Bloodshot Briefing: Jukebox Heroes

By Matt Harness

Ever since I pulled up a chair to the Beachwood Music desk in April, I've been asking the Bloodshot artists I've interviewed how they would spend their last quarters of the night on the jukebox in the corner. Feel free to turn this list into your own private compilation.

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"Ha Ha Ha" by Del Shannon

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"Whiskey River" by Willie Nelson

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"Freight Train" by Elizabeth Cotten

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"Five Years" by David Bowie

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"You Got Me Runnin'" by Jimmy Reed

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"Opportunity to Cry" by Willie Nelson

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"Mississippi Queen" by Mountain

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"Sleepwalk" by Santo & Johnny

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"Walking on Hell's Roof" by Waco Brothers

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"Nervous Breakdown" by Black Flag

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"Ninth Wave" by Ventures

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"Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis" by Tom Waits

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"Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet

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"Queen Jane Approximately" by Bob Dylan

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"Tumbling Dice" by Rolling Stones

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"Smokestack Lightning" by Howlin' Wolf

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"Holland 1945" by Neutral Milk Hotel

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"My Favorite Lies" by George Jones

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"Trying to Live My Life Without You" by Otis Clay

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"Bartender's Blues" by George Jones

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"Lonesome, Ornery and Mean" by Waylon Jennings

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"My Lover's Prayers" by Otis Redding

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"Rumble" by Link Wray

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"Sing a Sad Song" by Merle Haggard

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"Turning Japanese" by The Vapors

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"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams

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"What's Made Milwaukee Famous" by Jerry Lee Lewis

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"So Long, Marianne" by Leonard Cohen

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"Window Up Above" by George Jones

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"Rollin'" by Randy Newman

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"Ace of Spades" by Link Wray

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"Dark Night" by Flat Duo Jets

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"Rocket" by George Jones

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"Is That All There Is" by Peggy Lee

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Bloodshot Live
Mark your calendars if you haven't already - still a lot of Bloodshot to go this month.

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Artist: 15th Anniversary Holiday Show and Benefit (Detroit Cobras, Dex Romweber Duo, The Blacks, Lawrence Peters Outfit)
Date: Dec. 19
Venue: Double Door
Note: All ticket proceeds ($10 suggested minimum donation) will go toward recovery funds for The Scotland Yard Gospel and Lawrence Peters.

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Artist: Waco Brothers
Date: Dec. 26-27
Venue: Schubas

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Artist: Bobby Bare, Jr.
Date: Dec. 31
Venue: Schubas

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