This week's Friday List topic is all wet: rivers. Bonus points for specific names of rivers. Let's wade right in.

Green River--CCR/Bill Wyman (great cover version)
The River--Bruce Springsteen
Many Rivers to Cross--Jimmy Cliff et al.
Rivers of Babylon--Melodians/Boney M
Take Me to the River--Al Green/Talking Heads
Ferry Cross the Mersey--Gerry & the Pacemakers
Banks of the Ohio--Olivia Newton-John
Orinoco Flow--Enya
Rio--Duran Duran (well sort of)

Shenendoah (by about everyone but my favorite is Bill Frisell)
Big River -- Johnny Cash
River of Love - T Bone Burnett

River of Dreams -- Billy Joel
Cuyahoga -- REM

Album:
From The Banks of the Muddy Wishkah -- Nirvana

Moon River - Andy Williams

Red River Rock - Johnny & The Hurricanes

Whiskey River - Willie Nelson

Lazy River - Bobby Darin

Yellow River - Christie

March From The River Kwai - Mitch Miller & Gang

Cry Me A River - Julie London

The River -- Dan Fogelberg

river of souls - fogelberg


well then:

rio de janiero blue - richard torrance/nicolette larson

the big muddy - springsteen

mississippi queen - mountain

rio grande mud - zz top

dirty water - standells

Watching the River Flow-Dylan
High Water Everywhere-Charley Patton
Green River Blues-Patton
Tallahatchie River Blues-Mattie Delaney

let the river run - carly simon

texas river song - lyle lovett

the river - santana (from festival)

don't cross the river - america

riverside - america

Woman Across The River - The Allman Brothers Band
Old Man River - Jeff Beck (among others)
Two Rivers - Jeff Beck
Swanne River Rock - Ray Charles
Ride Across The River - Dire Straits
The Swan (Lord Of The Reedy River) - Donovan
Rivers Of Babylon - Steve Earle
James River - Lefty Frizzell
Whipporwill River - Vince Gill
Kern River - Merle Haggard
Lost River - Mickey Hart
Buffalo River Home - John Hiatt
The River Knows Your Name - John Hiatt
Over The River And Through The Woods - various
I'll Be Your River - Cyndi Lauper
Dream River - The Mavericks
Draggin the River - Buddy Miller
I Know Why the River Runs - Julie Miller
Lonesome River - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Tears In The Holston River - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Muddy River - Johnny Rivers (double points!)
The River and the Highway - Pan Tillis
River Deep-Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
The Sea Refuses No River - Pete Townshend
River Road - Sylvia Tyson
Till the Rivers All Run Dry - Don Williams
River of Love - Kelly Willis
The River - Chely Wright

Artist:
Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley Boys
Johnny Rivers
Charles River Valley Boys

Up the Lazy River - The Ink Spots
Mississippi Delta - Bobbie Gentry
Rio Grande - Brian Wilson
Red River Rock - Johnny and the Hurricanes
The River Song - Dennis Wilson
Old Man River - Paul Robeson

album:

Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival
The River - Bruce Springsteen
River Deep, Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner

artist:

Little River Band

label:

Riverside

artist:

Merseybeats

album:

Ferry Cross the Mersey - Gerry and the Pacemakers

River Of Love - Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Lonesome River - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
One More River To Cross - Canned Heat
Wide River - Charlie Feathers
Mississipi Muddy Water - Maria Muldaur
Cool River - Maria Muldaur

River of Jordan - The Carter Family
Riverwide - Sheryl Crow
Weary River - Roy Acuff
Chattahoochie - Alan Jackson
Brazos River Blues - Michael Fracasso
Down to the River to Pray - Alison Krauss
Deep River Blues - Doc Watson
River - Joni Mitchell

The Holy River--Prince
Wide River--Steve Miller
River Runs Red--Midnight Oil
Cool Cool River--Paul Simon
Cry Me a River--Justin Timberlake
Meeting Across the River--Bruce Springsteen
5 Feet High and Rising--Johnny Cash (it's my list and I say it counts!)
Boat on the River--Styx (double points!)
Blue Danube Waltz--Johann Strauss
Red River Valley--whoever
Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town--Charley Pride
Traveling Riverside Blues--Robert Johnson/Led Zeppelin
Drums Along the Hudson--Bongos (album)

ARTIST: Michelle Malone & Drag the River