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A Prairie Home Companion for April 8, 2006

April 8, 2006 broadcast with Brad Paisley, VocalEssence, Philip Brunelle, and Prudence Johnson
DateApril 8, 2006VenueFrom The Orpheum Theater | Minneapolis, MNDuration01:59:00HostGarrison Keillor

Description

This week we continue our Minneapolis micro-tour with a big show at the Orpheum Theater (a famous vaudeville house, where a ticket to see the Marx Brothers was only 47 cents!), featuring blazing Country starBrad Paisley,VocalEssencewith choirmasterPhilip Brunelle, and the dulcet vocal tones ofPrudence Johnson. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Acting:Tim Russell,Sue Scott, andTom Keith, the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and much more. Join us on the Westside this Saturday, where we can leave the 20-foot neon "APPLAUSE" signs on the truck and people still cheer.

Tags

Rundown - April 8, 2006Music Information - April 8, 2006Catchup script - April 8, 2006Guy Noir script - April 8, 2006John Henry - April 8, 2006Mary Jo - April 8, 2006One More Spring in Minnesota - April 8, 2006Ruth Harrison script - April 8, 2006Spring script - April 8, 2006Tip Toe Through the Tulips - April 8, 2006

Rundown

Segment 1
00:00:00 Logo
00:00:14 Tishomingo Blues
00:02:42 GK talks about spring
00:03:22 "Gettin' it Done" - Shoe Band and Brad Paisley
00:06:30 "John Henry" - GK/Shoe Band/Brad Paisley
00:10:26 Spring script (with "Tiptoe Through the Tulips," "Chapel of Love," "The Birds and the Bees," "Spring in Minnesota")
00:20:23 "Spring Wind" - Prudence Johnson and Shoe Band
00:23:28 "Wimoweh" - Angela Young Smucker and VocalEssence
00:24:50 Catchup script
00:27:57 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 2
00:30:00 GK introduces Brad Paisley
00:31:11 "Cigar Song" - Brad Paisley
00:34:21 Brad intros next tune
00:34:40 "Make A Mistake With Me" - Brad Paisley
00:37:34 Prudence and GK talk about Gene Pitney's passing
00:38:19 "Hello Mary Lou" - Prudence Johnson, Pat Donohue, GK, and Shoe Band
00:40:20 Guy Noir script, with Brad Paisley
00:58:56 GK introduces 'Take Me Out to The Ball Game'
00:59:40 "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (Wagner)
01:00:58 "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (Tchaikovsky)
01:02:28 "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" - VocalEssence
01:03:26 "San Antonio Rose"/Intermission

Segment 3
01:07:52 Greetings
01:11:25 "Younger Than Springtime" - VocalEssence women
01:12:56 GK introduces the next song
01:13:45 "Love Song" (Guastavino) - VocalEssence
01:16:05 GK talks about the Orpheum Theatre, VocalEssence underscore
01:19:41 Ruth Harrison script
01:25:28 "Waiting For You" - Shoe Band with Brad Paisley
01:28:16 GK talks with Brad Paisley
01:29:16 "I'm Gonna Miss Her" - Brad Paisley
01:31:52 "Alcohol" - Brad Paisley

Segment 4
01:35:34 The News From Lake Wobegon (with VocalEssence, "Mary Jo" and "One More Spring in Minnesota")

Segment 5
01:54:23 "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" - Prudence Johnson and Shoes
01:56:55 Credits, "Gutbucket" closer - Shoe Band and Brad Paisley

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