The Midnight Special, July 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. Woody Guthrie: “Hard Travelin’”; Woody Guthrie; Hard Travelin’ (Asch Recordings Vol. 3); Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40102
  3. Scott Cook: Troubadourily Yours; Scott Cook; Folkstage: Scott Cook & Heather Styka (Acoustic Renaissance); WFMT Folkstage 5.17.2025
  4. Ben Larsen: I Play for Coffee; Ben Larsen; I Play for Coffee; single none
  5. Richard Ruane: Well Meaning Folks With Guitars; Richard Ruane; Things That Strangers Say; Riptone Records RR 001
  6. Annie Stokes: The Tarot Reader’s House; Annie Stokes; Ghostwriter; 1 95269 35390 2
  7. Claudia Russell: All Our Luck is Changing; Claudia Russell; All Our Luck is Changing; Radio Rhythm Records RRR10008
  8. Brian Coughlin: Are You With Me?; Brian Coughlin; Are You With Me?; Red Dock Music 700261403144
  9. Jefferson Ross: Travel; Jefferson Ross; Backstage Balladeer; JeffersonRoss.com 1 95269 34655 3
  10. Ray Charles w/Margi Hendrix: “Hit the Road, Jack” (Percy Mayfield); Ray Charles w/Margi Hendrix; Singular Genius; Singular Genius | Concord Records PRO-CJ-0479
  11. Marcia Ball: Intro. montage & Route 66 (Troup); Marcia Ball; More Songs from Route 66: Roadside Attractions; Lazy SOB Recordings SOB008
  12. Heywood Banks: Ohioiowaidahohawaii Highway; Heywood Banks; Never Trust a Puppet; Heywood Banks HB00069
  13. Chris Vallillo: Route 66 (D. Williams); Chris Vallillo; Forgottonia; Gin Ridge Music GR 1015
  14. Karan Casey: Where Are You Tonight, I Wonder? (Stewart); Karan Casey; Winds Begin to Sing; Shanachie 78044
  15. Kray Van Kirk: Tollbooth Ladies; Kray Van Kirk; Live at the Acorn; Midnight Commander 5.20.2023
  16. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – Melodica”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 005
  17. Emma’s Revolution, ft. Gina Forsyth: Who Lies; Emma’s Revolution, ft. Gina Forsyth; Roots, Rock and Revolution; Moving Forward Music MFM1334
  18. Seth Glier: Did I Hear Wrong? (Shindell); Seth Glier; Everything; sethglier.com 5.14.2024
  19. Tom Kastle: The Onion; Tom Kastle; Angels & Nightingales; tomkastle.com 825576413128
  20. Adam Carroll: Race Car Joe; Adam Carroll; Lookin’ Out the Screen Door; Down Hole Records DNH4004
  21. Tom Rush: “Lost My Drivin’ Wheel”; Tom Rush; No Regrets: The Very Best of Tom Rush; Columbia/ Legacy CK 65860
  22. Eric Clapton & B.B. King: “Key to the Highway” (Bill Broonzy / Charles Seger); Eric Clapton & B.B. King; Riding with the King; Reprise 9 47612-2
  23. Digney Fignus: American Rose; Digney Fignus; Black and Blue – The Brick Hill Sessions; digney.com 6.20.2025
  24. Windborne: Lady of the Harbor (Jencks); Windborne; Of Hard Times and Harmony; windbornesingers.com none
  25. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Christopher Jackson: “History Has Its Eyes on You”; Original Broadway Cast; Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast; Hamilton Atlantic/551093-2
  26. Bob Dylan: “Highway 61 Revisited”; Bob Dylan; Highway 61 Revisited; Highway 61 Revisited | Columbia 2389
  27. Phil Ochs: “Power and the Glory”; Phil Ochs; All The News That Fit to Sing; All The News That Fit to Sing | Hannibal HNCD 4427
  28. Ella Jenkins, Pete Seeger: If I Had a Hammer; Ella Jenkins, Pete Seeger; Ella Jenkins and a Union of Friends; Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 45046
  29. Tisa Batchelder: Two Fridas; Tisa Batchelder; Dream Girl; tisabatchelder.bandcamp.com 82023
  30. Tish Hinojosa: Manos, Huesos y Sangre-Vals Por Frida Kahlo; Tish Hinojosa; Aquella Noche; Watermelon CD 1005
  31. Kian Ravaei: Variations on “This Land is Your Land”; Lara Downes, p; This Land; Pentatone PTC-5187200
  32. Jerry Orbach & Orig. Broadway Cast: “Finale: 42nd Street” (Al Dubin, Johnny Mercer (lyrics) and Harry Warren (music)); Jerry Orbach & Orig. Broadway Cast; 42nd Street; RCA 1 3891
  33. Dan Bern: 22nd St.; Dan Bern; Starting Over; Grand Point none
  34. Raye Zaragoza: “Ghosts of Houston Street”; Raye Zaragoza; Woman in Color; Woman in Color/Rebel River Records www.rayezaragoza.com
  35. Kora Feder: Rambling Man; Kora Feder; Some Kind of Truth; korafeder.com 3.18.2025
  36. Sanctified Grumblers: “Ramblin, Ramblin, Ramblin’” (Rick Sherry, Eric Noden); Sanctified Grumblers; No Lie; sanctifiedgrumblers.com [2010]
  37. Fleming Brown: Reek and Rambling Blade (Trad.); Fleming Brown; Appalachian Banjo Songs and Ballads; Folk-Legacy Records FSI-1
  38. Christy Moore: Lisdoonvarna; Christy Moore; Ride On; Green Linnet SIF 3302
  39. C. Daniel Boling w/Tom Paxton: This Town Has No Cafe; C. Daniel Boling w/Tom Paxton; New Old Friends; Berkalin BRK-10057
  40. Heather Little: Sunset Inn; Heather Little; By Now; Need to Know NTK2401HL
  41. Willie Nelson: “Graceland”; Willie Nelson; Essential Willie Nelson (Disc 2 of 2); The Essential Willie Nelson (Disc 2)/Columbia Legacy C2K 86740 (2 of 2)
  42. Dr. John: Hit the Road to Dreamland; Dr. John; Mercernary; EMI/Blue Note 0946-3-54541-2-3
  43. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Land of Hope & Dreams; Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band; Land of Hope & Dreams (live EP); Columbia Records 5.14.2025
  44. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  45. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004