"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 3/9/2025

Our Bluegrass Cafe broadcast was shortened by about 40 minutes today, as there was a broadcast of the UConn Women's Basketball Big East Tournament game that didn't end until about 4:40PM.  Still, we managed to pack a whole lot of fine music into our remaining 140 minutes.  

We celebrated several March birthday performers, including two Bluegrass Hall of Fame members (Norman Blake and Marshall Wilborn), one Country Music Hall of Famer (Jimmy Fortune), and several other fine folks, including Kristin Scott Benson, Cia Cherryholmes, Raymond Fairchild, Bob Paisley, and Rickie Simpkins.

We also remembered bass playing entertainer, Ernie Sykes, as he died on March 5th at the age of 64.  Most recently, Ernie had been a member of the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band, but he was a journeyman musician working with bands as varied as Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Livewire, and Jimmy Gaudreau's Bluegrass Unit.  In addition to being a fine musician, Ernie was an excellent singer, so we showcased him singing a couple of songs.  

There were three new songs this week from forthcoming recordings by Chris Davis, Rick Faris, and Matt Wallace.

Next Sunday, the Student Union building will be locked during our broadcast, as it will be the beginning of Spring Break at UConn.  That means there's a possibility we may not be able to host a live broadcast.  We will let you know as soon as we know, so be on the lookout for a post on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/WHUS.BluegrassCafe).  

Enjoy the week!

Amy O.

SONG / PERFORMER / ALBUM / LABEL

• Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
• Don't Let Your Deal Go Down / Earls Of Leicester / Live At The CMA Theater At The Country Music Hall Of Fame / Rounder
• Sunny Days (Are Comin' Once Again) / Michael Cleveland / Lovin' Of The Game / Compass Records
• The Eddie Swing / Country Gentlemen Tribute Band / Yesterday And Tomorrow / Patuxent Music
• Why Don't You Tell Me So / Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs / The Complete Mercury Recordings / Mercury
• Sea Of Heartbreak / Country Gentlemen Tribute Band / Yesterday And Tomorrow / Patuxent Music
• (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I / Darin & Brooke Aldridge / Talk Of The Town / Billy Blue Records
• Snake Charmer / Balsam Range / Kinetic Tone / Mountain Home
• I Know You're Married / Reno & Smiley / Good Old Country Ballads / King
• Nobody's Darlin' But Mine / J.B. & Jamie Dailey / Step Back In Time / Pinecastle
• Maple Sugar / Fred Pike, Bill Rawlings & the Twin River Boys / Authentic Bluegrass Folk Music / Osage
• Wonder Could I Live There Anymore / Jesse Brock with Greg Blake / Streamliner / Sound Biscuit
• El Dorado / Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway / City Of Gold / Nonesuch Records
• Gold Rush Town / Chris Davis / single / Pinecastle
• Bend, Don't Break / Rick Faris / single / Dark Shadow Recording
• Back Away / Matt Wallace / single / Huckleberry Records
• Kansas City Star / Tennessee Mafia Jug Band / Screams From The Holler / Spring Fed Records [Remembering Ernie Sykes:  11/13/1960 - 3/5/2025]
• Kentucky Waltz / Jimmy Gaudreau's Bluegrass Unit / Live In Holland / Strictly Country Records [Remembering Ernie Sykes:  11/13/1960 - 3/5/2025]
• D-18 Song (Thank You, Mr. Martin) / Norman Blake & Tony Rice / Blake & Rice 2 / Rounder [Norman Blake birthday, 3/10/1938]
• Only A Memory Away / Virginia Squires / The Best Of The Virginia Squires / Rebel [Rickie Simpkins birthday, 3/10/1955]
• The Hunt / Kristin Scott Benson / Straight Paths / Pinecastle [Kristin Scott Benson birthday, 3/14/1976]
• How Long / Cherryholmes / Cherryholmes / Skaggs Family Records [Cia Cherryholmes birthday, 3/11/1984]
• No Vacancy / Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass / No Vacancy / Brandywine [Remembering Bob Paisley:  3/14/1931 - 11/29/2004]
• Katy Hill / Raymond Fairchild / Plays The Classics / Copper Creek [Remembering Raymond Fairchild:  3/15/1939 - 10/13/2019]
• Heartstrings / Lynn Morris Band / The Bramble & The Rose / Rounder [Marshall Wilborn birthday, 3/12/1952]
• Wishing Well Blues / Rhonda Vincent / A Dream Come True / Rebel [Marshall Wilborn birthday, 3/12/1952]
• Heart Of A Little Mountain Girl / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / The Original Band / Sugar Hill [Marshall Wilborn birthday, 3/12/1952]
• Goodbye To The Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Let The Whole World Talk / Rounder [Marshall Wilborn birthday, 3/12/1952]
• I'll Still Write Your Name In The Sand / Daniel Grindstaff with Jimmy Fortune / Heroes And Friends / Pinecastle [Jimmy Fortune birthday, 3/11/1955]
• Sweeping Through The Gates / Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass / Forty Years Of Trouble / Strictly Country Records [Remembering Bob Paisley:  3/14/1931 - 11/29/2004]
• Listen To The Word Of God / Lonesome River Band / Carrying The Tradition / Rebel
• I Can Call Jesus / Lynn Morris / Mama's Hand / Rounder
• I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer / Bear Bridge Band / One More Ride / Open Road
• Angel Band / Stanley Brothers / Bluegrass Top 20 Gospel Songs Of The Century / New Haven Records
• Rocking On The Waves / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / The Original Band / Sugar Hill
• Along The Way / Country Gentlemen / The Early Rebel Recordings, 1962-1971 / Rebel
• Daddy Sang Bass / Dailey & Vincent with Jimmy Fortune / The Gospel Side Of Dailey & Vincent / Cracker Barrel [Jimmy Fortune birthday, 3/11/1955]
• Gone Home / Gibson Brothers / Iron & Diamonds / Sugar Hill
• Black Mountain Blues / Johnson Mountain Boys / Requests / Rounder