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December 31, 2016      

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This show was a REBROADCAST
The Original Performance Date was 2006-12-31

This week's classic rebroadcast: a 10-year rewind to our New Year's Eve show from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on December 31, 2006. Old Crow Medicine Show ask "Are You from Dixie?"; Rhonda Vincent and the Rage play "All American Bluegrass Girl"; Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver turn things up past 11, acoustically, with "Sadie's Got a New Dress"; Suzy Bogguss sings "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"; Emmylou Harris and Jon Randall perform the classic "If I Could Only Win Your Love"; Cowboy Jack Clement joins the band for his own classic, "Guess Things Happen That Way"; and our friends Robin and Linda Williams drop by for a tune or two, including a slow-burning "Ramblin' Man." Plus: a message from the Catchup Advisory Board and a visit to the Cafe Boeuf courtesy of Tim Russell and Fred Newman; an extra-wide Shoe Band, with Nashville pickers Buddy Emmons, Stuart Duncan, Sam Bush, and Jerry Douglas joining Richard Dworsky and the Guy's; and Garrison shares a few notes on how Lake Wobegon is preparing for the New Year.
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Notes from Richard Dworsky on this week's rebroadcast:
If you are a country music fan, this show is definitely for you -- amazing artists doing their signature tunes. Pardon me for using the Lord's name in vain but OMG! Emmylou Harris singing "If I Could Only Win Your Love," great bluegrass from Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, AND Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver! Old Crow Medicine Show doing their killer tune "Wagon Wheel," country songstress Suzy Bogguss doing an elegant version of the 1940s Frank Loesser standard "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" Our old friends Robin and Linda Williams doing their "Rollin' and Ramblin'." And our Guy's All-Star Shoe Band was augmented by a bunch of the greatest pickers who ever walked the Earth: Sam Bush on mandolin, Jerry Douglas on Dobro, Stuart Duncan on fiddle, and Buddy Emmons on pedal steel guitar. As bandleader, I have to point to soloists on the fly and, due to them sitting in a line behind me, it was hard to tell which player I was pointing to. But I joked afterwards that it didn't matter, 'cause whoever ran with that solo played a fantastic break. And last, but not least, we had the late, great Cowboy Jack Clement singing a couple of his tunes. It was always a pleasure and honor to accompany him. Jack wrote hit songs for Johnny Cash, recorded and produced Jerry Lee Lewis's very first demo (and first few records) at Sun Studio in Memphis, and produced everybody from Roy Orbison to the band U2! He was a funny guy and a true legend, and is greatly missed. The Ryman Auditorium was where Garrison first got his inspiration to create A Prairie Home Companion, and it's always fun to watch him perform in that historic hall. To wind up the night, Garrison led "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" as our full ensemble closing number -- soul stirring! I can't believe 10 years have passed since this great New Year's Eve show. Happy New Year to you all.