A Prairie Home Companion from American Public Media

October 8, 2005
This week, it's another home game at the Fitzgerald Theater, featuring "The most soulful voice in Bluegrass," the legendary Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers, the always wonderful Prudence Johnson, celebrity guest actor Lee Lynch, and the baldest band in radio, The Guy's All Star Shoe Band.

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Segment 1

00:00:00 Logo

00:00:14 Tishomingo Blues

00:02:39 GK talks about Bush's supreme court nomination, Australian Bible Society, GK intros Lee Lynch, PHC script

00:06:09 "Every Day" - GK, Prudence, Shoe Band

00:08:20 SFX script

00:13:59 Air script underscore

00:16:43 "Cow Cow Blues" - Pat Donohue and band

Segment 2

00:19:56 GK intros Larry Sparks

00:20:53 "Gospel Train" - Larry Sparks, Garrison Keillor and the Lonesome Ramblers

00:24:32 "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" - GK/Prudence

00:27:03 Ruth script

00:31:32 Powdermilk Biscuit Break/"Cecilia" - GK, Prudence, Shoe Band

00:35:27 GK talks about Larry Sparks

00:36:49 "Georgia Peaches" - Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers

Segment 3

00:40:29 Larry introduces his band members

00:41:14 "John Deere Tractor" - Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers

00:45:09 Guy Noir script

Segment 4

01:02:47 Intermission/"Exactly Like You" - Shoe Band

01:07:38 Greetings

01:11:11 "Brown Eyed Girl" - GK, Prudence, band

01:14:45 PHC script continued

01:17:47 GK intros Prudence Johnson

01:18:22 "Tell Me Lies" - Prudence Johnson and Shoe Band

01:21:55 Surgery script

01:23:43 GK sings the U of Minnesota rouser with audience

01:26:30 GK talks to Larry Sparks

01:27:12 "Kentucky Chimes" - Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers

01:29:00 Larry talks to audience, says hello to his family

01:29:50 "Tennessee 1949" - Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers

Segment 5

01:33:26 The News from Lake Wobegon

Segment 6

01:47:15 "Cornfield Boogie" - Richard Dworsky

01:49:00 Catchup script

01:52:08 GK talks about Larry Sparks' Hank Williams album

01:53:06 "Hank Williams Medley" - Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers

01:53:06 Credits, "Cow Cow Blues" reprise

Photos from the show
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Prudence Johnson and The Shoes warm up the crowd before broadcast with a country ballad.		Sue Scott takes a moment to enjoy the moment between the lines of "SFX script."


Gary Raynor of The Shoes.		The Royal Academy of Radio Actors with Garrison Keillor and guest, Lee Lynch, perform "Guy Noir."


Tim Russell showing off his Norwegian embouchure.		Garrison Keillor reads this week's greetings.