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New Orleans Traditional Jazz Live with Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band - Jazz Manouche from Christine Tassan et les Imposteures New Orleans Traditional Jazz Live with Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band - Jazz Manouche from Christine Tassan et les Imposteures January 25th, 2023 (Hour 1)
New Orleans Traditional Jazz Live with Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band - Jazz Manouche from Christine Tassan et les Imposteures

It’s an American Routes Live session of New Orleans Traditional Jazz with Dr. Michael White, the beloved clarinetist leading the Original Liberty Jazz Band, in concert and conversation. Then, we explore the world of Jazz Manouche and its late leading influence, guitarist Django Reinhardt and his historic recordings with violinist Stephane Grapelli from the Quintette du Hot Club de France. We also visit with a contemporary women’s Jazz Manouche band from Quebec: Christine Tassan et les Imposteures. Plus music influenced by Django Reinhardt from Willie Nelson, Bob Wills, the Modern Jazz Quartet, and the Hot Club of Cowtown.

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THE KILLER, THE THRILLER & THE CHILLER: JERRY LEE LEWIS WITH SISTERS LINDA GAIL AND FRANKIE JEAN

November 9th, 2022

From small town Louisiana to Memphis, from hellfire to honky tonk, we trace the meteoric rise, fall and rebound of rocknroll’s most wayward son-the late Jerry Lee Lewis. We revisit conversations with the Killer about his hits, his misses and being the last man standing of the “Million Dollar Quartet,” which also included Elvis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins. Jerry Lee’s sister Frankie Jean Lewis, a.k.a. the Chiller, gives us a tour of the family’s homestead in Ferriday, LA. Natchez, MS bluesman Hezekiah Early shares memories of Haney’s Big House, the Chitlin’ Circuit nightclub where underage Jerry Lee sneaked in to hear boogie woogie. Drummer J.M. Van Eaton describes what it was like to record with the Killer during his early Memphis days. Sun Records publicist Barbara Sims recalls the scandal that derailed the pianoman’s career. And Linda Gail Lewis, nicknamed the Thriller, tells of her brother’s second act as a country star and the string of duets they recorded together, as well as her own career as a pianist and dueting with Van Morrison. Plus, we hear Jerry Lee Lewis’s collaborations with Bruce Springsteen, Kris Kristofferson and Gillian Welch, among others. All killer, no filler, this week on American Routes.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Instrumental The Million Dollar Quartet
    The Complete Million Dollar Quartet, Sony/BMG
  • Lewis Boogie Jerry Lee Lewis
    It Won't Happen with Me, Sun
  • Religious Discussion Jerry Lee Lewis
    Classic, Bear Family
  • Down By the Riverside The Million Dollar Quartet
    The Complete Million Dollar Quartet, Sun
  • Blues Like Midnight Jerry Lee Lewis
    Rock & Roll Time, Vanguard
  • SEGMENT: JM Van Eaton

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  • SEGMENT: Barbara Sims

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  • Instrumental: Pumpin' Piano Rock Jerry Lee Lewis
    Classic, Bear Family
  • SEGMENT: Jerry Lee Lewis

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  • SEGMENT: Haney's Big House

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  • Whole Lotta Shakin Big Maybelle
    Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On, Okeh
  • Pee Wee's Place Jerry Lee Lewis
    Killer Country, Mercury
  • I Get the Blues When It Rains The Hawk (Jerry Lee Lewis)
    Single, Phillips International
  • SEGMENT: Lewis Family Museum

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  • It'll Be Me Jerry Lee Lewis
    Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On/It'll Be Me, Sun
  • Waiting for a Train Jerry Lee Lewis
    Killer Country, Mercury
  • Please Release Me Jerry Lee Lewis and Gillian Welch
    Mean Old Man, Verve
  • End Bed: Alabama Jubilee Jerry Lee Lewis
    Rockin' My Life Away- the Jerry Lee Lewis Collection, Warner

HOUR two

  • Open Open: Lewis Workout Jerry Lee Lewis
    Classic, Bear Family
  • SEGMENT: Linda Gail Lewis

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  • You Win Again Van Moorrison and Linda Gail Lewis
    You Win Again, Exile
  • I Can Help Jerry Lee Lewis
    The Hits, Mercury
  • Instrumental: In the Mood The Hawk (Jerry Lee Lewis)
    Single, Phillips International
  • Rock and Roll Time Jerry Lee Lewis
    Rock and Roll Time, Vanguard
  • Another Place Another Time Jerry Lee Lewis
    Killer Country, Mercury
  • Me and Bobby McGee Jerry Lee Lewis
    Me and Bobby McGee, Mercury
  • Move on Down the Line Jerry Lee Lewis
    Original Golden Hits Vol. 1, Sun
  • SEGMENT: Jerry Lee Lewis 2

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  • Instrumental: San Antonio Rose The Hawk (Jerry Lee Lewis)
    The Caribou Ranch Sessions: 1980-1986, HMC Records
  • Pink Cadillac Jerry Lee Lewis with Eric Clapton and James Burton
    Last Man Standing, Shangri-La
  • Mean Old Man Jerry Lee Lewis with Kris Kristofferson and Ronnie Wood
    Mean Old Man, Shangri-La
  • A Damn Good Country Song Jerry Lee Lewis
    Killer Country, Mercury
  • End Bed: Black Bottom Stomp and I Shall Not Be Moved The Million Dollar Quartet
    The Complete Million Dollar Quartet, Sony/BMG

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    AMERICAN ROUTES LIVE: CREOLE SONGLINES OF LEYLA MCCALLA AND SAXOPHONIST DONALD HARRISON'S JAZZ JOURNEY

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