The third season of the ''

Theme Time Radio Hour ''Theme Time Radio Hour'' (''TTRH'') was a weekly one-hour satellite radio show hosted by Bob Dylan that originally aired from May 2006 to April 2009. Each episode had a freeform mix of music, centered on a theme (such as "Weather", "Money" or "F ...

'' premiered on Wednesday, October 8, 2008, the same week that saw the release of a new edition of the Bootleg Series, ''Tell Tale Signs''. Somewhat eerily, given that it aired during the week of a worldwide financial crisis caused by the collapse of the credit markets, the first show's theme was "Money: Part 1". Season Three concluded on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, with the airing of the show's 100th original episode. The theme of that show was "Goodbye".

Episodes

Episode 1: Money: Part 1

First aired October 8, 2008 Show track listings: # "That's What They Want" –

Jerry McCain Jerry McCain, often billed as Jerry "Boogie" McCain (June 18, 1930 – March 28, 2012), was an American electric blues musician, best known as a harmonica player. Biography Born near Gadsden, Alabama, United States, he was one of five childr ...

& His Upstarts # " Pennies From Heaven" –

Louis Prima Louis Leo Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he forme ...

# "You Put It In, I'll Take It Out" –

Papa Charlie Jackson Papa Charlie Jackson (November 10, 1887 – May 7, 1938) was an early American bluesman and songster who accompanied himself with a banjo guitar, a guitar, or a ukulele. His recording career began in 1924. Much of his life remains a mystery ...

# "Blue Money" –

Van Morrison Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards. As a teenager in t ...

# "Greenbacks" –

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

# "Money" – Mel Blanc # "It's The Gold" – The

Buddy Johnson Woodrow Wilson "Buddy" Johnson (January 10, 1915 – February 9, 1977) was an American jump blues pianist and bandleader active from the 1930s through the 1960s. His songs were often performed by his sister Ella Johnson, most notably " Since I ...

Orchestra with

Ella Johnson Ella Johnson (June 22, 1919 – February 16, 2004) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues singer. Music career Born Ella Mae Jackson in Darlington, South Carolina, United States, she joined her brother Buddy Johnson in New York as a teenag ...

# "Farewell To The Gold" –

Nic Jones Nic Jones (born Nicolas Paul Jones; 9 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Regarded as a prominent figure of the British folk revival, he has recorded five solo albums and collaborated with various musicians. Biography ...

# "My Baby's Just Like Money" –

Lefty Frizzell William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. Frizzell released many songs that charted ...

# "100 Dollar Bill" –

Buddy Guy George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaugh ...

# "

It's All About The Benjamins "It's All About the Benjamins" is a song by American rapper and producer Puff Daddy. It was released as the third single from his debut studio album '' No Way Out''. "Benjamins" is a slang word for money, referring to Benjamin Franklin's image ...

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Puff Daddy and the Family Sean Combs (born Sean John Combs; November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy, or Diddy, is an American rapper, actor, record producer, and record executive. Born in New York City, he worked as a talent directo ...

# "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash" –

The Clovers The Clovers are an American rhythm and blues/ doo-wop vocal group who became one of the biggest selling acts of the 1950s.The Guinness Who's Who of Fifties Music. General Editor: Colin Larkin. First published 1993 (UK). . The Clovers p77. They ha ...

# " You Can't Take It With You" – Jesse Price

Episode 2: Money: Part 2

First aired October 15, 2008 Show track listings: # "Gimme My Dime Back, Give Me My Money" – Moon Mullican & His Blue Ridge Playboys # "I've Got Money" – James Brown # "Penny Reel-O" – Eric "Monty" Morris & Baba Brooks (Harmony by Stranger Cole) # " Money Honey" – Clyde McPhatter &

The Drifters The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in ...

# "Lookin' For Money" – Johnny Dove & His Magnolia Playboys # "I Need Money (Keep Your Alibis)" –

Slim Harpo Slim Harpo (born James Isaac Moore; January 11, 1924 – January 31, 1970) was an American blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spiri ...

# "Man With Money" –

The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 19, 193 ...

# "Clean Money" – Elvis Costello & The Attractions # "Last Two Dollars" –

Johnnie Taylor Johnnie Harrison Taylor (May 5, 1934 – May 31, 2000) was an American recording artist and songwriter who performed a wide variety of genres, from blues, rhythm and blues, soul, and gospel to pop, doo-wop, and disco. In 2022, Taylor ...

# "Down To My Last Dime" – Donny Young (Johnny Paycheck) # "Romance Without Finance (Is a Nuisance)" – Tiny Grimes Quintette (with

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

) # "For the Love of Money" –

The O'Jays The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Lee Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey, and Bill Isles. The O'Jays made their first chart appearance with the minor ...

# " You Can't Take It With You" – Young John Watson (Johnny "Guitar" Watson)

Episode 3: Night

First aired October 22, 2008 Show track listings: # "All Night Long" – Joe Houston & His Rockets # "Such a Night" –

Dr. John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from ...

# "Another Night With The Boys" – The Drifters (with Rudy Lewis – lead vocals) # "When The Sun Goes Down" – LeRoy Carr (with Scrapper Blackwell) # "

The Way You Look Tonight "The Way You Look To-night" is a song from the film ''Swing Time'' that was performed by Fred Astaire and composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Dorothy Fields. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936. Fields remarked, ...

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Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history. Astaire's career in stage, film, and tele ...

(with the

Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards ...

Group) # "Night Life" –

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album '' Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of '' Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (1 ...

# "In The Night" – Chick Carbo # "Midnight Shift" – Buddy Holly # "Why Don't You Eat Where You Slept Last Night?" – Zuzu Bollin # "Night Time" –

The Strangeloves The Strangeloves were a band created in 1964 by the New York-based American songwriting and production team of Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer. They initially pretended to be from Australia. The Strangeloves' most suc ...

# "In the Night" – Professor Longhair # "Forever Night Shade Mary" – Latin Playboys # "Black Night" – Charles Brown # "

Help Me Make It Through the Night "Help Me Make It Through The Night" is a country music ballad written and composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album '' Kristofferson''. It was covered later in 1970 by Sammi Smith, on the album '' Help Me Make It Through the ...

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Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are " Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", " Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and " Help Me Make It Through the ...

Episode 4: President's Day

Aired October 29, 2008 as a repeat of the

Season 2 Season 2 may refer to: * ''Season 2'' (Infinite album) * '' 2econd Season'' See also

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episode, which was first broadcast in February 2008.

