World Cafe Playlist for 01/15/2026
Lucinda Williams joins host Stephen Kallao
Lucinda Williams is one of the finest songwriters in American music, blazing her own unique path through country, folk, Americana, and rock n’ roll over the last five decades. To celebrate her upcoming new album, World’s Gone Wrong, we’re listening back to a conversation with Lucinda, when she stopped by in 2023 to talk about her memoir “Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets I Told You”, an in-depth look at the backstories that became her most iconic songs.
Today’s Playlist
Lyle Lovett “Isn’t That So” Release Me
Lucinda Williams “Let’s Get The Band Back Together” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Lucinda Williams “Car Wheels On A Gravel Road” Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams “Stolen Moments” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Lucinda Williams “Bus To Baton Rouge” Essence
Margo Price “Weekender” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Lucinda Williams “Where The Song Will Find Me” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Lucinda Williams “New York Come Back” Stories From A Rock and Roll Heart
Houndmouth “On the Road” WC Recording
Buffalo Traffic Jam “Fools Gold” Take Me Home EP
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers “Listen To Her Heart” You’re Gonna Get It!
Neko Case “People Got A Lotta Nerve” Middle Cyclone
Hour Two
Fishbone “Everyday Sunshine” The Reality Of My Surroundings
Jack Johnson and Hermanos Gutiérrez “Hold On To The Light” Surfilmmusic
Black Pumas “More Than A Love Song” Chronicles Of A Diamond
Kacey Musgraves “Superbloom (feat. Leon Bridges)” Deeper Well: Deeper Into The Well
Tyler Ballgame “I Believe In Love” For The First Time, Again
The Band “Ophelia” Northern Lights-Southern Cross
Kasey Chambers “Not Pretty Enough” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Joan Osborne “St. Teresa” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Saint Etienne “Glad” International
New Order “Bizarre Love Triangle” Brotherhood
The Cranberries “Dreams” Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?
The New Pornographers “War On The East Coast” WC Recording
Fust “Spangled” Big Ugly
The Allman Brothers Band “Southbound” Brothers And Sisters
Valerie June “You Can’t Be Told” Pushin’ Against A Stone