Stranger Songs
Tuesday October 22nd, 2024 with Mike Regenstreif
Remembering Nick Gravenites, Kris Kristofferson, JD Souther, and Billy Edd Wheeler
The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is Remembering Nick Gravenites, Kris Kristofferson, JD Souther, and Billy Edd Wheeler – four important songwriters who passed away in September.
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| Songs of Billy Edd Wheeler (1932-2024)
Billy Edd Wheeler – who died on September 16 at age 91 – was a singer, songwriter and playwright from West Virginia whose songs were widely covered by folk, country, pop and rock artists. Long before the environmental movement began, Billy Edd Wheeler was writing songs about the terrible effects of coal mining on the land and on the lives of coal miners. |
| High Flying Bird Judy Henske - The Elektra Albums: High Flying Bird - Ace |
| Red-Winged Blackbird Judy Collins - Judy Collins 3 & 4: The Judy Collins Concert - Wildflower |
| The Coming of the Roads Priscilla Herdman - Darkness into Light - Flying Fish |
| Coal Tattoo Laurie MacAllister - The Things I Choose to Do - Laurie MacAllister |
| The Reverend Mr. Black Billy Edd Wheeler - Wild Mountain Flowers - Flying Fish |
| Songs of Nick Gravenites (1938-2024)
Nick Gravenites was a blues artist, songwriter and record producer who died on September 18 at age 85. He grew up in Chicago and met Paul Butterfield and Mike Bloomfield there when they were all students. |
| Born in Chicago The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Elektra |
| My Labors Nick Gravenites - My Labors - Columbia |
| Buried Alive in the Blues Amos Garrett - Off the Floor Live! - Stony Plain
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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| Work Me, Lord Janis Joplin - I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again, Mama - Columbia |
| Blues Singers Nick Gravenites - Rogue Blues - M.C. |
| Songs of JD Souther (1945-2024)
JD Souther – who died on September 17 at age 78 – was a singer, songwriter and actor, known for his own albums and for writing or co-writing songs for such artists as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor and The Eagles. |
| The Sad Café JD Souther - Natural History - Eone |
| New Kid in Town The Eagles - Hotel California - Asylum |
| Her Town Too James Taylor with JD Souther - Dad Loves His Work - Columbia |
| Faithless Love Linda Ronstadt with JD Souther - Heart Like a Wheel - Capitol |
| Prisoner in Disguise JD Souther - Natural History - Eone |
| Songs of Kris Kristofferson (1936-2024)
Kris Kristofferson – who died on September 28 at age 88 – was a singer, a highly influential songwriter, and an actor. The photo of Kris on this playlist was taken while Kris performed at the International Folk Music Awards ceremony in Kansas City when I was inducted into the Folk DJ Hall of Fame created by Folk Alliance International. |
| To Beat the Devil Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee - Monument |
| Just the Other Side of Nowhere Johnny Cash - Cash Unearthed Volume 1: Who’s Gonna Cry - American |
| Here Comes That Rainbow Again Anne Hills - Woman of a Calm Heart - Flying Fish |
| Me and Bobby McGee Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind - Reprise
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| Sunday Morning Coming Down Katie Moore - Only Thing Worse - Borealis
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| The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 Kris Kristofferson - The Silver Tongued Devil and I - Monument |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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