November 9th, 2008

Hi All,

Talked a fair amount today about Studs Terkel who passed away on October 31st at the age of 96. Here's a link to the Chicago Historical Society's "Conversations with America" featuring a very good series of video conversations with Studs. And here's a story from the Chicago Tribune looking back on his life and an NPR story doing the same.

The playlist for the 9th went like this...

1) Woody Guthrie; Talking Hard Work; Ash Recordings Vol. I

2) Arlo Guthrie; City of New Orleans; Tribute to Steve Goodman
3) Steve Goodman; Don't Fence Me In; The Easter Tapes
4) Eric Noden; Down by the Riverside; Old Town School of Folk Music Vol. II

5) Vince Gill; Some Things Never Get Old; These Days
6) Anna Coogan & North 19; Love Will Find a Way; Glory
7) Jimmy Dale Gilmore & Lucinda Williams; Reunion; Spinning Around the Sun
8) The Derailers; The Wheel; Geniune

Three Songs from the new Old Crow Medicine Show Release, Tennessee Pusher

9) Highway Halo
10) Always Lift Him Up and Never Put Him Down
11) That Evening Sun

Three Songs from the Red House 25--(see Nov. 2nd entry below for link to the cd)

12) Kate Mackenzie; Past the Point of Rescue
13) Dave Moore; Lets Take Our Time and Do
14) Lynn Miles; 8 Hour Drive