The Midnight Special, May 16, 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. The Sullivan Sisters: Devil’s Got a Hold On You; The Sullivan Sisters; Devil’s Got a Hold on You – single; Dark Shadow Recording 5.12.2026
  3. Darrell Scott: The Devil (Axton); Darrell Scott; Modern Hymns; Appleseed APR CD1111
  4. Taproot: Shut the Door; Taproot; If You Build It; If You Build It Taproot/TR001
  5. The Chicks: Truth No. 2 (P. Griffin); The Chicks [formerly The Dixie Chicks]; The Very Best of The Dixie Chicks; Columbia Legacy 88697 61981
  6. Joel Mabus: The Naked Truth; Joel Mabus; Naked Truth; The Naked Truth | Fossil 288 CD
  7. James McCandless: Beat the Devil; James McCandless; Sea of Freedom; Sea of Freedom CD 4001
  8. Michael Smith: Something About Big Twist; Michael Smith; Such Things are Finely Done; Tales from the Tavern Tales from the Tavern no.019
  9. Taj Mahal: Crazy About a Jukebox (JB Johnson); Taj Mahal; Time; Resonatin’ Records 23288CD
  10. Steve Goodman: I Ain’t Heard You Play No Blues; Steve Goodman; Somebody Else’s Troubles; Buddha Records 7446599626 2
  11. Irene Kelley: Jealousy (Kelley/Lynch); Irene Kelley; Simple Path; Irk Records 1002CD
  12. Diane Ziegler: Legend of Enoch Arden; Diane Ziegler; These are the Roots; Zeigler 1
  13. Dave Gunning: World of Make Believe; Dave Gunning; Field Notes; Wee House of Music WEE2026C
  14. Roy Zimmerman: Zombie/All You Fascists Bound to Lose; Roy Zimmerman; Road Map; Metaphor Records No. 928
  15. The Tillers: All You Fascists Bound to Lose (Guthrie); The Tillers; The Tillers; Sofaburn SBR2-034
  16. RubyJoyful: 10 to 1 Love Wins; RubyJoyful; The Pie Chart of Love; rubyjoyfulband.com 1 95261 29451 9
  17. Jonas Friddle: “The Midnight Special – fretless banjo”; Jonas Friddle; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection JFriddle | MS008
  18. Jeff Cannon: Bring on Baseball; Jeff Cannon; single; Warm Lion 2023single
  19. Kevin Kling: Softball; Kevin Kling; Alive; East Side Digital ESD 81782
  20. Steven Goodman: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”; Steve Goodman; No Big Surprise: The Steve Goodman Anthology; Red Pajamas RPJ008CD 1/2
  21. Jean Shepard: “Balls” (full version); Jean Shepherd; Jean Shepherd and Other Foibles; WFMT Collectors’ Choice Music CCM-343-2
  22. Dan Bern: Ballpark; Dan Bern; Double Header; danbern.com none
  23. (Bud Abbott & Lou Costello): “Who’s on First?”; Abbott & Costello; Baseball’s Greatest Hits; Rhino R2 70710
  24. Sister Wynona Carr: The Ball Game; Sister Wynona Carr; Baseball’s Greatest Hits; Rhino R2 70710
  25. (David Olney): “Baseball”; David Olney; Real Lies; Philo CD 1204
  26. Steve Goodman: “A Dying Cubs Fans Last Request”; Steve Goodman; Affordable Art; Omnivore Recordings OVCD-337
  27. Chuck Brodsky: Curse of the Billy Goat; Chuck Brodsky; Tulips for Lunch; Chuck Brodsky CB-8022
  28. Liz Queler w/Seth Farber: The Tavern (Millay/Queler); Liz Queler w/Seth Farber; The Edna Project; Red Wall Records RWR2929
  29. Sam Bush: Take Me Out to the Ballgame (instr. Von Tilzer); Sam Bush; Howlin’ at the Moon; Sugar Hill SHCD-3876
  30. Livingston Taylor: Anything You Can Do ft. Chelsea Berry (Berlin); Livingston Taylor; Safe Home; Chesky JD385
  31. David Mitchell & Robert Webb: “Who’s the Winner”; David Mitchell & Robert Webb; That Mitchell & Webb Sound, Series 4-2; That Mitchell & Webb Sound, Series 4-2 | BBC Audio ISBN 978 1408 410141
  32. Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies: “Maddison”; Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies; The Honesty Box; The Honesty Box Tantobie/TTRCD102
  33. Howard Armstrong: Intro to John Henry; Howard Armstrong; Louie Bluie; Louie Bluie Blue Suit/BS-106D
  34. Howard Armstrong: John Henry (trad.); Howard Armstrong; Louie Bluie; Louie Bluie Blue Suit/BS-106D
  35. David LaMotte: John Henry Revisited; David LaMotte; The Other Way Around; DPI DPI-161
  36. The Smothers Brothers: “The Saga of John Henry”; The Smothers Brothers; The Best of The Smothers Brothers; The Best of The Smothers Brothers/Vanguard 79595-2
  37. James Keelaghan: Number 37; James Keelaghan; Road; Hightone HCD8101
  38. Show of Hands: Galway Farmer; Show of Hands; Live at Royal Albert Hall, 24 March 1996; Hands On Music HMCD01
  39. Fourtold: Molly and Tenbrooks (Gillette/Albertano); Fourtold; Fourtold; Appleseed APR CD 1071
  40. Garnet Rogers: Small Victory; Garnet Rogers; Folkstage: Garnet Rogers; WFMT 01-19-2013 (1 of 2)
  41. James Lee Stanley: It’s All in the Game (Dawes/Sigman); James Lee Stanley; The Eternal Contradiction; Beachwood Recordings BR2473-2
  42. Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged); Laura Love; She Loved Red; Laura Love 88295 68276
  43. Andrew Beyer: “The Midnight Special – cigar box slide”; Andrew Beyer; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004