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Stranger Songs
Tuesday September 2nd, 2025 with Mike Regenstreif
Crazy Blues and Other Crazy Songs

The theme this week on Stranger Songs is Crazy Blues and Other Crazy Songs – all the songs have something or other to do with crazy. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.
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Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Crazy Blues
Mamie Smith - The Rough Guide to Blues Women - World Music Network
Crazy
Patsy Cline - The Unforgettable Patsy Cline - Polygram
I'd Have to Be Crazy
Steven Fromholz - A Rumor in My Own Time - Capitol
We Were Kinda Crazy Then
Rosalie Sorrels - Travelin’ Lady Rides Again - Green Linnet
She's Gonna Drive You Crazy
Lennie Gallant - Shelter from the Storms - Lennie Gallant Canadian New
Crazy Mama
J.J. Cale - Naturally - Mercury
Crazy Arms
Ball & Chain & The Wreckers - Live at the Bayou - Ball & Chain Canadian
Good Kind of Crazy
Durham County Poets - Out of the Woods - Durham County Poets Canadian
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Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Crazy Words, Crazy Tune
Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band - Greatest Hits - Vanguard
I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby
Leon Redbone - Whistling in the Wind - Rounder
Egg & Daughter Night, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)
John Prine - The Tree of Forgiveness - Oh Boy
Crazy Rhythm
Bebop Cowboys - Début - Bebop Cowboys Canadian
Crazy John
Tom Paxton - Tom Paxton 6 - Elektra
Crazy Mary
Michael Smith - Love Letter on a Fish - Tales from the Tavern
Crazy
Carla Gover & Brett Ratliff - Kentucky Queen - Redbird New
Crazy Shades of Blue
Russ Kelley - Crazy Shades of Blue - Ark Road Music Productions Canadian
Crazy He Calls Me
Billie Holiday - Lady’s Decca Days, Volume One - Decca
You're Driving Me Crazy
Sunny and Her Joy Boys - Introducing Sunny and Her Joy Boys - Stony Plain
Crazy Swing
J. Reissner - Portrait in Blue - J. Reissner Canadian
Crazy People
Ana Gasteyer - I’m Hip - Henry’s Girl
Champion at Driving 'Em Crazy
Ian Robb - Ian Robb & Hang the Piper - Folk-Legacy Canadian
Crazy to Love You
Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas - Columbia Canadian
Crazy from the Heat
Shirley Eikhard - Going Home - Artisan Music Canadian
The Other Side of Crazy
Tom Russell - Who’s Gonna Build Your Wall? - HighTone
Crazy Blues
Barbara Dane - On My Way - Dreadnaught Music
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
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