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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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(EM - 3:36)
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Remembrance of my "mammy".
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This Moment Is Mine
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(EM - 5:18)
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Bluesy song about sacrifice/empowerment.
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Renegade Blood
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(EM - 5:11)
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True story of outlaw Cherokee Bill.
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CD key: EM = Eternity & Main
LFB = Laughing in the Face of the Blues
LV = Live & In Good
Company SD = Dreams of the Songdog
WD
= Walkin’ Dreams WL = Across The Winterline
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Critters - Pets, wild things, birds
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Micky's Song
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(WD - 3:00)
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Favorite cat remembered.
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An English Moment
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(WD - 5:09)
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Lively impressions of England.
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Fly Away Home
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(WD - 5:11)
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Portrait of Southern Life.
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Thirsty Town
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(WD - 5:41)
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Dark cameos of strange behavior during Southern drought.
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Frog In The Kitchen
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(LV -
3:55)
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Upbeat
- Critters 5, Humans 0.
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Blow Me Down Again
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(EM – 4:43, LV – 4:12)
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Upbeat
road song. (Solo performance on LV)
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Outlaw's Dream
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(EM - 5:33)
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Dark portrait of an outlaw's psyche.
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This Moment Is Mine
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(EM - 5:18)
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Bluesy song about sacrifice/empowerment.
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If Night Be Kind
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(WL - 5:06)
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A bird's life and faith.
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Waterbug
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(WL – 4:08, LV – 4:27)
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Upbeat
fun - men as shallow creatures. (Solo
performance on LV)
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Heartland
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(WL - 3:42)
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A humorous portrait of the Midwest.
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Coyote
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(WL - 4:02)
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The native American deity / a Spanish rhythm.
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Run, Run, Run
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(WL - 5:31)
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Lazy song of the road.
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The Deep End
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(SD - 4:47)
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Lighthearted, funky song about homelessness.
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England
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An English Moment
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(WD - 5:09)
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Lively impressions of England.
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CD key: EM = Eternity & Main
LFB = Laughing in the Face of the Blues
LV = Live & In Good
Company SD = Dreams of the Songdog
WD
= Walkin’ Dreams WL = Across The Winterline
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Faith / Spiritual Quest
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A Sucker for Love
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(LFB - 4:12)
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Humorous take on some
biblical tales - as a kid, I got mixed messages
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Lay Down By The Water
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(LFB - 3:58)
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Up-tempo neo-spiritual
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The Unseen Hand
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(LFB - 4:42)
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Jazzy reassessment of an
old Bible tale - ca 2005
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Life is Sweet
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(LFB - 4:38)
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Slow neo-spiritual
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Daddy's Heaven
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(LFB - 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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(WD - 4:21)
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Upbeat - persistence of hope in the face of trials by fire.
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Make Me A Believer
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(LV -
3:55)
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Rocking
upbeat message.
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The Morning Sun
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(EM - 4:37)
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Light ragtime - upbeat message.
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This Moment Is Mine
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(EM - 5:18)
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Bluesy song about sacrifice/empowerment.
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Outlaw's Dream
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(EM - 5:33)
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Dark portrait of an outlaw's psyche.
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If Night Be Kind
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(EM - 5:06)
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A bird's life and faith.
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Coyote
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(WL - 4:02)
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The native American deity / a Spanish rhythm.
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A Good Heart Shows
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(WL - 4:13)
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Upbeat solo performance.
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The Man In Me
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(WL - 5:34)
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Stream of consciousness search for identity on the long road. (Solo
performance)
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Playing On The Runway
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(WL - 4:51)
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Stream of consciousness living
in the moment.
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Run, Run, Run
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(WL - 5:31)
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Lazy song of the road.
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Free Flows The Wine
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(SD - 4:34)
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Upbeat love song with a groove.
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Never Say Goodbye
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(SD - 4:06)
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Road life rocker.
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Cast In Stone
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(SD - 6:02)
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Slow and bluesy - man trapped inside himself.
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The Deep End
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(SD - 4:47)
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Lighthearted, funky song about homelessness.
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CD key: EM = Eternity & Main
LFB = Laughing in the Face of the Blues
LV = Live & In Good
Company SD = Dreams of the Songdog
WD
= Walkin’ Dreams WL = Across The Winterline
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Homelessness
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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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Blow Me Down Again
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(EM – 4:43, LV – 4:12)
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Upbeat
road song. (Solo
performance on LV)
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Where The Crosswinds Blow
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(EM - 4:18)
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Light look at the dark side.
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The Deep End
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(SD - 4:47)
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Lighthearted, funky song about homelessness.
