Today's Mystery Train makes two stops. First: Austin,Texas. Jimmy LaFave passed away, mere days after appearing at his own benefit concert. I'll be featuring some of his music as well as that of some fabulous musicians who make Austin their home. Such as:

Incredible under-famous troubadour James McMurtry -- the best songwriter you (may have) never heard of. (Imagine John Prine and Randy Newman had a baby... just work with me here... and that baby went back in time, grew up and had a baby with Townes Van Zandt. That's James McMurtry.) And Alejandro Escovedo, Ruthie Foster, Carolyn Wonderland, Sarah Jurosz, Brian Christopher. And Jason Isbell, even though he's not an Austin guy. Hey, my show.

Second stop: Seattle. For a Chris Cornell tribute show, highlighting Cornell's brilliant acoustic versions of his own music, and covers of Imagine and Billie Jean. Also: Johnny Cash, The Head and the Heart and Norah Jones covering Soundgarden and Temple of the Dog.