December 2011
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Dec 22nd
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Red, Green & Blue Xmas
Listen to this week’s show! American Routes has made its list and there’s no need to check it twice. Join us for our favorite holiday tunes, from the hep jive of Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis to the cool sentiments of Frank Sinatra and Elvis and the ecstatic vibe of Celia Cruz and Bela Fleck. Plus yuletide memories from Diana Krall, Solomon Burke and other special guests. Be...
Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 16th
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“We’d been adding, just to amuse each other on stage, adding the Johnny...”
– Bill Kirchen, on how “Hot Rod Lincoln”, his hit song with Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, became a catalog of twang.
Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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“This one girl, she was telling me that some woman was taking her man away from...”
– Loretta Lynn, on what inspired her to write the song “Fist City.”
Dec 14th
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Words to the Wise: Loretta Lynn, Bill Kirchen &...
Listen to this week’s show! This week on American Routes, we’re sharing some words of wisdom. Loretta Lynn blazed a trail through the male-dominated world of country music, bringing her experience as a mother and wife to songwriting and challenging stereotypes along the way. We’ll hear about her journey from the hills of Butcher Hollow to the studios of Music City. ...
Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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“You service the music first, and then you figure out what your thing is within...”
– Jason Marsalis, on how to improvise while playing traditional jazz.
Dec 9th
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Dec 7th
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“I react to who I’m playing with. So if I’m playing with an African...”
– Béla Fleck, on improvisation.
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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How to Improvise: Béla Fleck and Jason Marsalis
Listen to this week’s show! This week we meet with two practitioners of the art of improvisation. Béla Fleck joins us for a conversation about banjo traditions and experimentation in bluegrass, jazz and classical music. Then we’ll head to the studio for a jazz breakdown by New Orleans master percussionist Jason Marsalis.
Dec 7th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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“It’s a star-making factory, and it’s set up. It has the...”
– Marty Stuart, on the incentive to make music in Nashville.
Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 2nd
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