A Prairie Home Companion
SATURDAY, November 20, 1999


Music performed on A Prairie Home Companion, November 20, 1999 Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Theater, Rapid City, South Dakota

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 Cowboys: Jim Lovell, bass, yodels, tenor vocals; Buddy Meredith, rhythm guitar, harmonica, baritone vocals; Kenny Hamm, rhythm guitar, yodels, lead vocals; Walt Copeland, steel guitar
Becky Schlegel, guitar, vocals;
and True Blue: Matt Thompson, mandolin; John Niemann, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, lead vocals; Heath Loy, banjo; Joe Weismann, bass
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
BOOGIE MY BLUES AWAY
Pat Donohue, The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Pat Donohue
(c) 1999 Pat Donohue
TIMES ARE GETTING HARD
Garrison Keillor, GASB
w/m: Lee Hays; new words: Garrison Keillor
TRO-(c) 1950, 1960 Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.; (c) 1999 Garrison Keillor
"Guns" script:
HEROIC MARCH (underscore in script)
Rich Dworsky
m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1999 Richard Dworsky

"GUNS" PLAYOFF (closes "Guns" script)
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1999 Richard Dworsky
"JESSE" PLAYOFF (closes "Jesse" script)
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
m: Andy Stein
(c) 1999 Andy Stein
"RUSHMORE" PLAYOFF (closes "Rushmore" script)
Rich Dworsky
m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1999 Richard Dworsky
WAY OUT THERE
The Cowboys
w/m: Bob Nolan
(c) Music of the West and Unichappell Music, Inc. (both BMI)
rec: "Way Out There" (To purchase, send request to The Cowboys, 15770 W. Hwy 44 #5, Rapid City, SD 57702)
SOUTH DAKOTA
The Cowboys
w/m: unknown
rec: "Hear Those Pioneers," COW 50996 (To purchase, send request to The Cowboys, 15770 W. Hwy 44 #5, Rapid City, SD 57702)
"POWDERMILK BISCUITS" THEME
Garrison Keillor, The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
w/m: Garrison Keillor
(c) Garrison Keillor
TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT
Garrison Keillor, GASB
w/m: Traditional; new words: Garrison Keillor
(c) 1999 Garrison Keillor
LISTENING TO THE RAIN
Becky Schlegel and True Blue
w/m: Donald E. J. Devanney
(c) Sure-Fire Music Company, Inc. (BMI)
DON'T LET ME CROSS OVER LOVE'S CHEATING LINE
Becky Schlegel and True Blue
w/m: Penny Jay
(c) Troy Martin Music (BMI)
"WESTERN" THEME ("The Lives of the Cowboys" theme)
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
m: Pat Donohue, Richard Dworsky, The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
(c) 1994
DE CAMPTOWN RACES
Rich Dworsky (underscore in saloon)
w/m: Stephen Foster
(c) 1850 F. D. Benteen
GOODBYE, OLD PAINT (I'm Leavin' Sioux Falls)
Garrison Keillor, PD
w/m: Traditional; new words: Garrison Keillor
(c) 1999 Garrison Keillor
BUDDY'S HABITS (Intermission)
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
m: Charley Straight, Arnett Nelson, John Maxwell Collie
(c) EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP)
HOME ON THE PLAINS (HOME ON THE RANGE)
Garrison Keillor, audience, GASB
w/m: Traditional; new words: Garrison Keillor
(c) 1999 Garrison Keillor
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY (under "Greetings")
Pat Donohue, Andy Stein
w/m: Anonymous
(c) 1870
KETCHUP (THE GOOD YEARS) (in "Ketchup" script)
Rich Dworsky
w: Garrison Keillor; m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1998 Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky
I CRIED AGAIN
Becky Schlegel and True Blue
w/m: Jim Eanes
(c) Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)

WINGS OF AN ANGEL

Becky Schlegel and True Blue
w/m: Becky Buller
© Goodnight Sparky Music (BMI)

THE EASY ROAD
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band
m: Richard Dworsky
(c) 1999 Richard Dworsky
WHEN PAY DAY ROLLS AROUND
The Cowboys
w/m: Bob Nolan
(c) Music of the West and Unichappell Music, Inc. (both BMI)
rec: "Way Out There" (To purchase, send request to The Cowboys, 15770 W. Hwy 44 #5, Rapid City, SD 57702)
EAST TENNESSEE BLUES (closer)
Matt Thompson, John Niemann, Joe Weismann, Andy Stein, GASB
w/m: Traditional
Some other material available by guest artists:

The Cowboys (send request to The Cowboys, 15770 W. Hwy 44 #5, Rapid City, SD 57702)
"Hymns of the West," CBR-3611 "Way Out There" "Hear Those Pioneers," COW 50996
Becky Schlegel & True Blue
"This Lonesome Song" (available at http://www.frontiernet.net/~mattkt/)

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