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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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Jun 26, 2022 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Pete Miesel

The Sixth Great Lake - Across The Northern Border - Up The Country
TwoPenny Hangover - Window To The West - End Of The Century
Starry Eyed And Laughing - Lady Came From The South - Across The Great Divide: Getting It Together In The Country 1968-74
Townes Van Zandt - High, Low And In Between - Be Here To Love Me
Pentangle - Way Behind The Sun - The Pentangle
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The New Basement Tapes - Down On The Bottom - Lost On The River (Deluxe Version)
Fairport Convention - Eastern Rain - What We Did On Our Holidays (Bonus Track Edition)
Lucinda Williams - West - West
Doc Watson - Southbound (Live) - The Vanguard Years
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks - News From Up The Street - Return To Hicksville - The Best Of Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks ((1971-1973))
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Randy Newman - Lonely At The Top - Sail Away
Carolina Chocolate Drops - West End Blues - Leaving Eden (Deluxe Version)
Bob Wills - That's What I Like About The South - Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys 1932-1947
The Waterboys - Girl From The North Country - Fisherman's Box: The Complete Fisherman's Blues Sessions (1986-1988)
Tom Waits - Bottom Of The World - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (Remastered)
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Lyle Lovett - West Texas Highway - Step Inside This House
Iron & Wine - Southern Anthem - The Creek Drank The Cradle
Michael Nesmith - The Upside Of Goodbye - And The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Expanded Edition)
Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Been All Around This World - Been All Around This World
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Drive-By Truckers - Ever South - American Band
Link Wray - God Out West - Link Wray
Little Feat - On Your Way Down - Dixie Chicken
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Hiss Golden Messenger - Way Back In The Way Back - Quietly Blowing It
Poco - Pickin' Up The Pieces - Pickin' Up The Pieces
The Byrds - Nashville West (Live) - Live At Royal Albert Hall 1971
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key - Mermaid Avenue
David Lindley & Henry Kaiser - The Sweet Sunny South - The Sweet Sunny North
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Old Crow Medicine Show - Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine (Live) - 50 Years Of Blonde On Blonde (Live)
Iron & Wine - Sodom, South Georgia - Our Endless Numbered Days

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Jun 19, 2022 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Brother Louie

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Uncle Tupelo - Sandusky - March 16-20, 1992
Grant-Lee Phillips - Remember This - All That You Can Dream
Moonshine Willy - Daddy Cried - Pecadores
Charlie Musselwhite - Crawling King Snake - Mississippi Son
Drive-By Truckers - Daddy Needs A Drink - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
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Hank Penny - Red Hot Mama And Ice Cold Papa - 28 Big Ones (Original King Records Recordings)
Tom Andes - If You See Me Walking - Bywater Buddha
Tim Hus - Hockey Mom - Bush Pilot Buckaroo
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Continental Drifters - Daddy Just Wants It To Rain - Vermillion
Delta Spirit - It Ain’t Easy - What Is There
Asleep At The Wheel - Beat Me Daddy (Eight To The Bar) - Keepin' Me Up Nights
Fantastic Negrito - Virginia Soil - White Jesus Black Problems
Paul Burch - Daddy Rhythm Guitar - East To West
Jesse Colin Young - Sugar Babe - Songbird
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Michael Juan Nunez - Blame - Rouxsta
The Revelers - Who Who, Yea You - At The End Of The River
Diunna Greenleaf - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - I Ain't Playin'
Sean Ardoin & Kreole Rock And Soul - Keep On Moving (Live) - Live In New Orleans!
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Scott Miller - Daddy Raised A Boy - Thus Always To Tyrants
Laney Jones - Rocket To Mars - Stories Up High
Hank Williams - I'm A Long Gone Daddy - The Original Singles Collection (Plus)
Mavis Staples & Levon Helm - Farther Along - Carry Me Home
Jason Collett - My Daddy Was A RocknRoller - Reckon
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The Buckets - Papa Gene's Blues - Sod
Bob Wills - I'm A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) - Legends Of Country Music
Robbie Fulks - Papa Was A Steel-Headed Man - Country Love Songs
Brennen Leigh - If I Treated You Like You Treat Me (feat. Asleep At The Wheel & Emily Gimble) - Obsessed With The West (feat. Asleep At The Wheel)
John Prine - Unwed Fathers - In Person & On Stage
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Jun 12, 2022 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Meredith Carson

