The Midnight Special, August 3, 2024

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Sister Wynona Carr: The Ball Game; Sister Wynona Carr; Baseball’s Greatest Hits; Rhino R2 70710
  3. Humphrey Bogart: Bogie on Baseball; Humphrey Bogart; Baseball’s Greatest Hits: Let’s Play II; Rhino R2 70959
  4. Harmonious Wail: Ballgame (instr. von Tilzer); Harmonious Wail; Gypsy Swing; Naxos World 76056-2
  5. Win Stracke: The First Baseball Game; Win Stracke; Songs of Old Town; Flair S-912
  6. Dan Bern: The Golden Voice of Vin Scully; Dan Bern; Live in Los Angeles; danbern.com 4.1.10
  7. (The Yellow Room Gang): “They Used to Play Baseball Here”; Yellow Room Gang; Happy New Day; Yellow Room Gang YRR009
  8. (Caroline Aiken): “Butler Field”; Caroline Aiken; Butler Field; Silverwolf SWCD 1007
  9. Heidi Muller: “I Like Baseball”; Heidi Muller; Giving Back; Cascadia CM103
  10. Terry Cashman: Talkin’ Baseball (Cubs Version); Terry Cashman; Midnight Special Singles; Lifesong LS-45104CC A
  11. John Fogerty: Centerfield; John Fogerty; Diamond Cuts – Baseball Songs & Poetry; Hungry for Music HFM 003
  12. Mollie O’Brien: Brown Eyed Handsome Man; Mollie O’Brien; Big Red Sun; Sugar Hill SHCD-3885
  13. Chuck Brodsky: The Country Needed Baseball; Chuck Brodsky; Gravity, Wings and Heavy Things; chuckbrodsky.com CB2022
  14. Count Basie Orchestra: Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? (Buddy Johnson); Count Basie Orchestra feat. Taps Miller; Baseball’s Greatest Hits; Rhino R2 70710
  15. Buck O’Neil: I Was Right On Time; Buck O’Neil; Diamond Cuts – Baseball Songs & Poetry; Hungry for Music HFM 003
  16. Chris Lavancher: “Pickup Baseball”; Chris Lavancher; After the Flood; chrislavanchermusic.com [2021]
  17. Michael McNevin: The Pride of Niles-Centerville; Michael McNevin; Secondhand Story; Mudpuddle mudpuddle001CD
  18. Steve Seskin: Skipping Stones; Steve Seskin; Live, Disc 1; Seskin Records SR 112 1 of 2
  19. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  20. Stormy Weather: “The Land of Wrigley”; Stormy Weather; Baseball’s Greatest Hits; Rhino R2 70701
  21. Steve Goodman: When the Cubs Go Marching In; Steve Goodman; Live at the Earl of Old Town; Red Pajamas RPJ-017
  22. Captain Rat and the Blind Rivets: Cubs, Cubs, Cubs (B. Wilson, et al); Captain Rat and the Blind Rivets; single – Side A; Pogo Records (Champaign, IL) PS-004
  23. Steve Goodman: “A Dying Cubs Fans Last Request”; Steve Goodman; Affordable Art; Omnivore Recordings OVCD-337
  24. (Frank Tedesso): “Margaret”; Frank Tedesso; Songs from Einstein’s Violin; Imaginary Road 314 532 840-2
  25. Greg Brown: “Laughing River”; Greg Brown; Dream Café; Dream Café | Red House RHR CD 47
  26. Tom PAXTON: “My Favorite Spring”; Tom Paxton w/John Gorka, Robin & Linda Williams; Live for the Record; Live for the Record | Sugar Hill SHCD-1053
  27. Capathia Jenkins & Louis Rosen: “The South Side”; Capathia Jenkins & Louis Rosen; South Side Stories; RoseCap 1001
  28. Jean Shepard: “Balls” (full version); Jean Shepherd; Jean Shepherd and Other Foibles; WFMT Collectors’ Choice Music CCM-343-2
  29. Dave Frishberg: “Van Lingle Mungo”; Dave Frishberg; Baseball’s Greatest Hits; Rhino R2 70710
  30. Linda Allen: Coach’s Wife; Linda Allen; Here’s to the Women; October Rose OR 1017
  31. (Bud Abbott & Lou Costello): “Who’s on First?”; Abbott & Costello; Baseball’s Greatest Hits; Rhino R2 70710
  32. Sam Bush: Take Me Out to the Ballgame (instr. Von Tilzer); Sam Bush; Howlin’ at the Moon; Sugar Hill SHCD-3876
  33. Dick Gaughan: Games People Play (South); Dick Gaughan; Prentice Piece: A Compilation, disc 1; Greentrax CDTRAX236D
  34. Anne Feeney: Shell Game; Anne Feeney; Look to the Left; Super 88 CD-081-924-2
  35. Darryl Purpose: Dangerous Game; Darryl Purpose; Same River Twice; Tangible cardboard
  36. Carrie Newcomer w/Gary Walters: Bowling Baby; Carrie Newcomer w/Gary Walters; WFMT’s Folkstage March 14, 2009; Folkstage 3.14.09
  37. Those Darn Accordions!: The Bowling King; Those Darn Accordions!; Squeeze This!; Flying Fish FF CD70627
  38. Eddie From Ohio: Bowling in the Hills; Eddie From Ohio; Big Noise; Virginia Soul VSR DC004
  39. Neal Ben-Ari (Orig. Broadway Cast): The Story of Chess; Neal Ben-Ari (Orig. Broadway Cast); Chess – the musical; RCA Victor 7700-2-RC
  40. Shelley Berman: “Little Game”; Shelley Berman; Inside Shelley Berman; Inside Shelley Berman | Verve MG V 15003
  41. Richard Berman: “Monopoly”; Richard Berman; Love, Work and Play; Love, Work and Play | Aries Aries Records 002
  42. Steve Wright: Monopoly; Steve Wright; I Still Have a Pony; Comedy Central Records CCR0054
  43. Steve Goodman: Door Number Three; Steve Goodman; Jessie’s Jig & Other Favorites; Red Pajamas RPJ-010CD
  44. James Lee Stanley & John Batdorf: Tumbling Dice (Jagger/Richards); James Lee Stanley & John Batdorf; All Wood & Stones II; Beechwood BR 2133
  45. Nathan Lane, JK Simmons, Walter Bobbie, et al.: “The Oldest Established” (Loesser); Nathan Lane, JK Simmons, Walter Bobbie, et al.; Guys and Dolls; RCA 09026 61317 2
  46. Peter Gallagher & ensemble: Luck Be a Lady (Loesser); Broadway Revival Cast; Guys and Dolls; RCA 09026 61317 2
  47. Fendrick & Peck: Lucky Penny; Fendrick & Peck; Lucky Penny; FendrickandPeck.com 8 88295 26411 2
  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