End of Route 66 - Larry Mantle
We’ll take a trip west on Route 66, all the way to the end of the line at the Santa Monica pier in California, with some interesting stops along the way. Plus there’s music from Los Lobos, Wes Montgomery, Michelle Shocked and Woody Guthrie.
HOUR ONE
Bulldog The Fireballs Cowabunga Set#1: Ground Swells, Rhino
Let's Go Down the Road Al 'Stomp' Russell Trio West Coast Jive, Delmark
Down the Road a Piece Merrill Moore Swing West Vol 3, EMI
Rawhide Frankie Lane Television Themes, Legacy
The Wild West is Where I Want to Be Tom Lehrer Songs & More Songs, Rhino
Way Out On the Desert Grey Ghost Grey Ghost, Spindletop
Desert Blues Jimmie Rodgers The Early Years 1928-9, Rounder
Instrumental: Mood Indigo Bill Tapia Tropical Swing, MoonRoom
Goin Out West Larry Davis Big City Blues West Coast Style, Rounder/EasyDisc
Route 66 Charles Brown One More For the Road, Alligator
INTERVIEW: Cesar Rosas comments on Rt. 66
EL Canelo Los Lobos La Pistol y La Corazon, Slash
Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart Iris Dement Infamous Angel, Warner Brothers
Latin'ia The Sentinals Cowabunga Set#1: Ground Swells, Rhino
Shufflin' at the Hollywood Chuck Berry Saxophone Anthology, RCA Victor
Jack & Neal / California, Here I Come Tom Waits The Beat Generation, Rhino
California John Mayall The Turning Point, Polydor
Come A Long Way Michelle Shocked Mercury Poise 1988-1995, Mercury
I Get Around Hollyridge Strings On the Rocks, Part 2, Capitol
HOUR TWO
Artistry in Western Swing Tex Williams & His Western Caravan Heroes of Country Music, Vol. 1: Legends of Western Swing, Rhino
Hit the Road to Dreamland Betty Hutton LA Confidential,
King of the Road TV theme Televisions Greatest Hits, TVT
Highway Patrol Red Simpson Swing West Vol 1, Razor & Tie
Planet Claire B-52s Time Capsule, Reprise
Car Machine Blues Memphis Willie B. Bawdy Blues, Prestige/Bluesville
Pass You By Gillian Welch Revival, Almo
Instrumental: For Your Needs Away from Home Double-Naught Spy Car Comb In Blue Water, 11ft Pole
West Coast Blues Harold Land
The Riverside Records Story, Riverside
INTERVIEW: Larry Mantle
2200 Miles The Mad Cat Trio The Songs of Route 66, Lazy S.O.B.
Instrumental: Route 66 Hits of Western Swing Hits Of Western Swing, CMH Records
Do-Re-Mi Woody Guthrie This Land Is Your Land, Smithsonian Folkways
Faraway Eyes Rolling Stones Some Girls, Virgin
California Dreamin' Wes Montgomery Talkin Verve: Groovy, Verve