Happy birthday, Mystery Train! It's spring pledge week on WEVL, which means that it's the first birthday of the Memphis Mystery Train (at least, with me as host). Celebrate by eating cake and becoming a member of the station, ok?

Here's what I played on the Mystery Train this week, with all of the made in Memphis tracks marked with an asterisk:

They Might Be Giants - Older
Egyptians - The Party Stomp
*Limes - Old Evil River
The Ikettes - Trouble on my Mind
Arrah and the Ferns - Bernadette
Lou Barlow - Caterpillar Girl
Elvis Costello - Radio Sweetheart
Del Shannon - Runaway
Young Fresh Fellows - Taco Wagon
New York Dolls - I'm So Fabulous
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Little Bitty Pretty One
Detroit Cobras - Shout Bama Lama
Mikal Cronin - Am I Wrong
Rosemary Clooney - Botch-a-Me
Those Darlins - Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy

The Specials - A Message To You, Rudy
Neutral Milk Hotel - Song Against Sex
XTC - Life Begins at the Hop
Loretta Lynn - Happy Birthday
Run DMC - It's Tricky
Best Coast - Happy
Patty and the Emblems - Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl
Yo La Tengo - Sugarcube
Exploding Hearts - I'm a Pretender
Magnetic Fields - Absolutely Cuckoo
Pinups - Lookin' for Boys
*Reigning Sound - Stormy Weather
Dead Man's Bones - My Body's a Zombie for You
*Magic Kids - Hey Boy
* Big Star - Motel Blues
Jens Lekman - Happy Birthday, Dear Friend Lisa
Billy Bragg - Greetings to the New Brunette
*Harlan T. Bobo - Zippers and Jeans
R. Kelly - Ignition Remix

The Memphis Mystery Train airs live every Thursday morning from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. on WEVL 89.9 in Memphis, Tenn, or online at wevl.org.