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Which album was Let Me Die In My Footsteps recorded for? Who first recorded Farewell Angelina? Which song written by Dylan did The Byrds put out in 1968? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Bob Dylan's bootlegs song by song [well, some of them].

Featured songs:

Talkin’ Bear Mountain Picnic Blues
Let Me Die In My Footsteps
Who Killed Davey Moore?
Tomorrow Is a Long Time
Percy’s Song
Farewell Angelina
If You Gotta Go, Go Now
Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence
She's Your Lover Now
You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
Pretty Saro
George Jackson
Call Letter Blues
Up To Me
Blind Willie McTell
Can’t Wait
Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie

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What was Jay-Z's first album on Roc-A-Fella? What is his most commercially successful album? Which album did he consider releasing as Shawn Carter? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through Jay-Z's back catalogue album by album.

Featured songs:

In My Lifetime
D’evils
I Know What Girls Like
Paper Chase
So Ghetto
Get Your Mind Right Mami
Never Change
Blueprint 2
Lucifer
Lost One
Sweet
Off That
Murder To Excellence
BBC
Smile
Lovehappy
99 Problems

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What was the first instrument Frank Zappa learned to play? Which record was a concept album about a fictitious doo-wop band? Which two albums were recorded at the same time? Find out the answers to all of these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Frank Zappa's back catalogue album by album [well some of them].

Featured songs:

Anyway The Wind Blows
What’s The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?
Anything
Road Ladies
Montana
Nanook Rubs It
Inca Roads
I Have Been In You
Joe’s Garage
Harder Than Your Husband
Jesus Thinks You’re A Jerk
Uncle Meat
We’re Turning Again
Bobby Brown Goes Down

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What does M stand for? What Beach Boys song has he covered? How did he meet Zooey Deschanel? Find out the answers to all of these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through M Ward's back catalogue album by album.

Featured songs:

Fishing Boat Song
Carolina
Vincent O’Brien
Hi-Fi
Chinese Translation
Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
Dear God [Sincerely MOF]
To Save Me
Blake’s View
Pure Joy
Little Baby
Shark
Torch
I’m A Fool To Want You
Don’t Worry Baby
Too Young To Die
Fisher Of Men

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What label did Cat Stevens' first two albums come out on? Who produced Tea For The Tillerman? How many years did Yusuf take off after Back To Earth? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through the back catalogue of Yusuf/Cat Stevens album by album.

Featured songs:

Portobello Road
The Laughing Apple
Maybe You’re Right
On The Road To Find Out
Bitterblue
18th Avenue [Kansas City Nightmare]
How Many Times
Music
I Think I See The Light
Roadsinger
You Are My Sunshine
Blackness Of The Night
Wild World
Take The World Apart
Pop Star

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What is Joni's real first name? Who produced her first album? Where does Blue rank in Rolling Stone' list of the greatest albums ever made? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through Joni Mitchell's back catalogue album by album.

Features songs:

I Had A King
Both Sides Now
The Circle Game
Carey
Cold Steel Blue And Sweet Fire
Twisted
Shadows And Light
Black Crow
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
[You’re So Square] Baby, I Don’t Care
Shiny Toys
Night Ride Home
Not To Blame
Both Sides Now
Woodstock
If I Had A Heart
Big Yellow Taxi

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What was the first album that Case co-produced? Why doesn't she like the term "alt-country"? What album features The Band's Garth Hudson? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through Neko Case's back catalogue [and The New Pornographers'] album by album.

Featured songs:

Misfire
No Need To Cry
Letter From An Occupant
Alone & Forsaken
Look For Me [I’ll Be Around]
Streets Of Fire
Dirty Knife
Go Places
Middle Cyclone
Nearly Midnight, Honolulu
Night Still Comes
Champions Of Red Wine
I Want To Be Here
Play Money
Sleep All Summer
Curse Of The I-5 Corridor
Cat And Mouse With The Light
This Tornado Loves You

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How many albums did James Brown release in 1968? What was his first all-instrumental album? Who invented the word "funk"? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through James Brown's back catalogue album by album.

Featured songs:

That Dood It
The Thing In G
Sweet Lorraine
When A Man Loves A Woman
Don’t Be A Dropout
Just Plain Funk
I Got The Feelin’
Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto
Home At Last
I Can’t Stand Myself When You Touch Me
It Had To Be You
Mother Popcorn
Answer To Mother Popcorn
Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
My Rapp
Sho Is Funky Down Here
Hot Pants
The Whole World Needs Liberation
The Boss
Money Won’t Change You
Sexy Sexy Sexy
Forever Suffering
Papa Don’t Take No Mess
Funky President
I Got You
I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing

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How many months after Plastic Ono Band came out was Imagine in the stores? How many albums has Sean released with other artists? What was the name of Julian's first album? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions as he goes though the back catalogue of John, Julian and Sean Lennon album by album.

Featured songs:

Isolation
Well [Baby Please Don’t Go]
How?
Angela
I Know [I Know]
Steel & Glass
You Can’t Catch Me
Borrowed Time
Well I Don’t Know
Stick Around
Johnny B Goode
New Physics Rant
How Many Times
Queue
Pyramid
Parachute
The World Was Made For Men
Comic Strip
Invisible
Too Deep
Easily Charmed By Fools
Save Me
Beautiful Boy

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Who did Adam Yauch once compare Public Enemy to? Who produced PE's first album? What album did one music critic compare to Sly Stone's There's A Riot Goin' On? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Public Enemy's back catalogue album by album.

Featured songs:

Lies
You’re Gonna Get Yours
Don’t Believe The Hype
911 Is A Joke
More News At 11
Give It Up
I
Can A Woman Make A Man Lose His Mind?
MKLVFKWR
See Something, Say Something
WTF?!
Notice [Know This]
Honky Talk Rules
Nothing Is Quick In The Desert
2020
State Of The Union (STFU)
Harder Than You Think

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