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Never Say Goodbye
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(SD - 4:06)
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Road life rocker.
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Hand Me Down
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(not currently available on CD; contact Jack if interested)
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Compassion for the homeless.
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Sleeping in the Streets
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(not currently available on CD; contact Jack if interested)
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Rocker about homeless life.
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Life
On The Road
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Laughing in the Face of
the Blues
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(LFB - 4:12)
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Living well on life's
rocky road.
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Fly Away Home
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(WD - 5:11)
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Portrait of Southern Life.
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Asphalt Blues
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(LV -
3:51)
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Road
regrets. (Solo performance)
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Blow Me Down Again
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(EM – 4:43, LV – 4:12)
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Upbeat
road song. (Solo
performance on LV)
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Hometown Boy
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(EM - 3:55)
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A light-hearted song - roaddog dreams of a REAL home.
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Go Your Way
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(EM - 4:12)
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Regrets of a road warrior.
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Across The Winterline
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(WL - 4:57)
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Regrets as the road grows
longer and the hair whitens.
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Run, Run, Run
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(WL - 5:31)
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Lazy song of the road.
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The Man In Me
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(WL - 5:34)
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Stream of consciousness search for identity on the long road. (Solo
performance)
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The Sweetest Thing
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(SD - 4:19)
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Ragtime love song.
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Blind Leading The Blind
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(SD - 3:25)
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Funky, upbeat.
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Cast In Stone
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(SD - 6:02)
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Slow and bluesy - man trapped inside himself.
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There's Got To Be A Way To Do It All
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(SD - 4:14)
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Fun, funky
rocker.
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Never Say Goodbye
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(SD - 4:06)
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Road life rocker.
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Turning Away
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(SD - 4:36)
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Dreamy regrets.
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CD key: EM = Eternity & Main
LFB = Laughing in the Face of the Blues
LV = Live & In Good
Company SD = Dreams of the Songdog
WD
= Walkin’ Dreams WL = Across The Winterline
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Mother’s Day
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Mama Lou
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(WL – 5:16, LV – 5:19)
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Mama,
love, & Deep South cooking.
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Real
People -
Biographies, Tributes, Rememberances
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Hushabye
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(LFB - 4:58)
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Mostly true story of my
Grandmother's upbringing, with fear as a lifelong companion
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Daddy's Heaven
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(LFB - 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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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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In The Texas Sky
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(WD - 5:34)
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Fanciful tribute
to songwriter Al Grierson.
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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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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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Mama Lou
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(WL – 5:16, LV – 5:19)
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Mama,
love, & Deep South cooking. (Solo performance on LV)
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Something To Dream On
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(EM - 6:05)
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Moody portrait of a sad woman.
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Old Sal
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(EM - 3:36)
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Remembrance of my "mammy".
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Renegade Blood
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(EM - 5:11)
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True story of outlaw Cherokee Bill.
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The Old Buckdancer's Gone
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(WL - 4:41)
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Upbeat remembrance of Georgia
poet James Dickey.
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The Man In Me
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(WL - 5:34)
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Stream of consciousness search for identity on the long road. (Solo
performance)
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The Lone Palmetto Sings
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(WL - 6:21)
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True dark story of Southern man
with no contingency plan.
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CD key: EM = Eternity & Main
LFB = Laughing in the Face of the Blues
LV = Live & In Good
Company SD = Dreams of the Songdog
WD
= Walkin’ Dreams WL = Across The Winterline
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Sense
of place, Local Life
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High Cottom
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(LFB - 4:42)
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Changes a-comin' - vignettes of the Old South
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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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Fly Away Home
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(WD - 5:11)
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Portrait of Southern Life.
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Thirsty Town
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(WD - 5:41)
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Dark cameos of strange behavior during Southern drought.
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An English Moment
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(WD - 5:09)
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Lively impressions of England.
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Take It Out Back
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(LV -
3:51)
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Chuck
Brodsky's winner.
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This Is My Body
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(EM - 4:33)
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Love song for South Carolina. (Solo performance)
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Blow Me Down Again
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(EM – 4:43, LV – 4:12)
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Upbeat road song. (Solo performance on LV)
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Eternity & Main
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(EM - 6:42)
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Portrait of characters in a little Southern town.
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This Moment Is Mine
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(EM - 5:18)
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Bluesy song about sacrifice/empowerment.
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Outlaw's Dream
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(EM - 5:33)
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Dark portrait of an outlaw's psyche.
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Heartland
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(WL - 3:42)
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A humorous portrait of the Midwest.
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Run, Run, Run
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(WL - 5:31)
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Lazy song of the road.
