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MUSIC CIRCUS
Ladies, Gentlemen, children of all ages, it’s a musical circus from the Big Top. Time to bring in the clowns and marvel at the dancing bears and parading elephants. Say yes to the organ grinder. Also to Bruce Springsteen, Victoria Spivey, Los Lobos and Ella Fitzgerald, plus visit with trapeze artist Dolly Jacobs and one time circus worker and glass eater, singer Meschiya Lake. Then a trip to Coney Island, where we’ll ride the Wonder Wheel and meet up with a carnival barker and Little Miss FireFly.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Circus Life 1920s Wurlitzer Carousel Organ
Carousel Organ Varieties, Vol. 1, Gold 20 - Spinning Wheel Blood, Sweat and Tears
Blood, Sweat and Tears, Sony - The Ferris Wheel Everly Brothers
Gone, Gone, Gone, Warner Brothers - Little Egypt The Coasters
20 Greatist Hits, Gusto Records - Julia The Flatlanders
Now Again, New West Records - Tightrope Leon Russell
Carney, Shelter - Instrumental: The Man on the Flying Trapeze The Dukes of Dixieland
Circus Time with the Dukes of Dixieland, Vol. 7, Audio Fidelity - Segment: Dolly Jacobs
Listen - Spanish Pipedream John Prine
John Prine, Atlantic - Clip: Meschiya Lake
Listen - Elephants Meschiya Lake, Soren Siegumfeldt String Swing
This is Meschiya Lake, Sundance - Baby Elephant Walk Les Brown Jr.
Wildest Drums Yet!, GNP - Wild Billy's Circus Story Bruce Springsteen
The Wild, the Innocent & the E-Street Shuffle, Columbia - When the Circus Comes Los Lobos
Kiko, Warner - Instrumental: Barnum & Bailey's Favorite 1920s Wurlitzer Carousel Music
Carousel Organ Varieties, Vol. 1, Gold 20 - Organ Grinder Blues Victoria Spivey
The Victoria Spivey Collection, Acrobat Music - Organ Grinder's Swing Ella Fitzgerald & Her Savoy Eight
Miss Ella's Playhouse, Verve - Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear Randy Newman
Sail Away, Warner - The Bare Necessities Louis Armstrong
Disney Songs the Satchmo Way, Disney - End Bed: Send in the Clowns Tyler Childers
Long Violent History, Hickman Holler Records
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Cyclone Johnny and the Hurricanes
The Best of Johnny & the Hurricanes Vol. 2, Drew's Entertainment - Love Roller Coaster Ohio Players
Honey, Mercury - Life is a Carnival (Live) The Band
The Last Waltz, Rhino - Coney Island (Live) Al Jolson
Live in '35!, Mastercorp Pty Ltd - Coney Island Washboard Swift Jewel Cowboys
Western Swing and Country Jazz, JSP - Segment: Philomena Marano
Listen - Lover Roller Coaster Big Joe Turner
The Definitive Blues Collection, Atlantic - Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, EMI - Instrumental: Twelfth Street Rag Verne Langdon
Circus Clown Callope! Vols. 1-2, Electric Lemon - Segment: Philomena Marano Part 2
Listen - Coney Island Steeplechase The Velvet Underground
Another View, Verve - My Flying Saucer Billy Bragg & Wilco
Mermaid Avenue, Vol. II, Nonesuch - Carnival Natalie Merchant
Tigerlily, Elektra - Segment: Ray Valens the barker
Listen - Coney Island Baby The Excellents
Forever Doo Wop, Vol. 2, Essential Media - Segment: Little Miss Firefly
Listen - Instrumental: Bakers Dozen Mickey Baker
The Wildest Guitar, Sepia Tone - Segment: Stanley Fox
Listen - Human Cannonball Loudon Wainwright III
Grown Man, Virgin - Stage Fright The Band
Stage Fright, Capitol - Coney Island The Barry Sisters
Hebrew National Kosher Classics, RCA - Under the Boardwalk Aaron Neville
My Tue Story, Blue Note Records - End Bed: Coney Island Rag Robert Bruce
Silent Movie Piano, Sonoton