Episode 5: Beginnings, Middles, and Ends

First aired November 5, 2008 Show track listings: # "

I Can't Get Started "I Can't Get Started", also known as "I Can't Get Started with You" or "I Can't Get Started (with You)", is a popular song. It was written in 1936 by Vernon Duke (music) and Ira Gershwin (lyrics) and introduced that year in the film '' Ziegfeld ...

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Anita O'Day Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band app ...

(with the Buddy Bregman Orchestra) # "Don't Start Me To Talkin'" – Sonny Boy Williamson # "Start All Over Again" – The J. Geils Band # "I'm Beginning to See the Light" – Peggy Lee # "

Begin the Beguine "Begin the Beguine" is a popular song written by Cole Porter. Porter composed the song between Kalabahi, Indonesia, and Fiji during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard Cunard's ocean liner ''Franconia''. In October 1935, it was introduced by June Kni ...

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Artie Shaw Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, actor and author of both fiction and non-fiction. Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", Shaw led ...

and His Orchestra (excerpt) # "In The Middle Of The Night" – Amos Milburn # "The One In The Middle" –

Manfred Mann Manfred Mann were an English rock band, formed in London and active between 1962 and 1969. The group were named after their keyboardist Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The band had two diffe ...

# "Smack Dab in the Middle" –

# "In the Middle of a Heartache" –

Wanda Jackson Wanda LaVonne Jackson (born October 20, 1937) is an American singer and songwriter. Since the 1950s, she has recorded and released music in the genres of rock, country and gospel. She was among the first women to have a career in rock and roll, ...

# "Half A Boy and Half A Man" – Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit # "At The End Of The Lane" – Jimmie Revard and His Oklahoma Playboys # "The End of the World" –

Skeeter Davis Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick; December 30, 1931September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer and songwriter who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's " The End of the World". She started out as part of the Davis S ...

# "The End of the Rainbow" – Richard and Linda Thompson # "This Is The End" –

Episode 6: Blood

First aired November 12, 2008 Show track listings: # "Flesh, Blood and Bones" –

Little Esther Esther Phillips (born Esther Mae Jones; December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) was an American singer, best known for her R&B vocals.Santelli, Robert (2001). ''The Big Book of Blues: A Biographical Encyclopedia''. Penguin Books. p. 376. . She ...

# "Are You Washed In The Blood Of The Lamb?" – Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters # "Cold Blooded Woman" –

Memphis Slim John Len Chatman (September 3, 1915 – February 24, 1988), known professionally as Memphis Slim, was an American blues pianist, singer, and composer. He led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular appeal of jump blues, included saxopho ...

# "Lust Of The Blood" –

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as " rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis ma ...

# "She Made My Blood Run Cold" – Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm # "Transfusion" – Nervous Norvus # "Bloodstains On The Wall" – Honeyboy # "Go Down You Blood Red Roses" – Paul Clayton # "Blood On The Moon" –

Danny Barker Daniel Moses Barker (January 13, 1909 – March 13, 1994) was an American jazz musician, vocalist, and author from New Orleans. He was a rhythm guitarist for Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder and Benny Carter during the 1930s. One of Barker's earl ...

# "Bucket O' Blood" – Big Boy Groves # "Bloodshot" – The String Kings # "The Blood" – Zion Traveler # "I've Got Blood In My Eyes For You" – Mississippi Sheiks

Episode 7: War

First aired November 19, 2008 ''War'' was an unusual episode in several respects. Although TTRH has aired three 2-hour specials and the unique ''Time'' episode ran slightly over an hour, ''War'' was the show's first 90-minute episode. ''War'' was the second episode not to feature Ellen Barkin's voice in the opening intro, and the first not to use the "Night in the Big City" introduction. Instead, the show replaced the usual opening with a collage of audio war-related clips. ''War'' was also the second episode not to have any closing credits in its premiere broadcast, although the credits were added in later rebroadcasts. Show track listings: # "G.I. Jive" – Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (1944) # "Fightin' In The War With Spain" – Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles (1929) # "Searching For A Soldier's Grave" – The Bailes Brothers # "The Horrors Of War" – Atilla The Hun # "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" – Eric Bogle # "The Battle of New Orleans" – Johnny Horton # "Was My Brother In The Battle?" –

Kate & Anna McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) and Anna McGarrigle (born December 4, 1944) were a duo of Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010. Music ...

# "Drive Soldiers Drive" – Little Maxie Bailey # "This Cold War With You" –

Floyd Tillman Floyd Tillman (December 8, 1914 – August 22, 2003) was an American country musician who, in the 1930s and 1940s, helped create the Western swing and honky tonk genres. Tillman was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 a ...

# "Universal Soldier" –

Buffy Sainte-Marie Buffy Sainte-Marie, (born Beverly Sainte-Marie, February 20, 1941) is an Indigenous Canadian-American ( Piapot Cree Nation) singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. While working in these ...

# "I Believe I'm Gonna Make It" –

Joe Tex Yusuf Hazziez (born Joseph Arrington Jr.; August 8, 1935 – August 13, 1982), known professionally as Joe Tex, was an American singer and musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styl ...

# "Let A Soldier Drink" –

# "Buffalo Soldier" – Bob Marley & The Wailers # "The Forgotten Soldier Boy" – The Monroe Brothers # "Day After Tomorrow" –

Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during ...

# "Bring the Boys Home" –

Freda Payne Freda Charcilia Payne (born September 19, 1942Some sources give a birth year of 1945, but this appears to be an error as all sources agree that she is older than her sister Scherrie, born 1944.) is an American singer and actress. Payne is best ...

# "Peace" – Los Lobos

Episode 8: Fruit

First aired November 26, 2008 ''Fruit'' was an announced but unaired Season Two episode, and was probably recorded during that season, as Dylan refers to another Season Two show in his commentary, ''Trains.'' Show track listings: # "Tutti Frutti" – Little Richard (1955) # "Peaches In The Springtime" – Memphis Jug Band (1928) # "Don't Squeeze The Peaches" – Jack Costanzo (Mr. Bongo) & Gerrie Woo (1968) # "Lemon 'N Ice" – Latin Playboys (1999) # "Cherry Oh Baby" – Eric Donaldson (1971) # "Where the Sweet Old Oranges Grow" – Sam Montgomery (1936) # "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" – Perez Prado (1955) # "W-P-L-J" – The Four Deuces (1956) # "Strawberry Fields Forever" –

The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...

(1967) # "I'm Gonna Bring A Watermelon To My Girl Tonight" – The Savoy Havana Band (1924) # "Eatin' Watermelon" – Crown Prince Waterford (1949) # "

Yes, We Have No Bananas "Yes! We Have No Bananas" is an American novelty song by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn published March 23, 1923. It became a major hit in 1923 (placing No. 1 for five weeks) when it was recorded by Billy Jones, Billy Murray, Arthur Hall, Irv ...

" – Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers featuring June Hutton (1948) # "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" –

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an interna ...

(1957) # " Strange Fruit" –

Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop s ...

(1939)

Episode 9: Street Map

First aired December 3, 2008 Show track listings: # "14th Street" – Laura Cantrell (2005) # "Straight Street" – The

Pilgrim Travelers The Pilgrim Travelers were an American gospel group, popular in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Musical career Formed in 1936 in Houston, Texas, United States, they were influenced by another Texas-based quartet, the Soul Stirrers. They achieved ...

(1955) # "Streets of Gold" – The Skatalites (excerpt) # " King of the Road" – Roger Miller (1965) # "Lonely Avenue" – Ray Charles (1956) # "

Hit the Road, Jack Hit means to strike someone or something. Hit or HIT may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities * Hit, a fictional character from ''Dragon Ball Super'' * Homicide International Trust, or HIT, a fictional organization i ...

" – Percy Mayfield (1961) # "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – Green Day (2004) # "61 Highway" – Mississippi Fred McDowell (1959) # "Lost Highway" – Hank Williams (1949) # "Willin'" – Little Feat (1971) # "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66"- Nat King Cole (1942) # "Route 90" – Clarence "Bon Ton" Garlow (1954) # "

The Dark End of the Street "The Dark End of the Street" is a 1967 soul song, written by songwriters Dan Penn and Chips Moman and first recorded by James Carr. History and original recording The song was co-written by Penn, a professional songwriter and producer, and Mo ...

" – Mud Boy & The Neutrons (1993) # "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad" – Woody Guthrie with Cisco Houston & Sonny Terry (1944)

Episode 10: Famous People

First aired December 10, 2008 Show track listings: # "Jack Palance" –

Mighty Sparrow Slinger Francisco ORTT CM OBE (born July 9, 1935), better known as Mighty Sparrow, is a Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World", he is one of the best-known and most successful caly ...

(1956) # "My Boy Elvis" – Janis Martin (1956) # "Sweet Gene Vincent" – Ian Dury & the Blockheads (1977) # "Lee Van Cleef" – King Stitt (1969) # "Meet James Ensor" –

They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated as TMBG) is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a duo, often accompanied by a ...

(1994) # "Christopher Columbus" –

Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s songs". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performe ...

(1957) # "Hey Liberace!" – Charlie Adams (1953) # "The Beatles Got To Go" – Ken Lazarus & Keith Lyn (1966) # "Fate of Will Rogers & Wiley Post" – Bill Cox (ca. 1935) # "The Right Profile" – The Clash (1979) # "Jean Harlow" – Lead Belly (1944) # "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" – Simon & Garfunkel (1970)

Episode 11: Numbers Eleven and Up

First aired December 17, 2008 Show track listings: # "36-22-36" –

Bobby 'Blue' Bland Robert Calvin Bland (born Robert Calvin Brooks; January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), known professionally as Bobby "Blue" Bland, was an American blues singer. Bland developed a sound that mixed Gospel music, gospel with the blues and Rhyt ...

(1962) # "30 Pieces Of Silver"" – Prince Buster (1964) # "Forty Days and Forty Nights" –

Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago ...

(1956) # "100,000 Women Can't Be Wrong" – Lattie Moore (1957) # "Girl Fifteen" –

Floyd Dixon Floyd Dixon (February 8, 1929 – July 26, 2006) was an American rhythm-and-blues pianist and singer. Life and career Dixon was born in Marshall, Texas. Some sources give his birth name as Jay Riggins, Jr., although Dixon himself stated that ...

(1951) # "36 Inches High" – Jim Ford (1969) # "Ninety Nine2 –

Sonny Boy Williamson II Alex or Aleck Miller (originally Ford, possibly December 5, 1912 – May 24, 1965), known later in his career as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He was an early and influential blues harp st ...

(1957) # "54-46 Was My Number" –

Toots & the Maytals The Maytals, known from 1972 to 2020 as Toots and the Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group, one of the best known ska and rocksteady vocal groups. The Maytals were formed in the early 1960s and were key figures in popularizing reggae music. ...

(1969)" # "39-21-46" – The Showmen (1967) # "Rocket 69" – Connie Allen with Todd Rhodes & His Orchestra (1952) # "A Man With One Million Dollars" – Joe Mooney Quartet (1947) # "99 Lbs." –

Ann Peebles Ann Lee Peebles (born April 27, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter who gained celebrity for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s for Hi Records. Two of her most popular songs are " I Can't Stand the Rain", which she wrote with her husband ...

(1971) # "Three Hundred Pounds of Joy" –

Howlin' Wolf Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer and guitarist. He is regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians of all time. Over a four-decade care ...

(1966) # "12 Bar Blues" – NRBQ (1969) # "C'mon Sixty Five" -

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled a ...

(2007)

Episode 12 Christmas & New Year

Aired December 24, 2008 as a repeat of the

Season 1 Season One may refer to: Albums * ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004 * ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughters album), 2012 * ''Season One'' (Saukrates album), 2012 See also * * * Season 2 (disambiguation) * Season 4 (disambiguati ...

episode, which was first broadcast in December 2006.

Episode 13: Number One

Aired December 31, 2008, as a repeat of the

Season 2 Season 2 may refer to: * ''Season 2'' (Infinite album) * '' 2econd Season'' See also

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episode, which was first broadcast in January 2008.

Episode 14: Work

First aired January 7, 2009 Show track listings: # "First, You've Got to Recognize God" – The Burnadettes (1963) # "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)" –

T-Bone Walker Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was an American blues musician, composer, songwriter and bandleader, who was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues, West Coast blues, and electric blues sounds. In 2018 ''R ...

(1947) # "Workin' Man Blues" –

(1969) # "Big Boss Man – Jimmy Reed (1960) # "Nice Work If You Can Get It – Sarah Vaughan (with

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

) (1950) # "Payday – Jesse Winchester (1970) # "Gotta Find a Job –

Lee Dorsey Irving Lee Dorsey (December 24, 1924 – December 1, 1986) was an American pop and R&B singer during the 1960s. His biggest hits were "Ya Ya" (1961) and "Working in the Coal Mine" (1966). Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint, with in ...

