American Routes

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American Routes 

American Routes, hosted by Nick Spitzer, is a weekly two-hour public radio program produce at Tulane University in New Orleans. It has been exclusively distributed by PRX since 2011. The show presents a broad range of American music — blues and jazz, gospel and soul, old-time country and rockabilly, Cajun and zydeco, Tejano and Latin, roots rock and pop, avant-garde and classical.

American Routes is exclusively distributed by PRX and is represented by SFM Consulting, Inc. Carriage fees for American Routes are billed separately from PRX.

Fees for American Routes are based on Nielsen Audio market size. They range between $1,000 per quarter for stations in the largest markets to $250 per quarter for smaller and unrated markets. For more information please contact Steve Martin at 703.304.8479 or steve@sfmconsulting.com


689 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
18-04: Song Makers and Song Takers, 1/24/2018
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: William Bell
featuring William Bell of Stax Records and Chris Smither

  • Added: Jan 23, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
18-03: Midnight Special, Shine a Light on Me: Prison Music from Angola, Louisiana & Beyond , 1/17/2018
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Prison Work Songs, by Arhoolie Records
featuring Charles Neville plus modern and historic interviews and music from prisoners at Louisiana State Penitentiary

  • Added: Jan 16, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
18-02: Words and Music in the Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr., 1/10/2018
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
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featuring Mavis Staples, Harry Belafonte, Albert Murray, Julian Bond, Mable John, and Captain Doc Hawley

  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
18-01: How Many Roads: Bob Dylan’s Back Pages Volume II, 1/3/2018
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Bob Dylan
...featuring Mavis Staples, Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Wexler and more.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-52: "How Many Roads…?” Bob Dylan’s Back Pages, 12/27/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Bob Dylan
featuring Joan Baez and D.A. Pennebaker

  • Added: Dec 26, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
12-51: Holiday Soul and Spirits, 12/20/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Irma Thomas and Preservation Hall
Live from Preservation Hall with Irma Thomas, the Blind Boys of Alabama and more...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
17-50: Rockin’ Behind the Iron Curtain: To Russia With Love, 12/13/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: The Real Ambassadors
featuring Dave Brubeck, Louis Armstrong bandmate Arvell Shaw, AFN DJ Rik De Lisle, Russian rocker Stas Namin, and diplmoat Andras Simonyi

  • Added: Dec 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-49: Trombone Shorty… Casts a Long Shadow, 12/6/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Trombone Shorty
featuring Trombone Shorty

  • Added: Dec 05, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
17-48: Remembering Allen Toussaint: A Saint For All Seasons, 11/29/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Allen Toussaint
featuring archival interviews with Allen Toussaint

  • Added: Nov 28, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-47: The 2017 National Heritage Fellowship Concert and Celebration, 11/22/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Phil Wiggins
The 2017 National Heritage Fellows, plus Mavis Staples, Carol Fran, Del McCoury, John Lee Hooker, Elaine Hoffman Watts, and Dr. Michael White.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:00
17-46: Country-Soul Crossover, 11/15/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: George Jones
featuring George Jones and Sam Moore

  • Added: Nov 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-55: Rhythm & Blues into Rock & Roll, 11/8/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Fats Domino
Fats Domino, Billy Boy Arnold and the Tedeschi Trucks Band

  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-44: Jews & Blues, 11/1/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Jerry Wexler
featuring Jerry Wexler and Henry Sapoznik

  • Added: Oct 31, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-43: Hallows and Harvest: American Routes Halloween Special, 10/25/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
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featuring Houma Indian woodcarver Ivy Billot and Jimmy "Duck" Holmes

  • Added: Oct 24, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-42: Creoles and Cowgirls, 10/18/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Charlie Gabriel
featuring Charlie Gabriel of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Quebe Sisters

  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
17-41: More Words and Music, 10/11/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Nat Hentoff
featuring Laura Cantrell, Toussaint McCall, and Nat Hentoff

  • Added: Oct 10, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
17-40: Ponderosa Stomp and Americana Swamp, 10/4/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ponderosa Stomp 2017
featuring Dr. Ike, Duane Eddy, and Barbara Lynn

  • Added: Oct 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
17-39: Midnight Special, Shine a Light on Me: Prison Music from Angola, Louisiana & Beyond, 9/27/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Prison Work Songs, by Arhoolie Records
featuring Charles Neville, the field recordings of Henry Oster and more

  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
17-38: Latin Tinge, 9/20/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Tito Puente
featuring Tito Puente and Nati Cano

  • Added: Sep 19, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-37: Rock and Soul from Memphis to Muscle Shoals, 9/13/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
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featuring Sam Phillips, Rufus Thomas, Candi Staton and more

  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58

Series Subscription Information

New episodes are published weekly, 1 episode a week.

Each episode is made up of 11 segments totalling between 01:58:50 and 01:59:10 in length.

Wednesday: 9:00 AM

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