Backroad To Nowhere

Backroad To Nowhere

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Backroad To Nowhere episodes

  • Tumult Around

    Playlist
    1. Shady Lies (Live at London University College, 1972) by Richard & Linda Thompson on UMC (UMC)
    2. Don't Make Me Change by Melba Montgomery on Musicorp (Musicorp)
    3. Mean Old World by The Stars of Faith on Savoy (Savoy)
    4. Leaning Hard (On My Peripheral Vision) by Fiver & The Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition on You've Changed (You've Changed)
    5. Corrina by Elizabeth on Crossroads (Crossroads)
    6. Sorry Is My Name by Connie Converse on Heroic Cities (Heroic Cities)
    7. Nobody Knows The Way I Feel by Sippie Wallace With Otis Spann and Jim Kweskin Jug Band on Drive Archive (Drive Archive)
    8. Why You Been Gone So Long by Jessi Colter on RCA (RCA)
    9. My One Desire by Freakwater on Thrilljockey (Thrilljockey)
    10. The Dust by Linda Cohen on Poppy (Poppy)
    11. Baby Where You Are by Shannon Lay on Perpetual Doom (Perpetual Doom)
    12. Baby Let It Come Down On Me by Kath Bloom on Arthur Magazine (Arthur Magazine)
    13. Traveling the Highway Home by Molly O'Day on REM (REM)
    14. Dink's Blues by Barbara Dane on Vanguard (Vanguard)
    15. Games People Play by Sister Rosetta Thorpe on Klondike (Klondike)
    16. Lost Futures by Marisa Anderson & William Tyler on Thrill Jockey (Thrill Jockey)
    17. Discipline 33 by Sun Ra and his Arkestra on Evidence (Evidence)
      18. 59 min
    18. Master Plan

      Playlist
      1. Love is Everywhere by Pharoah Sanders on Impulse (Impulse)
      2. Lumkill by Pharoah Sanders on Impulse (Impulse)
      3. Village of the Pharoahs, Part Two by Pharoah Sanders on Impulse (Impulse)
      4. Prince of Peace by Pharoah Sanders on Strata East (Strata East)
      5. Journey to Satchidananda by Alice Coltrane on Impulse (Impulse)
      6. Morning Prayer by Pharaoh Sanders on Impulse! (Impulse!)
      7. Elevation by Pharaoh Sanders on Impulse! (Impulse!)
      8. Summun Bukmun Umyun - Deaf Dumb Blind by Pharoah Sanders on Impulse (Impulse)
      9. Edition 1 by John Coltrane on Impulse (Impulse)
        10. 58 min
      11. Come Time to Go

        Playlist
        1. Rex's Blues by Townes Van Zandt on Tomato (Tomato)
        2. Tongue In Cheek by Anne Briggs on Fledg'ling Records (Fledg'ling Records)
        3. You And Me by Penny & The Quarters on Numero Group (Numero Group)
        4. Lack of Education by Willie Wright on Numero Group (Numero Group)
        5. Love Somebody by Melvina Reynolds on Mississippi (Mississippi)
        6. Untitled by Charlie Tweedle on Mighty Mouth (Mighty Mouth)
        7. Wayfaring Stranger by Jim Turner on Owl (Owl)
        8. Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing by Etta James on Kent (Kent)
        9. Louise by Paul Siebel on Elektra (Elektra)
        10. Even Our Darling by Lal Waterson on Fledg'ling Records (Fledg'ling Records)
        11. Little Maggie by Sandy Bull on Vanguard (Vanguard)
        12. Nobody But You by Little Bob and the Lollip on Mississippi (Mississippi)
        13. Heartbreak Affair by Porter Wagoner on RCA (RCA)
        14. Bonny Boy by Shirley Collins on Polydor (Polydor)
        15. Hey Magic Man by Bob Darin on Direction (Direction)
        16. Lonesome Train Dreams by Henry Flynt on Ampersand (Ampersand)
          17. 59 min
        17. Groovies Shake Some Action

