Routes Rock & Cajun Stardom: Boz Scaggs and Jimmy C. Newman
We trace stardom back to its source, traversing the roots and routes that led small-town musicians to national fame. Pop icon Boz Scaggs and the late Cajun honky-tonk man Jimmy C. Newman took very different paths to the stage but carried with them the sounds they grew up hearing. Boz Scaggs achieved mainstream success with his platinum records as well as his work with Steve Miller and Duane Allman. We talk to him about his 60+ years performing on the road and how he came into his own by reconnecting with the blues he heard as a kid in “Nowhere, Texas.” Then, we remember the late Jimmy C. Newman, who took the sounds of French Louisiana to the Grand Ole Opry and put Cajun music and culture on the map. Son Gary Newman, producer Joel Savoy, and musician Kelli Jones tell of his legacy and their tribute album, Farewell, Alligator Man. Plus, we trace Hank Williams’ “Jambalaya” back to its Cajun origins, served up with tunes from Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, and Professor Longhair.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Loan Me a Dime Boz Scaggs Boz Scaggs , Warner Brothers
Stormy Monday T-Bone Walker I Know Your Wig Has Gone/Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad), Black & White
Instrumental: Here's That Rainy Day Oscar Peterson Encore at the Blue Note, Telarc
Dry Spell Boz Scaggs Memphis, 429 Records
I Can't Stand the Rain Ann Peebles I Can't Stand the Rain, Hi
SEGMENT: Boz Scaggs
Instrumental: Odds and Ends Jimmy Reed Blues Masters: The Very Best of Jimmy Reed, Rhino
Bright Lights, Big City Jimmy Reed Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall, Vee-Jay
Down in Virginia Boz Scaggs Out of the Blues, Concord
Hell to Pay Boz Scaggs and Bonnie Raitt A Fool to Care, 429 Records
I'll Be Long Gone Boz Scaggs Boz Scaggs , Warner Brothers
Down on the Beach Boz Scaggs Out of the Blues, Concord
Closing Bed: Blakey's Blues Art Blakey Quintet Drums Around the Corner, Blue Note
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Acadian Two-Step Coteau Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder
Grand Texas Chuck Guillory Grand Texas, Arhoolie
Jambalaya Hank Williams Jambalaya (On the Bayou)/Window Shopping, MGM
Austin Special Harry Choates Austin Special, Arhoolie
Leavin' Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Marcia Ball Circuit Queen, Capitol
Tangled Up in Blue Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks, Columbia
Instrumental: Harry Choates Special Harry Choates Fiddle King of Cajun Swing, Arhoolie
SEGMENT: Remembering Jimmy C. Newman
Instrumental: Little Martha Allman Brothers Eat a Peach, Capricorn
Sugarfoot Rag Coteau Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder
Southbound Allman Brothers Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn
Jambalaya Clifton Chenier Live at Montreaux , Arhoolie
Jambalaya Professor Longhair Meet Ya at Tipitina's , Sublime Entertainment
Closing Bed: Jambalaya Tuts Washington Tuts Washington, New Orleans Piano Professor, Rounder