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Joy Clark’s debut solo album is an ode to her Louisiana roots.
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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 we’re exploring the sonic hues of the blues in jazz, R & B, country, Cajun and pop. We crash a blues house party and workshop at the 2018…
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Sippie Wallace was definitely an inspiration to Bonnie Raitt. In the 1970’s, Bonnie sought out the elderly singer in Detroit, and they sang together at…
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Johnny Shines was one of the last Delta bluesmen to travel and perform with Robert Johnson. Born in 1915 and raised in Arkansas, Shines first met Johnson…
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This week we’re exploring the sonic hues of the blues in jazz, R & B, country, Cajun and pop. We crash a blues house party and workshop at the 2018…
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Bluesman Little Freddie King hopped on a train from McComb, Mississippi, to New Orleans as a youth in the early 1950s. Over the years, he’s developed his…
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When you think about New Orleans music, you probably hear a joyful sound -- the perfect soundtrack to dancing in the street. But much of our musical…
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This week on American Routes Shortcuts, we feature Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks of the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Susan Tedeschi grew up outside of Boston…
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This week on American Routes Shortcuts, we hear from Candi Staton who has been working in music for over four decades. From her Christian upbringing to…