The Midnight Special, August 2, 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. Pat Donohue: This Is the Beginning; Pat Donohue; Life Stories; Bluesky Records BSR 915
  3. Paul Simon: “That’s Where I Belong”; Paul Simon; You’re The One; You’re The One 78907
  4. Emmylou Harris: Defying Gravity (Winchester); Emmylou Harris; Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent town; Warner Brothers WB56 443
  5. Lisa Moscatiello: Biloxi (Winchester); Lisa Moscatiello; Second Avenue; Wind River WR4014
  6. Jesse Winchester: Club Manhattan; Jesse Winchester; Gentleman of Leisure; Sugar Hill Gentleman of Leisure / SH CD 1062
  7. Tom Lehrer: The Elements (live); Tom Lehrer; The Remains of Tom Lehrer Disc 2; Rhino R2 79831 2
  8. Studs Terkel & Tom Lehrer: Studs Introduces Tom Lehrer; Studs Terkel & Tom Lehrer; Discussing the show “Tomfoolery” with Tom Lehrer; WFMT/Chicago History Museum 12.3.1982
  9. Tom Lehrer: “I Got It From Agnes”; Tom Lehrer; The Remains of Tom Lehrer, Disc 1; The Remains of Tom Lehrer, Disc 1 Rhino R2 79831 1
  10. Studs Terkel & Tom Lehrer: Irreverent – early days; Studs Terkel & Tom Lehrer; Discussing the show “Tomfoolery” with Tom Lehrer; WFMT/Chicago History Museum 12.3.1982
  11. Tom Lehrer: “Clementine”; Tom Lehrer; The Remains of Tom Lehrer, Disc 1; Rhino Entertainment R2 79831 1
  12. Studs Terkel & Tom Lehrer: It Became a Cult; Studs Terkel & Tom Lehrer; Discussing the show “Tomfoolery” with Tom Lehrer; WFMT/Chicago History Museum 12.3.1982
  13. Studs Terkel & Tom Lehrer: Who’s Next? and Poisoning Pigeons in the Park; Studs Terkel & Tom Lehrer; Discussing the show “Tomfoolery” with Tom Lehrer; WFMT/Chicago History Museum 12.3.1982
  14. Tom Lehrer: National Brotherhood Week; Tom Lehrer; The Remains of Tom Lehrer, Disc 3; Rhino 79831 3
  15. Studs Terkel & Tom Lehrer: On National Brotherhood Week +Vatican Rag; Studs Terkel & Tom Lehrer; Discussing the show “Tomfoolery” with Tom Lehrer; WFMT/Chicago History Museum 12.3.1982
  16. Studs Terkel & Tom Lehrer: On Satire + We Will All Go Together; Studs Terkel & Tom Lehrer; Discussing the show “Tomfoolery” with Tom Lehrer; WFMT/Chicago History Museum 12.3.1982
  17. Tom Lehrer: “The Folk Song Army”; Tom Lehrer; The Remains of Tom Lehrer, Disc 3; The Remains of Tom Lehrer, Disc 3 Rhino R2 79831 1
  18. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – organ”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 008
  19. Bob Dylan: “Tangled Up in Blue”; Bob Dylan; Blood on the Tracks; Blood on the Tracks/Columbia CD 92398
  20. Joan Baez: “Simple Twist of Fate” (Bob Dylan); Joan Baez; Joan Baez: Complete A&M Recordings (Disc 3); Complete A&M Recordings/A&M Chronicles B0000828-02 3 of 4
  21. Pierce Pettis: Down in the Flood (Dylan); Pierce Pettis; State of Grace; Compass 7 4315 2
  22. Tim O’Brien: “Man Gave Names to All the Animals” (Bob Dylan); Tim O’Brien; Red on Blonde; Sugar Hill SHCD 3853
  23. Kate MacLeod: Gospel Songs; Kate MacLeod; Trying to Get it Right; Waterbug WBG0017 CD
  24. Indigo Girls: “Get Out the Map”; Indigo Girls; Shaming of the Sun; Epic EK 67891
  25. Jack Williams: “Coyote”; Jack Williams; Across The Winterline; Across The Winterline Wind River/WR14004 D
  26. Joni Mitchell: Coyote; Joni Mitchell; Hejira; Reprise 8122797178-8
  27. (Connie Kaldor): “Coyote’s Call”; Connie Kaldor; Small Cafe; Philo CD PH 1205
  28. Bobcat Opossum: The True and Historically Unembellished Story of The Reno Brothers; Bobcat Opossum; Look What the Bobcat Dragged In; bobcatopossum.com 1 95269 31262 6
  29. Bob Cheevers: Shoulda Picked Our Own Cotton; Bob Cheevers; Gettysburg to Graceland; Back Nine BN0201-2
  30. Geoff Bartley: We’re All Alike; Geoff Bartley; One Kind Word; Waterbug WBG CD 0046
  31. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special Solo (Short)” Instrumental; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 006
  32. Chris Smither: “Thanks to You” (Winchester); Chris Smither; Small Revelations; Hightone HCD 8077
  33. Sam Bush with John Cowan: Crossing the Transippi; Sam Bush with John Cowan; Howlin’ at the Moon; Sugar Hill SHCD-3876
  34. Mike Ward: Instrument for Good; Mike Ward; The Time That Remains; Psychosongs 7.1.2025
  35. Ernie Hendrickson: Bring Back Humble; Ernie Hendrickson; Live At Cafe Carpe [pre-release]; erniehendrickson.com
  36. Alison Krauss & Union Station: “New Favorite” (Gillian Welch & David Rawlings); Alison Krauss & Union Station; New Favorite; New Favorite | Rounder 11661-0495-2
  37. Spencer LaJoye: “Where the Air is Clearest”; Spencer LaJoye; Remember the Oxygen EP; spencerlajoye.com [2021]
  38. Juliet Wyers: “Clear”; Juliet Wyers; Clear; Juliet Wyers 001
  39. Vance Gilbert: Icarus by Night; Vance Gilbert; Shaking Off Gravity; Philo CD PH 1213
  40. Owen Walsh: Somewhere Sunny; Owen Walsh; On My Way; owenwalsh.com 112022
  41. Allison Russell: Springtime; Allison Russell; The Returner; Fantasy Records 8 88072 52409 5
  42. Sons of the Never Wrong: “From Where the Strings Descend” (Roper); Sons of the Never Wrong; Undertaker’s Songbook; Songs 3 Records SR3
  43. Willie Nelson: Energy Follows Thought (Nelson/Cannon); Willie Nelson; A Beautiful Time; Columbia/Legacy 19439953562
  44. Danko, Fjeld & Andersen: Twilight (Robertson); Danko, Fjeld & Andersen; Ridin’ on the Blinds; Rykodisc RCD 10371
  45. Steve Goodman: “You Better Get It While You Can”; Steve Goodman; Santa Ana Winds ( 1988/2019 Reissue); Omnivore Recordings OVCD-344
  46. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  47. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004