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Amos Lee - Cup Of Sorrow - An ITunes Live From SoHo Performance
Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers - Roses In The Snow (Live) - Ramble In Music City: The Lost Concert (Live)
Delbert McClinton - The Sun Is Shining - Outdated Emotion
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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - She'll Change - Crooked Tree
Steve Earle - Hill Country Rain - Jerry Jeff
Victoria Spivey - It's Evil Hearted Me - Rough Guide To Texas Blues
Honey Don't - Anything For You - Threadbare
The Cactus Blossoms - One Day - One Day
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Chris Smither - No Love Today - Still On The Levee
Leah Blevins - First Time Feeling - First Time Feeling
Lyle Lovett - Garfield's Blackberry Blossom - Release Me
Laura Tate - Smokey Tango - Blind Racoon And NOLA Blue Collection Vol. 4
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Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder - Pawn Shop Blues - GET ON BOARD
Secret Six Jazz Band - Rose Of Rio Grande - There's Something In My Eye And It's You!
Catherine Russell - Going Back To New Orleans - Send For Me
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Pinecastle Records & Jonah Horton - Lonesome Fiddle Blues (feat. Scott Vestal, Randy Kohrs, Tim Crouch, Cody Kilby & Byron House) - Bluegrass 2022 (feat. Scott Vestal, Randy Kohrs, Tim Crouch, Cody Kilby & Byron House)
Keb' Mo' - Good To Be (Home Again) - Good To Be...
Cristina Vane - Blueberry Hill - Nowhere Sounds Lovely
Dennis Stroughmatt - Make The World Go Away - The Same Old Me
Charley Patton - Magnolia Blues - The Rough Guide To Slide Guitar Blues
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Blue Lu Barker - New Orleans Blues - Blue Lu Barker Remasetered
Tuba Skinny - Last Minute Waltz - Magnolia Stroll
James Booker - Please Send Me Someone To Love - The Piano Prince Of New Orleans
Louis Armstrong - Jelly Roll Blues - Satchmo Plays King Oliver
Irma Thomas - River Is Waiting With Henry Butler - Simply Grand
The Del McCoury Band - Love Don't Live Here Anymore - Almost Proud

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Jun 5, 2022 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Leland Rucker

Marc Black - Ooh, I Love My Coffee - Ooh, I Love My Coffee
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Rick Danko - Java Blues - Live Anthology
Bottlerockets - Coffe Monkey - Leftovers
Tom T. Hall - Don't Forget The Coffee Billy Joe - The Essential Tom T. Hall: 20th Anniversary Collection - The Story Songs
Will T. Massey - Coffee Break - Will T. Massey
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Greg Brown - Smell Of Coffee - Milk Of The Moon
Shake Russell - Cowboy Coffee - Love Is Why
The Puppini Sisters - Java Jive - Betcha Bottom Dollar
Sexsmith & Kerr - Raindrops In My Coffee - Destination Unknown
Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women - Coffee Flavored Kisses - Ain't Gonna Hush!
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Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - Black Caffeine - Old Yellow Moon
Guy Davis - Black Coffee - Juba Dance
K.d. Lang - Black Coffee - Live By Request
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Jerry Irby - One Cup Of Coffee And A Cigarette - Best Of Jerry Irby
Lefty Frizzell - Cigarettes And Coffee Blues - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, And Hillbilly Music 1958
Otis Redding - Cigarettes And Coffee - The Soul Album
Curtis Gordon - Caffeine And Nicotine - Thank You For Not Smoking
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Bill Hearne - Second Cup Of Coffee - From Santa Fe To Las Cruces
Claude Gray - I'll Just Have A Cup Of Coffee (Then I'll Go) - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music 1961
Various Artists - Sertab - "One More Cup Of Coffee" - Masked And Anonymous
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John Hiatt & The Goners - How Bad's The Coffee? - Beneath This Gruff Exterior
Abigail Washburn - Coffee's Cold - Song Of The Traveling Daughter
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Lilli Lewis - Coffee Shop Girl - Americana
Dick Reinhardt - Truck Driver's Coffee Shop - Best Of Dick Reinhardt
Lightnin' Hopkins - Coffee House Blues - The Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins
Landon Pigg - Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop - Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop - Single
Mark Heard - Nod Over Coffee - Second Hand
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Otis Taylor - Coffee Woman - Clovis People Vol. 3
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Neil Young & Promise Of The Real - A Rock Star Bucks A Coffee Shop - The Monsanto Years

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May 29, 2022 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Pete Miesel

