Prison Songs with Merle Haggard & Aaron Neville
American Routes explores the music associated with outlaws and life behind bars, from "Ball and Chain" to "Jailhouse Rock," from Johnny Cash's San Quentin show to Leadbelly's "Midnight Special," with guests including Merle Haggard and Aaron Neville. Plus a visit to the "Wildest Show in the South" -- the Angola Louisiana Prison Rodeo.

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"Song" Artist
Album (Label)
September 29-October 5, 2004
Hour One
Open Bed: "Po Lazarus" James Carter & The Prisoners
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack (Mercury)
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"Folsom Prison Blues" Johnny Cash
Live at Folsom Prison (Sony)
"Riot In Cell Block #9" Wanda Jackson
Vintage Collections (Capitol)
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"He's in the Jailhouse Now" Memphis Sheiks
From Where I stand (Warner)
"Prison Bound" Robert Nighthawk
The Aristocrat of The Blues (Chess/MCA)
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SEGMENT: Merle Haggard part 1
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Instrumental: "If I Could Only Fly" Merle Haggard
If I Could Only Fly (Anti)
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SEGMENT: Merle Haggard part 2
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"Cole Younger" Edward L. Crain
Harry Smith Collection
"Outlaw Blues" Bob Dylan
Bringing It All Back Home (Columbia)
"21 days in Jail" Magic Sam
Magic Sam 1957-966, West Side Guitar (Cobra)
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Instrumental: "Aurora En Pekin"
Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos
Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos (Atlantic)
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"El Mojado" Los Hermanos Barron y Conjunto
The Chicano Experience (Folklyric Records)
"The Tijuana Jail" Johnny Bond
The Best of Johnny Bond (Varese Vintage)
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"Jailhouse Blues" Dinah Washington
Sings Bessie Smith (Verve)
"Jailhouse Rock" Albert King
King Does The King's Things (Stax)
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"The Things I used to Do" James Brown
James Brown: Messing with the Blues (Polidor)
"Have Mercy Judge" Chuck Berry
The Chess Box (Chess/MCA)
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Hour Two
"Angola Bound" Aaron Neville
The Very Best of Aaron Neville (A&M)
"Parchman Farm" Johnny Rivers
Anthology 1964-1977 (Rhino)
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"Stormy Monday" Lou Rawls
Anthology (Capitol)
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SEGMENT: Angola Prison Farm Rodeo
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"Stewball" Ed Lewis and Prisioners
Southern Journey : 61 Highway Mississippi (Folkways)
"Chain Gang" Sam Cooke
Greatest Hits (RCA)
"Back On The Chain Gang" Pretenders
The Singles (Sire)
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Instrumental: "Work Song" Grant Green
2 by 5 Guitar Jazz (32 Jazz)
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SEGMENT: Aaron Neville
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"How Blue Can You Get" BB King
Live In Cook County Jail (MCA)
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Instrumental: "Midnight Special" Tiny Grimes
Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974 Box (Atlantic)
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"Midnight Special" Leadbelly
From Where I Stand: The Black Experience In Country Music (Warner Bros.)
"Midnight Special" Creedence Clearwater Revival
Hot Stuff (Fantasy)
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"I Shall Be Released" Heptones
Sea of Love (Rounder)
"I'm Goin' Home" Ervin Webb with Prisoners
Southern Journey : 61 Highway Mississippi (Folkways)
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