The first 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 ...

'', hosted by

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...

, ran from May 3, 2006, to April 18, 2007 on

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for a total of 50 shows.

Overview

With the exception of the Halloween show - Episode 26 - introduced by comedian

Steven Wright Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer. He is known for his distinctive lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical j ...

, all the episodes in Season One were introduced by an uncredited

Ellen Barkin Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 1982 film ''Diner'', and in the following years, she had starring roles in films such as '' Tender Mercies'' (1983), '' Eddie and the Cruisers'' (1 ...

who would open with the lines, "It's night (or night time) in the Big City" and then describe a city scene - such as a woman walking in the rain, a shopkeeper closing his doors, angry hookers arguing on a street corner - before introducing the show and "your host, Bob Dylan." Barkin would identify herself in a Christmas greeting delivered to listeners on Season One's Christmas/New Year Special - Episode 34 - ending fan speculation as to whether it was her voice in the introduction. Barkin was officially named as the show's introductory announcer in an XM press release for Season Two. Season One's closing credits were delivered by announcer "Pierre Mancini". Interspersed between the music on the shows are old station promos and jingles; pre-recorded show promos and commentary from personalities such as

Penn Jillette Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American Magic (illusion), magician, actor, comedian, musician, inventor, television presenter, and author, best known for his work with fellow magician Teller (magician), Teller as half of the t ...

Jimmy Kimmel James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967), known professionally as Jimmy Kimmel, is an American television host, comedian, writer, voice actor, and producer. He has been the host and executive producer of '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', a late-n ...

and

Sarah Silverman Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She first rose to prominence for her brief stint as a writer and cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' during its ...

; Dylan answering email the show has supposedly received (some of the emails are obviously made up. However, at least one email read on the "Friends and Neighbors" episode, came from a real listener.); Dylan reading poetry, often citing the author as a "def poet;" occasional food and drink recipes; even household cleaning tips from Dylan; and his comments on the music and musicians the show is featuring. Although most of Dylan's monologues are scripted - keen-eared listeners can hear him turning pages and members of various Dylan Web forums have pointed out the similarities between his stories and Wikipedia entries on the same subject - he has had the occasional memorable outburst which sounded as if it came directly from the heart, such as this one on country music from the "Friends and Neighbors" episode (Episode 17):

“Now I love country music, but I say 'What happened to it?' "You hear a song like this and it's obvious it's about real people, and real emotions, and real problems, that's all, that's the country music we learned to love. Nowadays they want to sweep all the problems under the rug and pretend they don't exist. "Well guess what folks – they do exist! And if you try and sweep 'em under the rug, they're just gonna pop up somewhere else. So we might as well all just face it and listen to the old style country music, the real country music. You know, about drinking and sleeping around. That's my kinda country music, and I hope yours!"

All but three of Season One's episodes ran one hour in length, the exceptions being the 2-hour Christmas/New Year special, the 2-hour season finale (Episode 50 - "Spring Cleaning") and Episode 24, "Time," which ran into overtime for approximately 13 additional minutes, apparently in a joking reference to the episode's subject matter.

Season 1 - Episodes 1 to 50

Episode 1: Weather

First aired on May 3, 2006. # "Blow Wind Blow" –

Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of moder ...

(1953) # "

You Are My Sunshine "You Are My Sunshine" is an American standard of old-time and country music and the state song of Louisiana. Its original writer is disputed. According to the performance rights organization BMI, by the year 2000 the song had been recorded by ...

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Jimmie Davis James Houston Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 5, 2000) was an American singer, songwriter, and Democratic Party politician. After achieving fame for releasing both sacred and popular songs, Davis served as governor of Louisiana from ...

(1940) # "

California Sun "California Sun" is a rock song first recorded by American rhythm and blues singer Joe Jones. Henry Glover is credited on the original 45 rpm single as the songwriter, although Roulette Records owner Morris Levy's name sometimes incorrectly ...

" – Joe Jones (1961) # " I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine" –

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor, and comedian. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Cool", he is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of ...

with Paul Weston & His Dixieland Eight (1950) # "

Just Walkin' in the Rain "Just Walkin' in the Rain" is a popular song. It was written in 1952 by Johnny Bragg and Robert Riley, two prisoners at Tennessee State Prison in Nashville, after a comment made by Bragg as the pair crossed the courtyard while it was raining. Br ...

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The Prisonaires The Prisonaires were an American doo-wop group, whose hit "Just Walkin' in the Rain" was released on Sun Records in 1953, while the group was incarcerated in the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville. The group was led by Johnny Bragg (bor ...

(1953) # "After the Clouds Roll Away" – The Consolers (1961) # "

The Wind Cries Mary "The Wind Cries Mary" is a rock ballad written by Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix wrote the song as a reconciliatory love song for his girlfriend in London, Kathy Etchingham. More recent biographical material indicated that some of the lyrics appeared in ...

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. Inducted ...

(1967) # "

Come Rain or Come Shine "Come Rain or Come Shine" is a popular music song and jazz standard with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was written for the Broadway musical '' St. Louis Woman'', which opened on March 30, 1946, and closed after 113 perfor ...

" – Judy Garland (1963) # " It's Raining" –

Irma Thomas Irma Thomas ( Lee; born February 18, 1941) is an American singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans". Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial succ ...

(1962) # "

Didn't It Rain "Didn't It Rain", sometimes given as "Oh, Didn't It Rain", is a spiritual about Noah's flood. In 1919 it appeared as sheet music in an arrangement for voice and piano by Henry Thacker Burleigh (1866–1949). Modern versions * The Galilee Singe ...

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe Sister Rosetta Tharpe (born Rosetta Nubin, March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spirit ...

(1947) # " Rainin' in My Heart" –

Slim Harpo Slim Harpo (born Isiah Moore or James Isaac Moore; February 11, 1924 – January 31, 1970)Martin Hawkins, "Slim Harpo at 100", ''Blues & Rhythm'', No.384, June 2024, p.23 was an American blues musician, a leading exponent of the swamp blues styl ...

(1961) # "Jamaica Hurricane" –

Lord Beginner Egbert Moore (1904–1981), known as Lord Beginner, was a popular calypsonian. Biography Moore was born in Port-of-Spain in Trinidad. According to AllMusic: "After attracting attention with his soulful singing in Trinidad and Tobago, Lord Begin ...

(1950) # "Let the Four Winds Blow" –

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

(1961) # " Stormy Weather" –

The Spaniels The Spaniels were an American R&B and doo-wop group, best known for the hit " Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite". They have been called the first successful Midwestern R&B group. Some historians of vocal groups consider Pookie Hudson to be the fir ...

(1957) # " A Place in the Sun" (Italian Version) –

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris (; Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th c ...

(1966) # "

Summer Wind "Summer Wind" is a 1965 song, originally released in Germany as "Der Sommerwind" and written by Heinz Meier and German language lyrics by Hans Bradtke. Johnny Mercer re-wrote the song into English along the same themes as the original, which ta ...

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Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

(1966) # "

Uncloudy Day Uncloudy Day, also known as Unclouded Day, is a gospel song. Originally popular in church hymnals, it has come to be recorded many times over the years since, including being an early attention-getter for future star act the Staple Singers. In 1 ...

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The Staple Singers The Staple Singers were an American Gospel music, gospel, soul music, soul, and Rhythm and blues, R&B singing group. Pops Staples, Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group w ...

(1957) # "

Keep on the Sunny Side Keep on the Sunny Side (Roud 10082, also known as Keep on the Sunny Side of Life), is a popular American song originally written in 1899 by Ada Blenkhorn (1858–1927) with music by J. Howard Entwisle (1866–1903). The song was popularized in a ...

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The Carter Family The Carter Family was an American folk music group that recorded and performed between 1927 and 1956. Regarded as one of the most important music acts of the early 20th century, they had a profound influence on the development of bluegrass, c ...

(1928)

Episode 2: Mother

First aired on May 10, 2006. # "Mama Don't Allow It" – Julia Lee (1947) # "Daddy Loves Mommy-O" –

Tommy Duncan Thomas Elmer Duncan (January 11, 1911 – July 25, 1967), was an American Western swing vocalist and songwriter who gained fame in the 1930s as a founding member of The Texas Playboys. He recorded and toured with bandleader Bob Wills on and ...

(1956) # "Mama Didn't Lie" – Jan Bradley (1963) # "I'll Go to Church Again With Momma" – Buck Owens & His Buckaroos (1965) # "

Mama Told Me Not to Come "Mama Told Me Not to Come", also written as "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)", is a song by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman written for Eric Burdon's first solo album in 1966. Three Dog Night's 1970 cover topped the US pop singles chart. Tom ...

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Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, composer, conductor and orchestrator. He is known for his non-rhotic Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early America ...

(1970) # "Mama Get the Hammer" – Bobby Peterson Quintet (1961) # "Mama Talk To Your Daughter" – J. B. Lenoir (1954) # "A Mother's Love" –

Earl King Earl Silas Johnson IV (February 7, 1934 – April 17, 2003),
known as Earl King, was an American singer, guita ...

(1954) # " (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" –

Ruth Brown Ruth Alston Brown (; January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a popular music, pop music ...

(1953) # "

Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" is a 1951 song by Loys Sutherland and Louie Clark, first recorded by Carl Smith. "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" was Smith's first number one on the ''Billboard'' country and western best seller chart, sp ...

