Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.
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Theme: Remembering Nick Gravenites, Kris Kristofferson, JD Souther, and Billy Edd Wheeler – four important songwriters who passed away in September.
Songs of Billy Edd Wheeler (1932-2024)
Billy Edd Wheeler – who died on September 16 at age 91 – was a singer, songwriter and playwright from West Virginia whose songs were widely covered by folk, country, pop and rock artists. Long before the environmental movement began, Billy Edd Wheeler was writing songs about the terrible effects of coal mining on the land and on the lives of coal miners.
Judy Henske- High Flying Bird
The Elektra Albums: High Flying Bird (Ace)
Judy Collins- Red-Winged Blackbird
Judy Collins 3 & 4: The Judy Collins Concert (Wildflower)
Priscilla Herdman- The Coming of the Roads
Darkness into Light (Flying Fish)
Laurie MacAllister- Coal Tattoo
The Things I Choose to Do (Laurie MacAllister)
Billy Edd Wheeler- The Reverend Mr. Black
Wild Mountain Flowers (Flying Fish)
Songs of Nick Gravenites (1938-2024)
Nick Gravenites was a blues artist, songwriter and record producer who died on September 18 at age 85. He grew up in Chicago and met Paul Butterfield and Mike Bloomfield there when they were all students.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- Born in Chicago
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Elektra)
Nick Gravenites- My Labors
My Labors (Columbia)
Amos Garrett- Buried Alive in the Blues
Off the Floor Live! (Stony Plain)
Janis Joplin- Work Me, Lord
I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again, Mama (Columbia)
Nick Gravenites- Blues Singers
Rogue Blues (M.C.)
Songs of JD Souther (1945-2024)
JD Souther – who died on September 17 at age 78 – was a singer, songwriter and actor, known for his own albums and for writing or co-writing songs for such artists as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor and The Eagles.
JD Souther- The Sad Café
Natural History (Eone)
The Eagles- New Kid in Town
Hotel California (Asylum)
James Taylor with JD Souther- Her Town Too
Dad Loves His Work (Columbia)
Linda Ronstadt with JD Souther- Faithless Love
Heart Like a Wheel (Capitol)
JD Souther- Prisoner in Disguise
Natural History (Eone)
Songs of Kris Kristofferson (1936-2024)
Kris Kristofferson – who died on September 28 at age 88 – was a singer, a highly influential songwriter, and an actor. I knew Kris a little bit. In 2007, he participated in a panel discussion that I moderated on Woody Guthrie at the Ottawa Folk Festival, and, in 2017, we had a nice visit before Kris performed at the International Folk Music Awards ceremony in Kansas City when I was inducted into the Folk DJ Hall of Fame created by Folk Alliance International. The photo of Kris was taken that night.
Kris Kristofferson- To Beat the Devil
Me and Bobby McGee (Monument)
Johnny Cash- Just the Other Side of Nowhere
Cash Unearthed Volume 1: Who’s Gonna Cry (American)
Anne Hills- Here Comes That Rainbow Again
Woman of a Calm Heart (Flying Fish)
Gordon Lightfoot- Me and Bobby McGee
If You Could Read My Mind (Reprise)
Katie Moore- Sunday Morning Coming Down
Only Thing Worse (Borealis)
Kris Kristofferson- The Pilgrim: Chapter 33
The Silver Tongued Devil and I (Monument)
Next week: Skies and Stars (CKCU Funding Drive)
--Mike Regenstreif
