Kingston Coffee House 2/10/26 Playlist & Audio
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By Mike Stevenson | WRIU
On tonight’s Kingston Coffee House, I’ll acknowledge two notable musical anniversaries. Wes Anderson’s film The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) celebrates its 25th Anniversary, which means the film’s awesome soundtrack reached the same milestone. Randall Poster was the music supervisor for The Royal Tenenbaums, working closely with the director to curate the film’s iconic soundtrack. Poster is a long-time collaborator of Anderson, responsible for music selection across most of his filmography.
This month also marks the 55th anniversary of James Taylor’s album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. Released in April 1971 by Warner Bros. Records, it was recorded between early January and late February of the same year. “Mud Slide Slim” remains my favorite James Taylor album.
We also say “Happy Birthday” to James Hendricks, former member of ’60s-era folk groups The Mugwumps and The Big Three 9 (both with then-wife Cass Elliot). Hendricks wrote the ’60s classic “Summer Rain” (a hit for Johnny Rivers) as well as the memorable theme song to the iconic TV show Then Came Bronson.
All that, including new stuff from Cat Clyde, and a recap of the 2026 Grammy Awards’ folk and Americana nominees. Give a listen!
OPEN
– Johnny Rivers “Summer Rain” (Jim Hendricks) Realization, 1967
The Royal Tenenbaums 25th Anniversary
– Emitt Rhodes “Lullabye”, Emitt Rhodes, 1970
– Nick Drake “Fly” Bryter, Later, 1970
– Bob Dylan “Wigwam”, Self Portrait 1970
– Elli0t Smith “Needle in the Hay” Elliot Smith, 1985
Mudslide Slim
Mud Slide Slim 55th anniversary in 2026
– “Hey, Mister, That’s Me Up On the Jukebox”
– “Machine Gun Kelly” (D Kortchmar)
– “You Can Close Your Eyes”
– “You’ve Got a Friend” (C King)
PAUL GEREMIA I Really Don’t Mind Livin’ 1982
– “I Just Roll Along”
– “Stone Sober Blues”
– “Holly” (Steve Mann)
NEW RELEASE: CAT CLYDE Mud Blood Bone
– “Wild One”
– “Another Time”
Jake Xerces Fussell & James Elkington from Rebuilding soundtrack, 2025
– “Prelude”
– “A Cowboy Without Claws”
2026 Grammy Nominees and Winners
– Alison Krause “Richmond on the James” Arcadia, 2025
– Jason Isbel “Crimson and Clay” Foxes in Snow, 2025
– I’m With Her “Ancient Light” Wild and Clear and Blue, 2025 (Winner: Best Folk)
2026 Grammy Award “Best Folk Album”
– Molly Tuttle “That’s Gonna Leave a Mark” So Long Miss Sunshine, 2025
– Jesse Welles “Horses” Middle, 2025
– Jason Isbel “Foxes in the Snow” Foxes in the Snow, 2025
– Charlie Musselwhite “Look Out Highway” Look Out Highway, 2025
– Rhiannon Giddens “Marching Jaybord” What did the blackbird Say to the Crow?, 2025
– Natalia LaFourcade “Cancionera” (Winner: Best Latin) Cancionera, 2025
HAPPY 85th BIRTHDAY, TOM RUSH
– Cerys Hafana “Angel”
– Tom Rush “Urge for Going” (Joni Mitchell)
Michael Parks and Bonnie Bedelia in “Then Came Bronson” (1970)
HAPPY 85th BIRTHDAY JAMES HENDRICKS
– The Big Three “Nora’s Dove” (aka Dink’s Song) The Big Three, 1963
– Michael Parks “Long Lonesome Highway” aka Theme from Then Came Bronson (J Hendricks) 1970
– The Byrds “Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man” (Parsons / McGuinn)
– Roger McGuinn “Railroad Bill” (traditional)
– Claudia Schmidt “Old Devil Time” (Seeger) Out of the Dark, 1992
– Damn Tall Buildings “The Simulator” The Universe Is Hungry, 2025
Nicknamed the “Mayor of MacDougal Street,” Dave Van Ronk was an important figure in the American folk music revival.
DAVE VON RONK (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002)
– “House Carpenter” Inside Dave Van Ronk, 1964
– “Talking Cancer Blues” Inside Dave Van Ronk, 1964
– “He Never Came Back” Inside Dave Van Ronk, 1964
– Damn Tall Buildings “Thick Smoke” The Universe Is Hungry, 2025
– Roger McGuinn “Wasn’t Born to Follow” (King/Goffin)
– CLOSE / “Summer Rain’ (Reprise)