" – Carl Smith (1951) # "

Mother Earth Mother Earth may refer to: *The Earth goddess in any of the world's mythologies *Mother goddess *Mother Nature, a common personification of the Earth and its biosphere as the giver and sustainer of life Written media and literature * "Mother Ear ...

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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 ...

(1951) # "

Mother-in-Law A parent-in-law is a person who has a legal affinity with another by being the parent of the other's spouse. Many cultures and legal systems impose duties and responsibilities on persons connected by this relationship. A person is a child-in-law ...

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Ernie K-Doe Ernest Kador Jr. (February 22, 1933 – July 5, 2001), known by the stage name Ernie K-Doe, was an American rhythm and blues, R&B singer best known for his 1961 hit single "Mother-in-Law (song), Mother-in-Law", which went to number 1 on the ''Bi ...

(1961) # "Mother In Law Blues" –

Little Junior Parker Herman "Junior" Parker (March 27, 1932November 18, 1971), ...

(1956) # " Mama Tried" –

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in country music, he was a central pioneer of the Bakersfield ...

(1968) # "Gonna Tell Your Mother" –

Jimmy McCracklin James David Walker Jr. (August 13, 1921 – December 20, 2012), better known by his stage name Jimmy McCracklin, was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter. His style contained West Coast blues, Jump blues, and R&B. Over a career that ...

(1955) # "

Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was recorded in the late summer of 1966 during early sessions for what would become t ...

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

(1966) # " Mother Fuyer" –

Dirty Red Dirt is any matter considered unclean, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin, or possessions. In such cases, they are said to become dirty. Common types of dirt include: * Debris: scattered pieces of waste or remains * Dus ...

(1949) # "

Mama Said Knock You Out ''Mama Said Knock You Out'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper LL Cool J. It was produced mostly by Marley Marl and recorded at his "House of Hits" home studio in Chestnut Ridge and at Chung King House of Metal in New York City. Aft ...

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LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip ho ...

(1990)

Episode 3: Drinking

First aired on May 17, 2006. # "Ain't Got no Money to Pay for this Drink" – George Zimmerman and the Thrills (1956) # "Wine, Wine, Wine" –

The Electric Flag The Electric Flag was an American blues/ rock/soul band from Chicago, led by guitarist Mike Bloomfield, keyboardist Barry Goldberg, and drummer Buddy Miles, and featured various other musicians such as vocalist Nick Gravenites and bassist ...

(1967) # "

Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" is a country music song, made famous by singer Loretta Lynn in early 1967. The song was Lynn's first number-one country hit. It is one of her best known songs and was included in all of her ...

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Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as "Hey Loretta", "The Pill (song), The P ...

(1966) # "Daddy and the Wine" – Porter Wagoner & The Wagonmasters (1968) # "I Drink" –

Mary Gauthier Mary Veronica Gauthier ( ; born March 11, 1962) is a Grammy-nominated American folk singer-songwriter and author, whose songs have been covered by performers including Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Kathy Mattea, Boy George, Jimmy Buffett, Bettye La ...

(2005) # "I Drink" –

Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( ; ; ; born Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a Armenians in France, French singer and songwriter of Armenian descent. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringi ...

(1995) # "Sloppy Drunk" –

Jimmy Rogers Jay or James Arthur "Jimmy" Rogers (June 3, 1924December 19, 1997) was an American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters's band in the early 1950s. He also had a solo career and ...

(1954) # "I Ain't Drunk" – Lonnie The Cat (1954) # "It Ain't Far to the Bar" – Johnny Tyler and His Riders of the Rio Grande (1949) # "What's On The Bar" –

Hank Williams Jr Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style has been described as a blend of rock music, rock, blues, and country music, count ...

(2003) # "

One Mint Julep "One Mint Julep" is a R&B song, written and composed by Rudy Toombs, that became a 1952 hit for the Clovers. The song has received over 100 cover versions, both with lyrics and as an instrumental. History "One Mint Julep" was recorded on the ...

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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 ...

(1952) # "

Rum and Coca-Cola "Rum and Coca-Cola" is a popular calypso song composed by Lionel Belasco with lyrics by Lord Invader. The song was copyrighted in the United States by entertainer Morey Amsterdam and was a hit in 1945 for the Andrews Sisters. History The s ...

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The Andrews Sisters The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (1911–1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (1916–1995), and mezzo ...

(1945) # "

One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (originally "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer") is a blues song written by Rudy Toombs and recorded by Amos Milburn in 1953. It is one of several drinking songs recorded by Milburn in the early 1950s that plac ...

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John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues that he develo ...

(1966) # "Who Will Buy the Wine" – Charlie Walker (1960) # "Buddy Stay Off That Wine" – Betty Hall Jones (1949) # "Whiskey You're The Devil" –

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 jumpers and are widely credited with popularisi ...

and

Tommy Makem Thomas Makem (4 November 1932 – 1 August 2007) was an Irish folk music, folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller. He was best known as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. He played the long-necked 5-string banjo, tin whistle, l ...

(1962)

Episode 4: Baseball

First aired on May 24, 2006. # "

Take Me Out To The Ball Game "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a 1908 waltz song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of North American baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game before writing the song. The song' ...

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(a capella) (2006) # "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" – The Skeletons (1988) # "Baseball Boogie" –

Mabel Scott Mabel Bernice Scott (April 30, 1915 – July 20, 2000) was an American gospel music and R&B vocalist. She lived in New York and Cleveland before arriving on the West Coast blues scene in 1942. Mabel is probably remembered more for her 1948 h ...

(1950) # "Home Run" – Chance Halladay (1959) # "Baseball Baby" – Johnny Darling (1958) # "Three Strikes And You're Out" –

Cowboy Copas Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 – March 5, 1963), known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country music singer. He was popular from the 1940s until his death in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline an ...

(1960) # "The Ball Game" – Sister Wynona Carr (1952) # "Did You See

Jackie Robinson Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first Black American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the Baseball color line, ...

Hit That Ball" –

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 ...

(1949) # "Joltin'

Joe DiMaggio Joseph Paul DiMaggio (; born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, ; November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed "Joltin' Joe", "the Yankee Clipper" and "Joe D.", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career ...

" – Les Brown & His Orchestra with Betty Bonney (1941) # "Joe DiMaggio's Done It Again" –

Billy Bragg Stephen William Bragg (born 20 December 1957) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, author and political activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic th ...

Wilco Wilco is an American Rock music, rock band based in Chicago. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo after singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup changed frequently during its fir ...

(2000) # "

Don Newcombe Donald Newcombe (June 14, 1926 – February 19, 2019), nicknamed "Newk", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played ten non-consecutive seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He began his career in the Negro National League and en ...

Really Throws That Ball" – Teddy Brannon Orchestra with

Dickie Thompson James Edward "Dickie" Thompson (December 13, 1917 – February 22, 2007) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist, singer and songwriter. Biography Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he took up the guitar in his teens, playing it left-handed a ...

(1950) # "Newk's Fadeaway" – Sonny Rollins Quartet (1951) # "Say Hey" –

The Treniers The Treniers (pronounced /trəˈniərz/) were an United States, American Rhythm and blues, R&B and jump blues Musical ensemble, musical group led by identical twins Cliff and Claude Trenier. They were originally billed as the Trenier Twins, wh ...

with

Willie Mays Willie Howard Mays Jr. (May 6, 1931 – June 18, 2024), nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of ...

(1954) # "The Wizard Of Oz" –

Sam Bush Charles Samuel Bush (born April 13, 1952) is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival. ...

(2004) # "3rd Base, Dodger Stadium" –

Ry Cooder Ryland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in traditional music, and h ...

with James Bla Pahinui (2005) # "Heart" –

Damn Yankees ''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., d ...

Original Broadway Cast (1955)

Episode 5: Coffee

First aired on May 31, 2006. # " Java Jive" –

The Ink Spots The Ink Spots were an American vocal pop group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Their unique musical style predated the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and the subgenre doo-wop. The Ink Spots were widely ...

(1940) # "One Cup of Coffee and a Cigarette" – Jerry Irby (1947) # "

The Coffee Song "The Coffee Song" (occasionally subtitled "They've Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil") is a novelty song written by Bob Hilliard and Dick Miles, first recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1946. Later that year it was recorded by The Smart Set, and by ...

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(1961) # " Black Coffee in Bed" – Squeeze (1982) # "Cigarettes and Coffee" –

Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. ...

(1966) # "Caffeine and Nicotine" –

Curtis Gordon Curtis Gordon (July 27, 1928 – May 2, 2004) was an American rockabilly singer. Gordon was heavily influenced by Ernest Tubb, Bob Wills, and Jimmie Rodgers as a child. He won a radio talent show as a teen and left high school to be the lead sing ...

(1954) # "Cigarettes and Coffee Blues" –

Lefty Frizzell William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country and honky-tonk singer-songwriter. Frizell is known as one of the most influential country music vocal stylists of all time. He has been cited as in ...

(1958) # "Coffee Blues" –

Lightnin' Hopkins Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked him No. 71 on its li ...

(1951) # "Keep That Coffee Hot" –

Scatman Crothers Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor and musician. He is known for playing Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show ''Chico and the Man'', and Dick Hallorann in Stanley Kubrick's '' The ...

(1955) # "Coffee Cigarettes and Tears" –

The Larks The Larks were an American vocal group, active in the early 1950s. They were not the same group as the Los Angeles–based Larks (originally The Meadowlarks) featuring Don Julian, nor the Philadelphia-based group The Four Larks. Original membe ...

