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Stranger Songs
Tuesday March 4th, 2025 with Mike Regenstreif
Part 1 - Remembering Roberta Flack (1937-2025); Part 2 - A Tribute to Fats Domino (1928-2017) on Mardi Gras Day

The themes on this edition of Stranger Songs are Remembering Roberta Flack (1937-2025) and A Tribute to Fats Domino (1928-2017) on Mardi Gras Day. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Remembering Roberta Flack (1937-2025)

Roberta Flack, who died on February 24 at age 88, was a singer and pianist who blended elements of R&B, jazz, folk, blues and pop music.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack - First Take: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - Atlantic/Rhino
Ballad of the Sad Young Men
Roberta Flack - First Take: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - Atlantic/Rhino
Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye
Roberta Flack - First Take: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - Atlantic/Rhino Canadian
Reverend Lee
Roberta Flack - Chapter Two: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - Atlantic/Rhino
Just Like a Woman
Roberta Flack - Chapter Two: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - Atlantic/Rhino
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
A Tribute to Fats Domino (1928-2017) on Mardi Gras Day

Fats Domino was born in New Orleans in 1928 and died there in 2017 at age 89. One of the all-time greats of New Orleans music, Fats Domino was one of the true pioneers of rock ‘n’ roll.
When the Saints Go Marching In
Fats Domino - Fats in Stereo 1959-1962: Imperial Hit Singles As & Bs - Jasmine
Walking to New Orleans
Bobby Charles with Fats Domino - Wish You Were Here Right Now - Stony Plain
My Blue Heaven
Norah Jones - Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino - Vanguard
My Girl Josephine
Taj Mahal & The New Orleans Social Club - Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino - Vanguard
Valley of Tears
Robert Plant & The Soweto Gospel Choir - Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino - Vanguard
Bo Weevil
Fats Domino - Fats Rocks! - Bear Family
Blue Monday
Lowell Levinger - Down to the Roots - Grandpa Raccoon
I'm Walkin'
J.D. Crowe & The New South - J.D. Crowe & The New South - Rounder
I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday
Saul Broudy - Travels with Broudy - Saul Broudy
Let the Four Winds Blow
Hans Theessink & Terry Evans - Visions - Blue Groove
Country Boy
Fats Domino - Fats Rocks! - Bear Family
Ain't That a Shame
George Benson - Walking to New Orleans: Remembering Chuck Berry and Fats Domino - Provogue
Honey Chile
Lucinda Williams - Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino - Vanguard
Blueberry Hill
Bruce Cockburn with Margo Timmins - Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu - True North Canadian
I’m in Love Again/All By Myself
Bonnie Raitt & Jon Cleary - Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino - Vanguard
Lady Madonna
Fats Domino - Fats is Back - Bullseye Blues & Jazz
I Want to Walk You Home
Paul McCartney featuring Allen Toussaint - Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino - Vanguard
Don’t Leave Me This Way
Dr. John - Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino - Vanguard
Shu Rah
Fats Domino - Fats Rocks! - Bear Family
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
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