Richard Thompson - When I Get To The Border - I Want To See The Bright Lights
Richard Thompson - Tear-Stained Letter - Hand Of Kindness
Richard Thompson - Keep Your Distance - Rumor And Sigh
Richard Thompson - Sunset Song - Sweet Warrior
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Richard Thompson - Painted Ladies - Henry The Human Fly
Richard & Linda Thompson - Georgie On A Spree - Hokey Pokey
Richard & Linda Thompson - Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair - Richard & Linda Thompson - In Concert, November 1975 (Live)
Richard & Linda Thompson - Dark End Of The Street - (Guitar, Vocal) A Collection Of Unreleased And Rare Material 1967-1976
Maddy Prior & Martin Carthy - The Great Valerio - Beat The Retreat
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Richard & Linda Thompson - Walking On A Wire - Shoot Out The Lights
Richard Thompson - Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed? - The Chrono Show
Richard & Linda Thompson - Wall Of Death - Shoot Out The Lights
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Richard Thompson - Al Bowlly's In Heaven - Daring Adventures
Richard Thompson - Valerie - Live At Crawley
Richard Thompson - How Many Times Do You Have To Fall - Small Town Romance
Richard Thompson - Turning Of The Tide - Celtschmerz (Live UK '98)
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Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Action Packed- The Best Of The Capitol Years
Richard Thompson - Beeswing - Mirror Blue
Richard Thompson - From Galway To Graceland - Watching The Dark
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Richard Thompson - Outside The Inside - Old Kit Bag
Richard Thompson - Dad's Gonna Kill Me - Live At The Bbc
Richard Thompson - Guns Are The Tongues - Sweet Warrior
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Richard Thompson - Meet On The Ledge - Acoustic Classics II

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May 22, 2022 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Mike Finn

Elephant Revival - Forgiveness - Elephant Revival
John Hartford - There Are No Fools In Heaven (Anyman's Inferno) - Life, Love & Music
Trout Steak Revival - Take Heart - Spirit To The Sea
Sierra Hull - The Hard Way - Secrets
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Eva Cassidy - Early Morning Rain - Imagine
Richard Shindell - Are You Happy Now? - When October Goes (Autumn Love Songs)
Julie Gold - Fools - Dream Loud
Four Bitchin' Babes - Dave's Holiday - "Buy Me Bring Me Take Me Don't Mess My Hair..." Life According To Four Bitchin' Babes, Vol. 1 (Live At The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA / August 14-15, 1990)
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Emmylou Harris - Coat Of Many Colors - Pieces Of The Sky (Remastered)
Lucinda Williams - Price To Pay - Lucinda Williams Bonus Tracks
Carrie Rodriguez - Grace - She Ain't Me
Loretta Lynn - Women's Prison - Van Lear Rose
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Various Artists - Kicked Up A Devil Of A Row - The Art Of Old-Time Mountain Music
Dirk Powell - Leaning On A Wall - Hand Me Down
The Wailin' Jennys - Long Time Traveller - Firecracker
Gillian Welch - Lowlands - Soul Journey
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Tom Waits - Hope I Don't Fall In Love With You - The Early Years Vol. 2
Dave Mason - Sad And Deep As You - Alone Together
Van Morrison - Redwood Tree - Saint Dominic's Preview
The Band - The Great Pretender - Moondog Matinee
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The Be Good Tanyas - Out Of The Wilderness - Hello Love
Ry Cooder - Humpty Dumpty World - Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
Son Volt - Angel Of The Blues - Honky Tonk
David Grisman & John Sebastian - Dawg's Waltz - Satisfied
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The Wilders - Drivin' Nails In My Coffin - Throw Down
Steppin' In It With Rachael Davis - It's Only A Paper Moon - Shout Sister Shout
Herb Pedersen - Wait A Minute - Southwest/sandman
Michael Martin Murphey - Red River Valley - Cowboy Songs
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Merle Haggard - Silver Wings - The Best Of The Best Of Merle Haggard
Trick Pony - Stay In This Moment - Trick Pony

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May 15, 2022 9:00 AM (MT)

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Delbert McClinton And Glen Clark - I Received A Letter - Delbert & Glen
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - Flatland Girl (feat. Margo Price) - Crooked Tree
Amos Lee - Windows Are Rolled Down - An ITunes Live From SoHo Performance
Rich Moore - Flowers For Mary - Voiceless
Jesse Winchester - It's A Shame About Him - Love Filling Station
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Shannon McNally - Street People - The Musical Mojo Of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac And His Music (Live)
Allen Toussaint - Life - The Musical Mojo Of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac And His Music (Live)
Mavis Staples - Lay My Burden Down - The Musical Mojo Of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac And His Music (Live)
John Boutté - Let’s Make A Better World - The Musical Mojo Of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac And His Music (Live)
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Jesse Lége, Joel Savoy & The Cajun Country Revival - Ouvre La Porte - The Right Combination
Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers - Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight (Live) - Ramble In Music City: The Lost Concert (Live)
Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder - What A Beautiful City - GET ON BOARD
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters - Dallas - The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
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JOHN MAGNIE - Blue Mountian Girl - Sleeping Elephant
The Subdudes - Social Aid & Pleasure Club - Behind The Levee
DEL SHAMEN - Mountain Jill - DEL SHAMEN
Blues Circus - CC Rider - Blues Circus
Blues Circus - Please Send Me Someone To Love - Blues Circus
Blues Circus - Ball & Chain - Blues Circus
Blues Circus - It's Alright Now - Blues Circus
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Beverly "Guitar" Watkins - You Send Me - In Paris ("Live At The New Morning 2012")
Slade Rivers - Coffee Please - Rattlesnake Dick & Other Stories
Greg Brown - If I Had Known - Down In There
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Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (American Land Edition)
Jesse Lége, Joel Savoy & The Cajun Country Revival - Courville's Fetish - The Right Combination
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May 8, 2022 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Pete Miesel