(1951) # " Black Coffee" –

Bobby Darin Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor who performed Pop music, pop, Swing music, swing, Folk music, folk, rock and roll, and country music. Darin started ...

(1959) # " Raindrops In My Coffee" – Sexsmith and

Kerr Kerr may refer to: People *Kerr (surname) *Kerr (given name) Places ;United States *Kerr Township, Champaign County, Illinois *Kerr, Montana, A US census-designated place *Kerr, Ohio, an unincorporated community *Kerr County, Texas Kerr Co ...

(2005) # " Coffee and TV" – Blur (1999) # "Forty Cups of Coffee" –

Ella Mae Morse Ella Mae Morse (September 12, 1924 – October 16, 1999) was an American singer of popular music whose 1940s and 1950s recordings mixing jazz, blues, and country styles influenced the development of rock and roll. Her 1942 recording of " Cow-Co ...

(1953) # "Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee" –

Glenn Miller Orchestra Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was an American swing dance band that was formed by Glenn Miller in 1938. Arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, and three other saxophones playing harmony, the band became the most pop ...

(1942)

Episode 6: Jail

First aired on June 7, 2006. # "

Folsom Prison Blues "Folsom Prison Blues" is a song by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, based on material composed by Gordon Jenkins. Written in 1953, it was first recorded and released as a single in 1955, and later included on his debut studio album ''John ...

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Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...

(1956) # "21 Days in Jail" –

Magic Sam Samuel Gene Maghett (February 14, 1937 – December 1, 1969), known as Magic Sam, was an American Chicago blues musician. He was born in Grenada County, Mississippi, and learned to play the blues from listening to records by Muddy Waters and ...

(1958) # " Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair" –

Bessie Smith Bessie Smith (April 15, 1892 – September 26, 1937) was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Empress of the Blues" and formerly Queen of the Blues, she was t ...

(1927) # " Prisoner's Song" –

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(1982) # "Jail Bait" – Andre Williams (1956) # "Prison Wall Blues" – Cannon's Jug Stompers (1930) # "Columbus Stockade Blues" – Kenny Lane & His Bull Dogs (1960) # "Nine Pound Steel" –

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(1968) # "Okie's in the Pokie" – Jimmy Patton (1960) # "Christmas in Prison" –

John Prine John Edward Prine (; October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music. Widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, Prine was known for his signature blend of humoro ...

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(1965) # "Jailbird Love Song" – The Mississippi Sheiks (1930) # " Riot in Cell Block #9" –

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(1968) # "Last Meal" – Hurricane Harry (1956)

Episode 7: Father

First aired on June 14, 2006. # " Song for My Father" – The

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Quintet (1964) # " Daddy and Home" –

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(1928) # " Daddy's Home" – Shep & the Limelites (1961) # " That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine" – The Everly Brothers (1958) # "Dust Got Into Daddy's Eyes" – Bobby Bland, Bobby 'Blue' Bland (1965) # "Daddy (Sammy Kaye song), Daddy" – Julie London (1961) # "Your Dad Did" – John Hiatt (1987) # "My Daddy" – The Sons of the Pioneers (1934) # "Color Him Father" – The Winstons (1969) # "Papa's on the Housetop" – Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell (1930) # "Mama Loves Papa (And Papa Loves The Women)" – Jack Rhodes & His Lone Star Buddies (1951) # "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" – The Temptations (1972) # "Father Time" – Lowell Fulson (1963) # "Father Alone" – The Swan Silvertones (1946) # "Patsy Girl" – Ross MacManus (1964) # "My Son Calls Another Man Daddy" – Hank Williams (1950)

Episode 8: Wedding

First aired on June 21, 2006. # "Wedding Bells Are Breaking up That Old Gang of Mine, Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine)" – Fred Rich, Fred Rich & His Orchestra (1929) # "Getting Married Soon" – Prince La La (1962) # "(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry" – Darlene Love (1963) # "Married Man's A Fool" –

(1974) # "Wedlock Is a Padlock" – Laura Lee (singer-songwriter), Laura Lee (1970) # "I Knew the Bride, I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll)" – Dave Edmunds (1977) # "Stop the Wedding" – Etta James (1962) # "Don't Stop the Wedding" – Ann Cole (1962) # "Fanny Brown Got Married" – Roy Brown (blues musician), Roy Brown (1954) # "Get Me to the Church on Time" – Rosemary Clooney (1956) # "I'm a Married Man" – Johnny Tyler & His Riders of the Rio Grande (1948) # "Leave Married Women Alone" – Jimmy Cavallo (1951) # "Married Woman" – Big Joe Turner (1954) # "Love and Marriage" –

(1965) # "The Man Who Wrote 'Home Sweet Home' Never Was A Married Man" – Charlie Poole with Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright (1927) # "Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)" – Lloyd Price (1959)

Episode 9: Divorce

First aired on June 28, 2006. # "D.I.V.O.R.C.E." – Tammy Wynette (1968) # "The Grand Tour (song), The Grand Tour" – George Jones (1974) # "Alimony" – Tommy Tucker (singer), Tommy Tucker (1965) # "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)" – Jerry Reed (1982) # "Alimony Blues" – T-Bone Walker (1951) # "(Pay Me) Alimony" – Maddox Brothers and Rose (1946) # "Alimony Blues" – Eddie Vinson, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson & His Orchestra (1947) # "Divorce Decree" – Doris Duke (soul singer), Doris Duke (1981) # "Married by the Bible, Divorced by the Law" – Hank Snow (1962) # "Alimony" – Huey "Piano" Smith, Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns (1959) # "Divorce Me C.O.D." – Merle Travis (1946) # "Mexican Divorce" – The Drifters (1962) # "Will Your Lawyer Talk to God?" – Kitty Wells (1964) # "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be – Ernest Tubb &

(1965) # "You Can't Divorce My Heart" –

(1951) # "Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore" – June Christy (1953)

Episode 10: Summer

First aired on July 5, 2006. # "Summertime (George Gershwin song), Summertime" – Billy Stewart (1966) # "Summertime Blues" – Eddie Cochran (1958) # "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave" – Martha & the Vandellas (1963) # "Heat Wave (Irving Berlin song), Heat Wave" – Sol K. Bright Sr., Sol K. Bright and His Hollywaiians (1935) # "Sunny (Bobby Hebb song), Sunny" – Bobby Hebb (1966) # "Juneteenth Jamboree" – Gladys Bentley (attributed to 'Fatso Bentley')(?) # "Summer Samba, So Nice" – Astrud Gilberto and Walter Wanderley (1966) # "Youth of 1000 Summers" – Van Morrison (1990) # "Hot Weather Blues" – Mr. Sad Head (1951) # "Summer in the City (song), Summer in the City" – The Lovin' Spoonful (1966) # "Too Hot" – Prince Buster (1967) # "In the Summertime (Mungo Jerry song), In the Summertime" – Mungo Jerry (1970) # "Ice Cream Man" – John Brim (1953) # "Fourth of July" – Dave Alvin (1994) # "Hot Fun in the Summertime" – Sly & the Family Stone (1969)

Episode 11: Flowers

First aired on July 12, 2006. # New San Antonio Rose – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (1940) # Grazing in the Grass – The Friends of Distinction (1968) # A Good Year for the Roses – George Jones (1970) # The Bonny Bunch of Roses – Paul Clayton (folksinger), Paul Clayton (1957) # Laying on a Bed of Roses – The Muffs (1995) # The Grape Vine – Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra (1951) # Tulip Or Turnip – Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (1947) # Tiptoe Through the Tulips – Tiny Tim (musician), Tiny Tim (1968) # Wildwood Flower –

(1928) # When the Roses Bloom Again – Laura Cantrell (2002) # Only a Rose – Geraint Watkins (2004) # I Threw Away the Rose –

(1967) # Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You – Wilson Pickett (1971) # The Sharpest Thorn – Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint (2006)

Episode 12: Cars

First aired on July 19, 2006. # "Rocket 88" – Jackie Brenston, Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats (1951) # "Cadillac Ranch (Bruce Springsteen song), Cadillac Ranch" – Bruce Springsteen (1980) # "Every Woman I Know (Crazy 'Bout Automobiles)" – Billy "The Kid" Emerson (1953) # "Chauffeur Blues, Me and My Chauffeur Blues" – Memphis Minnie (1941) # "My Automobile" – George Clinton (funk musician), George Clinton & The Parliaments (1970) # "Christian's Automobile" – The Dixie Hummingbirds (1957) # "Car on a Hill" – Joni Mitchell (1974) # "Pontiac commercial: Old McDonald" –

(1960) # "Pontiac Blues" – Sonny Boy Williamson II (1950) # "Big Green Car" – Jimmy Carroll (1958) # "Get Out of the Car" – Richard Berry (musician), Richard Berry (1955) # "Mercury Blues" – David Lindley (musician), David Lindley (1981) # "Too Many Drivers, Too Many Drivers at the Wheel" – Smiley Lewis (1955) # "Little Red Corvette" – Prince Rogers Nelson, Prince (1983) # "No Money Down (Chuck Berry song), No Money Down – Chuck Berry (1955)

