PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION DISCOGRAPHY
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A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION – ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (NewLine Records)
Richard Dworsky – music director, arranger, composer, pianist/organist leading The Guys All-Star Shoe Band and accompanying stars including: Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Lindsay Lohan, Garrison Keillor, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly, and Jearlyn Steele
Live from the Hollywood Bowl (Final Show) 2016
Garrison Keillor's final show in July of 2016 was a magical evening. Over 18,000 people attended this duet extravaganza and all around nearly perfect show!
After 40-plus years of delighting radio audiences each Saturday night with America's favorite live variety show, A Prairie Home Companion founder and host Garrison Keillor bids farewell with an unforgettable performance from the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. It's a duet-singing extravaganza, with Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, Heather Masse, and Christine DiGiallonardo joining Garrison on time-honored American ballads, British Invasion romps, country-western weepers, and Broadway classics. Plus: The Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, with L.A. tales and sound effects straight from rush hour on the 101; music director and pianist Richard Dworsky moves wondrously from stride and spirituals through surf instrumentals and a bit of rock 'n' roll; a special sendoff from President Barack Obama; and one last update on the News from Lake Wobegon, the little town that time forgot, and the decades cannot improve.
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor:
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION 40TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION (2014 HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; ACCOMPANIMENT TO MR. KEILLOR AND OTHER GUESTS; TWO SOLO PIANO FEATURES AND FEATURES WITH THE GUY’S ALL-STAR SHOE BAND.
30TH BROADCAST SEASON CELEBRATION(Rounder)
also available as DVD
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BAND LEADER; ORIGINAL FEATURE "MOUSE HOUSE"
A Prairie Home Companion- 25th Anniversary Collection (HighBridge)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; PIANIST/BANDLEADER; GUYS ALL-STAR SHOE BAND FEATURES; ORIGINAL FEATURES "STRIDE BY STRIDE", "BACK IN THE CITY"; PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY AWARD 2000
A Prairie Home Companion – 20th Anniversary Collection (HighBridge)
ORIGINAL SOLO PIANO FEATURE -"THE WARM WELCOME"
A Prairie Home Companion – The Final Performance
(1987 HighBridge)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; PIANIST/BANDLEADER; STRING ARRANGER; ACCOMPANIST TO CHET ATKINS AND OTHERS; ORIGINAL SOLO PIANO FEATURE - "OH SUSANNAH FANTASY"
Garrison Keillor – Definitely Above Average (HighBridge)
The Guys All-Star Shoe Band -Shake It, Break It, and Hang It On the Wall (HighBridge)
Dworsky as composer/pianist/band leader/co-producer)
ADDITIONAL RICHARD DWORSKY PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION DISCOGRAPHY
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION 40TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION (2014 HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; ACCOMPANIMENT TO MR. KEILLOR AND OTHER GUESTS; TWO SOLO PIANO FEATURES AND FEATURES WITH THE GUY’S ALL-STAR SHOE BAND.
GARRISON KEILLOR – A NIGHT AT THE FITZ WITH THE ST. PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, PHILIP BRUNELLE, AND RICHARD DWORSKY – PIANO (also includes Dworsky arrangements and compositions)
O, WHAT A LUXURY (2014 HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL MUSICAL INTERLUDES/PIANO
MY LITTLE TOWN – STORIES FROM LAKE WOBEGON (2012 HIGHBRIDGE) ORIGINAL INCIDENTAL MUSIC; COMPOSER AND PIANIST
GUY NOIR AND THE STRAIGHT SKINNY (2012 HIGHBRIDGE
Garrison Keillor’s Audio Book performed by Keillor and actors with musical accompaniment by Dworsky
DUETS 2 (Highbridge 2014) Keyboards/Bandleader
TOM KEITH – SOUND EFFECTS MAN (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BAND LEADER
SUE SCOTT – SERIOUSLY SILLY (HIGHBRIDGE) ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BAND LEADER
TIM RUSSELL – MAN OF A THOUSAND VOICES (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BAND LEADER
Above 3 as a set – THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ACTORS
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BAND LEADER
FRED NEWMAN: SOUNDING OFF ! GARRISON KEILLOR’S CLASSIC SOUND EFFECTS SKETCHES FEATURING FRED NEWMAN ( 2016); ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORING
SUMMER LOVE – TOUR CD
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BAND LEADER
THE ADVENTURES OF GUY NOIR (2005 HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEME AND UNDERSCORES;PIANIST BANDLEADER
NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY AWARD 2005
GUY NOIR: RADIO PRIVATE EYE (1995 HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEME AND UNDERSCORES; PIANIST/BANDLEADER
NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY AWARD 1995
GARRISON KEILLOR’S COMEDY THEATER (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BANDLEADER
NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY AWARD 1997
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION WITH GARRISON KEILLOR 30TH BROADCAST SEASON CELEBRATION(2005 ROUNDER RECORDS/RIVER ROAD DVD)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BAND LEADER; ORIGINAL FEATURE “MOUSE HOUSE”
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION: 25TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; PIANIST/BANDLEADER; GUYS ALL-STAR SHOE BAND FEATURES; ORIGINAL FEATURES “STRIDE BY STRIDE”, “BACK IN THE CITY”; PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY AWARD 2000
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION: 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL SOLO PIANO FEATURE -“THE WARM WELCOME”
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION: THE FINAL PERFORMANCE (1987)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; PIANIST/BANDLEADER; STRING ARRANGER; ACCOMPANIST TO CHET ATKINS AND OTHERS; ORIGINAL SOLO PIANO FEATURE – “OH SUSANNAH FANTASY”
HOME ON THE PRAIRIE: STORIES FROM LAKE WOBEGON (HIGHBRIDGE)
COMPOSER/PIANIST
ENGLISH MAJORS (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS; ORIGINAL FEATURE “EMILY DICKINSON SUITE” WITH VOCALIST SALLY DWORSKY
A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD – AUDIO BOOK (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL UNDERSCORE FOR ENTIRE BOOK ; KEYBOARDS
MOTHERHOOD – A RADIO COLLECTION – (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/LEADER OF GUYS ALL-STAR SHOE BAND; ORIGINAL FEATURE “SHIRLEY WORLD”
77 LOVE SONNETS BY GARRISON KEILLOR (HIGHBRIDGE)
KEYBOARDS AND UNDERSCORES
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION: IT’S ONLY A SHOW (2006 HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/LEADER OF GUYS ALL-STAR SHOE BAND; ORIGINAL FEATURE “DR. WANG”
THE CHRISTMAS COMPANION (2005 HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BAND LEADER
DUSTY AND LEFTY: THE LIVES OF THE COWBOYS (2006 HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES/PIANO
DUETS (HIGHBRIDGE)
KEYBOARDS /BANDLEADER; ORIGINAL FEATURES “CHARLIE’S WALTZ” AND “DR. WANG”
PRETTY GOOD BITS (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; PIANIST/BANDLEADER;
SINGER OF ” CATCHUP ”
PRETTY GOOD JOKES (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL UNDERSCORES; PIANIST BANDLEADER
PLENTY OF PRETTY GOOD JOKES (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL UNDERSCORES; PIANIST/BANDLEADER
A FEW MORE PRETTY GOOD JOKES (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL UNDERSCORES; PIANIST/BANDLEADER
NEW AND NOT BAD PRETTY GOOD JOKES (2005 HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL UNDERSCORES; PIANIST BANDLEADER
GARRISON KEILLOR: MOTHER FATHER UNCLE AUNT (HIGHBRIDGE)
PIANIST/BANDLEADER; ORIGINAL FEATURE – “SORREL STROLL”
COMMERCIAL RADIO (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BANDLEADER; SINGER OF “CATCHUP” THEME
PRAIRIE HOME COMEDY (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BANDLEADER; SINGER OF “REACHING OUT”
GARRISON KEILLOR: THE BOOK OF GUYS (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL UNDERSCORE; PIANO AND ORGAN
WLT: A RADIO ROMANCE – BOOK ON TAPE BY GARRISON KEILLOR (HIGHBRIDGE)
COMPOSER /PIANIST
PONTOON –BOOK ON TAPE BY GARRISON KEILLOR (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL MUSIC INTERLUDES /PIANO
DEFINITELY ABOVE AVERAGE (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BANDLEADER; GUYS ALL STAR SHOE BAND FEATURES; ORIGINAL SOLO FEATURE – “OH SUSANNAH FANTASY”
LIFE THESE DAYS (HIGHBRIDGE)
PIANO
GARRISON KEILLOR – WHEN I GET HOME – SONGS (HIGHBRIDGE)
PIANO AND ORGAN
THE HOPEFUL GOSPEL QUARTET -LIVE: CLIMBING UP ON THE ROUGH SIDE (HIGHBRIDGE)
KEYBOARDS/BANDLEADER
GOOD POEMS (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL MUSIC/PIANO
INCLUDES DWORSKY’S PIANO VERSION OF SWEDISH FOLK SONG – GE MIG EN DAG (THEME FOR “THE WRITER’S ALMANAC” DAILY RADIO BROADCAST)
LAKE WOBEGON USA (HIGHBRIDGE)
PIANIST
NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY AWARD 1993
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION CHRISTMAS (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BANDLEADER
HORRORS! A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION WITH GARRISON KEILLOR (HIGHBRIDGE)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; PIANIST/BANDLEADER;
ORIGINAL FEATURE WITH THE GUYS ALL-STAR SHOE BAND -“BLUE TURTLES”
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION: 2ND ANNUAL FAREWELL SHOW (HIGHBRIDGE)
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION: 3RD ANNUAL FAREWELL SHOW (HIGHBRIDGE)
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION: 4TH ANNUAL FAREWELL SHOW (HIGHBRIDGE)
GUY’S ALL STAR SHOE BAND: SHAKE IT, BREAK IT, AND HANG IT ON THE WALLPIANIST/BAND LEADER; CO-PRODUCER; ORIGINAL FEATURES “MAYBE NEXT TIME” (INSTRUMENTAL VERSION), “SUMMER SLIPPED AWAY” AND “WON’T YOU BE MY GINGER?”
