The second 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 ...

'' began on September 19, 2007, and ended April 2, 2008.

Overview

The missing shows of Season 2

In early September 2007, XM Radio announced the return of ''TTRH'', beginning September 19. The press release read in part..."Future shows will center on such motifs as "Young & Old", "California", "Dreams", "Fruit," "Something", "Nothing", "Streets", "Parties" and "Mail..." The highlighted shows were not aired during Season 2.

Caller on Line 2

The theme of the first episode of Season 2 was "Hello." As in Season 1,

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opened the show, announcing the "Hello" episode with the lines: "''It's night time in the big city. Something isn't quite right. Nobody will answer the phone''." The show followed the same general format as Season 1, and introduced a new segment that would continue intermittently through the season, the "Caller on Line 2" (occasionally on "Line 3" and "Line 6"). This was a comedy segment featuring a listener call, supposedly as Dylan broadcast the show live from "Studio B." In this first call, a "Rob Harrison" requested that Dylan play

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' "Hello, I Love You." Dylan politely demurred.

Battle of the ''TTRH'' CDs

In early October 2007
ISIS magazine
and UK-based oldies label Chrome Dreams announced its release of ''The Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour'', an unauthorized 2-CD compilation featuring selections - out of copyright in the EU - from the ''TTRH'' Season 1 playlist. The UK label Ace Records, released its own ''TTRH'' 2-CD compilation, ''Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host, Bob Dylan'', in March 2008, publicizing its set as "authorized", and compiled by TTRH producer,

Eddie Gorodetsky Eddie Gorodetsky is a television writer and television producer, producer. His credits include ''Desert Bus'', ''Two and a Half Men'', ''Dharma & Greg'', ''The Fresh Prince of Bel Air'', ''The Big Bang Theory'', ''Saturday Night Live'', ''SCTV Netw ...

and Dylan factotum, Jeff Rosen. In the summer of 2008, ''ISIS'' magazine released ''The Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: Volume 2''. As with the first compilation, ''Volume 2'' is a 2-CD set containing 52 selections from Season One of ''TTRH''. The Ace set features a broader - and a better representative - mix of music from ''TTRH'' than either of the ''ISIS''/Chrome Dreams compilations, including selections from

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and

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. None of the sets include any commentary from Dylan or other material from ''Theme Time Radio Hour''.

Commercial affiliations

During the "Days of the Week" show broadcast in October 2007, Dylan received a supposed email from listener, "Jackie Vann" who wrote in part, "''...what is your take on

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using Buddy Holly's great Not Fade Away for a TV hair dye commercial? I felt the most awful, stinging disappointment when I first heard it. I felt betrayed by Crow, as I'm almost sure Buddy would have. He was such a stickler for controlling his own material. I can't imagine his liking this commercial adaptation''." Dylan responded with a list of artists "proud of commercial affiliation", including

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, and himself. Later in October 2007, the

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luxury car and SUV division of

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and

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released a cross-promotional advertising campaign featuring Bob Dylan and ''Theme Time Radio Hour''. Elements of the campaign included Dylan appearing in a television commercial for the 2008 Cadillac Escalade hybrid, and a ''TTRH'' episode dedicated to the theme, "Cadillac". At approximately the same time, Cadillac became a formal sponsor of ''Theme Time Radio Hour'', acknowledged with a brief announcement at the beginning of the show, as well as with a branded badge on the show's web page. As could be expected, Dylan's participation was greeted with almost universal criticism from both the mainstream press and Web commentators. Cadillac and XM Radio also published a web page in 2007 featuring a promotional version of the first half of the ''TTRH'' "Cadillac" show, as well as different versions of Dylan's television commercial. That page was removed from the XM Radio site in late 2009.

The ''Theme Time Radio Hour'' poster

In late October 2007, the pop-culture web site

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posted an article on a promotional poster ''TTRH'' producer Eddie Gorodetsky commissioned from artist/illustrator

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. Each of the scenes illustrated in the poster refer to Ellen Barkin's "It's Night in the Big City," introductions from Season 1 of ''TTRH''. Fan Simon Nielsen (aka "ukulele.elvis") would later create a multimedia walkthrough of the ''TTRH'' poster, using Ellen Barkin's introductions as the voiceover. The walkthrough was also featured on BoingBoing, and Nielsen received a congratulatory email from XM Chief Creative Officer,

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, on his initiative. The poster was available as a free high-resolution download at bobdylan.com from October 2007 through July 2008. However, that link was discontinued upon the relaunch of the bobdylan.com site on July 29, 2008
A print version of the poster was offered
to the first 5,000 people to order any one of the three ''Bootleg Series Volume 8: Tell Tale Sign''s packages being sold through the site.

Leftovers again?

To the disappointment of many fans, the "Halloween" episode for Season 2 was a re-run from Season 1, rather than original programming. Season 2 would include two other Season 1 re-runs, both also holiday shows - the "Thanksgiving Leftovers" show and the "Christmas/New Years" episode. As Season 2 began midway through the month of September, it would not be until January 2008 before ''TTRH'' would air a complete month of original programming.

''TTRH'' on and off AOL Radio

In November 2007, AOL Radio removed XM Radio's "Deep Tracks" station from its free online playlist. An XM Radio representative responded to an email inquiry that AOL Radio rotated XM Radio channels, and that the "Deep Tracks" channel could be expected to eventually return. The channel did reappear on the AOL Radio playlist in January 2008, but later in the year XM Radio announced that it was ending its relationship with AOL Radio and that no XM Radio channels would be available through AOL Radio after April 30, 2008.

Notable shows

In October 2007, ''TTRH'' aired the series' long-promised "Classic Rock" episode, with the music featuring rocks of the mineral sort. Later that year ''TTRH'' would do a second "Countdown" show, with all-new material, the series first theme to cross two seasons. In February 2008, The "President's Day" episode was a surprise two-hour show. It showcased both music with a "presidential" theme as well as music relating to earlier themes, similar to the "Thanksgiving Leftovers" and "Spring Cleaning" shows from Season One. Dylan remarked in explanation that Theme Time Radio Hour was "having a President's Day Sale" of music that hadn't been included in their original theme shows. Two themes extended over two weeks: "Around the World" Parts 1 and 2, and "Birds" and "More Birds."

