Welcome to the dinner party.

This is your icebreaker.

I told this to Jack White recently, and he liked it so much he had me record the joke

in case he wanted to use it somewhere.

So, do you know how to call a deaf duck?

I don't. Hey, duck!

I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum.

I'm Rico Gagliano, and from APM American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party, the Culture

Show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations.

You just got a joke from the Queen of Rockabilly, Wanda Jackson.

Yes.

And she's the first of many musicians you are going to hear this hour

on this very special all-music episode of The Dinner Party.

Prepare your ears for the likes of Billy Bragg,

James Mercer from the Shins, and Willie Nelson.

Also, Henry Rollins on Etiquette and Pat and Oswald on Public

Radio's music problem. But first, the news. Except for you, podcast audience. On with the music.

I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum. I'm Rico Gagliano. Welcome to The Dinner Party, the culture show that gives you an edge in your weekend conversations.

And this week we are hosting an all-music dinner party.

Yay.

A few weeks back, the Coachella Festival in Southern California kicked off music festival season.

This weekend, Jazz Fest begins in New Orleans, so we thought we'd host a festival of our own.

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