The Midnight Special, June 29, 2024

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Leadbelly: “Midnight Special THEME” (excerpt); Leadbelly; Leadbelly; Label MM 001
  2. Laura Nyro: “Stoned Soul Picnic”; Laura Nyro; Eli and the Thirteenth Confession; Columbia/Legacy CK 85763
  3. Shemekia Copeland: Smoked Ham and Peaches (Gauthier); Shemekia Copeland; America’s Child; Alligator ALCD 4984
  4. Lou & Peter Berryman: Pack Up a Picnic; Lou & Peter Berryman; Yah Hey; Cornbelt CR 13
  5. Martin Carthy: Hard Cheese of Old England (Barker); Martin Carthy; Guide Cats for the Blind, Disk 2; Osmosys CD 020/21 2
  6. The Four Bitchin’ Babes: The History of Cheese (Flint); The Four Bitchin’ Babes; Mid-Life Vices; Hem and How HEMHOW003
  7. Morey Amsterdam, Red Buttons & Art Carney: Crackers and Cheese; Morey Amsterdam, Red Buttons & Art Carney; The Second Banana Symphony: Singing Comedians from TV’s Golden Age; Collector’s Choice A 70097 CCM-371-2
  8. The Two Gentlemen Band: Cheese & Crackers; The Two Gentlemen Band; Two At A Time; Bean-Tone Records BTR-001CD
  9. The Kennedys: Little Green Bottles; The Kennedys; Headwinds; kennedysmusic.com B0C7WVC337
  10. Susan Werner: “Wine Bottles”; Susan Werner; Flyover Country; susanwerner.com 1 95269 03327 9
  11. The New Students: Sweet Corn; The New Students; Endless Sea; thenewstudents.com
  12. Judy Collins: “Bottle of Wine” (Tom Paxton); Judy Collins; Judy Collins 3 & 4/…in Concert; Judy Collins 3 & 4/…in Concert | Wildflower WFL 1301-2 (Disk 2)
  13. John Fogerty: “Rhubarb Pie”; John Fogerty; Déjà vu All Over Again; Geffen B0003257-02
  14. Jack Hardy: “Blackberry Pie”; Jack Hardy; Collected Works Part I: 1965-1983 Vol. 3: The Nameless One; Prime CD PCD 53
  15. Miranda Hardy: Tiki Bar; Miranda Hardy; Reverie; mirandahardymusic.com 1 98004 20619 8
  16. The Hollow Trees: I Can’t Dance, I’ve Got Ants in my Pants! (Webb); The Hollow Trees; Hello Friend!; Hollow Tree Records Hollow Tree 004
  17. Big Bill Broonzy: These Ants Keep Biting Me; Big Bill Broonzy; All the Classic Sides 1928-1937 Disk D 1935-1936; none JSP7718 D
  18. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  19. Kevin So: Parade; Kevin So; Countryside; Wingbone WB-3113
  20. Lynn Miles: Brave Parade; Lynn Miles; Unravel; True North TND 264
  21. Mouths of Babes: I Do; Mouths of Babes; World Brand New; mouthsofbabes.com
  22. Anne Harris: Be Who You Are; Anne Harris; Wine & Poetry; Rugged Road Records 899746000531
  23. Halo Rider: Where My Body Sleeps; Halo Rider; Ghost of a Radio; halorider.com
  24. Tim Grimm: Broken Truth; Tim Grimm; single; Vault Records 4.5.24
  25. Robin and Linda Williams: the Flimflam Blues; Robin and Linda Williams; single; Oakenwold Records 6.25.2024
  26. Dave Van Ronk: “Green, Green, Rocky Road”; Dave Van Ronk; Inside Llewyn Davis; Inside Llewyn Davis | Nonesuch PRO 400209
  27. Dave Van Ronk: “Sunday Street”; Dave Van Ronk; A Chrestomathy, Disc 2; A Chrestomathy, Disc 2/Gazell GPCD 2007/8
  28. Lynne Hanson: Can’t Let Go; Lynne Hanson; Just a Poet; lynnehanson.com 198500129779
  29. Fred Eaglesmith: “Wilder Than Her”; Fred Eaglesmith; Drive-in Movie; Drive-in Movie/Vertical Records VER 4218-2
  30. Kinky Friedman: Wand’rin Star (Lerner/Loewe); Kinky Friedman; The Loneliest Man I Ever Met; Avenue A KFA0004
  31. Jonas Friddle: Kansas Wind; Jonas Friddle; When the Water Was the Sky; jonasfriddle1.bandcamp.com 6.13.2024
  32. Stephen Schuch: Midnight Special (Piano Only); Stephen Schuch; single; Stephen Schuch [2022]
  33. Jonas Friddle: Jubilee (Trad.); Jonas Friddle; When the Water Was the Sky; jonasfriddle1.bandcamp.com 6.13.2024
  34. Damon Daunno: “The Surrey With the Fringe on Top” (Rodgers & Hammerstein); Damon Daunno; Oklahoma! B’way Revival Cast Recording; Decca Broadway B0030375-02
  35. Bessie Smith: Take Me for a Buggy Ride; Bessie Smith; Bessie Smith, Chattanooga Gal (Disc 4: 1928-33 Me & My Gin); Proper Records Properbox 78 P1412
  36. Patty Stevenson & Craig Siemsen: “Pocket Bread and Peanut Butter; Patty Stevenson & Craig Siemsen; One Person; One Person Larrea/PC1281
  37. Carolina Chocolate Drops: Cornbread and Butter Beans (Trad.); Carolina Chocolate Drops; Songs from Sing Out! Vol. 53, Disk 3; Sing Out! Recordings SO 533
  38. Johnny Neel, et al.: “Pop-a Tuna Can” (Lisa Webb); Johnny Neel, Christy Cornelius, Bob Locknar, Jim Schneider; Meow Melodies, A Little Cat Music; Lion&Frog 1
  39. Sky Smeed: Chicken of the Trees; Sky Smeed; single; skysmeed.com 12023
  40. Yosh & Yimmy: Seedless Watermelon; Yosh & Yimmy; Three Rivers; “yoshandyimmy.com 7 55491 23683 3
  41. Satan & Adam: Watermelon Man (Hancock); Satan & Adam; Flying Fish Records 20th Anniversary Sampler (various); Flying Fish FF 1994
  42. Jack Williams: Watermelon Man; Jack Williams; Don’t Let Go; Wind River WR4039CD
  43. The Kennedys: Tangerine; The Kennedys; Headwinds; kennedysmusic.com B0C7WVC337
  44. The Bothy Band, feat. Triona Ní Dhomhnaill: Do You Love an Apple; The Bothy Band, feat. Triona Ní Dhomhnaill; Live in Concert; Green Linnet GLCD 3111
  45. Brian Smalley: “He’d Talk About Mango”; Brian Smalley; CHOSEN: An Acoustic Novel; Gatorbone 7-00261-48434-1
  46. Michael Johnson: “Looking for Rainbows (without an umbrella)”; Michael Johnson; Moonlit Déjà vu; Red House Records RHR CD 259
  47. Willie Nelson: Rainbow Connection (Ascher/Williams); Willie Nelson; One Hell of a Ride; Columbia Legacy 88697 13915
  48. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  49. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004