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United States of Americana for August 17, 2014

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August 17, 2014

I featured a couple from Alejandro Escovedo, who plays the Dakota this week. I did a two-fer from the Handsome Family who are perform in Loring Park tomorrow night!

Segments

Blue Moon
Elvis Presley

Saturday's Song
Hiss Golden Messenger

Always A Friend (in-studio performance)
Alejandro Escovedo

Honey Hush
Brigitte DeMeyer

Dust My Broom
Koerner, Ray & Glover

We're Gonna Hold On
Solomon Burke

Caterpillars
The Handsome Family

Get You A Healin'
Paul Thorn

She'll Be Back
Jamey Johnson feat. Elvis Costello

It's Hard to Be An Outlaw
Billy Joe Shaver

Night Life
Ray Price
Vintage Vinyl

Dallas
The Flatlanders

Six Pack of Beer and Pack of Cigarettes
Erik Koskinen

Blood On Your Bootheels
Caroline Rose

Fightin' Side Of Me
Merle Haggard

Burning Bridges
Lucinda Williams

Castanets
Alejandro Escovedo

Wasted & Rollin'
Amanda Shires

St. Paul Baseball
Frankie Lee

Seven Year Ache
Rosanne Cash

The Promise
Sturgill Simpson

Half Crazy
The Barr Brothers

Far From Any Road
The Handsome Family

Time Shows Fools
Justin Townes Earle

The Wall
Willie Nelson

Greta Garbo
The Jayhawks

Madman
Sean Rowe

Suspious Minds
Dwight Yoakam