American Routes Specials

Series produced by American Routes

Caption: American Routes Specials
American Routes Specials 

American Routes occasionally makes episodes of the weekly series available to all PRX stations free of charge. The episodes below are now available.

American Routes occasionally makes episodes of the weekly series available to all PRX stations free of charge. The episodes below are now available.


5 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
San Antonio Sounds: Music of the Mission City
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes Specials
Caption: Flaco Jimenez, Doug Sahm, and Freddie Fender
featuring Flaco Jimenez, Augie Meyers, Max Baca and members of Sunny and the Sunliners

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 16, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Santana Speaks: with Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, and Los Lobos
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes Specials
Caption: Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, and Los Lobos! From Tijuana to San Francisco to Woodstock and the global stage, Carlos Santana is feature...

Bought by WFCR and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 25, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
  • Purchases: 2
May the Fourth Be with Us!— American Routes Independence Day Then & Now
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes Specials
Caption: 4th of July on the National Mall July 4, 1993, Credit: Photo courtesy National Council for the Traditional Arts, July 4, 1993
A 4th of July special program free to all stations with music from Nina Simone, Randy Newman, Sly Stone and Jon Batiste, plus live performances fro...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KAAD-LP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUGS Bellingham, Wash., KLCC and more


  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:01
  • Purchases: 16
For Labor Day Weekend: The Best of American Routes Live
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes Specials
Caption: Leyla McCalla
with the Pine Leaf Boys, Leyla McCalla, Don Vappie, Kermit Ruffins, Donald Harrison, and Rickie Lee Jones.

Bought by KMUW, RadioFreePalmer, and KLCC


  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Thanksgiving with the 2021 National Heritage Fellows
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes Specials
Caption: Winnsboro Easter Rock Ensemble
with the 2021 National Heritage Fellows

  • Added: Nov 19, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00