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A Prairie Home Companion for January 31, 2009

January 31, 2009 broadcast with Asleep at the Wheel, Ray Benson, Eddie Rivers, Maria Jette, Christina Baldwin, Dan Dressen, Bradley Greenwald, and Andra Suchy
DateJanuary 31, 2009VenueFrom The Fitzgerald Theater | St. Paul, MNDuration01:59:01HostGarrison Keillor

Description

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we'll return to theFitzgerald Theaterin downtown St. Paul for our midwinter homecoming. With special guests, from the legendary Country Western Swing bandAsleep At The Wheel,Ray Bensonand Eddie Rivers, and the phenomenal vocal quartet ofMaria Jette,Christina Baldwin,Dan Dressen, andBradley Greenwald. Also with us, singerAndra Suchy, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors:Tim Russell, Sue Scott, andTom Keith,The Guys All-Star Shoe Band, and The News from Lake Wobegon.

Tags

Rundown - January 31, 2009Music Information - January 31, 2009Coffee - January 31, 2009English Majors - January 31, 2009Guy Noir - January 31, 2009If I Had a Shovel (If I Had a Hammer) - January 31, 2009John Updike - January 31, 2009Keep Your Feet on the Ground - January 31, 2009Rhubarb - January 31, 2009Schubert - January 31, 2009The Lives of the Cowboys - January 31, 2009

Rundown

Segment 1
00:00:00 - Logo
00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues
00:02:36 - GK opens, talks about the ice storm in Kentucky this week, nice day today
00:03:16 - Coffee script
00:07:58 - "Keep Your Feet On the Ground" - GK/ Shoe Band
00:10:35 - GK talks to Andra Suchy
00:12:07 - "Singing the Blues" - GK/ Andra Suchy and Shoes
00:14:30 - Rhubarb script
00:19:54 - GK intros Ray Benson
00:22:00 - "Route 66" - Ray Benson, Eddie Rivers and Shoe Band
00:25:25 - Ray talks about moving to Texas
00:27:12 - "Miles and Miles of Texas" - Ray Benson, Eddie Rivers and Shoe Band
00:30:37 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 2
00:32:17 - GK intros the Schubert Quartet
00:32:34 - Schubert script
00:47:00 - "If I Had A Shovel" - GK, Andra and Shoe Band
00:49:03 - Guy Noir script
00:57:28 - "Wild Horses" - GK, Andra, band
01:01:48 - Intermission/"Roly Poly" - Shoe Band

Segment 3
01:05:06 - Greetings
01:09:30 - GK talks about John Updike
01:14:44 - "Helpless" - GK, Andra Suchy, band
01:18:50 - The Lives of the Cowboys script
01:27:12 - "Bottoms Up" - The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

Segment 4
01:29:55 - The News from Lake Wobegon

Segment 5
01:46:11 - "Guitar Boogie" - Pat Donohue and Ray Benson with band
01:48:20 - "Boogie Back to Texas" - Ray Benson and Shoes
01:52:19 - English Majors script
01:54:33 - Credits/"Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer)"

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