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Last broadcast on Sun, 19 Jun 2011, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
As President Obama travels the country hoping to inspire job creation, Americana examines the changing fortunes of American cities from Omaha, Nebraska to Fresno, California.
Presenter Adam Brookes talks to Jennifer Grant, about her famously charismatic father Cary and about life as a Hollywood kid.
Jeffery Deaver tries to explain how an American author such as himself could dare to take on the challenge of writing new episodes in the James Bond series,
And pianist Monty Alexander traces the surprising connections between Jamaican reggae and American jazz.
Music played
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Mark Howard — Happy Trails
Cowboy Roundup, Cumberland Records, B002HPBWW6, Tr 13 -
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra — Hooray For Hollywood
The 30s: Hollywood's Best, Rhino, B00123NWXG, Tr 1 -
Buck Owens — Act Naturally
21 #1 Hits: The Ultimate Collection, Rhino, B00123MCL4, Tr 1 -
John Barry
— James Bond ThemeThe Best of Bond James Bond 30th Anniversary, Capitol, B000002V0S, Tr 1 -
Monty Alexander — Lazy Lou
Live Studio Performance -
Monty Alexander — The Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Live Studio Performance -
Monty Alexander Trio — Freddie Freeloader Riddim
Harlem Kingston Express Live, Motema Music, B004YQVEXS, Tr 6 -
Monty Alexander — No Woman No Cry
Harlem Kingston Express Live, Motema Music, B004YQVEXS, Tr 11
Broadcast
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Sun 19 Jun 201119:15
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