The Midnight Special, April 5, 2025

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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Playlist

  1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special THEME (excerpt 1); Lead Belly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Steve Goodman: Mama Don’t Allow It (Davenport); Steve Goodman; Jessie’s Jig & Other Favorites; Jessie’s Jig & Other Favorites/Red Pajamas RPJ-010CD
  3. Jason Wilber: You Don’t Know What You’re Getting Into; Jason Wilber; Lazy Afternoon; Wilbertone Records WTR-005
  4. Barbara Lamb: If People Find You Can Fiddle (Lamb/Esbeck); Barbara Lamb; Blue on Dakota; Lots of Coffee Records 8 0595550002 1
  5. The Princes of Serendip: The Fiddler and the Crocodile; The Princes of Serendip; Yumpatiddly Bee: Silly Songs; Jaiya Records 6 30318 87469 9
  6. Jonas Friddle: Cuckoo; Jonas Friddle; Jug Band Happy Hour; Earth-work HAH2019
  7. Tim Grimm: Hadley’s Banjo; Tim Grimm; Bones of Trees; Vault Records VR019
  8. Jefferson Ross: Arvin; Jefferson Ross; Dogwood Cats; Deep Fried Discs 8 88295 25930 9
  9. Aaron Kelly Band: Look at What They’ve Done to Us; Aaron Kelly Band; Look at What They’ve Done to Us – single; mynameisaaronkelly.bandcamp.com/ 10.29.2024
  10. Eva Cassidy: American Tune (Simon); Eva Cassidy; American Tune; Blix Street Records G2-10079
  11. Allison Russell & Annie Lenox: Superlover (Nero/Russell); Allison Russell & Annie Lenox; Superlover – single; Fantasy/Concord Records 3.25.2025
  12. Ed Holstein: Jazzman; Ed Holstein; Eddie Holstein; Holstein 4
  13. Debra Cowan: Alcohol; Debra Cowan; Fond Desire Farewell; Falling Mountain Music FM1054
  14. Travis, Merle: “Midnight Special” Travis picked guitar; Merle Travis; In Boston 1959; Travis Pickin’ | CMH 6255
  15. Greg Greenway: Intro to “In The Name of Love”; Greg Greenway; Live; Live | Face Productions SOH003
  16. Greg Greenway: “In the Name of Love/Pride” (Greg Greenway/Bono); Greg Greenway; Live; Live | Face Productions SOH003
  17. Joe Jencks: “I’m a Stranger in This Land” (Si Kahn); Joe Jencks; The Forgotten – Recovered Treasures From the Pen of Si Kahn; Turtle Bear 020118-01
  18. Ray Nordstrand, et al.: The Midnight Special – Chicago Songwriters 11.13.1976 (excerpt); Nordstrand, Jon Calhoun, Terry Callier, Tom Dundee; Midnight Special Archives;
  19. Jim Post: Back on the Street Again (Tom Dundee); Jim Post; Reach Out Together; Jim Post 06805 08091
  20. Barbara Barrow: “Real Good One: Every Town Needs a Folksinger “(Michael Smith); Various: Barbara Barrow w/Jimmy Tomasello, Chris Walz; Folkstage: Remembering Fred – Tribute to Fred Holstein; Remembering Fred – Tribute to Fred Holstein/Folkstage WFMT Folkstage 04-03-04 1 of 3
  21. Al Rose: The Sign on the Doorpost; Al Rose; Again the Beginner; Monkey Holding Peach MHP1053
  22. Eric Bibb: “Paintin’ Signs”; Eric Bibb; Paintin’ Signs; Painting Signs | Earthbeat R2 74382
  23. Michael Hurley: I Paint a Design; Michael Hurley; Wolfways; Wolfways | Koch Records KOC 3-7910-2
  24. Michael Hurley: “Letter in Neon”; Michael Hurley; WolfWays; Koch KOC 3-7910-2
  25. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – Melodica”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 005
  26. Michael Hurley: Moon Song; Michael Hurley; Wolf Ways; Koch KOC 3-7910-2
  27. Michael Hurley: “Mr. Man in the Moon”; Michael Hurley; Weatherhole; Weatherhole | Field Recordings FLD 151
  28. The Henhouse Prowlers: Space Man; The Henhouse Prowlers; Unravel; Dark Shadow Recording DSR202501
  29. Judy Collins: I See The Moon (Trad.); Judy Collins; Maids & Golden Apples; Wildflower WFL 1299-2
  30. Cheryl Wheeler: “Quarter Moon”; Cheryl Wheeler; Different Stripe; Different Stripe | Philo EMI 116711 217-2
  31. Lou & Peter Berryman: “April May”; Lou & Peter Berryman; What, Again?; What, Again? | Cornbelt CR900
  32. Pokey LaFarge: So Long, Chicago; Pokey LaFarge; Rhumba Country; New West Records pre-release (5.10.24)
  33. Andrew Bird: Pulaski at Night; Andrew Bird; I Want to See Pulaski at Night; Grimsey 6 16892 17354 0
  34. Susan Werner Band: “Chicago Any Day”; Susan Werner Band; Live at the Center for the Arts in Natick; Sleeve Dog 8 84501 59423 3 Disk 2
  35. Bonnie Koloc w/Chuck Suchy: You Played Me Just Like a Piano; Bonnie Koloc w/Chuck Suchy; Folkstage: Bonnie Koloc, Dave Moore, Chuck Suchy Disc 2; WFMT 12.01.01
  36. James Lee Stanley: Three Monkeys (M. Smith); James Lee Stanley; Freelance Human Being; Beachwood BR2425 2-CD
  37. Tim Grimm: “Dreaming of King Lear”; Tim Grimm; Gone; Gone | Vault Records VR017
  38. Ernie Hendrickson: Peace and Love (whatever happened); Ernie Hendrickson; One for the Dreamers; erniehendrickson.com 789577713314
  39. Emma’s Revolution: “Peace, Salaam, Shalom”; Emma’s Revolution; One; emmasrevolution.com [2001]
  40. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  41. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004