Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Last Show of the Year - 12/28/2008

For our last show of the year we brought you some music that we either haven't played or haven't played much. In some cases we just found it for the first time. Of note was three tracks we played from Marti's brand new acquisition -- a box set of music from the movies of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.

We finished with a good dose of classic country music.

Thanks for listening. We hope you tune in again in 2009.

Jim & Marti

Title (Year) / Artist / Album / Label

  • Aunt Hattie Dalton "Old Red Rooster Party" Introduction (1994)
  • You Ain't Got Faith (Till You Got Religion) (1949) / Golden Gate Quartet / Volume 6 (1949-1952) / Document
  • Jangle Bells (1953) / Lonzo & Oscar / There's A Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea / B.A.C.M
  • Frosty The De-Frosted Snowman (1953) / Lonzo & Oscar / There's A Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea / B.A.C.M
  • Defrost Your Heart (1956) / Charlie Feathers / The Legendary Sounds of Sun Studios / Union Square
  • Belle Starr (1961) / Johnny Bond / That Wild, Wicked But Wonderful West / Starday
  • Western Wonderland (1944) / Roy Rogers & the Sons of the Pioneers / It Was Always the Music / RR & P
  • The Timber Trail (1944) / Sons of the Pioneer / It Was Always the Music / RR & P
  • I Drottled a Drit Drit (1944) / Jean Porter & the Sons of the Pioneers / It Was Always the Music / RR & P
  • It's Round-Up Time in Reno (1937) / Gene Autry / The Last Round-up / ASV
  • Goodbye, Dear Old Step Stone (1927) / Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Stoneman / The Unsung Father Of Country Music / 5-String
  • John Hardy (1928) / "Justin Winfield" (Ernest Stoneman) / The Unsung Father Of Country Music / 5-String
  • The Burial Of Wild Bill (1929) / Frank Jenkins' Pilot Mountaineers / The Unsung Father Of Country Music / 5-String
  • The Unlucky Road To Washington (1928) / Ernest V. Stoneman / Edison Recordings / County
  • Down South Blues (1974) / Chet Atkins & Merle Travis / Chet Atkins, Merle Travis & Doc Watson / Raven
  • Don't Monkey 'Round My Widder When I'm Gone (1979) / Chet Atkins & Doc Watson / Chet Atkins, Merle Travis & Doc Watson / Raven

Mayberry Corner Trivia: Who was the adult who attended Miss Crump's elementary school class? Answer: Ernest T. Bass

  • Foggy Mountain Top (1964) / Bill Monroe and Doc Watson / Live Duet Recordings 1963-1980 / Smithsonian
  • Shady Grove (1996) / Marvin Gaster / Uncle Henry's Favorites / Rounder
  • Sugar Baby (1964) / Dock Boggs / Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian / Smithsonian
  • Railroad Blues (1964) / Sam McGee / Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian / Smithsonian
  • Bravest Cowboy (1991) / John Lilly and Ralph Blizard / Blue Highway / Self
  • When the Bees Go Buzzing Along (1965) / Doc & Chickie Williams / Early Recordings, Volume 4 / Wheeling
  • Dog-Gone It Baby, I'm in Love (1953) / Carl Smith / The Essential / Columbia
  • Don't Think It Ain't Been Fun, Dear (Cause it Ain't) (1950) / Lefty Frizzell / Look What Thoughts Will Do / Columbia
  • My Heart Is Broken In Three (1952) / Slim Whitman / Vintage Collections / Capitol
  • F.O.B. Tennessee (1951) / Kenny Roberts / Jumpin' & Yodelin' / Bear Family
  • Mr. And Mississippi (1950) / Tennessee Ernie Ford / Country Western / Documents
  • A Good Time Was Had By All (1955) / Porter Wagoner / RCA Country Legends / BMG
  • Yodel Your Blues Away (1948) / Bill Haley / Country Western / Documents
  • Walkin' The Floor Over You (1941) / Ernest Tubb / The Definitive Collection / MCA
  • Sweet Thang (1966) / Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn / The Definitive Collection / MCA
  • A Satisfied Mind (1954) / Porter Wagoner / RCA Country Legends / BMG
  • Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine (c.1951) / Hank Williams / The Gospel According To Luke The Drifter Vol. 1 / Sugo

Christmas Show with Novelties - 12/21/2008

This was our Christmas show for the year, and it came after we had a week off for a sports preemption.

