If you’re looking for the perfect auditory accompaniment for a long drive through the country, a hike in your local state park or to make your spring cleaning go a little smoother, check out the archives of American Routes. Read more
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Listen to Zydeco Joe on American Routes
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Listen: Boozoo Chavis interview on American Routes
After recording the first hit song for zydeco in 1954 with “Paper In My Shoe,” Boozoo Chavis left his musical career in favor of horse training. That is, until the eighties when he picked up his accordion again. American Routes’ Nick Spitzer met Chavis in 1989 at the Zydeco Festival in Plaisance, LA and recorded the following interview. Read more.
Listen: Queen Ida interview on American Routes
Nick Spitzer of American Routes joined Queen Ida at her home near San Francisco for this interview segment from 2001. Read more.
Listen: Beau Jocque interview on American Routes
Nick Spitzer, host of American Routes on WWNO in Louisiana, sat down with the late and legendary zydeco artist Beau Jocque in this archival interview from 1998. Read more.