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United States of Americana for November 24, 2013

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November 24, 2013

This time I featured a good handful of local "americana," none was featured on last Friday's PBS's Nashville 2.0.

We heard Mason Jennings, Dylan, The Roe Family Singers, The Cactus Blossoms & Paul Metsa's song "Jack Ruby," a song about the tragic events from 50 years ago today.

Segments

Jack Ruby
Paul Metsa

Farewell Transmission (Demo)
Songs: Ohia

Tongue Behind My Teeth
The Staves

Fare Thee Well
Oscar Isaac & Marcus Mumford

Satellite
David Francey

The Most Beautiful Girl
Charlie Rich

Brand New Me
Charlie Robison

Spark and Fire
The Smoking Flowers

Fire and Water
Buddy Miller

No Depression
The Roe Family Singers

Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
Vintage Vinyl

Harlem River Blues
Justin Townes Earle

Stranger
Drivin N Cryin

Choked Up
Whiskeytown

The Book of Right-On

18th of December
Deep Dark Woods

Someday
Steve Earle

From Here to the Moon and Back
Willie Nelson & Dolly Parton

Change Your Ways or Die (The Buffalo Song)
The Cactus Blossoms

Stranger
The Devil Makes 3

Every Mile
The Parson Red Heads

The Shape I'm In
The Band

Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song
Amos Lee

Wilderness
Mason Jennings

Time Passes Slowly #1
Bob Dylan

Vanity
The Avett Brothers

Lost Highway
The Replacements