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Playlist

01:00 PM

Mother

Artist Name	John Lennon
CD/Album	John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band
Record co./Cat #	Capitol 46770

01:04 PM

Cecilla, Does Your Mother Know You're Out?

Artist Name	"Whispering" Jack Smith
CD/Album	Me And My Shadow
Record co./Cat #	Good Old Tunes 17

01:07 PM

Wash, Mama, Wash

Artist Name	Dr. John
CD/Album	The Very Best Of
Record co./Cat #	Rhino 71924

01:11 PM

Pop Star

Artist Name	Cat Stevens
CD/Album	Mona Bone Jakon
Record co./Cat #	A & M 3160

01:16 PM

Tell Mama

Artist Name	Janis Joplin
CD/Album	Live From The Festival Express Tour
Record co./Cat #	Legacy 90282

01:22 PM

Tell Mama

Artist Name	Etta James
CD/Album	The Essential
Record co./Cat #	MCA 9341

01:25 PM

Tell Me Mama

Artist Name	Little Walter
CD/Album	The Essential
Record co./Cat #	MCA 9342

01:27 PM

Mama, You Been On My Mind

Artist Name	Bob Dylan
CD/Album	The Bootleg Series Vol 2
Record co./Cat #	Sony 47382

01:31 PM

When My Grandmother Worked At The Mill

Artist Name	Pete Sutherland
CD/Album	A Clayfoot's Tale
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

01:34 PM

Voulez-Vous Dander, Grandmere?

Artist Name	Michele Choiniere
CD/Album	Michele Choinere
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

01:37 PM

Hello Grandma

Artist Name	Lyle Lovett
CD/Album	I Love Everybody
Record co./Cat #	Curb 10808

01:39 PM

Don't Give No Goose For Christmas, Grandma

Artist Name	The Korn Kobblers
CD/Album	The Korn Kobblers
Record co./Cat #	Music & Memories 132720

01:43 PM

Di Mame Iz Gegangen In Mark Arayn

Artist Name	Kapelye
CD/Album	Future & Past
Record co./Cat #	Flying Fish 70249

01:48 PM

Oh Mama, I'm So In Love

Artist Name	Barry Sisters
CD/Album	Music From The Yiddish Radio
Record co./Cat #	Shanachie 6057

01:50 PM

My Mother's Latkes

Artist Name	Shelly Posen
CD/Album	Manna
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

01:52 PM

Stone Walls & Sugar Maples

Artist Name	Cody Michaels
CD/Album	Autumn Suite
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

02:00 PM

Mama Tried

Artist Name	Merle Haggard
CD/Album	The Music Never Stopped
Record co./Cat #	Shanachie 6014

02:02 PM

American Girl

Artist Name	Roger McGuinn
CD/Album	Born To Rock & Roll
Record co./Cat #	Legacy 47494

02:06 PM

It's All Right Ma

Artist Name	The Byrds
CD/Album	There Is A Season
Record co./Cat #	Legacy 77388

02:07 PM

It's All Right Ma

Artist Name	Bob Dylan
CD/Album	Bringing It All Back Home
Record co./Cat #	Columbia 9128

02:17 PM

Forty Years Old And I'm Livin' In My Mom's Garage

Artist Name	Austin Lounge Lizards
CD/Album	Naver An Adult Moment
Record co./Cat #	Sugar Hill 3918

02:20 PM

Mother's Lament

Artist Name	Cream
CD/Album	Disraeli Gears
Record co./Cat #	RSO 823636

02:22 PM

Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter

Artist Name	Herman's Hermits
CD/Album	Their Greatest Hits
Record co./Cat #	ABKCO 42272

02:24 PM

The Bottomless Lake

Artist Name	John Prine
CD/Album	Aimless Love
Record co./Cat #	Mobile Fidelity 856

02:29 PM

Mama's Hand

Artist Name	Hazel Dickens
CD/Album	A Few Old Memories
Record co./Cat #	Rounder 11529

02:35 PM

Sing One For Sister

Artist Name	Nanci Griffith
CD/Album	Lone Star State Of Mind
Record co./Cat #	MCA 31300

02:38 PM

Mama's Opry

Artist Name	Iris DeMent
CD/Album	Infamous Angel
Record co./Cat #	Philo 1138

02:42 PM

From A Distance

Artist Name	Nanci Griffith
CD/Album	Lone Star State Of Mind
Record co./Cat #	MCA 31300

02:46 PM

The Line Between

Artist Name	Susannah Blachly
CD/Album	Middle Of The Night
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

02:50 PM

Your Own True Song

Artist Name	Lewis Franco
CD/Album	Your Own True Song
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

02:54 PM

December Waltz

Artist Name	Pat Donohue
CD/Album	Profile
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

03:00 PM

Dancing With My Mother

Artist Name	Rachel Bissex
CD/Album	Don't Look Down
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

03:04 PM

Little Butterfly

Artist Name	Susannah Blachly
CD/Album	Come On Home
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

03:08 PM

Where Are The Children

Artist Name	Carol Abair
CD/Album	Close To Home
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

03:12 PM

Looking For A New Mama

Artist Name	Jimmie Rodgers
CD/Album	Down The Old Road
Record co./Cat #	Rounder 1061

03:16 PM

Going to Move To Alabama

Artist Name	Martin Grosswendt
CD/Album	Call & Response
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

03:19 PM

Rag, Mama, Rag

Artist Name	Blind Boy Fuller
CD/Album	East Coast Piedmont Style
Record co./Cat #	Legacy 4677

03:22 PM

Evolution Mama

Artist Name	Even Dozen Jug Band
CD/Album	Even Dozen Jug Band
Record co./Cat #	Collector's Choice 263

03:26 PM

Savannah Mama

Artist Name	Martin Grosswendt
CD/Album	Call & Response
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

03:30 PM

The Waking Hour

Artist Name	David Francey
CD/Album	The Waking Hour
Record co./Cat #	Red House 182

03:34 PM

Ancient Mother

Artist Name	Susan McKeown, Cathie Ryan & Robin Spielberg
CD/Album	Mother
Record co./Cat #	North Star 111

03:38 PM

Daniel Prayed

Artist Name	River Singers & Emerald Stream Chorale
CD/Album	Saxton River Concert
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

03:40 PM

Three Little Birds

Artist Name	Cedella Marley Booker
CD/Album	World Playground
Record co./Cat #	Putumayo 154

03:46 PM

Every Mother's Son

Artist Name	Chris Smither
CD/Album	Don't It Drag On
Record co./Cat #	Tomato 2051

03:49 PM

Julianna

Artist Name	David Surette
CD/Album	Northern Roots
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

03:51 PM

Time Will End

Artist Name	Jeremiah McLane
CD/Album	Smile When You're Ready
Record co./Cat #	Self-Produced

03:54 PM

Lullabies

Artist Name	Cosy Sheridan
CD/Album	Quietly Led
Record co./Cat #	Waterbug 4