Starbucks and "Tim Ziegler"

During the "Lock & Key" show broadcast in January 2008, Dylan lectured a supposed telephone caller, "Tim Ziegler", arguing that ''Theme Time Radio Hour'' "isn't a classroom," after Ziegler complained that Dylan had gotten a record label wrong. Later in the year, the

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coffee house chain released a Bob Dylan ''Artist's Choice'' CD, featuring music chosen by Dylan. The credits noted that the compilation was produced by "Tim Ziegler".

Abrupt end to Season 2?

In March 2008, Lee Abrams, XM Radio Chief Creative Officer and the person who brought Dylan to the station, announced that he was moving to a new job at the Tribune Company beginning April 1, 2008. Also that month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had approved the buyout of XM Radio by

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, removing one major roadblock to the proposed merger which was eventually completed in late July 2008. While apparently unrelated to those announcements, Bob Dylan closed the "Cold" show on April 2, 2008, with the news that it was the last show of Season 2, noting that "...This is our final show of the season. We’re gonna go away for a little while, but not for too long. Just long enough to look for some more themes and records to go along with them. In the meantime, you try to stay warm. Be careful, 'cause I'll be counting heads when we come back for Season 3. You better be there! See you soon." There was some fan speculation in online forums that Season Two came to an unplanned, early close possibly caused by Abrams departure, the Sirius merger, or some other, unknown reason. Supporters of this theory point to the facts that Season One had aired 50 original shows broadcast over a year; that unlike Season One there was no pre-announcement of the final show of Season Two; that announced Season Two shows never aired; and that Dylan's closing statement appeared to be a last-minute addition to the "Cold" show, as no closing credits were read. On the other hand, Season Two of ''TTRH'' had exactly half - 25 - of the original shows broadcast in Season One. Season Two also ended almost six months to the day after beginning, and Season Three started almost exactly six months after the close of Season Two. All this lends credence to the theory that after a successful first season, the ''Theme Time Radio Hour'' producers negotiated a new contract requiring less original material and fewer episodes than Season One.

Season 2 - Episodes 51 to 75

Episode 51: Hello

First aired on September 19, 2007. # "Hello" – Sherman Williams Orchestra (1948) # "

Hello Mary Lou "Hello Mary Lou" is a song written by American singer Gene Pitney first recorded by Johnny Duncan in 1960 and by Ricky Nelson at United Western Recorders Studios on March 22, 1961. Nelson's version, issued as a double A-side with his No. 1 hit ...

" –

Ricky Nelson Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician and actor. From age eight, he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. In 1957, he began a ...

(1961) # "

Hello It's Me "Hello It's Me" is a song written by American musician Todd Rundgren. It was the first song he wrote, and was recorded by his group Nazz as a slow ballad, released as the B-side of the band's first single, "Open My Eyes", in 1968. A mid-tempo v ...

" –

Nazz The Nazz was an American rock band formed in Philadelphia in 1967. The group was founded by guitarist and main songwriter Todd Rundgren and bassist Carson Van Osten. Drummer Thom Mooney and vocalist/keyboardist Robert "Stewkey" Antoni joined ...

(1968) # " Hello Darlin'" –

Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...

(1970) # "Hello Josephine" –

Luke "Long Gone" Miles Luke "Long Gone" Miles (May 8, 1925 – November 22, 1987) was an American Texas blues and electric blues singer and songwriter. He was a protégé of Lightnin' Hopkins and variously recorded or performed with Hopkins, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhe ...

(1969) # "I Wanna Say Hello" –

Pee Wee King Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski (February 18, 1914 – March 7, 2000), known professionally as Pee Wee King, was an American country music songwriter and recording artist best known for co-writing "Tennessee Waltz". Pee Wee King is credited with ...

(195 ?) # "Hello, Mello Baby" – The Mardi Gras Loungers (195 ?) # " Hello Trouble (Come on In)" –

Buck Owens Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the frontman for The Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' country music chart. He pioneered what came ...

(1964) # "Hello, Aloha! How Are You?" – The Radiolites (1926) # "

Hello Walls "Hello Walls" is an American country music song written by Willie Nelson and first recorded by Faron Young. It was number one on ''Billboards country chart for nine weeks in 1961 and spent 23 weeks on the chart. It peaked at number 12 on the ...

" –

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor and activist. He was one of the main figures of the outlaw country subgenre that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restr ...

(1962) # "Hello Stranger" –

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 ...

(1939) # "

Hello Stranger Hello Stranger may refer to: * Hello Stranger (song), a 1963 song by Barbara Lewis * "Hello Stranger", a 1930s song by the Carter Family * ''Hello Stranger'' (2010 film), a Thai film * ''Hello Stranger'' (2024 film), a Canadian short documentary ...

" –

Barbara Lewis Barbara Ann Lewis (born February 9, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter whose smooth style influenced rhythm and blues. Career Lewis was born in Salem Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan, Salem, Michigan, United States. She was writ ...

(1963) # "

Hello In There ''Hello in There'' is an album released by country musician David Allan Coe, released in 1983 on Columbia Records. Recording ''Hello in There'' was Coe’s second LP of 1983 and sixth Columbia album of the decade. (He released ''Underground Albu ...

" –

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 ...

(1971) # " Hello I Must Be Going" –

Groucho Marx Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer who performed in films and vaudeville on television, radio, and the stage. He is considered one of America's greatest comed ...

(1972) # "

Hello, Goodbye "Hello, Goodbye" (sometimes titled "Hello Goodbye") is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Backed by John Lennon's " I Am the Walrus", it was issued as a non-album single ...

" –

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(1967)

Episode 52: Young and Old

First aired on September 26, 2007. # " As the Years Go Passing By" – ? # "

Smells Like Teen Spirit "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. It is the opening track and lead single from the band's second album, '' Nevermind'' (1991), released on DGC Records. Having sold over 13 million units worldwide, it i ...

" –

The Bad Plus The Bad Plus is an American jazz group from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, formed in 2000. They were originally a piano trio, but became a quartet in 2021: founding members Reid Anderson on bass and David King on drums, as well as guit ...

(2003) # "

Young Man Blues "Young Man Blues" is a song by jazz artist Mose Allison. Allison first recorded it in March 1957 for his debut album, '' Back Country Suite'', in which it appears under the title "Back Country Suite: Blues". In Allison's two-CD compilation set of ...

" –

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 ...

(1957) # "

Small Fry Small Fry may refer to: *Small fry (fish), a recently hatched fish * "Small Fry" (short story), 1885 Anton Chekhov story * "Small Fry" (song), a song written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser * ''Small Fry'' (album), 1941 Bing Crosby a ...

