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Roots & Branches

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Sunday 09:00 am - 11:00 am (MT)

Highlighting the traditions of American Folk music and the new permutations of this genre as interpreted by modern artists.

Roots & Branches weaves together all the treads of Americana each and every week. Our DJs will often present a specific theme and focus on the many different possibilities that unfold as we all explore the topic together.

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Aug 20, 2017 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Ginger Perry

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Aug 13, 2017 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Pete Miesel

The Staple Singers - Freedom Highway - Freedom Highway
Pentangle - No More My Lord - Sweet Child
Doc Watson - Talk About Suffering - Doc Watson
The Carter Family - Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow - The Appalachians
Sufjan Stevens - Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing - Songs For Christmas
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Johnny Cash - Man In Black - Johnny Cash's America Soundtrack
Guy Clark - L.A. Freeway - The Essential Guy Clark
Whiskeytown - Lo-Fi Tennessee Mountain Angel (For Kathy Poindexter) - Faithless Street
Lucinda Williams - Bus To Baton Rouge - Live At The Fillmore
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Victoria Williams - Summer Of Drugs - This Moment In Toronto
Bobby Darin - Me & Mr. Hohner - Songs From Big Sur
The Court & Spark - Berliners - For A Decade Of Sin: 11 Years Of Bloodshot Records
Lyle Lovett - Ballad Of The Snow Leopard And The Tanqueray Cowboy - Step Inside This House
Richard Thompson - Painted Ladies - Henry The Human Fly
Jolie Holland - Mexican Blue - Springtime Can Kill You
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Uncle Tupelo - Atomic Power - March 16-20, 1992
Pete Seeger - Talking Atom - Power To The People - Protest Songs
Randy Newman - Political Science - The Best Of Randy Newman
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Phil Ochs - I'm Going To Say It Now - There But For Fortune
STEFAN GROSSMAN - Assassination Of John Fahey - How To Play Blues Guitar
John Fahey - The Assassination Of Stephan Grossman - The Best Of John Fahey, Vol. 2 (1964-1983) [Remastered]
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Cowboy Junkies - Mariner's Song - The Caution Horses
Woody Guthrie - There's A Better World Coming - Hard Travelin': Asch Records
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Bob Dylan - Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie - The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991
June Tabor/Oyster Band - Mississippi - Freedom & Rain
Gram Parsons - A Song For You - The Complete Reprise Sessions
SNOOKS EAGLIN - Saint James Infirmary - New Orleans Street Singer

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Aug 6, 2017 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Leland Rucker

Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer - Furr
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Frank Hutchison - Stackalee - American Epic: The Collection
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Victoria Spivey - Murder In The First Degree - Victoria Spivey Vol. 2 1927-1929
Pat Hare - I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - Sun Records - The Blues Years, 1950 - 1958 (Disc 8)
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Dick Justice - Henry Lee Aka Young Hunting - American Epic: The Collection
John Lee Hooker - I'm Gonna Kill That Woman - John Lee Hooker Gets Into The Blues
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Odetta - Another Man Done Gone - Best Of Odetta
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Eddie Noack - Psycho - Eddie Noack
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Various Artists - The Lawson Murder/Spencer Moore & Everett Blevins - Southern Journey Vol. 5
Louvin Brothers - Knoxville Girl - Tragic Songs Of Life
The Handsome Family - My Beautiful Bride - In The Air
Minton Sparks - I Thought He Might Kill Her - This Dress
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Johnny Cash - The Sound Of Laughter - Murder
Johnny Cash - Highway Patrolman - The Essential Johnny Cash (1955-1983)
Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat - American III: Solitary Man
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The Kingston Trio - Everglades - The Kingston Trio Greatest Hits
Johnny Horton - When It's Spring Time In Alaska (It's Forty Below) - Johnny Horton's Greatest Hits
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Levon Helm Band - Long Black Veil - ...at Merlefest, Wilkesboro, NC Apr 20, 2008
Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl - Fly
Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie And Albert - The Library Of Congress Recordings, Vol. 1 (Disc 1)
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Harry Belafonte - Did You Hear About Jerry? - The Midnight Special
Old 97's - Murder (Or A Heart Attack) - Hit By A Train - The Best Of Old 97's
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Dave Van Ronk & The Ragtime Jug Stompers - Mack The Knife - Dave Van Ronk And The Ragtime Jug Stompers
Tom Waits - Murder In The Red Barn - Bone Machine
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Bob Dylan - The Death Of Emmett Till - The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964
Rhiannon Giddens - Birmingham Sunday - Freedom Highway
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Bill Frisell - John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man - The Willies

