A Prairie Home Companion
SATURDAY, October 10, 1998


Music performed on A Prairie Home Companion, October 10, 1998
The Fitzgerald Theater, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Performers:

Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band: Richard Dworsky, piano; Andy Stein, fiddle, tenor sax; Pat Donohue, guitar; Greg Hippen, bass; Arnie Kinsella, percussion
Guests:
The Hopeful Gospel Quartet: (Garrison Keillor, vocal); Robin Williams, guitar, vocal; Linda Williams, guitar, banjo, vocal; Kate MacKenzie, guitar, vocal
Dave Van Ronk, guitar, vocals
TISHOMINGO BLUES (Opening theme)
Garrison Keillor, GASB w/m: Spencer Williams; new words: Garrison Keillor ( 1917 Joseph W. Stern and Co.; (c) 1989 Garrison Keillor
MONEY MEDLEY QUIZ
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
Rich Dworsky, Andy Stein
w: John Burke; Arthur Johnston
(c) 1936 (Renewed) Select Music Publications, Inc.

BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME
Pat Donohue
w: E. Y. Harburg; m: Jay Gorney
(c) 1932 (Renewed) Warner Bros. Inc.

I'VE GOT SIXPENCE
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Traditional (English)

PENNY LANE
Pat Donohue
w/m: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
(c) 1967 Northern Songs Limited

MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC (PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN)
Rich Dworsky
w/m: Stephan Weiss, Bernie Baum
(c) 1949 (Renewed 1977) and 1950 (Renewed 1978) Cromwell Music, Inc. & Chappell & Co., Inc.

THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
w: Sammy Cahn; m: Jule Styne
(c) 1954 (Renewed) Robbins Music Corporation

I FOUND A MILLION-DOLLAR BABY (In a Five and Ten Cent Store)
Garrison Keillor, GASB
w: Billy Rose, Mort Dixon; m: Harry Warren
(c) 1931 (Renewed) Warner Bros. Inc.
BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG
Pat Donohue, GASB
w/m: Traditional, as done by Doc Watson
LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT
The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, RD, GH
w/m: John C. Fogerty
(c) Jondora Music (BMI)
rec: "Climbing Up On the Rough Side," HighBridge 59317
HE KNOW HOW MUCH WE CAN BEAR medley
The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, GASB
rec: "Climbing Up On the Rough Side," HighBridge 59317

HE KNOWS HOW MUCH WE CAN BEAR
w/m: Traditional

JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
w/m: Red Foley
(c) 1950

CLIMBING UP ON THE ROUGH SIDE
As done by the Barnes Family
"POWDERMILK BISCUITS" THEME
The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, GASB
w/m: Garrison Keillor
(c) Garrison Keillor
"BEEBOPAREEBOP RHUBARB PIE" THEME (SHORT'NIN' BREAD)
Garrison Keillor, Tim Russell, GASB
w/m: Traditional; new words: Garrison Keillor
(c) Garrison Keillor
YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY! (What Did I Do?)
Andy Stein, GASB
w/m: Walter Donaldson
(c) 1930 (Renewed 1958) Donaldson Publishing Company
LOSERS
Dave Van Ronk
w/m: Dave Van Ronk
(c) Folklore Productions (BMI)
rec: "From . . . Another Time and Place," Alcazar Productions 120
COME BACK BABY
Dave Van Ronk
w/m: Traditional
rec: "Folkways Years 1959–61," Smithsonian/Folkways 40041
  "Inside Dave Van Ronk," Fantasy 24710
"GUY NOIR" THEME
Garrison Keillor, GASB
w: Garrison Keillor/Richard Dworsky; m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1995 Keillor/Dworsky
album: "Guy Noir, Radio Private Eye," HighBridge 39261
IT'S A SMALL WORLD
Arnie Kinsella
w/m: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
(c) 1963 Wonderland Music Co., Inc.
THE DEVIL IS A MIGHTY WIND
Robin and Linda Williams, GASB
w/m: Robin Williams, Linda Williams, Jerome Clark
(c) 1990 Brantford Music/Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. (BMI)
rec: "The Rhythm of Love," Sugar Hill Records 1027
  "Live," (R & L Williams and Their Fine Group) Sugar Hill Records 1043
JORDAN
The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, GASB
w/m: Traditional
rec: "Garrison Keillor and the Hopeful Gospel Quartet," Sony/Epic EK 52901
FINE AND DANDY (Intermission)
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
w: Paul James; m: Kay Swift
(c) 1930 Harms Inc.
TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE (under "Greetings")
Andy Stein, Pat Donohue
w: John Latouche, Ted Fetter; m: Vernon Duke
(c) 1940 Robbins Music Corp.
"October" script
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band (underscore)

OCTOBER THEME
m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1998 Richard Dworsky

RHUMBA
m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1998 Richard Dworsky

BAND BUTTON
m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1998 Richard Dworsky
GEE BABY AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU
Dave Van Ronk, GASB
w: Andy Razaf; m: Don Redman
(c) Goldsen & Razaf
rec: "Hummin' to Myself," Gazell Productions 2004
YOUR MISCHIEVOUS CHARMS (mono out)
Rich Dworsky
m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1998 Richard Dworsky
KETCHUP (THE GOOD YEARS) (in "Ketchup" script)
Rich Dworsky
w: Garrison Keillor; m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1998 Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky
I AM A PILGRIM medley
The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, GASB

I AM A PILGRIM
w/m: Merle Travis
(c) MCA Duchess Music (BMI)
rec: "Climbing Up On the Rough Side," HighBridge 59317

MOVE TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
w/m: Traditional
RIVERS OF BABYLON
The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, GASB
w/m: Brent Dowe, Trevor McNaughton
(c) Beverly Records Ltd.
STANDING IN THE NEED OF THE PRAYER/AMEN (closer)
The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, GASB

STANDING IN THE NEED OF PRAYER
w/m: Traditional (Spiritual)

AMEN
w/m: Jester Hairston
(c) 1957, 1966 Bourne Co.
Some other material available by guest artists:

The Hopeful Gospel Quartet

"Garrison Keillor and the Hopeful Gospel Quartet," Sony/Epic EK 52901
"Climbing Up On the Rough Side," HighBridge 59317>
Kate MacKenzie
"Age of Innocence," Red House Records 91
"Let Them Talk," Red House Records 66
Stoney Lonesome, "Blue Heartache," Red House Records 51
Stoney Lonesome, "Lonesome Tonight," Red House Records 46
Dave Van Ronk
"Chrestomathy," Gazell 2007
"Folkways Years 1959-61," Smithsonian/Folkways 40041
"From . . . Another Time and Place," Alcazar Productions 120
"Going Back to Brooklyn," Gazell 2006
"Hummin' to Myself," Gazell Productions 2004
"Inside Dave Van Ronk," Fantasy 24710
"Peter & The Wolf," Alcazar Productions 1004
"Statesboro Blues," Blues (FRA) 157842
"To All My Friends in Far-Flung Places," Gazell 2011
Robin and Linda Williams
"Sugar for Sugar," Sugar Hill Records 1052
"Good News," (R & L Williams and Their Fine Group) Sugar Hill Records 3832
"Live," (R & L Williams and Their Fine Group) Sugar Hill Records 1043
"Turn Toward Tomorrow," Sugar Hill Records 1040
"The Rhythm of Love," Sugar Hill Records 1027
"All Broken Hearts Are the Same," Sugar Hill Records 1022
"Close As We Can Get/Nine 'Til Midnight," Flying Fish Records 70359
"Devil of a Dream," Sugar Hill Records 1059

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