NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA . . . . . Route 66 Theme (opening theme) . . . . . Route 66 and Other Great TV Themes/More Hit TV Themes
STEVE EARLE . . . . . All Of My Life . . . . . Transcendental Blues
PAUL WESTERBERG . . . . . Gimmie A Little Joy . . . . . PW & The Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy Boys (Amazon.com Exclusive)
JOSEPH ARTHUR & THE LONELY ASTRONAUTS . . . . . Diamond Ring . . . . . Let's Just Be
THE ROLLING STONES . . . . . Stop Breaking Down . . . . . Exile on Main St.
IZZY STRADLIN & THE JU JU HOUNDS . . . . . Shuffle It All . . . . . Izzy Stradlin & the Ju Ju Hounds
THE LOST BOYS . . . . . Affection . . . . . The Sopranos - Peppers and Eggs: Music From The HBO Series

CAROLYN MARK . . . . . Let’s Just Stay Here . . . . . Let's Just Stay Here
LEONARD COHEN . . . . . Take This Waltz . . . . . I'm Your Man
THE BEATLES . . . . . She’s Leaving Home . . . . . Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered)
THE SHARP THINGS . . . . . She Left With The Sun . . . . . Foxes and Hounds
JAMES MADDOCK . . . . . When The Sun’s Out . . . . . Sunrise On Avenue C
WILLIE NILE . . . . . Asking Annie Out . . . . . Streets of New York
ROD STEWART . . . . . You Wear It Well . . . . . Never a Dull Moment

PINK FLOYD . . . . . Wish You Were Here . . . . . Wish You Were Here
ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE VENUS 3 . . . . . I’m Falling . . . . . Goodnight Oslo
THE HIGH DIALS . . . . . Your Eyes Are A Door . . . . . War of the Wakening Phantoms
RUTHIE FOSTER . . . . . Beaver Creek Blues . . . . . The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster
BOB DYLAN . . . . . Cold Irons Bound . . . . . Time Out of Mind
ROSANNE CASH . . . . . Motherless Children . . . . . The List

ZERO 7 . . . . . Ghost Symbol . . . . . Yeah Ghost
BRIAN ENO . . . . . Kurt’s Rejoinder . . . . . Before and After Science
BEBEL GILBERTO . . . . . Chica Chica Boom Chic . . . . . All in One
ZEEP . . . . . Heads You Win . . . . . People & Things
PAUL SIMON . . . . . Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard . . . . . Paul Simon
PETER BJORN AND JOHN . . . . . Young Folks . . . . . Writer's Block
TAKEN BY TREES . . . . . Day By Day . . . . . East of Eden
BREWER & SHIPLEY . . . . . Witchi-Tai-To . . . . . One Toke Over the Line: The Best of Brewer & Shipley

This opener grew out of the Paul Westerberg tune from his latest release that has some of the casual feel characteristic of much of his best post-Replacements stuff. Two other musicians who share some of that at times are Steve Earle and Joseph Arthur, and tracing it to the source seems to land you at the Rolling Stones, who were followed by Izzy Stradlin & the Ju Ju Hounds and the Lost Boys (actually Steve Van Zandt and friends) indicating how much they enjoy Keith Richards' rhythmic sense as well.

The title track from Carolyn Mark's new disc is in 3/4 time, which brought to mind an old one from Leonard Cohen that seemed to flow nicely into a remastered Beatles tune. Then we heard the Sharp Things with a sad one about a relationship that ended at dawn, which was countered by James Maddock finding inspiration when the sun is shining, and from there it was Willie Nile working up the courage to make a date followed by Rod Stewart looking back with a bit of nostalgic regret.

This set was one of those that come along every so often with a hinge in the middle that takes the music off in a different direction. It began with an old one from Pink Floyd about Syd Barrett, who was the original songwriter and singer in the band before psychological problems forced him to stop making music. Among the many musicians influenced by Syd was Robyn Hitchcock, and he offered a tune that fed nicely into one from the HIgh Dials, a Canadian band that works effectively in a range of styles. The fade on their tune ends with crickets chirping, which made for a nice segue to the Ruthie Foster track that begins with insect and frog sounds. This was the aforementioned hinge, with the bluesy rhythms of Foster's song followed by Bob Dylan working in a similar place and then Rosanne Cash doing the same with A. P. Carter's old standard.

The final section set off down a polyrhythmic path with one from the new Zero 7 disc that fed nicely into an old favorite from Brian Eno. Then we heard Bebel Gilberto from the new album with her take on an old tune best associated with Carmen Miranda, and that was followed by one from Zeep with an enticing Brazilian feel into an old favorite from Paul Simon. From there it was Peter Bjorn and John joined by Victoria Bergsman on their irresistable tune from a few years back followed by Bergsman and Taken By Trees off of their new disc before Brewer & Shipley offered their early '70s classic version of a song by Jim Pepper based on an old Native American peyote chant taught to him by his grandfather.

Here's another one from Steve Earle