet some local five o’clock heroes — the drivers and mechanics that keep the New Orleans streetcars rolling, as well as the men and women that ride them.
HOUR ONE
Shoe Shiner's Drag Jelly Roll Morton
Volume 5, 1928 - 1929, Masters of Jazz
My Feet Can't Fail Me Now Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Our New Orleans, Nonesuch
Rags and Old Iron Nina Simone
Nina Simone Anthology: The Colpix Years, Rhino
The Window Washer Man The Mills Brothers
The Best of the Decca Years, Decca/MCA
Quit My Job The Clowns
New Orleans Vocal Group Connections, Volume 2, Jax
Instrumental: Shoe Shiner's Drag Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Jelly, Columbia
SEGMENT: New Orleans Streetcar
Coal Mine Blues Marty Stuart
Hillbilly Rock, MCA
Cumberland Blues Grateful Dead
Workingman's Dead, Warner Bros.
Coal Miner's Blues The Carter Family
In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain, Bear Family
Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms George Jones with Melba Montgomery
She Thinks I Still Care: The George Jones Collection, Razor & Tie
Trucker's Cafe Ian & Sylvia
Long Long Time, Vanguard
Instrumental: Low Man on a Totem Pole Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant
Stratosphere Boogie: The Flaming Guitars of Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant, Razor & Tie
Typing Jive Alvin & Bill, The Invictors
Fernwood Hillbillies, Stompertime
Secretary Betty Wright
The Best of Betty Wright, Rhino
Business Woman Camille Howard
Work's Many Voices, Vol. 1, Arhoolie
I'm the Boss Ernie K-Doe
Absolutely the Best, Fuel 2000
Got Me a New Love Thing James Andrews
Satchmo of the Ghetto, NYNO
End Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
American Routes original recording
HOUR TWO
Five O'Clock Whistle Duke Ellington
Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, RCA Victor
Please Mr. Foreman Joe-L
Work's Many Voices, Vol. 2, Arhoolie
Jive After Five Carl Perkins
The Classic Carl Perkins, Bear Family
Graveyard Shift Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band
The Mountain, E-Squared
INTERVIEW: Washboard Slim
Je Suis en Recolteur (I'm a Farmer) Clifton Chenier
Bogalusa Boogie, Arhoolie
Hey, Boss Man Jay Stutes
Work's Many Voices, Vol. 1, Arhoolie
Instrumental: Cajun Waltz David Doucet
1957, Rounder
SEGMENT: I Always Do My Collars First: a film about ironing
Ironing on the Baby Grand Ironing Board Sam
The Human Touch, Orleans
Working Man Long Tall Lester
Work's Many Voices, Vol. 2, Arhoolie
Instrumental: Nice Work If You Can Get It Earl Hines
Jazz in Paris: Pairs One Night Stand, Polygram
By the Sweat of My Brow Bill Carter
Work's Many Voices, Vol. 1, Arhoolie
Working Girl Linda Gail Lewis
Work's Many Voices, Vol. 2, Arhoolie
When I Get Paid Jerry Lee Lewis
Classics, Bear Family
Blue Monday Randy Newman
Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino, Vanguard
Work Song Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson's Finest Hour, Verve