Feast of Fitzgerald
Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele
This week on A Prairie Home Companion a compilation of three shows from last November at the Fitzgerald Theater, with Pert' Near Sandstone, Kristin Andreassen and Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele — who are on to talk about their runaway summer smash hit movie, Steele Away. Ruth Harrison has to deal with a loud cellphone talker at the reference desk, Maria Jette sings a song for Swedes, "O Vermeland," and in Lake Wobegon: the story of an exile, Eugene Rose, who comes home to his family's lake cabin.
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Jearlyn and Jevetta sing "Center of My Joy."
"Pale Moon" - Kristin Andreassen
Young guys play a little old-time swing music; Pert' Near Sandstone.
String Quartet: Katja Linfield, Jonathan Magness, Michael Sutton and Matthew Young.
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Segment 1
- 00:00:00 - Logo
- 00:00:11 - Tishomingo Blues
- 00:00:55 - GK Intro
- 00:02:21 - Ruth Harrison script
- 00:08:46 - "Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss" - Pert' Near Sandstone
- 00:12:07 - GK talks with Pert' Near Sandstone
- 00:13:06 - "Needle and Thread" - Pert' Near Sandstone
- 00:17:20 - Emperor script
- 00:25:59 - "Cincinnati Flow Rag" - Pat Donohue and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
- 00:27:51 - GK Intro Jearlyn
- 00:28:18 - Coffee Jingle, GK and Jearlyn Steele
- 00:29:30 - "Let It Be" - Jearlyn Steele
- 00:33:28 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break
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Segment 2
- 00:36:28 - Steele Away
- 00:47:26 - "My Oasis"/ "Center of My Joy" - Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele with Rich Dworsky
- 00:51:19 - Bear script and "Lost in Bakersfield" - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
- 00:57:04 - Percussion script
- 01:00:37 - GK talk with Jearlyn and Jevetta
- 01:00:58 - "Hold To God's Unchanging Hand"/ "This Joy"/ "Victory Shall Be Mine" - Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele with The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
- 01:03:37 - GK Intermission Credits/"Fidgety Feet" - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
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Segment 3
- 01:06:24 - GK Welcome Back
- 01:06:36 - "Pale Moon" - Kristin Andreassen
- 01:10:22 - "Crayola" - Kristin Andreassen
- 01:14:00 - Mom script
- 01:19:21 - "Happy Day" - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
- 01:21:41 - GK Guy Noir Intro
- 01:22:07 - Guy Noir script
- 01:27:07 - "O Vermeland" - Maria Jette
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Segment 4
- 01:29:21 - The News from Lake Wobegon
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Segment 5
- 01:44:57 - "Estrellita" - Maria Jette
- 01:48:10 - Catchup script
- 01:50:53 - "Wild Bill Jones" - Pert' Near Sandstone
- 01:54:04 - GK Closing Credits
- 01:54:52 - "When We All Get to Heaven"/ "Highway to Heaven"/ "Glory, Glory Halleluja" - Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
- 01:58:39 - GK Recorded Credits
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