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I Hear America Singing - Songs About Songs

This week we have a passel of songs about well … uh … songs.

Stephen Wilson, Jr. kicks it off and he's joined by an eclectic group singing songs about songs including musicians such as Bonnie Carol, the McGarrigle and Neil Diamond to name but a few. You can find the playlist for this episode in full down below.

I HEAR AMERICA SINGING - SONGS ABOUT SONGS PLAYLIST

1. I’m a Song by Stephen Wilson, Jr.
2. A Song For by Townes Van Zandt
3. A Song for the Asking by Simon & Garfunkel
4. A Song for You by Gram Parsons
5. A Song for You by Willie Nelson
6. Song for a Fall Birthday by Bonnie Carol
7. Song For a Winter’s Night by George Hamilton IV
8. Song for All the Seasons of Your Mind by Janis Ian
9. Song for Canada Ian & Sylvia
10. Song for the Mira by Celtic Thunder
11. Song for Stephen Stills by Frummox
12. Song for Gaby by Kate and Anna McGarrigle
13. Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond
14. (Hey, Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Someone Wrong Song by B. J. Thomas
15. No More Sad Songs for Me T by The Brothers Four
16. Sing for the Song by Tom Paxton, Anne Hills, Bob Gibson

A native of Austin, Texas, Ross grew up in the midst of the Urban Folk Revival of the 1950s and 60s. His first introduction to folk music was the Kingston Trio with their million selling albums. From there, he went forward, backwards and sideways collecting music all along the way. He is a retired librarian and a student of history.