The weather fit the mood as it was snowing like crazy, so Marti did as Marti does and stayed home ("I'm not going out in that mess. You can go out in it if you want to."), so we had Marti join the show by telephone a couple of times.

Since we think it is a good thing to be in good humor for the holidays, we augmented our take on old and new Christmas songs with some classic novelty songs. We hope you smiled as you recalled (or heard for the first time) some of these gems (or whatever they are).

Jim & Marti

  • Aunt Hattie Dalton "Old Red Rooster Party" Introduction (1994)
  • Go Where I Send Thee (1937) / Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet / Complete Recorded Works Volume 1 / Document
  • The Last Month of the Year (1959) / Vera Ward / Where Will You Be on Christmas Day / Dust-to-Digital
  • Christ Was Born on Christmas Morn (1929) / Cotton Top Sanctified Singer / Where Will You Be on Christmas Day / Dust-to-Digital
  • Christmas is A-Coming (1940) / Lead Belly / Where Will You Be on Christmas Day / Dust-to-Digital
  • Lady Gay (1928) / Buell Kazee / Where Will You Be on Christmas Day / Dust-to-Digital
  • The Creak of the Leather (1991) / Michael Martin Murphey / Cowboy Christmas / Warner Bros
  • Christmas on the Line (1991) / Michael Martin Murphey / Cowboy Christmas / Warner Bros
  • Corn, Water, and Wood (1999) / Riders in the Sky / Christmas the Cowboy Way / Rounder
  • Sidemeat's Christmas Stew (1999) / Riders in the Sky / Christmas the Cowboy Way / Rounder

The following four tracks are from "Blue Ridge Mountain Holiday - The Breaking Up Christmas Story" on the County label, released in 1997:

  • Old Bunch of Keys / Tommy Jarrell & Fred Cockerham
  • Tempy / Andy Cahan and Band
  • Little Maggie / Earnest East, Lawrence Lowe, Paul Sutphin
  • Beautiful Star of Bethlehem / Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
  • At The Christmas Ball (1925) / Bessie Smith / Where Will You Be on Christmas Day / Dust-to-Digital
  • Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over (1927) / Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virginia Reelers / Where Will You Be on Christmas Day / Dust-to-Digital
  • Breaking Up Christmas (1959) / Norman Edmonds, Rufus Quesinberry / Where Will You Be on Christmas Day / Dust-to-Digital
  • Jingle Bells (1951) / Maddox Brothers & Rose / Where Will You Be on Christmas Day / Dust-to-Digital
  • Something You Can't Buy (1978) / The Statler Brothers / The Christmas Collection / Mercury
  • Christmas Dinner (1997) / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / The Christmas Album / Rising Tide
  • My Birthday Comes On Christmas (1956) / Spike Jones / It's A Spike Jones Christmas / Rhino
  • The Christmas Yodel (1999) / Riders in the Sky / Christmas the Cowboy Way / Rounder
  • Swiss Boy (c.1961) / Smiley Burnette / Smiley Burnette is Frog Millhouse / King
  • Tennessee Birdwalk (1970) / Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan / World's Greatest Novelty Records / Echo
  • Country Music Nightmare (1983) / Boxcar Willie / World's Greatest Novelty Records / Echo
  • I've Been Everywhere (1962) / Hank Snow / World's Greatest Novelty Records / Echo
  • The Auctioneer (1956) / Leroy Van Dyke / World's Greatest Novelty Records / Echo
  • Chit Akins, Make Me A Star (1964) / Don Bowman / World's Greatest Novelty Records / Echo
  • I'm A Nut (1966) / Leroy Pullins / World's Greatest Novelty Records / Echo
  • Lord, Mr. Ford (1973) / Jerry Reed / World's Greatest Novelty Records / Echo
  • That's My Pa (1962) / Sheb Wooley / World's Greatest Novelty Records / Echo
  • Welfare Cadillac (1970) / Guy Clark / World's Greatest Novelty Records / Echo
  • Ode To The Little Brown Shack Out Back (1964) / Billy Edd Wheeler / World's Greatest Novelty Records / Echo
  • Johnny's Cash And Charley's Pride (1969) / Mac Wiseman / World's Greatest Novelty Records / Echo
  • The Movies (1977) / The Statler Brothers / World's Greatest Novelty Records / Echo
  • Christmas Medley (1978) / The Statler Brothers / The Christmas Collection / Mercury

Monday, December 29, 2008

Country Roots Two-fers - 12/7/2008

Sometimes it is hard for us to pick a song from an artist because there are so many interesting songs to choose from.

