'roadrunner' (ellas mcdaniel); president george w. bush: 'texas our texas' (william j. marsh and gladys yoakum wright), 'the eyes of texas' (lyrics by john lang sinclair, music based on the american folk song 'i've been working on the railroad', aka 'levee song'), and 'the new eyes of texas' (music and lyrics by mayo thompson); president jimmy carter: 'georgia on my mind' (hoagy charmichael and stuart gorrell) and 'dixie's land' (daniel decatur emmett); john wayne: 'the searchers' (music by max steiner, incorporating 'just a closer walk with thee' (d.gillis), and 'dixie's land' (opcit); ad reinhardt: 'piano sonata no.6' first movement, first and second sections (w.a. mozart), which incorporates the signature motif of the rolling stones 'paint it black'. 'five american portraits' features the drumming of alex dower of the heavy metal band victim, the piano work of tom rogerson of three trapped tigers, the sax and trumpet work of the french
improvisational wizard q, the guitar work of slovenly's tom watson, a bass part by jim o'rourke, whose credits are too long to list, piano, guitar and vocal work by mayo thompson, and the bass and vocal work of the raincoats' gina birch, her first appearance with 'the red krayola since 'kangaroo?'.