Cold Day in July from 2008

with Suzy Bogguss, Sam Bush, Howard Levy, and Jearlyn Steele

Richard Dworsky has released two new tunes. “The Sweetest Noise” is a poem by Emily Dickinson set to a musical composition written and arranged by Rich. It features an impressive vocal performance by Gaby Moreno, a friend he first met when she joined A Prairie Home Companion and Live from Here as a guest performer. Rich will next meet up with Garrison and Heather Masse at his birthday concert at the Fitzgerald Theater on August 2nd.

Listen to the classic show

This week, we travel back to Ravinia for the season-closing show from July 5, 2008. With special guests, Sam Bush, Suzy Bogguss, Howard Levy, and Jearlyn Steele. Also The Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with Richard Dworsky.

Garrison talks about Ravinia and sings “Sweet Home Chicago” with the band. He talks about Mahalia Jackson ahead of Jearlyn’s belting out “My God is Real.” Howard and Rich combine their talents on “Stars and Stripes Forever,” and Suzy plays “Cold Day in July.” Plus Guy Noir, the Cowboys, Mom, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Listen to the show.

About our guest performers:

During her childhood in Aledo, Illinois, Suzy Bogguss loved music. She joined the church choir, played the piano and drums, and bought her first 12-string with the money she earned from babysitting. Since moving to Nashville in the mid-1980s, she has won acclaim in both country and contemporary music circles. Suzy’s most recent projects include the CD release Praying for Sunshine and a cookbook, Suzy’s Soup Night, which features many of the recipes she serves on music nights. Read our guest interview here.

Sam Bush was just 11 when he got his first mandolin. By the time he was 17, he had won the title of National Junior Fiddle Champion for three years running. And he had made his recording debut, Poor Richard's Almanac. Often called the King of Newgrass, the Grammy Award winner was founder of cutting-edge bands like New Grass Revival and Strength in Numbers. He has also been the go-to sideman for Lyle Lovett, the Flecktones, and dozens of others. His solo recordings include Radio John, a tribute to John Hartford.

Growing up in Indiana, Jearlyn Steele sang with her siblings as The Steele Children. One by one, they moved to Minnesota and started singing together again. Now music is the family business. Jearlyn also hosted Steele Talkin', a Sunday-night radio show that originated on WCCO in Minneapolis. Read our guest interview here.

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