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*1 Patty Griffin - Useless Desires
2 Guy Forsyth - Long Long Time
3 Patty Griffin - When It Don't Come Easy
4 James McMurtry - Childish Things
5 Bonnie Raitt - I Will Not Be Broken
6 Robert Earl Keen - What I Really Mean
7 Coldplay - Til Kingdom Come
8 John Prine – Clay Pigeons
9 The Greencards – Time
10 Dixie Chicks - I Hope
11 Willie Nelson - It Always Will Be
12 Coldplay - Speed of Sound
13 Rodney Crowell - Dancing Circles Round the Sun
14 Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body
15 Kathleen Edwards - Back to Me
16 John Prine - Glory of True Love
17 Eliza Gilkyson/Shawn Colvin - Calm Before the Storm
18 Jack Johnson - Good People
19 Nickel Creek - When in Rome
*20 Alison Krauss & Union Station - Restless
21 The Shins - New Slang
22 Norah Jones and Gillian Welch - Loretta
23 Tracy Chapman - Change
24 Aqualung - Brighter Than Sunshine
25 Rodney Crowell – Obscenity Prayer
26 David Gray - The One I Love
27 Eliza Gilkyson - Paradise Hotel
28 Ryan Adams - The Hardest Part
29 Delbert McClinton - One of the Fortunate Few
30 Neil Young - The Painter
31 Dwight Yoakam - I Want To Love Again
32 Son Volt - Afterglow 61
*33 James McMurtry - We Can't Make It Here Anymore
34 Robert Earl Keen – For Love
35 U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
36 Del Castillo - Spanish Castle Tango
37 Kathleen Edwards - In State
38 Robert Earl Keen – The Great Hank
39 Sheryl Crow - I Know Why
40 Steve Earle - Home to Houston
41 Jack Johnson – Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
42 Beck - Girl
43 Ryan Adams & the Cardinals - Let it Ride
44 Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now
45 The Rolling Stones - Let Me Down Slow
46 Stephen Bruton - Bigger Wheel
47 Coldplay - Fix You
48 John Hiatt – Master of Disaster
49 Jimmy LaFave - Revival
50 The Neville Brothers - Rivers of Babylon
51 The Greencards - Dont Want Forever
*52 Ray Lamontagne - Trouble
*53 Charlie Robison - El Cerrito Place
54 Amos Lee – Arms Of A Woman
55 Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez – Keep Your Hat On Jenny
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56 Paul McCartney - Fine Line
57 Madeleine Peyroux – You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
58 KT Tunstall - Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
59 Los Super Seven - Heard it on the X
*60 Lyle Lovett - In My Own Mind
61 Susan Tedeschi - Tired of My Tears
62 Natalie Maines - Travelin Soldier
63 Aimee Mann - She Really Wants You
64 Rodney Crowell - Shelter from the Storm
65 Sinead O'Connor - Downpressor Man
66 Alison Krauss & Union Station - Goodbye Is All We Have
67 Spoon - I Summon You
68 Allen Toussaint - Yes we Can can
69 Bruce Springsteen - Devils and Dust
*70 Dave Alvin & Los Lobos - Somewhere in Time
71 Blue Merle - Burning in the Sun
72 Eric Clapton – Revolution
73 Bettye LaVette - Down to Zero
74 Elvis Costello - Monkey to Man
75 Bluerunners - Grave Digger
76 Brandi Carlisle - Closer to You
77 Bruce Springsteen - All I'm Thinking About
78 Calexico and Iron & Wine – A History Of Lovers
79 Jackson Browne – For A Dancer
80 Charlie Sexton – Regular Grind
81 Sheryl Crow - Good Is Good
82 Jimmy LaFave - River Road
83 John Butler Trio - Zebra
84 Madeleine Peyroux – Don’t Wait Too Long
85 Willie Nelson & Toots – Worried Man
86 John Hiatt - Loves Not Where We Thought We Left It
87 The Rolling Stones - Rough Justice
88 John Prine - Crazy as a Loon
89 Tori Amos - Sleeps with Butterflies
90 Shannon McNally – Miracle Mile
91 Wilco - Jesus Etc (Live)
92 Santana/Los Lonely Boys - I Dont Want to Lose Your Love
93 John Prine - Long Monday
94 North Mississippi All Stars – Hurry Up Sunrise
95 Van Morrison – Gypsy In My Soul
*96 Mindy Smith - Come to Jesus
97 My Morning Jacket - Wordless Chorus
98 Patty Griffin w/ Natalie Maines - Mary
99 Reckless – Wicked Twisted Road
100 Paul McCartney - Jenny Wren
101 Aimee Mann – Going Through The Motions
102 Nickel Creek - Jealous of the Moon
103 Shelby Lynne – Go With It
104 Elliott Smith – Fond Farewell To A Friend
105 Scrappy Judd Newcomb – Something Real (Gettin Down)
*106 The Neville Brothers – Ball Of Confusion
107 John Prine - Some Humans Ain't Human
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*1 Patty Griffin - Impossible Dream