" –

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 Sh ...

(1938) # "

Stardust Stardust may refer to: * A type of cosmic dust, composed of particles in space Entertainment Songs * “Stardust” (1927 song), by Hoagy Carmichael * “Stardust” (David Essex song), 1974 * “Stardust” (Lena Meyer-Landrut song), 2012 * ...

" –

Hoagy Carmichael Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s and 1940s, a ...

# "

Like Young "Like Young" is a song written by André Previn with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. An instrumental version by Previn and David Rose appeared on the album ''Like Young - Secret Songs For Young Lovers''. Chart performance The Previn version peake ...

" – Linda Lawson (1960) # "

I Don't Want To Grow Up ''I Don't Want to Grow Up'' is the second studio album by the American punk rock band the Descendents (band), Descendents, released on May 15, 1985 through New Alliance Records. It marked the end of a two-year hiatus for the band, during which ...

" – The

Ramones The Ramones were an American punk rock band formed in the New York City neighborhood Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. Known for helping establish the punk movement in the United States and elsewhere, the Ramones are often recognized as one of th ...

(1995) # " Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think)"—

Guy Lombardo Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977) was a Canadian and American bandleader, violinist, and hydroplane racing, hydroplane racer whose unique "sweet jazz" style remained popular with audiences for nearly five decade ...

& His Royal Canadians (1949) # " Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think)" –

Prince Buster Cecil Bustamente Campbell (24 May 1938 – 8 September 2016), known professionally as Prince Buster, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer. The records he released in the 1960s influenced and shaped the course of Jamaican contemporary ...

(1968) # "Separation Line" – Laura Lee (1970) # "Older Guys" –

The Flying Burrito Brothers The Flying Burrito Brothers are an American country rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1968, best known for their influential 1969 debut album, ''The Gilded Palace of Sin''. Although the group is known for its connection to band f ...

(1970) # "Young Fashioned Ways" –

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 ...

(1955) # "We Live A Long Long Time To Get Old" – Jimmy Murphy (1951) # "Elderly Man River" –

Stan Freberg Stan Freberg (born Stanley Friberg; August 7, 1926 – April 7, 2015) was an American actor, author, comedian, musician, puppeteer, radio personality and advertising creative director. His best-known works include " St. George and the Dragonet ...

(1957) # "Old And Only In The Way" –

Charlie Poole Charles Cleveland Poole (March 22, 1892 – May 21, 1931) was an American old-time music, old-time musician and leader of the North Carolina Ramblers, a string band that recorded many popular hillbilly music, hillbilly songs between 1925 and 193 ...

(1928) # "Aged And Mellow" –

Esther Phillips Esther Phillips (born Esther Mae Washington; 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. ...

(1952) # " Old Man" –

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the begi ...

(1972) # "Happy Birthday Everybody" –

Ray Barretto Raymundo "Ray" Barretto Pagán (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent. Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Lati ...

(1967)

Episode 53: Days of the Week

First aired on October 3, 2007. # "Seven Days" – Sterling Harrison (2007) # "

Sunday Bloody Sunday "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1983 album '' War'' and was released as the album's third single on 21 March 1983 in the Netherlands and West Germany. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is noted ...

" – U2 (1983) # "Lucy Mae Blues" – Frankie Lee Sims (1953) # " Blue Monday" –

Smiley Lewis Overton Amos Lemons (July 5, 1913 – October 7, 1966), known as Smiley Lewis, was an American New Orleans rhythm and blues singer and guitarist. The music journalist Tony Russell wrote that "Lewis was the unluckiest man in New Orleans. He hit on ...

(1954) # " Ruby Tuesday" –

The 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 ...

(1967) # "

Blowin' in the Wind "Blowin' in the Wind" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962. It was released as a single and included on his album '' The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' in 1963. It has been described as a protest song and poses a series of rhetorical questions about ...

" – played on recorder 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 ...

(2007) # "Tomorrow Night" – Lonnie Johnson (1947) # "

Wednesday Week "Wednesday Week" is the seventh single released by the Undertones. The song was written in December 1979 by the band's rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter, John O' Neill, during a Christmas break the band had taken while recording their s ...

" –

The Undertones The Undertones are a rock band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974. From 1975 to 1983, the Undertones consisted of Feargal Sharkey (vocals), John O'Neill (rhythm guitar, vocals), Damian O'Neill (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Bradle ...

(1980) # "Thursday" –

Morphine Morphine, formerly also called morphia, is an opiate that is found naturally in opium, a dark brown resin produced by drying the latex of opium poppies (''Papaver somniferum''). It is mainly used as an analgesic (pain medication). There are ...

(1993) # "Old Fashioned Morphine" –

Jolie Holland Jolie Holland (born September 11, 1975) is an American singer and performer who combines elements of folk, traditional, experimental, and rock. Career Growing up in her birthplace of Houston, Texas, Holland left in 1994, moving to Austin, Ne ...

(2004) # "

Friday on My Mind "Friday on My Mind" is a 1966 song by Australian rock group the Easybeats. Written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda, the track became a worldwide hit, reaching No. 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in May 1967 in the US, No. ...

" –

The Easybeats The Easybeats were an Australian Rock music, rock band which formed in Sydney in late 1964. They are best known for their 1966 hit single "Friday on My Mind", which is regarded as the first Australian rock song to achieve international success ...

(1966) # "Lonely Weekends" –

Charlie Rich Charles Allan Rich (December 14, 1932July 25, 1995) was an American country singer. His eclectic style of music also blended influences from rockabilly, jazz, blues, soul, and gospel. In the later part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname t ...

(1960) # "(Looking For)

The Heart of Saturday Night ''The Heart of Saturday Night'' is the second studio album by singer and songwriter Tom Waits, released on October 15, 1974, on Asylum Records. The title song was written as a tribute to Jack Kerouac. The album marks the start of a decade-long c ...

" –

Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on society's underworld and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He began in the American folk music, fo ...

(1974) # "

Wasted Days and Wasted Nights "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" is an American country and pop song recorded by Freddy Fender. It is considered by many to belong to the swamp pop idiom of south Louisiana and southeast Texas that had such a major musical impact on Fender. Son ...

" –

Doug Sahm Douglas Wayne Sahm (November 6, 1941 – November 18, 1999) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from San Antonio, Texas. He is regarded as a key Tejano music, Tex-Mex music and Music of Texas, Texan Music pe ...

(1971) # "

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 ...

