Playlist 8/18/2013 - Grand Ole Opry 1948 and More...

Lulu Belle & Scotty (Wiseman)

Hi Folks,

Marti put another great playlist together for this show, but I was wondering if she had some hidden messages seeing that she played "Wish I Was A Single Girl Again" by Lulu Belle & Scotty and "Drop Dead" by Tex Williams.  She assured me that there was no nefarious meaning to those selections, but also said she would be writing a song parody called "Old Jim" about living with me. Boy am I lucky!

Walter Brennan

Marti's picks included a set of early women country singers, brother duos, and some great story songs from the likes of Johnny Horton, Johnny Cash, Tom T. Hall (perhaps the king of story song writers), and Walter Brennan.

I picked out a Grand Ole Opry broadcast from

Don Edwards

December 12, 1948 of which we played about half.  The show included host Red Foley, The Blue Sky Boys, Minnie Pearl, and The Old Hickory Singers.

Marti's Bunkhouse featured Andy Parker and the Plainsmen, a couple of Australian cowboy singers, Wilf Carter (Montana Slim) from Canada, a couple of great live tracks from super cowboy singer Don Edwards with Waddie Mitchell, and Riders In The Sky to close the show.

Tune in next Sunday for more fun from our recorded past.

Jim, writing for Marti & Jim

Marti's Bunkhouse in blue.

Title / Artist / Album / Label

• Introduction (1994) / Aunt Hattie Dalton / Personal Interview / 
• Pure Religion (1938) / Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet / Complete Recorded Works v.1 / Document
• Wish I Was A Single Girl Again (1939) / Lulu Belle & Scotty / Flowers In The Wildwood / Trikont
• Round-up Time In Texas (1933) / Girls Of The Golden West / Flowers In The Wildwood / Trikont
• My Poncho Pony (1939) / Patsy Montana / Flowers In The Wildwood / Trikont
• How'm I Doin'? (1932) / The Aaron Sisters With The Song-O-Pators / Flowers In The Wildwood / Trikont
• Turn Your Radio On (1940) / The Blue Sky Boys / O Brothers! / Living Era
• Maple On The Hill (1935) / J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers / O Brothers! / Living Era
• The Weary Lonesome Blues (1937) / The Delmore Brothers / O Brothers! / Living Era
• Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (1936) / The Monroe Brothers / O Brothers! / Living Era
• The Fields Have Turned Brown (1949) / The Stanley Brothers / O Brothers! / Living Era
• Sick, Sober, And Sorry (1951) / Johnny Bond / Classic Country Hits / Music & Melody
• Indian Summer (1951) / Spade Cooley / Classic Country Hits / Music & Melody
• Moanin' The Blues (1950) / Hank Williams / Classic Country Hits / Music & Melody
• Mr. And Mississippi (1950) / Tennessee Ernie Ford / Classic Country Hits / Music & Melody
• Drop Dead (1948) / Tex Williams / Classic Country Hits / Music & Melody
• Gonna Paint The Town Red (1949) / Tommy Scott / Classic Country Hits / Music & Melody
• The Battle Of New Orleans (1959) / Johnny Horton / Classic Country Great Story Songs / Time Life
• Don't Take Your Guns To Town (1959) / Johnny Cash / Classic Country Great Story Songs / Time Life
• A Week In A Country Jail (1969) / Tom T. Hall / Classic Country Great Story Songs / Time Life
• Old Rivers (1962) / Walter Brennan / Classic Country Great Story Songs / Time Life
• Grand Ole Opry Broadcast (1948) / Various / Transcription 12 Dec 1948 / na
• The West Is As Wild As Ever (1946) / Andy Parker & The Plainsmen / Vol. 2 Coast Records / B.A.C.M
• In The Hills Of Old Wyoming (1946) / Andy Parker & The Plainsmen / Vol. 2 Coast Records / B.A.C.M
• Happy Cowboy (1948) / Tim McNamara / A Cowboy's Life Is Good Enough For Me / Jasmine
• Texas Lil / Smoky Dawson with His Rocky Canyon Boys / A Cowboy's Life Is Good Enough For Me / Jasmine
• Square Dance Polka (1949) / Rosalie Allen & The Black River Riders / A Cowboy's Life Is Good Enough For Me / Jasmine
• West Of Rainbow Trail (1941) / Wilf Carter (Montana Slim) / A Cowboy's Life Is Good Enough For Me / Jasmine
• Ballad Of The Alamo (1960) / Marty Robbins / My Rifle, My Pony And Me / Bear Family
• Wagons West (1950) / Sons Of The Pioneers / My Rifle, My Pony And Me / Bear Family
• Coyotes (1994) / Waddie Mitchell and Don Edwards / The Bard and the Balladeer / Warner Western
• Cattle Call (1994) / Waddie Mitchell and Don Edwards / The Bard and the Balladeer / Warner Western
• Home On The Range (2012) / Riders In The Sky / America's Favorite Cowboy Songs / Cracker Barrel