2 James McMurtry - Childish Things
3 Robert Earl Keen - What I Really Mean
4 John Prine - Fair and Square
5 Rodney Crowell - The Outsider
6 Eliza Gilkyson - Paradise Hotel
7 The Greencards - Weather and Water
8 Coldplay - X&Y
9 Nickel Creek - Why Should the Fire Die?
10 Jack Johnson – In Between Dreams
11 Willie Nelson - It Always Will Be
*12 Alison Krauss & Union Station - Lonely Runs Both Ways
13 Delbert McClinton - Cost of Living
14 Neil Young - Prairie Wind
15 Guy Forsyth - Love Songs For & Against
16 Kathleen Edwards - Back to Me
17 Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike
18 John Hiatt - Master of Disaster
*19 V/A – Garden State Soundtrack
20 V/A – KGSR broadcasts vol. 13
*21 Steve Earle – The Revolution Starts Now
*22 U2 – How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
23 Jackson Browne - Solo Acoustic Vol. 1
24 Death Cab For Cutie – Plans
25 Ryan Adams – Cold Roses
26 Sheryl Crow – Wildflower
27 Son Volt – Okemah And The Melody of Riot 28 David Gray – Life In Slow Motion
29 Ryan Adams – Jacksonville City Nights
30 Aqualung – Brighter Than Sunshine
31 Beck – Guero
32 Stephen Bruton – From The Five
33 Susan Tedsechi – Hope And Desire
34 Rolling Stones – A Bigger Bang
35 Spoon – Gimme Fiction
36 Mary Gauthier – Mercy Now
37 John Butler Trio – Sunrise Over Sea
38 Bruce Springsteen – Devils & Dust
*39 Ray Lamontagne – Trouble
40 Tracy Chapman – Where You Live
41 Willie Nelson & Friends – Songs For Tsunami Relief
42 Jimmy LaFave – Blue Nightfall
43 Charlie Sexton – Cruel And Gentle Things
44 Dwight Yoakam – Blame The Vain
45 Arcade Fire – Funeral
46 Amos Lee – Amos Lee
47 Reckless Kelly – Wicked Twisted Road
48 Aimee Mann – The Forgotten Arm
49 Buddy Guy – Bring ‘Em In
50 Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez – Red Dog Tracks
51 Brandi Carlisle – Brandi Carlisle
52 Paul McCartney – Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
53 Marcia Ball – Live! Down The Road
54 Wilco – Kicking Television: Live In Chicago
55 Los Super 7 – Heard It On The X
56 Tori Amos – The Beekeeper |
*57 Ozomatli – Street Signs
58 Shannon McNally – Geronimo
59 My Morning Jacket – Z
60 The Bluerunners – Honey Slides
61 Santana – All That I Am
62 Jud Newcomb – Byzantine
63 Shelby Lynne – Suit Yourself
*64 Los Lobos – The Ride
*65 Bob Schneider – I’m Good Now
66 Blue Merle – Burning In The Sun
67 Eric Clapton – Back Home
68 Calexico And Iron & Wine – In The Reins
69 Bettye Lavette – I’ve Got My Own Hell To Raise
70 Bob Dylan – No Direction Home (ST)
71 Ry Cooder – Chavez Ravine
72 Van Morrison – Magic Time
73 Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine
74 Blind Boys Of Alabama – Atom Bomb
75 Bright Eyes – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
76 V/A - Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens (The Big Ol’ Box Of New Orleans)
*77 The Mavericks – Live In Austin
78 Eric Johnson – Bloom
79 Johnny Cash – The Legend
80 Dave Matthews Band – Stand Up
81 The Band – A Musical History
82 Susan Tedeschi – Live From Austin Tx
*83 Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be Light
84 Robert Cray – Twenty
85 The Wallflowers – Red Letter Days
86 Sinead O’Connor – Lay Down Your Arms
87 Shooter Jennings – Put The “O” Back In Country
*88 Ray Charles – Genius Loves Company
89 Eric Johnson – Live From Austin Tx
90 Solomon Burke – Make Do With What You Got
91 Steve Forbert – Just Like There’s Nothing To It
