The Midnight Special, June 14, 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. Cheryl Wheeler: “Half a Book”; Cheryl Wheeler; Ben & Jerry’s Newport Folk Festival 88; Alcazar ALC105
  3. Ernie Hendrickson: Where The Sidewalk Ends; Ernie Hendrickson; Walking With Angles; erniehendrickson.bandcamp.com 884501185233
  4. Peggy Seeger: Come, My Little Son (MacColl); Peggy Seeger; New Briton Gazette, Vol. 1; Folkways FW 8732
  5. Adie Grey: My Old Man (Grey); Adie Grey; Grandpa’s Advice; HeyBaby! HB1005cd
  6. Ewan MacColl: My Old Man w/intro (MacColl); Ewan MacColl; Folk on 2 (compilation); Cooking Vinyl CVMASH CD 002
  7. Tim Grimm: Up in the Attic; Tim Grimm; Bones of Trees; Vault Records VR019
  8. Darrell Scott: “Hummingbird”; Darrell Scott; Family Tree; Sugar Hill SHCD-3894
  9. Willie Nelson: Fly Boy & The Kid (Crowell); Willie Nelson; Oh, What a Beautiful World; Legacy 1 980287282 9
  10. Kora Feder: He Wants to Live Forever; Kora Feder; Folkstage: Kora Feder 2019, disk 2; WFMT FS 8.10.2019
  11. Steve Dawson: Sooner Than Expected; Steve Dawson; Ghosts; Pravda 6.17.2024
  12. Steve Goodman: “My Old Man”; Steve Goodman; Say It In Private; Red Pajamas RPJ-012CD
  13. Sam Bergquist: Lucky; Sam Bergquist; Racing Down the Valley; bergquistmusic.com 1 9899 59782 0
  14. Brian Wilson: Our Prayer; Brian Wilson; Smile; Nonesuch 79846-2
  15. Jubilant Sykes: God Only Knows (B.Wilson/T.Asher); Jubilant Sykes; Wait for Me; Sony Classical Sony SK 89107
  16. Susan Werner: I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times (B. Wilson/T. Asher); Susan Werner; Classics; Sleeve Dog Records SW-014
  17. Brian Wilson: You Still Believe in Me – instrumental (B. Wilson/T. Asher); Brian Wilson; At My Piano; Decca 3850038
  18. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special Solo (Short)” Instrumental; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 006
  19. Sly and the Family Stone: Stand! (Live); Sly and the Family Stone; Woodstock: Sunday August 17, 1969 (re-issue); Epic Legacy 19075921541
  20. Jeff Buckley: Everyday People (Stewart); Jeff Buckley; You and I; Masterworks 88875175862
  21. Miles and Mafale: March; Miles and Mafale; Be Brave; milesandmafale.com [2023]
  22. Rod Picott: “I Coulda’ Been the King”; Rod Picott; Stray Dogs; Welding Rod RP3167
  23. Lisa Bastoni: No Kings in America; Lisa Bastoni; single; lisabastoni.com 5.2.2025
  24. Kray Van Kirk: O My Fathers; Kray Van Kirk; The Midnight Commander; krayvankirk.com 4.1.2020
  25. John Prine: “Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven”; John Prine; John Prine; Atlantic SD 8296
  26. Shawn Mullins: The Gulf of Mexico; Shawn Mullins; Soul’s Core; Sony Legacy B00000AG6W
  27. Ronstadt, Ramirez & the Santa Cruz River Band: Who Will Watch the Home Place? (Kate Long); Ronstadt, Ramirez & the Santa Cruz River Band; Signal Fire, Vol. 4; Signal Fire SCRB 06142007
  28. John McCutcheon: My Old Man (McCutcheon/Kahn); John McCutcheon; Nothing to Lose; Rounder Records CD 0358
  29. Ron Hynes: My Old Man (Hynes); Ron Hynes; Get Back Change; Borealis BCD152
  30. Robert Deitch: My Old Man; Robert Deitch; Legacy; Robert Deitch 1 95269 35774 0
  31. Susan Shore: My Old Man (Shore); Susan Shore; Book of Days; Waterbug CD 0031
  32. Gerald Dowd: Father’s Day; Gerald Dowd; Father’s Day; Pee Wee League 8.23.2023
  33. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Greasy” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS013
  34. The Mammals: Unpopular Ideas; The Mammals; Touch Grass, Vol. 1 & 2; themammals.love 11.1.2025
  35. John Mulaney: Ghosts; John Mulaney; Kid Gorgeous At Radio City; Drag City DC724
  36. Lou & Peter Berryman: We Don’t Talk About That; Lou & Peter Berryman; We Don’t Talk About That; Cornbelt Records CR800CD
  37. The Mammals: Families; The Mammals; Touch Grass, Vol. 1 & 2; themammals.love 11.1.2025
  38. David Mallett: Fifty Years (intro to My Old Man); David Mallett; Parallel Lives; Flying Fish FF CD 670
  39. David Mallett: My Old Man (Mallett); David Mallett; Parallel Lives; Flying Fish FF CD 670
  40. The Stringbusters (Pete and Maura Kennedy): My Old Man (Watson); The Stringbusters (Pete and Maura Kennedy); Rhapsody in Uke; The Kennedys LLC 00261 21636
  41. The Barbecue Orchestra: My Old Man; The Barbecue Orchestra; Jug Band Extravaganza (various artists); Folk Era Folk Era FE1482CD
  42. Heather Little: My Father’s Roof; Heather Little; By Now; Need to Know NTK2401HL
  43. Dave Murphy, ft. Lucy Kaplansky: The Voice Inside Your Head; Dave Murphy, ft. Lucy Kaplansky; American Landscape; Phoenix Night PNCD-43120
  44. Jeff Black: “Sunday Best”; Jeff Black; B-Sides and Confessions; Dualtone 80302-01135-2
  45. Mary Chapin: Paint + Turpentine; Mary Chapin; Personal History; Thirty Tigers LLR005
  46. Guy Clark: “The Randall Knife”; Guy Clark; Songs and Stories; Dualtone [2011]
  47. Rob Siegel: The Telescope; Rob Siegel; I’m From Here; robsiegel.com 7 55491 33383 9
  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