Radio Days Gone By... and Ahead

American Routes is dedicated to radio as a medium, bringing you great vernacular music from across the landscape. We also like to hear the voices of radio’s fellow travelers like: the resonant octogenarian, hipster, and “word jazz” man, Ken Nordine up close in his Chicago studio; mystery novelist, songwriter and radio head, Kinky Friedman of Texas; St. Louis’ Antique Radio Museum — home to 10,000 old radios — and the self-proclaimed “radio addict” Jasper Giardina who collects them. That plus a present day music mix designed to glorify the past and future of radio.

HOUR ONE

Open Bed: St. Louis Blues Sidney Bechet
The Best of Sidney Bechet, Blue Note

Who Listens To Radio? Sarah Vaughan & Quincy Jones
Tip Of The Freberg: The Stan Freberg Collection 1951-1998, Rhino

SEGMENT: Jasper's Antique Radio Museum in St. Louis, Pt.1

How Do I Know It's Sunday Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
The Best of: Early Years, Collector's Choice

Ain't Misbehavin' (I'm Savin' My Love For You) Leon Redbone
On The Track, Warner

Remember Billie Holiday
The Essential Billie Holiday: Songs Of Lost Love, Verve

Instrumental: Nostalgia Fats Navarro
The Savoy Story, Vol.1: Jazz, Savoy

CLIP: WHN-AM, New York

The Bridegroom Special Sam Medoff And The Yiddish Swing Orchestra
Music From The Yiddish Radio Project, Shanachie

SEGMENT: Jasper's Antique Radio Museum in St. Louis, Pt.2

Remember Then The Earls
The Doo Wop Box: 101 Vocal Group Gems From The Golden Age Of Rock 'N' Roll, Rhino

Turn On Your Volume, Baby Smiley Lewis
Shame, Shame, Shame, Bear Family

CLIP: WLBB-AM, from Carrollton, Georgia

Dance All Night with a Bottle in Your Hand Uncle John Paterson & Ben Entrekin
Everybody's Tuned to the Radio: Rural Music Traditions in West Georgia, 1947-1979, Center for Public History, State Univ. of West Georgia

Instrumental: St. Louis Blues Clarence Gatemouth Brown
Gate's On The Heat, Verve

INTERVIEW: Kinky Friedman

Drug Store Truck Drivin Man The Byrds
Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde, Columbia/Legacy

Mr. Record Man Willie Nelson
The Early Years: The Complete Liberty Recordings Plus More, Liberty

CLIP: Willie Nelson from KOKE-FM, Austin

Sugar Bee Doug Sahm
The Roots of Doug Sahm: Son of San Antonio, 50181

CLIP: ID & advertisement from KSIG, Crowley, LA

La Valse de KLFY Michael Doucet
Allons Cajun Rock 'n' Roll, Ace

HOUR TWO

Open Bed: Mother Tucker Chico Hamilton w/ Joe Beck
Thought Of..., Koch

CLIP: WMMR-FM, Philadelphia

Fall In Philadelphia Daryl Hall and John Oates
Whole Oates, Atlantic

CLIP: WHAT-FM 100% Negro Radio, Philadelphia

Hook And Sling Eddie Bo
Funky Funky New Orleans, Funky Delicacies

CLIP: Rufus Thomas recreates WDIA rap

Walking The Dog Rufus Thomas
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968, Atlantic

I'm A Fool To Care Gatemouth Moore
Hey Mr. Gatemouth: The Complete King Recordings, Westside

Instrumental: Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Lester Young
The Complete Aladdin Sessions

Jumpin' With Symphony Sid King Pleasure
King Pleasure Sings / Annie Ross Sings, Prestige

I Heard It Over The Radio Ornette Coleman
Beauty Is A Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, Rhino

INTERVIEW: Ken Nordine

Instrumental: Cool Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader's Greatest Hits, Fantasy

CLIP: King Cole Trio Time, NBC radio

When I Take My Sugar To Tea Nat King Cole
The King Cole Trios: Live 1947-'48, Vintage Jazz

Variations on 'Mood Indigo Duke Ellington
The King Cole Trios: Live 1947-'49, Vintage Jazz

You're The Cream In My Coffee (#2) Nat King Cole
The King Cole Trios: Live 1947-'50, Vintage Jazz

CLIP: This Is Jazz hosted by Rudi Blesh

Ain't Gonna Give None Of My Jelly Roll This is Jazz Orchestra w/Momma Alberta Price
This Is Jazz Vol.5: The Historic Broadcasts, Jazzology

John Henry This Is Jazz Orchestra w/Leadbelly
This Is Jazz Vol.5: The Historic Broadcasts, Jazzology

End Bed: Memories Of Professor Longhair Dr. John
Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, Clean Cuts

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