We made that task a little easier for this show by playing two songs from each artist. Of course that made us want to play three or four or ten more, but what the heck...

The only exception to our two-fer policy on this show was our Golden Gate Quartet opener. We had a request for a Mississippi John Hurt number, so we fulfilled the request and then played a second John Hurt song at the end to make that a two-fer, too!

We hope this was as much fun for you as it was for us.

Jim & Marti

Title / Artist / Album / Label

  • Aunt Hattie Dalton "Old Red Rooster Party" Introduction (1994)
  • Troubles Of The World (1939) / Golden Gate Quartet / Complete Recorded Works Volume 2 / Document
  • When I Lived In Arkansas (1930) / Hugh Cross & Clayton McMichen / Old Time Music From The Smoky Mountains / B.A.C.M
  • When It's Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia (1930) / Hugh Cross & Clayton McMichen / Old Time Music From The Smoky Mountains / B.A.C.M
  • Smoke On The Water (1944) / Red Foley / The Country Hits of the 40s / Living Era
  • Aunt Jemima's Plaster (1950) / Red Foley / Hank Williams Live at the Grand Old Opry / Mercury
  • Don't Say Goodbye If You Love Me (1938) / Morris Brothers (Zeke & Wiley) / Salty Dog Blues / B.A.C.M
  • Let Me Be Your Salty Dog (1938) / Morris Brothers (Zeke & Wiley) / Salty Dog Blues / B.A.C.M
  • Sunny Side Of Life (1936) / The Blue Sky Boys / The Blue Sky Boys / JSP
  • I'm Troubled, I'm Troubled (1936) / The Blue Sky Boys / The Blue Sky Boys / JSP
  • Pallet On The Floor (1963) / Mississippi John Hurt / D.C. Blues: The Library of Congress Recordings Vol. 1 / Fuel
  • Tom Cat's Kitten (1956) / Johnnie & Jack / Johnnie & Jack and The Tennessee Mountain Boys / B.A.C.M
  • The Humming Bird (1951) / Johnnie & Jack / Johnnie & Jack and The Tennessee Mountain Boys / B.A.C.M
  • Brown's Ferry Blues (1933) / The Delmore Brothers / Classic Cuts 1933-41 / JSP
  • Put Me On The Trail To Carolina (1936) / The Delmore Brothers / Classic Cuts 1933-41 / JSP
  • Pretty Flowers (1947) / The Bailes Brothers / Sing Their Hearts Out For You / Cattle
  • I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You) (1945) / The Bailes Brothers / Sing Their Hearts Out For You / Cattle
  • Willy Roy, The Crippled Boy (1949) / Doc Williams and The Border Riders / The Original Historical Early Recordings Vol. 1 / Wheeling
  • Red Wing (1949) / Doc Williams and The Border Riders / The Original Historical Early Recordings Vol. 1 / Wheeling

Mayberry Corner Trivia: Where did Barney stay on his visits to Raleigh? Answer: The YMCA

  • Sales Tax On The Women (1936) / Dixon Brothers / Weave Room Blues / Old Homestead
  • I Didn't Hear Anybody Pray (1938) / Dixon Brothers / Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 / Document
  • Wasn't It Sad About Lemon (1930) / John Byrd & Washboard Walter / Rare Country Blues Volume 2 / Document
  • Old Timbrook Blues (1930) / John Byrd & Washboard Walter / Rare Country Blues Volume 2 / Document
  • A Pretty Girl's Love (1930) / Fisher Hendley & His Aristocratic Pigs / Fisher Hendley & His Aristocratic Pigs / B.A.C.M
  • You Make My Heart Go Boom (1938) / Fisher Hendley & His Aristocratic Pigs / Fisher Hendley & His Aristocratic Pigs / B.A.C.M
  • Never Be As Fast As I Have Been (1929) / G. B. Grayson & Henry Whitter / The Recordings of Grayson & Whitter / County
  • Short Life Of Trouble (1928) / G. B. Grayson & Henry Whitter / The Recordings of Grayson & Whitter / County
  • Riding Old Paint Leading Old Bald (1934) / Stuart Hamblen / Vol. 2 Prettiest Girl In Town / B.A.C.M
  • Prettiest Girl In Town (1940s) / Stuart Hamblen / Vol. 2 Prettiest Girl In Town / B.A.C.M
  • My Window Faces The South (1955) / Grady Martin & His Slewfoot Five / Cornstalk Hop / B.A.C.M
  • Just Because (1955) / Grady Martin & His Slewfoot Five / Cornstalk Hop / B.A.C.M
  • (I've Got A) Humpty Dumpty Heart (1947) / Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys / Vintage Collections / Capitol
  • Whoa Sailor (1949) / Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys / Vintage Collections / Capitol
  • Down In The Valley / Slim Whitman / 16 Greatest Love Songs / Prism Leisure
  • You Are My Sunshine / Slim Whitman / 16 Greatest Love Songs / Prism Leisure
  • Waiting For A Train (1963) / Mississippi John Hurt / D.C. Blues: The Library of Congress Recordings Vol. 1 / Fuel

