Performers, Music Sources and Credits
Saturday December 27, 2008
The Town Hall, New York City, NY


Performers
Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Fred Newman, Erica Rhodes
Richard Dworsky, Music Director; piano, keyboard, organ

Guests
•Jearlyn Steele, vocals
•Heather Masse, vocals
•Ricky Ian Gordon, vocals
•Vince Giordano's Nighthawks: Vince Giordano, bass, bass sax, tuba; Andy Stein, violin, bari sax; Randy Reinhart, trumpet; Jon-Erik Kellso, trumpet; Jim Fryer, trombone; Dan Block, alto sax, clarinet, soprano sax; Mark Lopeman, tenor sax, clarinet, soprano sax; Andy Farber, alto sax, clarinet, soprano sax; Peter Yarin, piano; Ken Salvo, guitar and banjo; and Rob Garcia, drums

Music
TISHOMINGO BLUES
—Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky and Vince Giordano's Nighthawks (minus Peter Yarin)
—w/m: Spencer Williams; new words: Garrison Keillor
—© 1917 Joseph W. Stern and Co.; © 1989/ 2008 Maia Maia Music

BAD NEWS SONNET
—Garrison Keillor and Richard Dworsky
—w: Garrison Keillor © 2008 Maia Maia Music (BMI)
—m: Richard Dworsky © 2008 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

HUSH LITTLE BABY
—Garrison Keillor, Heather Masse and Richard Dworsky
—m: traditional
—w: Garrison Keillor
—© 2008 Maia Maia Music (BMI)

MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
—© Tobago Music Company/ Larry Spier Music LLC/ WB Music Corp/ Gilbert Keyes Music Company/ Donaldson Publishing Co.

MOM script underscore
—Richard Dworsky
—m: Richard Dworsky
—© 2008 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

COFFEE JINGLE
—Garrison Keillor, Jearlyn Steele, Richard Dworsky and Vince Giordano's Nighthawks (minus Peter Yarin)
—w: Garrison Keillor
—m: Kate MacKenzie and Garrison Keillor
—© Maia Maia Music (BMI)
—© Kate MacKenzie

FINDING HOME
—Ricky Ian Gordon
—w: Tina Landau
—m: Ricky Ian Gordon
—© Williamson Music Co ./ Public Doves Music

HEAVEN
—Ricky Ian Gordon
—w: Langston Hughes
—m: Ricky Ian Gordon
—© Williamson Music Co ./ Public Doves Music / Harold Ober Associates Inc.

POWDERMILK BISCUIT THEME
—Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky and Vince Giordano's Nighthawks (minus Peter Yarin)
—w/m: Garrison Keillor
—© Maia Maia Music (BMI)

GUY NOIR THEME
—Heather Masse, vocals; with Richard Dworsky, Andy Stein, Vince Giordano, Jon-Erik Kellso, Rob Garcia and Ken Salvo
—w: Garrison Keillor and Richard Dworsky
—m: Richard Dworsky
—© 1995 Maia Maia Music (BMI)
—© 1995 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

GUY NOIR script underscore
—Richard Dworsky
—m: Richard Dworsky
—© 2008 Richard Dworsky

I AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' BUT THE BLUES
—Jearlyn Steele and Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: Duke Ellington, Don George, Larry Fotine
—© Spirit Two Music/ True Blue Music Publishing Co./ Tempo Music, Inc./ Wb Music Corp/ Ricki Music Company/ Sony/Atv Harmony

VINCE script underscore
—Richard Dworsky
—m: Richard Dworsky
—© 2008 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

SWAMPFIRE (in "Vince" script)
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: Harold Mooney
—© Universal-MCA Music Publishing

IT IS TO LAUGH (in "Vince" script)
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: Leroy Shields
—© Leroy Shields Music Company

JERSEY BOUNCE (in "Vince" script)
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: R. Wright, T. Bradshaw, D. Platter, E. Johnson
—© Lewis Music Publishing Co.Inc.

PENNSYLVANIA POLKA (in "Vince" script)
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: L. Lee, Zeke Manners
—© Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Inc./ Manners Music

BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME (in "Vince" script)
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: Gorney/ Harburg
—© Next Decade Entertainment/ Gorney Music/ Next Decade Entertainment Inc./ Glocca Morra Music

ON TO THE SHOW (in "Vince" script)
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: Leroy Shields
—© Leroy Shields Music Co.

MANHATTAN SERENADE
—Heather Masse with Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: Louis Alter, Harold Adamson
—© EMI Robbins Catalog Inc./ Songwriters Guild Of America / Louis Alter Publications

SHAKE THAT THING
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: Charlie Jackson
—© Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Inc.

42ND STREET
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: Harry Warren and Al Dubin
—© WB Music Corp.

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'/ EPISCOPALIAN
—Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky and Vince Giordano's Nighthawks (minus Peter Yarin)
—w/m: Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Thomas Waller
—© Wixen Music/ Razaf Music Company/ Filmtrax Copyright Hldgs Inc./ EMI Mills Music Inc./ Anne-Rachel Music
—new words: Garrison Keillor © Maia Maia Music (BMI)

ECHOES OF HARLEM
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: Duke Ellington
—© Sony/ATV Harmony

FRED script underscore
—Richard Dworsky
—m: Richard Dworsky
—© 2008 Richard Dworsky

"SHREDDED RALSTON" THEME (in "Fred" script)
—Garrison Keillor and Richard Dworsky
—w: Garrison Keillor
—m: Garrison Keillor and Richard Dworsky
—© Maia Maia Music (BMI)
—© Richard Dworsky (BMI)

YOU GOT ME ALL WOUND UP
—Jearlyn Steele, Richard Dworsky and Vince Giordano's Nighthawks (minus Peter Yarin)
—w/m: Richard Dworsky
—© Richard Dworsky (BMI)

COME YE DISCONSOLATE
—Jearlyn Steele, Heather Masse, Garrison Keillor and Richard Dworsky
—w/m: Thomas Moore and Samuel Webbe Sr.

A HORSE WITH WINGS
—Ricky Ian Gordon
—w/m: Ricky Ian Gordon
—© Williamson Music Co ./ Public Doves Music

ERICA script underscore
—Richard Dworsky and Jearlyn Steele
—m: Dworsky/ Steele
—© Dworsky/ Steele

HENDERSON STOMP
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: Fletcher Henderson
—© Anne-Rachel Music

GOOD OLD DAYS
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: Leroy Shields
—© Leroy Shields Music Co.

AULD LANG SYNE
—Vince Giordano's Nighthawks
—w/m: traditional

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