A DJ's Guide to Jack William's Music
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Songs listed by CDD
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Laughing in
the Face of the Blues
(2005)
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Songs Listed by Theme
Automobiles
Civil Rights, Race relations - Standing up to, making amends for,
suffering from, living with, and transcending the chains of racial
prejudice.
Critters - Pets, wild things,
birds
England
Faith, Spiritual Quest
Homelessness
Life on the Road
Mother's Day
Real People - Biographies,
Tributes, Remembrances
Sense of place, Local life
Songs of Love - Expressions of love for people, places and philosophies.
Technology - Trials and
tribulations of coping with modern technology
The South
Uptempo and Fun
Western Flavor
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Walkin' Dreams
(2003)
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Live & In Good Company
(2003)
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Eternity & Main
(1999)
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Across The Winterline
(1997)
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Dreams of the Songdog
(1995)
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Laughing in the Face of
the Blues
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1 Meet Me Mama
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3:06
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Light-hearted invitation to "let go" and start
living
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2 Hushaby
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4:58
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Mostly true story of my Grandmother's
upbringing, with fear as a lifelong companion
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3 Segue - The Laughing Place
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0:41
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Joel Chandler Harris' tales of Uncle Remus - a
lasting, positive influence
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4 Laughing in the Face of the Blues
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4:12
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Living well on life's rocky road
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5 A Sucker For Love
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4:56
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Humorous take on some biblical tales - as a kid,
I got mixed messages
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6 Segue in "Hey, Flat!"
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1:02
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Improvised guitar quickie
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7 Count On Me
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4:09
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An anomaly: a "blues love song"
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8 High Cotton
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4:42
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Changes a-comin' - vignettes of the Old South
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9 Tell Old Bill
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3:29
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Traditional
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10 Segue - Randy Green's Blues
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0:49
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Another improvised guitar quickie
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11 Lay Down By The Water
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3:58
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Up tempo neo-spiritual
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12 The Unseen Hand
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4:42
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Jazzy reassessment of an old Bible tale - ca
2005
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13 Segue - Smoke
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0:39
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A flashback guitar moment
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14 Buckets of Rain
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2:48
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A Dylan masterpiece
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15 Life is Sweet
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4:38
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Slow neo-spiritual
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16 Daddy's Heaven
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3:18
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"Bill Grogan's Goat: plus a parody on that old
tune - song and message that my late Dad would've enjoyed
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WALKIN’ DREAMS
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1 A Natural Man
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(4:35)
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Funky remembrance of
Josh White. (WARNING to DJS: Uses term "goddamn".)
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2 Shoeboy's Son
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(5:45)
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George McJunkin
transcends slavery to become a scholar/cowboy legend.
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3 An English Moment
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(5:09)
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Lively impressions of
England.
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4 Thirsty Town
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(5:41)
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Dark cameos of strange
behavior during Southern drought.
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5 Big Muddy
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(7:09)
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The dark side of Delta
life.
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6 In The Texas Sky
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(5:34)
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Fanciful tribute to
songwriter Al Grierson.
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7 Will Able's Grave
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(4:43)
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Sad tale of the death of
a black homeless man.
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8 Mr. Cherry
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(3:39)
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Angry remembrance of Ku
Kluxer/Birmingham '63 bomber Bobby Frank Cherry.
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9 Me and My Automobile
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(5:23)
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Fun auto-doofus song -
includes Click & Clack cameo.
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10 Micky's Song
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(3:00)
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Favorite cat remembered.
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11 En La Noche
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(5:21)
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Portrait of life in a
Rio Grande border town
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12 Walkin' Dreams
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(4:21)
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Upbeat - persistence of
hope in the face of trials by fire.
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13 Fly Away Home
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(5:11)
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Portrait of Southern Life.
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Live & In Good Company
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1 We're All Alike
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(4:30)
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Funky, folky and fun.
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2 Why You Been Gone So
Long
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(3:10)
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Mickey Newbury favorite. (Solo performance)
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3 Long Black Veil
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(4:16)
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Great old country song
revisited.
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4 Blow Me Down Again
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(4:12)
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Upbeat road song.
(Solo performance)
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5 Frog In The Kitchen
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(3:55)
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Upbeat - Critters 5,
Humans 0.
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6 Outlaw's Dream
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(5:20)
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Dark portrait of an
outlaw's psyche.
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7 Asphalt Blues
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(3:51)
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Road regrets. (Solo
performance)
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8 Make Me A Believer
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(3:55)
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Rocking upbeat message.
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9 Waterbug
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(4:27)
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Upbeat fun - men as
shallow creatures. (Solo performance)
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10 Take It Out Back
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(3:51)
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Chuck Brodsky's winner.
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11 Forever Young
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(3:57)
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One of Bob Dylan's
greatest.
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12 Mama Lou
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(5:19)
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Mama, love, & Deep South
cooking. (Solo
performance)
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13 Wateree
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(3:54)
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Upbeat bluegrass energy.
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Eternity & Main
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1 Hometown Boy
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(3:55)
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A light-hearted song -
roaddog dreams of a REAL home.
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2 Eternity & Main
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(6:42)
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Portrait of characters in a
little Southern town.
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3 The Morning Sun
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(4:37)
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Light ragtime - upbeat
message.
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4 This Is My Body
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(4:33)
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Love song for the Deep
South. (Solo performance)
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5 Blow Me Down Again
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(4:43)
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Upbeat road song.
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6 Old Sal
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(3:36)
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Remembrance of my "mammy".
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7 Give It To The Rich
Man
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(3:22)
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Light-hearted folk singer
economics.
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8 Something To Dream On
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(6:05)
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Moody portrait of a sad
woman.
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9 Losin' You
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(1:54)
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Upbeat commentary on our
culture. (Solo performance)
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10 This Moment Is Mine
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(5:18)
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Bluesy song about
sacrifice/empowerment.
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11 Renegade Blood
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(5:11)
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True story of outlaw
Cherokee Bill.
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12 Outlaw's Dream
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(5:33)
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Dark portrait of an
outlaw's psyche.
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13 Go Your Way
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(4:12)
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Regrets of a road warrior.
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14 Where The Crosswinds
Blow
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(4:18)
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Light look at the dark
side.
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ACROSS
THE WINTERLINE
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1 You're The One
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(5:17)
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Fun, raggy love song
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2 Run, Run, Run
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(5:31)
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Lazy song of the road.
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3 The Old Buckdancer's
Gone
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(4:41)
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Upbeat remembrance of
Georgia poet James Dickey.
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4 The Man In Me
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(5:34)
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Stream of consciousness
search for identity on the long road. (Solo performance)
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5 Waterbug
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(4:08)
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Upbeat fun - men as shallow
creatures.
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6 Coyote
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(4:02)
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The native American deity /
a Spanish rhythm.
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7 Across The Winterline
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(4:57)
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Regrets as the road grows
longer and the hair whitens.
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8 The Lone Palmetto
Sings
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(6:21)
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True dark story of Southern
man with no contingency plan.
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9 Mama Lou
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(5:16)
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Mama, love, & Deep South
cooking.
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10 Playing On The Runway
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(4:51)
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Stream of consciousness
living in the moment.
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11 A Good Heart Shows
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(4:13)
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Upbeat
solo performance.
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12 If Night Be Kind
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(5:06)
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A bird's life and faith.
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13 Heartland
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(3:42)
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A humorous portrait of the
Midwest.
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Dreams of the Songdog
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1 Free Flows The Wine
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(4:34)
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Upbeat love song with a
groove.
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2 Made To Love You
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(3:52)
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Fun, upbeat love song.
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3 Never Say Goodbye
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(4:06)
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Road life rocker
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4 Solitaire
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(4:14)
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Slow, loungey and
lonely.
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5 The Sweetest Thing
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(4:19)
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Ragtime love song.
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6 Blind Leading The Blind
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(3:25)
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Funky, upbeat.
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7 Turning Away
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(4:36)
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Dreamy regrets.
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8 Cast In Stone
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(6:02)
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Slow and bluesy - man
trapped inside himself.
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9 Lorelei
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(3:54)
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Funky, upbeat love song.
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10 The Deep End
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(4:47)
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Lighthearted, funky song
about homelessness.
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11 There's Got To Be A Way To Do It All
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(4:14)
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Fun, funky rocker.
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12 That's All
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(3:20)
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Fun love song
finger-picker (Solo performance)
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Songs by Theme
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Automobiles
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Me and My Automobile
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(WD - 5:23)
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Fun auto-doofus song -
includes Click & Clack cameo.
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Civil Rights, Race relations - Standing
up to, making amends for, suffering from, living with, and transcending the
chains of racial prejudice.
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A Natural Man
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(WD - 4:35)
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Funky remembrance of Josh White. (WARNING to DJS: Uses term "goddamn".)
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Shoeboy's Son
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(WD - 5:45)
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George McJunkin transcends slavery to become a scholar/cowboy legend
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Big Muddy
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(WD - 7:09)
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The dark side of Delta life.
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Will Able's Grave
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(WD - 4:43)
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Sad tale of the death of a black homeless man.
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Mr. Cherry
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(WD - 3:39)
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Angry remembrance of Ku Kluxer/Birmingham '63 bomber Bobby Frank Cherry.
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En La Noche
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(WD - 5:21)
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Portrait of life in a Rio Grande border town.
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Walkin' Dreams
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(WD - 4:21)
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Upbeat - persistence of hope in the face of trials by fire.
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We're All Alike
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(LV -
4:30)
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Funky,
folky and fun.
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Old Sal
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