(1967) # "The Coat and the Pants Do All the Work" – Six Jumping Jacks (Harry Reser & His Orchestra with Tom Stacks (vocal)) (1926) # "I Can't Work No Longer" – Billy Butler & The Enchanters (1965) # "I'll Do Anything But Work" –

(1950) # "Payday Blues" – Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks (1973) # "Want Ads" – Honey Cone (1971) # "Whistle While You Work" –

Adriana Caselotti Adriana Elena Loreta Caselotti (May 6, 1916 – January 18, 1997) was an American actress and singer. Caselotti was the voice of the title character of the first Walt Disney animated feature, ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', for which she w ...

(1937) # "Call My Job" – Detroit Junior (1965) # "I Can't Wait To Get Off Work (and See My Baby on Montgomery Avenue)" –

(1976) # "You Got to Have a Job (If You Don't Work, You Can't Eat)" – Marva Whitney & The J.B.'s (1969)

Episode 15: Nothing

First aired January 14, 2009 Show track listing: # "Nothing" – The Fugs (1965) # " Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)" –

The Cookies ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

(1963) # "

There Is Nothing Like a Dame "There Is Nothing Like a Dame" (for 4 part male voices, 2 tenors and 2 basses) is one of the songs from the 1949 musical '' South Pacific''. The song was written by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is widely popular in the ...

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Sammy Davis Jr. Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director. At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the ...

(1963) # "

Sweet Nothin's Sweet Nothin's is a 1959 song by Brenda Lee written by Ronnie Self. It peaked at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Hot R&B Sides chart, in 1960. The song (as Sweet Nuthin's) also charted on the UK Singles Chart in 1960, peaki ...

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Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Performing rockabilly, pop and country music, she had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s and is ranked fourth in that decade, surpassed onl ...

(1959) # "

I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin " is a song composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 "folk-opera" ''Porgy and Bess'' (1934). The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel '' Porgy'' on which the opera was based, and Ira Gershwin ...

" – Frank Sinatra (1957) # "It's Nothing To Me" – Harry Johnson (Sanford Clark) (1967) # "Nothing But The Wheel" – Peter Wolf (with

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...

) (2002) # "No Love, No Nothin'" –

Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...

(1949) # "Nothing Takes The Place Of You" – Toussaint McCall (1967) # "I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues" –

Mose Allison Mose John Allison Jr. (November 11, 1927 – November 15, 2016) was an American jazz and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. He became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to N ...

(1962) # "That Ain't Nothin' But Right" – Mac Curtis (1956) # "You Ain't Nothing But Fine" – Rockin' Sidney (1963) # "Nothin'" – Townes Van Zandt (1971) # "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" -

The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. The original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. MacLise ...

(1970) (Excerpt)

Episode 16: Something

First aired January 21, 2009 Show track listing: # "Something" –

(1969) # "

I'm into Something Good "I'm into Something Good" is a song composed by Gerry Goffin (lyrics) and Carole King (music) and made famous by Herman's Hermits. The song was originally recorded (as "I'm into Somethin' Good") by Cookies member Earl-Jean on Colpix Records ...

" – Earl-Jean McCrea (1964) # "Something's Coming!" –

Vic Damone Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola; June 12, 1928 – February 11, 2018) was an American traditional pop and big band singer and actor. He was best known for his performances of songs such as the number one hit "You're Breaking My Heart", and ...

(1964) # "Do Something For Me" – Billy Ward and His Dominoes (with Clyde McPhatter – lead vocal) (1950) # "She's Got Something" – Jimmy Ballard (1952) # "This Could Be The Start Of Something Big" – Steve Allen (Background excerpt) # "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" – The Velvelettes (1964) # "Somethin' Else" –

Eddie Cochran Ray Edward Cochran (; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll musician. Cochran's songs, such as " Twenty Flight Rock", "Summertime Blues", " C'mon Everybody" and " Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desir ...

(1959) # "Something's Goin' On In My Room" – Daddy Cleanhead (1954) # " When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" – Charlie Rich (1966) # "Something Cool – June Christy (with Pete Rugolo) (1953) # "There's Something On Your Mind Part 2" – Bobby Marchan (1960) # "Something Different" – The Carlisles (with Jumpin' Bill Carlisle) (1953) # "

Something In The Air "Something in the Air" is a song by English rock band Thunderclap Newman, written by Speedy Keen who also sang the song. It was a No. 1 single for three weeks in the UK Singles Chart in July 1969. The song has been used for films, television ...

" –

Thunderclap Newman Thunderclap Newman were an English rock band that Pete Townshend of the Who and Kit Lambert formed in 1969 in a bid to showcase the talents of John "Speedy" Keen, Jimmy McCulloch, and Andy "Thunderclap" Newman. Their single, " Something in ...

(1969)

Episode 17: Cats

First aired January 28, 2009 Show track listing: # "Three Cool Cats" – The Coasters (1959) # "Tom Cat Blues" – Cliff Carlisle (1936) # "Leave My Kitten Alone" – Little Willie John (1959) # " I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" – Buck Owens and His Buckaroos (1964) # "Sell The Puss-y" –

The Mighty Sparrow Slinger Francisco ORTT CM OBE (born July 9, 1935), better known as Mighty Sparrow, is a Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World", he is one of the best-known and most successful calyp ...

(1970) # "Put A Nickel In The Kitty" – Ocie Stockard & His Wanderers (1941) # "Dead Cats On The Line" – Tampa Red & Georgia Tom (1934) # "

The Lion Sleeps Tonight "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube" for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939. Linda's original was written in isiZulu, while the English version's lyrics were wri ...

" –

The Tokens The Tokens were an American doo-wop band and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York City. The group has had four top 40 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, all in the 1960s, their biggest being the chart-topping 1961 hit si ...

(1961) # "The Cat's Got The Measles, The Dog's Got The Whooping Cough" – Walter "Kid" Smith and Norman Woodlief (1929) # "A Fish House Function (For A Cross Eyed Cat Named Sam)" – Emmy Oro (1950s ?) # "My Woman Has A Black Cat Bone" – Hop Wilson & His Buddies (1961) # "Stray Cat Blues" – The Rolling Stones (1968) # "The Theme From Top Cat" – Joseph Barbera (Hanna Barbera Cartoons) (1961)

Episode 18: Madness

First aired February 4, 2009 Show track listing: # "

Crazy Insanity, madness, lunacy, and craziness are behaviors performed by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity can be manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person or persons becoming a danger to themselves or t ...

" —

Patsy Cline Patsy is a given name often used as a diminutive of the feminine given name Patricia or sometimes the masculine name Patrick, or occasionally other names containing the syllable "Pat" (such as Cleopatra, Patience, Patrice, or Patricia). Among I ...

