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| Red Simpson |
About 40% of this show was classic country trucking songs triggered by the January 8th death of Red Simpson at the age of 81. Simpson was known primarily for his trucking songs -- his biggest hit was "I'm A Truck" in 1971. We played that, and several more from Red along with many from his 1960s fellow country artists like Dave Dudley and Red Sovine.
While we began the last show with a Hank Williams song, we did better this week and played ole Hank as well as a bunch of his songs performed by other country artists. Hank's impact was significant.
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| Joe Leggo |
Joe Leggo is a Connecticut country music artist who wrote a waltz about Connecticut, so we shared his waltz with all the Connecticut folks today.
The Chestnut Grove Quartet rounded out my part of the music with their a cappella gospel.
Joe Bussard's 14th Country Classics program was another half-hour delightful look at some great records from his collection such as one by Mississippi John Hurt that sounded significantly better than the CD reissue from several years back. Joe's clean original 78s sound amazing. You can hear Joe's show again at this link.
Tune in next Sunday at 2pm for the last Red Rooster Party at this time slot. We will be moving the following week to 7-9am Sunday mornings to escape the constant sports preemptions. We expect to move back to the 2-4 time slot in the summer.
Jim Beaver
Artist / Song / Album / Label / Year
- Golden Gate Quartet / Stormy Weather / Complete Recorded Works 1939 Vol. 3 / Document / 1939
- Red Simpson / Truck Drivin' Fool / Capitol Collectors Series: Red Simpson / Capitol / 1967
- Red Simpson / The Highway Patrol / Capitol Collectors Series: Red Simpson / Capitol / 1966
- Dave Dudley / Six Days On The Road / Best of the Truck Driver Songs / Hollywood / 1963
- Red Sovine / Truck Driving Son-Of-A-Gun / Best of the Truck Driver Songs / Hollywood / 1965
- Charlie Moore & Bill Napier / Truck Driver's Queen / Best Of The Truck Driver Songs / Hollywood / 1962
- Hylo Brown / Truck Drivin' Man / Best Of The Truck Driver Songs / Hollywood / 1963
- Red Simpson / I'm a Truck / Capitol Collectors Series: Red Simpson / Capitol / 1971
- Dave Dudley / Drivin' Trains / For The Long Haul Volume 1 / Golden Ring / 1980
- Leroy Van Dyke / Who's Going To Run The Truck Stop In Tuba City When I'm Gone / For The Long Haul Volume 1 / Golden Ring / 1975
- Don Rigsby / Ravishing Ruby / For The Long Haul Volume 1 / Golden Ring / unk
- Red Sovine / Giddy-Up Go / Best of the Truck Driver Songs / Hollywood / 1965
- Minnie Pearl / Giddy-Up-Go Answer / Best of the Truck Driver Songs / Hollywood / 1966
- Red Sovine / Phantom 309 / Best of the Truck Driver Songs / Hollywood / 1967
- Hank Williams / Let's Turn Back The Years / The Final Sessions / Proper / 1952
- George Jones / Why Don't You Love Me / Sing Me A Hank Williams Song / Time Life / 1960
- Charley Pride / Honky Tonk Blues / Sing Me A Hank Williams Song / Time Life / 1980
- Johnny Horton / Lost Highway / Sing Me A Hank Williams Song / Time Life / 1959
- Elvis Presley / Your Cheatin' Heart / Sing Me A Hank Williams Song / Time Life / 1965
- Mel Tillis / Honky Tonkin' / Sing Me A Hank Williams Song / Time Life / 1967
- Joe Leggo / Beautiful Connecticut Waltz / Always Country / Self-released / 1999
- Patti Powell / Have I Told You Lately That I Love You / One Step Away / Self-released / 2009
- Ernest Ashworth / Talk Back Trembling Lips / Hard To Find Hits / Time Life / 1963
- The Davis Sisters / I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know / Hard To Find Hits / Time Life / 1953
- Carl and Pearl Butler / Don't Let Me Cross Over / Hard To Find Hits / Time Life / 1962
- The Chestnut Grove Quartet / The Light On The River / The Legendary Chestnut Grove Quartet / County / 1960s
- Dr. Humphrey Bate & His Possum Hunters / Eighth of January / 78 RPM single / Brunswick / 1928
- The Carter Family / My Clinch Mountain Home / 78 RPM Single / Victor / 1929
- Uncle Dave Macon / The Fox Chase / 78 RPM Single / Vocalion / 1924
- Mississippi John Hurt / Stack O' Lee Blues / 78 RPM single / