The Midnight Special, December 7, 2024

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Traditional: “Midnight Special”; Leadbelly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Tom Waits: Heart of Saturday Night (live); Tom Waits; Folkscene, Vol. 2; Red House RHR CD 137
  3. Josh Ritter: Where the Dream Ends; Josh Ritter; Heaven, Or Someplace as Nice; Pythias CD-PYTH-017
  4. Nanci Griffith: Grapefruit Moon (Waits); Nanci Griffith; Ruby’s Torch; Rounder Records 11661-3265-2
  5. Alisa Amador: Enough; Alisa Amador; Multitudes; Honest Magic Records AZ001
  6. John Hammond: Heart Attack and Vine (Waits); John Hammond; Wicked Grin; Pointblank 7243 8 50764 28
  7. Anne Harris: I Feel It Once Again (Harris, Linden,James); Anne Harris; I Feel It Once Again; Rugged Road Records RRR AH2024Pre
  8. Seth Glier: Hasn’t Hit Me Yet; Seth Glier; Birds; MPRESS Records MP7405-2
  9. John Hammond and Tom Waits: I Know I’ve Been Changed (Trad.); John Hammond and Tom Waits; Wicked Grin; Pointblank 7243 8 50764 28
  10. The Dangling Participles: Moon Garden; The Dangling Participles; One More Drop; thedanglingparticiples.com 12.2.2022
  11. Harmonious Wail: You Can Never Hold Back Spring (Waits/Brennan); Harmonious Wail; Resist Temptation; Range Records RGR00009-2
  12. Tom Waits: The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me); Tom Waits; Small Change; Asylum 7E – 1078
  13. Jubilant Sykes: Take It With Me (Waits); Jubilant Sykes; Wait for Me; Sony Classical Sony SK 89107
  14. Coco and Lafe: Long Way Home (Waits/Brennan); Coco and Lafe; Uncovered; Sky Hunter SKYr2009
  15. Tom Waits: Closing Time (instrumental); Tom Waits; Closing Time; Elektra 5061-2
  16. Stephen Schuch: Midnight Special [Piano Excerpt]; Stephen Schuch; single; Stephen Schuch [2022]
  17. Ary Barroso: “Aquarela do Brasil”; Daniel Barenboim, p; Emmanuel Pahud, f; Larry Combs, cl; Kassinger, db; Baptista, per; Brazilian Rhapsody; Teldec 21482-2
  18. Sons of the Never Wrong: Consequence of Speech (Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; Consequence of Speech; Waterbug WBG0030 CD
  19. Foy Vance: Noam Chomsky is a Soft Revolution; Foy Vance; The Wild Swan; Elektra 554739
  20. Tom Waits: “Come On Up to the House”; Tom Waits; Mule Variations; Epitaph Epitaph 86547 2
  21. Vicki Kristina Barcelona: Chicago (Waits/Brennan); Vicki Kristina Barcelona; Pawn Shop Radio; Storysound 161-035
  22. Tom Russell: Downtown Train (Waits); Tom Russell; Road to Bayamon; Philo CD 1116
  23. Carolina Chocolate Drops: Trampled Rose; Carolina Chocolate Drops; Genuine Negro Jib; Nonesuch 516995-2
  24. Niamh Parsons & The Loose Connections: The Briar & the Rose (Waits); Niamh Parsons & The Loose Connections; Loosen Up; Green Linnet CD 1167
  25. Tom Waits: The House Where Nobody Lives; Tom Waits; Mule Variations; Epitaph 86547 2
  26. Joan Baez: “Whistle Down the Wind” (Waits); Joan Baez; Whistle Down The Wind; Razor & Tie JB00028
  27. Peter, Paul & Mary: Michael, Row the Boat Ashore (trad); Peter, Paul & Mary; Around the Campfire, disc 2; Warner 9 46873-2
  28. Lee Murdock: “The Christmas Ship”; Lee Murdock; Fertile Ground; Fertile Ground | Depot DEP009CD
  29. Leroy Anderson: “Sleigh Ride”; Imani Winds; This Christmas; Koch KICCD-7748
  30. John Hammond: Buzz Fledderjohn (Waits); John Hammond; Wicked Grin; Pointblank 7243 8 50764 28
  31. Mollie O’Brien and Rich, Brigid & Lucy Moore: I Don’t Wanna Grow Up (Waits, Brennan); Mollie O’Brien and Rich, Brigid & Lucy Moore; Daughters; Remington Road Records 88295 44556
  32. Josh Gondelman: Great Aunt Swagger; Josh Gondelman; People Pleaser; Comedy Dynamics June 2022
  33. Kimmie Rhodes & Willie Nelson: Picture in a Frame; Kimmie Rhodes & Willie Nelson; Picture in a Frame; Sunbird SBD 0007
  34. Claudia Schmidt: San Diego Serenade (Waits); Claudia Schmidt; Out of the Dark; Flying Fish CD 70361
  35. Tom Waits: What’s He Building; Tom Waits; Mule Variations; Epitaph 86547 2
  36. The True Falsettos: Telephone Call from Istanbul (Waits); The True Falsettos; Slummin; Earthwork EW4701
  37. Dave Rudolf: Istanbul, Not Constantinople; Dave Rudolf; Traditional; Moneytree Records 75014 10339
  38. Tim Grimm: Georgia Lee (Waits); Tim Grimm; Names; Wind River WR4032CD
  39. Susan Cattaneo: Restless Peace (Cattaneo/Simos); Susan Cattaneo; single; Apple Music
  40. Tom Waits: Tom Traubert’s Blues; Tom Waits; Small Change; Asylum 7E – 1078
  41. Lisa Moscatiello: Innocent When You Dream (Waits); Lisa Moscatiello; Innocent When You Dream; Folk Era FE1448CD
  42. Tom Waits: Ol’ 55; Tom Waits; Closing Time; Elektra 5061-2
  43. Laura Love: “I Still Believe (Unplugged)”; Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  44. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004