92 Lucinda Williams – Live @ The Fillmore
93 The White Stripes – Get Behind Me Satan
94 Jimmie Dale Gilmore – Come On Back 95 Will Taylor & Strings Attached – Collaborations
96 Sonny Landreth – Grant Street
97 V/A Big Sweet Life – The Songs Of Jon Dee Graham
98 Grateful Dead – Fillmore West 1969
99 Michelle Shocked – Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
100 Los Lobos – Live At The Fillmore
101 Joan Baez – Bowery Songs
102 Al Green – Everything’s OK
103 V/A – A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver Live
104 Ian Hunter – Strings Attached
105 Madeleine Peyroux – Careless Love
106 Paul Weller – As Is Now
107 Richard Thompson – Front Parlour Ballads
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1. ACL: Coldplay
2. ACL Festival 2005
3. ACL: John Prine
4. KGSR 15th Anniversary Show
5. John Hiatt (with Sonny Landreth & The Goners) @ Stubbs’
6. Tsunami Relief @ Austin Music Hall
7. Emmylou Harris & Patty Griffin @ Paramount Theater
8. Little Feat @ Austin Music Hall
9. Nickel Creek @ Stubb’s
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1) Tie: KGSR Fundraisers (Fan Fare Friday, Katrina Relief, Xmas Bureau, SIMS) and KGSR's 15th Anniversary Party.
2) Ravi & Anoushka Shankar at the Paramount Theater
3) Pinetop Perkins & Huberet Sumlin at Blues On The Green for Antone's 30th Anniversary
4) Brian Wilson and Ian Hunter interviews SXSW 2005
5) Neil Young - Prairie Wind movie shoot in Nashville at the Ryman Auditorium, and interview...
6) Paul McCartney - Chaos & Creation CD, front row seats @ Columbus concert, being a guest at his soundcheck in Dallas
7) Jackson Browne concert at private party, and, interview disc taping
8) John Prine - "Fair & Square" CD
9) Alicia Keys at the Performing Arts Center
10) Kevin Phinney's book "Souled American" (we miss ya Kevin!)
And, MOST importantly, the unconditional love of my family, friends and co-workers.
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1. January: The Tsunami Relief concert with Willie and friends, organized by Mike Hall, broadcast live on KGSR (thanks to SBC.)
2. February: Getting the first hug when Los Lonely Boys walked off the stage with their first Grammy.
3. March: Another great SXSW Week at the Four Seasons, made even more special with Lyle Lovett as our co-host each day.
4. June and August: A record-setting Fan Fare Friday, with the added benefit of the Armadillo Piano drawing which raised even more money for Family Eldercare (thanks Eddie.)
5. September: The successful launch of ME Television.
6. September and December: The Coldplay ACL shows at Zilker Park and KLRU, meeting Chris and Will from the band, and the song "Til Kingdom Come."
7. July and October: Lance wins 7; Lance and Sheryl throw that great party on 10/2 on Auditorium Shores; The Peleton Project dinner with Lance and Robin Williams.
8. How the Austin Music community came together to help Willie Graham.
9. The Paggi House. The coolest new place to hang is the oldest house in South Austin.
10. Great new music from Austin veterans: Stephen Bruton, Eliza Gilkyson, James McMurtry, Charlie Sexton, Robert Earl Keen, etc.
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- My happy life with the Fabulous Judy
- Paying off my truck
- The movies "Ray " and "Walk the Line"
- Interviewing Buddy Guy, meeting The Rolling Stones
- Becoming an Uncle for the 4th time
- Getting paid to live the dream!
