Poets of Twang: Buddy Miller and John Doe
What happens when two guys from the East Coast head West with guitars? They become country singers, naturally. But the path there wasn’t so obvious. Buddy Miller has been everywhere: Austin, Los Angeles, New York and now Nashville. We’ll talk about his musical journey from outlaw to alt-country and how he’s carving out a new “old” style in the Music City. Then we’ll visit with Los Angeles poet and punk rocker John Doe of the band X, who has found inspiration in the Countrypolitan sounds of the 1960s.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: The Sudbury Nickel John Doe and the Sadies
Country Club, Yep Roc
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Joe Liggins and His Orchestra
The Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story: West Coast Blues, Mercury
Tulane Chuck Berry
His Best, Vol. 2, MCA/Chess
That's All Right Snooks Eaglin
The Bluesville Years Vol. 10: Country Roads, Country Days, Prestige
Blue Moon of Kentucky Elvis Presley
The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Completer 50's Masters, RCA
Instrumental: Austin Breakdown Bill Neely
Texas Law and Justice, Arhoolie
Hard Road Lucinda Williams
Happy Woman Blues, Smithsonian Folkways
Big Yellow Moon Over Texas Bill Neely
Texas Law & Justice, Arhoolie
The Moon Is Made of Gold Rickie Lee Jones
Balm in Gilead, Fantasy
Heart of Gold Neil Young
Decade, Reprise
Heartaches by the Number Ray Price with Vince Gill
Last of the Breed, Lost Highway
Instrumental: Jungleaya Los Straightjackets
Supersonic Guitars in 3-D, Yep Roc
Come in the Room Robert Anderson
The United Records Story, Delmark
White Room Cream
The Very Best of Cream, Polydor
Gotta Serve Somebody Etta James
The Songs of Bob Dylan, Vol.2: May Your Song Always Be Sung, BMG
Stop the World and Let Me Off John Doe and The Sadies
Country Club, Yep Roc
SEGMENT: John Doe
End Bed: Fool Such As I Tut Taylor with Clarence White
Swing West! Vol.2: Guitar Slingers, Razor & Tie
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Quecreek Buddy Miller
Midnight and Lonesome, Hightone
Freight Train Boogie The Louvin Brothers
A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers, Capitol
Casey Jones Grateful Dead
Workingman’s Dead, Warner Bros.
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Come On Back, Rounder
King of the Road James Booker
Classified, Rounder
Floor to Crawl James Hand
Shadow on the Ground, Rounder
Instrumental: Swing High Merle Haggard & The Strangers
Swing West! Vol.2: Guitar Slingers, Razor & Tie
Forever Has Come to an End Buddy & Julie Miller
Buddy & Julie Miller, Hightone
Does My Ring Burn Your Finger Solomon Burke
Nashville
SEGMENT: Buddy Miller
Instrumental: Almost Persuaded Lloyd Green
The Little Darlin' Sound of Lloyd Green, Koch
She Belongs to Me Bob Dylan
Greatest Hits Vol. II, Columbia
She Belongs to Me Magic Sam
The Essential Magic Sam, Fuel 2000
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl Allison Moorer
Mockingbird, New Line
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues Nina Simone
The Songs of Bob Dylan, Vol.2: May Your Song Always Be Sung, BMG
One Little Song Gillian Welch
Soul Journey, Acony
End Bed: The Old North Woods Sam Bush
Circles Around Me, Sugar Hill