Episode #49

The No Show | Mar 30, 2010

Playlist:

THEME: " How Long Blues" - Jimmy Yancey, piano
"Lil' Jack Slade" - The Dixie Chicks
"Way Back in the 1960's" - The Incredible String Band "Turkish Taffy" - Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys "Midnight at the Oasis" - Maria Muldaur "Sheik of Araby" - Django Rheinhardt "Caravan" - David Grissom "Wing and a Prayer" - Ry Cooder In a selection from his "work-no-longer-in-progress," Steve Post recounts the early days of his accidental career in broadcasting at WPFR: "Peace and Freedom Radio." The featured musical selections are rather better than usual.

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