A holiday weekend music mix with host Raina Douris (no guest)

It’s a long weekend for Independence Day, and to celebrate, World Cafe host Raina Douris has a music mix all about the U.S.A.! We’ll take a trip across the 50 states, from small towns to big cities, and everywhere in between. With songs from Muddy Waters, Prince, the Grateful Dead, Margo Price and many more, we’re going to hear what “America” means to a whole bunch of different songwriters.

*Bruce Springsteen “Independence Day” The River

Margo Price “Heart of America” Live at the World Cafe, Vol. 44

Prince “America” Around the World In A Day

Johnny Cash “I’ve Been Everywhere” Unchained

Grateful Dead “U.S. Blues” Mars Hotel

Lucinda Williams “Crescent City” Lucinda Williams

Billy Strings “Home” Home

Paul Simon “Graceland” Graceland

Bob Dylan “Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again” Blonde on Blonde

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram “662” 662

Muddy Waters “The Blues Had A Baby and Named it Rock and Roll” Hard Again

The Allman Brothers “Southbound” Brothers and Sisters

Hour Two
*Los Lobos “One Time, One Night” By The Light of the Moon

Valerie June “Smile” The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers

Father John Misty “I’m Writing a Novel” Fear Fun

The Black Keys “Crawling Kingsnake” Delta Kream

Little Feat “Spanish Moon” Feats Don’t Fail Me Now

Durand Jones & the Indications “Witchoo” Private Space

Eddie Kendricks “Boogie Down” Boogie Down!

The Felice Brothers “Jazz on the Autobahn” From Dreams to Dust

Shemekia Copeland “It’s 2 A.M.” Wicked

Haim “Summer Girl” Women in Music Pt. III

War “Summer” The Best of War

The Flaming Lips “It’s Summertime” Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

*Optional Song