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Leon Redbone
May 10, 2008
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we're uncorking a live broadcast from The Milwaukee Theater. With special guests, the legendary wanderers from Waukesha; The BoDeans, and the most famous American performer ever to wear a bow tie and panama hat, Leon Redbone. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and The News from Lake Wobegon.
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00 | Logo |
| 00:12 | "Tishomingo Blues" |
| 02:58 | GK opens with Fred |
| 04:53 | "Milwaukee Blues"- GK, Pat, Shoe Band |
| 08:06 | "Glory of Love"- GK/ Shoe Band |
| 11:58 | Hold script |
| 18:04 | Guy Noir script |
| 27:58 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
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| Segment 2 |
| 30:51 | GK intros Leon Redbone |
| 31:17 | "Sweet Mama (Papa's Getting Mad)"- Leon Redbone and Paul Asaro |
| 34:17 | GK talks to Leon Redbone |
| 35:00 | "Polly Wolly Doodle"- Leon Redbone and Paul Asaro |
| 37:19 | Lives of the Cowboys script |
| 47:47 | GK intros the BoDeans |
| 48:11 | "Wonder Wonder"- The BoDeans |
| 51:25 | "Good Things"- The BoDeans |
| 55:38 | Rhubarb script |
| 59:10 | Intermission- "Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble"- Shoe Band |
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| Segment 3 |
| 1:02:53 | Greetings/ "Polka Medley"/ Milwaukee notes |
| 1:09:29 | "Idaho" - The BoDeans |
| 1:13:43 | Mom script |
| 1:20:53 | GK brings Leon back |
| 1:21:19 | "Old Susannah" - Leon Redbone and Paul Asaro |
| 1:23:38 | "Shine On Harvest Moon"- Leon Redbone and Paul Asaro |
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| Segment 4 |
| 1:27:28 | The News from Lake Wobegon (Download MP3) |
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| Segment 5 |
| 1:38:55 | GK talks with the BoDeans |
| 1:39:28 | "If it Makes You" - The BoDeans |
| 1:42:58 | Cheese script |
| 1:45:29 | Catchup script |
| 1:49:02 | Thanks to WUWM, "Whistlin' Colonel" - Leon Redbone |
| 1:53:05 | SFX- GK and Fred Newman |
| 1:54:10 | Credits, "Goodnight Ladies", "Merrily We Roll Along", "Dinah/ Down in the Valley/ M-O-T-H-E-R" closer |
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Photos from the show
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| Band Leader Rich Dworsky |
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Andy Stein on violin. |
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| Leon Redbone sings, "Sweet Mama (Papa's Getting Mad)." |
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The BoDeans |
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| Garrison tells us of the "News from Lake Wobegon." |
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Sue Scott and Tim Russell as "Barb and Jim" |
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