text:  We'll be back with a visit from the interplanetary traveler and piano man, the late Commander Cody, plus lots of music for space coasting in our next hour. American Roots is produced at Tulane University's School of Liberal Arts and underwritten by the NEA and Jim Hart in Chicago. Find us on the web at AmericanRoots.org. I'm Nick Spitzer for American Roots from PRX Public Radio Exchange.