Late Career Encores
This week hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot celebrate artists who found a new creative gear decades after they hit the music scene. It’s Late-Career Encores, this week on Sound Opinions.
Late Career Encores
Jim and Greg share their favorite stories of “late career encores” from a wide range of artists: Mavis Staples to Cher, A Tribe Called Quest to Pulp, Naked Raygun to Converge.
Jim:
- Johnny Cash
- Wire
- Naked Raygun
- Cher
- John Prine
Greg:
- Mission of Burma
- Mavis Staples
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Redd Kross
- Pulp
Producers:
- Andrew - Superchunk
- Alex - Bonnie Raitt
- Max - Converge
Featured Songs:
- Johnny Cash, "Hurt," American IV: The Man Comes Around, American, 2002
- The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- Johnny Cash, "Folsom Prison Blues," Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!, Sun, 1955
- Johnny Cash, "The Mercy Seat," American III: Solitary Man, American, 2000
- Misson of Burma, "Academy Fight Song," Single, Ace of Hearts, 1980
- Misson of Burma, "2Wice," The Obliterati, Matador, 2006
- Wire, "1 2 X U," Pink Flag, Harvest, 1977
- Wire, "Joust & Jostle," Wire, Pinkflag, 2015
- The Staple Singers, "I'll Take You There," Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, Stax, 1972
- Mavis Staples, "99 and 1/2," We'll Never Turn Back, Anti-, 2007
- Superchunk, "Driveway To Driveway," Foolish, Merge, 1994
- Superchunk, "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo," I Hate Music, Merge, 2013
- Naked Raygun, "I Don't Know," Throb Throb, Homestead, 1985
- Naked Raygun, "Living in the Good Times," Over the Overlords, Wax Trax!, 2021
- A Tribe Called Quest, "Can I Kick It?," People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, Jive, 1990
- A Tribe Called Quest, "We the People....," We Got It from Here...Thank You 4 Your Service, Epic, 2016
- Bonnie Raitt, "Thank You," Bonnie Raitt, Warner Bros., 1971
- Bonnie Raitt, "The Road's My Middle Name," Nick of Time, Capitol, 1989
- Cher, "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves," Chér, Kapp, 1971
- Cher, "Strong Enough," Believe, WEA and Warner Bros., 1998
- Redd Kross, "Annie's Gone," Third Eye, Atlantic, 1990
- Redd Kross, "Candy Coloured Catastophe," Redd Kross, In the Red, 2024
- Converge, "Concubine," Jane Doe, Equal Vision, 2001
- Converge, "We Were Never the Same," Love is Not Enough, Epitaph and Deathwish, 2026
- John Prine, "Angel From Montgomery," John Prine, Atlantic, 1971
- John Prine, "When I Get to Heaven," The Tree of Forgiveness, Oh Boy, 2018
- Pulp, "Common People," Different Class, Island, 1995
- Pulp, "Spike Island," More, Rough Trade, 2025
- Al Green, "Belle," The Belle Album, Hi, 1977
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