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1. Lead Belly: The Midnight Special Last Sessions Smithsonian Folkways SFCD-40068/71
2. Greg Greenway: Ready Something Worth Doing Face SOH 002 (800-937-3397)
3. Paul Robeson: I Want To Be Ready (trad/arr.Burleigh) Songs Of My People RCA Victor LM-3292
4. Holy Modal Rounders: I'm Getting Ready To Go (Michael Hurley) I Make A Wish For A Potato Rounder 1166-11598-2
5. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder: I'm Ready To Go Soldier of the Cross Skaggs Family SKFR-CD 5001
6. Eva Cassidy: People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield) Live At Blues Alley Blix Street G2-10046 (818-763-9151)
7. Judy Collins: Hello, Hooray (Rolf Kempf) Who Knows Where the Time Goes Elektra 74033-2
8. Paul Robeson: Every Time I Feel the Spirit (trad) The Peace Arch Concerts 5/18/52 Folk Era FE1142CD
9. Ian & Sylvia: Every Time I Feel the Spirit The Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings Vanguard 196/99-2
10. Mike Cross: My Spirit's Willing Creme de la Cross Sugar Hill SH-CD-1010
11. Cheryl Wheeler: Unworthy Sylvia Hotel Philo 11671-1212-2
12. Loudon Wainwright III: Mr. Guilty Unrequited Columbia Legacy CK 65258
13. The Chicken Chokers: Worthy of Estimation (Uncle Dave Macon) Shoot Your Radio Rounder 0241
14. Mike Nichols & Elaine May: Out of Africa Nichols & May Examine Doctors Mercury 314 558 457-2
15. Roberts & Barrand: What a Mouth! (R.P.Weston, PD) Spencer the Rover Is Alive and Well... Swallowtail/Mill City ST-0001 (612-722-6649)
16. Mandy Patinkin: If I Only Had a Brain (Harold Arlen/E.Y.Harburg) Kidults Nonesuch 79534-2
17. Original Broadway Cast: A Little Brains- A Little Talent (Richard Adler/Jerry Ross) Damn Yankees RCA Victor 3948-2-RG
18. Cindy Mangsen & Steve Gillette: Their Brains Were Small and They Died (Mark Graham) Live In Concert Compass Rose CRM-2CD
19. Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer: Here Is the Chorus (B.Carney) (Folkstage - April 21, 2001) WFMT recording
20. The Arrogant Worms: Song Inside My Head Gift Wrapped - The Best of the Arrogant Worms Oglio OGL89130-2 (800-COOL-CDS)
21. Suzanne Buirgy: Song In My Head The View From Here Attune 20905-2
22. Stas Golonka: Chicago Is a Polka Town (trad) Deeper Polka (a compilation/anthology) Smithsonian Folkways SFWCD 40140
23. Hillbilly Idol: Hillbilly Polka (Paul Kovac) Hillbilly Idol Slewfoot SF808 (877-723-1155)
24. The Goose Island Ramblers: There's No Norwegians In Dickeyville Deeper Polka Smithsonian Folkways SFWCD 40140
25. Anne Dodson: The Limping Drinker's Polka (Jez Lowe) Against the Moon Beech Hill BH105d
26. Capitol Steps: Pack the Knife (Weill-Brecht/Newport-Strauss) When Bush Comes To Shove Capitol Steps CSCD-1022
27. The Four Vagabonds: Coming In On a Wing and a Prayer (Harold Adamson/Jimmy McHugh) Coming In On a Wing and a Prayer RCA Victor RD106 DMC3-1243
28. Tammerlin: Wind Horses (Lee Hunter-Arvid Smith/Hunter) Wind Horses Binky 1030CD
29. John Gorka: Flying Red Horse Out of the Valley High Street 72902 10325-2
30. Julian Dawson w/ Lucinda Williams: How Can I Sleep Without You (Dawson) Spark Gadfly 247 (888-9GADFLY)
31. Bonnie Koloc: I Can't Sleep (Steve Goodman) Close-Up Epic PE 34184
32. Electric Bonsai Band: How Hard Is Love (Andrew Ratshin) Primal Urges Yellow Tail YT-10011 (206-527-3546)
33. Martin Simpson: Hard Love (Bob Franke) Smoke & Mirrors Thunderbird TBE5001-2

Performer is composer unless otherwise noted. Song is album title unless otherwise noted. Album titles in italics, composers in parens ( ).