(1961) # "I’m Nuts About Screwy Music"—Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra (1935) # "Nervous Breakdown"—

(1961) # "I’ll Go Crazy"—James Brown and The Famous Flames (1960) # "Relaxin’ at Camarillo"—

and Dizzy Gillespie (1947) (excerpt) # "Madness"— Prince Buster (1962) # "Manic Depression"—

The Jimi Hendrix Experience James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...

(excerpt) (1967) # "

You're Driving Me Crazy "You’re Driving Me Crazy" is an American popular song composed (music and lyrics) by Walter Donaldson in 1930 and recorded the same year by Lee Morse, Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees and Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (with vocal ...

"— Peggy Lee (1949) # "Crackin’ Up"—

Bo Diddley Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, inc ...

(1959) # "(Like Me) You’ll Recover in Time—Johnny Paycheck (1967) # " Twisted"—

Annie Ross Annabelle McCauley Allan Short (25 July 193021 July 2020), known professionally as Annie Ross, was a British-American singer and actress, best known as a member of the jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Early life Ross was born in Surr ...

(1952) # "I’m Going Crazy"—The Tibbs Brothers (1956) # "The Mad Bomber"—

(excerpt) (1958) # "Crazy Mixed Up World"—

Little Walter Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), known as Little Walter, was an American blues musician, singer, and songwriter, whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica had a strong impact on succeeding generations, earning hi ...

(1958) # "Blow Top Blues"—

(1952) # "The Rubber Room"—

Porter Wagoner Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. In 1967, he introduced singer Dolly Parton on his television show, ''The Po ...

(1972) # "

They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" is a 1966 novelty record written and performed by Jerry Samuels (billed as Napoleon XIV), and released on Warner Bros. Records. The song became an instant success in the United States, peaking at No. 3 o ...

"—Napoleon XIV (excerpt) (1966) # "Hooray, Hooray, I’m Goin’ Away"—Beatrice Kay w/ Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra (1947) # "It’s Fun to Be Livin’ in the Crazy House"— Redd Foxx (1957) # "Lost Mind"—

(1957) # "Psycho"—Jack Kittel (1974) # "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle"—

Nirvana ( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo.' ...

(1993)

Episode 19: Happiness

First aired February 11, 2009 Show track listing: # "Feelin' High and Happy" –

Hot Lips Page Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page (January 27, 1908 – November 5, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist. Page was a member of Walter Page's Blue Devils, Artie Sha ...

(1938) # "

Love and Happiness "Love and Happiness" is a 1972 song by Al Green from his album '' I'm Still in Love with You''. Green co-wrote the song with Teenie Hodges. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on London Records in 1973 and in the United States on H ...

" – Al Green (1972) # "(I Wanna Go Where You Go) Then I'll Be Happy" – Jimmy Heap and The Melody Masters (1953) # "Happy Home" –

Elmore James Elmore James ( Brooks; January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader. Noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice, James was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

(1955) # "Happy" –

The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the g ...

(1972) # "I Want To Be Happy" –

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

with Chick Webb & His Orchestra (1937) # "Happy" –

Jenny Lewis Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child a ...

with

The Watson Twins The Watson Twins are an American alternative country band based in Los Angeles, formed by identical twin sisters Chandra and Leigh Watson. Biography Chandra and Leigh were born on March 28, 1975, in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Louisville, Ke ...

(2006) # " You've Made Me So Very Happy" –

Brenda Holloway Brenda Holloway (born June 26, 1946) is an American singer and songwriter, who was a recording artist for Motown Records during the 1960s. Her best-known recordings are the soul hits, "Every Little Bit Hurts", " When I'm Gone", and "You've Ma ...

(1967) # "Happy Rovin' Cowboy" – The Sons of the Pioneers (1935–36) # "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" – Buzzcocks (1979) # "

Smile A smile is a facial expression formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth. Some smiles include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes, an action known as a Duchenne smile. Among humans, a smile expresses ...

" –

Judy Garland Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. While critically acclaimed for many different roles throughout her career, she is widely known for playing the part of Dorothy Gale in '' The ...

(1963) – (Music written by Charlie Chaplin, from the movie " Modern Times") # " Happy Trails" –

Roy Rogers Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and television host. Following early work under his given name, first as co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then acting, the rebra ...

Dale Evans Dale Evans Rogers (born Frances Octavia Smith; October 31, 1912 – February 7, 2001) was an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the third wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers. Early life Evans was born Frances Octavia Smith on ...

with Frank Worth & His Orchestra (1950)

Episode 20: Cops and Robbers

First aired February 18, 2009 Show track listing: # "Call The Police" –

Nat King Cole Trio Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...

(1949) # "The Highway Patrol" – Red Simpson (1966) # "Dupree Blues" – Blind Willie Walker (1930) # "Against Th' Law" – Billy Bragg & Wilco (1998) # "

I Fought The Law "I Fought the Law" is a song written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets and popularized by a cover by the Bobby Fuller Four, becoming a top-ten hit for the band in 1966. Their version of the song was ranked No. 175 on the ''Rolling Stone'' lis ...

" –

The Crickets The Crickets were an American rock and roll band from Lubbock, Texas, formed by singer-songwriter Buddy Holly in January 1957. Their first hit record, "That'll Be the Day", released in May 1957, peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, ...

(1959) # "This Crooked World" – Freddie "Bama Boy" Hall and His Gadsden Band (1954) # "Poor Jesse James" – Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1949) # "Pretty Boy Floyd" –

The Byrds The Byrds () were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole cons ...

(1968) # "Bad Detective" –

The Coasters The Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group who had a string of hits in the late 1950s. Beginning with " Searchin'" and " Young Blood" in 1957, their most memorable songs were written by the songwriting and producin ...

(1963) # "La Muerte De Fred Gomez Carrasco" – Los Socios De San Antonio (1974) # "Police On My Back" –

The Equals ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

(1967) # "Dirty People" –

Smiley Lewis A smiley, sometimes referred to as a smiley face, is a basic ideogram that represents a smiling face. Since the 1950s it has become part of popular culture worldwide, used either as a standalone ideogram, or as a form of communication, such a ...

(1950) # "I'm A Lonesome Fugitive" –

(1966)

Episode 21: Sugar and Candy

First aired February 25, 2009 Show track listing: # "

The Honeydripper "The Honeydripper (Parts 1 and 2)" is an R&B song by Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers which topped the US Billboard R&B chart (at that time called the "Race Records" chart) for 18 weeks, from September 1945 to January 1946. History Liggins cla ...

" – Joe Liggins and The Honeydrippers (1945) # "Shake Sugaree" – Elizabeth Cotten & Brenda Evans (1965) # "Sugar Magnolia" –

The Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, world music, ...

