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

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