Roland White on the mandolin with the Nashville Grass, c. early 1970s. |
Our "regular" showtime included a bit of a birthday tribute to the delightful Roland White, who has had himself quite a career in the World of Bluegrass, working with everyone from Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt to the Kentucky Colonels, Country Gazette, and Nashville Bluegrass Band. What a storied career! We selected five songs to play from the Roland White Discography, but we could have played plenty more. For now, though, five songs is a good way to celebrate 78 years of living.
As far as "new" music goes for this week, we shared a couple of tracks from a fine solo recording recently released by Jeff White: "Right Beside You." Other new music came to us from Josh Williams, Ron Block, the Hot Flashes, Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass, the Kathy Kallick Band, Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, and the Spinney Brothers.
Hope you were able to join us for today's show, and that you'll be sure to join Jim next Sunday afternoon from 4-7PM (more or less, depending on UConn Baseball).
Have a good week!
Amy
SONG / PERFORMER / ALBUM / LABEL [Requests are RED]
"BONUS" BLUEGRASS - 3:20ish 'til 4PM
- He Will Forgive You / Reno & Smiley / Early Years, 1951-1959 / Gusto
- Your Love Is Dying / Reno & Smiley / On Stage / Copper Creek
- Don't Stop Now / Reno & Smiley / On Stage / Copper Creek
- Banjo Medley / Reno & Smiley / On Stage / Copper Creek
- Cowhide Joke / Reno & Smiley / On Stage / Copper Creek
- Your Old Standby / Reno & Smiley / On Stage / Copper Creek
- Out In The Cold World / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1957-1958 / JSP Records
- Gonna Paint The Town / Stanley Brothers / Selected Cuts, 1956-1959 / JSP Records
- I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home / Mac Wiseman / Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass / Time Life
- You Don't Know My Mind / Jimmy Martin / Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass / Time Life
- Your Love Is Like A Flower / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Selected Cuts, 1952-1955 / JSP Records
- Sally Jo / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1957-1958 / JSP Records
- Bright Sherman Valley / Warrior River Boys / Sounds Like Home / Rounder
"REGULAR" SHOW - 4-7PM
- Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
- The Cold Hard Facts / Del McCoury Band / The Cold Hard Facts / Rounder
- Weary River / Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / Weary River / Patuxent Music
- Tomorrow I'll Be Gone / Johnson Mountain Boys / Favorites / Rounder
- Snake In The House / Del McCoury Band / The Cold Hard Facts / Rounder
- Scraps From Your Table / Lynn Morris Band / You'll Never Be The Sun / Rounder
- A Real Good Way To Lose / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Hard Country / Pinecastle
- Wolves A-Howling / Ron Block / Hogan's House Of Music / Self-Produced
- Follow Your Heart Back Home / Chris Jones / Follow Your Heart / Rebel
- New Camptown Races / Jesse Brock / Kickin' Grass / Pinecastle
- If Teardrops Were Pennies / Lynn Morris Band / You'll Never Be The Sun / Rounder
- Queen Of The County Fair / Josh Williams / Modern Day Man / Rounder
- A Broken Heart Keeps Beatin' / Traditional Grass / The Blues Are Still The Blues / Rebel
- Long Forgotten Dream / Seth Sawyer Band / Green Mountain Girl / Self-Produced
- The Bluefield West Virginia Blues / Big Country Bluegrass / Country Livin' / Rebel
- Deep River Blues / Warrior River Boys / Sounds Like Home / Rounder
- Row Number 2, Seat Number 3 / Laura Orshaw / Songs Of Lost Yesterdays / Self-Produced
- Jimmy Brown The Newsboy / Merle Haggard & Mac Wiseman / Timeless / Cracker Barrel/Hag Records
- Try A Little Kindness / Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press / Try A Little Kindness / Rounder
- Anything To Make Her Mine / Lonesome River Band / Bridging The Tradition / Mountain Home
- Highway Of Sorrow / David Grisman / Home Is Where The Heart Is / Rounder
- Face The Music / Too Blue / Trouble With The Grey / Self-Produced
- Right Beside You / Jeff White / Right Beside You / Self-Produced
- Pocket Knife / Spinney Brothers / Living The Dream / Mountain Fever Records
- Wise County Jail / Jeff White / Right Beside You / Self-Produced
- Sweet Sunny South / John Hartford & Jamie Hartford / Hartford & Hartford / Flying Fish
- Billy In The Lowground / Kentucky Colonels / Appalachian Swing! / Rounder
- I Ain't Goin' Down / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Waitin' For The Hard Times To Go / Sugar Hill
- Travelin' Down This Lonesome Road / Dreadful Snakes / Snakes Alive! / Rounder
- Rawhide / New Kentucky Colonels / Live In Holland 1973 / Self-Produced
- If I Lose / Roland White Band / Straight-Ahead Bluegrass / Self-Produced
- Busy City / Rhonda Vincent / Only Me / Upper Management Music
- Headed Home For Maine / Fred Pike, Sam Tidwell & the Kennebec Valley Boys / The Last Log Drive / Revonah
- Foxhounds / Kathy Kallick Band / Foxhounds / Live Oak Records
- Tell Me Truly Little Darling / South Carolina Broadcasters / Tell Me Truly / JohnBoy & Billy, Inc.
- I'm An Old Cowhand / Hot Flashes / Eponymous / Happy Appy Records
- Many A Mile / Country Gentlemen / Can't You Hear Me Callin' / Rebel
- You Left Me Alone / Sam Bush / Circles Around Me / Sugar Hill
- A Day In The Life Of A Railroad Spike / Balsam Range / Papertown / Mountain Home
- Is It True / Jim & Jesse / First Sounds: The Capitol Years / Capitol
- Casey Jones / Feinberg Brothers / Feinberg Brothers / Cabinwood Music
- What A Wonderful Savior Is He / Gibson Brothers / Brotherhood / Rounder
- Will You Meet Me Over Yonder / Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / What Will I Leave Behind / Rebel
- In The Garden / Feller & Hill / I Firmly Promise You / Tommy Hillpicker Records
- He's Gettin' It Done / Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers / Sacred Memories / Rebel
- Open Up The Window, Noah / Seldom Scene / Scene 20 / Sugar Hill
- Listen To The Word Of God / Lonesome River Band / Carrying The Tradition / Rebel
- I've Got A Lot Of Heaven / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Rock My Soul / Sugar Hill
- You Can Feel It In Your Soul / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Gospel / Columbia
- Blue Grass Twist / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder