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Big Guitars from Texas
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Boomerang
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Reverend Gary Davis
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Improvisation: Fast Blues in A
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Max Ochs
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In Christ There Is No East or West
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Kaleidoscope
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Taxim
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David Lindley's band from, I think, 1969
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Henry Kaiser & David Lindley
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The Devil's Dance
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From their Finland collaboration: "Sweet Sunny North" (Shanachie, 1994)
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Sylvestre Randafison w/ Henry Kaiser & David Lindley
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Izahay Sy/Malala
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Amazing valiha (tubular zither) player from Madagascar, on "A World Out of Time" (Shanachie, 1992)
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Henry Kaiser
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Cold Rain & Snow
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Henry Kaiser does, among many other things, Dead covers; this one is from "Eternity Blue" (Shanachie, 1995)
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Asylum Street Spankers
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Tight Like That
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Song by Georgia Tom Dorsey, plus Jim Carroll's "People Who Died" snuck in here
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Leadbelly
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Tight Like That
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Recorded by John & Alan Lomax, found on "The Titanic" (Rounder, 1994)
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Little Axe
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Tight Like That
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The John Edwards Singers
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It's Alright
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From "Como Now: The Voices of Panola County, Mississippi (Daptone, 2008). Recorded live at Mt. Marian Church, 2006.
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Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin'
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Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
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Contemporary Zydeco from Chris Ardoin, who descends from a long line of great Louisiana players; from "Best Kept Secret" (Rounder, 2000)
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Arnett Cobb
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Light Like That
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Blue Notes
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Blue Notes for Mongezi, First Movement
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Excerpts from fine South African jazz collective, from 1975
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Nathaniel Mayer
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Please Don't Drop the Bomb
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Ry Cooder
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Pink-O Boogie
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Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy y Grupo Mancotal
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Balada Campestre
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Nicaraguan music from 1983, from "Un Son Para Mi Pueblo: Songs from the New Nicaragua" on Paredon
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Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy y Grupo Mancotal
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Nicarague Te Canto
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Sleepy John Estes
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President Kennedy Stayed Away Too Long
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In 1969, Sleepy John was dreaming of JFK's return; from "Mississippi Delta Blues Jam in Memphis, Vol. II" (Arhoolie, 1981 & 1993)
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U. Utah Phillips
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The Timberbest's Lament/Dump the Bosses Off Your Back
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Songs & stories from the Industrial Workers of the World, recorded live in British Columbia, 1981
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Bob Dylan
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Someday Baby
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From the Bootleg Series: "Tell Tale Signs, Rare and Unreleased, 1989-2006" on Columbia
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Johnny Cash
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I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow remix
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Is this for real? Executive Producers: Snoop Dogg, John Carter Cash, etc?! Not all of it works but this one is so interesting; from "Johnny Cash Remixed" (Compadre, 2008)
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Little Feat
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Lonesome Whistle
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Lowell George=Hank Williams
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Hank Williams
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Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Rain
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It's hard to imagine there are unreleased Hank Williams track but here they are!! From Time-Life, no less.
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Derailers
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Guaranteed to Satisfy
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This is the title cut from a fine Texas band, on Palo Duro Records, 2008. As a bonus, Rick "Casper" Rawls (one of the Big Guitars from Texas) helps out!
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Rosie Flores w/ Joe Ely
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Love & Danger
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I think Joe wrote this song
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Joe Ely
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Queen of Heaven
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Written by Jo Carol Pierce, from a collection of Austin musicians who cover her tunes: "Across the Great Divide" (Dejadisc, 1992)
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Conway Twitty
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Hello Darlin'
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Lucinda Williams
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Circles & X's
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From Lucinda's new album "Little Honey" (Lost Highway, 2008). Good song, great band.
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Fred Eaglesmith
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Spookin' the Horses
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Fred & band were live on my show in 1996; whenever I want to play something from them, I end up with this song. From "Lipstick, Lies & Gasoline" (Razor & Tie, 1997)
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Heather Myles
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Just Like Old Times
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When Fred Eaglesmith was on my show, he brought Heather Myles with him. At the time, I didn't know who she was so she didn't talk or play. I regret it ever since.
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Earl Scruggs w/ family & friends
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Earl's Breakdown
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Live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, where the Opry used to play. Recorded last year, released on Rounder
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Earl Scruggs w/ family & friends
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Soldier's Joy
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Started as bed music but I couldn't fade it out.
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Earl Scruggs w/ family & friends
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Sittin' on Top of the World
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Gringoman
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Run Through the Jungle
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Eric Ambel, aka Roscoe, is one of many players who cover John Fogerty on "Chooglin'" on dren records, 2002
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Lambchop
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National Talk Like a Pirate Day
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The title of their album is "OH (ohio)" & it's on Merge Records. Argh.
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Golden Smog
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Pecan Pie
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Fotheringay
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I Don't Believe You
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Dylan cover. Great song, mediocre version. Sorry. We want Sandy Denny. (Okay, good guitar)
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Spider John Koerner
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Dodger
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Yo La Tengo
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Pharoah Blues
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From their great collection of soundtracks--' "They Shoot, We Score" (Egon, 2006). This one is from "Game 6" about the Red Sox 1986 loss to the Mets in the World Series
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