          Playlist
          1. Shake Some Action by Flamin' Groovies on Sire (Sire)
          2. My Girl Josephine by Jerry Lee Lewis on Bear Family (Bear Family)
          3. Have You Seen My Baby by Randy Newman on Reprise (Reprise)
          4. Baby Scratch My Back by Slim Harpo on Excello (Excello)
          5. Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu by Huey Smith & The Clowns on Ace (Ace)
          6. River Deep - Mountain High by Ike and Tina Turner on United Artists (United Artists)
          7. You Tore Me Down by Yo La Tengo on Matador (Matador)
          8. Don't Lie To Me by The Pretty Things on Fontana (Fontana)
          9. Rumble by Link Wray on Cadence (Cadence)
          10. Yesterday's Numbers by Flamin' Groovies on Kama Sutra (Kama Sutra)
          11. You Got to Move by The Rolling Stones on Rolling Stone (Rolling Stone)
          12. I'm Going to Canada by Mike Wilhelm on Zig Zag (Zig Zag)
          13. Number One by The Charlatans on Rhibi (Rhibi)
          14. Love Is a Spider by Roy Loney on K.O. (K.O.)
          15. Ain't No Use by Moby Grape on San Francisco Sounds (San Francisco Sounds)
          16. She Don't Care About Time by Gene Clark on A&M (A&M)
          17. Hell of a Pain by Dave Edmunds on Regal Zonophone (Regal Zonophone)
          18. Slow Death by Flamin' Groovies on United Artists Records (United Artists Records)
            19. 59 min
          19. Promises You Can't Keep

            Playlist
            1. Don't Make Promises by Tim Hardin on Verve Folkways (Verve Folkways)
            2. Tribute to Hank WIlliams by Tim Hardin on Verve Forecast (Verve Forecast)
            3. How Can We Hang On To A Dream by Tim Hardin on Verve Folkways (Verve Folkways)
            4. Red Balloon by Tim Hardin on Verve Forecast (Verve Forecast)
            5. The Lady Came From Baltimore by Tim Hardin on Verve Forecast (Verve Forecast)
            6. Reason to Believe by Karen Dalton on Delmore Recording (Delmore Recording)
            7. How Did The Feeling Feel To You by Karen Dalton on Capitol (Capitol)
            8. Eulogy To Lenny Bruce by Nico on verve (verve)
            9. Lenny's Tune by Tim Hardin on Verve Forecast (Verve Forecast)
            10. Cigarettes and Whisky and Wild Wild Women by Ramblin' Jack Elliott on Reprise (Reprise)
            11. Simple Song of Freedom by Bobby Darin on 45 (45)
            12. Shiloh Town by Tim Hardin on MGM (MGM)
            13. Implication 1: First Love Song / Everything Good Become More True by Tim Hardin on Columbia (Columbia)
            14. Implication 2: Question of Birth by Tim Hardin on Columbia (Columbia)
              15. 59 min
            15. In the Dark in the Dark of the Solstice Night

              Playlist
              1. Christmas is Now Drawing Near at Hand by The Watersons on Topic (Topic)
              2. Oh Jerusalem by Odetta on Vanguard (Vanguard)
              3. Gaudete by Steeleye Span on Chrysalis (Chrysalis)
              4. I Can't Have a Merry Christmas, Mary Without You by Jerry Lee Lewis on Mercury (Mercury)
              5. Over the Hills and Everywhere by Judy Henske on Design 207 (Design 207)
              6. Carol of the Beasts by Pete Seeger on Smithsonian Folkways (Smithsonian Folkways)
              7. Christmas is Everywhere Except In My Heart by Jimmy Martin on Gusto (Gusto)
              8. Tan Tan by Manuela Morena on Rounder (Rounder)
              9. Lonely Christmas Call by Del Reeves on United Artists (United Artists)
              10. Solstice by Doran on Spinster (Spinster)
              11. Had No Room by The Staple Singers on Epic (Epic)
              12. As I Wander by Joan Baez on Vanguard (Vanguard)
              13. The Carol of the Birds by John Jacob Niles on Tradition (Tradition)
              14. What Child Is This by The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros (Warner Bros)
              15. The Cherry Tree Carol by Jean Ritchie on Tradition (Tradition)
              16. No Room by Vera Hall on Rounder (Rounder)
              17. Is It Far to Bethlehem by Shirley & Dolly Collins on Fledg'ling (Fledg'ling)
              18. Christmas in Vietnam by Private Charles Bowens And The Gentlemen From Tigerland on Rojac (Rojac)
              19. Mommy for Awhile on Christmas Day by Johnny Paycheck on Little Darlin' (Little Darlin')
              20. Silent Night by Big Maybelle on Rojac (Rojac)
              21. Christmas Fantasy, Pt. 1 by John Fahey on Takoma (Takoma)
                22. 59 min
              22. Stark, Powerful, Mumbled, Interruptions