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Jul 30, 2017 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Ginger Perry

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Jul 23, 2017 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Meredith Carson

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KEVIN WELCH - A Feast Of Bread And Water - LIFE DOWN HERE ON EARTH
Maria Muldaur - Louisiana Love Call - Louisiana Love Call
Ry Cooder - Dark End Of The Street - Boomer's Story
Greg Brown - Good Morning Coffee - If I Had Known - Essential Recordings, 1980-1996
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Thunder And Rain - Honey Get In Line - Holler Out
Masontown - Bouchonne Brighthouse - In This Time
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands - Alaska - Live
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Marc Cohn - Silver Thunderbird - Marc Cohn
Lucinda Williams - East Side Of Town - Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone
Steve Conn - Time And Time Again - River Of Madness
Gram Parsons - We'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning - GP
Steve Earle & The Dukes - Sunset Highway - So You Wannabe An Outlaw
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Mollie O'Brien - Now At Last - 900 Baseline
Tom Russell - When Sinatra Played Juarez - Borderland
Ray LaMontagne - Narrow Escape - Trouble
Marcia Ball - I Have The Right To Know - Presumed Innocent
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Dale Watson & Ray Benson - Feelin' Haggard - Dale & Ray
Merle Haggard - Mama Tried - 20 Greatest Hits
Lyle Lovett - I've Been To Memphis - Live In Texas
Rodney Crowell - Forgive Me Annabelle - Close Ties
The Whiskey Gentry - Seven Year Ache - Dead Ringer
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Ray Davies - Americana - Americana
Shannon McNally - Prayer In Open D - Black Irish
Dave Alvin - Harlan County Line - Eleven Eleven
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Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' - Waiting On The World To Change - TajMo
Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men - Jones For You - Prick Of The Litter
Hot Rize - Leather Britches - Traditional Ties
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Jul 16, 2017 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Leland Rucker

Bobby Charles - The Truth Will Set You Free (Promises, Promises) - Homemade Songs
Eric Andersen - It Starts With A Lie - Ghosts Upon The Road
The Sir Douglas Quintet - Stoned Faces Don't Lie - The Complete Mercury Masters
Blasters - Common Man - Trouble Bound
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Carl Perkins - Lend Me Your Comb - Original Golden Hits
Little Village - The Solar Sex Panel - Little Village
Christine Lavin - Bald Headed Men - Live At The Cactus Cafe - What Was I Thinking?
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Rodney Crowell - Nashville 1972 - Close Ties
Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi - Sonny & Brownie's Last Train - Sonny & Brownie's Last Train
Dale Watson & Ray Benson - The Ballad Of Dale And Ray - Dale & Ray
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Allen Toussaint - Viva La Money - The Complete Warner Recordings
Randy Newman - It's Money That I Love - The Best Of Randy Newman
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Kathleen Edwards - One More Song The Radio Won't Like - Failer
Jim White - Static On The Radio - Drill A Hole In That Substrate & Tell Me What
Maia Sharp - Nothing But The Radio - The Dash Between The Dates
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Bobby Charles - Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles (Bonus Track Version)
Bob Dylan - Sign On The Window - New Morning
Jesse Winchester - Dangerous Fun - Third Down, 110 To Go
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The Band - Forbidden Fruit - Northern Lights-Southern Cross
Tom Pacheco - Hills Of Woodstock - The Best Of Tom Pacheco Vol.1
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Kitty Wells - I Cain't Stop Loving You - The Best Of Kitty Wells- The Millenium Collection
Roy Orbison - Crying - Essential
Don Gibson - Sea Of Heartbreak - RCA Country Legends: Don Gibson (Remastered)
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Sherman Holmes - Dark End Of The Street (feat. Joan Osborne) - The Sherman Holmes Project: The Richmond Sessions

