The Midnight Special, August 17, 2024

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special THEME”; Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Tom Paxton: I Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound; Tom Paxton; I Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound: The Best of Tom Paxton; Elektra Traditions 8122-73515-2
  3. Guy Davis: Don’t Know Where I’m Bound; Guy Davis; The Legend of Sugarbelly; M.C. Records MC-0094
  4. Shawn Colvin: “Shotgun Down the Avalanche”; Shawn Colvin; Polaroids: Greatest Hits; Polaroids: Greatest Hits/Columbia Records CK 93452
  5. Zoe Mulford: “One Damn Thing”; Zoe Mulford; Small Brown Birds; Small Brown Birds Azalea/1-7-2017
  6. Diane Taraz: “Lookin’ for Trouble” (Steve Goodman); Diane Taraz; Gathered Safely In; Gathered Safely In | Beacon BCN 10143-2
  7. Ariane Lydon: Straight Lies, Crooked Secrets; Ariane Lydon; Still She Moves; Overt Records 8510.2
  8. Jeff Talmadge: Lie to Me; Jeff Talmadge; Bad Tattoo; Bozart Records 1004
  9. Abigail Lapell: I Can’t Believe; Abigail Lapell; Stolen Time; Outside Music OUT9175CD
  10. Djangophonique: It’s A Sin to Tell A Lie (Mayhew); Djangophonique; Introducing Djangophonique; djangophonique.com 7 00261 49071 7
  11. Susan Werner: “Snake Oil”; Susan Werner; Flyover Country; susanwerner.com susanwerner.com/1 95269 03327 9
  12. Zarna Garg: $9 In My Pocket & One in a Billion; Zarna Garg; One in a Billion; iTunes 5.16.2023
  13. Pete Seeger: When I First Came to This Land (Trad., translation Brand); Pete Seeger; American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 3; Smithsonian Folkways SFW2322/40155
  14. Kim Richey: The World is Flat; Kim Richey; Every New Beginning; Yep Roc YEP-3092
  15. Jack Hardy: “I Oughta’ Know”; Jack Hardy; Omens; PRIME CD PCD69
  16. Bitter Melon: “How Deep Can You Bury That Man?” (Charlie Madigan); Bitter Melon: Al Day, Charlie & Eamon Madigan, Sally Craig, Randy Lee; Cracks in the Foundation; Cracks in the Foundation | Bitter Melon Music 001
  17. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  18. Phil Ochs: “I’m Going to Say It Now”; Phil Ochs; There But For Fortune; There But For Fortune | Elektra 9 60832-2
  19. Phil Ochs: “I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore”; Phil Ochs; I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore; I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore | Hannibal HNCD-4422
  20. Phil Ochs: Love Me, I’m A Liberal; Phil Ochs; There But for Fortune; Elektra 9 60832-2
  21. Jerry Rubin: Address to the Yippie Convention (excerpt); Jerry Rubin; Great Speeches of the 20th Century, Disc 4; Rhino World Beat RWB 70567 4
  22. Richard J. Daley: Press Conference on the Riots at the Democratic Convention; Richard J. Daley; Great Speeches of the 20th Century, Disc 4; Rhino World Beat RWB 70567 4
  23. Steve Goodman: “Daley’s Gone” (Trad./Goodman); Steve Goodman; Say It In Private; Red Pajamas RPJ-012CD
  24. Tania Elizabeth: Who Will Take My Place?; Tania Elizabeth; Who Will Take My Place?; self single 8.1.2024
  25. Robin & Linda Williams: “At the Crossroads Again”; Robin & Linda Williams; devil of a dream; devil of a dream Sugar Hill/SH CD 1059
  26. Laura Love & Orville Johnson: “Yes, We Can”; Laura Love & Orville Johnson; The Sweeter the Juice; Octaroon OB/OJM 100
  27. Naomi Ashley: Seeds of Doubt; Naomi Ashley; Love Bug; naomiashley.bandcamp.com 2024
  28. Sons of the Never Wrong: “Blessed Little Let It Be” (Bruce Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; Undertaker’s Songbook; Songs 3 Records SR3
  29. Robby Hecht: Not a Number; Robby Hecht; Not a Number; https://www.robbyhecht.com/
  30. Grace Pettis: I Didn’t Break This; Grace Pettis; Down to the Letter; MPress Records MP4702-1
  31. Bob Newhart: Abe Lincoln vs. Madison Ave.; Bob Newhart; Off the Record; Pickwick PWKS 4215
  32. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special Solo (Long): Instrumental; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 007
  33. House of Hamill: That Man Malloy; House of Hamill; Wildfire; Smokejumper Records 8012024
  34. Tim Grimm: Broken Truth; Tim Grimm; single; Vault Records 4.5.24
  35. The Kennedys: “Stand”; The Kennedys; Stand; Stand Koch / DOC-CD-8675
  36. Beth Nielsen Chapman: Life Holds On; Beth Nielsen Chapman; Greatest Hits; Reprise 9 47302-2
  37. Keb’ Mo’ feat. Rosanne Cash: Put a Woman in Charge; Keb’ Mo’ feat. Rosanne Cash; Oklahoma; Concord CRE01019
  38. Ruthie Foster: “Phenomenal Woman”; Ruthie Foster; The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster; Blue Corn BCM 0602
  39. Becky Buller: “Tell the Truth (Shame the Devil)”; Becky Buller w/The Fairfield Four; Distance & Time; Distance & Time | Dark Shadow Recording DSR202002
  40. Elexa Dawson: Speak Again; Elexa Dawson; single; Lost Cowgirl Records 11-15-2022
  41. Owen Walsh: Change; Owen Walsh; On My Way; owenwalsh.com 112022
  42. Rachel Drew: Forever Wishing; Rachel Drew; Old Sky New; racheldrew.com 3-2024
  43. Connie Kaldor: Keep Going; Connie Kaldor; Keep Going; Coyote Entertainment GEGCD1080
  44. Eric Bibb: “Shingle By Shingle”; Eric Bibb; Good Stuff; Good Stuff | Earthbeat R2 75265
  45. Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian: Hold Each Other Up; Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian; From China to Appalachia; Community Music CMCD 217
  46. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  47. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004