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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/Vassar Clements/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
Listen - 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
Listen - 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