(1970) # "

My Boy Lollipop "My Boy Lollipop" (originally "My Girl Lollypop") is a song written in the mid-1950s by Robert Spencer of the doo-wop group The Cadillacs, and usually credited to Spencer, Morris Levy, and Johnny Roberts. It was first recorded in 1956 by American ...

" –

Millie Small Millicent Dolly May Small CD (6 October 1947 – 5 May 2020) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter who is best known for her 1964 hit " My Boy Lollipop". The song reached number two in both the UK and US charts and sold over seven million ...

(1964) # "Sugar Coated Love" – Lazy Lester (1958) # "Stealin' Sugar" – Ray Batts (1954) # " Sugar Town" – Lara & The Trailers (1966) # "If Sugar Was As Sweet As You" –

(1966) # "

I Want Candy "I Want Candy" is a song written and originally recorded by the Strangeloves in 1965 that reached No. 11 in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It is a famous example of a song that uses the Bo Diddley beat. Original version "I Want Candy" ...

" – The Strangeloves (1965) # "Big Rock Candy Mountain" – Harry "Haywire Mac" McClintock (1928) # "Candy" – The Astors (1965) # " So Like Candy" – Elvis Costello (1991) # "Sugar Bee" –

Cleveland Crochet This is a list of notable Cajun musicians, Cajun music instrument makers, Cajun music folklorists, Cajun music historians, and Cajun music activists. List of Cajun musicians This is a list of musicians who perform or performed Cajun music. Th ...

(1961) # "Candy Man" –

Dave Van Ronk David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was an American folk singer. An important figure in the American folk music revival and New York City's Greenwich Village scene in the 1960s, he was nicknamed the "Mayor of Ma ...

(1964)

Episode 22: Questions

First aired March 4, 2009 Show track listing: # " Who Do You Love? –

(1959) # " Whadaya Want? –

The Robins The Robins were a successful and influential American R&B group of the late 1940s and 1950s, one of the earliest such vocal groups who established the basic pattern for the doo-wop sound. They were founded by Ty Terrell, and twin brothers Bi ...

(1955) # " What Do You Want the Girl to Do? – Allen Toussaint (1975) # " When Will I Be Loved? –

(1959) # " Where You At? –

Lloyd Price Lloyd Price (March 9, 1933May 3, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter, record executive and bandleader, known as "Mr. Personality", after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality". His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", was a hit for S ...

(1953) # " I Wonder Where You Are Tonight –

Bill Monroe William Smith "Bill" Monroe (; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the " Father of Bluegrass". The genre take ...

& his Bluegrass Boys (1967) # " $64,000 Question (Do You Love Me?) – Bobby Tuggle (1955) # " Who's That Guy? – The Kolettes (1964) # " Who's That Lady? –

The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers ( ) are an American musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley in the 1950s. With a career spanning over seven decade ...

(1964) # " How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away? – Dan Hicks & his Hot Licks (1969) # " What's Going On – Marvin Gaye (1971) # "The Old Philosopher" –

Eddie Lawrence Eddie Lawrence (born Lawrence Eisler; March 2, 1919 – March 25, 2014) was an American monologist, actor, singer, lyricist, playwright, artist, director and television personality, whose comic creation, the Old Philosopher, gained him a devote ...

(1956) # "

What Is This Thing Called Love? "What Is This Thing Called Love?" is a 1929 popular song written by Cole Porter, for the musical '' Wake Up and Dream''. It was first performed by Elsie Carlisle in March 1929. The song has become a popular jazz standard and one of Porter's most ...

" –

(1945) # "

(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" is a 1974 song written by English singer/songwriter Nick Lowe. Initially released by Lowe with his band Brinsley Schwarz on their 1974 album '' The New Favourites of... Brinsley Schwarz'' ...

" – Brinsley Schwarz (1974)

Episode 23: Truth and Lies

First aired March 11, 2009 Show track listing: # "Tell A Lie" – The Chromatics # " Don't Play That Song" – Aretha Franklin (1970) # "Don't Lie To Me" –

Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New O ...

# "True Blue Papa" – Leon Chappel # "How Much I've Lied" –

Gram Parsons Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973) who was known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist who recorded as a solo artist and with the International Submarine Band, ...

(1973) # "Twenty Five Lies" –

Guitar Slim Eddie Jones (December 10, 1926 – February 7, 1959), better known as Guitar Slim, was an American guitarist in the 1940s and 1950s, best known for the million-selling song " The Things That I Used to Do", for Specialty Records. It is listed in t ...

# " Your True Love" – Carl Perkins (1957) # "I'll Be True" –

Faye Adams Faye Adams (born Fanny Tuell, May 22, 1923) is an American singer who recorded and performed rhythm and blues and gospel from the late 1940s until the early 1960s. She had several chart hits in the early 1950s, before retiring from the music b ...

(1954) # "True Confessions" – Duke Reid & The Silvertones # "He Lied" –

Willie Mabon Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scree ...

# "

It's Only Make Believe "It's Only Make Believe" is a song written by drummer Jack Nance and Mississippi-born singer Conway Twitty, while both were touring across Ontario, Canada in 1958. The song was recorded on May 7 for MGM Records; produced by Jim Vienneau, it fe ...

" – Conway Twitty (1958) # " It Was A Lie" – Bobby Moore & The Fourmost # "La-La-La Lies" –

The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...

(1966)

Episode 24: Family

First aired March 18, 2009 Show track listing: # "I'm My Own Grandpa" – Lonzo & Oscar # "Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues" –

Memphis Jug Band The Memphis Jug Band was an American band (music), musical group active from the mid-1920s to the late-1950s. The band featured harmonica, kazoo, fiddle and mandolin or banjolin, backed by guitar, piano, washboard (musical instrument), washboard, w ...

# "Two Sisters" – Clannad # "Shame and Scandal (In The Family)" – Peter Tosh &

The Wailers ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

# "

I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate", often simply "Sister Kate", is an up-tempo jazz dance song, written by Armand J. Piron and published in 1922. Louis Armstrong claimed he had written the song and sold it for 10$ he never received. Kate w ...

" – The Olympics (1960) # " Little Sister" –

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

(1961) # "Uncle Bud" –

Boozoo Chavis Wilson Anthony "Boozoo" Chavis (pronounced CHAY-viss) (October 23, 1930 – May 5, 2001) was an American accordion player, singer, songwriter and bandleader. He was one of the pioneers of zydeco, the fusion of Cajun and blues music develop ...

