A Prairie Home Companion: January 29, 2005 - Performers, Music Sources and Credits

Performers, Music Sources and Credits
Saturday, January 29, 2005
Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota

Performers
• Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith
•The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band: Richard Dworsky, piano, keyboard, organ; John Niemann, fiddle, mandolin, and guitar; Pat Donohue, guitar; Gary Raynor, bass; Arnie Kinsella, percussion.

Guests
•Prudence Johnson, vocals
•The Baldwin Sisters: Jennifer Baldwin-Peden and Christina Baldwin, vocals; accompanied by Avedis Manoogian, piano
•The Geezers: Pete Albrecht, guitar; Tom Skramstad, mandolin; Bill Geezy, washtub bass; Mary DuShane, fiddle; Don Venne, washboard; Gai Skramstad, Australian lagerphone; Mary Rose Cossi, waffle iron, percussion; Cindy Gentling, kazoo and percussion; Bill Hinckley, jug •Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder: Ricky Skaggs, mandolin and vocals; Mark Fain, bass; James Mills, banjo; Darrin Vincent, guitar; Rhett Kilby, guitar and vocals; Andy Leftwich, fiddle; and Paul Brewster, guitar and vocals

Music

TISHOMINGO BLUES (Opening theme)
—Garrison Keillor, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
—w/m: Spencer Williams; new words: Garrison Keillor
—© 1917 Joseph W. Stern and Co.; © 1989/2004 Garrison Keillor

IN THE WINTER BY THE MOONLIGHT (IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT)
— Garrison Keillor, Prudence Johnson, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m:traditional
— new words: Garrison Keillor
— © 2005 Garrison Keillor

BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS
— Garrison Keillor, Prudence Johnson, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Ben Peters and Vivian Keith
— © Shelby Singleton Music Inc.

SALLY JO
— Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
— w/m: Doug Kershaw and Buddy Killen
— © Sony/ ATV Tree Publishing
— rec.: "Brand New Strings" Skaggs Family 901006

RHUBARB script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky

INCOMPREHENSIBLE SONG (in "Rhubarb" script)
— Sue Scott and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w: Garrison Keillor
— m: Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— © 2005 Garrison Keillor/ Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

BEBOPAREBOP RHUBARB PIE THEME (SHORTNIN' BREAD)
— Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith
— m: traditional
— w: Garrison Keillor
— © Garrison Keillor

JUG BAND MUSIC
— The Geezers
— w/m: traditional

GLORY OF LOVE
— The Geezers
— w/m: Billy Hill
— © Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc. (ASCAP)

POWDERMILK BISCUIT THEME
—Garrison Keillor, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
—w/m: Garrison Keillor
— © Garrison Keillor

REELIN' & ROCKIN'
— John Niemann and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Chuck Berry
— © Isalee Music Co. (BMI)

GUY NOIR THEME
— Richard Dworsky, Gary Raynor, Arnie Kinsella
—w: Garrison Keillor
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 1995 Keillor/ Dworsky

GUY NOIR script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky

JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE (in "Guy Noir" script)
— Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith, Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky
— original w/m: traditional
— New words: Garrison Keillor
— © 2005 Garrison Keillor

JET SONG (in "Guy Noir" script)
— Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith, Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky
— Original w/m: Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim
—© Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co./ Chappell & Co. (ASCAP)
— New words: Garrison Keillor © 2004 Garrison Keillor

QUE SERA SERA (in "Guy Noir" script)
— Prudence Johnson and Richard Dworsky
— w/m: Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
— © Jay Livingston Music Inc./ St. Angelo Music

CORINTHIANS 1:18
— Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
— w/m: Ricky Skaggs
— © Heartbound Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)
— rec.: "Brand New Strings" Skaggs Family 901006

SPREAD A LITTLE LOVE AROUND
— Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
— w/m: Harley Allen and John Wiggins
— © Allen/ Wiggins
— rec.: "Brand New Strings" Skaggs Family 901006

OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA (Intermission)
— Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
— © Sony/ ATV tunes/ EMI Blackwood

CRYIN' TIME
— Garrison Keillor, Prudence Johnson, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Buck Owens
— © Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/ Beachaven Music Corp./ Jarest Music Co

HELL script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

"Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) from "Tales of Hoffman"
— Jennifer Baldwin Peden and Christina Baldwin with Avedis Manoogian
— w/m: Jacques Offenbach

SNOWMAN script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

RICH AND TENDER LADIES
— Prudence Johnson and Richard Dworsky
— w/m: traditional

DEVOTED TO YOU
— Garrison Keillor, Prudence Johnson, and Pat Donohue
— w/m: Boudleaux Bryant
— © House of Bryant Publications

MEADOW script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

SIS DRAPER
— Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
— w/m: Shawn Camp and Guy Clark
— © EMI April Music Inc./ Songs of Universal/ Shawn Camp Music
— rec.: "Brand New Strings" Skaggs Family 901006

GOSPEL SHIP
—Garrison Keillor, Prudence Johnson, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, Bill Hinckley
—w/m: traditional

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