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From Backroads to Backatown: Drive-By Truckers and Trombone Shorty
Follow American Routes as we travel the back roads for some new Southern sounds. The Drive-By Truckers have been up and down the highways since the mid-90s, delivering their unique mix of social commentary, old-fashioned storytelling and rock ‘n’ roll, between stops in their hometowns of Muscle Shoals, AL and Athens, GA. We sit down with the band in uptown New Orleans to learn more about their journey in music and fascination with the South. Then we head backatown to catch up with New Orleans’ own Troy Andrews, a.k.a. Trombone Shorty, to hear about how he mixes trad jazz, rock and hip-hop to create ‘Superfunkrock.’
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From Backroads to Backatown: Drive-By Truckers and Trombone Shorty
Follow American Routes as we travel the back roads for some new Southern sounds. The Drive-By Truckers have been up and down the highways since the mid-90s, delivering their unique mix of social commentary, old-fashioned storytelling and rock ‘n’ roll, between stops in their hometowns of Muscle Shoals, AL and Athens, GA. We sit down with the band in uptown New Orleans to learn more about their journey in music and fascination with the South. Then we head backatown to catch up with New Orleans’ own Troy Andrews, a.k.a. Trombone Shorty, to hear about how he mixes trad jazz, rock and hip-hop to create ‘Superfunkrock.’
Timing and Cues
00:00 Open Hour 1
segment A: INCUE: “(music) I’m NS this is AR from New Orleans…”
"Ode to Billy Joe" Tammy Wynette
"You Are My Sunshine " Ray Charles
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"Tell Mama " Etta James
"Mama Don’t Like My Man " Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
"Thank You Mama, Thank You Papa” Dixie Cups
OUTCUE: "...southern soul country when AR returns."
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16:53
cutaway 1: "Let Me Know " Hank Jones
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17:55
segment B: INCUE: "I’m NS Sherman and Wendall Holms are..."
"You’re the Kind of Trouble" Holmes Brothers
"I Walk the Line " Johnny Cash
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"Eight Men, Four Women" O.V. Wright
"Guilty" Randy Newman
"The Last Time" Bettye LaVette
OUTCUE: "...commentary from Drive-By Truckers on AR."
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33:09
cutaway 2: "A Hunk of Funk " Gene Dozier and the Brotherhood
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34:10
segment C: INCUE: "This is AR I’m NS (music start)..."
Interview: Drive-by Truckers
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"Alabama" Neil Young
"I’ll Take You There" Staples Singers
OUTCUE: "...I’m NS and this is AR."
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58:58
cutaway 3: "Tipitina" Allen Toussaint
1:00:00 "Tipitina" end
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00:00 Open Hour 2
segment D: INCUE: “(music) I’m NS this is AR from New Orleans..."
"Music Goes Round and Round" Ella Fitzgerald
"Big Ten Inch Record" Bull Moose Jackson
"I’ve Got the Blues for You" Al Collins Orchestra
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"Trombone Cholly" Bessie Smith
"West End Blues" Louis Armstrong
OUTCUE: "...Armstrong. It’s all coming up on AR."
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15:47
cutaway 4: "South" Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band
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16:48
segment E: INCUE: "I’m NS coming up’s are our interview with..."
"I Got Mine" Kermit Ruffins
"Ooh Poo Pah Doo, Part 1" Jesse Hill
"Heart of Steel" Galactic with Irma Thomas
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interview: Trombone Shorty
OUTCUE: "...from the south by southwest on AR."
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38:54
cutaway 5: "Flowing River" Bennie Green
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39:56
segment F: INCUE: "I’m NS after talking to Trombone Shorty..."
"Willie Baby" Willie Colon
"Wooly Bully" Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs
"Shout Bamalama" Otis Redding & the Pinetoppers
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"Salt of the Earth" Bettye LaVette
"America" Andre Williams
FINAL CREDITS
OUTCUE: "…I’m NS until that time for AR."
