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Playlist for May 25, 2006
THEME: Goin' Somewhere?
Led Zeppelin - D'yer Mak'er - 3:40 from 1973's Houses of the Holy
The Chambers Brothers - Oh Baby, You Don't Have to Go (Jimmy Reed/Elmore James) - 2:46 from 2003's Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
Sue Foley - You Don't Have to Go (Jimmy Reed/Elmore James) - 4:41 from 2004's Change
Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians - Ride - 5:01 from 1996's Greatest Hits
Elvis Costello - Clown Strike - 4:05 from 1994's Brutal Youth
U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own - 5:07 from 2004's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Michelle Shocked - The Secret to a Long Life (Is Knowing When it's time to go) - 2:21 from 2003's Texas Campfire Takes
FEATURED ARTIST: Leon Redbone
Blending jazz, folk, blues and popular standards with occasional original compositions, gravelly baritone Leon Redbone first emerged as a performer in Toronto in the early 70s. Guest musicians on his 13 studio albums include Don McLean, Dr. John, Ringo Starr and Merle Haggard. The mysterious singer appeared on Saturday Night Live sevearl times and in various television commercials.
A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight - 3:00 from 1981's From Branch to Branch
Somebody Stole My Gal (Leo Wood) - 2:08 from 1985's Red to Blue
Pretty Baby (Tony Jackson/Gus Kahn/Egbert Van Alstyne) - 3:05 from 1991's Sugar
Diddy Wah Diddy (Blind Blake) - 3:05 from 1977's Double Time
Ghost of the St. Louis Blues (B. Curtis/John Robinson) - 2:55 from 1991's Sugar
Sheik of Araby (Harry Beasley Smith/Ted Snyder/Francis Wheeler) - 2:31 from 1977's Double Time
My Blue Heaven (Walter Donaldson/George Whiting) - 2:21 from 1981's From Branch to Branch
Aw You Salty Dog - 3:18 from 1985's Red to Blue
Mississippi Delta Blues (Jack Neville/Jimmie Rodgers) - 1:44 from 1977's Double Time
When I Take My Sugar to Tea (D. Nelson/J. Oliver) - 2:19 from 1991's Sugar
J.J. Cale - Jailer - 2:50 from 1992's Number 10
Chris Smither - I Am the Ride - 3:57 from 2000's Live As I'll Ever Be
Ry Cooder - Crow Black Chicken - 2:14 from 1972's Boomer's Story
Randy Newman - Have You Seen My Baby - 2:31 from 1998's Guilty: 30 Years
John Prine - Rocky Mountain Time - 3:03 from 1972's Diamonds in the Rough
Andrew Bird - Coney Island Shuffle - 5:00 from 1999's Oh! The Grandeur
Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith - 3:16 from 1969's Blind Faith
Dire Straits - Where Do You Think You're Going? - 3:49 from 1979's Communique
FEMALE VOCALIST SET
Joni Mitchell - Circle Game - 5:20 from 1974's Miles of Aisles
Nina Nastasia - I Say That I Will Go - 3:36 from 2003's Run To Ruin
Gilian Welsh - One Morning - 2:43 from 1998's Hell Among The Yearlings
Jollie Holland - Moonshiner - 3:34 from 2006's Springtime Can Kill You
Memphis Minnie - Me and My Chauffeur Blues - 2:45 from 2003's The Story of the Blues [Sony]
Freakwater - Waitress Song - 2:18 from 1995's Old Paint
Little Feat - Spanish Moon - 4:49 from 1978's Waiting For Columbus