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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wwno/local-wwno-909223.mp3Buster Holmes World Famous Red Beans and Rice (Serves 6 - 8)1 lb. red beans…

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For decades, sports have led the pack in the trading card market. Now, as celebrities shell out millions for rare game cards, fantasy characters are giving star athletes a run for their money.

New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on how the utility of the gas station deli can save the day for Louisiana's big outdoor street party.

Hurricane Rita came ashore just three weeks after Hurricane Katrina, killing seven people directly and over a hundred more in the evacuation and in the…

In the nation’s capital, there’s a homegrown beat you can hear all over town, from clubs to street corners to booming car stereos. The man who started it is our guest, the late Chuck Brown. He was the Godfather of Go-Go, that combination of Latin percussion, soulful horns, and guitar funk. Chuck blended it all to create his groove, with good helpings of jazz and gospel inspiration, what he called “a sound for the town.” And fronting that sound was his distinctive voice. I asked Chuck how he found his voice and his way to music.

This is American Routes Live with Don Vappie and friends. Don is from a New Orleans Creole family and is a studied purveyor of jazz banjo. He knows much about the history of the music and the instrument, going back to origins in West Africa. I asked Don about New Orleans banjo players.

This is an encore presentation of our special program from 1999, dedicated to the late Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. Jerry Garcia's birthday falls on August 1, and he passed on August 9, 1995. Garcia was one of the transcendent, eclectic American musicians of this century and was able to creatively fuse and renew the blues, country, and jazz. On this special program, we'll dig into the roots and branches of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead's music.