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15-29: Creole Eyes and Classical Ears, 7/22/2015
From American Routes | Part of the American Routes series | 01:58:57
with Van Dyke Parks and Tom McDermott
Conversation with and music from Van Dyke Parks, an eclectic, popular classicist known as a composer and keyboardist, arranger and producer, with a great love of calypso and Hawaiian cowboy music. The man behind the curtain for so many artists, the Hollywood-based Parks is well-regarded for writing and studio work with Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, Ry Cooder, Lowell George and Randy Newman, among many. He recently became a fan of pianist Tom McDermott, a St. Louis-born, New Orleans-dwelling and Brazilian-influenced vernacular virtuoso. Parks thought enough of McDermott's recorded repertoire to collect and reissue some of it as Bamboula--so named for the composition by the mutually-admired New Orleans 19th century pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk. Tom McDermott, also a fan of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, Professor Longhair and James Booker, plays in his parlor for us.
WoodSongs (Series)
Produced by WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Most recent piece in this series:
WoodSongs 1111: Michelle Wright and Elvie Shane
From WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour | Part of the WoodSongs series | 59:00
MICHELLE WRIGHT is a country music star originally from Canada. She burst onto U.S. radio In the early 90s and went on to score 25 Top Ten radio hits with songs heard on country music stations worldwide including the hit TAKE IT LIKE A MAN. She comes to WoodSongs performing songs that have helped her win over 40 major awards, including 16 CCMA Awards and her induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. WoodSongs Kid: Louise Schilling is a ten-year-old songwriter from Lexington, Kentucky.
ELVIE SHANE is a Kentuckian who broke into the music scene with his Platinum certified Number One single, My Boy. A heartfelt tribute to a step-parents unconditional love. Elvie Shane’s sophomore album, “Damascus,” draws on powerful imagery and reflects Shane’s own journey of grappling with success, mental health issues, and the search for meaning in the midst of acclaim. Shane tackles themes of community, mental health, and the pursuit of the American dream.