This fund drive special begins with a tribute to John Dawson, founder of New Riders of the Purple Sage, who died on July 21. It ends with high energy soul covers of rock hits. A summer sequence pops up in the middle.
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Year | ||
| New Riders of the Purple Sage | "Garden of Eden" | New Riders of the Purple Sage | Columbia | 1971 | 10:04 | 4:37 |
| Ian & Sylvia | "Last Lonely Eagle" | Beginning of the End | Bear Family (Germany) | 1996 | 10:10 | 5:08 |
| New Riders of the Purple Sage | "Dirty Business" | New Riders of the Purple Sage | Columbia | 1971 | 10:15 | 7:56 |
| Elton John & Leslie Duncan | "Love Song" | Tumbleweed Connection | Mercury | 2008 | 10:25 | 3:42 |
| Elton John | "Madman Across the Water" (w/Mick Ronson) | Tumbleweed Connection (Deluxe edition) | Mercury | 2008 | 10:30 | 8:52 |
| Wailin' Jennys | "Summertime" | Live | Red House | 2009 | 10:40 | 2:44 |
| Lovin' Spoonful | "Summer in the City" | Best of | Rhino | 1992 | 10:43 | 2:40 |
| The Who | "Summertime Blues" | Live at Leeds (deluxe ed) | MCA | 2001 | 10:46 | 2:30 |
| Magnolia Sisters | "Paulian Tate" | Stripped Down | Arhoolie | 2009 | 10:52 | 3:50 |
| Grateful Dead | "Dark Star" | Woodstock: 40 Years: Yasgur's Farm | Rhino | 2009 | 11:08 | 19:05 |
| Tim Hardin | "IF I Were a Carpenter" | Woodstock 25th Anniv.Box | Atlantic | 1994 | 11:30 | 2:52 |
| Two Nice Girls | "Sweet Jane (with Affection)" | 2 Nice Girls | Rough Trade` | 1989 | 11:33 | 5:19 |
| Turtles | "Earth Anthem" | Anthology - Solic Zinc | Rhino | 2002 | 11:38 | 3:30 |
| Holmes Bros. | "Trouble" | Crossing Jordan soundtrack | DMZ/Columbia | 2003 | 11:41 | 3:56 |
| Ortis Redding | "Day Tripper" | Dictionary of Soul | Volt | 1966 | 11:46 | 2:34 |
| Wilson Pickett | "Fire & Water" | Don't Knock My Love | Atlantic | 1971 | 11:50 | 3:29 |
| Aretha Franklin | "The Weight" (w/Duane Allman) | Black on White | Rhino | 1993 | 11:54 | 2:55 |