# "Second Cousin" – The Flamin' Groovies # "Brother John" –

The Wild Tchoupitoulas The Wild Tchoupitoulas were originally a group of Mardi Gras Indians formed in the early 1970s by George "Big Chief Jolly" Landry. Landry, with his Autochthon American (Choctaw) heritage, had been an active performer in the Mardi Gras Indian sty ...

# "A Better Son / Daughter" –

Rilo Kiley Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock. The group released their debut album ''Take-Offs and Landings' ...

# "

The Seventh Son "The Seventh Son" (also listed as "Seventh Son") is a rhythm and blues song written by Willie Dixon. The title refers to the seventh son of a seventh son of folklore, which Dixon referenced previously in his "Hoochie Coochie Man". The lyrics incl ...

" –

(1955) # "Bring it On Home to Grandma" –

Cliff Bruner Clifton Lafayette Bruner (April 25, 1915 – August 25, 2000) was a fiddler and bandleader of the Western Swing era of the 1930s and 1940s. Bruner's music combined elements of traditional string band music, improvisation, blues, folk, and popula ...

& His Texas Wanderers # "

Family Affair ''Family Affair'' is an American sitcom starring Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966, to March 4, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do engineer and bachelor Bill Davis (Keith) as he attempte ...

" –

Sly & The Family Stone Sly and the Family Stone was an American band from San Francisco. Active from 1966 to 1983, it was pivotal in the development of funk, soul, rock, and psychedelic music. Its core line-up was led by singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi- ...

(1971)

Episode 25: Noah's Ark: Part 1

First aired March 25, 2009 Show track listing: # "King of Kings" – Jimmy Cliff (1963) # "Ground Hog" –

Cousin Emmy Cynthia May Carver (March 14, 1903 – April 11, 1980), known professionally as Cousin Emmy, was a banjo player, fiddler and country singer who was one of the pioneering solo female stars in the country music industry. Although hit records elude ...

with Frank Moore and His Log Cabin Boys # "Grizzly Bear" –

with Frank Moore and His Log Cabin Boys Rolf Cahn &

Eric Von Schmidt Eric Von Schmidt (May 28, 1931 – February 2, 2007) was an American singer and guitarist, songwriter, painter and illustrator, and Grammy Award recipient. He was associated with the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s and a key part o ...

# "The Monkey Speaks His Mind" –

Dave Bartholomew David Louis Bartholomew (December 24, 1918 – June 23, 2019) was an American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer. He was prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century. Originally ...

# "Rattlesnake Daddy" – Joe D. Johnson # "

Too Many Fish in the Sea "Too Many Fish in the Sea" is a 1964 hit song recorded by Motown singing group The Marvelettes. It was the group's first top 40 pop hit in almost a year, reaching #25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and was one of the first hit singles written b ...

" –

The Marvelettes The Marvelettes were an American girl group that achieved popularity in the early to mid-1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson, Georgeanna Tillman, Juanita Cowart (now Cowart Motley), and Georgia Dobbins, who wa ...

(1964) # "Hold That Critter Down" – The Sons of the Pioneers # " Baby Mine" – Bonnie Raitt # "

Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" is a song written by Australian singer Rolf Harris in 1957 which became a hit around the world in the 1960s in two recordings (1960 in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom for the original, and 1963 in the ...

" –

Rolf Harris Rolf Harris (born 30 March 1930) is an Australian entertainer whose career has encompassed work as a musician, singer-songwriter, composer, comedian, actor, painter and television personality. He often used unusual instruments in his performan ...

(1960, 1963) # "Froggy Went A Courtin'" –

Tex Ritter Woodward Maurice Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John, grandsons Jason and ...

# "Barnyard Boogie" – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five # " Will The Wolf Survive?" –

Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...

(1986) # "Fattening Frogs for Snakes" –

# "Jollity Farm" – Lesley Sarony with

Jack Hylton Jack Hylton (born John Greenhalgh Hilton; 2 July 1892 – 29 January 1965) was an English pianist, composer, band leader and impresario. Hylton rose to prominence during the British dance band era, being referred as the "British King of Jazz" ...

& His Orchestra (1929) # "

Animal Farm ''Animal Farm'' is a beast fable, in the form of satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. It tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to c ...

" –

The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhyt ...

(1968)

Episode 26: Noah's Ark: Part 2

First aired April 1, 2009 Show track listing: # "They All Ask'd for You (The Audobon Zoo Song)" – The Meters # "There's a Moose on the Loose" – Roddy Jackson # "White Rabbit" – Jefferson Airplane # "Carried Water For The Elephant" – Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell # " Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" – Randy Newman # "Fox on the Run" – The Country Gentlemen # "

See Line Woman "Sea Lion Woman" (also "Sealion Woman", "Sea-Line Woman", "See heLyin' Woman", "She Lyin' Woman", "See-Line Woman", or "C-Line Woman") is a traditional African American folk song originally used as a children's playground song. History The song ...

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Nina Simone Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone (), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blu ...

# "Coyote" – Joni Mitchell # "Possum Song" – Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and his Orchestra # "

Monkey Man Monkey Man may refer to: Fiction *Monkey Man (film), ''Monkey Man'' (film), a film starring and directed by Dev Patel * Axwell Tiberius, the eponymous simian character in the 1993–1999 comic book series ''Monkeyman and O'Brien'' Songs *Monkey M ...

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The Maytals The Maytals, known from 1972 to 2020 as Toots and the Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group, one of the best known ska and rocksteady vocal groups. The Maytals were formed in the early 1960s and were key figures in popularizing reggae music. ...

# "Bert the Turtle (The Duck and Cover Song)" – Dick 'Two Ton' Baker # "Calling All Cows" – Lazy Bill Lucas & the Blues Rockers # "Black Rat Swing" –

Memphis Minnie Lizzie Douglas (June 3, 1897 – August 6, 1973), better known as Memphis Minnie, was a blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose recording career lasted for over three decades. She recorded around 200 songs, some of the best known being "Wh ...

and Little Son Joe # "On the Wings of a Snow White Dove" –

Ferlin Husky Ferlin Eugene Husky (December 3, 1925 – March 17, 2011) was an early American country music singer who was equally adept at the genres of traditional honky-tonk, ballads, spoken recitations, and rockabilly pop tunes. He had two dozen top-20 hit ...

Episode 27: Clearance Sale

First aired April 8, 2009 Show track listing: # "

Little Sadie "Little Sadie" is a 20th-century United States, American folk music, folk ballad written in Dorian mode. It is also known variously as "Bad Lee Brown", "Cocaine Blues", "Transfusion Blues", "East St. Louis Blues", "Late One Night", "Penitentiary B ...

