Across America: 50 Songs about 50 States -- An Aggregatibacter Mixtape

This is a cross-country musical road trip for anyone who wishes they were on the road, but is stuck in front of a computer instead. Or for those lucky people who really are on the road with a iPhone wired up to the car stereo. There are also two talking tracks I couldn't help but add. Track list below.

Alabama-It's Hard to be Humble (When You're from Alabama)-Phosphorescent

Alaska-Anchorage-The Church

Arizona-Yuma-Justin Townes Earle

Arkansas-Arkansas-Damien Jurado

California-California Zephyr-Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar (Lyrics by Jack Kerouac)

Colorado-Denver-Clem Snide

Connecticut-Kylie from Connecticut-Ben Folds

Florida-Florida-Vic Chesnutt

Georgia-West of Rome-Sparklehorse (Vic Chesnutt cover)

Hawaii-Rock-A-Hula Baby-Elvis Presley

Idaho-Idaho-Inara George and Van Dyke Parks

Illinois-The Giant of Illinois-The Handsome Family

Indiana-Indiana-Cymbals Eat Guitars

Iowa-Sioux City-The Jayhawks

Kansas-Kansas City-Wilbert Harrison

Kentucky-Kentucky Bourbon-Murder By Death

Louisiana-Mardi Gras in New Orleans-Professor Longhair

Maine-Maine Island Lovers-Okkervil River

Maryland-Baltimore-The Tamlins

Massachusetts-Girlfriend-The Modern Lovers

Michigan-Motor City is Burning-MC5

Minnesota-News from Central Minnesota-The State

Minnesota-X-Mas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis

Mississippi-Tupelo-Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Missouri-Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey-Little Richard

Montana-The Red Headed Stranger-Willie Nelson

Nebraska-Nebraska-Bruce Springsteen

Nevada-Viva Las Vegas-Dead Kennedys

New Hampshire-New Hampshire-Sonic Youth

New Jersey-Jersey's Where it's At-Belle & Sebastian

New Jersey-A More Perfect Union-Titus Andronicus

New Mexico-Albuquerque-Neil Young

New York-Shattered-The Rolling Stones

North Carolina-Nirvana-Tom Waits (Lyrics by Charles Bukowski)

North Dakota-Hard Travelin'-Woody Guthrie

Ohio-Ohio-Devo

Oklahoma-Oklahoma, USA-The Kinks

Oregon-Portland-The Replacements

Pennsylvania-Allentown-Billy Joel

Rhode Island-RI is Famous for You-Blossom Dearie

South Carolina-Carolina Drama-The Raconteurs

South Dakota-Reno Dakota-The Magnetic Fields

Tennessee-Memphis in June-Nina Simone

Texas-Dallas-Silver Jews

Utah-The History of Utah-Camper Van Beethoven

Vermont-Moonlight in Vermont-Captain Beefheart

Virginia-East Virginia Blues-Gob Iron

Washington-Seattle, Washington-Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

West Virginia-I Wanna Go Back to West Virginia-Spike Jones & His City Slickers

Wisconsin-Wisconsin-Bon Iver

Wyoming-Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans-Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart