The Midnight Special, July 25, 2026

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. Scott Sean White: Not the Year; Scott Sean White; Even Better on the Bad Days; SeanScottWhite.com 6 62582 97912 1
  3. Tracy Chapman: “Say Hallelujah”; Tracy Chapman; Let It Rain; Let It Rain/Elektra 62803-2
  4. Heather Maloney: The Light You Leave Behind; Heather Maloney; Exploding Star; Signature Sounds single
  5. Cliff Eberhardt: The Things I Left Behind; Cliff Eberhardt; Knew Things; Knew Things | Self 1-95269-08022-8
  6. Sons of the Never Wrong: Face on Mars; Sons of the Never Wrong; King Fisher King; Waterbug WBG 107
  7. Jim Bizer: Let’s Go To Mars; Jim Bizer; About Time; Yellow Room Records YRR 6-2024
  8. John Prine: Linda Goes to Mars; John Prine; German Afternoons; Oh Boy German Afternoons / OBR-003CD
  9. Katy Hobgood Ray & Dave Ray: House Divided; Katy hobgood Ray & Dave Ray; I Dream of Water; I Dream of Water/Out of the Past OOTP 12
  10. (Laura Cortese, Annie Lynch & Kris Delmhorst): “Talk To Me”; Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards; Bitter Better; Compass 7 4752 2
  11. Beth Bombara: What You Wanna Hear; Beth Bombara; It All Goes Up; Black Mesa Records BMR 074
  12. Chris Rawlins: Tomorrow; Chris Rawlins; Bring on the Rain; chris-rawlins.com 888295865050
  13. Hank Williams: “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”; Hank Williams; Gold, Disc 1; Mercury Nashville B0004390-02 1 of 2
  14. The Whispering Tree: Bones of Better Days; The Whispering Tree; Bones of Better Days; The Whispering Tree 1 98715 904302 3
  15. West Texas Exiles: Winds Gonna Blow; West Texas Exiles; West Texas Exiles; Floating Mesa Records WTXE2023
  16. Lawrence Peters Outfit: The Wind; Lawrence Peter Outfit; What You Been Missin’; lawrencepeters.com 7.30.2011
  17. Travis, Merle: “Midnight Special” Travis picked guitar; Merle Travis; In Boston 1959; Travis Pickin’ | CMH 6255
  18. Emmylou Harris: “My Name is Emmett Till”; Emmylou Harris; Hard Bargain; Nonesuch 525966-2
  19. Eric Bibb w/Ron Carter: Emmett’s Ghost; Eric Bibb w/Ron Carter; Dear America; Provogue PRD76471
  20. Nanci Griffith: It’s A Hard Life Wherever You Go; Nanci Griffith; Storms; MCA Nashville MCAD-6319
  21. Chris Pierce: American Silence; Chris Pierce; American Silence; Pierce Records 2.26.2021
  22. Bucky Halker: Democratic Blues; Bucky Halker; Passion Politics Love; Whitehouse No. 13
  23. Louie Lou Louis: Monstre de Saint-Remy; Louie Lou Louis; Moonlit Dream; Louis Apollon Music 1 9526934359 0
  24. Louie Lou Louis: Mango Song; Louie Lou Louis; Moonlit Dream; Louis Apollon Music 1 9526934359 0
  25. Steve Goodman: I Can’t Sleep; Steve Goodman; Jessie’s Jig and Other Favorites; Red Pajamas RPJ-010CD
  26. Steve Goodman: “Vegematic”; Steve Goodman; Affordable Art; Affordable Art | Omnivore Recordings OVCD-337
  27. Steve Goodman: This Hotel Room; Steve Goodman; Jessie’s Jig and Other Favorites; Red Pajamas RPJ-010CD
  28. Lee Murdock: The Eastland (Kastle/O’Carolan); Lee Murdock; Fertile Ground; Depot Records DEP009CD
  29. Jacob Furr: The River; Jacob Furr; Six String Plow; https://jacobfurr.bandcamp.com/ 11.21.2025
  30. Michael Smith and ensemble: Only the River Remains; Michael Smith and ensemble; Eastland: A New Musical; Lookingglass Theatre Lookingglass 2012
  31. Bill Giardini: “The Midnight Special – Accordion” (Traditional); Bill Giardini; Midnight Special Collection; Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection BillGiardini/MS011
  32. Mark Erelli: Man from Out of Town (Morrissey); Mark Erelli; Milltowns; Hillbilly Pilgrim 888174875446
  33. Bill Morrissey: “You’ll Never Get to Heaven”; Bill Morrissey; You’ll Never Get to Heaven; You’ll Never Get to Heaven/Philo CD PH 1194
  34. Bill Morrissey: “Letter from Heaven”; Bill Morrissey; Night Train; Philo CD PH 1154
  35. Cliff Eberhardt: When We Were Kings (Bill); Cliff Eberhardt; Knew Things; cliffeberhardt.net
  36. Mark Erelli: In Waves; Mark Erelli; Spring Green; markerelli.com 3.6.2026
  37. Alisa Amador: Slow Down; Alisa Amador; Narratives; Alisa Amador 192641681493
  38. Bob Dylan: Maggie’s Farm; Bob Dylan; Bringing it All Back Home; Columbia CK 9128 CD
  39. Bob Dylan: Lay Lady Lay; Bob Dylan; Dylan; Columbia/Legacy 88697 059282
  40. Diana Krall: Simple Twist of Fate (Dylan); Diana Krall; Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan, Disc 1; Amnesty International 17974 01001
  41. Bob Dylan: “What Was It You Wanted?”; Bob Dylan; Oh, Mercy; Oh, Mercy | Columbia CK 45281 CD
  42. Joan Baez: “Ring Them Bells” (Bob Dylan); Joan Baez with Mary Black; Ring Them Bells (Live); Ring Them Bells/Guardian 7243 8 34989 2 5
  43. Bob Dylan: “Make You Feel My Love”; Bob Dylan; Time Out of Mind; Columbia CK 68556 CD
  44. Bob Dylan: I Contain Multitudes; Bob Dylan; Rough and Rowdy Ways; Columbia 19439780982
  45. Bob Dylan: “Song To Woody”; Bob Dylan; The Best of the Mono Recordings; Columbia / Legacy 88697791672
  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