ME! – BOOK ON TAPE BY GARRISON KEILLOR (HIGHBRIDGE)
COMPOSER/PIANIST
HYMN TO POTATOES AND OTHER CHORAL MASTERWORKS FROM A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION (VOCALESSENCE HIGHLIGHTS)(2005 VOCALESSENCE)
PIANIST BANDLEADER; PIANO PART ARRANGEMENT OF “JULIA”
GARRISON KEILLOR AND VOCALESSENCE: OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS(2004 VOCALESSENCE)
PIANIST
RICHARD DWORSKY – PHC – DVD/VIDEOCASSETTE AND TELEVISION
PBS television – Great Performances
GARRISON KEILLOR’S INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL: A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION AT TANGLEWOOD
(July 2, 2006) with Guests: Meryl Streep, The Wailin’ Jennys, The Hopeful Gospel Quartet. Dworsky as keyboardist, music director, composer of themes and underscores.
PBS television- Great Performances
GARRISON KEILLOR’S NEW YEAR’S EVE SPECIAL
(December 31, 2006) live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
with special guests: Emmylou Harris, Robin and Linda Williams, Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, Sam Bush, Buddy Emmons, Jerry Douglas, Cowboy Jack Clement, and many others . Dworsky as keyboardist, music director, composer of themes and underscores.
PBS television – American Masters
“Garrison Keillor – The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes” documentary film by Peter Rosen, also available on DVD. Dworsky appears on camera as musician and composer . Broadcast 2009 – 2011.
Cinecast – A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION – LIVE AT THE FITZGERALD THEATER IN ST. PAUL, MN. Carried in HD to movie theaters throughout the USA and Canada. With special guests Elvis Costello, Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele and others. Dworsky as keyboardist, music director, composer of themes and underscores. Also released as DVD called “A Prairie Home Companion – Live.”
Cinecast – A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION – LIVE AT THE FITZGERALD THEATER IN ST. PAUL, MN. Carried in HD to movie theaters throughout the USA and Canada. With special guests Sara and Sean Watkins, Old Crow Medicine Show and others. Dworsky as keyboardist, music director, composer of themes and underscores.
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION: 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION(ROUNDER/RIVER ROAD DVD; ROUNDER RECORDS CD; TELEVISED ON PBS)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BAND LEADER; ORIGINAL FEATURE ” MOUSE HOUSE ”
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION: THE LAST SHOW(WALT DISNEY HOME VIDE0)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; PIANIST/BANDLEADER; STRING ARRANGER; ACCOMPANIST TO CHET ATKINS AND OTHERS; ORIGINAL SOLO PIANO FEATURE – ” OH SUSANNAH FANTASY ”
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION: THE 2ND ANNUAL FAREWELL PERFORMANCE – LIVE FROM RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL(PHC VIDEO)
WITH CHET ATKINS, THE EVERLY BROTHERS, AND OTHERS
ORIGINAL UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS
GARRISON KEILLOR’S: HOME (HIGHBRIDGE COMPANY)
GREAT MOMENTS FROM PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
(ORIGINALLY TELEVISED ON THE DISNEY CHANNEL IN 1987; LATER EDITED AND TELEVISED ON PBS)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BAND LEADER
GARRISON KEILLOR’S: HELLO LOVE (HIGHBRIDGE COMPANY)
GREAT MOMENTS FROM PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
(ORIGINALLY TELEVISED ON THE DISNEY CHANNEL IN 1987; LATER EDITED AND TELEVISED ON PBS)
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BAND LEADER; ACCOMPANIST FOR GUESTS INCLUDING EMMYLOU HARRIS
GARRISON KEILLOR’S: LAKE WOBEGON SPRING WEEKEND (HIGHBRIDGE COMPANY)
GREAT MOMENTS FROM PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
(ORIGINALLY TELEVISED ON THE DISNEY CHANNEL IN 1987; LATER EDITED AND TELEVISED ON PBS)
WITH GUESTS INCLUDING THE EVERLY BROTHERS, TAJ MAHAL, AND OTHERS
ORIGINAL THEMES AND UNDERSCORES; KEYBOARDS/BAND LEADER
MR. KEILLOR’S SUNDAY NIGHT SERVICEWITH RICHARD DWORSKY-PIANO
(LIVE DUO PERFORMANCE IN CHICAGO)
AMERICAN HOME COMPANION(DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED FOR BBC’S OMNIBUS SERIES)
TELEVISED ON BBC AND DISNEY CHANNEL (NOT AVAILABLE ON HOME VIDEO)
INCLUDES LIVE PERFORMANCE OF KEILLOR AND DWORSKY (PIANO) AT LONDON’S APPOLO THEATRE -1989