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Jul 9, 2017 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Pete Miesel

The Pine Valley Cosmonauts & Pat Brennan - Death Where Is Thy Sting - The Executioner's Last Songs, Vols. 2 + 3
The Carter Family - No Depression (In Heaven) - The Best Of The Carter Family - 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Wreck On The Highway - Will The Circle Be Unbroken
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The Byrds - Pretty Polly - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (Legacy Edition)
Townes Van Zandt - Tecumseh Valley - Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
Uncle Tupelo - Atomic Power - March 16-20, 1992
Pete Seeger - Talking Atom - Power To The People - Protest Songs
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Andy Irvine & Davy Spillane - Bruton Town - Fire In The Soul
Nic Jones - Clyde Water - Game Set Match
Fairport Convention - Crazy Man Michael - Liege & Lief
Pentangle - Cruel Sister - Finale: An Evening With Pentangle (Live)
Cracker - Almond Grove - Berkeley To Bakersfield
The Blasters - Long White Cadillac - The Blasters Collection
Little Feat - Truck Stop Girl - Little Feat
The Band - Long Black Veil - Music From Big Pink (Expanded Edition)
Drive-By Truckers - Danko/Manuel - The Dirty South
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John Renbourn - White House Blues - The Transatlantic Anthology
Doc Watson Family - Omie Wise - Treasures Untold
Link Wray - Rise And Fall Of Jimmy Stokes - Link Wray
Johnny Cash - The Cremation Of Sam McGee - Personal File
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Waterboys - Custer's Blues - Too Close To Heaven
Steeleye Span - Fighting For Strangers - Spanning The Years
Bob Dylan - House Carpenter - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) [Deluxe Version]
Gram Parsons - $1000 Wedding - The Complete Reprise Sessions
Mississippi John Hurt - Talking Casey (Live) - The Best Of Mississippi John Hurt
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Tarbox Ramblers - Oh Death - Tarbox Ramblers

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Jul 2, 2017 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Meredith Carson

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Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore - Don't Let The Devil Ride - Love Runner
Chicago Gospel Keyboard Masters - I'll Fly Away (feat. Bryant Jones & Curtis Fondren) - Lift Me Up
Ruthie Foster - Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever - Joy Comes Back
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Dale Watson & Ray Benson - Forget About Tomorrow Today - Dale & Ray
The Secret Sisters - Tennessee River Runs Low - You Don't Own Me Anymore
Tom Russell - American Rivers - Blood And Candle Smoke
The Whiskey Gentry - Kern River - Dead Ringer
DANKO/FJELD/ANDERSON - Blue River - One More Shot
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Dan McCorison - Cool Water - Montana Moon
Liz Masterson - Deportee - Linger Awhile
Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives - Lost On The Desert - Way Out West
Marty Robbins - El Paso - The Essential Marty Robbins
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Loretta Lynn - In The Pines - Full Circle
Alan Jackson And Martina McBride - Louisiana Woman, Misissippi Man - Coal Miner's Daughter - A Tribute To Loretta Lynn
Various Artists - Steve Earle & Allison Moorer - After The FireIs Gone - Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn
Lucinda Williams - Somebody Somewhere (Don's Know What He's Missin' Tonight) - Coal Miner's Daughter - A Tribute To Loretta Lynn
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Slaid Cleaves - Horseshoe Lounge - Broke Down
Seva Venet - Musieu Bainjo (Mister Banjo) - New Orleans Banjo Vol. 1: Musieu Bainjo
Danny Barnes - Kitchen Floor Waltz - Dirt On The Angel
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Masontown - Bringing My Sweet Baby Back - Masontown - EP
Laurie Lewis - Still A Fool - True Stories
Thunder And Rain - The Fall - Run With You
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Blind Boy Fuller - Piccolo Rag - Rough Guide To Ragtime Blues
Kathy Mattea - West Virginia, My Home - Calling Me Home
The Mavericks - All That Heaven Will Allow - What A Crying Shame
Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men - Fourth Of July - Out In California

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Jun 25, 2017 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Sam

