A classic country & BG fill-in, 11/9/2012

Friday morning found me at WHUS for a three-hour fill-in program, and, as always, I kind of look at these fill-ins as an opportunity to play some classic country tunes that haven't been heard on the radio in a while.  It seems a bit lame to call it a "public service" to get those shaggy old honky tonk tunes on the radio, but sometimes, that's what it feels like.  As always, I squeezed in a few BG tunes, too, but primarily, we stuck to the country tunes on Friday morning.  Fun!  



Veterans Day happens on Sunday (celebrated on Monday this year, as that's the closest workday to November 11th), so it seemed quite obvious that we really needed to put together some songs that celebrate soldiers.  The challenging part is to find soldier songs that don't involve the soldier dying in battle.  Veterans Day is for celebrating anyone who has served in any of the U.S. armed forces -- not like Memorial Day, in which the primary focus is on soldiers who have died during service.  The Veterans Day songs we played on Friday came from several sources, including Don Reno, the Statler Brothers, BearTracks, the Spinney Brothers, and David Grisman.  Be sure to take a few moments this weekend to remember that Veterans Day is not just another day for pre-Christmas sales -- thanks to all vets!


While we were able to play nearly 60 songs in the 3-hour time period on Friday, we still managed to feature a couple of recordings and performers.  There's really no better way to appreciate a performer than to hear and/or see them perform live, and in the days before smoke machines and dance routines and audio sweetening gizmos, performers didn't have anything behind which they could hide.  Among the live performances we featured were several cuts each from Jim Reeves (recorded at a 1962 concert on a rainy day at Pennsylvania's Sunset Park) and Buck Owens (he played in a White House concert with the Buckaroos in 1968).  


If live music from those two Country Music Hall of Famers wasn't enough, we added a full "Health & Happiness" radio show from the one-and-only Hank Williams.  This one just featured Hank with the Drifting Cowboys -- no Miss Audrey.  Studio recordings of Hank are great to listen to and enjoy, but I believe that listening to Hank's live shows makes him come alive.  As long as they keep unearthing these live recordings of Hank's, I'm going to keep on listening.  Hope you will, too...

Amy


REQUESTS ARE RED.

• March Winds Gonna Blow My Blues All Away / Carter Family / Longing For Old Virginia / Rounder
• Pistol Packin' Papa / Jimmie Rodgers / The Essential Jimmie Rodgers / RCA
• Pistol Packin' Mama / Willie Nelson / Country Music / Rounder
• You Nearly Lose Your Mind / Ernest Tubb / The Definitive Collection / MCA
• Lonesome Blue Yodel / Hank Snow / The Singing Ranger / Living Era
• Blue Yodel #3 / Johnson Mountain Boys / Live At The Birchmere / Rounder
• California Blues / Seldom Scene / Act Four / Sugar Hill
• I'm In Love With You / Kitty Wells / Makin' Believe / Country Stars
• Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) / Loretta Lynn / Country Music Hall Of Fame / MCA
• The Blizzard / Jim Reeves / The Velvet Voice Of Jim Reeves / Reader's Digest
• Medley (Walking The Floor Over You/There Stands The Glass/One By One/Guess Things Happen That Way/I Want To Be With You) / Jim Reeves / The Velvet Voice Of Jim Reeves / Reader's Digest
• Stand At Your Window / Jim Reeves / The Velvet Voice Of Jim Reeves / Reader's Digest
• If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time / Lefty Frizzell / Your Cheatin' Heart / Dynamic
• Look What Thoughts Can Do / Merle Haggard / Roots, Volume 1 / Anti Records
• Lefty's Old Guitar / J.D. Crowe & the New South / Lefty's Old Guitar / Rounder
• I'd Rather Love A Memory / Missy Werner Band / Three Kinds Of Lonesome / Self-Produced
• Can't Live Life / Edgar Loudermilk with Rhonda Vincent / Roads Traveled / Mountain Fever Records
• Top Of The World / Michelle Nixon & Drive / A Place I Belong / Mountain Fever Records
• I Am Weary, Let Me Rest / Eddie & Martha Adcock with Tom Gray / Many A Mile / Patuxent Music
• I'm Layin' It On The Line / Don Rich / Country Pickin' / Sundazed
• You Ain't Gonna Have Ol' Buck To Kick Around No More / Buck Owens / Live At The White House / Omnivore Recordings
• Cajun Fiddle / Don Rich / Country Pickin' / Sundazed
• Act Naturally / Buck Owens & the Buckaroos / Live At The White House / Omnivore Recordings
• Together Again / Buck Owens & the Buckaroos / Live At The White House / Omnivore Recordings
• Love's Gonna Live Here / Buck Owens & the Buckaroos / Live At The White House / Omnivore Recordings
• Crying Time / Buck Owens & the Buckaroos / Live At The White House / Omnivore Recordings
• The Fightin' Side Of Me / Merle Haggard / The Best Of The Best Of Merle Haggard / Capitol
• She Thinks I Still Care / George Jones / The Essential George Jones / Epic
• Silver Wings / Merle Haggard / The Best Of The Best Of Merle Haggard / Capitol
• The Window Up Above / George Jones / The Essential George Jones / Epic
• Happy Rovin' Cowboy / Hank Williams / The Legend Begins / Time Life
• Mansion On The Hill / Hank Williams / The Legend Begins / Time Life
• There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight / Hank Williams / The Legend Begins / Time Life
• Tennessee Wagoner / Hank Williams feat. Jerry Rivers / The Legend Begins / Time Life
• The Prodigal Son / Hank Williams / The Legend Begins / Time Life
• Sally Goodin / Hank Williams feat. Jerry Rivers / The Legend Begins / Time Life
• Man In Black / Johnny Cash / The Essential Johnny Cash / Columbia
• Military Five String / Reno & Smiley / Sweethearts In Heaven / Bear Family
• Silver Medals And Sweet Memories / Statler Brothers / The Best Of The Statler Brothers Rides Again, Volume 2 / Mercury
• Traveling Soldier / BearTracks / Together 'Til The End / AMT Records
• Sally's Waltz / Spinney Brothers / Memories / Mountain Fever Records
• I'm Comin' Back But I Don't Know When / David Grisman / Home Is Where The Heart Is / Rounder
• I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) / Ray Price / The Essential Ray Price / Columbia
• Take My Ring From Your Finger / Johnnie & Jack / For Old Times Sake / Bear Family
• Loose Talk / Carl Smith / The Essential Carl Smith / Columbia
• Once A Day / Connie Smith / The Essential Connie Smith / RCA
• A Hundred Years From Now / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Radio Gems / no label
• I Can't Like Myself / Gibson Brothers / Ring The Bell / Compass Records
• Hoping That You're Hoping / Louvin Brothers / My Baby's Gone, 1955-1964 / Raven
• Call Me Up (And I'll Come Callin' On You) / Marty Robbins / Live Classics / Koch Records
• Blue Blue Day / Don Gibson / RCA Country Legends / RCA
• Second Fiddle To An Old Guitar / Jean Shepard / Opry Country Classics, Volume 2 / Opry Music
• You're The Only World I Know / Sonny James / Grand Ole Opry Live Classics, Volume 2 / Opry Music
• Why Baby Why / Webb Pierce with Red Sovine / 20th Century Masters / MCA
• I Couldn't Believe It Was True / Roy Acuff / The Prodigal Son / Country Stars
• Keep On The Sunny Side / Carter Family / Opry Country Classics, Volume 2 / Opry Music
• Raw Hide / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Anthology / MCA