Altered States: Music and Elixirs
From Absinthe to Zoloft, American Routes brews a stimulating show about elixirs, enhancers and downright downers. Guests include country star Hank Thompson on performing – and drinking – in the honky-tonks, and British historian James Hughes on altered states and creativity across time and cultures. Partake in music selections from Charlie Parker, Paul Bowles, Ella Fitzgerald and the Grateful Dead.
HOUR ONE
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke Johnny Bond
Hillbilly Boogie, Sony
Light Up & Listen radio commercial from
Doc Watson show
Smoke Rings Les Paul & Mary Ford
All-Time Greatest Hits, Capitol
Forty Cups of Coffee Danny Overbea
Chess Blues Guitar, MCA/Chess
Java Jive The Modernaires
Dinermite, Sony
La Cucaracha Orquesta Pajaro Azul
Tex-Mex Vol.1, Folklyric
Marihuana Boogie Lalo Guererro
Recuerdos, Lalo
Instrumental: If You're A Viper Kermit
Ruffins
The Big Butter & Egg Man, Justice
If Youse a Viper Rosetta Howard
The Official Sampler, Official
INTERVIEW: James Hughes
Ko Ko Charlie Parker
Yardbird Suite, Rhino
Instrumental: Smoke Rings Django
Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
Nuages, ASV
Kickin the Gong Around Cab Calloway
Slim and Slam,
Hong Kong Blues Hoagy Carmichael
The Classic Hoagy, Smithsonian
Prelude for Bernard Suares Irene
Herrmann/Paul Bowles
Sonata, etc…, Koch
Bad Liver & a Broken Heart Tom Waits
Beautiful Maladies, Island
Sam Stone John Prine
Great Days, Rhino
Dead Flowers Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers, Virgin
HOUR TWO
Stranger in My Own Home Town Elvis
Presley
From Nashville to Memphis Vol 4, RCA
Turtle Blues Janis Joplin/ Big Brother &
the Holding Company
Cheap Thrills, Sony
Dumb Nirvana
In Utero, Geffen
Better Must Come Delroy Wilson
Tougher Than Tough, Mango
Pusherman Curtis Mayfield
People Get Ready, Rhino
Instrumental: He Loved Him Madly Miles
Davis / mixed by Bill Laswell
Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis
1969-1974, Columbia
Round Midnight Miles Davis
Round About Midnight, Columbia
Wackey Dust Chick Webb/Ella Fitzgerald
Reefer Songs, Jass
Cocaine habit blues Memphis Jug Band
Victor
Ruckus Juice and Chittlins:The Great
Jugbands,
Casey Jones Grateful Dead
Workingman's Dead, Warner
Cocaine Blues Johnny Cash
Live at Folsom Prison, Sony
Instrumental: The Penny Opus No.1 Hank
Penny
Crazy Rhythm: The Standard
Transcriptions, Bloodshot
INTERVIEW: Hank Thompson Hank
Thompson
The Drunkard's Room The Louvin Brothers
Satan is Real, Capitol
Lord I've Tried Bill Landford & the
Landfordaires
There Will Be No Sweeter Sound, Okeh