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The Back Country
Aug 20, 2022 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Music
With Jeff Corbin
The Back Country brings you the traditional sounds and styles of country music from the 1920s to the contemporary artists who respect and build on that tradition. The Back Country has Jimmie Rodgers and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Wayne Raney and Wayne Hancock, Cousin Emmy and Emmylou Harris.
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| The Texas Troubadours Buddie's Boogie (intro) Almost To Tulsa: The Instrumentals Bear Family 2008 Requests, new music, folks playing out and birthdays to celebrate, including a great songwriter who turns 70 today.
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| 3:03 PM |
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| 3:04 PM |
| George Jones Love Bug R George Jones & Gene Pitney Bear Family 1994 Matt in Columbia, MO requested this one. George and Gene were both signed to Pappy Daily's Musicor label when this was recorded in 1965.
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| 3:07 PM |
| Charley Crockett Out of Control R N Lil G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley Son of Davy 2022 James wanted to hear something from Charley. Charley has a new album due out in a few days, but this was his first one this year. A cover of one George Jones recorded in 1960 for Mercury.
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| 3:09 PM |
| Jim Reeves He'll Have to Go Best of Jim Reeves RCA 2007 James is also a big Jim Reeves fan and he was born 98 years ago today, so we'll send this big hit of his out to James as well.
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| 3:11 PM |
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| 3:13 PM |
| Sam Bush Crossing the Transippi Howlin' at the Moon Sugar Hill Records 1998 A set of music to celebrate the 70th birthday this coming Wednesday of John Cowan. What a voice!
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| 3:14 PM |
| New Grass Revival Callin' Baton Rogue Best of New Grass Revival Liberty Records 1994 John replaced Butch Robins in NGR when Butch left to be a Bluegrass Boy, and he stayed to the end, which was this. From their last studio album in 1989, "Friday Night in America". Written by Dennis Linde.
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| 3:17 PM |
| Mark O'Connor and the New Nashville Cats The Ballad of Sally Anne The New Nashville Cats Warner Brothers Records 1991 John Cowan was playing rock 'n' roll in Louisville, when he decided to give bluegrass a try. Mark O'Connor designated him one of his Cats.
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| 3:20 PM |
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| 3:22 PM |
| Irene Kelley Coal Train These Hills IRK Records 2016 Irene is a fine songwriter, who has often collaborated with Mel Besher. Mix in Mel's son, Emery, and you've got this month's Songbird Cafe lineup at the Focal Point, next Wednesday, 7:30PM.
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| 3:25 PM |
| Mel Besher Hank's Lost Highway L Till Life Has Had Its Way Mount Freedom Records 2012 Mel co-wrote this one with a frequent collaborator, the late Harley Allen.
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| 3:28 PM |
| Emery Besher Decency L Emery Besher Emery Besher 2018 A song for our times, a poignant plea from a young songwriter.
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| 3:31 PM |
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| 3:32 PM |
| Willi Carlisle The Grand Design N Peculiar, Missouri Free Dirt Records 2022 A short set of new music includes this fine album from Willi Carlisle.
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| 3:36 PM |
| Andrew Duhon Down from the Mountain N Emerald Blue Andrew Duhon 2022 An artist new to my ears, Andrew Duhon is, unsurprisingly, from Louisiana. This is his third release.
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| 3:40 PM |
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| 3:41 PM |
| Eliza Gilkyson Buffalo Gals Redux Songs from the River Wind Howlin' Dog Records 2022 I overlooked this Eliza Gilkyson release when it came out in January. Better late than never.
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| 3:45 PM |
| Steve Earle Rodeo Cowboy N Jerry Jeff New West 2022 Steve Earle's new album covers all things Jerry Jeff, including this relatively rare cut.
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| 3:47 PM |
| Miranda Lambert In His Arms N Palomino Vanner Records 2022 The one-time spouse of Blake Shelton, Miranda has a new album out. Some good cuts, some a bit formulaic.
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| 3:50 PM |
| Kelsey Waldon You Can't Ever Tell N No Regular Dog Oh Boy 2022 There's some very good songwriting on this album, yet another Kentuckian (Tyler Childers, Jeremy Pinnell, Sturgill Simpson) writing good music.