Live Stuff - 11/30/2008

We have either recorded or come across lots of interesting material about early 20th century American music in the course of our musical lives (and this radio show), so we thought we would highlight some of the more interesting material on this program. That's why we call it "Live Stuff."

Jim & Marti

Playlist:
  • Aunt Hattie Dalton "Old Red Rooster Party" Introduction (1994)
  • Everything Moves By The Grace Of God (1939) / Golden Gate Quartet / Complete Recorded Works Volume 2 / Document

Robert L. Harmon, Sr. (Marti's Dad) told us about early radio and early music, including The Briarhoppers, Mainer's Mountaineers, and The Carter Family (interviewed in 1994)

  • Theme: Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie (c.1986) / The Briarhoppers / The Legendary Briarhoppers / Lamon
  • My Old Saddle Horse Is Missing (c.1986) / The Briarhoppers / The Legendary Briarhoppers / Lamon
  • Maple On The Hill (1935) / J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers / The Golden Age Of J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers / Cattle

The following songs were from a 1941 Carter Family border radio transcription and are from the box set “Early Country Radio” on the JSP label:

  • May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister
  • The Dying Soldier
  • My Heart's Tonight In Texas
  • Lover's Farewell
  • I Never Loved But One
  • Grave On The Green Hillside
  • Shall We Gather At The River
  • Lily Of The Valley

J. E. Mainer, Jr. told us about the history of his family in music (interviewed in 2006)

  • Seven And A Half (1963) / J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers / Run Mountain / Arhoolie
  • I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail (1963) / J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers / Run Mountain / Arhoolie

  • Wade Mainer Interview (interviewed by John Morris in 1999) / Wade Mainer / Live For Collectors / Old Homestead
  • Just As The Sun Went Down (1936) / Wade Mainer's Mountaineers [sic] / Volume 1 1935-1936 / Old Homestead
  • Take Me In The Lifeboat (1935) / Wade Mainer's Mountaineers [sic] / Volume 1 1935-1936 / Old Homestead

Mayberry Corner Trivia: Who hit the baseball through the window of the haunted house? Answer: Opie


"Checkerboard Fun Fest" with Eddy Arnold (c.1945 radio transcription)

  • My Honeymoon Bridge Broke Down / The Cackle Sisters (DeZurik Sisters)
  • Down By The Old Mill Stream / The Old Hickory Singers
  • Pins And Needles In My Heart / Eddy Arnold and the Tennessee Plowboys
  • Comedy / Rod Brasfield
  • Honeysuckle Rose (instrumental) / Mac McGar
  • Many Tears Ago / Eddy Arnold and the Tennessee Plowboys
  • Dialog: "The Legend of Tom Dooley" (2001) / Doc Watson and David Holt / Legacy / High Windy
  • Tom Dooley / Doc Watson and David Holt / Legacy / High Windy
  • Dialog: "Top of the Heap" / Doc Watson and David Holt / Legacy / High Windy
  • Tennessee Stud / Doc Watson and David Holt / Legacy / High Windy

Willie Robbins (Jim's Mom) tells about seeing Charlie & Bill Monroe perform live (interviewed in 2001)

  • What Would You Give In Exchange? (1936) / The Monroe Brothers / Blue Moon Of Kentucky / Bear Family

The following Hank Williams recordings are from his 1951 “Mother’s Best” radio show:

  • Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (1951) / Hank Williams / The Unreleased Recordings / Time Life
  • Dust On The Bible (1951) / Hank Williams / The Unreleased Recordings / Time Life
  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (1951) / Hank Williams / The Unreleased Recordings / Time Life

David Peterson performed this song solo -- just he and his guitar -- live in the WHUS Studio, November 26, 2006

  • Put Me On The Trail To Carolina / David Peterson

Cowboys and Westerns - 11/23/2008

It's no secret that Marti loves Western music (and yes, there is a difference between "country" and "Western.")

