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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
LABOR DAY
Lay back and take it easy while American Routes totes that barge for you with songs and stories of work on this holiday weekend. We remember Robert Young, better known as, Washboard Slim, and learn how a work implement becomes a musical instrument. Plus words and music of French Louisiana from the recent documentary I Always Do My Collars First. And meet some local five o’clock heroes… the drivers and mechanics that keep the New Orleans streetcars rolling, as well as the men and women that ride them.
HOUR ONE
- Shoe Shiner's Drag Jelly Roll Morton
Volume 5, 1928 - 1929, Masters of Jazz - My Feet Can't Fail Me Now Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Our New Orleans, Nonesuch - CLIP: tap dancers in French Quarter
- Rags and Old Iron Nina Simone
Nina Simone Anthology: The Colpix Years, Rhino - The Window Washer Man The Mills Brothers
The Best of the Decca Years, Decca/MCA - Quit My Job The Clowns
New Orleans Vocal Group Connections, Volume 2, Jax - Instrumental: Shoe Shiner's Drag Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Jelly, Columbia - SEGMENT: New Orleans Streetcar
Listen - Coal Mine Blues Marty Stuart
Hillbilly Rock, MCA - Cumberland Blues Grateful Dead
Workingman's Dead, Warner Bros - Coal Miner's Blues The Carter Family
In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain, Bear Family - Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms George Jones with Melba Montgomery
She Thinks I Still Care: The George Jones Collection, Razor & Tie - Trucker's Cafe Ian & Sylvia
Long Long Time, Vanguard - Instrumental: Low Man on a Totem Pole Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant
Stratosphere Boogie: The Flaming Guitars of Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant, Razor & Tie - Typing Jive Alvin & Bill, The Invictors
Fernwood Hillbillies, Stompertime - Secretary Betty Wright
The Best of Betty Wright, Rhino - Business Woman Camille Howard
Work's Many Voices, Vol. 1, Arhoolie - I'm the Boss Ernie K-Doe
Absolutely the Best, Fuel 2000 - Got Me a New Love Thing James Andrews
Satchmo of the Ghetto, NYNO - End Bed: Tipitina Allen Toussaint
American Routes original recording,
HOUR two
- Five O'Clock Whistle Duke Ellington
Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, RCA Victor - Please Mr. Foreman Joe-L
Work's Many Voices, Vol. 2, Arhoolie - Jive After Five Carl Perkins
The Classic Carl Perkins,
Listen - Graveyard Shift Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band
The Mountain, E-Squared - SEGMENT: Washboard Slim
Listen - Je Suis en Recolteur (I'm a Farmer) Clifton Chenier
Bogalusa Boogie, Arhoolie - Hey, Boss Man Jay Stutes
Work's Many Voices, Vol. 1, Arhoolie - Instrumental: Cajun Waltz David Doucet
1957, Rounder - SEGMENT: I Always Do My Collars First: a film about ironing
Listen - Ironing on the Baby Grand Ironing Board Sam
The Human Touch, Orleans - Working Man Long Tall Lester
Work's Many Voices, Vol. 2, Arhoolie - Instrumental: Nice Work If You Can Get It Earl Hines
Jazz in Paris: Pairs One Night Stand, Polygram - By the Sweat of My Brow Bill Carter
Work's Many Voices, Vol. 1, Arhoolie - Working Girl Linda Gail Lewis
Work's Many Voices, Vol. 2, Arhoolie - When I Get Paid Jerry Lee Lewis
Classics, Bear Family - Blue Monday Randy Newman
Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino, Vanguard - Work Song Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson's Finest Hour, Verve
