Face the Music and Vote! American Routes 2020 Election Show
By mail, by ballot box, by pulling a lever or pushing a button on November 3rd, Americans will exercise their democratic right to vote for President, Senators, Congresspeople and, in many local elections, for legislators and judges to mosquito control officers and dogcatchers. It’s a big one folks! So we’ve created a soundtrack in words and music to get you to the polls. With jazz and gospel takes on American anthems; cool versions of civil rights songs like “If I Had a Hammer” and “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free”; blues treatments warning “Be Careful How You Vote!”; a soul variation on “This Land is Your Land”; and songs about revolution… and restraint. It’s time to face the music and vote!
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Star Spangled Banner Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra
Make American Great Again!, Troubadour Jass Records
Mr. President Have Pity on the Working Man Randy Newman
Good Old Boys , Warner
Political Science Natalie Merchant
Rarities: 1998-2017, Nonesuch
Every Man a King Randy Newman
Good Old Boys , Warner
Vote 'Em Out Willie Nelson
Vote 'Em Out Single , Sony
Vote, Baby Vote Deee-lite
Infinity Within , Elektra
Compared to What John Legend and The Roots
Wake Up, Sony
Instrumental: Lift Every Voice and Sing Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff
The Best of Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff , Fantasy
I Wish I knew How It Would Feel to be Free Nina Simone
Silk and Soul , RCA
Be Careful How You Vote Sunnyland Slim
Be Careful How You Vote , Airway Records
Lift Every Voice and Sing Southern Sons
1940s Vocal Groups: Southern Sons and Richmond’s Harmonizing Four , Document
This Land is Your Land Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Naturally , Daptone Records
Instrumental: Rebel Rouser Bill Frisell
Guitar in the Space Age, Songtone LLC
The Man in Black Johnny Cash
The Man in Black , Columbia
Crawl Into the Promised Land Rosanne Cash
Crawl Into the Promised Land Single , Blue Note
For What It's Worth Staple Singers
Freedom Highway , Epic
Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival , Fantasy
U.S. Blues Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel , WB
Yes We Can Part 1 Lee Dorsey
Yes We Can and Then Some , Polydor
One Love/People Get Ready Bob Marley and the Wailers
Exodus, Island
Closing Bed: Stripes Otha Turner and the Afrossippi Allstars
Otha Turner and the Afrossippi Allstars , Birdman Records
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: America the Beautiful The Happyland Band
Saints Paradise: Trombone Shout Band of the United House of Prayer , Smithsonian Folkways
If I Had a Hammer Toussaint McCall
Nothing Takes the Place of You, Fuel 2000
Right to Rock Trini Lopez
Right To Rock single , Volk Records
V.O.T.E. (Public Service Announcement) Chris Stamey with Yo La Tengo
V.O.T.E , Yep Roc
El Mexicano Los Cenzontles
American Roulette , Los Centzontles
Will the Wolf Survive Los Lobos
How Will the Wolf Survive , Slash
Instrumental: Kerr's Negro Jig Carolina Chocolate Drops
Leaving Eden , Nonesuch
Think About Your Fellow Man The Cate Brothers
Voices of Americana: When Love Comes , Demon Music Group
Old King Coal Sturgill Simpson
Cuttin’ Grass Vol 1: The Butcher Shop Sessions , High Top Mountain Records
Breadline Blues 2008 Del McCoury, Mac Wiseman, Tim O'Brien, and Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Moneyland, McCoury Music
I Pity the Poor Immigrant Marion Williams
The New Message , Atlantic
Political World Carolina Chocolate Drops
Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan , Amnesty International
The New Mr. President Big Boy Henry
Work's Many Voices Vol.1 LP , JEMF
Funky President (People It's Bad) James Brown
Star Time , Polydor
Instrumental: We Shall Overcome Bill Frisell
Valentine , Blue Note
Alabama John Coltrane
The Gentle Side of John Coltrane , Impulse
Tryin' Times Roberta Flack
First Take , Atlantic
Tryin' Times Ernest Franklin
Holy Spirit: Spiritual Soul and Gospel Funk from Shreveport’s Jewel Records , Harmless
The Times They Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan
The Times They Are A-Changin' , Columbia
Closing bed: Blues for Langston and LaRue Charles Lloyd
Vanished Gardens , Blue Note