Happy New Year from New Orleans!
Celebrate the arrival of the New Year with American Routes. We’ll hang out at the Ponderosa Stomp for the best in swamp pop, garage rock and surf music, all live from the House of Blues in New Orleans. Then we’ll visit with Wardell Quezergue, the music maestro and arranger known as the “Creole Beethoven,” and learn how he helped build the New Orleans sound. Plus classic New Orleans music to get your party started.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Ponderosa Stomp Lazy Lester
House Rockin' & Hip Shakin', Vol.4: Bayou Blues Harp, Hip-O
Everybody Needs Somebody Thee Midniters
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
Gloria Thee Midniters
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
Whittier Blvd Thee Midniters
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
I Smell a Rat Young Jessie
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
Youngblood Young Jessie
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
Women and Cadillacs Tommy Brown
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
Instrumental: Miss Twist Duane Eddy
Dance with the Guitar Man/Twistin' 'N' Twangin', One Way
SEGMENT: Duane Eddy
Peter Gunn Duane Eddy
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
Ramrod Duane Eddy
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
Rebel Rouser Duane Eddy
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
Instrumental: Ham Sandwich Twist Wayne & the Velvetones
An Introduction To: Night Train Keyboard Kings, Night Train
Let's Do It Johnnie Allan
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
Lonely Days and Lonely Nights Johnnie Allan
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
Misrilou The Trashmen
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
Henrietta The Trashmen
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
Then He Kissed Me La La Brooks
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
There's No Other Like My Baby La La Brooks
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
End Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
American Routes original recording
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Hammerhead June Gardner
An Introduction To: Night Train New Orleans, Night Train
Cuttin' Out Professor Longhair
'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology, Rhino
Roberta Frankie Ford
Very Best of Frankie Ford, Music Club
It's Wrong Earl King
The Complete Imperial Recordings, Okra Tone
SEGMENT: Wardell Quezergue
Instrumental: 99 Plus 1 June Gardner
Wardell Quezergue Sixty Smokin' Soul Senders, Funky Delicacies
Teasin' You Willie Tee
Teasin' You, Night Train International
Carry On Jean Knight
The Complete Stax/Volt Singles Vol. 3, Stax
Groove Me King Floyd
Pure Soul Power, UTVRecords
I'm Walkin' Fats Domino
Out of New Orleans, Bear Family
I Didn't Want to Do It The Spiders
Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans 1947-1974, EMI
Would You? Dave Bartholomew
Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans 1947-1974, EMI
Instrumental: Good News Dave Bartholomew
The Spirit of New Orleans: The Genius of Dave Bartholomew, EMI
SEGMENT: Barbara Lynn
You'll Lose a Good Thing Barbara Lynn
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
I'm a Good Woman Barbara Lynn
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp
End Bed: Forty Miles of Bad Road Duane Eddy
recorded live at the Ponderosa Stomp