The Midnight Special, July 20, 2025

By Marilyn Rea Beyer |

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  1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special THEME (excerpt 1); Lead Belly; Midnight Special; RCA Victor LPV-505
  2. Simon & Garfunkel: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (Paul Simon); Simon & Garfunkel; Bridge Over Troubled Water; Bridge Over Troubled Water | Columbia / Legacy 88697 82724 2
  3. Jeff Bridges: Brand New Angel (Brown); Jeff Bridges; Crazy Heart (movie soundtrack); New West NW6181
  4. Zoe Mulford: Angel in the Storm; Zoe Mulford; Roadside Saints; Azalea City ACCD-0604
  5. Jacob Furr: Voices on the Sea; Jacob Furr; Farther Shores; jacobfurr.bandcamp.com 1.31.1012
  6. James Keelaghan: “Mirabeau Bridge” (Sam Larkin); James Keelaghan; Road; Road | Hightone HCD8101
  7. Dee Carstensen: “Angel” (Jimi Hendrix); Dee Carstensen; Regarding the Soul; Exit Nine Records Exit 9001 2
  8. Ellis Paul & Vance Gilbert: Comfort You (Morrison); Ellis Paul & Vance Gilbert; Side of the Road; Philo 1167-1239-2
  9. Amy Kucharik: How I Became a Villain; Amy Kucharik; Until The Words Are Gone; Rag Tiger RT03
  10. Frank Morey: Bad Like Jesse James; Frank Morey; Cold in Hand; Indigo Hamlet IHM 2002
  11. David Olney: Robert Ford & Jesse James; David Olney; Real Lies; Philo CD 1204
  12. Carolina Chocolate Drops: Tom Dula (Trad., via Frank Proffitt); Carolina Chocolate Drops (Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons, Justin Robinson); Dona Got a Ramblin’ Mind; Dona Got A Ramblin’ Mind | Music Maker MMCD78
  13. David Yazbek: Dead Outlaw commentary; David Yazbek; Dead Outlaw – commentary for The Midnight Special; Audible.com PR 7.19.2025
  14. Jeb Brown, Erik Della Penna, and the Dead Outlaw band: Dead; Jeb Brown, Erik Della Penna, and the Dead Outlaw band; Dead Outlaw – Audible.com Soundtrack; Audible.com 7.17.2025
  15. Julia Knitel & the Dead Outlaw band: A Stranger; Julia Knitel & the Dead Outlaw band; Dead Outlaw – Audible.com Soundtrack; Audible.com 7.17.2025
  16. Steve “Q” Quinn: “The Midnight Special – Harmonica Greasy” (Traditional); Steve “Q” Quinn; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection SQuinn/MS013
  17. Bob Childers: Narration: Outlawing; Bob Childers; Ribbon of Highway, Endless Skyway: Woody Guthrie Tribute Tour; Ribbon of Highway, Endless Skyway Music Road/33792 71802 (1 of 2)
  18. The Duhks: “Pretty Boy Floyd/Stoney Point” (Scott Senior, Jessica Havey, Leonard Podolak, Tania Elizabeth, Jordan McConnell); The Duhks; Your Daughters & Your Sons; Sugar Hill Records SUG-CD-3991
  19. Tom Rush: Duncan and Brady (Trad.); Tom Rush; Blues, Songs & Ballads; Fantasy FCD-24709-2
  20. Carla Gover & Zoey Barrett: “Dangerous Women” (Peggy Seeger, add’l lyrics by Carla Gover); Carla Gover & Zoey Barrett; folk radio singles – January 2021; folk radio singles – January 2021 | Hudson Harding 1-95269-06016-9
  21. Terry Klein: Cheryl; Terry Klein; Good Luck, Take Care; terrykleinmusic.com 8 2547998302 5
  22. Michael Troy: Lizzie; Michael Troy; Whispers in the Wind; Michael Troy CD 001
  23. The Chad Mitchell Trio: Lizzie Borden (Brown); The Chad Mitchell Trio; Mighty Day on Campus; Vanguard 79494-2
  24. Michael Smith: Accokeek; Michael Smith; Old Man Dancing; Michael Smith 84501 80657
  25. Lizzie No: “Narcissus”; Lizzie No; Vanity; lizzieno.com [2019]
  26. Mark Knopfler: Cannibals; Mark Knopfler; Golden Heart; Warner 9 46026-2
  27. Jake Dewar & Ross Childs: “Fraud”; Good Ass Group; We All Miss Hugs; Bandcamp We All Miss Hugs
  28. Connie Kaldor: Pain and Sorrow; Connie Kaldor; Keep Going; Coyote Entertainment GEGCD1080
  29. Tom Prasada-Rao: “10,000 Sorrows”; Tom Prasada-Rao; Pre-Release Download; Tom Prasada-Rao 10,000 Sorrows/Youtube 3.15.2020
  30. Seth Glier: Rise; Seth Glier; Everything; sethglier.com 1.26.24
  31. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  32. Elexa Dawson and Stanley Hotel: Lot of Life; Elexa Dawson and Stanley Hotel; Wanderlust; Turns Out Records 0000
  33. Anne Hills & David Roth: I Am You (Hills/Smith); Anne Hills & David Roth; Rhubarb Trees; Wind River WR4051CD
  34. Lewis Black: Biblical Weather; Lewis Black; Just for Laughs, The Archives Vol. 6; hahaha.com July 1998
  35. Tim O’Brien: Same Boat, Brother; Tim O’Brien; He Walked On; Howdy skies HOW-CD-2021
  36. Darryl Purpose: Connected; Darryl Purpose; Connected; darrylpurpose.com 1 95269 35247 9
  37. Darryl Purpose: Costa Rica; Darryl Purpose; Connected; darrylpurpose.com 1 95269 35247 9
  38. Michael Smith: Ballad of Dorian Gray; Michael Smith; Old Man Dancing; Michael Smith 84501 80657
  39. Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon: “How Many People Are You?”; Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon; NOON; NOON ATO Records/8.28.20
  40. Mean Mary & The Contrarys: Penelope Rose; Mean Mary & The Contrarys; Hell & Heroes Vol. 1; meanmary.com 2213449
  41. Lyal Strickland: (What if We Could) Save The World; Lyal Strickland; Balanced on Barbed Wire; Shedding Dog Music 00261 37599
  42. Hart Rouge: Lifting My Heart (Forbes); Hart Rouge; Beaupre’s Home; Red House Records RHR CD 102
  43. Bob Merrill/Gene Willadsen & Isham Jones: Love Makes the World Go ‘Round (Merrill)/My Best to You (Willadsen/Jones); Patti LuPone; Matters of the Heart; LayZLay Records VSD 6058
  44. Old Crow Medicine Show: “We’re All in this Together” (Ketch Secor/Willie Watson); Old Crow Medicine Show; Old Crow Medicine Show; Old Crow Medicine Show | Nettwerk 0 6700 30349 2 0
  45. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  46. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004