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| 3:53 PM |
| Lloyd Maines Hank Hill's Nightmare N Eagle Number 65 Lloyd Maines Productions 2022 Since this is an instrumental, we're left to guess what would be Hank's nightmare. A world without propane, maybe? A country song with three chords--in the wrong order?
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| 3:56 PM |
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| 4:02 PM |
| Tex Williams & His Western Caravan Birmingham Bounce That's What I Like About the West ASV 2002 Tex was born just off of I-70 in Ramsey, near Vandalia, IL. He grew so popular with Spade Cooley's Orchestra that the insecure Cooley fired him. Tex had the last laugh as most of the band went with him to become his Western Caravan. A Hardrock Gunter song from Capitol Records in 1950.
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| 4:05 PM |
| Riders In the Sky Compadres in the Old Sierra Madres Cowboy Jubilee Rounder 1981 One written by birthday boy, Woody Paul, from their second album more than 40 years ago.
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| 4:08 PM |
| Jimmie Dale Gilmore I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive Come On Back Rounder 2005 One of the many songs written or co-written by the great Fred Rose. Hank got a co-writing credit for this one. Fred Rose was in the inaugural class of 1961 for the Country Music Hall of Fame, with Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams
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| 4:11 PM |
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| 4:13 PM |
| Roger Miller Lock, Stock and Teardrops King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller Polygram 1994 A set of music by artists who may well have written songs, or at least lines of songs, while tossing around ideas with other songwriters at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge. Roger recorded this one in 1963, three years after Tootsie Bess bought a rundown Nashville watering hole called "Mom's".
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| 4:15 PM |
| Tom T. Hall (Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine The Essential Tom T. Hall: The Story Songs Mercury 1998 This became Tom T.'s third #1 when it came out on "The Storyteller" album in 1972.
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| 4:19 PM |
| Charley Pride Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger RCA Country Legends: Charley Pride Buddha Records 2000 From the RCA label in 1967, one written by Don Robertson, who plays piano on it. Charley once gave Tootsie Bess a hatpin with which to control rowdy customers.
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| 4:22 PM |
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| 4:24 PM |
| Marty Robbins I Walk Alone The Essential Marty Robbins, Volume 2 Sony 2005 Jared requested some Marty Robbins, this one from the Columbia label in 1968. It was another #1 for Marty.
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| 4:27 PM |
| James Burton and Ralph Mooney There Goes My Everything Corn Pickin' and Slick Slidin' Sundazed 2005 A couple of songs for birthday boy, James Burton, who turns 83 years old tomorrow. From Capitol Records in 1968, one written by Dallas Frazier.
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| 4:29 PM |
| Rick Nelson Congratulations Bright Lights...and Country Fever Ace 1998 James put up his Telecaster in favor of the dobro on these Decca albums from the mid-60s. Willie Nelson wrote this one.
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| 4:32 PM |
| The Flying Burrito Brothers Juanita The Gram Parsons Anthology Rhino 2001 Steel guitar Hall of Famer Sneaky Pete Kleinow was born on this date in 1934. He influenced a number of steel players after him, including Rusty Young, Jerry Garcia and Al Perkins.
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| 4:35 PM |
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| 4:37 PM |
| Freddy Fender Across The Borderline It'll Come to You: The Songs of John Hiatt Vanguard 2003 Closing out today's show with a lengthy set featuring some of the great songs written by John Hiatt, who is 70 years old today. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008.
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| 4:40 PM |
| John Hiatt Tennessee Plates Live from Austin TX New West Records 2005 From a 1993 Austin City Limits appearance, John plays one covered by a number of other artists.
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| 4:44 PM |
| Willie Nelson (The) Most Unoriginal Sin Across the Borderline Columbia 1993 The title track of this 1993 Columbia release is also a Hiatt song, which we heard Freddy Fender cover to start the set.
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| 4:49 PM |
| John Hiatt Old School Master of Disaster New West Records 2005 Hiatt was also part of the short-lived group, Little Village, which included Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe and Jim Keltner.
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| 4:52 PM |
| Emmylou Harris Icy Blue Heart Bluebird Reprise 1989 A gorgeous song and an equally gorgeous rendition to close out today's show.
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