Episode 13: Rich Man, Poor Man

First aired on July 26, 2006. # "The Rich Man And The Poor Man" – Bob Miller (composer, born 1895), Bob Miller (1932) # "Rags to Riches" – Tony Bennett (1953) # "Get Rich Quick" – Richard Penniman (Little Richard) (1953) # "Dinah, Dinah Show us your Leg, Charming Betsy" – The Farmer Boys (1956) # "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" – Bing Crosby (1932) # "On the Nickel" – Tom Waits (1980) # "Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Us All" – Fiddlin' John Carson and Moonshine Kate (1924) # "Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train" – Louis Armstrong (1932) # "Do Re Mi (Woody Guthrie song), Do Re Mi" – Woody Guthrie (1937) # "Rich Woman" – Li'l Millet & His Creoles (1972) # "Poor Side of Town" – Johnny Rivers (1966) # "The Welfare (Turns Its Back On You)" – Freddie King (1963) # "If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?" – Louis Jordan (1950) # "Hobo's Lullaby" – Emmylou Harris (1988)

Episode 14: The Devil

First aired on August 2, 2006. # "Me and the Devil Blues" – Robert Johnson (1936) # "Satan Is Real" – Louvin Brothers, The Louvin Brothers (1958) # "Friend of the Devil" – Grateful Dead (1970) # "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" – Elvis Presley (1963) # "The Devil Ain't Lazy" – Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (1948) # "Christine's Tune (The Devil in Disguise)" – The Flying Burrito Brothers (1969) # "Suzanne Beware of the Devil" – Dandy Livingston (1972) # "Devil in His Heart" – The Donays (1962) # "Must Have been the Devil" – Otis Spann (1954) # "Devil's Hot Rod" – Johnny Tyler (1955) # "Devil Got My Woman" – Skip James (1931) # "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (song), Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea" – Count Basie & His Orchestra with Helen Humes (1939) # "Devil with a Blue Dress On" – Shorty Long (1964) # "Devils Haircut" – Beck (1996) # "Race With the Devil" – Gene Vincent (1956) # "Way Down in the Hole" – Tom Waits (1987) # "Go Devil Go" - Sister Lille Mae Littlejohn (1948)

Episode 15: Eyes

First aired on August 9, 2006. # "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" – Chuck Berry (1956) # "20/20 Vision" – Jimmy Martin (1954) # "Brown Eyed Girl" – Van Morrison (1967) # "My Blue Eyed Jane" – Jimmie Rodgers (1930) # "She Winked Her Eye" – Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1951) # "Moon Over Naples, Spanish Eyes" – Al Martino (1966) # "Keep An Eye On Love" – Ernestine Anderson (1963) # "Eye Balling" – Chuck Higgins (1955) # "Brown Eyes" – The Blue Sky Boys (1940) # "Eyesight to the Blind" – Sonny Boy Williamson II (1951) # "Tell Me My Lying Eyes Are Wrong" – George Jones (1970) # "Raging Eyes" – Nick Lowe (1983) # Bloodshot Eyes (song), Bloodshot Eyes" – Wynonie Harris, Wynonie 'Mr Blues' Harris (1951) # "I Still Miss Someone" –

(1958) # "I Only Have Eyes For You" – The Flamingos (1959) # "Dry Your Eyes" – The Streets (2004)

Episode 16: Dogs

First aired on August 16, 2006. # "Serenade To A Poodle" – Slim Gaillard (1948) # "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" – Patti Page (1953) # "Ain't I'm A Dog?" – Ronnie Self (1957) # "Stop Kickin' My Dog Around" – Rufus Thomas (1963) # "Dog" – Bob Dorough (1966) # "I'll Take the Dog" – Jean Shepard and Ray Pillow (1966) # "Old Shep" – Red Foley (1956) # "How Come My Bulldog Don't Bark?" – Howard Tate (1967) # "Bird Dog (song), Bird Dog" – The Everly Brothers (1958) # "A New Salty Dog" – The Allen Brothers (American duo), The Allen Brothers (1930) # "Hound Dog (song), Hound Dog" – Freddie Bell and the Bellboys (1955) # "The Dog House Boogie" – Hawkshaw Hawkins (1948) # "I Wanna Be Your Dog" – Uncle Tupelo (1992) # "Russian Satellite" – The Mighty Sparrow (1958) # "I'm Walking The Dog" – Webb Pierce (1955) # "Lassie" - Theme from TV series

Episode 17: Friends & Neighbors

First aired on August 23, 2006.
Released in 2009 as a bonus CD with "Together Through Life". # "Howdy Neighbor" – Porter Wagoner & the Wagonmasters (1967) # "Don't Take Everybody To Be Your Friend" –

(1946) # "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" – T Bone Burnett (1982) # "La Valse d'Amitie" – Doc Guidry (1966) # "Make Friends" – Moon Mullican (1963) # "My Next Door Neighbor" – Jerry McCain (1957) # "Let's Invite Them Over" – George Jones & Melba Montgomery (1963) # "My Friends" – Howlin' Wolf (1952) # "Last Night" – Little Walter (1952) # "You've Got a Friend" – Carole King (1971) # "Bad Neighborhood" – Ronnie Barron, Ronnie & The Delinquents (1960) # "Neighbours (Rolling Stones song), Neighbours" –

(1981) # "Too Many Parties and Too Many Pals" – Hank Williams, Hank Williams Sr as Luke the Drifter (1953) # "Why Can't We Be Friends? (song), Why Can't We Be Friends?" – War (band), War (1975)

Episode 18: Radio

First aired on August 30, 2006. # "Turn Your Radio On" – Grandpa Jones (1965) # "Roadrunner (Jonathan Richman song), Roadrunner" – The Modern Lovers (1976) # "Cool Disc Jockey" – Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (1959) # "Border Radio" – The Blasters (1981) # "On Your Radio" – Richard Lanham (1957) # Radio Commercials – Lord Melody (1965) # "This is Radio Clash" – The Clash (1981) # "Those DJ Shows" – Patrice Holloway (1964) # "Caravan (Van Morrison song), Caravan" – Van Morrison (1970) # "Disc Jockey Blues" – Luke Jones and His Orchestra (1948) # "My Hi-Fi to Cry By" – Bonnie Owens (1969) # "Canned Music" – Dan Hicks (singer), Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks (1969) # "Radio Boogie (song), Radio Boogie" – L.C. Smith and His Southern Playboys (1953) # "Radio Radio" – Elvis Costello and The Attractions (1978)

Episode 19: The Bible

First aired on September 6, 2006. # "Are You Bound for Heaven or Hell" – Rev. J. M. Gates (1926) # "Bottle and a Bible" – The Yayhoos (2001) # "Samson and Delilah (traditional song), Samson and Delilah" – Reverend Gary Davis, Rev. Gary Davis (1956) # "He Will Set Your Fields on Fire" – Kitty Wells (1959) # "Adam Come and Get Your Rib" – Wynonie Harris (1952) # "The Old Ark's A'Moving" – A. A. Gray and Seven Foot Dilly (1930) # "Denomination Blues" – Washington Phillips (1929) # "I'm Using My Bible for a Road Map" – The Four Internes (1953) # "Elijah Rock" – Ollabelle with Amy Helm (2004) # "Rivers of Babylon, The Rivers Of Babylon" – The Melodians (1972) # "John the Revelator (Blind Willie Johnson song), John The Revelator" - Blind Willie Johnson (1930) # "Boogie Woogie Preaching Man" – Jess Willard (1952) # "Mary Don't You Weep, Oh Mary Don't You Weep" – The Swan Silvertones (1959) # "That's What the Good Book Says" – The Robins (1950)

Episode 20: Musical Map

First aired on September 13, 2006. # "I've Been Everywhere" – Hank Snow (1962) # "Go to the Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras in New Orleans" – Professor Longhair and the Shuffling Hungarians (1949) # "El Paso (song), El Paso" – Marty Robbins (1959) # "Kansas City (Leiber and Stoller song), Kansas City" – Wilbert Harrison (1959) # "Hawaiian Cowboy" – Sol K. Bright Sr., Sol K. Bright & His Hollywaiians (1936) # "Stars Fell on Alabama" – Jack Teagarden (1934) # "Jersey Girl (song), Jersey Girl" – Tom Waits (1980) # "The Tale of the Knoxville Girl" – The Louvin Brothers (1956) # "Jackson (song), Jackson" – Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood (1967) # "Louisiana" – Percy Mayfield (1951) # "I Used to Work in Chicago" – Tin Ear Tanner & His Backroom Boys (1950) # "Baltimore Fire" – Charlie Poole (1929) # "My Head's in Mississippi" – ZZ Top (1990) # "Take Me Back to Tulsa" – Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (1941)

Episode 21: School

First aired on September 20, 2006 # "You Don't Learn That In School" – Nat King Cole (1947) # "Back To Schooldays" – Graham Parker (1976) # "High School USA (Minneapolis/St Paul version)" – Tommy Facenda (1959) # "Don't Be a Drop-Out" – James Brown (1966) # "Waitin' in School" – Ricky Nelson (1957) # "Homework" – Otis Rush (1962) # "I Love The College Girls" – Harry Reser and His Six Jumping Jacks (1927) # "Hey Little School Girl" – The Marquees (1957) # "Play It Cool, Stay In School" – Brenda Holloway & The Supremes (1966) # "Professor Bop" – Babs Gonzales (1947) # "Wonderful World (Sam Cooke song), Wonderful World" – Sam Cooke (1960) # "School of Rock 'n Roll" – Gene Summers (1958) # "Still In School" – NRBQ (1977) # "To Sir with Love (song), To Sir With Love" – Lulu (singer), Lulu (1967) # "High School Confidential (Jerry Lee Lewis song), High School Confidential" – Jerry Lee Lewis (1958) # "Stay In School" –