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Coyote
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(WL - 4:02)
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The native American deity / a Spanish rhythm.
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The Lone Palmetto Sings
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(WL - 6:21)
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True dark story of Southern man
with no contingency plan.
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CD key: EM = Eternity & Main
LFB = Laughing in the Face of the Blues
LV = Live & In Good
Company SD = Dreams of the Songdog
WD
= Walkin’ Dreams WL = Across The Winterline
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Songs
of Love - Expressions of love for people, places and philosophies.
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Laughing in the Face of
the Blues
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(LFB - 4:12)
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Living well on life's
rocky road.
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Count On Me
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(LFB - 4:09)
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An anomaly: a "blues
love-song"
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Buckets of Rain
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(LFB - 2:48)
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A Dylan masterpiece
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Life Is Sweet
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(LFB - 4:38)
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Slow neo-spiritual
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Lay Down By The Water
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(LFB - 3:58)
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Up-tempo neo-spiritual
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In The Texas Sky
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(WD - 5:34)
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Fanciful tribute
to songwriter Al Grierson.
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Long Black Veil
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(LV -
4:16)
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Great old country song revisited.
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Asphalt Blues
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(LV -
3:51)
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Road
regrets. (Solo performance)
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Go Your Way
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(EM - 4:12)
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Regrets of a road warrior.
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Old Sal
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(EM - 3:36)
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Remembrance of my "mammy".
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This Is My Body
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(EM - 4:33)
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Love song for the Deep South. (Solo performance)
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You're The One
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(WL - 5:17)
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Fun, raggy love song.
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Mama Lou
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(WL – 5:16, LV – 5:19)
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Mama,
love, & Deep South cooking. (Solo performance on LV)
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A Good Heart Shows
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(WL - 4:13)
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Upbeat solo performance.
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Across The Winterline
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(WL - 4:57)
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Regrets as the road grows
longer and the hair whitens.
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Free Flows The Wine
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(SD - 4:34)
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Upbeat love song with a groove.
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Made To Love You
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(SD - 3:52)
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Fun, upbeat love song.
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The Sweetest Thing
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(SD - 4:19)
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Ragtime love song.
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Lorelei
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(SD - 3:54)
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Funky, upbeat love song.
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That's All
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(SD - 3:20)
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Fun love song finger-picker (Solo performance)
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Blind Leading The Blind
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(SD - 3:25)
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Funky, upbeat.
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Solitaire
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(SD - 4:14)
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Slow, loungey and lonely.
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Turning Away
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(SD - 4:36)
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Dreamy regrets.
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CD key: EM = Eternity & Main
LFB = Laughing in the Face of the Blues
LV = Live & In Good
Company SD = Dreams of the Songdog
WD
= Walkin’ Dreams WL = Across The Winterline
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Technology - Trials and tribulations of coping with modern technology
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Take It Out Back
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(LV -
3:51)
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Chuck
Brodsky's winner.
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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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Playing On The Runway
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(WL - 4:51)
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Stream of consciousness living
in the moment.
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The
South
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High Cotton
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(LFB - 4:42)
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Changes a-comin' - vignettes of the Old South
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Hushabye
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(LFB - 4:58)
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Mostly true story of my
Grandmother's upbringing, with fear as a lifelong companion
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Segue - The Laughing
Place
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(LFB - 0:41)
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Joel Chandler Harris' tales of Uncle Remus -
a lasting, positive influence
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Tell Old Bill
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(LFB - 3:29)
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Traditional
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Thirsty Town
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(WD - 5:41)
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Dark cameos of strange behavior during Southern drought.
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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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Fly Away Home
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(WD - 5:11)
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Portrait of Southern Life.
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Mr. Cherry
|
(WD - 3:39)
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Angry remembrance of Ku Kluxer/Birmingham '63 bomber Bobby Frank Cherry.
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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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Frog In The Kitchen
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(LV -
3:55)
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Upbeat
- Critters 5, Humans 0.
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Wateree
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(LV - 3:54)
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Upbeat
bluegrass energy.
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Blow Me Down Again
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(EM – 4:43, LV – 4:12)
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Upbeat
road song. (Solo
performance on LV)
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Mama Lou
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(WL – 5:16, LV – 5:19)
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Mama,
love, & Deep South cooking. (Solo performance on LV)
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This Is My Body
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(EM - 4:33)
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Love song for the Deep South. (Solo performance)
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Hometown Boy
|
(EM - 3:55)
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A light-hearted song - roaddog dreams of a REAL home.
