Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit [ purchase ] Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swi...

The Carter Family: John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man [ purchase ] This song about a West Virginia coal miner comes from Harry Smith...

Leadbelly: It's Tight Like That [ purchase ] Plug this thing in, add some drums, and you've got rock and roll! As the title of the...

Louis Armstrong: St. James' Infirmary [ purchase ] Louis was simply one of the greats. This one was recorded in Chicago in 1928. Discu...

Jimmie Rodgers: Blue Yodel No. 9 [ purchase ] Here's an amazing track featuring an early pioneer of country music, Jimmie Rodgers , sin...

Robert Johnson: 32-20 Blues [ purchase ] This week's theme is "the old days," which we have arbitrarily defined as before 195...

The Cowboy Junkies: To Live Is To Fly (Townes Van Zandt Cover) [ purchase ] We're playing requests now on the bandstand. This one comes...

Nomeansno: Rags And Bones [ out of print ] Because we love our commenters and a good jazzcore tune. This one comes from the classic album...

The Band: Across The Great Divide [ purchase ] Rock music does not get better. Now Molly dear, don't ya shed a tear, your time will sur...

Joni Mitchell: Coyote [ purchase ] Here is the lead track from Joni's underrated Hejira album. It's got a great laid-back feel. ...

Leonard Cohen: The Future (Single Version) [ purchase ] Here's one from another great Canadian songwriter . I've seen the future br...

Neil Young: Crime In The City (Sixty To Zero Part 1) [ purchase ] In an effort to add a bit more continuity to the presentation, Six Songs ...

The Pretty Things: Get The Picture? [ purchase ] According to All Music Guide, The Pretty Things are the most under-appreciated British Inv...

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Texas Flood [ purchase ] Thanks to Matt for the nice comment yesterday. The "ribbon of conti...

The Kinks: Mr. Churchill Says [ purchase ] Here is a great song about some great speeches . All the garden gates and empty cans are gonna m...

The Jam: In The Crowd [ purchase ] The Jam are one of the great rock bands of the 1970s/1980s, but you don't hear much about them anymo...

Lucinda Williams: Crescent City [ out of print ] Lucinda Williams has one album that I really love, her self-titled album from 1988 . The ...

Elvis Presley: If You Talk In Your Sleep [ purchase ] We don't need much of an excuse to play the Fat Elvis card here at Six Songs. Cul...

Elvis Presley: Mystery Train [ purchase ] Does his music still matter today? Why or why not? Discuss...

Wilco: When The Roses Bloom Again [ purchase ] Speaking of Billy Bragg and Wilco's Mermaid Avenue , which is a truly excellent album,...