(1967) # "School's Out (song), School's Out" – Alice Cooper (1972) # "Good Morning, School Girl" – Sonny Boy Williamson I (1937)

Episode 22: Telephone

First aired on September 27, 2006. # "The Telephone Call" – Kraftwerk (1986) # "Talk to Me Baby (I Can't Hold Out)" – Elmore James (1960) # "Atomic Telephone" – The Spirit of Memphis Quartet (1952) # "Pennsylvania 6-5000 (song), Pennsylvania 6-5000" –

(1940) # "842-3089 (Call My Name)" – Etta James (1967) # "Telephone Blues" – Eddie Gorman and His Group (1949) # "The Jukebox And The Phone" – Lattie Moore (1959) # "Wrong Number (George Jones song), Wrong Number" – George Jones (1965) # "Party Line (The Kinks song), Party Line" – The Kinks (1966) # "The People On My Party Line" – Eddie Vinson, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson (1952) # "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" –

& Conway Twitty (1974) # "Long Distance Call (Muddy Waters song), Long Distance Call" –

(1950) # "Your Wires Have Been Tapped" – Pigmeat Markham (1968) # "Hanging on the Telephone" – Blondie (band), Blondie (1978) # "Long Distance Operator" – Little Milton (1950) # "Hold The Phone" – Hank Penny (1951) # "La Bochinchera" – Machito & His Orchestra with Graciela Perez Grillo (1965) # "Wrong Number (I'm Sorry, Goodbye)" – Aaron Neville (1967) # "Telephone Is Ringing" – Pee Wee Crayton (1956) # "Le Jeu Du Téléphone" – Natacha Snitkine (1967)

Episode 23: Water

First aired on October 4, 2006. # "Mommy Give Me A Drink Of Water" – Danny Kaye (1958) # "Wade in the Water" – Ramsey Lewis Trio (1966) # "Cool Water (song), Cool Clear Water" – Bob Nolan & The Sons of the Pioneers (1941) # "You Don't Miss Your Water" – William Bell (singer), William Bell (1961) # "High Water Everywhere, High Water Everywhere Part 1" – Charley Patton (1929) # "Water Water" – Effie Smith and The Squires (1956) # "You Left The Water Running" – Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Booker T & The MG's (1965) # "Pouring Water On A Drowning Man" – James Carr (singer), James Carr (1966) # "Cold Dark Waters" – Porter Wagoner & The Wagonmasters (1962) # "I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water" – The Cats and the Fiddle (1940) # "Louisiana 1927" –

(1974) # "Cool Drink Of Water Blues" – Tommy Johnson (guitarist), Tommy Johnson (1929) # "I Asked For Water, She Brought Me Gasoline" – Howlin' Wolf (1956) # "Dirty Water" – The Standells (1966) # "Jesus Gave Me Water" – The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi (1950) # "Backwater Blues" – Lonnie Johnson (musician), Lonnie Johnson (1948) # "Still Blue Water" – Jimmy Keith Orchestra with Myra Taylor (singer), Myra Taylor (1946) # "Ice Water" – Glenn Barber (1954) # "Grand Coulee Dam (song), Grand Coulee Dam" – Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1960)

Episode 24: Time

First aired on October 11, 2006. This episode exceeded the usual 1 hour duration by approximately 17 minutes. # "Time After Time (1947 song), Time After Time" – Ben Webster (1959) # "Time Is on My Side" –

(1964) # "Right Place, Wrong Time (song), Right Place Wrong Time" – Dr John (1973) # "As Time Goes By (song), As Time Goes By" – Dooley Wilson, Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson (1942) # "Time Marches On" – Derrick Morgan (1961) # "All The Time" – Sleepy LaBeef (1957) # "Only Time Will Tell" – Etta James (1966) # "Twenty Four Hours" – Eddie Boyd (1953) # "Turn Back the Hands of Time" – Tyrone Davis (1970) # "Life Begins At 4 O'Clock" – Bobby Milano (1958) # "Sixty Minute Man" – Billy Ward and his Dominoes, Billy Ward & The Dominoes (1951) # "Fifteen Minute Intermission" – Cab Calloway (1940) # "Funny How Time Slips Away" – Willie Nelson (1962) # "September Song" – Lou Reed (1985) # "Two Years Of Torture" – Ray Charles (1959) # "Walkin' After Midnight" – Patsy Cline (1957) # "Midnight Hour" – Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1954) # "What Time Is It" – Eugene Pitt and The Jive Five (1962) # "Armagideon Time" – Willi Williams, Willie Williams (1979) # "Time Has Come Today" – The Chambers Brothers (1968)

Episode 25: Guns

First aired on October 18, 2006. # "For A Few Dollars More" – Ennio Morricone (1964) # "Shotgun (Junior Walker & the All Stars song), Shotgun" – Junior Walker & The All Stars (1965) # "The Shotgun Boogie" – Tennessee Ernie Ford (1951) # "The Hunter (Albert King song), The Hunter" – Albert King (1967) # "Guns Fever (Blam Blam Fever)" – The Silvertones, The Valentines (1967) # "Tommy Gun (song), Tommy Gun" – The Clash (1978) # "This Gun Don't Care Who It Shoots" –

(1967) # "I Got My Equalizer" – Robert Jefferson (194?) # "Back in the Saddle Again" – Gene Autry (1939) # "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" –

(1958) # "La Pistola Y El Corazon" – Los Lobos (1988) # "Big Nothing" – Elvis Costello, The MacManus Gang (1987) # "Pistol Packin' Mama" – Al Dexter & His Troopers (1943) # "Pistol Packin' Mama" – The Hurricanes (1955) # "The Big Guns" – Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins (2006) # "Great Long Pistol" – Jerry Irby & His Texas Rangers (1948) # "Don't Shoot Baby" – Vernon Green & The Medallions (1955) # "Shoot Out The Lights" – Richard Thompson (musician), Richard & Linda Thompson (singer), Linda Thompson (1982)

Episode 26: Halloween

First aired on October 25, 2006.

introduces this episode in lieu of Ellen Barkin. # "Born Under a Bad Sign (song), Born Under A Bad Sign" – Albert King (1967) # "Black Cat" – Tommy Collins (singer), Tommy Collins (1960) # "Castin' My Spell" – Johnny Otis (1959) # "Beware Of The Vampire" – Denzel Laing (1978) # "I Put a Spell on You" – Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1956) # "Skeleton In The Closet" – Nat Gonella & His Georgians (1937) # "Look Out There's A Monster Coming" – Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (1967) # "Hoo-Doo Say" – The Sly Fox (1954) # "Superstition (song), Superstition" –

(1972) # "Morgus The Magnificent" – Morgus & The 3 Ghouls (Frankie Ford and Mac Rebennack) (1959) # "That Old Black Magic" – Louis Prima & Keely Smith (1958) # "Mr. Ghost Goes To Town" – Zeke Manners & His Swing Billies (1936) # "Jumbie Jamberee, Zombie Jamboree" – The Charmer (1953) # "Monster Mash" – Bobby Pickett, Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers (1962) # "Dead" – The Poets (1961) # "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" – June Christy (1960)

Episode 27: Dance

First aired on November 1, 2006. # "Dancing in the Street" – Martha and the Vandellas (1964) # "Let's Go Dancing" – Roy Hogsed and His Rainbow Riders Trio (1947) # "Do You Wanna Dance?, Do You Wanna Dance" – Ramones (1977) # "Let Her Dance" – Bobby Fuller Four, The Bobby Fuller Four (1965) # "Ten Cents a Dance" – Anita O'Day with Billy May Orchestra (1960) # "My Baby Don't Dance To Nothin' But Ernest Tubb" – Junior Brown (1993) # "Dance The Slurp" – 7-Eleven (1967) # "Dance Dance Dance" – Lebrón Brothers, The LeBron Brothers (1967) # "When You Dance" – The Turbans (1955) # "Dancing Mood" – Delroy Wilson (1966) # "The Girl Can't Dance" – Bunker Hill and The Raymen (1963) # "I Won't Dance" – Fred Astaire (1955) # "I Can't Dance (I've Got Ants In My Pants)" – Roy Newman and His Boys (1935) # "Let's Dance (Chris Montez song), Let's Dance" – Chris Montez (1962) # "Dancing To The Rhythm Of A Rock 'n' Roll Band" – Eddie Seacrist and The Rolling Rockets (195?) # "Dance Dance Dance" – Bill Parsons (Bobby Bare) (1959) # "I Can't Stop Dancing" – Archie Bell & the Drells, Archie Bell and The Drells (1968) # "Save the Last Dance for Me" – Buck Owens (1962)

Episode 28: Sleep

First aired on November 8, 2006. # "Sleep Walk" – Santo & Johnny (1959) # "A Man's Best Friend Is A Bed" – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1947) # "Sleeping In The Ground" – Sammy Myers (1956) # "Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed" – 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) (1970) # "I Walk In My Sleep" – Berna-Dean (1961) # "Two Sleepy People" – Hoagy Carmichael (1957) # "I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep" – George Jones (1966) # "Sleepless" – Peter Wolf (2002) # "Another Sleepless Night" – Belton Richard (1964) # "Rock Me To Sleep" – Little Miss Cornshucks (1947) # "Love Is Only Sleeping" – The Monkees (1967) # "Sleep (1920s song), Sleep" – Little Willie John (1960) # "Endless Sleep" – Jody Reynolds and The Storms (1958) # "Sleeping" – (Richard Manuel & ) The Band (1970) # "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" – Louis Armstrong (1956)

