Paul Novak, one of the On the Horizon hosts says: “This is the 4th year I have done the last Access Hour show of the year. On Monday, Dec. 27 at 7:00 pm I will feature songs about the Devil, some with the Devil personified. I am not a fan of the Devil, but these songs from the Western Swing, blues, country, rock, rockabilly etc…. genres do have a lot of drama.
The themes in prior years were Death Personified (2018), A Sampler of Miscellany (2019), Requia, Laments, Elegies (2020), while 2022 will feature the Devil’s Instruments: violin/fiddle, pipes, hurdy gurdy, accordion.

[Featured image: ‘Tartini’s Dream’ by Louis-Léopold Boilly, copyright public domain]
Playlist for “The Access Hour” 7:00 PM–8:00 PM 12/27/21
Time | Artist | Song | Composer | Release | Song note | Label |
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7:02 PM | Imelda May (as Imelda Clabby) | Dealing With the Devil | Cat’n Around Vol. 1 | Rockabilly | ||
7:05 PM | The Rolling Stones | Sympathy For The Devil | The Rolling Stones Singles Collection: The London Years | ABKCO | ||
7:12 PM | Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | Beat the Devil’s Tattoo | Beat the Devil’s Tattoo | RCA | ||
7:16 PM | BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB | Devil’s Waitin’ | HOWL | RCA | ||
7:20 PM | Robert Johnson | Me And The Devil Blues | The Complete Recordings: The Centennial Collection | 1937 | Columbia | |
7:24 PM | Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs | Devil Do | Nobody Will Be There | |||
7:28 PM | Skip James | Devil Got My Woman | American Pop: An Audio History | 1931 | ||
7:32 PM | Rory Gallagher | Nothin But The Devil | Lightnin’ Slim | Blues | Chess | |
7:37 PM | Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson | The Devil’s Inside My Head | Rattlin’ Bones | Australia | ||
7:43 PM | Roy Newman & His Boys | The Devil With The Devil | The Devil With The Devil | 1939; Western Swing | Rambler | |
7:46 PM | Blues Saraceno | Devils Got You Beat | Dark Country 4 | |||
7:50 PM | Junior Walker & The All Stars | Satan’s Blues | Soul Session | 1966 |
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