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I Hear America Singing

I Hear America Singing - The Finale

By Ross Burns
Published May 30, 2026 at 7:15 PM CDT
Ross Burns, host of "I Hear America Singing", sits in the KWBU studios after recording his last episode in May 2026.
Molly-Jo Tilton
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Ross Burns, host of "I Hear America Singing", sits in the KWBU studios after recording his last episode in May 2026.

After years of digging into his vast library of music and knowledge to entertain and educate, Ross Burns is signing off with an episode of I Hear America Singing that is full of memories and personal requests.

I HEAR AMERICA SINGING - THE FINALE

1. Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotton
2. Vina Vina by The Rangers
3. Old Black Joe by Juanita Hall
4. Midnight Special by Lead Belly
5. Miss the Mississippi by Roseanne Cash
6. Dead Flowers by Townes Van Zandt
7. Talkin' Karate Blues by Townes Van Zandt
8. Twenty Naked Pentecostals in a Pontiac by Cornerstone
9. Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers
10. Lovin’ You, That’s All by Milton Carroll
11. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by Joan Baez
12. If I Has to Do It All Over Again, I Would Do It All Over You
13. Night Rider’s Lament by Jerry Jeff Walker
14. For the Good Times by Kris Kristofferson
15. The Parting Glass by Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem

I Hear America Singing
Ross Burns
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.
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