" –

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) # "

Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson that was recorded in 1969 by Ray Stevens before becoming a No.1 hit on the ''Billboard'' US Country chart for Johnny Cash. History Stevens' version of the song reached No.55 o ...

" –

Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a m ...

(1970) # "

Nights in White Satin "Nights in White Satin" is a song by English rock band the Moody Blues, written by Justin Hayward. It was first featured as the segment "The Night" on the album '' Days of Future Passed''. When first released as a single in 1967, it reached nu ...

" –

Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) was an American jazz piano, jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five RIAA certification, gold records and three Grammy Awards ...

(1973)

Episode 54: California

First aired on October 10, 2007. # '' Dragnet'' Theme – Ray Anthony Orchestra (1953) # "

California, Here I Come "California, Here I Come" is a song interpolated in the Broadway musical '' Bombo'', starring Al Jolson. The song was written by Bud DeSylva, Joseph Meyer, and Jolson. Jolson recorded the song on January 17, 1924, with Isham Jones' Orchestra ...

" –

Al Jolson Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson, ; May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-born American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. Self-billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer," Jolson was one of the United States' most famous and ...

(1924) # "

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

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Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan Mitchell (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter. As one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitch ...

(1971) # "California Blues" –

Webb Pierce Michael Webb Pierce (August 8, 1921 – February 24, 1991) was an American country music vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number-one hits than any other country and western pe ...

(1951) # " When You Wish upon a Star" –

Glenn Miller Alton Glen "Glenn" Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band conductor, arranger, composer, trombonist, and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the United States Army Air Forces ...

# "Go West" –

Geraint Watkins Geraint Meurig Vaughan Watkins (born 5 February 1951) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, rock and roll pianist and accordionist. He has backed many notable artists, including Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Ro ...

(2004) # "

The Ecstasy of Gold "The Ecstasy of Gold" () is a musical composition by Ennio Morricone, part of his score for the 1966 Sergio Leone film ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly''. It is played while Tuco (Eli Wallach) is frantically searching a cemetery for the grave tha ...

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Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone ( , ; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, Orchestration, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 film score, scores for cinema and televisi ...

(1966) # "

Do You Know the Way to San Jose "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" is a 1968 popular song written and composed for singer Dionne Warwick by Burt Bacharach. Hal David wrote the lyrics. The song was Warwick's biggest international hit to that point, selling several million copie ...

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Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick ( ; born Marie Dionne Warrick; December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. During her career, Warwick has won many awards, including six Grammy Awards. She has been inducted into the Hollywood Wa ...

(1968) # " Mendocino" –

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) # "California Blues" –

(1951) # "Whittier Boulevard" –

Thee Midniters Thee Midniters were an American rock group, among the first Chicano rock bands to have a major hit in the United States. They were one of the best known acts to come out of East Los Angeles in the 1960s, with a cover of " Land of a Thousand Da ...

(1965) # "Mambo Del Pachuco" –

Don Tosti Don Tosti (given name: Edmundo Martínez Tostado) (March 27, 1923 – August 2, 2004) was an American musician and composer. Tosti forged a career spanning several decades and styles, from classical to jazz and rhythm and blues. He was best rem ...

Y Su Conjunto (194 ?) # "

Surfer Girl ''Surfer Girl'' is the third studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released September 16, 1963 on Capitol Records. It is largely a collection of surf songs. The LP reached number 7 in the U.S. and number 13 in the UK. Lead sin ...

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Dave Alvin David Albert Alvin (born November 11, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He is a former and founding member of the roots rock band the Blasters. Alvin has recorded and performed as a solo artist since the late 1980s ...

(2006) # "

San Francisco Bay Blues "San Francisco Bay Blues" is an American folk song and is generally considered to be the most famous composition by Jesse Fuller. Fuller first recorded the song in 1954, which was released by the World Song label in 1955. A " one-man band" renditi ...

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Jesse Fuller Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976) was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues". Early life Fuller was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta, United States. He was sent by his moth ...

(1963) # "

Going Hollywood ''Going Hollywood'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Marion Davies and Bing Crosby. It was written by Donald Ogden Stewart based on a story by Frances Marion. The film was released by Metro-Goldw ...

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Original soundtrack A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured ...

(1933) # "I’ve Been To Hollywood" –

Dorothy Shay Dorothy Shay (April 11, 1921 – October 22, 1978) was an American popular comedic recording artist in the late 1940s and early 1950s, who later became a character actress. She was known as the "Park Avenue Hillbillie". Early life Shay was bo ...

(1946) # "

California Dreamin' "California Dreamin" is a song written by John and Michelle Phillips in 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire. The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in Dec ...

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Bobby Womack Robert Dwayne Womack ( ; March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's ...

(1968) # "Goodbye California" –

(2004) # "

This Land Is Your Land "This Land Is Your Land" is a song by American folk singer Woody Guthrie. One of the United States' most famous folk songs, its lyrics were written in 1940 in critical response to Irving Berlin's " God Bless America". Its melody is based on a ...

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Episode 55: Classic Rock

First aired on October 17, 2007. # "

Third Stone from the Sun "Third Stone from the Sun" (or "3rd Stone from the Sun") is a mostly instrumental composition by American musician Jimi Hendrix. It incorporates several musical approaches, including jazz and psychedelic rock, with brief spoken passages. The ti ...

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Jimi Hendrix 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) # " Be Careful Of The Stones That You Throw" –

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 ...

(1964) # "Rude Rude Rudee" –

(1965) # "Rock Around The Rock Pile" – Ray Anthony Orchestra (1956) # " Rollin' Stone" –

(1950) # "

Rock of Ages Rock of Ages is an epithet that is used in some translations of Isaiah 26, Isaiah 26:4 and may refer to: Films * Rock of Ages (1918 film), ''Rock of Ages'' (1918 film), a British silent film by Bertram Phillips * Rock of Ages (2012 film), ''Roc ...