" – Clarence Ashley # "Bon Ton Roula" –

Clarence Garlow Clarence Joseph Garlow (February 27, 1911July 24, 1986) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter who performed in the R&B, jump blues, Texas blues and cajun styles. He is best known for his recording of the song " Bon Ton Roula", which ...

# "You Got to Go to Work" –

Rex Griffin Alsie "Rex" Griffin ( – ) was an American country musician and songwriter. Biography Early years Griffin was born in Gadsden, Alabama as the second of seven children to Marion and Selma Griffin. He grew up on a farm and received little scho ...

# "

When You're Smiling "When You're Smiling" is a popular song written by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin in 1928. It bears resemblance to the Spanish Canción " Amapola" by José María Lacalle García. Early popular recordings were by Seger Ellis (1928) ...

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with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra # " Ain't Got No Home" – Clarence 'Frogman' Henry # "Big Balls In Cowtown" (We'll Dance Around) – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys # "My Evolution Girl" – Walter 'Kid' Smith # "

Copperhead Road ''Copperhead Road'' is the third studio album by Steve Earle, released in 1988. The album is often referred to as Earle's first "rock record"; Earle himself calls it the world's first blend of heavy metal and bluegrass, and the January 26, 19 ...

" – Steve Earle # " End of the Road" –

# "Raglan Road" – Van Morrison & The Chieftains # "

Bury Me Beneath the Willow "Bury Me Beneath the Willow" is a traditional ballad folk song, listed as number 410 in the Roud Folk Song Index. It is also known as "Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow", "The Weeping Willow", "The Willow Tree" and "Under the Willow Tree". Its a ...

" – Clarence White & Roger Bush # "

Son of a Preacher Man "Son of a Preacher Man" is a song written and composed by American songwriters John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins and recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield in September 1968 for the album ''Dusty in Memphis.'' Springfield's version was produ ...

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Dusty Springfield Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dram ...

# "A Nickel and A Nail" – O.V. Wright # "Somebody's In My Orchard" – Anita Harris # "Boogie Uproar" – Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown # "Rock of Gibraltar" – Big Joe Turner # "Strut That Thing" – Cripple Clarence Lofton # "Bing Crosby" - The Lion # "Jerry Lewis in France" – Ben Vaughn Combo # "You're Nothing But a Nothin' – Jimmy Heap & The Melody Masters # "You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had" –

Ike & Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo consisting of husband and wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner. From 1960 to 1976, they performed live as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, supported by Ike Turner's band the Kings of Rhythm and backing voca ...

# "Go Through Sunday" –

Jim Ford James Henry Ford (August 23, 1941 – November 18, 2007) was an American singer-songwriter originally from Johnson County, Kentucky. After living in New Orleans, Ford moved to Los Angeles, and finally settled in Fort Bragg, California. His ...

# "Too Weak to Fight" –

Clarence Carter Clarence George Carter (born January 14, 1936) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. His most successful songs include " Slip Away", "Back Door Santa" (both released 1968), " Patches" (1970) and "Strokin" (1986). Ear ...

# "Fujiyama Mama" – Annisteen Allen # "Fujiyama Mama" –

# "15" –

# "Mean Eyed Cat" – Johnny Cash # "Fools Are Not Born" – Clarence Reid # "Candy Man" –

Mississippi John Hurt John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), better known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer and guitarist. Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. He w ...

# "Sugar Sugar" –

# "Bad Boy" – Clarence Palmer & the Jive Bombers # " 'Round Midnight" – Betty Carter # "

Let it Bleed ''Let It Bleed'' is the eighth British and tenth American studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released 28 November 1969 on London Records in the United States and shortly thereafter by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. ...

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Episode 28: Goodbye

First aired April 15, 2009 Show track listing: # "Goodbye Baby" –

# "Goodbye Sweet Liza Jane" –

Charlie Poole Charles Cleveland Poole (March 22, 1892 – May 21, 1931) was an American musician, singer and banjo player, as well as the leader of the North Carolina Ramblers, which was a string band that recorded many popular songs between 1925 and 1930. ...

# "Go Now" –

Bessie Banks Bessie Banks (born February 8, 1938) is an American soul singer, best known for her original 1964 recording of " Go Now," successfully covered in the same year by UK band the Moody Blues. Life and career She was born Bessie White in New Bern, ...

# "The Leaving Of Liverpool" –

The Clancy Brothers The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk music group that developed initially as a part of the American folk music revival. Most popular during the 1960s, they were famed for their Aran jumper sweaters and are widely credited with popu ...

# "Adios Senorita" – The Ovations # "(If It Don't Work Out) Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" –

Slim Smith Slim Smith (born Keith Smith; 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica – 1972) was a ska, rocksteady and reggae singer. In their book ''Reggae: The Rough Guide'' (1997), Steve Barrow and Peter Dalton described Smith as "the greatest vocalist to emerge ...

# " Vaya Con Dios" – Les Paul and Mary Ford # "If This Is Goodbye" –

Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits. He pursued a s ...

and Emmylou Harris # "Goodbye Baby" – Little Caesar # "So Long, Good Luck and Goodbye" – Weldon Rogers and The Teen Kings # "Let's Say Goodnight" – Los Lobos # "Troubles Goodbye" –

Jimmy Liggins Jimmy Liggins (born James L. Elliott; October 14, 1918 – July 21, 1983) was an American R&B guitarist and bandleader. His brother was the more commercially successful R&B/blues pianist, Joe Liggins. Career The son of Harriett and Elijah Elli ...

# "Go and Say Goodbye" –

Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield was a rock band formed in Los Angeles by Canadian musicians Neil Young, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin and American musicians Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. The group, widely known for the song "For What It's Worth", rele ...

# "Splogham" – Slim Gaillard # " See You Later Alligator" – Bobby Charles # "Much Later For You Baby" –

Jackie Brenston Jackie Brenston (August 24, 1928 or 1930Most published sources and the U.S. Social Security Death Index give 1930 as his year of birth. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and reportedly his gravestone give 1928. – December 15, 1979) ...

# "So Long, I'm Gone" – Warren Smith # "Bye Bye, Fare Thee Well" – Peppermint Harris # "Jamaica Farewell" – Jamaican Duke # "I'm Checkin' Out Go'om Bye" –

Ivie Anderson Ivie Anderson (sometimes Ivy) (January 16, 1904 – December 28, 1949) was an American jazz singer. Anderson was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra for more than a decade. Personal life Anderson was born on January 16, 1904, in Gilroy, ...

and Duke Ellington # "Goodnight Irene" – Lead Belly # "So Long" –

# "Dusty Old Dust (So Long, It's Been Good To Know You)" –

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

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