The Midnight Special, November 30, 2024

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special THEME”; Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Jonathan Richman: “Lonely Little Thrift Store”; Jonathan Richman; I’m So Confused; Vapor 2-47086-AB
  3. Michael McNevin: Secondhand Story; Michael McNevin; Secondhand Story; Mudpuddle Music MM0001CD
  4. James Keelaghan: Second Hand; James Keelaghan; Second Hand; Borealis BCD276
  5. Pierce Pettis: “Nod Over Coffee” (Mark Heard); Pierce Pettis w/Geoff Bartley, Hugh Blumenfeld and Nancy Moran; Big Times in a Small Town; Big Times in a Small Town | Philo PH 1155
  6. Jim Kweskin: “Java Jive” (Oakland/Drake); Jim Kweskin; Jim Kweskin Lives Again; Mountain Railroad MR 52782
  7. Twisted Pine: Lonestar; Twisted Pine; Love Your Mind; Signature Sounds SIGN-7056
  8. Peter Mulvey: “River” (Mitchell); Peter Mulvey; Wonderland; Signature Sounds SIG 1268
  9. Joni Mitchell: Twisted (Ross); Joni Mitchell; Court and Spark; CD / Asylum LP 1974 253 002
  10. Jake Dewar: Don’t Date a Songwriter; Jake Dewar; Playlist: A Satyrical Mixtape; jakedewarcomedy.com 8.29.2024
  11. Brownie McGhee: Good Morning Blues (trad.); Brownie McGhee; Traditional Blues, Volume 2; Smithsonian Folkways
  12. Brownie McGhee: My Last Suit; Brownie McGhee; The Best of Brownie McGhee; Storyville SLP-4032
  13. Brownie McGhee: Sportin’ Life Blues; Brownie McGhee; The Best of Brownie McGhee; Storyville SLP-4032
  14. Willie Nelson: Night Life; Willie Nelson; The Essential Willie Nelson, Disc 1; Columbia Legacy C2K 86740
  15. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee: The Midnight Special (Trad.); Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee; Midnight Special; Fantasy Records F-24721
  16. Bill Giardini: “The Midnight Special – Accordion” (Traditional); Bill Giardini; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection BillGiardini/MS011
  17. Nikki Morgan: I’m Going Home; Nikki Morgan; I’m Going Home (single); Spotify [single]
  18. Bronwynne Brent: I Walked Away; Bronwynne Brent; Undercover; bronwynnebrent.com [2020]
  19. Antje Duvekot: Glamourous Girls; Antje Duvekot; New Siberia; duvekot 7 86851-3153-2 5
  20. Genevieve Racette: Instagram; Genevieve Racette; Golden; genevieveracette.com [2024]
  21. Anne Hills: The Water is Wide & The Wild Geese (Trad./Ian Tyson); Anne Hills w/Jan Burda; Don’t Panic; Flying fish FFCD 70608
  22. Ian & Sylvia: “Someday Soon” (Ian Tyson); Ian & Sylvia; Greatest Hits!; Vanguard VCD-576
  23. Kim Richey: Joy Rider; Kim Richey; Every New Beginning; Yep Roc YEP-3092
  24. Kim Richey: Hello Old Friend; Kim Richey; Glimmer; Mercury B001O074IG
  25. Kim Richey: Take the Cake; Kim Richey; Every New Beginning; Yep Roc YEP-3092
  26. Jim Bizer: Long Stretch of Nowhere; Jim Bizer; About Time; Yellow Room Records YRR 6-2024
  27. Henry Cho: Holidays (spoken); Henry Cho; What’s That Clicking Noise? (video); Warner Music 44261-2
  28. Zoe Fitzgerald Carter: I Don’t Like the Holidays; Zoe Fitzgerald Carter; single; zoefitzgeraldcarter.com 11-2024
  29. Connie Converse: Man in the Sky; Connie Converse; How Sad, How Lovely; Lau Derette Recordings LD-09001
  30. Emmy Bean & Ronnie Kuller: Talkin’ Like You/Two Tall Mountains (Converse); Emmy Bean & Ronnie Kuller; Her Only Light; heronlylight.com pre-release single
  31. The Bygones: The Clover Saloon (Converse); The Bygones; The Bygones; Tree Tone HDP-8877A, HDP-8874B
  32. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special Solo (Short)” Instrumental; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 006
  33. Corky Siegel: “Symphonic Blues” No. 6; Kalyan Pathak, tabla; Corky Siegel, harmonica; Studio Orch; Corky Siegel’s Symphonic Blues No. 6; Dawnserly 4305
  34. Marcia Ball: Intro. montage & Route 66 (Sanger); Marcia Ball; More Songs from Route 66: Roadside Attractions; Lazy SOB Recordings SOB008
  35. Gary Primich: You Came A Long Way from St. Louis; Gary Primich; More Songs from Route 66: Roadside Attractions; Lazy SOB Recordings SOB008
  36. Allan Sherman: You Went the Wrong Way, Old King Louie; Allan Sherman; My Son, The Box: Disc 2; Rhino Handmade RHM2 7891-2
  37. Allan Sherman: Holiday for States; Allan Sherman; My Son The Box: Disc 3; Rhino Handmade RHM2 7891
  38. Allan Sherman: Skin (Adler-Ross); Allan Sherman; My Son The Box: Disc 3; Rhino Handmade RHM2 7891
  39. Over The Rhine: If Nothing Else; Over The Rhine; The Bygones; Back porch 72438 50063 2 0
  40. Sky Smeed: I Don’t Know What to Do; Sky Smeed; Drive All Night; skysmeed.com [2015]
  41. Sadie Gustafson-Zook: Go Easy; Sadie Gustafson-Zook; Sin of Uncertainty; sadiegustafsonzook.com
  42. Ralph McTell: “Streets of London”; Ralph McTell; The Best of Ralph McTell; Pulse OLS CD 164
  43. Ralph McTell and Wizz Jones: Diamond Joe (trad.); Ralph McTell and Wizz Jones; About Time; Leoloa Records TPGCD37
  44. Ralph McTell: “Hands of Joseph”; Ralph McTell; From Clare to Here; From Clare to Here | Red House RHR CD86
  45. Nanci Griffith: “From Clare to Here” (McTell); Nanci Griffith; Other Voices, Other Rooms; Elektra 9 61464-2
  46. Ralph McTell: Weather the Storm; Ralph McTell; From Clare to Here; Red House RHR CD86
  47. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  48. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004