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United States of Americana for May 11, 2014

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May 11, 2014

It's Mother's day, so I featured a bunch of songs for Mom!

We also listened to a couple from Sturgill Simpson. His new album is in stores this Tuesday!

Segments

One's On the Way
Loretta Lynn

Leaving MPLS
High On Stress

Motherless Children
Rosanne Cash

A House Is Not A Home
Ben & Ellen Harper

Here & Now
Cary Morin

Fishin' Blues
Taj Mahal

Carousel
Miner

Dirty Lie
The Secret Sisters

Mother
Natalie Maines

21st of May
Nickel Creek

My Woman My Woman My Wife
Marty Robbins

Mama's Don't Let You Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys
Waylon & Willie

Lonely For You
Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis

Long White Line
Sturgill Simpson

Contents Under Pressure
Semi-Twang

Mama Tried
Merle Haggard

Interview
Jon Langford

Drone Operator
Jon Langford & Skull Orchard

Ghosts of American Astronauts
Mekons

Sweet Amarillo
Old Crow Medicine Show

True Blue
Gary Louris

You Are Your Mother's Child
Conor Oberst

Happy
John Fullbright

Fish & Whistle
John Prine

I Ain't Easy to Love
Candi Staton

Turtles All the Way Down
Sturgill Simpson

Mama's Eyes
Justin Townes Earle

Call Your Mother
Johnny Cash

American Music
The Blasters