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Prairie Home Companion

August 9, 1986      World Theater, St Paul, MN

    see all shows from: 1986 | World Theater | St Paul | MN


Participants

T Michael Coleman Tony Jones Jack Lawrence Taj Mahal Howard Mohr Butch Thompson Doc Watson


Songs, tunes, and poems

Midnight Train ( Doc Watson )
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms ( Doc Watson , Taj Mahal , Butch Thompson , Jack Lawrence )
My creole belle ( Taj Mahal , Butch Thompson , Doc Watson , Jack Lawrence )
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down ( Doc Watson , Jack Lawrence )
Blue Railroad Train ( Doc Watson , Jack Lawrence )
East Tennessee rag ( Doc Watson , Jack Lawrence )
Beaumont rag ( Doc Watson , Jack Lawrence )
St James infirmary ( Doc Watson , Taj Mahal , Butch Thompson , Jack Lawrence )
When It's Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia ( Doc Watson , Jack Lawrence )
Stormy Monday ( Taj Mahal )
Cakewalk into Town ( Taj Mahal , Tony Jones , Butch Thompson )
Mbira thumbnail piano w/ rap ( Taj Mahal )
Little Red Hen ( Taj Mahal )
Take that stuff back to where you got it ‘cause papa can't use none of it here ( Taj Mahal , Butch Thompson , Tony Jones )
Johnny too bad ( Taj Mahal , Tony Jones , Butch Thompson )
Deep river blues ( Doc Watson , Jack Lawrence , Tony Jones )
Riding That Midnight Train ( Doc Watson , Jack Lawrence , Tony Jones )
Farmer's wife story (now's your chance) ( Doc Watson )
T for Texas ( Doc Watson , Taj Mahal , Tony Jones , Butch Thompson )
Deep Ellum Blues ( Taj Mahal , Doc Watson , T Michael Coleman , Jack Lawrence )
Florida blues ( Doc Watson , Taj Mahal , T Michael Coleman , Jack Lawrence , Butch Thompson )


Sketches, Sponsors, People, Places

American Clothing Council (Dress for defeat like everyone else.)
Bigger Hammer Hardware (Butch Baxter explains his home wiring problems.)
Diver Bomber Chemicals (Weed Contol Products)
Hack N' Blip Cough Service
Slow Decay Snack Cakes
Worst Case Scenario (Taj Mahal asks for advice on having friends over to see his slides from his RV trip across South Dakota. Taj asks friends about the food he was planning on serving.)


Additional information, mentions, etc.

Doc Watson talks about sleeping at his friend's house!


Notes and References

1986.08.03 Star Tribune



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