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The Stanley Brothers The Stanley Brothers were an American Bluegrass music, bluegrass duo of singer-songwriters and musicians, made up of brothers Carter Stanley (August 27, 1925 – December 1, 1966) and Ralph Stanley (February 25, 1927 – June 23, 2016). Ralph a ...

and Ralph Stanley#Clinch Mountain Boys, The Clinch Mountain Boys (1958–1961) # "Sticks and Stones (Titus Turner song), Sticks and Stones" – Ray Charles (1960) # "Gonna Dance All Night" – Hardrock Gunter (1954) # "Chinese Rocks" – The Heartbreakers feat. Johnny Thunders (1977) # "Rocky Top" – The Osborne Brothers (1967) # "A Tombstone Every Mile" – Dick Curless (1965) # "Rollin' Stone" – The Prisonaires, The Marigolds (1955) # "Uranium Rock" – Warren Smith (singer), Warren Smith (1958) # "Gonna Fly Now" – Bill Conti (1977) # "Your Love Belongs Under A Rock" – The Dirtbombs (2001) # "Sam Stone (song), Sam Stone" – Swamp Dogg (1972)

Episode 56: Cadillac

First aired on October 24, 2007. # "A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac And Some Money)" – Buddy Johnson & his Orchestra (1954) # "Brand New Cadillac" – Vince Taylor and his Playboys (1959) # "Pink Cadillac" – Paul Bascomb (1952) # "Cadillac In Model ‘A’" – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (1954) # "Cadillac" – Bo Diddley (1961) # "Real Gone Daddy" – Howie Stange (1958) # "Mr Thrill" – Mildred Jones (1954) # "Cadillac Jack" – Andre Williams (musician), Andre Williams (1968) # "Jeannie With The Light Brown Cadillac" – Red Simpson (1967) # "Courtin’ In Cadillac" – Jerry McCain (1965) # "Long White Cadillac" – The Blasters (1990) # "Speedoo" – The Cadillacs (1955) # "Geronimo's Cadillac (Michael Martin Murphey song), Geronimo's Cadillac" – Michael Martin Murphey (1972) # "Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac" – Dizzy Gillespie (1959) # "Be Thankful for What You Got" – William DeVaughn (1974)

Episode 57: Head to Toe

First aired on November 7, 2007. # "From Head To Toe" – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1965) # "Dem Bones, Dry Bones" – The Delta Rhythm Boys (1953) # "I've Got You Under My Skin" – Louis Prima & Keely Smith (1959) # "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)" – Louis Prima (1967) # "A Fistful Of Dollars" –

(1964) # "Fist City" – Loretta Lynn (1968) # "Down On Bended Knee" – Johnny Copeland (1962) # "Heart of Glass (song), Heart Of Glass" – Blondie (band), Blondie (1978) # "Ten Tiny Toes, One Baby Nose" – Sol Hoʻopiʻi and His Novelty Quartet (1933) # "Finger Poppin' Time" – Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (1960) # "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms" – Bill Monroe, The Monroe Brothers (1936) # "Big Legs" – Gene Phillips (guitarist), Gene Phillips (1947) # "Moulty" – The Barbarians (band), The Barbarians (1966) # "She's Scattered Everywhere" – Archibald (musician), Archibald (1950) # "If I Only Had a Brain, If I Only Had a Brain (The Wizard Of Oz)" – Shorty Rogers (1959) # "Brain Cloudy Blues" – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (1946) # "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" – Pete Seeger (1967) # "With Arms Outstretched" – Rilo Kiley (2002)

Episode 58: Smoking

First aired on November 14, 2007. # "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" – ? # "Smokin'" - Howard Roberts # "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" – Tex Williams & His Western Caravan (1947) # "Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)" – The O'Jays (1965) # "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" – Joe Maphis & Rose Lee Maphis (1952) # "Have You Ever Met That Funny Reefer Man, Reefer Man" – Baron Lee & The Mills Blue Rhythm Band (1942) # "The Weed" – Steve Purdy & The Studs (1962) # "More Cigarettes" – The Replacements (band), The Replacements (1981) # "Smoking Woman On The Street" – Reverend J. M. Gates (approx 1934–41) # "Smoke Rings" – Sam Cooke (1962) # "Chew Tobacco Rag" – Billy Briggs (1951) # "Nicotine" – Paul Chaplain & His Emeralds (1960) # "Theme from The Magnificent Seven" - Elmer Bernstein – (1960?) # "Smokin' in the Boys Room" – Brownsville Station (band), Brownsville Station (1973) # "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out), Let It All Hang Out" – The Hombres (1967) # "Cigareets, Whuskey And Wild, Wild Women" – Red Ingle & The Natural Seven(1947) # "Cigarette" – The Visions (1963) # "Tobacco Road (song), Tobacco Road" – John D. Loudermilk (1960)

Episode 59: Dreams

First aired on November 28, 2007. # "Darn That Dream" – Harold Land (1954) # "Darn That Dream" – Dinah Washington (1954) # "All I Have to Do Is Dream" – The Everly Brothers (1958) # "Mr. Sandman" – Chet Atkins # "Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Al Dubin and Harry Warren song), The Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – Tony Bennett (1950) # "I’ve Got Dreams To Remember" – Otis Redding (1968) # "In Dreams (Roy Orbison song), In Dreams" – Roy Orbison (1963) # "Weird Nightmare" – Charles Mingus (1946) # "Sh-Boom" – The Chords (US band), The Chords (1954) # "When I Stop Dreaming" – The Louvin Brothers (1955) # "Daydream (The Lovin' Spoonful song), Daydream" – The Lovin' Spoonful (1966) # "Do You Keep On Dreaming?" – The Cherry Pies (1963) # "Just A Dream (On My Mind)" – Big Bill Broonzy (1939) # "When I Grow Too Old To Dream" – Arnett Cobb (1947) # "Innocent When You Dream (song), Innocent When You Dream" –

(1987)

Episode 60: Party

First aired on December 5, 2007. # "All Tomorrow's Parties" – The Velvet Underground (1967) # "Ain’t Nothin’ But A House Party" – The Show Stoppers (1968) # "Hot Barbeque" – Brother Jack McDuff (1965) # "Let's Have a Party" – Wanda Jackson (1958) # "Let's Party" – Jesse Allen (1952) # "Baby Gotta Party" – Don & Dewey (1957) # "It's My Party" – Lesley Gore (1963) # "Soul Bossa Nova" – Quincy Jones & His Orchestra feat. Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1962) # "Party Doll" – Buddy Knox (1957) # "Caldonia's Party" –

(1953) # "I Paid For The Party" – The Enchanters (1965) # "Party Lights (Claudine Clark song), Party Lights" – Claudine Clark (1962) # "Carnival Time (song), Carnival Time" – Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, Al Johnson (1960) # "House Party" – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1953) # "The Party" – Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner (1968) # "After The Bacchanal" – Lord Beginner (1939) # "Party Girl" – Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1979) # "The Party's Over (1956 song), The Party's Over" – Blossom Dearie (1959)

Episode 61: Second Countdown

First aired on December 12, 2007. # "Eve's Ten Commandments" – Helen Fleming (1966) # "Rocket No. 9" – Sun Ra & His Outer Space Arkestra (1968) # "Nine Have Tried (And Nine Have Died)" – The Carlisles (1955) # "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" – The Andrews Sisters (1940) # "7 Heures Du Matin" – Jacqueline Taïeb (1967) # "007 (Shanty Town)" – Desmond Dekker & The Aces (1967) # "James Bond music, James Bond 007 Theme" – John Barry (composer), John Barry (1963) # "Six Days on the Road" – Dave Dudley (1963) # "Five O’Clock Whistle" – Duke Ellington & Ivie Anderson (1940) # "Four Five Or Six" – Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies (1934) # "Three Hearts in a Tangle" – James Brown (1962) # "Cocktails for Two" – Spike Jones & His City Slickers (1944) # "I Want Two Wings" – Rev. Utah Smith (1944) # "One Bad Stud" – The Honey Bears (1954) # "One Hand Loose" – Charlie Feathers (1956) # "Less than Zero (Elvis Costello song), Less Than Zero (Dallas Version)" – Elvis Costello (1978)

Episode 62: Number One

First aired on January 2, 2008. # "One (Harry Nilsson song), One" – Harry Nilsson (1968) # "First Time I Met The Blues" – Buddy Guy (1960) # "The One You Slip Around With" – Jan Howard with Wynn Stewart's Band (1959) # "Dedicated to the One I Love" – The "5" Royales (1957) # "One Night (Elvis Presley song), One Night" –

(1956) # "One Night" – Elvis Presley (1958) # "First I Look at the Purse" – The Contours (1965) # "Johnny One Note" – Anita O'Day (1960) # "George Martin Lane#"The Lone Fish Ball", One Meat Ball" – Josh White (1944) # "I'm The One Who Loves You" – The Impressions (1963) # "Make Us One" – Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks (South African vocal group), The Skylarks (1959) # "One Time, One Night" – Los Lobos (1987) # "Just One More Time" – Billy Gayles with Ike Turner's The Kings of Rhythm (1956) # "One Step Beyond (song), One Step Beyond" – Madness (band), Madness (1979) # "Just One More (song), Just One More" – George Jones (1956) # "One More Mile To Go" – Otis Spann (1964)

Episode 63: Walking

First aired on January 9, 2008. # "The Way I Walk" – Jack Scott (singer), Jack Scott & The Chantones (1959) # "Walkin’ With Frankie" – Frankie Lee Sims (1957) # "Walk Right In" – Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers (1930) # "Walk Away Renée – Left Banke (1966) # "Walk 'Em" – Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra (1945) # "I'm Walkin’" – Fats Domino (1957) # "Walking By Myself" – Jimmy Rogers & Big Walter Horton, Walter Horton (1956) # "Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed song), Walk on the Wild Side" – Lou Reed (1972) # "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" – Waylon Jennings (1968) # "Walkin’ Slow Behind You" – Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie & Count Basie#Count Basie and his Orchestra, his Orchestra (1949) # "Walkin’ With Mr. Lee" – Lee Allen (musician), Lee Allen (1958) # "Jake Walk Blues" – The Allen Brothers (American duo), The Allen Brothers (1930) # "My Walking Stick" – The Mills Brothers with Louis Armstrong (1938) # "The Walk (Jimmy McCracklin song), The Walk" – Jimmy McCracklin (1958) # "Walk, Don't Run (instrumental), Walk, Don't Run" – Johnny Smith (1954) # "Why I'm Walkin'" – Stonewall Jackson (musician), Stonewall Jackson (1960) # "You'll Never Walk Alone" – Nina Simone (1957)

Episode 64: Around the World I

First aired on January 17, 2008. # "Rhode Island Is Famous For You" – Blossom Dearie (1959) # "Down in Mexico" – The Coasters (1956) # "Acapulco Rock" – Freddy Fender (1961) # "Werewolves of London" – Warren Zevon (1978) # "Werewolf" – The Frantics (Seattle, Washington), The Frantics (1960) # "Dark Streets of London" – The Pogues (1984) # "Sous Le Ciel De Paris" – Édith Piaf (1954) # "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" – The Four Lads (1953) # "A Sambe Siye E Guli (Let's Go To Johannesburg)" – Shoba (1983) # "She Never Spoke Spanish To Me" – Joe Ely (1977) # "Aquarela do Brasil" – Toots Thielemans & Elis Regina (1969) # "Blue Canadian Rockies" – The Byrds (1968) # "Hunting Tigers Out In India" – Hal Swain & His Band (1930) # "Made in Japan (Buck Owens song), Made In Japan" –

(1972) # "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" – Sonny Rollins (1947) # "Hail, Hail Freedonia" – The Marx Brothers (1933) # "Back in the U.S.S.R." –

(1968) # "Theme ''Around The World In 80 Days''" (1956)

Episode 65: Around the World II

First aired on January 23, 2008. # Theme ''Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film), Around The World In 80 Days'' – Victor Young & His Orchestra (1956) # "All Around the World (Little Willie John song), All Around The World" – Little Willie John (1955) # "Nuevo Laredo" –

(1970) # "Ferry Cross the Mersey" – Gerry & The Pacemakers (1964) # "Apache (instrumental), Apache" – The Shadows (1960) # "A Night in Tunisia" – Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie (1945) # "Africa" – Celia Cruz (1997) # "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano" – The Ink Spots (1940) # "I Come From Jamaica" – Chris Powell & His Blue Flames (1952) # "Japanese Girl" – Lloyd Clarke (1963) # "Going To Germany" – Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers (1929) # "Ubangi Stomp" – Warren Smith (singer), Warren Smith (1956) # "Rockin’ In The Congo" – Hank Thompson (musician), Hank Thompson (1957) # "Loch Lomond" – Maxine Sullivan (1937) # "The Irish Rover" – The Clancy Brothers (1962) # "Travelin' Man" –

(1961) # "I Don't Intend To Die In Egyptland" – Josh White (1933) # "Arrivederci Roma" – Dean Martin (1962) # "Whole Wide World (song), Whole Wide World" – Wreckless Eric (1978)

