Chicago’s Country Music w/ Mark Guarino, Opinions on PJ Harvey
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot interview author Mark Guarino about his new book, "Country and Midwestern," which details Chicago's role in the development of country music. The hosts also review the new album from PJ Harvey.
I Inside the Old Year Dying PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey is back with a new album for the first time in seven years. “I Inside the Old Year Dying” is based on a book-length poem she published last year and features more acoustic instruments than her early, hard-edged music.
Chicago Country
Jim and Greg talk with author Mark Guarino in front of an audience at the Chicago Humanities Festival. The topic is Guarino's recent book, “Country and Midwestern,” which details the little-known midwestern roots of the country music industry.
Featured Songs:
- Wilco, "Falling Apart (Right Now)," Cruel Country, Legacy, 2022
- The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- PJ Harvey, "Prayer at the Gate," I Inside the Old Year Dying, Partisan, 2023
- PJ Harvey, "I Inside the Old I Dying," I Inside the Old Year Dying, Partisan, 2023
- PJ Harvey, "Lwonesome Tonight," I Inside the Old Year Dying, Partisan, 2023
- Robbie Fulks, "We Live A Long Time To Get Old," 13 Hillbilly Giants, Bloodshot, 2001
- Win Stracke, "El-A-Noy," Songs of Old Town, Flair, 1968
- John Prine, "A Good Time," Sweet Revenge, Atlantic, 1973
- Wilco, "Cruel Country," Cruel Country, Legacy, 2022
- Mekons, "Sin City," Honky Tonkin', Sin, 1987
- Sundowners, "Sidewalks of Chicago," Chicago Country Legends, Bloodshot, 2003
- Dolly Varden, "Not Ashamed," Mouthful of Lies, Mid-Fi, 1995
- The Blacks, "Why Drunky," Down To The Promised Land - 5 Years Of Bloodshot Records, Bloodshot, 2000
- Tony Bennett, "(I Left My Heart) in San Francisco," I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Columbia, 1962
- Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse, "Body and Soul," Duets II, Columbia, 2011
- Living Colour, "Cult of Personality," Vivid, Epic, 1988
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