Episode 29: Food

Aired November 15, 2006 # "Delicious (The Laughing Song)".... – Jim Backus And Friend (1958) # "Everybody Eats When They Come To My House" – Cab Calloway (1947) # "Wake Up In The Morning (Rice Krispies Jingle)" – The Rolling Stones (1963) # "Bar-B-Q" – Wendy Rene (1964) # "Hot Biscuits And Sweet Marie" – Lincoln Chase (1961) # "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" – Charles Mingus (1959) # "Eat That Chicken" – Charles Mingus (1961) # "Hamburger Hop" – Johnny Hicks and His Troubadours (1950) # "Swing And Dine" – The Melodians (1968) # "Purple Stew" – Thurston Harris and The Lamplighters (1958) # "Shortnin' Bread" – Paul Chaplain & His Emeralds (1960) # "Matzoh Balls" – Slim Gaillard & His Flat Foot Floogie Boys (1939) # "I Heard The Voice Of A Pork Chop" – Jim Jackson (musician), Jim Jackson (1928) # "Hey Pete! Let's Eat More Meat" – Dizzy Gillespie (1946) # "Hungry Man" – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1947) # "Saturday Night Fish Fry" – The Blue Dots (1957) # "The Hamburger Song" – Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces (1966) # "Hot Dog (Watch Me Eat)" – The Detroit Cobras (2005) # "I Like Pie, I Like Cake" – The Four Clefs (1941)

Episode 30: Thanksgiving Leftovers

Aired November 22, 2006 # "Turkey in the Straw" – Liberace (1952) # "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum" – Harry McClintock (1926) # "Let Me Play with Your Poodle (song), Let Me Play with Your Poodle" – Tampa Red & Big Maceo Merriweather, Big Maceo (1942) # "Yard Dog" – Al Ferrier (1972) # "The Turkey Hop" – The Robins with Johnny Otis Orchestra (1950) # "Honeysuckle Rose (song), Honeysuckle Rose" – Fats Waller (1934) # "Twelve Red Roses" – Betty Harris (1966) # "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" – Skeets McDonald (1952) # "Them There Eyes" – Billie Holiday (1939) # "Angel Eyes (1946 song), Angel Eyes" – Jesse Belvin (1959) # "Gunslingers" – Mighty Sparrow (1963) # "Let's Be Friends" – Billy Wright (musician), Billy Wright (1955) # "Whiskey Is The Devil (In Liquid Form)" – The Bailes Brothers (1947) # "Teach Me Tonight" – Dinah Washington (1954) # "Teacher, Teacher (Rockpile song), Teacher Teacher" – Rockpile (1980) # "Iodine In My Coffee" –

(1952) # "You Eat Too Much" – Harold Burrage (1956) # "Pie In The Sky" – Cisco Houston (1960)

Episode 31: Tennessee

Aired November 29, 2006 # "Good Night Cincinnati, Good Morning Tennessee" – Shorty Long (1951) # "Memphis, Tennessee (song), Memphis, Tennessee" – Chuck Berry (1959) # "Memphis In The Meantime" – John Hiatt (1987) # "Tennessee Whiskey (song), Tennessee Whiskey" – David Allan Coe (1981) # "Memphis Slim U.S.A. –

(1961) # "Tennessee Waltz" – Sam Cooke (1964) # "Nashville Cats" – Lovin' Spoonful (1966) # "Tennessee Border" – Hank Williams Sr (1949) # "Tennessee (Arrested Development song), Tennessee" – Arrested Development (group), Arrested Development (1992) # "The Memphis Train" – Rufus Thomas (1968) # "Night Train To Memphis" – Jerry Lee Lewis (1959) # "Hey, Memphis" – LaVern Baker (1961) # "Trucker From Tennessee" – Link Davis (1956) # "All the Way from Memphis" – Mott the Hoople (1973) # "Memphis Soul Stew" – King Curtis (1967) # "Tennessee" – Carl Perkins (1956)

Episode 32: Moon

Aired December 6, 2006 # "Moonlight Sonata" – original by Ludwig van Beethoven # "Ornithology (composition), Ornithology" – Charlie Parker (1951) # "How High the Moon" – Les Paul and Mary Ford (1951) # "Havana Moon" – Chuck Berry (1957) # "Kiko And The Lavender Moon" – Los Lobos (1992) # "By the Light of the Silvery Moon (song), By The Light Of The Silvery Moon" – Fats Waller (1942) # "Blue Moon of Kentucky" – Bill Monroe (1947) # "Mister Moonlight" – Piano Red (1961) # "Moonlight in Vermont (song), Moonlight in Vermont" – Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald (1956) # "It's Only a Paper Moon" – Big Dee Irwin (1964) # "Blue Moon On The Bayou" – Red Le Blanc & His Crescent Boys (1962) # "Yellow Moon" – The Neville Brothers (1989) # "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" – Cliffie Stone (1948) # "Destination Moon" – Dinah Washington (1962) # "There's a Moon Out Tonight" – The Capris (1960) # "Fly Me to the Moon" – Bobby Womack (1969) # "C Jam Blues" – Slim Gaillard (1946) # "How High the Moon" – Slim Gaillard (1958) # "Moon River" – Henry Mancini (1961)

Episode 33: Countdown

Aired December 13, 2006 # "Four On Six" – Wes Montgomery (1960) # "Ten Commandments (From Man To Woman)" – Prince Buster (1967) # "Revolution 9" – The Beatles (1968) # "Nine Below Zero" – Sonny Boy Williamson II (1951) # "Eight Men, Four Women" – O. V. Wright (1967) # "Seven Nation Army" – The White Stripes (2003) # "Seven Nights to Rock" – Moon Mullican (1956) # "I Got Six" – Bob Dorough (1973) # "Six Pack To Go" – Hank Thompson (musician), Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys (1960) # "5-4-3-2-1" – Manfred Mann (1964) # "Five Long Years" – Eddie Boyd (1951) # "I've Got Four Big Brothers (To Look After Me)" – Maddox Brothers and Rose (1947) # "3 x 7 = 21" – Jewel King (1949) # "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" –

(1940) # "It Takes Two (Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston song), It Takes Two" – Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston (1966) # "Tea for Two (song), Tea For Two" – Joe Mooney (musician), Joe Mooney Quartet (1946) # "One Irish Rover" – Van Morrison (1986) # "One Love/People Get Ready, One Love" – Bob Marley & The Wailers (1977) # "Zero Willpower" –

(1979)

Episode 34: Christmas & New Year's

Aired December 20, 2006. 2 hour-long special. # "Swinging For Christmas (Boppin' For Santa)" – Tom Archia (1948) # "Christmas Is A-Coming (Chicken Crowns At Midnight)" – Lead Belly (194 ?) # "A Party For Santa" – Lord Nelson (1963) # "Sock It To Me Santa" – Bob Seger & The Last Heard (1966) # "Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas" –

(1970) # "Please Come Home for Christmas" – Charles Brown (musician), Charles Brown (1960) # "Jingle Bells" – Johnny Paycheck (1967) # "It Must Be Christmas" – Gerry Mulligan & Judy Holliday (1980) # "Christmas Morning" – Titus Turner (1952) # "Poor Old Rudolph" – The Bellrays, The BellRays (2001) # "Blue Xmas" – Bob Dorough & Miles Davis (1962) # "Far Away Christmas Blues" – Little Esther with Johnny Otis Orchestra (1950) # "Beatnik's Wish" – Patsy Raye & The Beatniks (1959) # "Don't Believe In Christmas" – The Sonics (1965) # "Christmas Tree" – King Stitt (1969) # "Silent Night" – Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns (1962) # "Must Be Santa (song), Must Be Santa" – Brave Combo (1991) # "Mambo Santa Mambo" – The Enchanters (1957) # "Fiesta De Navidad" – Celia Cruz Y La Sonora Matancera (1961) # "Merry Christmas Darling" – Hop Wilson & His Buddies (1960) # "Merry Merry Christmas" – Alton Ellis & The Lipsticks (1972) # "The Merriest" – June Christy (1961) # "Truckin' Trees For Christmas" – Red Simpson (1973) # "Christmas In Jail" – The Youngsters (1956) # "I Want A Casting Couch For Christmas" – Kay Martin & Her Body Guards (1962) # "Santa Claus" – Sonny Boy Williamson II (1960) # "Hello Mr New Year" – Cool Breezers (1958) # "Happy Christmas, Happy New Year" – Mabel Mafuya (1958) # "Christmas To New Years" –

(1951) # "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" – Nancy Wilson (jazz singer), Nancy Wilson (1965) # "Auld Lang Syne" – traditional

Episode 35: Women's Names

Aired January 3, 2007 # "Laura (1945 song), Laura" – Charlie Parker (1955) # "Anna (Go to Him)" – Arthur Alexander (1962) # "Peggy Sue" – Buddy Holly & The Crickets (1957) # "Lola (song), Lola" – The Kinks (1970) # "Gloria (Them song), Gloria" – Them (band), Them (1965) # "Safronia B" – Calvin Boze (1950) # "Louise" – Howlin' Wolf (1964) # "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" – The Jaynetts (1963) # "Corrine Corrina" – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (1940) # "Mandy Is Two" – Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra (1942) # "Little Maggie" – The Stanley Brothers (1946) # "Pretty Polly (ballad), Pretty Polly" – Sandy Denny (1967) # "Zindy Lou" – The Chimes (1955) # "Claudette (song), Claudette (demo)" – Roy Orbison (1957) # "Nancy (with the Laughing Face), Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" –

