Routes LIVE: The Meters, Randy Newman, Doug Kershaw & the Tedeschi Trucks Band
Some great live performances in and beyond New Orleans. First, from the cavernous Howlin’ Wolf Club in the Warehouse District, The Meters perform a set of their bass-heavy funk blended with R&B and Mardi Gras Indian chants. Live from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest, Randy Newman gives his satirical take on Louisiana/American life and politics; while fiddler Doug Kershaw and accordionist Steve Riley talk about bringing Cajun music from the swamp into the mainstream, and play Kershaw’s hit “Louisiana Man”— one of the first songs broadcast from the moon! Then, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks tell how they met at a New Orleans concert, and years later formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band, known for its live recordings of Southern soul-inflected roots rock a la the Allman Brothers. Now married, Susan and Derek talk about their solo careers as well as starting a family and touring band together.
HOUR ONE
Fiyo on the Bayou The Meters
recorded live at the Howlin' Wolf 2012,
Cissy Strut The Meters
recorded live at the Howlin' Wolf 2012,
Hey Pocky Way The Meters
recorded live at the Howlin' Wolf 2012,
Instrumental: Black Minute Waltz James Booker
Junco Partner, Hannibal Records
SEGMENT: Randy Newman
Instrumental: Reel de joie Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
Live!, Rounder Records
SEGMENT: Doug Kershaw and Steve Riley
Closing Bed: Thinking The Meters
Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology, Rhino
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Just as Strange Tedeschi Trucks Band
Tedeschi Trucks Band Live from the Fox Oakland, Fantasy
Waiting for a Train Boz Scaggs, with Duane "Skydog" Allman
Boz Scaggs, Atlantic
Midnight Rider Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Midnight Rider, Dap-Tone
Leaving Trunk Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal, Columbia
Come See About Me Tedeschi Trucks Band
Revelator, Sony
Drown in My Own Tears Derek Trucks Band
Soul Serenade, Sony
Instrumental: Rastaman Chant Derek Trucks Band
Soul Serenade, Sony
SEGMENT: Tedeschi Trucks Band
Sticks and Stones Joe Cocker, Leon Russell and Band
Mad Dogs and Englishmen, A&M Records
Leaving Trunk Derek Trucks Band
Live at the Georgia Theater, Sony
Instrumental: Intro to Midnight in Harlem Tedeschi Trucks Band
Everybody's Talkin', Sony
Midnight in Harlem Tedeschi Trucks Band
Revelator, Sony
Drown in My Own Tears Ray Charles
Ray Charles, Atlantic
Let the Church Roll On Mahalia Jackson
Bless This House, Columbia
End Bed: Wade in the Water Tedeschi Trucks Band
Everybody's Talkin', Sony