This show was Marti's brainchild and she put a string of cowboy songs, western swing, and Western songs together for a unique cowboy and western experience.

We also paid tribute to some birthdays (listener Meg's was the day of broadcast, Marti's was the next day) and anniversaries (same listener Meg and her husband Jack was the same day (!) and my parents' was the same day, too.) We played the "Happy Anniversary" song from The Flintstones TV show.

We lost a bit of a couple of songs when we had a brief power surge in Storrs that knocked us off the air for a couple of minutes, but we hope you enjoyed the show in spite of that.

Jim

TITLE (Year) / ARTIST / ALBUM / LABEL

  • Aunt Hattie Dalton "Old Red Rooster Party" Introduction (1994)
  • My Time Done Come (1942) / Golden Gate Quartet / Swing Down, Chariot / Legacy
  • Little Johnny Pilgrim (1950) / Gene Autry / Year-Round Cowboy / Varese Sarabande
  • Guffy The Goofy Gobbler (1950) / Gene Autry / Year-Round Cowboy / Varese Sarabande
  • Prairie Lullabye (1993) / Don Edwards / The Best Of Don Edwards / Warner Western
  • Old November Moon (1940) / Gene Autry / Year-Round Cowboy / Varese Sarabande
  • Lonely Is the Hunter (1959) / Jimmy Wakely / The Singing Cowboy / Varese Sarabande
  • Roll Along Prairie Moon (1935) / Girls of the Golden West / Roll Along Prairie Moon / B.A.C.M.
  • Doggone Cowboy (1999) / Rex Allen and Don Edwards / A Pair to Draw To / Garrett Music
  • Fort Worth Stomp (c.1934) / Crystal Springs Ramblers / Kings of Western Swing / Fuel
  • Nancy Jane (1932) / Fort Worth Doughboys / Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys / Proper
  • Down By The O-H-I-O (1935) / Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies / Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys / Proper
  • New San Antonio Rose (1940) / Bob Wills / The Essential Bob Wills 1935-1947 / Columbia
  • Stay A Little Longer (1945) / Bob Wills / The Essential Bob Wills 1935-1947 / Columbia
  • The Strawberry Roan (1930) / Paul Hamblin / When I Was A Cowboy Vol. 2 / Yazoo
  • Fate Of Old Strawberry Roan (1936) / Wilf Carter "Montana Slim" / Old Faithful: Songs From The Saddle / Jasmine
  • Strawberry Roan (1959) / Marty Robbins / Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs / Columbia
Mayberry Corner Trivia: What was Andy's favorite magazine? Answer: National Geographic
  • Yodelin' Tex / Tex Roy / Yodeling Songs- Various Artists / RCD
  • I'm Gonna Yodel My Way To Heaven / Frank Marvin / Yodeling Songs- Various Artists / RCD
  • The Cowboy's Dying Dream (1937) / Cliff Carlisle and Fred Kirby / All Time Great Singing Cowboys / Primo
  • Devil's Great Grandson (1937) / Roy Rogers with The Sons of the Pioneers / Yodeling Songs- Various Artists / RCD
  • The Oregon Trail (1936) / Tex Morton / All Time Great Singing Cowboys / Primo
  • Saddle Serenade / Roy Rogers / All Time Great Singing Cowboys / Primo
  • Cattle Call (1934) / Tex Owens / Songs Of The West / Rhino
  • (Take Me Back To My) Boots And Saddle (1936) / Tex Ritter / Songs Of The West / Rhino
  • Gunfight At The O.K. Corral (1964) / Walter Brennan / Songs Of The West / Rhino
  • Big Iron (1959) / Marty Robbins / Songs Of The West / Rhino
  • Out Where The West Winds Blow (1946) / Kenny Roberts / Then And Now / Longhorn
  • Who's Gonna Kiss You When I'm Gone (1946) / Kenny Roberts with the Down Homers / Then And Now / Longhorn
  • The Line Rider (1990) / Riders In The Sky / Songs Of The West / Rhino
  • Down the Trail to San Antone (1998) / Bar-J Wranglers / Headin' For the Home Corral / Self
  • Leavin' Cheyenne (1983) / Ian Tyson / Songs Of The West / Rhino