December 31, 2009
New Year's Eve request show
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- Lead Belly:
The Midnight Special (theme) Last Sessions
Smithsonian Folkways SFCD40068/71
- The Pajama Game (orig.B'way cast): Once-a-Year Day (Richard Adler/Jerry Ross)
Columbia SK89253
- Josh White:
Raise a Ruckus (trad) The Elektra Years Rhino Handmade RHM2 7879
- Odetta & Larry: I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago (trad, Odetta-Larry)
At the Tin Angel Fantasy OBCCD-565-2
- Alan Arkin: I Like You
Columbia 45 rpm
- Whittinghill & Arbogast: Two Announcers
Dick Whittinghill & Bob Arbogast at Carnegie Hall Dot DLP3500
- Tanglefoot:
Commodore's Compliments (Steve Ritchie) Agnes on the Cowcatcher
Borealis BCD143
- Dr. West's Medicine Show & Junk Band: The Eggplant That Ate Chicago
(Norman Greenbaum) Euphoria: The Best of Dr. West's Medicine Show & Junk Band
Sundazed SCD11070
- Yuri Rasovsky: The Chicago Language Tape
WFMT 50th Anniversary - From the Archives WFMT Fine Arts Circle
- Grimm Brothers: Wack, Wack, Wacker Drive (private recording)
- Steve Goodman:
Lincoln Park Pirates Live at the Earl of Old Town
Red Pajamas RPJ017
- Thom Bishop:
Saturday Evening Special (private 45 rpm)
- Woody Allen: Moose
Stand Up Comic Rhino R275721
- Utah Phillips: Moose Turd Pie
Good Though! Philo PH1004CD
- Gibson & Camp:
Skillet Good and Greasy (trad, arr. Gibson-Camp) At the Gate of Horn
Collectors' Choice CCM227-2
- Steve Lyon: The Wilted Lettuce Orgy There's No Place Like Mars
Flying Fish FF306
- Tom Lehrer:
The Elements (A.Sullivan/T.Lehrer) The Remains of Tom Lehrer
Rhino R2-79831-2
- John Forster:
Helium Philo PHCD1214
- Les Barker:
Reinstalling Windows Arovertherapy
Mrs. Ackroyd DOG105
- Man of LaMancha (orig.French cast - Jacques Brel):
Le Quete (The Impossible Dream) (Mitch Leigh/Joe Darion, trans.Jacques Brel)
Barclay 80381S
- Pete Seeger: Abiyoyo Live in '65
Appleseed APRCD1118-2
- Susan Werner:
Did Trouble Me The Gospel Truth self Sleeve Dog 01
- Wait a Minim! (orig.cast-Nigel Pegram): Black-White Calypso
(Jeremy Taylor) London AM58002
- Spike Jones:
Blue Danube (J.Strauss/Sole Meyer-Del Porter) Not Your Standard Spike Jones Collection
Collectors' Choice CCM329-2
- Sam Hinton:
It's a Long Way From Amphioxus Songs of Men
Smithsonian Folkways FA2400
- Jan Hobson: Throw Your Cat Away 45 rpm private recording
- Second City (Rasche-Stahl): I Hate Liver (WFMT recording)
- The Capitol Steps:
Y2K (Ett-Liggett/ parody Newport-Strauss)
It's Not Over 'Til the First Lady Sings CapSteps CSCD1020
- Priscilla Herdman - Anne Hills - Cindy Mangsen:
At the Turning of the Year (Anne Hills) Heart & Hand 2000
- The Armstrong Family: How Can I Keep From Singing (trad)
The Wheel of the Year Flying Fish FF70594
- Pete Morton:
When We Sing Together (Folkstage - September 13, 2008) WFMT Recording
- at 12:03: Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (orig.cast):
If We Only Have Love (Brel) Columbia SK 89998
THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL with Rich Warren - January 1, 2010
1:15-2:00 AM requests continued
- Fill: John Fahey: Auld Lang Syne (trad,arr.Fahey)
Christmas Guitar Varrick CDVR-002
- Ronny Cox:
Holy Now (Peter Mayer) Songs with . . . Repercussions
Wind River WR4024CD
- Tom Paxton:
How Beautiful Upon the Mountain )4:07) Comedians & Angels
Appleseed APRCD1105
- Jack Schechtman: On Cherry Mountain
Jack Himself - From Soup to Nuts
Columbia LC31339
- Judy Garland:
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen/E.Y. Harburg)
The Judy Garland Deluxe Set Capitol STCL2988
- The Beatles:
Blackbird (Lennon-McCartney) White Album Parlophone CDP7 46443-2
- Tim Grimm: The Back Fields
Wind River WR4035CD
- Andy Stewart: Scottish Soldier
The Andy Stewart Collection MFP CD7 81069-2
- Edith Piaf:
La Vie en Rose (Louiguy-Piaf-David) The Very Best of Edith Piaf Capitol CDP7-96632-2
- Townes Van Zandt:
I'll Be Here in the Morning Townes Van Zandt Fat Possum FP1083-2
- Judy Collins:
Send in the Clowns (Stephen Sondheim) Judith
Elektra 111-2 252 019
- Al Day: Sammy's Bar
(Cyril Tawney) Remembering Fred - A Tribute to Fred Holstein Remembering Fred 001
- The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem:
The Parting Glass (trad, arr.Clancy-Makem)
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem at Carnegie Hall-The Complete 1963 Concert Columbia Legacy 8869742571-2
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