The Midnight Special, April 4, 2026

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. John Roberts: Sea Fever (J. Masefield/A. Taylor); John Roberts; Sea Fever: Songs of Ships and the Sea; Golden Hind Music GHM-108 CD
  3. Jim’s Big Ego: The Jumblies (Lear); Jim’s Big Ego; Don’t Get Smart; Eastern Front EFRCD-116
  4. Heidi Swedberg & the Sukey Jump Band: “The Owl and the Pussycat” (Edward Lear poem); Heidi Swedberg & the Sukey Jump Band; My Cup of Tea; danielward.net [2013]
  5. Ruthie Foster: “Phenomenal Woman”; Ruthie Foster; The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster; Blue Corn BCM 0602
  6. Capathia Jenkins & Louis Rosen: For the Caged Bird Sings (Angelou/Rosen); Capathia Jenkins & Louis Rosen; Phenomenal Woman: The Maya Angelou Songs and Songs Without Words; Di-Tone DT-240 8 88295 80769 2
  7. Few of A Kind: Alone (Angelou/Ridenour); Few of A Kind; Few of a Kind; Adhyâropa Records 1.23.2026 release
  8. Maya Angelou: Still I Rise (spoken w/accompaniment); Maya Angelou; The Civil War – The Complete Work; Atlantic Theatre 83091-2
  9. Zoe Lewis: Solitude (Milne/Lewis); Zoe Lewis; Small is Tremendous; Dog Called Dog 21681 03862
  10. Einstein’s Little Homunculus: Disobedience (Milne/ELH); Einstein’s Little Homunculus; Don’t Ask; Accordion School Music AS-0100
  11. Linda McRae: Four & Twenty Blackbirds; Linda McRae; Rough Edges & Ragged Hearts; 42 RPM 42 RPM-CD-4201
  12. Jeremy Facknitz: Watch This Bird Fly; Jeremy Facknitz; From Those Sweet Ashes; jeremyfacknitz.com
  13. Mary Chapin Carpenter: Why Walk When You Can Fly; Mary Chapin Carpenter; Stones in the Road; Columbia CK 64327
  14. Rhiannon Giddens: We Could Fly; Rhiannon Giddens; Freedom Highway; Nonesuch 558805-2
  15. The Last Word Quintet: The Book and the Rose; The Last Word Quintet; Falling to Earth; Origin 82889
  16. Owen Walsh: The Midnight Special (Trad.); Owen Walsh; The Midnight Special “exclusive”; single 1.31.2024
  17. Six13: “The Red Sea Shanty” (Trad., Six13, Sherwood Schwartz, George Wyle); Six13; seasonal single; seasonal single | Six13.com [2021]
  18. Tim O’Brien: Moses (trad., arr. O’Brien); Tim O’Brien; Cornbread Nation; Sugar Hill SUG-CD-4005
  19. John Sebastian: “I Had a Dream”; John Sebastian; Woodstock (soundtrack); Cotillion SD 3-500
  20. Milo Binder: I Had an American Dream; Milo Binder; single; Heyday Again single
  21. Peter Mayer: Heroes; Peter Mayer; Heroes (single); petermayer2.bandcamp.com 2.2.2026
  22. Phil Ochs: Crucifixion; Phil Ochs; Farewells and Fantasies, Disc 3; Elektra Traditions Rhino R2 73518
  23. Bob Franke: Walkin’ in the Wilderness; Bob Franke w/Buffy Groves,Julie Dougherty; Desert Questions; Telephone Pole 786851117929
  24. Trad./Pops Staples: This May Be the Last Time; Orig. Blind Boys of Alabama; Jesus Rocked the Juke Box; Craft Records CR00003 Disc 1
  25. Yvonne Elliman, Michael Jason, Chorus: “Could We Start Again, Please?”; Yvonne Elliman, Michael Jason, Chorus; Jesus Christ Superstar Orig. Broadway Cast; Jesus Christ Superstar Orig. Broadway Cast | Decca DL7-1503
  26. The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble: The Angel Rolled the Stone Away; The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble; Free at Last; Arcadia ARC 1995-2
  27. Sara Thomsen ft. Paula Pedersen: Where Did Jesus Go?; Sara Thomsen ft. Paula Pedersen; Song Like a Seed; Sara Thomsen 7 89577 78162 7
  28. Amelia White: Something New Comes; Amelia White; Love I Swore; 31 Tigers Records [2024]
  29. Carrie Newcomer: “Like Molly Brown”; Carrie Newcomer; Until Now; Available Light Records ALR06
  30. Steve Goodman w/David Amram and Vin Scelsa: Rudolph The Red-Nosed (Easter) Reindeer; Steve Goodman w/David Amram and Vin Scelsa; The Easter Tapes; Red Pajamas RPJ-009CD
  31. Janis Joplin: Me and Bobby McGee (Kristofferson); Janis Joplin; Pearl – Legacy Edition, Disc 1; Columbia C2K 90282 1 of 2
  32. Bob Dylan: Like a Rolling Stone; Bob Dylan; The Best of Bob Dylan; Columbia 82876 75013 2
  33. Laura Nyro: Stoned Soul Picnic; Laura Nyro; Eli and the Thirteenth Confession; Columbia/Legacy CK 85763
  34. Donovan: Sunshine Superman (extended version); Donovan; Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan; Epic / Legacy none
  35. Eric Andersen: “Blue River”; Eric Andersen w/Joni Mitchell; Blue River; Blue River Columbia Legacy/CK 65696
  36. Simon & Garfunkel: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (Paul Simon); Simon & Garfunkel; Bridge Over Troubled Water; Bridge Over Troubled Water | Columbia / Legacy 88697 82724 2
  37. Sky Smeed: Bumper Sticker; Sky Smeed; Live from Rock House; skysmeed.com 2026
  38. Bill Morrissey: Car and Driver; Bill Morrissey; Standing Eight; Standing Eight/Philo CD PH 1123
  39. The Grateful Dead: Friend of the Devil (Garcia/Dawson/Hunter); The Grateful Dead; Best of the Grateful Dead, Disc 1; Rhino 08122 7955984
  40. James Lee Stanley: We’re Not Alone; James Lee Stanley; Without Susie; Beachwood 2019
  41. Emma’s Revolution: “We Are One”; Emma’s Revolution; One; emmasrevolution.com [2001]
  42. Anne Harris: Lift Every Voice & Sing (Johnson/Johnson); Anne Harris; Roots; Rugged Road Records 8 88295 82053 0
  43. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  44. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004