(1945) # "Mona (I Need You Baby), Mona" – Bo Diddley (1957) # "Sweet Jennie Lou" – Gene Ammons (1950)

Episode 36: Hair

Aired January 10, 2007 # "Sally, Let Your Bangs Hang Down" – Bill Carlisle (193?) # "Bangs" – They Might Be Giants (2001) # "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" – Eddie Noack (1949) # "Bald-headed Lena" – Piano Red (1962) # "Red Headed Woman" – Sonny Burgess (1956) # "Don't Touch My Head" – J. B. Lenoir (1956) # "Bright Lights And Blonde Haired Women" – Ray Price (musician), Ray Price (1962) # "Bald Head" – Professor Longhair (1950) # "How You Gonna Get Respect (When You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet)" – Hank Ballard (1968) # "Don't Mess With My Ducktail" – Joe Clay (1956) # "(You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse" – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1950) # "Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo" – Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1986) # "Cleanhead Blues" – Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1946) # "You're My Baby (demo version)" –

(1954)

Episode 37: Musical Instruments

Aired: January 17, 2007 # "The Intro and the Outro" – Bonzo Dog Band (1967) # "(Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone" – Roy Montrell (1956) # "Uncle Pen" – Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys (1950) # "Big Guitar" – Bill Watkins (1957) # "The Fiddler" – Nehemiah Reid (1967) # "Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn" – Henry "Red" Allen (1932) # "When Yuba Plays The Rumba On The Tuba" – Johnny Mercer (1938) # "Hillbilly Drummer Girl" – The Young Fresh Fellows (1991) # "Fiddle Diddle Boogie" – Davis Sisters (1955) # "Big Long Slidin' Thing" – Dinah Washington (1954) # "Hey Harmonica Man" –

(1964) # "Different Drum" – Stone Poneys feat. Linda Ronstadt (1967) # "Round Hole Guitar" – Don Rich & The Buckaroos (1967) # "Trombone Cholly" –

& Her Blue Boys (1927) # "The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening with Pete King), The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)" – Tom Waits (1976) # "Crazy 'Bout A Saxophone" –

& His Orchestra (1954)

Episode 38: Luck

Aired: January 24, 2007 # "Happy-Go-Lucky-Me" – Paul Evans (musician), Paul Evans (1960) # "Bad Luck Blues" – Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926) # "Bad Luck Soul" – B.B. King (1960) # "Bad Luck Come My Way" – Eddie Dugosh & The Ah-Ha Playboys (1956) # "Lucky Seven" – The Skatalites (1965) # "Alright, Okay, You Win!" – Buddy Johnson, Buddy & Ella Johnson (1955) # "The Same Thing Could Happen To You" – Lazy Lester (1965) # "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" – Annie Ross & Zoot Sims (1959) # "You Can't Be Lucky All The Time" – Roosevelt Sykes (1955) # "Take It Away Lucky" – Eddie Noack (1954) # "Bad Luck Blues" – Guitar Slim (1953) # "Wheel of Fortune (1951 song), Wheel Of Fortune" – Kay Starr (1952) # "If I Lose" – The Stanley Brothers (1958) # "Mr. Hard Luck" – The Orbits (1957) # "You Win, I Lose" – Little Johnny Taylor (1964) # "Three Cheers For The Loser" – Wynn Stewart (1962) # "Here's To The Losers" –

(1961)

Episode 39: Tears

Aired January 31, 2007 # "The Inflated Tear" – Roland Kirk (1968) # "96 Tears" – ? and the Mysterians (1966) # "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine" – Anita O'Day (1944) # "Big Boys Cry" – Bobby Charles (1963) # "Cry to Me" – Solomon Burke (1961) # "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" – Hank Williams Sr (1949) # "Cry Me a River (Arthur Hamilton song), Cry Me A River" – Julie London (1955) # "I Sat And Cried" – Jimmy Nelson (singer), Jimmy Nelson (1961) # "No More Tear-Stained Makeup" – The Marvelettes (1970) # "Tears A Go-Go" – Charlie Rich (1966) # "Cry One More Time" – The J. Geils Band (1971) # "Laughing But Crying" – Roy Brown (blues musician), Roy Brown (1953) # "The Bells (Billy Ward and His Dominoes song), The Bells" – Billy Ward and his Dominoes (1953) # "Cry Tough" – Alton Ellis & The Flames (1966) # "Drown in My Own Tears, I'll Drown In My Own Tears" – Lula Reed (1951) # "Everybody's Cryin' Mercy" – Mose Allison (1968)

Episode 40: Laughter

Aired February 7, 2007 # "Laughing In Rhythm" – Slim Gaillard (1938) # "Laughin' And Jokin'" – Ernie Chaffin (1957) # "Everyone's Laughing" – Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters (1955) # "Don't Laugh" – The Louvin Brothers (1957) # "After My Laughter Came Tears" – Big Joe Turner (1951) # "Lose Your Blues And Laugh At Life" – Jimmie Revard & His Oklahoma Playboys (1937) # "The Last Laugh" – Mark Knopfler & Van Morrison (2000) # "After The Laughter" – Gene Chandler (1967) # "Laugh at Me" – Sonny Bono (1965) # "I'm Laughing At You" – The Gardenias (1957) # "When I Laugh" – Toots & The Maytals (1965) # "I've Got The Last Laugh Now" – Roy Brown (blues musician), Roy Brown (1951) # "They All Laughed (song), They All Laughed" – Chris Connor (1957) # "Living A Little, Laughing A Little" – The Spinners (American group), The Spinners (1974)

Episode 41: Heart

Aired February 14, 2007 # "Home In Your Heart" – Solomon Burke (1963) # "Keys To Your Heart" – The 101ers (1976) # "Good Morning Heartache" – Billie Holiday (1946) # "He Will Break Your Heart" – Jerry Butler (1960) # "Brand New Heartache" – The Everly Brothers (1958) # "Melt Your Heart" – Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins (2006) # "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" – The Million Dollar Quartet feat. Elvis Presley (1956) # "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" – Billy Bunn & His Buddies (1952) # "Secret Heart" – Ron Sexsmith (1995) # "Directly From My Heart" – Little Richard (1956) # "Ruler Of My Heart" –

(1962) # "(Straight To Your Heart) Like A Cannonball" – Van Morrison (1971) # "Hearts of Stone" – The Jewels (1954) # "Piece of My Heart" – Erma Franklin (1967) # "Heart Full of Soul" – The Yardbirds (1965) # "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" – The Coasters (1958)

Episode 42: Shoes

Aired February 21, 2007 # "My Little Suede Shoes" – Charlie Parker (1948) # "Blue Suede Shoes" – Carl Perkins (1956) # "Hi-Heel Sneakers" – Tommy Tucker (singer), Tommy Tucker (1964) # "Gallenkamp Shoe Commercial" – The Bobby Fuller Four (1965) # "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" – Joe South and the Believers, Joe South & The Believers (1970) # "Take Your Shoes Off Baby" – Dinah Washington (1962) # "Charlie's Shoes" – Billy Walker (musician) (1962) # "I've Got Sand In My Shoes" – The Drifters (1964) # "Shine" – Louis Armstrong & His New Sebastian Cotton Club Orchestra (1931) # "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy, Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy" – Red Foley (1950) # "Get Rhythm" – NRBQ (1978) # "Paper In My Shoe" – Boozoo Chavis (1954) # "Running Shoes" – Juke Boy Bonner (1968) # "My Adidas" – Run-D.M.C. (1986) # "Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes" – Chuck Willis (1958) # "Barefootin' (song), Barefootin'" – Robert Parker (singer), Robert Parker (1966)

Episode 43: Colors

Aired February 28, 2007 # "Over The Rainbow" – Judy Garland (1939) # "The House Of Blue Lights" –

(1946) # "Pink Champagne (Joe Liggins song), Pink Champagne" – Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers (1945) # "Long Black Veil" –

(1959) # "Baby's in Black" – The Beatles (1964) # "Red Cadillac & A Black Moustache" – Warren Smith (singer), Warren Smith (1957) # "Deep Purple (song), Deep Purple" – The Ravens (1949) # "Blue Days, Black Nights" – Bob Luman (1957) # "Blue And Orange Birds And Silver Bells" – Della Reese (1954) # "Self-Portrait In Three Colors" – Charles Mingus (1959) # "The Little White Cloud That Cried" – Johnnie Ray (1951) # "Little Green (song), Little Green" – Joni Mitchell (1971) # "Orange Colored Sky" – Nat King Cole (1950) # "Big Blue Diamonds" – Clint West (1965) # "Blue Skies (Irving Berlin song), Blue Skies" – Count Basie & Jimmy Rushing (1946) # "Pink Cadillac" – Sammy Masters (1956) # "Choucoune (song), Yellow Bird" – Arthur Lyman (1961) # "Yellow Coat" – Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1958) # "Purple Haze" –

(1967)

Episode 44: Texas

Aired March 7, 2007 # "The Eyes of Texas, The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You" – Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies # "Drifting Texas Sand" – Webb Pierce (1951) # "Deep in the Heart of Texas" – Andy Anderson & The Dawnbreakers (1960) # "The Girls From Texas" – Jimmy Lewis (musician), Jimmy Lewis (1967) # "Carter Family And Jimmie Rodgers In Texas" – Jimmie Rodgers &

(1931) # "Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio" – Don Santiago Jimenez Sr. (1937) # "I Got Texas In My Soul" - Tex Williams & the Western Caravan (1946) # "Texas Flood (song), Texas Flood" – Larry Davis (blues musician), Larry Davis (1958) # "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)" – Bob Downen (195?) # "Across the Alley from the Alamo" – June Christy with Stan Kenton & His Orchestra (1947) # "Under A Texas Moon" – "King" Bennie Nawahi, King Nawahi Hawaiians (1930) # "All That Oil In Texas" – Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers (1953) # "Texas Me" –

Sir Douglas Quintet The Sir Douglas Quintet was an American Rock music, rock band formed in San Antonio, Texas in 1964. With their first hits, they were acclaimed in their home state. When their career was established (subsequent to working with Texas record produ ...

