Testing Lucinda Williams’ Music Knowledge

Lucinda Williams joins The Track Star Podcast for a conversation about the music that shaped her, from Highway 61 and Delta blues to Muscle Shoals soul and Brill Building pop.

Through voices like Bob Dylan, Howlin’ Wolf, and Aretha Franklin, Lucinda reflects on discovering songwriting as a teenager, the artists that taught her what honesty sounds like, and how instinct and feeling have guided her own records. She also reacts to hearing a cover of her song “Greenville” for the first time and reflects on how songs travel from one voice to another.

Listen to our extended playlist for this episode:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0KIhRwOQVWdQnIeSqRjLLi?si=589364e72dad4cc8
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-track-star-podcast-episode-18/pl.u-JPAZZpmILyk6yLg
YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJwfZsOZW3kVD4CtjxlELW-WMN6L8Cn1o&si=EacUiPO4FbR6dpib

This Episode’s Tracklist:
00:00 - Intro
3:54 - Angel Olsen — Greenville
7:17 - Bob Dylan — Queen Jane Approximately
13:30 - Loretta Lynn — You Ain’t Woman Enough
15:11- Peter, Paul & Mary — Puff, the Magic Dragon
16:51 - Tom Petty — I Won’t Back Down
20:29 - Howlin’ Wolf — Smokestack Lightnin’
22:41 - Otis Redding — I’ve Got Dreams to Remember
24:46 - Aretha Franklin — I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
29:02 - Neil Young & Crazy Horse — Cowgirl In the Sand
35:23 - Lucinda Williams — Lonely Girls
39:37 - Audioslave — Show Me How to Live

New episodes of The Track Star Podcast drop every Wednesday. Let us know what artist, era, or moment in music history you want us to explore next.

Track Star Team: Jack Coyne, Kieran Coyne, Henry Kornaros, Noah John, Haley Sobel, Alex Fabry, Sarah Mann, Ellie Aslanian, Ryan Dirgins, Lauren Kennedy