Hello, all! Let the Good Times Roll as we ride into The Year of the Fire Horse. Cheers, MRB

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer 02-14-26
Theme: Songs for Valentine's Day, Black History Month, Mardi Gras, Lunar New Year
Next Week: Happy Birthday Rhiannon Giddens
*** New or notable
Songs for Valentine's Day, Frederick Douglass salute, Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras

HOUR 1
Lead Belly: The Midnight Special THEME (excerpt 1)| RCA Victor LPV-505
Sweet Honey in the Rock: Let Us Rise in Love |  Gather | Earthbeat! R2 73829
David Roth: Rising in Love | Christine Lavin Presents: On A Winter's Night | Philo 11671 1241-2
Clay Parker & Jodi James: How High Would I Have to Fly? | Your Very Own Dream | self 1 95269 26901 2
Sweet Honey in the Rock: Would You Harbor Me? | Sacred Ground | Earthbeat! 9 42580-2
Andrew Sa: Wicked Game (Isaak) | Cosmic Country - Andrew Sa | bandcamp.com 6.4.2021
Dick Gaughan: Games People Play (South) | Prentice Piece: A Compilation, disc 1 | Greentrax CDTRAX236D
Cliff Eberhardt: I Love Money | 500 Miles - The Blue Rock Sessions | Red House Records RHR CD 221
Tom Paxton: If You Love that Politician | One Million Lawyers and Other Disasters | Flying Fish FF356
*** Zoe Basha: Traveling Shoes | Gamble | Zoe Basha 5.2025
Jelly Roll Johnson and Fred Knobloch: A Lover is Forever (Knobloch/Goodman) | Jelly Roll Johnson & A Few Close Friends | American Originals AMO-3004-2
Paul Simon: 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover | Still Crazy After All These Years | Warner Bros. R2 78901
Patty Larkin: Hallelujah (Larkin) | Watch the Sky | Vanguard 79851-2
*** James O'Malley: Did You Ever Hear Her Sing Hallelujah (For Pat) | Ivyland | Omallecelli Music LLC
Brandi Carlile: Hallelujah (Cohen) | Single - Live at KCRW | Columbia 111111785820
Maxwell St. Klezmer Band: The Midnight Special ala Klez
Maxwell St. Klezmer Band | The Midnight Special ala Klez - Live at OTS | 2.5.2026

HOUR 2
Jeff Cannon: Love Illusion | 2True | Warm Lion WL9901
Lissa Schneckenberger: Irish Girl (trad.) | Lissa Schneckenberger | Footprint Records FR 2005
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian: Nan Ni Wan | From China to Appalachia | Community Music CMCD 217
*** The Debutants: Rosalee | Fiddle & A Rose | wearedebutants.com 11.22.2025
Ruby Joyful: How My Li'l Punk Girl Fell in Love With John Prine | Pie Chart of Love | rubyjoyfulband.com 1 95261 29451 9
John Prine: Donald and Lydia | John Prine Live | Oh Boy Records OBR 005CD
Steve Goodman: Old Fashioned | Words We Can Dance To | Elektra 7E-1061
*** Sophie Coyote: Venom | Venom (single) | sophiecoyote.com 2023
Bob Bradshaw: Sideways | Ghost Light | bobbradshaw.com [2021]
Denice Franke: Little Bit of Poison (David Olney) | Comfort | Certain Records Comfort / DF003
Andy Griffith: Romeo & Juliet | American Original | Capitol CDP 0777 7 98476 2 4
Irma Thomas & Marcia Ball: I Just Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind (Domino) | Goin' Home (A Tribute to Fats Domino) disc 2  | Vanguard 225/26-2
Rockin' Sidney: Mardi Gras Second Line | Cajun & Zydeco Mardi Gras | Maison de Soul Records MaS-CD-1044
Bill Giardini: The Midnight Special - Accordion (Traditional) | Midnight Special Collection | Midnight Special Collection BillGiardini/MS011

HOUR 3
Bernice Johnson Reagon: Give Your Hands to Struggle | Give Your Hands to Struggle | Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40049
Fisk Jubilee Singers: Wade in the Water (trad.) | In Bright Mansions | Curb Records D2-78762
Paul Robeson: No More Auction Block for Me | Peace Arch Concerts | Folk Era FE 1442CD
Peggy Seeger: Sing About These Hard Times | Teleology | Proper Music RGPSCD5
Robby Hecht: Hard Times | Robby Hecht | Old Man Henry Records 00261 39684
*** The Whispering Tree: Find a Man (who clears the table) | Bones of Better Days | The Whispering Tree 1 98715 904302 3
Tom Papa: Finding a Man (excerpt) | Just For Laughs - Premium, Vol. 49 | Just for Laughs Jfl2018
Tim Hawkins: Things You Don't Say To Your Wife | Extremely Madeover | Tunafish 2004
Tig Notaro: Will You Marry Me | Drawn | Comedy Dynamics COM1179
Sons of the Never Wrong: Tattoo | 3 Good Reasons | Waterbug WBG0018
Jim Bizer: It Takes One to Know One (live) | Folkstage: Jim Bizer (2026) | WFMT FS 1.31.2026
Daniel Boling: I Don't Know How | Love, Dan | Berkalin Records BRK-10080
John Gorka: Love is Our Cross to Bear | Land of the Bottom Line | Windham Hill WD-1089CD
Lilli Lewis: My American Heart (Benediction), ft. Gina Forsyth | Americana | Louisiana Red Hot Records LRHR 1200
Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged) | She Loved Red | Laura Love 88295 68276
Andrew Beyer: The Midnight Special - cigar box slide | Midnight Special Collection



Marilyn Rea Beyer
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Chicago, IL 60625
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