LOUISIANA RED
EPISODES OF AMERICAN ROUTES WITH LOUISIANA RED
FROM THE SHOW: RICKY SKAGGS & LOUISIANA RED
Born Iverson Minter in 1936, bluesman Louisiana Red grew up hard in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and later went to work in the steel mills of Pittsburgh. He sings songs about social hardships and the need for civil rights. In his own music and words, Louisiana Red tells where his music comes from.
RICKY SKAGGS & LOUISIANA RED
True believers in country music and the blues: Grammy-winning, God-fearing man of song Ricky Skaggs talks about his music, specifically his devotion to bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe. Plus, who is Louisiana Red? Iverson Minter is the name on his Mississippi birth certificate; "Red" came with a notorious love of New Orleans hot sauce; and his sound was formed while working in the Pittsburgh steel mills. Just as Ricky Skaggs sees his music as an expression of spirituality, Louisiana Red infuses his blues with messages of labor protest and Civil Rights.
RICKY SKAGGS & LOUISIANA RED
True Believers in Country Music and the Blues: Grammy-winning, God-fearing man of song Ricky Skaggs talks about his music, specifically his devotion to bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe. Plus, who is Louisiana Red? Iverson Minter is the name on his Mississippi birth certificate; "Red" came with a notorious love of New Orleans hot sauce; and his sound was formed while working in the Pittsburgh, Pa. steel mills. Just as Ricky Skaggs sees his music as an expression of spirituality, Louisiana Red infuses his blues with messages of labor protest and Civil Rights.
RICKY SKAGGS & LOUISIANA RED
True Believers in Country Music and the Blues: Grammy-winning, God-fearing man of song Ricky Skaggs talks about his music, specifically his devotion to bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe. Plus, who is Louisiana Red? Iverson Minter is the name on his Mississippi birth certificate; "Red" came with a notorious love of New Orleans hot sauce; and his sound was formed while working in the Pittsburgh steel mills. Just as Ricky Skaggs sees his music as an expression of spirituality, Louisiana Red infuses his blues with messages of labor protest and Civil Rights.
FROM THE SHOW: LABOR DAY WEEKEND
From the show "Labor Day Weekend" originally aired on August 30th, 2000
FROM THE SHOW: LABOR DAY
From the show "Labor Day" originally aired on August 29th, 2001
FROM THE SHOW: RICKY SKAGGS & LOUISIANA RED
From the show "Ricky Skaggs & Louisiana Red" originally aired on April 4th, 2001
FROM THE SHOW: RICKY SKAGGS & LOUISIANA RED
From the show "Ricky Skaggs & Louisiana Red" originally aired on April 4th, 2001
FROM THE SHOW: RICKY SKAGGS & LOUISIANA RED
From the show "Ricky Skaggs & Louisiana Red" originally aired on April 4th, 2001
FROM THE SHOW: RICKY SKAGGS & LOUISIANA RED
From the show "Ricky Skaggs & Louisiana Red" originally aired on February 13th, 2002
FROM THE SHOW: RICKY SKAGGS & LOUISIANA RED
From the show "Ricky Skaggs & Louisiana Red" originally aired on February 13th, 2002
FROM THE SHOW: RICKY SKAGGS & LOUISIANA RED
From the show "Ricky Skaggs & Louisiana Red" originally aired on February 13th, 2002
FROM THE SHOW: RICKY SKAGGS & LOUISIANA RED
From the show "Ricky Skaggs & Louisiana Red" originally aired on August 18th, 2004
FROM THE SHOW: RICKY SKAGGS & LOUISIANA RED
From the show "Ricky Skaggs & Louisiana Red" originally aired on August 18th, 2004
FROM THE SHOW: RICKY SKAGGS & LOUISIANA RED
From the show "Ricky Skaggs & Louisiana Red" originally aired on August 18th, 2004
