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December 30, 2006
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we'll wrap up our 2006 New York engagement with American bebop jazz pianist and vocalese singer Bob Dorough, jazz singer Prudence Johnson, and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band will seem ten feet tall with the addition of early jazz superhero Vince Giordano and the mad hatter of violin, Andy Stein. We'll also have the Royal Academy of Radio Acting: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, the News from Lake Wobegon, and much more this Saturday from the Town Hall.
And if that weren't enough, there's another 3-hour show recorded live from Nashville on New Year's Eve.
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Logo |
| 00:00:13 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:02:42 | GK opens, talks about tonight's guests, New York, Chelsea Bridge |
| 00:07:17 | "New York Song" - GK, Rich Dworsky, Arnie Kinsella |
| 00:10:40 | "New York, New York" - Shoe Band |
| 00:12:30 | Bob script |
| 00:19:20 | Brill Building segment |
| 00:33:05 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
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| Segment 2 |
| 00:34:50 | Guy Noir script |
| 00:43:03 | GK talks to Bob Dorough |
| 00:45:05 | "Moon River" - Bob Dorough and Shoe Band |
| 00:49:30 | Bob Dorough talks about selling his first song at the Brill Building "The Devil May Care", followed by "3 is A Magic Number" |
| 00:58:51 | Darwin, Dog of Science script |
| 01:06:05 | Intermission/"Dinah," "Under The Stars," "Brill Building cleanup" |
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| Segment 3 |
| 01:10:00 | Greetings |
| 01:14:40 | "The One I Love" - Prudence Johnson, Richard Dworsky, Gary Raynor, Pat Donohue |
| 01:16:20 | Cowboys script |
| 01:28:16 | GK talks with Bob Dorough |
| 01:29:22 | "Lazy River" - Prudence Johnson, Bob Dorough, and Shoe Band |
| 01:31:40 | Drunk script |
| 01:33:25 | "Back to Me" - Pat Donohue, Gary Raynor, Richard Dworsky |
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| Segment 4 |
| 01:35:22 | News From Lake Wobegon |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:49:00 | "Some of These Days" - Guy's All-Star Shoe Band |
| 01:51:30 | Ketchup script |
| 01:55:14 | Credits/"Save The Last Dance For Me" reprise |
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Photos from the show
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| Arnie Kinsella keeps the beat |
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Guy Noir brought to life by the Royal Academy of Radio Actors. |
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| Prudence and GK duet |
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Prudence Johnson brings her silky alto to "The One I Love" |
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| Vince Giordano, former United States Navy Band member |
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The unusual weapons in Fred Newman's arsenal |
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On July 4th, help us celebrate the 35th Anniversary of A Prairie Home Companion and the Fourth of July with a free live nationally broadcast show from Avon, MN.
From Garrison Keillor:
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