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Dolly Parton joins us, in this archival interview from 2000, to talk about her musical and family roots in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. The legend of…
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As the seasons change and winter is near, in this strange leap year, we take stock of our circle round the sun, just for cosmic fun. Not so much to…
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Since the 1960s, singer and guitarist Suni Paz has been one of the best-known purveyors of “nueva canción” or “new song,” a Latin American movement that…
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Walter Washington, or the Wolfman as many call him was born and raised in New Orleans’ Garden District. He sang in a church choir with cousin Ernie K-Doe.…
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This is American Routes Live with Louisiana Cajun singer-songwriter, guitarist and accordionist Zachary Richard. Zachary Richard’s music is folk rock,…
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The late outlaw country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver was born in 1939, in Corsicana, Texas, a town named after the island of Corsica, the homeland…
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My fellow Americans, it’s time to face the music and vote. By mailbox, ballot box, pulling the lever or pressing a button on November 3rd. Nick Spitzer:…
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Trudy Lynn, born Lee Audrey Nelms, grew up surrounded by music in Houston. Duke and Peacock Records, two Black-owned labels were blocks from her home. She…
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This week on American Routes Shortcuts, we reflect on these difficult times with sounds of solace and uplift to see us through solitude and the unknown.…
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This is American Routes, Down by the Riverside, live at the New Orleans Jazz Market. Our guests this hour are the Doucet brothers. Fiddler Michael is a…