Willie Mae Williams - Don't Want To Go There - Guitar Evangelists
Taj Mahal - You're Going To Need Somebody On Your Bond - The Best Of Taj Mahal
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Everybody's Blues - The Best Of Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
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Rita Ruby - Aragon Mill - Songbook, Vol. 1
Various Artists - Blackjack David - Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Music Vol.4
Harry Dean Stanton - Blue Bayou - Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
The Accidentals - Memorial Day - Memorial Day - Single
Bob Dylan - If Not For You - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
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The Unthanks - What Can A Song Do To You? - Diversions, Vol. 4: The Songs And Poems Of Molly Drake
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - The Ballad Of Andy Jacobs - Hidden People
Cat Power - I Can't Get No Satisfaction - The Covers Record
Thea Gilmore - I'm Not Down - Songs From The Gutter
The Unthanks - Dream Your Dreams - Diversions, Vol. 4: The Songs And Poems Of Molly Drake
House And Land - Wandering Boy - House And Land
Wolf Van Elfmand - Rose - Real Wolf - EP
John Moreland - Sallisaw Blue - Big Bad Luv
Ray Davies - Americana - Americana
Jonathan Richman - Corner Store - Jonathan Goes Country
Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe - Ode To Billie Joe
Jay Munly - Cooney Vs. Munly - Jimmy Carter Syndrome
Steve Ashley - Finite Time - Stroll On (Revisited)
Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land - This Land Is Your Land
Big Bill Broonzy - Key To The Highway - Trouble In Mind
Dai & The Ramblers - What'd I Say - Duw Duw
Danny Barnes - Wabash Cannonball - Songbook, Vol. 1
Willie Wright - Nantucket Island - Telling The Truth
Art Of Flying - Blow Away - Garden Of Earthly

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Jun 18, 2017 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Pete Miesel

Ryan Adams - To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) - Heartbreaker
Los Lobos - I Got Loaded - How Will The Wolf Survive?
The Blacks - Why Drunky? - Down To The Promised Land - Five Years Of Bloodshot Records
The Byrds - Take A Whiff (On Me) - Live At Royal Albert Hall 1971
Gram Parsons - Ooh Las Vegas - GP/Grievous Angel
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Chris Thomas King - John Law Burned Down The Liquor Sto' - The Legend Of Tommy Johnson, Act 1: Genesis 1900's-1990's
Doc Watson - Intoxicated Rat - The Best Of Doc Watson (1964-1968)
Richard Thompson - Drinking Wine Spo-dee-o-dee - 1000 Years Of Popular Music
The Electric Flag - Wine - A Long Time Comin'
Townes Van Zandt - Talking Thunderbird Blues - Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
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Bob Dylan - Rambling, Gambling Willie - The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991
Terry Callier - The Gambler Song - Live At Mother Blues
Robert Earl Keen - Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold - Poet: A Tribute To Townes Van Zandt
Uncle Tupelo - Moonshiner - Uncle Tupelo 89/93: An Anthology
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Gillian Welch - My Morphine - Hell Among The Yearlings
Richard & Linda Thompson - Down Where The Drunkards Roll - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (Remastered)
Traffic - John Barleycorn (Must Die) - John Barleycorn Must Die
Nick Drake - Been Smoking Too Long - Family Tree
Davy Graham - Cocaine - Folk, Blues, And Beyond
Bert Jansch - Needle Of Death - Bert Jansch
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The Gourds - I Like Drinking - Stadium Blitzer
The Waterboys - Drunken Head Ghost Of Rimbaud Blues - Fisherman's Box: The Complete Fisherman's Blues Sessions (1986-1988)
Van Morrison - Moonshine Whiskey - ..It's Too Late To Stop Now...Volumes II, III & IV (Live)
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Yonder Mountain String Band - Holding - Mountain Tracks, Vol. 3
Split Lip Rayfield - A Little More Cocaine Please - Should Have Seen It Coming
Steve Earle/Townes Van Zandt/Guy Clark - Copperhead Road - Together At The Bluebird Caf
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Bubbles In My Beer - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Bob Wills
Coley Jones - Drunkard's Special - Let's Get Drunk Again
W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys - Dirty Hangover Blues - White Country Blues, 1926-1938
Asylum Street Spankers - Trippin' Over You - Hot Lunch
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Tom Waits - The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) - Small Change

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