End of Route 66 - Larry Mantle

We continue our trip west on Route 66, all the way to the end of the line at the Santa Monica pier in California.  With music by Los Lobos, Wes Montgomery, Michelle Shocked, and Woody Guthrie.

HOUR ONE

California John Mayall
The Turning Point, Polydor

Jack&Neal/California, Here I Come Tom Waits
The Beat Generation, Rhino

Shufflin' at the Hollywood Chu Berry
Saxophone Anthology, RCA Victory

Instrumental: Latin'ia The Sentinals
Cowabunga Set#1: Ground Swells, Rhino

Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart Iris Dement
nfamous Angel, Warner Brothers

EL Canelo Los Lobos
La Pistol y La Corazon, Slash

INTERVIEW: Cesar Rosas comments on Rt. 66

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Route 66 Charles Brown
One More For the Road, Alligator

Goin Out West Larry Davis
Big City Blues West Coast Style

Instrumental: Hotwax Beck
Odelay, Geffen

Desert Blues Jimmie Rodgers
The Early Years 1928-9, Rounder

Way Out On the Desert Grey Ghost
Grey Ghost, Spindletop

The Wild West is Where I Want to Be Tom Lehrer
Songs & More Songs, Rhino

Rawhide Frankie Lane
Television Themes, Legacy

Down the Road a Piece Merrill Moore
Swing West Vol 3

Bulldog The Fireballs
Cowabunga Set#1: Ground Swells, Rhino

Let's Go Down the Road Al 'Stomp' RussellTrio
West Coast Jive

I Get Around Hollyridge Strings
On the Rocks, Part 2, Capitol

HOUR TWO

Come A Long Way Michelle Shocked
Mercury Poise 1988-1995, Mercury

SEGMENT: Nick on the Santa Monica Pier

Faraway Eyes Stones
Some Girls, Virgin

California Dreamin' Wes Montgomery
Talkin Verve: Groovy, Verve

2200 Miles The Mad Cat Trio
The Songs of Route 66, Lazy S.O.B.

Instrumental: Route 66 Hits of Western Swing
Hits of Western Swing, CMH Records

Do-Re-Mi Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land, Smithsonian Folkways

INTERVIEW: Larry Mantle

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West Coast Blues Harold Land
The Riverside Records Story, Riverside

Instrumental: For Your Needs Away from Home Double-Naught Spy Car
Comb In Blue Water, 11ft Pole

Pass You By Gillian Welch
Revival, Almo

Car Machine Blues Memphis Willie B.
Bawdy Blues, Prestige/Bluesville

Planet Claire B-52s

Highway Patrol Red Simpson
Swing West Vol 1

Highway Patrol TV theme
Television's Greatest Hits, TVT

King of the Road James Booker
Classified, Rounder

Hit the Road to Dreamland Betty Hutton
LA Confidential

Artistry in Western Swing Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
Heroes of Country Music, Vol. 1: Legends of Western Swing, Rhino