Instrumental Music up for 1:50 and fades out
59:00 end
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Clock
Hour One
00:00 -- Open
16:53 -- cutaway 1
33:09 -- cutaway 2
58:58 -- Hour one close and cutaway 3 "Tipitina" start
1:00:00 -- cutaway 3 "Tipitina" end
Hour Two
00:00 -- Open
15:47 -- cutaway 4
38:54 -- cutaway 5
59:00 -- Hour two end
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| She Breaks | Booker T. and the Drive-By Truckers | Potato Hole. | Anti | 01:24 | |
| Ode to Billy Joe | Tammy Wynette | Take Me To Your World-I Don't Want to Play House. | Koch | 04:19 | |
| You Are My Sunshine | Ray Charles | The Complete Country & Western Recordings 1959-1986. | Rhino | 03:01 | |
| Tell Mama | Etta James | The Muscle Shoals Sound. | Rhino | 02:23 | |
| Mama Don't Like My Man | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | I Learned the Hard Way. | Daptone | 02:30 | |
| Thank You Mama, Thank You Papa | Dixie Cups | Best of the Dixie Cups. | Anti | 02:45 | |
| Let Me Know | Hank Jones | The Talented Touch/Porgy and Bess. | Okra-Tone | 02:45 | |
| You're the Kind of Trouble | Holmes Brothers | Feed My Soul. | Alligator | 03:46 | |
| I Walk the Line | Johnny Cash | The Legend. | Columbia | 02:45 | |
| Eight Men, Four Women | O.V. Wright | The Soul of O.V. Wright. | MCA | 03:06 | |
| Guilty | Randy Newman | Good Old Boys. | Reprise | 02:34 | |
| The Last Time | Bettye LaVette | The Scene of the Crime. | Anti | 03:00 | |
| A Hunk of Funk | Gene Dozier and the Brotherhood | The Minit Records Story. | EMI | 01:00 | |
| 18 Wheels of Love | The Drive-By Truckers | Live From Austin TX . | New West | 00:50 | |
| She Breaks | Booker T. & The Drive-By Truckers | Potato Hole . | Anti | 01:27 | |
| (It's Gonna Be) I Told You So | The Drive-By Truckers | The Big To-Do . | ATO | 01:21 | |
| The Opening Act | The Drive-By Truckers | Brighter than Creation’s Dark . | New West | 01:05 | |
| This Fucking Job | The Drive-By Truckers | The Big To-Do . | ATO | 02:12 | |
| Get Downtown | The Drive-By Truckers | The Big To-Do . | ATO | 02:32 | |
| The Three Great Alabama Icons | The Drive-By Truckers | Southern Rock Opera . | Lost Highway | 02:17 | |
| 72 (this highway's mean) | The Drive-By Truckers | Southern Rock Opera . | Lost Highway | 01:36 | |
| Wallace | The Drive-By Truckers | Southern Rock Opera . | Lost Highway | 02:33 | |
| Self Destructive Zones | The Drive-By Truckers | Brighter than Creation’s Dark . | New West | 02:04 | |
| Alabama | Neil Young | Harvest. | Reprise | 04:02 | |
| I'll Take You There | The Staple Singers | The Muscle Shoals Sound. | Reprise | 03:21 | |
| In the 6th | Trombone Shorty | Backatown. | Verve | 01:30 | |
| Music Goes Round and Round | Ella Fitzgerald | Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!. | Verve | 02:30 | |
| Big Ten Inch Record | Bull Moose Jackson | Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B. | Rhino | 02:13 | |
| I Got the Blues for You | Al Collins Orchestra | The Best of Ace Records: The R&B Hits. | Scotti Bros. | 02:36 | |
| Trombone Cholly | Bessie Smith | The Essential Bessie Smith. | Columbia | 03:11 | |
| West End Blues | Louis Armstrong | Jazzin' the Blues. | Forlane | 03:19 | |
| South | Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band | The Swing Era: Kid Ory. | The Best of Jazz | 01:00 | |
| I Got Mine | Kermit Ruffins | Livin' A Treme Life. | Basin Street | 03:14 | |
| Ooh Poo Pah Doo, Part 1 | Jessie Hill | The Minit Records Story. | EMI | 02:18 | |
| Heart of Steel | Irma Thomas & Galactic | Ya-Ka-May. | Anti | 03:27 | |
| Hurricane Season | Trombone Shorty | Backatown . | Verve | 01:22 | |
| St. James Infirmary | Troy Andrews | Trombone Shorty’s Swingin’ Gate . | La Red Hot | 01:00 | |
| Lil' Liza Jane | Trombone Shorty | 12 & Shorty . | Keep Swingin’ | 01:44 | |
| Congo Square | The Troy Andrews Quintet | The End of the Beginning . | Treme | 01:13 | |
| Orleans and Claiborne | Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews & Orleans Avenue | Orleans and Claiborne . | Treme | 01:48 | |
| In The 6th | Trombone Shorty | Backatown . | Verve | 01:53 | |
| On Your Way Down | Trombone Shorty | Backatown . | Verve | 01:18 | |
| Backatown | Trombone Shorty | Backatown . | Verve | 02:15 | |
| Suburbia | Trombone Shorty | Backatown . | Verve | 00:57 | |
| Neph | Trombone Shorty | Backatown . | Verve | 01:58 | |
| Flowing River | Bennie Green | Trombone By Three. | Prestige | 01:00 | |
| Willie Baby | Willie Colon | The Player. | Fania | 02:49 | |
| Wooly Bully | Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs | The Best of Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs. | Rhino | 02:22 | |
| Shout Bamalama | Otis Redding & the Pinetoppers | Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding. | Rhino | 01:57 | |
| Salt of the Earth | Bettye LaVette | Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook. | Anti | 04:28 | |
| America | Andre Williams | That's All I Need. | Bloodshot | 04:04 | |
| Egg Radio | Bill Frisell | Gone, Just Like a Train. | Nonesuch | 03:06 |
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