A Prairie Home Companion
SATURDAY, April 10, 1999


Music performed on A Prairie Home Companion, April 10, 1999
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:
Robin and Linda Williams, guitars, vocals
Paula Poundstone, comedian
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
"Opening Jokes-Part A" script
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band (underscore)

EGYPTIAN THEME
m: Traditional

INTRO/END
m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1999 Richard Dworsky

THE ENTERTAINER
m: Scott Joplin
(c) 1902 John Stark & Son

I'M JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY
w/m: Noble Sissle, Eubie Blake
(c) 1921 (Renewed) Warner Bros. Inc.

TA-RA-RA BOOM-DE-AY!
m: Henry Sayers
(c) 1878 Francis, Day & Hunter
KNOCK, KNOCK, WHO'S THERE?
Andy Stein, GASB
w/m: Wm. Henry Davies, Vincent Lopez; new words: Traditional (jokes), The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
(c) 1936
CRIPPLE CREEK (with banjo jokes)
Robin and Linda Williams
m: Traditional
HONEY BABE, I'M BOUND TO RIDE
Robin and Linda Williams, Andy Stein, Garrison Keillor, GH
w/m: Traditional
MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUES
Robin and Linda Williams, GH
w/m: Jimmie Rodgers, Jack Neville
(c) 1933 Peer International
"GUY NOIR" THEME
Rich Dworsky, Andy Stein, Greg Hippen, Arnie Kinsella
w: Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky; m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1995 Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky
album: "Guy Noir, Radio Private Eye," HighBridge 39261

SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
Andy Stein
w: Otto Harbach; m: Jerome Kern
(c) 1933 T. B. Harms Company

THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
Tom Keith (chicken)
w: Francis Scott Key; m: John Stafford Smith
(c) 1814

PEOPLE
Tom Keith (armpit sfx)
w: Bob Merrill; m: Jule Styne
(c) 1963, 1964 Merrill & Styne
"Opening Jokes-Part B" script
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band (underscore)

A HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN
w: Joe Hayden; m: Theodore A. Metz
(c) 1896 Willis Woodward & Co.

JEEPERS CREEPERS
w: Johnny Mercer; m: Harry Warren
(c) 1938 (Renewed) Warner Bros. Inc.
I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS (Intermission)
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
w: Gus Kahn; m: Isham Jones
(c) 1924 Leo Feist
ORPHEUS (CAN-CAN) (closes "Lightbulb Jokes" scripts)
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band (underscore)
m: Jacques Offenbach
(c) 1858
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO MISS new ORLEANS (under "Greetings")
Andy Stein, Pat Donohue
w: Eddie De Lange; m: Louis Alter
(c) 1946 Scarsdale Corp.
MISSISSIPPI MUD (closes "Bar Jokes" script)
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: James Cavanaugh, Harry Barris
(c) 1927 Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
JACOB'S LADDER
Garrison Keillor, Robin Williams, Rich Dworsky, Andy Stein, Pat Donohue
w/m: Traditional; new words: Traditional (jokes), Garrison Keillor
(c) 1999 Garrison Keillor
TOO LATE
Robin and Linda Williams, RD, AS, GH
w/m: Lynn Davis, Molly O'Day
THE ARKANSAS TRAVELLER
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Mose Case
(c) 1863 Oliver Ditson
WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOUR? ("MR. ROGERS" THEME) (in "Celebrities" script)
Richard Dworsky (underscore)
w/m: Fred M. Rogers
(c) Fred M. Rogers (ASCAP)
GETTING SOME FUN OUT OF LIFE (playoff)
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Edgar Leslie, Joseph A. Burke
(c) Leslie/Burke/Fred Ahlert Music
Some other material available by guest artists:

Robin and Linda Williams
"Devil of a Dream," Sugar Hill Records 1059
"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

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