                Playlist
                1. I'm So Glad You Love Me by Juanita Rogers on Norton (Norton)
                2. I'm Glad [1966 demo] by Captain Beefheart on Revenant (Revenant)
                3. Good Times by Harry Nilsson on bootleg (bootleg)
                4. Some Misunderstanding (demo) by Gene Clark on Asylum (Asylum)
                5. Hit The Road Jack (demo) by Percy Mayfield on Specialty (Specialty)
                6. Autopsy (demo) by Fairport Convention on Island (Island)
                7. Help Me Make It Through the Night (demo) by Sammi Smith on Bootleg (Bootleg)
                8. Getting By, High and Strange by Kris Kristofferson on Light in the Attic (Light in the Attic)
                9. Confessions (Demo) by The Beau Brummels on Warner Bros (Warner Bros)
                10. Deportee by Elvis Costello on Rykodisc (Rykodisc)
                11. You Send Me (demo) by Sam Cooke on ABKCO (ABKCO)
                12. I Found My Good Thing (demo) by Barbara Lynn on Ric (Ric)
                13. Alone and Foresaken by Hank Williams on Mercury (Mercury)
                14. The Death of Emmitt Till by Bob Dylan on Columbia (Columbia)
                15. Remove this Rope from My Neck by J.B. Lenoir on JSP (JSP)
                16. Darkness on the Face of the Earth by Willie Nelson on Sugar Hill (Sugar Hill)
                17. Crying in The Rain by Carol King on Hear Music (Hear Music)
                18. Portland Water (demo) by Michael Hurley on Mississippi Records (Mississippi Records)
                  19. 59 min
                19. Owl Epilogue

                  Playlist
                  1. Pour Man by Lee Hazlewood on Reprise (Reprise)
                  2. Introduction / March of the Flower Children by The Seeds on GNP Crescendo (GNP Crescendo)
                  3. Malibu People by John Phillips on Dunhill (Dunhill)
                  4. Song of the Coats by Barbara Dane on Paredon (Paredon)
                  5. Stone by Small Faces on Warner Bros (Warner Bros)
                  6. Genesis Hall by Fairport Convention on Island (Island)
                  7. The Gardeners by John Martyn on Island (Island)
                  8. My White Horse by Bo Diddley on Hip-O-Select / Geffen (Hip-O-Select / Geffen)
                  9. Shortnin' Bread by Sonny Terry on Folkways (Folkways)
                  10. Rock-it To Stardom by The Legendary Stardust Cowboy on Amazing (Amazing)
                  11. Soup Song by Robert Wyatt on Virgin (Virgin)
                  12. Let Him In (Let 'em In) by Danny Pound on s/t (s/t)
                  13. Hillbilly Child by Paul Siebel on Elektra (Elektra)
                  14. A Fall of the Earth by The Renderers on Exiled (Exiled)
                  15. A Fall of the Earth by The Renderers on Exiled (Exiled)
                  16. London Life by Ian & Sylvia on Vanguard (Vanguard)
                  17. Andru's Easy Rider by Michael Chapman on Light In the Attic (Light In the Attic)
                  18. Your Love is True by Irma Thomas on Charly (Charly)
                  19. If You Love Me like You Say by Ike Turner on United Artists (United Artists)
                  20. Cripple Creek by Alexander Skip Spence on Sundazed (Sundazed)
                    21. 59 min

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