American Routes at the Movies, starring John Waters and Les Blank
Cut a rug on the red carpet with two filmmakers who always put music in a starring role. Director of Pink Flamingos, Hairspray, Cry-Baby and many more, John Waters joins us to talk about his obsession with 1950’s R&B and rock. Documentarian Les Blank recalls working with American Routes marquee names Lightnin’ Hopkins, Clifton Chenier and Dizzy Gillespie.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Thrift Shop Fashion Shoot Stewart Copeland
Pecker original soundtrack, BMG
The Wheel of Fortune Kay Starr with Harold Mooney & Orchestra
Sentimental Journey: Pop Vocal Classics, Vol. 3, Rhino
Shine (From Crossfire) (performer unknown)
Murder is My Beat: Classic Film Noir Themes and Scenes, Rhino
From Russia with Love Count Basie
Ultra-Lounge Vol.7: The Crime Scene, Capitol
Movie Stars The Tiger
Roosevelt in Trinidad: Calypsos, 1933 - 1939, Rounder
You Can Get It If You Really Want Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come original soundtrack, Island
Que Rico El Mambo Dámasco Pérez Prado
The Motorcycles Diaries soundtrack, UMG
Instrumental: Woo-Hoo The Rock-A-Teens
Pecker original soundtrack, BMG
Act Naturally The Beatles
Help!, EMI
Hollywood City Carl Perkins
The Classics, Bear Family
Whiskey Heaven Fats Domino
From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music, Warner Bros.
The Madison Time The Ray Bryant Combo
Hairspray soundtrack, MCA
You'll Lose a Good Thing Barbara Lynn
Hairspray soundtrack, MCA
Instrumental: No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) The T-Bones
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol.2: The ‘60s, Rhino
INTERVIEW: John Waters
Route 66 Chuck Berry
Cars soundtrack, Disney
Route 66 John Mayer
Cars soundtrack, Disney
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Theme from M*A*S*H (a.k.a. Suicide is Painless) Bill Evans
You Must Believe In Spring, Warner Bros.
Moten Swing solos: Jesse Davis, James Carter
Kansas City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Verve
My Funny Valentine Chet Baker
The Company soundtrack, Sony
Drown in My Own Tears Ray Charles
Ray: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Atlantic/Rhino/WMG
Wildwood Flower Reese Witherspoon
Walk the Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Wind-Up
Instrumental: Mandolin Blues Tennessee Mess Arounders
Fonotone Records 1956-1969, Dust-To-Digital
Tom Joad, Part 2 Woody Guthrie
Dust Bowl Ballads, Buddha
CLIP: Bob Dylan as Alias from Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Billy 4 Bob Dylan
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid soundtrack, Columbia
Come Una Pietra Scalciata (Like a Rolling Stone) Articolo 31
Masked and Anonymous music from the motion picture, Columbia
Love of My Life (Oh Sole Mio) Louis Prima and Keely Smith with Sam Butera and the Witnesses
Big Night soundtrack, Rysher
INTERVIEW: Les Blank
Instrumental: A Streetcar Named Desire The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
Warner Bros. 75 Years of Film Music, Rhino
A Streetcar Named Desire Terence Blanchard
Jazz in Film, Sony
Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans? Billie Holiday with Louis Armstrong and his Band
New Orleans soundtrack, Soundtrack Factory
End Bed: Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans? Henry Butler
American Routes original recording