August 2011
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Festival Time in Lafayette, LA
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Join us on the festival grounds in Lafayette, LA for the 25th annual Festival International. We’ll sample outstanding live performances in Cajun, Creole, Latin and Blues, including Keb Mo, Sonny Landreth, and Steve Riley. Be sure to get out your dancing shoes for cumbia with Miami’s Locos Por Juana, two-steps with Yvette Landry and cajun waltzes...
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A letter of recognition from Barack and Michelle, sent to musician/producer/radio personality Al Hawkes in commemoration of his 80th birthday.
Hear more about Hawkes’ life in music on this week’s American Routes.
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“I’m 73 years old and I feel like I’m 39, or maybe even younger. I...”
– Al Hawkes of Event Records, on finding happiness in his life’s work. Hawkes celebrated his 80th birthday this past Christmas Day and his 59th wedding anniversary earlier this year.
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“Nick: Joe, you, probably more than the other guys, spent some time out in the...”
– Nick talks with Joe Ely and Jimmie Dale Gilmore of the Flatlanders about life in music, life in the circus and living in Ray Price’s tour bus.
Hear more of this classic segment from the AR archives.
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“You know Nick, what I think, a lot of people in the record business back then -...”
– Record producer and radio personality, Al Hawkes, talks about the historical importance of independent record labels.
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“I just think it’s capturing lightning in a bottle, and you can call upon...”
– Record producer Michael Cuscuna on this week’s American Routes.
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Records, Jukeboxes and Radio
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American Routes joins with two record men this week to study the means of production… in jazz and country. Michael Cuscuna, founder of Mosaic Records, talks about his reissuing of lavish collectors sets of jazz from Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Count Basie and many more. Al Hawkes joins us from the Maine woods, where he’s been making old-time...
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Here’s a live cut from the Campbell Brothers...
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“You know all these chords but you don’t know how to use ‘em, so...”
– The story of how Walter Wolfman Washington got his nickname, on American Routes.
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“Lee was the kindest man I have ever known. He was like a preacher, but he would...”
– Walter Wolfman Washington, on his relationship with New Orleans R&B legend, Lee Dorsey.
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Del McCoury to Be Inducted Into the Bluegrass Hall...
(photo by Douglas Mason, Getty Images, via)
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) recently announced that Del McCoury will be inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame during their award show on September 29. All we can say is, it’s about damn time.
Check out Nick’s most recent interview with Del here.
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“Songs are really just very interesting things to be doing with the air.”
– Tom Waits, speaking at his induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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WatchWith a new single, “Bad Like Me,” scheduled to be released next week, we’ve been going a little bit nutty about Tom Waits.
Here, Neil Young joins Tom Waits on stage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Check out his interview with Nick here!
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“One of the great appeals of sacred steel is that it feels like a long lost...”
– The Campbell Brothers break down sacred steel for us on this week’s American Routes.
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Men of Steel and Soul
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We’re bringing the blues from the clubs to the church this week on American Routes. The Campbell Brothers, from Rochester, NY, are masters of sacred steel. With both pedal and lap steel guitars, they summon the spirit in voice and sound. We’ll talk about growing up in the church and playing gospel blues on the guitar. Then, New Orleans bluesman...
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“Oklahoma outlawed alcohol. The nightclubs there would all be semi-illegal....”
– J.J. Cale on his formative years, playing Oklahoma underground clubs.
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“You have a lot of people that are kind of like, ‘What!? You mean to tell...”
– Cedric Watson, on his Louisiana Creole roots.
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“I was playing the Whiskey a Go-Go circuit on Sunset Strip in Hollywood in the...”
– J.J. Cale on the origins of his song “After Midnight,” popularized by his friend and partner, Eric Clapton.
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