South to Louisiana
Allons! Join in as American Routes heads west from our New Orleans studio to Southwestern French Louisiana. For a small area on the map this area of the state has produced a huge amount of music. We’ll speak with swamp popper Rod Bernard about his breakout hit, “This Could Go On Forever.” Guitarist Lil’ Buck Sinegal recalls the heyday of Clifton Chenier’s Red Hot Louisiana Band. There’s a historic interview with the late fiddler that helped break Cajun music to the world, Dewey Balfa. Plus a live set with Creole accordion player Zydeco Joe.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Acadian Two-Step Coteau
Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder
Le Sud de la Louisianne Alex Broussard
Le Sud de la Louisianne, La Louisianne
Zydeco et Pas Sale Clifton Chenier
Louisiana Blues & Zydeco, Arhoolie
Grand Texas Wallace ‘Cheese' Reed
Cajun House Party, Arhoolie
Jambalaya (on the Bayou) Hank Williams
The Complete Hank Williams, Mercury
Instrumental: Jambalaya Original Drifting Cowboys Band
Hank Williams Instrumentals, Landmark
Lake Charles Lucinda Williams
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road, Mercury
Grand Mamou Coteau
Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder
SEGMENT: Dewey Balfa
Instrumental: Burghers Beat John Hart with Lil' Bob & the Lollipops
Lafayette Soul Show, La Lousianne
I Got Loaded Lil' Bob & the Lollipops
Lafayette Saturday Night, Ace
Bon Ton Roulet Clarence Garlow
Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans, 1947 - 1974, EMI
INTERVIEW: Zydeco Joe live at KRVS
Tipitina Allen Toussaint
American Routes original recording
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Mon Papa Buckwheat Zydeco
Classics, Rounder
South to Louisiana (North to Alaska) Johnnie Allan
Swamp Pop Legend, Johnnie Allan: The Essential Collection, Swallow
Always Late (With Your Kisses) Jo-El Sonnier
The Complete Mercury Sessions, Mercury
La Porte Dan Arrière (The Back Door) Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy, D. L. Menard
En Bas du Chêne Vert, Arhoolie
Long Telephone Port Arthur Cleveland Crochet
Cleveland Crochet & All The Sugar Bees, Goldband
Mo Coeur Cassé Sampy and the Bad Habits
Zodico: Louisiana Créole Music, Rounder
Instrumental: Congo Mombo Guitar Gable & the Musical Kings
Sound of the Swamp: The Best of Excello Revords, Vol.1, Rhino
Lake Charles Boogie Nellie Lutcher
The Best of Nellie Lutcher, Capitol Jazz
Opelousas Sostan Rufus Jagneaux
Swamp Gold, Volume 1, Jin
INTERVIEW: Rod Bernard
Mathilda Cookie & the Cupcakes
Swamp Gold, Volume 1, Jin
Paper in My Shoe Boozoo Chavis
Alligator Stomp: Cajun and Zydeco Classics, Rhino
Instrumental: Line Dancer Lil' Buck Sinegal
The Buck Starts Here, NYNO
INTERVIEW: Lil' Buck Sinegal
Rainin' in My Heart Slim Harpo
Sings Raining in My Heart, Hip-O
Je Vas Revenir Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Band
Play the Zydeco, GNP/Crescendo
Chez Moreau Pine Leaf Boys
La Musique, Arhoolie
End Bed: Les Blues Des Routes David Doucet
1957: Solo Cajun Guitar, Rounder