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Recap[]

Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with James Earl Jones, The Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series, John Hammond, and Richard Greene.

Rebroadcast on July 12, 1997. A repeat of PHC's February 10, 1996, show, originally broadcast live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, with Delta bluesman John Hammond, Richard Greene & The Grass Is Greener, the Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series, and a walk-on by actor James Earl Jones, who does a skit called "Jim & Huck" with Keillor. Guy Noir deals with poetry-writing thug Tony Rigatoni.

Guests[]

  • James Earl Jones
  • The Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series
  • John Hammond
  • Richard Greene

Opening[]

"Oh, hear that old piano from down the avenue.
I smell the [noun], I look around for you.
Oh my sweet, sweet old someone, coming through that door.
It's Saturday and the band is playing.
Honey, could we ask for more?"
        – Tishomingo Blues


Broadcast Rundown[]

00:00    Logo
00:11    Tishomingo Blues
01:03    Credits
01:57    GK talk about weather/Iowa primary
05:43    MY CREOLE BELLE
07:10    IT'S YOU
08:28    Jim and Huck
18:59    RED RIVER VALLEY
21:01    Applause - GK talk aout Witness/segue to Hammond
22:54    HELLO STRANGER
26:09    MY MIND IS RAMBLIN'
29:30    GK segue
32:08    DIE NACHTIGAL
33:06    THERE IS A LADY SWEET AND KIND
33:30    DUNT DUNT DUNT PITTIE PATTIE
34:32    JEG, ELSKER DIG! (I LOVE YOU)
35:26    I HAVE NO LIFE BUT THIS
35:54    COME SLOWLY, EDEN!; IT'S LIKE THE LIGHT
36:48    TO ONE THAT ASKED MY WHY I LOV'D J. G.
38:23    CHOPIN PRELUDE IN A
39:15    MARRIAGE MORNING
40:00    SHE WAS A PHANTOM OF DELIGHT
40:35    THOSE WHO LOVE
41:13    RISE UP MY LOVE, MY FAIR ONE
43:40    GK talk with Richard Greene
45:40    THE METHODIST PREACHER
49:41    GK talk with Richard Greene
51:53    ON THE MOVE
55:32    Guy Noir: Tony Rigatoni writes Poetry
1:04:30    Segue to intermission
1:04:59    NOBODY'S SWEETHEART (Intermission)
1:08:29    Welcome back
1:08:50    Café Boeuf: Opening of Outdoor Cafe
1:10:21    Greetings: MY FUNNY VALENTINE
1:13:38    Wedding: Muftiism
1:18:13    Powdermilk Biscuits
1:19:15    I STILL MISS SOMEONE
1:22:09    POWDERMILK BISCUITS (a la Plymouth Music Series)
1:22:53    Intro love song
1:24:05    GALA DEL DIA (from "Indianas")
1:26:27    Monologue: Crows and Coyotes
1:48:43    INDIANA WALTZ
1:52:45    FOUND LOVE
1:55:55    Credits
1:57:29    CARELESS LOVE

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