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September 10, 2016      

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This show was a REBROADCAST
The Original Performance Date was 1995-04-01

This week: a rebroadcast from just before the beginning of our online archives, a show originally from April 1995 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Our good friend, live radio champion, and six-string hero, Chet Atkins stops by for a few songs, including "Mark My Word"; singer Nanci Griffith performs "These Days in an Open Book"; and The Fairfield Four deliver a gospel tour de force on "Highway to Heaven." Plus: Robin and Linda Williams and Kate MacKenzie join forces with the host as the vaunted Hopeful Gospel Quartet for "I Am a Pilgrim" (they also turn in some music of their own - "Over the Edge of the World" from Robin and Linda and "Forgive and Forget" from Kate and the band), a word from the Cafe Boeuf Nashville and our sound effects wizard Tom Keith, and music from The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, including Pat Donohue's "Stealin' from Chet." In Lake Wobegon, Carl Krebsbach reminisces about an early relationship with Anne Marie Meister. Read notes from Robin and Linda Williams about this week's rebroadcast: Robin and Linda Williams:
What we think about when we see this rundown is how much we enjoyed the Hopeful Gospel Quartet. We recently listened to some old cuts and we were amazed at how good we sounded, especially when one considers that we'd show up on Thursday night, work up the material and then put it out for folks to hear on Saturday afternoon. 1995 found us all cranking out good material and working together well. Of course, seeing Chet's name on the rundown brings back wonderful memories. There was no one like Chet and he was always fun to be