Los Lobos - The Breakdown - How Will The Wolf Survive?
Los Lobos - Jenny's Got A Pony - The Neighborhood
Los Lobos - Flat Top Joint - Native Sons
Los Lobos - One Time One Night - By The Light Of The Moon
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Los Lobos - Good Morning Aztlán - Good Morning Aztlán
Los Lobos - Mis-Treater Boogie Blues - Gates Of Gold
Los Lobos - Wake Up Dolores - Kiko
Los Lobos - Turn Around - This Time
Jerry Garcia Band - Evangeline - Jerry Garcia Band (Live)
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Los Lobos - Jamaica Say You Will - Native Sons
Los Lobos - Bertha (Live At The Carefree Theatre, 1992) - Just Another Band From East L.A.: A Collection
Los Lobos & Elvis Costello - Matter Of Time - The Ride
Los Lobos - Down Where The Drunkards Roll - Beat The Retreat
Los Lobos & Richard Thompson - Wreck Of The Carlos Rey - The Ride
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Los Lobos - Will The Wolf Survive? - How Will The Wolf Survive?
Los Lobos - Saint Behind The Glass - Kiko
Los Lobos - Tears Of God - By The Light Of The Moon
Los Lobos - Tony Y Maria - Good Morning Aztlán
Los Lobos - The Neighborhood - The Neighborhood
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Los Lobos - Peace - Kiko
Los Lobos - What In The World - Good Morning Aztlan
Los Lobos - Sail On, Sailor - Native Sons
Los Lobos - Emily - The Neighborhood
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Los Lobos - Shakin' Shakin' Shakes - By The Light Of The Moon
Los Lobos - I Believed You So - Gates Of Gold
Los Lobos - Don't Worry Baby - How Will The Wolf Survive?
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Los Lobos - What's Going On (Live At The World Music Theatre, 1992) - Just Another Band From East L.A.: A Collection

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May 1, 2022 9:00 AM (MT)

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Host: Leland Rucker

Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - Back When We Were Beautiful - Old Yellow Moon
Lori McKenna - People Get Old - The Tree
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Mollie O'Brien, Rich Moore, Brigid Moore & Lucy Moore - I Don’t Wanna Grow Up - Daughters
Taylor Swift - Never Grow Up - Speak Now
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Del McCoury Band - Never Grow Up Boy - The Company We Keep
Jefferson Airplane - Lather - Crown Of Creation (Bonus Track Version)
Austin Lounge Lizards - Forty Years Old And I'm Living In My Moms Garage - Never An Adult Moment
Justin Townes Earle - Glory Days - Dead Man's Town: A Tribute To Born In The U.S.A.
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Jackson Browne - These Days - Solo Acoustic Vol. 1
Laura Nyro - And When I Die - Live From Mountain Stage: Laura Nyro
The Lovin' Spoonful - Younger Generation - The Lovin' Spoonful: Greatest Hits
Faces - Ooh La La - Ooh La La
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Billie Joe + Norah - Rockin' Alone (In An Old Rockin' Chair) - Foreverly
Hank Williams - Rockin' Chair Money - Alone With His Guitar
The Band - Rockin' Chair - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971 (Deluxe Edition)
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Kitty Wells - A Woman Half My Age - Country Music Hall Of Fame Series: Kitty Wells
Willie Nelson - Grandma's Hands (feat. Mavis Staples) - To All The Girls...
Loretta Lynn - Miss Being Mrs. - Van Lear Rose
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Bill And Bonnie Hearne - Paint The Town Beige - I-10 Chronicles
Tom Waits - Last Leaf - Bad As Me
The SteelDrivers - Where Rainbows Never Die - Reckless
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Bob Dylan - Tryin' To Get To Heaven (live) - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006
Simon & Garfunkel - Voices Of Old People - Bookends (Remastered)
Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends - Bookends (Remastered)
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Loudon Wainwright III - The Here & The Now - Older Than My Old Man Now
Loudon Wainwright III - Double Lifetime - Older Than My Old Man Now
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Dave Alvin - Everett Ruess - Ashgrove
Al Kooper - Going, Going Gone - Black Coffee
Judy Collins - The Long And Winding Road - Judy Collins Sings Lennon & McCartney
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson - Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys - Nashville Rebel
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Sheryl Crow - Grow Up - Be Myself
The Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line - The Traveling Wilburys Collection (Remastered)

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