The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is "Songs I've Heard Leon Redbone Sing." Leon Redbone, who died in 2019 at age 69, was a mysterious figure who played meticulous arrangements of old blues, jazz and Tin Pan Alley songs.
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| Sweet Mama Papa's Gettin' Mad Leon Redbone - Live_The Olympia Theater, Paris, France - Rounder |
| Lulu's Back in Town The Hot Sardines - Welcome Home, Bon Voyage - Eleven |
| Some of These Days Jeff Healey - The Best of the Stony Plain Years: Vintage Jazz, Swing and Blues - Stony Plain
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| My Blue Heaven Guy Van Duser & Billy Novick - Exactly Like Us - Rounder |
| Shine On Harvest Moon Dawn Tyler Watson & Paul Deslauriers - En Duo - Justin Time
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| Champagne Charlie Leon Redbone - Champagne Charlie - Warner Bros. |
| Big Bad Bill is Sweet William Now Ry Cooder - Jazz - Warner Bros. |
| Marie Leon Redbone - On the Track - Warner Bros. |
| Crazy Blues The Whiteley Brothers - Bluesology - Pyramid
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| Somebody Stole My Gal Mose Scarlett - Precious Seconds - Borealis
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| My Walkin' Stick Hotcha! - Dust Bowl Roots: Songs for the New Depression - Hotcha!
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| Nobody's Sweetheart Now Paul Geremia - Gamblin’ Woman Blues - Red House |
| Louisiana Fairy Tale Leon Redbone - Any Time - Rounder |
| Seduced Mary Coughlan - Tired & Emotional - EastWest |
| Your Cheatin' Heart Martha Seyler & Robert Resnik - Martha Sings & Robert Plays - Martha Seyler & Robert Resnik |
| Lovesick Blues Sneezy Waters - Sneezy Waters Sings Hank Williams - Borealis
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| I Ain't Got Nobody Jackie Washington with Mose Scarlett & Ken Whiteley - Sitting on a Rainbow - Borealis
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| Ghost of the St. Louis Blues Leon Redbone - Sugar - Rounder |
| Ain't Misbehavin' Patti Casey with Paul Asbell - Just an Old Sweet Song - Long Shot Music |
| Your Feets Too Big Dave Van Ronk - Sweet & Lowdown - Justin Time |
| Step It Up and Go Andy Cohen - Tryin’ to Get Home - Earwig |
| When I Take My Sugar to Tea Roberta Donnay & The Prohibition Mob Band - Bathtub Gin - Motema |
| Alabama Jubilee Leon Redbone - Champagne Charlie - Warner Bros. |
| When You Wish Upon a Star Missy Burgess & Michael Burgess - Pour Me a Song - Patio
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| Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone Duke Robillard & Kelley Hunt - Duke Robillard and his Dames of Rhythm - M.C. |
| Polly Wolly Doodle Leon Redbone - On the Track - Warner Bros. |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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10:53 AM, January 29th, 2023