Three Classic Country/BG fill-ins for Amy...

For three consecutive Tuesdays mornings, I got to play two hours' worth of Classic Country & BG at WHUS. As always, this was a whole lot of fun, as it gave me an opportunity to play music that is seldom heard on the airwaves....or at least those airwaves north of, say, Virginia. Of course, another subliminal reason for playing this music is that it might expose the BG music to some who've never heard it, and are not "regular" listeners of the BG Cafe. Don't know if that happened, but it's always worth a shot.....


Tuesday, January 27, 2009 -- Lots of the early greats, plus a few tunes featuring duet recordings from folks who don't normally work together.

• Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow / Carter Family / Anchored In Love / Rounder
• In The Jailhouse Now / Jimmie Rodgers / Essential Jimmie Rodgers / RCA
• When The Cactus Is In Bloom / Bill Monroe / Anthology / MCA
• Honeymoon On A Rocketship / Hank Snow / The Goldrush Is Over / Bear Family
• Waitin’ For A Train / / Jim Reeves / Live At The Opry / CMF
• Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8) / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Bean Blossom / MCA
• After The Sunset / Chuck Wagon Gang / The Golden Age / Columbia
• The Precious Jewel / Roy Acuff / Essential Roy Acuff / Legacy
• Satisfaction Guaranteed / Carl Smith / Let’s Live A Little / Living Era
• There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight / Hank Williams / 24 Of Hank Williams’ Greatest Hits / Mercury
• Filipino Baby / Ernest Tubb / The Definitive Collection / MCA
• Invitation To The Blues / Ray Price / In A Honky Tonk Mood / Jasmine
• A Man Like Me / Roger Miller / A Man Like Me / Bear Family
• Settin’ The Woods On Fire / Hank Williams / 20th Century Masters / Mercury
• Comin’ On Strong / David Peterson / Comin’ On Strong / Self-Produced
• Honky Tonk Habit / The Wilders / Throw Down / Free Dirt
• Come Walk With Me / Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys / One Morning In May /
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• True Life Blues / David Grisman / Home Is Where The Heart Is / Rounder
• One By One / Kitty Wells with Red Foley / 20th Century Masters / MCA
• After The Fire Is Gone / Pam Gadd with Marty Raybon / Benefit Of Doubt / Self-Produced
• The Last Thing On My Mind / Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton / All American Country / BMG
• Holding On To Nothing / Dale Ann Bradley with Marty Raybon / Catch Tomorrow / Compass
• We’re The Talk Of The Town / Buck Owens & Rose Maddox / On The Bandstand / Sundazed
• I’m Layin’ It On The Line / Don Rich / Country Pickin’ / Sundazed
• The Other Side Of Town / Gibson Brothers / Iron & Diamonds / Sugar Hill
• Sweet Carrie / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• Sophronie / Audie Blaylock / Tribute To Jimmy Martin / Koch
• Cindy Mae / Crowe Brothers / Brothers-n-Harmony / Rural Rhythm
• Take My Ring From Your Finger / Johnnie & Jack / For Old Times Sake / Bear Family
• Old Swingin’ Bridge / Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass / Back To The Blue Ridge / Brandywine
• Three Silver Dollars / David Parmley & Continental Divide / Three Silver Dollars / Pinecastle
• Stuck Up Blues / Louvin Brothers / Sing The Great Songs Of Roy Acuff / Gusto
• A Broken Heart Keeps Beatin’ / Traditional Grass / Songs Of Love And Life / Rebel
• Farewell Blues / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Jamboree / Columbia
  
  

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 -- More of the classic country greats, plus a bit of Buddy Holly & a tune written by the Big Bopper as we marked the 50th anniversary of "The Day The Music Died."

