The emergence of blues billionaires

Bruce Springsteen selling his music to Sony for a half-billion dollars has gotten me thinking about my music and what I might get for the songs I wrote when my radio show was touring the country, such as my song for Milwaukee (“Where men still wear hats they look rather sporty in/And children still take lessons on the accordion”) and one in Idaho (“People move here from New York and New Joisy/To get away from the frantic, the noisy,/For the simple pleasures of Boise”) or: “I love Washington, D.C./In summer it is the place to be./Girls run across the lawn playing catch with a red plastic disc/By the Washington Monument obelisk.”
 

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This week on "A Prairie Home Companion"

A special compilation “best of Christmas” show featuring Robin and Linda Williams, Renée Fleming, Pat Donohue, Rob Fisher, Odetta, Musica Sacra, The Boys of the Lough, Buffalo Philharmonic Chamber Singers, and the Sonos Handbell Ensemble. So many memorable moments — so be sure to tune in! Join us Saturday for some delightful festivity! Listen via our Facebook page at 5 p.m. CT (or click the link below).
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A Prairie Home Christmas returns

A couple of years ago, the cast of A Prairie Home Companion reunited on stage for a series of holiday shows culminating with a performance from The Town Hall in New York. Join us and watch this little show –– well, actually, it runs over three hours between the two parts since there was no clock or radio broadcast! –– featuring duets, sketches, and stories, all with a holiday flair. Garrison is joined by the full acting company, including Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman. And Richard Dworsky leads the house band. Heather Masse is on hand for a few duets, and Erica Rhodes chimes in with some comedic relief. It’s a charming show that will make you miss the live webcast!

 

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How beautiful and dazzling bright,
One candle on a winter's night.

How beautiful these harmonies
That echo through the centuries.

And in this singing we shall find
The blessing given to mankind

A blessing without price or end,
A blessing on your house, my friend.
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