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A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor

November 23, 1985
Live from Bridges Auditorium at the Claremont Colleges in Claremont, California, with Chet Atkins, Willie Nelson, Johnny Gimble, El Mariachi Los Galleros de Pedro Rey, Saw Player David Weiss and Peter Ostroushko.

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00:00 Logo
00:11 Rebroadcast Announcement
00:57 Hello Love/ Hello Walls
03.11 GK Talk; Riding 'Round the Country'
06:53 Corinna, Corinna (Willie Nelson; Peter Ostroushko)
10:32 Larry Airlines
11:41 Seven Spanish Angels (Willie Nelson; El Mariachi Los Galleros de Pedro Rey)
14:57
GK Talks to Mariachi Band
15:54 El Gusto (El Mariachi Los Galleros de Pedro Rey)
18:49 El Gailiero Wapangiero (El Mariachi Los Galleros de Pedro Rey)
23:31 Turkey in the Straw
28:48 Powdermilk Biscuit Break
30:11 Oh What A Beautiful Evening
30:59 GK Intros Saw Player David Weiss
32:47 Danny Boy (David Weiss)
34:39 David Talks About Saw, Sweet Georgia Brown
37:14 Texas Truck Drivers
40:04 Greetings
41:57 Bertha's Kitty Boutique; For All the Cats I Loved Before (GK, Willie Nelson, Johnny Gimble, band)
44:11 Do You Ever Think of Me (Willie Nelson, band)
47:33 Crazy (Willie Nelson, band)
51:30 Glacier Ox Cars
52:09 GK Talk; Paradise Song, into Twinkle, Twinkle
54:21 Twinkle, Twinkle (Willie Nelson, Chet Atkins, band)
57:54 Segue to Intermission
58:06 Intermission; Dinah, Limehouse Blues
1:01:56 Welcome Back
01:02:48 You Gave Me A Song (Willie Nelson)
01:06:45 Monologue
01:31:19 GK Thanks Claremont Colleges
01:31:53 Take Your Burdens to the Lord (GK, Willie Nelson, Chet Atkins, Johnny Gimble, Peter Ostroushko, band)
01:35:56 Poor Butterfly (GK, Chet Atkins, John Gimble, band)
01:40:32 Mexico Vive - Mariachi Band (Willie Nelson; El Mariachi Los Galleros de Pedro Rey)
01:46:00 Oil Rig Dishwashing Liquid for Men
01:47:09 More Greetings
01:49:12 GK Brings Back Willie Nelson, Blue Eyes Crying (Willie Nelson, band)
01:52:41 GK Thanks Guests, Riding 'Round the Country' reprise
01:54:57 Final Credits, Thanks to Stations
01:55:55 Closer into Applause


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Audio editing credit: Scott Rivard





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