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The artists in this set are sharing a bill next Friday, October 7th at the Scheidigger Center for the Arts on the campus of Lindenwood University at 8PM. This is one of John's originals.

Another guy with a birthday and playing in our town is Dale Watson, who celebrates his 60th on Friday. Dale will be at Off Broadway on Wednesday, October 12th at 8PM.

St. Louis favorite Ryan Koenig celebrates his 37th birthday on Tuesday and he and The Goldenrods are playing the Fox Park Fall Festival next Saturday, October 8th, at 4 o'clock.

Thirty years older than Gillian is ISG Hall of Famer Lloyd Green, celebrating number 85 on Tuesday and here helping Gillian and David cover a Gram Parsons song.

Gillian celebrates her 55th birthday tomorrow and here she provides a different version of the song that first appeared on her great debut release, "Revival."

Norman has excelled not just in bluegrass, but in country, old time and acoustic music as well. And Norman writes new songs that seem like they're from another era. Originally on Flying Fish in 1977.

We almost always have some bluegrass music in the mix on the Back Country and I'm so pleased to see two such deserving figures inducted in the IBMA Hall of Fame Thursday night as these fellas. A couple of Monroe tunes are in order for the occasion.

And 84 years after that Bob Wills recording this group dedicated to keeping Wills' music alive celebrated their 50th year in the business with this album. Chris O'Connor, Katie Shore and Elizabeth McQueen on the vocals.

James wanted to hear this one. From 85 years ago in 1935 on the Columbia label.

It's our Fall Drive at KDHX and I hope to reach my member goal in the next two hours. We'll try to keep it Back Country as usual as much as we can, but this is the biggest part of how we are able to bring you independent, commercial-free music 24/7. Please go to support.kdhx.org or call 314-925-7514.