The Mixtape

“Play It, Steve!”

The body of work Steve Cropper left behind acts as a foundation of everything that followed.

Dec 5 • 

Michael Elliott

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November 2025

The Best of 1995

Grab your walking cane and blood pressure meds; 1995 was 30 years ago.

Nov 21 • 

Michael Elliott

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5

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R.I.P., Todd Snider

Talkin' Bonafide Troubadour Gone Too Soon Blues

Nov 15 • 

Michael Elliott

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Neil Young at 80

Celebrating the Old Man with a Mixtape of 80 Neil Young warhorses, classics, also-rans, and ditch diggers.

Nov 12 • 

Michael Elliott

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5

October 2025

The Mixtape: Halloween Edition 2025

25 spooky favorites from Tom Waits, Nina Simone, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dr. John, the Squirrel Nut Zippers, and many others.

Oct 24 • 

Michael Elliott

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September 2025

Ghosts Everywhere: John Hiatt's 'Crossing Muddy Waters' at 25

Celebrating 25 years of one of John Hiatt's most powerful albums with a previously unpublished portion of an interview with David Immerglück from 'Have…

Sep 26 • 

Michael Elliott

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When New York Had Her Heart Broke

John Hiatt and the "9/11 song" he didn't want to record.

Sep 11 • 

Michael Elliott

9

1

August 2025

John Hiatt: Covered

For his 73rd birthday, a mixtape of artists - from Iggy Pop and Linda Ronstadt to the Neville Brothers and Bruce Springsteen - celebrate the songwriting…

Aug 20 • 

Michael Elliott

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17

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Happy 75th, Rodney Crowell

Celebrating one of America's greatest songwriters with a mixtape of some of his most loved, and powerful, songs.

Aug 7 • 

Michael Elliott

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5

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July 2025

The Bottom of the Top: Remembering Dusty Hill

The bearded Texan who handled ZZ Top's low end for over 50 years left us four years ago today.

Jul 28 • 

Michael Elliott

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6

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New Sounds for Summer '25

Catching up on new releases from Neko Case, Amanda Shires, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Plant, James McMurtry, Wet Leg, Van Morrison, Tami Neilson, Tyler…

Jul 18 • 

Michael Elliott

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6

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June 2025

30 Years of Gov't Mule

Celebrating the debut of a hard rock powerhouse

Jun 27 • 

Michael Elliott

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