Swinging with Mockingbirds and Milk Cows: Los Cenzontles & The Hot Club of Cowtown
Deep in the heart of Texas, we visit with western swing trio The Hot Club of Cowtown, who started out in the bright lights of New York City and made a way to becoming a local favorite in Austin, Texas. We talk about hot clubs, 78 record collectors and hear songs about milk cows from some of the band’s favorite musicians. Then, from the Bay Area, Los Cenzontles celebrate their Mexican American roots through teaching and performance, and collaborate with artists like Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne. It’s milk cows and mockingbirds on American Routes.
HOUR ONE
Way Down Yonder in the Cornfield Hot Club of Cowtown Dev'lish Mary , Craft Recordings
A Big Ball's in Cowtown Hoyle Nix and His West Texas Cowboys Out There: Wild and Wondrous Roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1 , Viper
Milk Cow Blues Willie Nelson and Francine Reed Willie Nelson, Milk Cow Blues , Island
Cow Cow Boogie Ella Mae Morse Ella Mae Morse: Collectors' Series , Capitol
Milk Cow Blues Kokomo Arnold Kokomo Arnold Vol. 1 1930-1935 , Document
Milk Cow Blues Doc Watson with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. III , Capitol Nashville
Instrumental: Milk Cow Blues George Lewis George Lewis, SVP
I Got Rhythm Lester Young and his Kansas City Six Lester Young: The Kansas City Sessions , Verve
Boogie Woogie Country Girl Big Joe Turner Shake Rattle and Rock , Rhino
Let's Rock Bob Wills The Country Music Hall of Fame , MCA Nashville
Milkcow Blues Elvis Presley A Date with Elvis , Sony
Fan It Lightnin' Hopkins Lightnin' Hopkins , Smithsonian Folkways Records
Fan It Milton Brown Western Swing Classics: Vol. 2 , Red Devil Records
Instrumental: Djangology Django Reinhardt Quintette du Hot Club de France featuring Stéphane Grappelli Djangology: Django Reinhardt Quintette du Hot Club de France featuring Stéphane Grappelli , BMG
Stompin' at Decca Hot Club of France Parisian Swing , Avid Records
Keep Knockin' But You Can't Come In Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies Kings of Western Swing , Fuel 2000
Take Me Back to Tulsa Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys Together Again , Capitol Texas
SEGMENT: Hot Club of Cowtown
Closing Bed: Faded Love Hot Club of Cowtown What Makes Bob Holler , Proper
HOUR TWO
Open bed: Josefinita Los Cenzontles, Atilano Lopez Cuatro Maestros, Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
Across the Border Line Freddy Fender with Ry Cooder Music by Ry Cooder, Warner
Paloma Negra Chavela Vargas Homenaje a una Grande , Sony
Contrabando Y Traición Los Tigres del Norte 15 Súper Corridos , Discos Amor
Los Laureles Linda Rondstadt Canciones de mi Padre , Elektra/Asylum Records
Chicas Patas Boogie Lalo Guerrero Pachuco Boogie , Arhoolie
La Bamba Los Lobos La Bamba , Slash
La Morena Grupo Mono Blanco ¡Fandango! Sones Jarochos from Veracruz , Smithsonian Folkways
Instrumental: Patricia Ry Cooder y Manuel Galbán Mambo Sinuendo, Nonesuch
Peanut Vendor Billie and DeDe Pierce Billie and DeDe and their Preservation Hall Band , Preservation Hall
Mi Tesoro Los Cenzontles & Preservation Hall All-Stars Youtube,
You Will Cry Los Cenzontles, Ruben Moreno Shades of Brown , Los Cenzontles
Instrumental: Migration Los Cenzontles, David Hidalgo Regeneration , Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
SEGMENT: Los Cenzontles
Closing Bed: Caballo Viejo Ry Cooder y Manuel Galbon Mambo Sinuendo , Nonesuch