The Ledge #651: Slim & Beej

We lost two Minneapolis icons in the last month, and this week's episode is a tribute to both.

After suffering a sever stroke in 2012, Slim held on for well over a decade before passing away on December 18, 2024. Besides a couple of great tributes to the man by The Mad Ripple and The Walk Offs, this episode features music Slim created with Curtiss A, The Replacements, and as a solo artist. There's also a couple of sets of cover tunes from the wonderful Songs For Slim tribute series, along with a surprising superstar cover that debuted on Sirius shortly after his death.

On January 5, 2025, former Suburbs singer/guitarist Beej Chaney accidentally died during a swim in the Pacific Ocean near Hermosa Beach, California. The last half hour of the broadcast features a sampling from all of the groundbreaking band's releases on Twin/Tone and A&M Records. 

Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the passing of these legends.

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1. The Mad Ripple - Sworn Member of the Slim Dunlap Club

2. Spooks - Laugh it Up (It's All A Big Joke Anyway)

3. Curtiss A - Land Of The Free

4. Curtiss A - I Don't Wanna Be President

5. Bob Dunlap & Symphonic Fuzz - Loud Loud Loud Loud Guitars

6. The Replacements - Hey Good Lookin'

7. Slim Dunlap - Rockin' Here Tonight

8. Slim Dunlap - Ballad of the Opening Band

9. Slim Dunlap - Two By Two

10. Slim Dunlap - Not Yet/Ain't No Fair (In A Rock 'N' Roll Love Affair)

11. Slim Dunlap - My Old Friend Steve (Live Acoustic)

12. Slim Dunlap - Hate This Town (Live Acoustic)

13. Slim Dunlap Band - Breeder's Cannonball

14. Slim Dunlap Band - Ain't Exactly Good/Slim Has Left the Building

15. The Walk Offs - Slim Dunlap

16. The Replacements - Busted Up

17. Chris Mars - Radio Hook Word Hit

18. Soul Asylum - Little Shiva's Song

19. John Doe - Just For The Hell Of It

20. Tommy Keene - Nowheres Near

21. Steve Earle - Times Like This

22. Lucinda Williams - Partners In Crime

23. Lucero - From The Git Go

24. Bruce Springsteen - Girlfriend

25. The Young Fresh Fellows - Slim's Place

26. The Suburbs - Urban Guerillas

27. The Suburbs - Chemistry Set

28. The Suburbs - Cig Machine

29. The Suburbs - Baby Heartbeat

30. The Suburbs - Cigarette In Backwards

31. The Suburbs - Rattle My Bones

32. The Suburbs - Waiting

33. The Suburbs - Life Is Like

34. The Suburbs - Cows (Live)