The Midnight Special, July 16, 2022

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  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. The Kingston Trio: Desert Pete; The Kingston Trio; Capitol 5005
  3. Willy Porter: Human Kindness; Willy Porter; Weasel WSL-1401
  4. Bernice Martin: Waves of Kindness; Bernice Martin; Vessel Recordings VSL 011
  5. Cardboard Ox: The Ballad of Ida (Allain); Cardboard Ox (Tracie Potochnik & Steve Allain); Carboard Ox 7 00261 43201 4
  6. Studs Terkel/Alfreda Duster: “Where Trouble Was…”; Studs Terkel/Alfreda Duster; WFMT Studs Terkel Archives 1965988-3-1
  7. Kirk Mann: “Say Their Names”; Kirk Mann; kirkmann.hearnow.com 130820
  8. Amythyst Kiah: “Black Myself”; Amythyst Kiah; Songs of Our Native Daughters Smithsonian Folkways/SF CD 40232
  9. Brooks Williams: Jackson Greyhound (Noakes); Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow; Red Guitar, Blue Music RGBM2201C
  10. Phil Ochs: Freedom Riders; Phil Ochs; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40130
  11. Crys Matthews: “Call Them In”; Crys Matthews; Single Honoring John Lewis | self released [2021]
  12. Pat Humphries: Hands (Ochs); Pat Humphries; Appleseed APR CD 1045
  13. Various/John Gorka: “Bracero” (Phil Ochs); Various/John Gorka; Appleseed CD-SB71176
  14. Judy Collins: “Thirsty Boots” (Eric Andersen); Judy Collins; Fifth Album | Elektra 7300-2
  15. Joan Baez: “Ring Them Bells” (Bob Dylan); Joan Baez with Mary Black; Ring Them Bells/Guardian 7243 8 34989 2 5
  16. Stephen Schuch: Midnight Special (Piano Only); Stephen Schuch; Stephen Schuch [2022]
  17. Diana Jones: “Ask a Woman”; Diana Jones; Diana Jones [2021]
  18. David Roth & Anne Hills: That Kind of Grace; David Roth & Anne Hills; Wind River WR4051CD
  19. Tricia Alexander: Amazing Grace (Newton); Tricia Alexander; Rampur Tricia Alexander 01
  20. Studs Terkel/Alfreda Duster: “Women’s Suffrage”; Studs Terkel/Alfreda Duster; WFMT Studs Terkel Archives 1965988-3-1
  21. Keb’ Mo’ feat. Rosanne Cash: Put a Woman in Charge; Keb’ Mo’ feat. Rosanne Cash; Concord CRE01019
  22. Greg Greenway: One Man, One Woman, One Vote; Greg Greenway; Eastern Front EFR108 CD
  23. Odetta: Gallows Tree (Gallows Pole); Odetta; Ryko TCD 1085 2/2
  24. Woody Guthrie: Hang Knot; Woody Guthrie; Smithsonian Folkways SF CD40025
  25. Studs Terkel/Alfreda Duster: “Reported on Lynchings”; Studs Terkel/Alfreda Duster; WFMT Studs Terkel Archives 1965988-3-1
  26. Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit (Meeropol/Duncan); Billie Holiday; Verve 314 549 081-2
  27. Jamie O’Reilly w/John Erickson (Hills/Power): Sanctuary City; Jamie O’Reilly w/John Erickson (Hills/Power); jamieoreilly.com single
  28. Tom Chapin: Woody Guthrie’s Dream (Chapin/Kahn); Tom Chapin; Sundance Music single
  29. Dana Robinson: “What Would Woody Do?”; Dana Robinson; Avenue of the Saints | Threshold Music TM0007
  30. Mames Babegenush: Elvermose Cocek; Mames Babegenush; mames.dk single 7822
  31. Kate MacLeod: Gospel Songs; Kate MacLeod; Waterbug WBG0017 CD
  32. Mouths of Babes: Gospel Truth; Mouths of Babes; Mouths of Babes MOB 001
  33. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – organ”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 008
  34. (Wendy Wall): “Healing Hands”; Wendy Wall; Wildbird CD001
  35. Robert Bidney: “Thank Goodness for the Giving People”; Robert Bidney; Thank Goodness for the Giving People | robertbidney.bandcamp.com 12.2.20
  36. Crys Matthews: “Selfless”; Crys Matthews; Changemakers | crysmatthews.com 3.23.21
  37. Ella Jenkins: Keep Your Hands on the Plow (instrumental); Ella Jenkins; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 45046
  38. Studs Terkel/Alfreda Duster: “Visit to Arkansas Prison”; Studs Terkel/Alfreda Duster; WFMT Studs Terkel Archives 1965988-3-1
  39. Mahalia Jackson: Keep Your Hand on the Plow; Mahalia Jackson; Columbia/Legacy C2K 47083
  40. Janis Ian: “This Train”; Janis Ian; Shout, Sister, Shout! A Tribute to Rosetta Tharpe | M. C. Records MC-0500
  41. Deidre McCalla: Even Now; Deidre McCalla; Maiden Rock Records MRK 5051
  42. The Broadside Singers w/Len Chandler: Carry It On (Turner); The Broadside Singers w/Len Chandler; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40130
  43. Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow: I’ve Endured (Reed); Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow; Red Guitar, Blue Music RGBM2201C
  44. John Sebastian: “I Had a Dream”; John Sebastian; Cotillion SD 3-500
  45. Joni Mitchell: Impossible Dreamer; Joni Mitchell; Reprise 9 46358-2
  46. Peter Mulvey: I Want a Voice; Peter Mulvey; This is Boston…Not Austin, Vol. 2/Eastern Front EFR 503
  47. Richard Kiley: The Impossible Dream (Leigh/Darion); Richard Kiley; Decca 314 541 634-2
  48. Studs Terkel/Alfreda Duster: “What I remember most…”; Studs Terkel/Alfreda Duster; WFMT Studs Terkel Archives 1965988-3-1
  49. Vance Gilbert: “A Change is Gonna Come” (Sam Cooke); Vance Gilbert; Folkstage 10-22-05 2 of 2
  50. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; Laura Love 88295 68276
  51. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004