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


675 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
19-18: Celebrating Jazz Fest at 50: With Duke Ellington and Mahalia Jackson, 5/1/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Duke Ellington and Mahalia Jackson at Jazz Fest 1970, Credit: Photo by Michael P Smith courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection
Celebrating Mahalia Jackson and Duke Ellington

  • Added: Apr 30, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
19-17: Live in New Orleans at Jazz Fest and Beyond: The Meters, Randy Newman, Doug Kershaw & the Tedeschi Trucks Band , 4/24/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Doug Kershaw
The Meters, Randy Newman, Doug Kershaw & the Tedeschi Trucks Band

  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
19-16: Spring into Easter with the Paschall Brothers, Charlie Louvin and the Santa Maria Produce Company, 4/17/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Charlie Louvin with brother Ira
with the Paschall Brothers, Charlie Louvin and the Santa Maria Produce Company

  • Added: Apr 16, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
19-15: Dreamers Then & Now Vol. 2: Jesse Colin Young & Leyla McCalla, 4/10/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Leyla McCalla
featuring Jesse Colin Young & Leyla McCalla

  • Added: Apr 09, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57
19-14: Friends of Robert Johnson, 4/3/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson remembered by Johnny Shines, Henry Townsend, Robert Junior Lockwood, and Lonnie Pitchford.

  • Added: Apr 02, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57
19-13: Sisters, Brothers, Lovers & Others: Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Dave Alvin and Syl & Jimmy Johnson, 3/27/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore
with Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Dave Alvin and Syl & Jimmy Johnson

  • Added: Mar 26, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
19-12: Stories from the Road with Brandi Carlile & Meschiya Lake, 3/20/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Brandi Carlile
with Brandi Carlile & Meschiya Lake

  • Added: Mar 20, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:59
19-11: Shades of Blues, 3/13/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Marquise Knox
Albert Lee, Phil Wiggins, Marquis Knox and Steve Riley

  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
19-10: New Blues & Bluegrass: Cedric Burnside & ShadowGrass, 3/6/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Cedric Burnside
with Cedric Burnside and ShadowGrass

  • Added: Feb 28, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57
19-09: Carnival Time 2019, 2/27/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Cha Wa
with Maroon Queen Cherice Harrison-Nelson and Cha Wa

  • Added: Feb 26, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:59
19-08: American Routes at the Movies 2019, 2/20/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Terence Blanchard
featuring Terence Blanchard, the Coen Brothers and music from Green Book and other films

  • Added: Feb 19, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
19-07: Routes Rock & Cajun Stardom: Boz Scaggs & Jimmy C. Newman, 2/13/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Boz Scaggs
Boz Scaggs and Jimmy C. Newman

  • Added: Feb 12, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57
19-06: Blues Jukes & Jazz Streets with Bill Ferris and Doreen Ketchens, 2/6/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
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featuring Delta and Hill Country Blues recorded by Mississippi folklorist Bill Ferris and traditional jazz from the French Quarter by Doreen Ketchens

  • Added: Feb 05, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
19-05: Visions of Genius: Remembering Ray Charles, 1/30/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ray Charles
Conversations with Ray Charles and those closest to him, from our archives

  • Added: Jan 29, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
19-04: Love is Strange, 1/23/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Jim Lauderdale
featuring Judy Collins & Jim Lauderdale, and musical selections from Bo Diddley, the Four Tops and Johnny Cash

  • Added: Jan 22, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:59
19-03: In the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. with Cyril Neville, 1/16/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Cyril Neville
featuring Cyril Neville and Freddie Hubbard

  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:59:00
19-02: Record Mavens, 1/9/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Dan Auerbach
Featuring Dan Auerbach and Joel Savoy

  • Added: Jan 08, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57
19-01: Elvis Lives!, 1/2/2019
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Elvis Presley
Celebrating Elvis' birthday with DJ Fontana, Sam Phillips, Scotty Moore, and more...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
18-52: American Routes Live! New Years 2018, 12/26/2018
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Soul Rebels Brass Band
featuring Soul Rebels, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Samantha Fish, and more

  • Added: Dec 25, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:59
18-51: Keep a Cool Yule, 12/19/2018
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Piece image
featuring holiday tunes from Duke Ellington, Los Straightjackets, Joni Mitchell, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and more.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:59

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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