- "What I really Mean" - Robert Earl Keen
- "From The Five" Stephen Bruton
- SXSW and Austin City Music Festival
- Being named Emcee for life at the Hot Sauce fest was...hot! |
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1. Watching Petunia and her little girlfriends emerge from the Kelly Clarkson backstage “Meet and Greet” after her August concert @ the FEC all giggly & floaty & chattering non-stop.
2. Fund-raising broadcast for the Katrina victims @ Strait music.
3. Girlfriend trip to San Francisco & the Wine Country in April
4. Front Row @ the Alicia Keys concert @ Bass Concert Hall
5. Fan Fair Friday @ TWH.
6. Meeting and interviewing John Prine and The Blind Boys of Alabama
7. Ozomatli @ The Paramount Theatre
8. Discovering Keane and rediscovering Neil Diamond
9. Scoring my sister a ticket to see Coldplay @ a 200 seat club in Chicago.
10. Being mentioned in Entertainment Weekly as one of the top Old School Radio stations in the country. |
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FEBRUARY: The Neville Brothers in the KGSR Music Lounge for the 5:01 Blues was stunning.
APRIL: I got a big hug from Kasey Chambers when she come by to play live on the air. A hug from Kasey is always in my top ten.
MAY: Great T-Party at Stubb's with Jimmy Lafave and Guy Forsyth.
MAY: Was host of the Big Brothers Big Sisters fund raiser at the Backyard with Bobby Bland and BB King. WOW!
JUNE: Hosting Arlo Guthrie in the Music Lounge and talking about the 40th anniversary of Alice's Restaurant was so Cool.
JUNE: Got to do Blues on the Green with Marcia Ball.
AUGUST: Another Blues on the Green. Wrapped up the season with Angela Strehli.
SEPTEMBER: Austin City Limits Music Festival.
NOVEMBER: Hosting Lone Star State of Mind at the Saxon Pub with one of my heroes, Roky Erikson.
NOVEMBER: Nickel Creek in the Music Lounge for lunch. Always great to see this band and I also got several hugs from Sarah.
DECEMBER: KGSR 15TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY!!! |
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Eliza Gilkyson - Man of God
John Prine - Some Humans Ain't Human
James McMurtry - We Can't Make It Here
Guy Forsyth - Long Long Time
Los Lobos at The Paramount Theater
Elvis Costello - Austin Music Hall (SXSW)
Rodney Crowell - Antone's (SXSW)
Richard Thompson - Texas Union Theater
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James McMurtry - Childish Things
Eliza Gilkyson - Paradise Hotel
John Prine - Fair & Square
Neville Brothers - Walkin' in the Shadow of Life
Stephen Bruton - From The Five
Van Morrison - Magic Time
Rodney Crowell - The Outsider
Michelle Shocked - Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
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- A month in Australia with my husband and family
- Simone (courtesy of our friends at Blue Dog Rescue) turning from crazy puppy to fabulous rescue dog poster girl!
- The rest of our pets and the vets that keep them healthy
- Ravi Shankar at the Paramount
- Weekly shopping at the Downtown Austin Farmers Market
- "The Greater Good" CD
- The Austin City Limits Music Festival
- The generous listeners who give and then give more - raising money for tsumani relief, hurricane relief, eldercare relief, holiday relief, blood drive, food and clothing donations...
- Saveur Hill Country Wine and Food Festival
- The Ronnie Johns Half Hour
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1. Being offered the position of KGSR In The Morning Producer.
2. Seeing Lyle Lovett up close and personal when he was on the show.
3. The Austin City Limits Festival-hosting a stage with Mark Murray.
4. The KGSR 15th Anniversary Party.
5. Welcoming Kory Cook on board as the newest KGSR DJ, thus taking the new guy tag off of me.
6. Old Settlers Festival 2005 - The best weekend of my life.
7. Playing on KGSR In The Morning with Steelbeam when we released our CD "Fit That Steel" and then playing on KLBJ-FM later that same morning.
8. Finally releasing my book Soul Blurts.
9. Hosting the Big Brothers/Big Sister Benefit with The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
10. Watching my little boy Antone get excited about hanging out with his dad |
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