(1969) # "Waltz Across Texas" – Ernest Tubb & His Texas Troubadours (1965) # "The Assassination" – The Dixie Nightingales (1965) # "Paris, Texas" –

(1984) # "Across The Borderline" – Freddy Fender w/ Ry Cooder (1982)

Episode 45: Trains

Aired March 14, 2007 # "Blue Train (composition), Blue Train" – John Coltrane (1957) # "Honky Tonk Train Blues" – Meade Lux Lewis (1927) # "Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track)" – The Johnny Burnette Rock 'n' Roll Trio (1957) # "Mystery Train" – Little Junior Parker (1953) # "I'm Gonna Murder My Baby" – Pat Hare (1954) # "Waiting for a Train (Jimmie Rodgers song), Waiting for a Train" –

(1929) # "Draw Your Brakes" – Scotty (reggae vocalist), Scotty (1971) # "Train in Vain" – The Clash (1979) # "Night Train (Jimmy Forrest composition), Night Train" – Jimmy Forrest (musician), Jimmy Forrest (1951) # "Freight Train Boogie (song), Freight Train Boogie" – The Delmore Brothers (1946) # "Lonesome Whistle Blues" – Freddie King (1961) # "Mule Train" – Frankie Lane (1949) # "The Train" – Lord Buckley (1970) # "Train Kept A-Rollin', The Train Kept A-Rollin'" – Tiny Bradshaw (1951) # "Last Train to Clarksville" – The Monkees (1966) # "Midnight Special (song), Midnight Special" – Lead Belly (1940) # "Yonder Comes A Freight Train" – Laura Cantrell (2002) # "Casey Jones" – The Jubalaires (1944) # "Casey Jones (Grateful Dead song), Casey Jones" – The Grateful Dead (1970) # "Still A Fool (Two Trains Running)" –

(1951)

Episode 46: More Trains

Aired March 21, 2007 # "Railroading" – Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West (1951) # "People Get Ready" – Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions (1965) # "Mean Old Train" – Papa Lightfoot (1954) # "Click Clack" – Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band (1972) # "Blues in the Night" – Jimmy Lunceford (1941) # "The Underground Train" – Lord Kitchener (calypsonian), Lord Kitchener (1950) # "This Train" –

(1947) # "Train of Love" –

(1957) # "All Aboard" –

(1956) # "That Train Don't Stop Here" – Los Lobos (1992) # "The Loco-Motion" – Little Eva (1962) # "2:19 Blues" – Louis Armstrong (1940) # "Mr. Engineer" – Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys (1976) # "Gone Dead Train" –

(1970) # "Kassie Jones" – Furry Lewis (1928) # "Love Train" – The O'Jays (1973)

Episode 47: Fools

Aired March 28, 2007 # "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You), These Foolish Things" – ? # "Chain Of Fools" – Aretha Franklin (1967) # "List of Jiminy Cricket educational serials, I'm No Fool" – Jiminy Cricket (1955) # "(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I" – Hank Snow (1952) # "Three Times A Fool" – Otis Rush with Willie Dixon's Orchestra (1958) # "The Fool (Sanford Clark song), The Fool" – Sanford Clark (1956) # "Fool, Fool, Fool" –

(1951) # "A Fool No More" – Eddie Hope & Manish Boys (1956) # "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" – Sonny Stitt (1965) # "A Fool in Love" – Ike and Tina Turner (1960) # "Love's Made a Fool of You" – The Crickets (1959) # "Love Is All Around (Sonny Curtis song), Love Is All Around" – Hüsker Dü (1985) # "Fools Fall in Love" – The Drifters (1957) # "I Pity the Fool" – Bobby "Blue" Bland (1961) # "Just Your Fool" – Little Walter (1960) # "I'm A Fool For You" – James Carr (singer), James Carr & Betty Harris (1967) # "Guitar Pickin' Fool" – Teddy Humphries (1959) # "Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song), Why Do Fools Fall In Love" – Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (1956) # "Who Will The Next Fool Be" – Charlie Rich

Episode 48: New York

Aired April 4, 2007 # "Take the "A" Train" – Duke Ellington (1941) # "Going To New York" – Jimmy Reed (1959) # "Funky Broadway" – Dyke and the Blazers (1966) # "Dirty Blvd." – Lou Reed (1989) # "New York's My Home" – Ray Charles (1960) # "New York Mambo" – Johnny Colon (1971) # "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City" – Harry Nilsson (1969) # "Across 110th Street (song), Across 110th Street" – Bobby Womack and Peace (1972) # "Boys In The City" – NRBQ (1972) # "Let Me Off Uptown" – Anita O'Day & Roy Eldridge (1941) # "Down and Out in New York City" – James Brown (1973) # "Bowery" – Moondog (1954) # "No Sleep till Brooklyn" – Beastie Boys (1986) # "Broadway" – Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (1962) # "Manhattan (song), Manhattan" – Dinah Washington (1959)

Episode 49: Death & Taxes

Aired April 11, 2007 # "Money's Getting Cheaper" – Jimmy Witherspoon (1963) # "I Paid My Income Tax Today" – Gene Autry (1942) # "Sunny Afternoon" – The Kinks (1966) # "Taxman" – The Beatles (1966) # "Taxation" – Prince Buster And All Stars (1968) # "Taxes, Taxes" – Hank Penny (1950) # "Eisenhower Blues" – J. B. Lenoir (1954) # "Tax Paying Blues" – J. B. Lenoir (1954) # "Sales Tax On The Women" – New Lost City Ramblers, The New Lost City Ramblers (1959) # "Fixin' to Die Blues" – Bukka White (1940) # "Dead!" – Carolyn Sullivan (1967) # "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You" – Milton Brown & The Musical Brownies (1933) # "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You" – Louis Armstrong with Louis Jordan (1951) # "Freddie's Dead" – Curtis Mayfield (1972) # "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" – David Bowie (1972) # "O Death" – The Stanley Brothers (1964) # "Withered And Died" – Richard Thompson (musician), Richard and Linda Thompson (singer), Linda Thompson (1974) # "Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater), The Streetbeater (''Sanford & Son'' Theme)" – Quincy Jones (1973)

Episode 50: Spring Cleaning

Aired April 18, 2007. 2-hour long special. # "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most" – Betty Carter (1964) # "Be My Guest (Fats Domino song), Be My Guest" –

(1959) # "You Need A Friend" – Memphis Minnie (1941) # "Crying (Roy Orbison song), Crying" – Roy Orbison (1961) # "I Cried" – Cookie and his Cupcakes (1954) # "Cry Baby (Garnet Mimms song), Cry Baby" – Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters (1963) # "Teardrops from My Eyes" –

(1950) # "Rose Garden (song), Rose Garden" – Joe South (1968) # "The Rite of Spring" – Igor Stravinsky (1913) # "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" – Elvis Costello (1977) # "Little Sister Throw Your Red Shoes Away" – Vernon Oxford (1965) # "Dust My Broom" – Elmore James (1952) # "Fools Are Getting Scarcer" – Roy Milton & The Solid Senders (1955) # "Everybody Plays the Fool" – The Main Ingredient (1972) # "Spring Cleaning" – Fats Waller (1937) # "Detroit City (song), Detroit City" – Bobby Bare (1963) # "Bad, Bad Whiskey" – Amos Milburn (1950) # "Waitin' in Your Welfare Line" – Buck Owens (1966) # "Richest Guy In The Graveyard" – Dinah Washington (1949) # "Skid Row Joe" – Porter Wagoner (1966) # "Spring Is Here" – The Latin Jazz Quintet with Eric Dolphy (1960) # "I Ain't Superstitious" – Howlin' Wolf (1962) # "Take The Devil Out Of Me" – George Jones (1957) # "Springtime for Hitler (song), Springtime for Hitler" – ''The Producers (1967 film), The Producers'' (1968) # "Sales Tax" – Mississippi Sheiks (1934) # "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" – Faron Young (1955) # "Brother, Drop Dead" – Tex Williams & His Western Caravan (1948) # "Fannie Mae (song), Fannie Mae" – Buster Brown (1957) # "Heart" – Rockpile (1980) # "Crazy Heart (Hank Williams song), Crazy Heart" – Hank Williams (1951) # "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" – Jackie DeShannon (1969) # "House Cleaning" –

(1953) # "You Can Never Hold Back Spring" – Tom Waits (2005)

References

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