Episode 66: Lock & Key

First aired on January 30, 2008. # "Lock And Key" – Bessie Smith" (1927) # "The Key (To Your Door)" – Sonny Boy Williamson II (1956) # "Ouvre Cette Porte (Open This Door)" – Adam Hebert & The Country Playboys (1964) # "Unlock The Lock" – Jimmy Nelson (singer), Jimmy Nelson (1951) # "Changed the Locks" – Lucinda Williams (1988) # "When Jimmy Valentine Gets Out" – Bing Crosby (1939) # "Somebody Changed The Lock On My Door" – Wynonie Harris (1945) # "Open the Door, Richard" – Dusty Fletcher (1945) # "Open the Door, Richard" – Jack McVea and His All Stars (1946) # "Open The Door" – Clive and Naomi (1965) # "Key to the Highway" – Little Walter (1958) # "Ten Long Fingers" – Joe Poovey, Groovey Joe Poovey (1958) # "Who Stole the Lock on the Henhouse Door" – Henry "Red" Allen (1932) # "You're Bound To Look Like a Monkey" – Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies (1935) # "You Don't Knock" – The Detroit Cobras (2004)

Episode 67: Mail

First aired on February 6, 2008. # "I Wrote You A Letter" – John Worthan (1958) # "Please Mr. Postman" – The Marvelettes (1961) # "Write Me A Letter" – The Ravens (1947) # "The_Letter_(Box_Tops_song), The Letter" – The Box Tops (1967) # "Mailman's Sack" – Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra (1952) # "Take a Letter Maria" – R.B. Greaves (1969) # "Mail Myself To You" – Earl Robinson (1972) # "The Letter" – The Medallions (1954) # "A Letter Home" – Memphis Slim (1949) # "A Dear John Letter" – Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky (1953) # "That's All She Wrote" – Eddy Arnold (1959) # "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" – Fats Waller (1935) # "No Mail Today" – Gene Terry and The Downbeats (1958) # "Tear-Stained Letter" – Jo-El Sonnier (1987) # "Air Mail Special On The Fly" – Jim & Jesse, Jim & Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys (1952–55) # "The Glory of Love (Benny Goodman song), The Glory of Love" – The Velvetones (1957) # "A Letter To Heaven" – Sister Wynona Carr (1949-54 released in 1992)

Episode 68: Presidents' Day

First aired on February 13, 2008 and rebroadcast in Theme Time Radio Hour Season Three#Episode 4: President's Day, Season Three. # "White House Blues" –

& The North Carolina Ramblers (1926) # "Hello Sundown" – Johnnie Taylor (1967) # "Hello Little Boy" – Ruth Brown with The Rhythmakers (1954) # "James K. Polk (song), James K. Polk" – They Might Be Giants (1996) # "Polk Salad Annie" – Tony Joe White (1969) # "Charles Guiteau (song), Charles Guiteau" – Kelly Harrell & the Virginia String Band (1927) # "I Don't Want To Be President" – Percy Mayfield (1974) # "I Feel That Old Age Coming On" – Wynonie Harris (1949) # "Lincoln And Liberty Too" – Pete Seeger (1960) # "Living In The White House" – J. B. Lenoir (1953) # "Don't Smoke in Bed (song), Don't Smoke in Bed" – Nina Simone (1958) # "Roosevelt's In Trinidad" – Attila (1933) # "Why I like Roosevelt" – The Soul Stirrers (1947) # "It's All in the Game (song), It's All in the Game" – Tommy Edwards (1958) # "Walkin’" – Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers (1946) # "When You Walk in the Room" – Jackie DeShannon (1964) # "High Hopes (Frank Sinatra song), High Hopes" – Frank Sinatra (1960) # "Mr. Moon" – Clover (band), Clover (1971) # "Superbird" – Country Joe & The Fish (1967) # "Funky President (People It's Bad)" – James Brown (1974) # "Gloomy Sunday" – Billie Holiday (1941) # "That Was The President" – Phil Ochs (1965) # "(Gotta Go) Upside Your Head" – Buddy Johnson, Buddy & Ella Johnson (1954) # "Dead Presidents" – Little Walter (1964) # "Impeach the President" – Roy C & The Honey Drippers (soul band), The Honeydrippers (1973) # "Politics" – Hank Penny (1948) # "Richard Nixon" – Rod Rogers & The MSR Singers (1969) # "Jimmy Carter Says Yes" – Gene Marshall (1977) # "Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man)" – Randy Newman (1974) # "If I Can Dream" – Elvis Presley (1968)

Episode 69: Doctors

First aired on February 20, 2008. # "U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)" – Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (1967) # "Dear Doctor (song), Dear Doctor" –

(1968) # "St. James Infirmary Blues, Saint James Infirmary" – Snooks Eaglin (1959) # "Operation Blues" – Homer Clemons & His Texas Swingbillies (1947) # "Send For The Doctor" – Doc Pomus (1950) # "Doctor, My Eyes" – Jackson Browne (1972) # "Long John Blues" – Dinah Washington (1948) # "Dr. Kinsey Report" – Lord Lebby (1955) # "Drinkin’ Hadacol" – Little Willie Littlefield (1949) # "Valse De Hadacol" – Leroy Leblanc, Leroy ‘Happy Fats’ LeBlanc (1950) # "Hadacol Bounce" – Professor Longhair (1949) # "Hadacol Boogie" – Bill Nettles & The Dixie Blue Boys (1949) # "Walking Dr. Bill" – B.B. King (1961) # "The Great Medical Menagerist" – Harmonica Frank (1954) # "Would You Believe It (I Have A Cold)" – Huey "Piano" Smith and Clowns (1959) # "Girl You Have No Faith In Medicine" –

(2002) # "You Done What The Doctor Couldn't Do" – Archie Brownlee and The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi (1948–59)

Episode 70: Danger

First aired on February 27, 2008. # "Danger Zone" – The Sunshine Boys (1949) # "Better Beware" –

(1951) # "Eye Of Danger" – Michigan & Smiley (1979) # "You're The Dangerous Type" – Bob Dorough (1956) # "Be Careful What You Do" – John Brim (1952) # "Diesel Smoke (Dangerous Curves)" – Doye O'Dell (1952) # "Crawling from the Wreckage" – Dave Edmunds (1979) # "Hey Mr Caution" – Eddie Constantine (1965) # "Favourite Worst Nightmare, D Is for Dangerous" – Arctic Monkeys (2007) # "Armed and Extremely Dangerous (song), Armed and Extremely Dangerous" – First Choice (band), First Choice (1973) # "Dangerous Crossing" – Cousin Keith Loyd (1955) # "Danger Zone" – Mercy Dee Walton (1951) # "Shake Hands With Danger" – Charles Oldfather (1980)

