New Year's Day: Listener Requests
Join us and hear our listeners’ predictions for the upcoming year, and song picks to match — plus a few all-star dedications to boot, including Tom Waits and others. Plus we visit a local prognosticator for a professional opinion on what the upcoming year has in store.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: Auld Lang Syne John Fahey
The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album, Takoma
New Year's Resolution Lil' Son Jackson
The Complete Imperial Recordings, Capitol
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad Doc Watson
Elementary Doctor Watson, Tomato
Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin
Pearl, Columbia/Legacy
Pan American Hank Williams
The Complete Hank Williams: Deluxe Edition, Mercury
Instrumental: 'A' Train Norman Blake/Tut Taylor/Sam Bush/Butch Robins/VassarClements/David Holland/Jethro Burns
Night Train to Memphis Bobby Hebb
From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music, Warner Brothers
Standing Here Wondering Which Way to Go Marion Williams
The New Message/ Standing Here Wondering Which Way to Go, Collectables
John Brown Bob Dylan
The Best of Broadside, 1962-1988, Folkways
Day After Tomorrow Tom Waits
Real Gone, Anti
Instrumental: When Johnny Comes Marching Home Jimmy Smith Trio
The Master, Blue Note
SEGMENT: DJ Tom Waits
CLIP: Jim Jarmusch film "Down By Law"
Respect Aretha Franklin
Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings, Rhino
Let's Go Get Stoned Ray Charles
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection, Rhino
Busted Ray Charles
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection, Rhino
Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man) Randy Newman
Good Old Boys, Reprise
Workin' Man Blues Merle Haggard
Greatest Hits Vol.1, Curb
Happy New Year Lightning Hopkins
Blue Yule, Rhino
Happy-Go-Lucky Local (aka Night Train) Oscar Peterson Trio
Night Train, Verve
HOUR TWO
Auld Lang Syne Dejan's Olympia Brass Band
New Orleans Brass Bands: Down Yonder, Rounder
New Years Resolution Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding, Rhino
Green Door Eskew Reeder
Minit Records Story, EMI
Bon Ton Roulet Clifton Chenier
The Best of Clifton Chenier, Arhoolie
INTERVIEW: Carol Fran
Cold Cold Heart Carol Fran
Live recording for American Routes
Stardust Carol Fran
Live recording for American Routes
Instrumental: Cantaloupe Island Herbie Hancock
Jazz Profile, Blue Note
The Dolphins Fred Neil
Everybody's Talkin': Theme from Midnight Cowboy, REV-OLA
Follow Your Heart John McLaughlin
My Goal's Beyond, Douglas
New Harmony United Sacred Harp Musical Association Singing Convention
Southern Journey Vol.9: Harp of 1,000 Strings, Rounder
The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash
American IV: The Man Comes Around, American
Wayfaring Stranger Johnny Cash
American III: Solitary Man, American
Tomorrow is a Long Time Sandy Denny
Sandy, A&M
Instrumental: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Husky Team
Christmas In Memphis, Confidential Recordings
O Day Georgia Sea Island Singers
Songs of Christmas from the Alan Lomax Collection, Rounder
The Rivers of Babylon The Melodians
The Best of the Melodians 1967-1973, Trojan
Dry Bones Delta Rhythm Boys
RCA Victor Blues & Rhythm Review, RCA
What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
The Essential Louis Armstrong, Columbia/Legacy
End Bed: What a Wonderful World Charlie Byrd
For Louis, Concord