Performers, Music Sources and Credits
Saturday March 29, 2008
REBROADCAST

Performers
Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band: Richard Dworsky, piano, keyboard; Andy Stein, fiddle, tenor sax, bari sax; Pat Donohue, guitar; Gary Raynor, bass; Arnie Kinsella, percussion

Guests
Odetta, vocals; with Keith Cotton, piano
Vince Giordano's Nighthawks: Andy Stein, fiddle, bari sax; Dave Brown, trumpet; Randy Sandke, trumpet; Brad Shigeta, trombone; Dan Block, saxophone; Mark Lopeman, saxophone, Dan Levinson, saxophone; Peter Yarin, piano; Mark McCarron, banjo, guitar; Vince Giordano, bass, tuba, bass saxophone; John Gill, drums
Renée Fleming, soprano
Phil Cunningham, accordion, and Aly Bain, fiddle


Music


TISHOMINGO BLUES
—Garrison Keillor and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
—w/m: Spencer Williams; new words: Garrison Keillor
—©1917 Joseph W. Stern and Co.; © 1989/ 2007 Maia Maia Music

MHAPPY FEET
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
— w/m: Milton Ager, Jack Yellen
—© WB Music Corp.

RADIO script - excerpts
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks, with Gary Raynor

CHRISTMAS NIGHT IN HARLEM
—w/m: Mitchell Parrish and Raymond Scott
—arranged by Jack Mason
—© 1934 EMI Mills Music/ Music Sales Corp. (ASCAP)

SINGIN' DOWN THE ROAD
— w/m: Charlie Tobias and Raymond Scott
— arranged by Jack Mason
—© Warner Brothers Music (ASCAP)

MR. BASIE GOES TO WASHINGTON
— w/m: Bernie Hanighan and Raymond Scott
— arranged by Van Alexander
—© 1944 Gateway Music

BOY SCOUT IN SWITZERLAND
— m: Raymond Scott
— arranged by Walter Mourant
—© 1939 Music Sales Corp. (ASCAP)

SWING SWING MOTHER-IN-LAW
— w/m: Ben Baron and Raymond Scott
— arranged by Fred Sheldon
—© Music Sales Corp. (ASCAP)

AVALON
— w/m: Al Jolson and Vincent Rose
— arranged by Jimmie Dale
—© Jerome H. Remick & Co.

VIENNA DREAMS
— Richard Dworsky, Andy Stein, Gary Raynor, Nighthawks brass and reeds
— m: Richard Dworsky
—© 2005 Richard Dworsky

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

BAKED BEANS SONG (in "Radio" script underscore)
— Garrison Keillor and Richard Dworsky
— w: Garrison Keillor © 2005 Garrison Keillor
— m: traditional

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

JOHNNY'S TUNE
—Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain
— m: Phil Cunningham

GUY NOIR THEME
— Rich Dworsky, Andy Stein, Gary Raynor
— w: Garrison Keillor/ Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
—© 1995 Keillor/Dworsky

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

OISEAUX TRISTES (SAD BIRDS)
— André Watts
—m: Maurice Ravel

SCHLAF LOS, FRAGE & ANTWORT (SLEEPLESS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
— André Watts
— m: Franz Liszt

NOBODY'S SWEETHEART (Intermission)
—The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band and Vince Giordano
—w/m: Ernie Erdman, Gus Kahn, Billy Meyers, Elmer Schoebel
—© 1923 Edwin H. Morris & Co. Inc. (ASCAP)
—© EMI Mills (ASCAP)
—© Keyes-Gilbert Music Co. (ASCAP)

WEEPING WILLOW BLUES
—Odetta and Keith Cotton, with Vince Giordano's Nighthawks (minus Peter Yarin)
— w/m: Paul Carter
—© Universal MCA Music Publishing

THE LIVES OF THE COWBOYS THEME (WESTERN THEME) Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— m: Pat Donohue and Richard Dworsky
—© 1994 Salspot Music (BMI)
—© 1994 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

THE LIVES OF THE COWBOYS script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
—© 2005 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

YOU'RE THE CREAM IN MY COFFEE (in "Lives of the Cowboys" script)
— Garrison Keillor and Pat Donohue
—Original w/m: DeSylva/ Brown/ Henderson © Chappel & Co./ Ray Henderson Music Co. Inc./ Songwriter's Guild of America
— new words: Garrison Keillor © 2005 Garrison Keillor

RIDIN' DOWN THE CANYON (in "Lives of the Cowboys" script)
— Garrison Keillor and Pat Donohue
—original w/m: Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette © Gene Autry Music Co./ Songs of Universal Inc.
— new words: Garrison Keillor © 2005 Garrison Keillor

WHEN DID YOU LEAVE HEAVEN?
— Renée Fleming and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
—w/m: Walter Bullock and Richard A. Whiting
—© EMI April Music Inc./ EMI Robbins Catalog Inc.

YOU'VE CHANGED
— Renée Fleming and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Bill Carey and Carl Fischer
—© Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc.

ROCK ALL THE BABIES TO SLEEP/ MAMOU 2 STEP
— Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain, with Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— m: traditional

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