Episode 71: Birds

First aired on March 5, 2008. # "The Rooster Song" – Fats Domino (1957) # "Chicken Rhythm" – Slim Gaillard (1939) # "Cooing to the Wrong Pigeon" – Merrill Moore (musician), Merrill Moore (1956) # "Bluebird (Buffalo Springfield song), Bluebird" – Buffalo Springfield (1967) # "Chicken" – Mississippi John Hurt (1966) # "The Coo Coo Bird" – Clarence Ashley (1961) # "Serenade to a Cuckoo" – Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1964) # "Bird on the Wire" – Leonard Cohen (1969) # "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" –

(1926) # "Buzzard Pie" – Rudy Green & His Orchestra (1947) # "Daffy Duck's Rhapsody" – Mel Blanc (1950) # "Ice Cream for Crow (song), Ice Cream for Crow" – Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band (1982) # "The Great Speckled Bird (song), The Great Speckled Bird" – Roy Acuff & his Crazy Tennesseans (1936) # "Night Owl" – Tony Allen & The Champs (1955) # "Wings of a Dove" – The Blues Busters (1965) # "Shake a Tail Feather" – The Five Du-Tones (1963)

Episode 72: More Birds

First aired on March 12, 2008. # "Little Red Rooster, The Red Rooster" – Howlin' Wolf (1961) # "Little Wing" – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967) # "Bye Bye Blackbird" – Miles Davis (1957) # "Bye Bye Blackbird" – Charlie & His Orchestra (1942) # "Skylark (song), Skylark" – Anita O'Day with Gene Krupa & his Orchestra (1942) # "Little Bluebird" – Johnnie Taylor (1966) # "Listen to the Mocking Bird" – Light Crust Doughboys (1936–41) # "Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song), Mockingbird"— Inez and Charlie Foxx, Inez Foxx with Charlie Foxx (1963) # "Bluebirds over the Mountain" – Ersel Hickey (1958) # "Why Is Woody Sad?" – Bobby Pauneto (1960) # "The Chicken And The Hawk" – Big Joe Turner (1956) # "The Bird's The Word" – The Rivingtons (1963) # "Surfin' Bird" – The Trashmen (1963) # "Big Bird" – Eddie Floyd (1968) # "Yellow Bird" – Arthur Lyman (1961) # "Bird Gets the Worm" – Charlie Parker (1947) # "White Dove" –

(1949) # "When Doves Cry" – Prince and The Revolution (1984)

Episode 73: Joe

First aired on March 19, 2008. # "Killer Joe" – Toots Thielemans (1978) # "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" – Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage (band), Riders of the Purple Sage (1946) # "Take the "A" Train" – Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (1941) # "Hold ‘Em Joe" – Andre Toussaint (singer), Andre Toussaint (194 ?) # "Cotton-Eyed Joe" – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (1946) # "No, No, Joe" – Hank Williams Sr (1950) # "Joe Louis Is A Fightin’ Man" – Caleb Ginyard, The Dixieaires (1947) # "Joe Hill (song), Joe Hill" – Joan Baez (1970) # "Diamond Joe" – The Georgia Crackers (1927) # "Ride On Josephine" – Bo Diddley (1961) # "Subway Joe" – Joe Bataan (1968) # "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town), Chicago" – Quintette du Hot Club de France, Quintet of the Hot Club of France feat. Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (1937) # "Old Black Joe" – Jerry Lee Lewis (1960) # "Where's Joe?" – Blue Lu Barker (1946) # "Diamond Joe" – Cisco Houston (1952) # "Get That Communist, Joe" – The Kavaliers (1954) # "Avalon Sunset, I'm Tired Joey Boy" – Van Morrison (1989)

Episode 74: Heat

First aired on March 26, 2008. # "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" – Bessie Smith (1927) # "Jump into the Fire" – Harry Nilsson (1972) # "Go Ahead And Burn" – Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces (1966) # "There's A Fire" – The Gaylads (1969) # "Fever / Comin' Home Baby (Medley)" - Ernie Freeman Combo # "Play with Fire (Rolling Stones song), Play with Fire" –

(1965) # "Soul On Fire" – LaVern Baker (1953) # "Hot And Cold" – Marvin Rainwater (1956) # "Let's Have Some Heat" – Pigmeat Markham (1968) # "Red Hot (song), Red Hot" – Billy "The Kid" Emerson (1955) # "Red Hot" – Billy Lee Riley (1957) # "Baby It's Hot" – The Olympics (band), The Olympics (1962) # "Burn The Honky Tonk Down" – George Jones (1986) # "Hot Pants (James Brown song), Hot Pants" – James Brown (1971) # "Great Balls of Fire" – Jerry Lee Lewis (1957) # "Hot Little Mama" – Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1955) # "Fuego d’Amor" – Johnny Cash (1963)

Episode 75: Cold

First aired on April 2, 2008. # "Cold Sweat" – James Brown (1967) # "Cold Cold Feeling" – T-Bone Walker (1952) # "The Cold Hard Facts of Life" – Porter Wagoner (1967) # "Baby, It's Cold Outside" – Ray Charles & Betty Carter (1961) # "Cold Turkey" – Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon (1969) # "Winter Time Blues" – Lightnin' Slim (1962) # "When the Tingle Becomes a Chill (song), When the Tingle Becomes a Chill" – Loretta Lynn (1976) # "The Chill Is On" – Big Joe Turner (1951) # "Chilly Winds (Lonesome Road Blues)" – Doc Watson & Clarence Ashley (1961) # "Warm To Cool To Cold" – Wee Willie Walker, Willie Walker (1968) # "Defrost Your Heart" – Charlie Feathers (1956) # "Stone Cold Man" – Louis Farrakhan, The Charmer (1953) # "So Cold, So Dead, So Soon" – Roy Hogsed (1947) # "I Can Feel The Ice Melting" – The Parliaments (1967) # "Franks Wild Years, Cold Cold Ground" –

(1987)

References

External links

AOL Radio featuring XM
AOL Radio featuring XM web site

The playlists (including release dates) of the tracks Bob Dylan chose to present, as well as the lyrics to some of the songs

Annotated ''Theme Time Radio Hour'' page from the Bob Dylan Fan Club website {{Bob Dylan Lists of radio series episodes