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Eternity & Main
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(EM - 6:42)
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Portrait of characters in a little Southern town.
|
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Old Sal
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(EM - 3:36)
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Remembrance of my "mammy".
|
|
The Lone Palmetto Sings
|
(WL - 6:21)
|
True dark story of Southern man
with no contingency plan.
|
|
Waterbug
|
(WL – 4:08, LV – 4:27)
|
Upbeat
fun - men as shallow creatures. (Solo performance on LV)
|
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The Old Buckdancer's Gone
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(WL - 4:41)
|
Upbeat remembrance of Georgia
poet James Dickey.
|
|
The Sweetest Thing
|
(SD - 4:19)
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Ragtime love song.
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|
*********************************************************************************************
CD key: EM = Eternity & Main
LFB = Laughing in the Face of the Blues
LV = Live & In Good
Company SD = Dreams of the Songdog
WD
= Walkin’ Dreams WL = Across The Winterline
*********************************************************************************************
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Uptempo and Fun
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Meet Me Mama
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(LFB - 3:06)
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Light-hearted invitation
to "let go" and start living
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Lay Down By The Water
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(LFB - 3:58)
|
Up-tempo neo-spiritual
|
|
Buckets of Rain
|
(LFB - 2:48)
|
A Dylan masterpiece
|
|
A Sucker for Love
|
(LFB - 4:56)
|
Humorous take on some
biblical tales - as a kid, I got mixed messages
|
|
Tell Old Bill
|
(LFB - 3:29)
|
Traditional
|
|
In The Texas Sky
|
(WD - 5:34)
|
Fanciful tribute
to songwriter Al Grierson.
|
|
Me and My Automobile
|
(WD - 5:23)
|
Fun auto-doofus song - includes
Click & Clack cameo.
|
|
Make Me A Believer
|
(LV -
3:55)
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Rocking upbeat message.
|
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Wateree
|
(LV - 3:54)
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Upbeat
bluegrass energy.
|
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Take It Out Back
|
(LV -
3:51)
|
Chuck
Brodsky's winner.
|
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Frog In The Kitchen
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(LV -
3:55)
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Upbeat
- Critters 5, Humans 0.
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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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Why You Been Gone So Long
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(LV -
3:10)
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Mickey
Newbury favorite. (Solo performance).
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Blow Me Down Again
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(EM – 4:43, LV – 4:12)
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Upbeat road song. (Solo performance on LV)
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Give It To The Rich Man
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(EM - 3:22)
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Light-hearted folk singer
economics.
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Losin' You
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(EM - 1:54)
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Upbeat commentary on our culture. (Solo performance)
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Hometown Boy
|
(EM - 3:55)
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A light-hearted song - roaddog dreams of a REAL home.
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The Morning Sun
|
(EM - 4:37)
|
Light ragtime - upbeat message.
|
|
Where The Crosswinds Blow
|
(EM - 4:18)
|
Light look at the dark side.
|
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Mama Lou
|
(WL – 5:16, LV – 5:19)
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Mama,
love, & Deep South cooking. (Solo performance on LV)
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Waterbug
|
(WL – 4:08, LV – 4:27)
|
Upbeat
fun - men as shallow creatures. (Solo performance on LV)
|
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Heartland
|
(WL - 3:42)
|
A humorous portrait of the Midwest.
|
|
You're The One
|
(WL - 5:17)
|
Fun, raggy love song.
|
|
Blind Leading The Blind
|
(SD - 3:25)
|
Funky, upbeat.
|
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Made To Love You
|
(SD - 3:52)
|
Fun, upbeat love song.
|
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That's All
|
(SD - 3:20)
|
Fun love song finger-picker (Solo performance)
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The Sweetest Thing
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(SD - 4:19)
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Ragtime love song.
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There's Got To Be A Way To Do It All
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(SD - 4:14)
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Fun, funky
rocker.
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CD key: EM = Eternity & Main
LFB = Laughing in the Face of the Blues
LV = Live & In Good
Company SD = Dreams of the Songdog
WD
= Walkin’ Dreams WL = Across The Winterline
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Western Flavor
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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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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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In The Texas Sky
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(WD - 5:34)
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Fanciful tribute
to songwriter Al Grierson.
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Renegade Blood
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(EM - 5:11)
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True story of outlaw Cherokee Bill.
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Outlaw's Dream
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(EM - 5:33)
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Dark portrait of an outlaw's psyche.
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Coyote
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(WL - 4:02)
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The native American deity / a Spanish rhythm.
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CD key: EM = Eternity & Main
LFB = Laughing in the Face of the Blues
LV = Live & In Good
Company SD = Dreams of the Songdog
WD
= Walkin’ Dreams WL = Across The Winterline
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