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Sunday, March 31, 2019



Kris Kristofferson Sausalito CA 1973 (Midnight Cafe) 

 Some great stuff from Midnight Cafe today . . . . . not least this Kris Kristofferson & Friends set



Now I have always liked Kris Kristofferson whether as a 'Highwayman', a solo singer songwriter and actor and he has the greatest accolades from me as the discoverer and mentor of John Prine who's 'Late John Garfield Blues'  he starts off with here. The cover here flashes his acting career as he is shown with the quite extraordinary eccentric figure of the legendary Karen Black from 'Cisco Pike' the movie. 

But check this friends list as he appears with Rita Coolidge (of course) Doug Sahm, David Blue, Nick Gravenites, Steve Bruton, to name a few and listen to this set list for a journey through Americana without equal

01. Late John Garfield Blues (John Prine cover)
02. Same Old Song
03. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
04. Out of Mind, Out of Sight
05. Late Again (Gettin’ Over You)
06. Looks Like Baby’s Gone (Mickey Newbury)
07. Billy Dee
08. Border Lord
09. Sunday Mornin’ Coming Down
10. Rainbow Road (Donnie Fritts) > Tuning
11. Half As Much (Hank Williams Jr.)
12. Jolie Blonde (Amede’ Ardoin)
13. The Wild Side Of Life(Hank Thompson)
14. Stormy Monday Blues (T Bone Walker) Doug Sahm, vocals
15. Tom Donahue KSAN ID > Fever (Otis Blackwell) Rita C.,vocals
16. A Woman Left Lonely Rita C., vocals
17. I’ll Be Your baby Tonight Rita C., vocals
18. My Crew Rita C., vocals Kris K.,backing vocals
19. It Sure Was (Love) Rita C., vocals Kris K.,backing vocals
20. Take Time To Love (Donnie Fritts,TJ White) Kris & Rita trade off vocals > Tom Donahue KSAN ID
21. Tom Donahue KSAN ID > Billy The Bum (John Prine)
22. Help Me Make It Through The Night
23. I Never Had It So Good (Paul Williams)(cuts out after 1st verse) Rita & Kris,vocals
24. Eight Day Clock (Nick Gravenites) Nick G.,vocals
25. Blue Highway (Nick Gravenites) Nick, vocals, Doug S.,bass
26. I’ll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle (Nick Gravenites) Nick,vocals, Doug S.,bass
27. Settle It In The Bedroom (Nick Gravenites) Nick G.,vocals > Tom Donahue KSAN ID
28. Tom Donahue ad libbing with Nick G. over David Blue’s false start to Come On John
29. Come On John (David Blue) David B.,vocals > Tom Donahue Wrap Up
30. Me and Bobbie McGee

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