AMERICAN ROUTES
May the Fourth Be With Us! American Routes Independence Day Then & Now May the Fourth Be With Us! American Routes Independence Day Then & Now June 29th, 2022 (Hour 1)
May the Fourth Be With Us! American Routes Independence Day Then & Now

This July 4th weekend, we dive into the record crates to bring you music of celebration, hope and critique from Nina Simone, Randy Newman, Sly Stone and Jon Batiste. Then, the July 4th roots of American Routes as we go back to the 1990s, deep in the archive, for highlights from The American Roots Independence Day concerts at the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Join us for spectacular stage performances by the urbane blues hero Charles Brown, the Texas Playboys with Johnny Gimble playing Western swing, Mexican-American Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Young Tuxedo Brass with New Orleans jazz, and Hawaiian music and song of slack-key guitar master Ledward Kaapana.

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Dick Dale
DICK DALE
Olu Dara
OLU DARA
Olu Dara and the Natchezippi Band featuring Donald Harrison Jr.
OLU DARA AND THE NATCHEZIPPI BAND FEATURING DONALD HARRISON JR.
Luderin Darbonne and Edwin Duhom of Hackberry Ramblers
LUDERIN DARBONNE AND EDWIN DUHOM OF HACKBERRY RAMBLERS
Tom Davenport
TOM DAVENPORT
Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon
TAGUMPAY MENDOZA DE LEON
Rik De Lisle
RIK DE LISLE
Mos Def
MOS DEF
Harold Dejan Jazz Funeral
HAROLD DEJAN JAZZ FUNERAL
Geno Delafose
GENO DELAFOSE
Iris DeMent
IRIS DEMENT
Writer-Walker Nathan Deuel
WRITER-WALKER NATHAN DEUEL
Patsy Vidalia and Dew Drop Inn
PATSY VIDALIA AND DEW DROP INN
Bo Diddley
BO DIDDLEY
Onnik Dinkjian
ONNIK DINKJIAN
Dion
DION
Zakarya and Naomi Diouf
ZAKARYA AND NAOMI DIOUF
Roger Lewis and Gregory Davis of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
ROGER LEWIS AND GREGORY DAVIS OF THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND
John Doe
JOHN DOE
Bo Dollis of the Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians
BO DOLLIS OF THE WILD MAGNOLIAS MARDI GRAS INDIANS
Bo Dollis and Quint Davis
BO DOLLIS AND QUINT DAVIS
Fats Domino
FATS DOMINO
Donna's Bar & Grill with Tom McDermott & Evan Christopher
DONNA'S BAR & GRILL WITH TOM MCDERMOTT & EVAN CHRISTOPHER
Bob Dorough
BOB DOROUGH
Doucet Brothers
DOUCET BROTHERS
Michael Doucet
MICHAEL DOUCET
Michael Doucet & Terrance Simien
MICHAEL DOUCET & TERRANCE SIMIEN
Sal Doucette, Ernest McLean, Cosimo Matassa and Dave Bartholomew
SAL DOUCETTE, ERNEST MCLEAN, COSIMO MATASSA AND DAVE BARTHOLOMEW
Jerry Douglas
JERRY DOUGLAS
Drewes' Custard Stand
DREWES' CUSTARD STAND
Drive-By Truckers
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
Drown the Clown
DROWN THE CLOWN
Tim Duffy
TIM DUFFY
Bob Dylan
BOB DYLAN

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