Motor City Music of Detroit
American Routes cruises the musical map of Detroit, catching the sights and sounds of the Motor City. From Hamtramck to Dearborn, we’ll meet the proud people who made the cars and played the bars. Jazz modernist Yusef Lateef tells of his time on the assembly line. Smokey Robinson talks about growing up with Motown’s future stars. We’ll learn how to construct a hit record from Motown studio insiders, then visit a raccoon hunters club, known for bluegrass jams. Plus rockabilly stars, dream cars and polka bands… all from Detroit.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: The Huckle-Buck Paul Williams and his Hucklebuckers
The R&B Box: 30 Years of Rhythm & Blues, Rhino
Motoring Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
The Best of Martha Reeves & the Vandellas: Motown Milestones, Motown
Andre Williams is Moving Andre Williams
Mr. Rhythm, Regency
SEGMENT: The Woodward Dream Cruise
Rocket 69 Todd Rhodes and Orchestra
Risque Rhythm: Nasty '50s R&B, Rhino
Henry Ford Invents Detroit Stan Freberg
Tip of the Freberg: The Stan Freberg Collection 1951-1998, Rhino
I'm Wild About Horns on Automobiles Fred Hall and His Sugar Babies
Fred Hall and His Sugar Babies, The Old Masters
SEGMENT: The Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum
Instrumental: Ahunk Ahunk Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
Blue Big Bands: A Swingin' Affair, Blue Note
SEGMENT: Smokey Robinson
My Guy Mary Wells
Motown Legends: You Beat Me To the Punch/My Guy, ESX
SEGMENT: Tony Newton and McKinley Jackson
Instrumental: Radio Gang Serenade Radio Gang
Radio Gang and Friends, Cady Did
Detroit City (I Want to Go Home) John Doe and the Sadies
Country Club, Yep Roc
Greene County, Arkansas The Old South
Greene County Arkansas, Old Homestead
SEGMENT: The Wayne County Raccoon Hunters Club
One Piece at a Time Johnny Cash
The Essential Johnny Cash, Columbia/Legacy
End Bed: Turn It On Sonny Stitt
Legends of Acid Jazz, Prestige
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Detroit Blues Willie Williams
Pepper's Jukeboc, Numero
SEGMENT: Hamtramck Festival and Big Daddy Lackowski
SEGMENT: Johnny Powers
Little Latin Lupe Lu Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
Rev Up: The Best of Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Rhino
96 Tears (En Español) Question Mark and the Mysterians
More Action, Cavestomp!
Instrumental: D.B. Blues Kenny Burrell
Introduction Kenny Burrell, Blue Note
I Love the Way You Look Johnnie Bassett
The Gentleman is Back, Sly Dog
Bags' Groove Milt Jackson
The Blue Note Years, Blue Note
SEGMENT: Yusef Lateef
Instrumental: Down to the River James Carter
In Carterian Fashion, Atlantic
Boogie Chillen John Lee Hooker
Hooker, Shout! Factory
Motor City is Burning MC5
Thunder Express, Jungle
SEGMENT: Red's Jazz Shoe Shine Parlor
How I Got Over Aretha Franklin
Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings, Rhino
Remarks by Reverend C.L. Franklin
Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings, Rhino
Spirit in the Dark Aretha Franklin
Spirit in the Dark, Rhino
End Bed: Jewell Praise Calvin Cooke
Heaven, Dare