• Wabash Cannonball / Roy Acuff & His Smokey Mountain Boys / The Golden Age / Columbia
• The Storms Are On The Ocean / Carter Family / Anchored In Love / Rounder
• The Brakeman’s Blues / Jimmie Rodgers / Essential Jimmie Rodgers / RCA
• Lonesome Blue Yodel / Hank Snow / The Singing Ranger / Living Era
• Mean Mama Blues / Ernest Tubb / The Definitive Collection / MCA
• Lovesick Blues / Hank Williams / 20th Century Masters / Mercury
• New Mule Skinner Blues / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Anthology / MCA
• Till The End Of The World Rolls Round / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Essential Earl Scruggs / Legacy
• Air Mail Special / Jim & Jesse / Jim & Jesse, 1952-1955 / Bear Family
• That’ll Be The Day / Buddy Holly & the Crickets / Soda Fountain Favorites / Sony
• White Lightning / George Jones / Essential George Jones / Legacy
• Down Home/Following The Sun/She Taught Me To Yodel / The Down Homers / Best Of The Down Homers / Self-Produced
• Rock Around The Clock / Bill Haley / Soda Fountain Favorites / Sony
• Old Man From The Mountain / BearTracks / Together Til The End / AMT Records
• Desperate And Blue / Steep Canyon Rangers / Lovin’ Pretty Women / Rebel
• Last Train To Kitty Hawk / Balsam Range / Last Train To Kitty Hawk / Mountain Home
• Eight More Miles / Laurie Lewis, Claire Lynch, Lynn Morris, & Rhonda Vincent / O Sister / Rounder
• Beauty Of My Dreams / Del McCoury / Mac, Doc, & Del / Sugar Hill
• The Hurtin’s All Over / Connie Smith / Essential Connie Smith / BMG
• Trouble And Me / Buck Owens / I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail / Sundazed
• The Streets Of Baltimore / Bobby Bare / Essential Bobby Bare / RCA
• Hammers And Nails / Statler Brothers with Johnny Cash / Essential Statler Brothers, 1964-1969 / Columbia
• More Than A Name On A Wall / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• I’ll Go To My Grave Lovin’ You / Special Consensus / Signs / Pinecastle
• Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On / Dan Tyminski / Wheels / Rounder
• You’re The Only One For Me / David Peterson / Comin’ On Strong / Self-Produced
• Lonely Me, Lonely You / Gibson Brothers / Iron & Diamonds / Sugar Hill
• I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby / Louvin Brothers / Classic Album Collection / Golden Stars
• Which One Is To Blame / Crowe Brothers / Brothers-n-Harmony / Rural Rhythm
• John Henry / Steve Martin / Steve Martin Brothers / Wounded Bird Records
• Whispering Waters / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Rural Rhythm
• Blue Grass Twist / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 -- In addition to the classic country/BG mix, there was a bit of a celebration of Ray Price's 83rd birthday on January 12th, as well as a two-song tribute to the late steel guitar master & classic Buckaroo, "Tender" Tom Brumley, who died on February 4th. We also listened to a couple of tunes from each of the three fine Nitty Gritty Dirt Band "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" recordings.

• I Ain’t Goin’ To Work Tomorrow / Carter Family / Anchored In Love / Rounder
• Big Rock Candy Mountain / Harry McClintock / O Brother, Where Art Thou? / Mercury
• You Are My Sunshine / Gene Autry / The Golden Age / Columbia
• Hey, Good Lookin’ / Hank Williams / 24 Of Hank Williams’ Greatest Hits / Mercury
• Hillbilly Fever / Little Jimmy Dickens / Your Cheatin’ Heart : Classic Country Hits / Dynamic
• The Singing Waterfall / Kitty Wells / Johnnie & Jack With Kitty Wells At KWKH / Bear Family
• Let’s Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello / Ernest Tubb / The Definitive Collection / MCA
• How Will I Explain About You? / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Essential Bill Monroe / Columbia
• Down The Trail Of Achin’ Hearts / Hank Snow with Anita Carter / The Singing Ranger / Living Era
• Eight More Miles To Louisville / Grandpa Jones / 28 Greatest Hits / Gusto
• If You’re Ever Lonely Darling / Ray Price / Essential Ray Price / Columbia
• You Done Me Wrong / Johnson Mountain Boys / Blue Diamond / Rounder
• City Lights / Statler Brothers / Thank You World / Mercury
• Heartaches By The Number / Jim & Jesse / Our Kind Of Country / Pinecastle
• I’ve Got A New Heartache / Ricky Skaggs / Country Gentleman / Legacy
• Crazy Arms / Ray Price / Essential Ray Price / Columbia
• Tom Cattin’ / Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Roll Out The Red Carpet / Sundazed
• Together Again / Buck Owens / 21 #1 Hits : The Ultimate Collection / Rhino
• The Crow / Tony Trischka with Steve Martin / Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular / Rounder
• Cold Wind / Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys / Diamond Joe / Rounder
• A Ramblin’ Man Is A Ramblin’ Man / Steep Canyon Rangers / Lovin’ Pretty Women / Rebel
• Poor Boy Workin’ Blues / Dailey & Vincent / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder
• Honky Tonkin’ / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Will The Circle Be Unbroken / Capitol
• I’m Sittin’ On Top Of The World / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Jimmy Martin / Will The Circle Be Unbroken, v.2 / Universal
• Love Please Come Home / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Del, Ronnie, & Rob McCoury / Will The Circle Be Unbroken, v.3 / Capitol
• Lovin’ On The Side / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Paulette Carlson / Will The Circle Be Unbroken, v.2 / Universal
• I Am A Pilgrim / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Doc Watson / Will The Circle Be Unbroken, v.3 /
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• Will The Circle Be Unbroken / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Will The Circle Be Unbroken / Capitol
• Fist City / Loretta Lynn / Country Music Hall Of Fame / MCA
• Cry! Cry! Cry! / Johnny Cash / Essential Johnny Cash / Legacy
• Mama Tried / Merle Haggard / Vintage Collections / Capitol
• Running Gun / Marty Robbins / Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs / Legacy
• Blue Grass Special / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Essential Bill Monroe / Columbia