| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Year |
| Show Start | Talk | |||
| Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir w/ Wilson Pickett | Don't You Ever Let Nobody Drag Yo' Spirit Down | Say Yo' Business | EarthBeat! | |
| Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra | Stand | MTO Plays Sly | Royal Potato Family | |
| Sly and the Family Stone | If You Want Me to Stay | Fresh | Epic Legacy | |
| Leonard Cohen | Democracy | More Best of | Columbia | |
| Talk | ||||
| Ry Cooder | The 90 and the 9 | Election Special | Nonesuch | |
| Johnny Cash | I Won't Back Down | American III | American Recordings | |
| Bruce Springsteen | We Take Care of Our Own | Wrecking Ball | Columbia | |
| The Blaster | Common Man | Testament | Rhino | |
| Neil Young | All Along the Watchtower | Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | Columbia | |
| Randy Newman | Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man) | Good Old Boys | Rhino | |
| Talk | ||||
| James McMurtry and the Heartless Bastards | Rex's Blues | Live in Aught-Three | Compadre | |
| Talk | ||||
| The Low Anthem | Charlie Darwin | Oh My God, Charlie Darwin | Nonesuch | |
Playlist: The Bonnie Simmons Show for September 6, 2012 - 8:00pm
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