Mother’s Day with Marty Stuart
American Routes celebrates Mother’s Day with Marty Stuart and his mom, Hilda. We’ll talk about their shared love of photography and a certain girl singer, Connie Smith. Then we’ll hear stories about mothers from Fontella Bass, Sonny Rollins, Bo Diddley, and Geno Delafose, among others. Plus songs from blues to bluegrass about and for dear old mom.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Happy Times Allen Toussaint
The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions, Bear Family
O, Mother of Mine The Temptations
Meet the Temptations: The Motown Sessions, 1962-1964, Motown
My Mother Buddy Guy
The Complete Chess Studio Recordings, Chess/MCA
True Fine Mama Little Richard
The Specialty Story, Specialty
All Mama's Children Carl Perkins
The Definitive Collection, Charly Records
CLIP: Bo Diddley
You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley: The Chess Box-2, Chess
Don't Talk Back Big Mama Thornton
The Big Geddins Blues Legacy, JSP
Instrumental: Stompin' At Mother Blues J.B. Hutto
Stompin' At Mother Blues, Delmark
Momma Don't Allow It Julia Lee and Her Boyfriends
Kansas City's First Lady of the Blues, JSP
Momma Don't Allow Milt Hinton
Old Man Time, Chiaroscuro
Pistol Packin' Mama Willie Nelson
Country Music, Rounder
SEGMENT: Marty and Hilda Stuart
Instrumental: Blue, Blue City Marty Stuart
Country Music: The Masters, Sourcebooks
Motherless Children Blind Willie Johnson
The Gospel Sound, Legacy
Motherless Child O.V. Wright
The Soul of O.V. Wright, MCA
CLIP: Fontella Bass
Rescue Me Fontella Bass
Rescued- The Best of Fontella Bass, Chess
Nobody Loves Me But My Mother B.B. King
B.B. King: King of the Blues 1969-1975, MCA
A Mother's Love The Meters
Kickback, Sundazed
I'm Coming Here (To See My Mother) Clifton Chenier
Clifton Chenier- King of the Bayous, Arhoolie
End Bed: Madre Mia Chote Southern Scratch
Borderlands: From Conjunto to Chicken Scratch, Smithsonian Folkways
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Keepin' Out of Mischief Now James P. Johnson
King of Stride Piano, 1918-1944, Giants of Jazz
I'm Gonna Tell My Mama Amos Milburn
The Complete Aladdin Recordings of Amos Milburn, Mosaic
I Don't Want No Mama's Boy Erma Franklin
Piece of Her Heart: The Epix and Shout Years, Sony
Mama Told Me Not to Come Randy Newman
12 Songs , Reprise
My Mammy Al Jolson
A Portrait of Al Jolson, Gallerie
Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
San Antonio Rose, Bear Family
CLIP: Lieber & Stoller
I'm a Woman Peggy Lee
The Best of Miss Peggy Lee, Capitol
One's On the Way Loretta Lynn
The Best of Loretta Lynn, MCA
Instrumental: Stephen Foster Medley Chet Atkins
Galloping Guitar: The Early Years, Bear Family
Shortnin' Bread Lee Dorsey
Ride Your Pony, Sundazed
CLIP: Geno Delafose
Le Bluerunner Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Everybody's Dancin, Times Square
Everyday Is Mother's Day Wayne Toups
ZyDeCajun- Johnnie Can't Dance, Mercury
Cuando Se Pierde La Madre Lydia Mendoza
15 Tex-Mex Conjunto Classics, Arhoolie
Send a Picture of Mother Johnny Cash
The Man in Black 1959-'62, Bear Family
Mama Tried Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead, Warner Bros.
Instrumental: My Mother's Eyes Lonnie Johnson
Stompin' At the Penny, Columbia
Mother Told Me Not To Go Earl King
Earl's Pearls, West Side
Honour Your Mother and Your Father Desmond Dekker
Rockin' Steady: The Best of Desmond Dekker, Rhino
CLIP: Sonny Rollins
In A Sentimental Mood Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins: "Airegin" 1951-1956, Giants of Jazz
God Bless the Child Billie Holiday
Ken Burns Jazz, Verve
Mother Earth Tracy Nelson
Fish Tree Water Blues, Bullseye Blues & Jazz
End Bed: Save It Pretty Mama Sidney Bechet
Dear Old Southland, Definitive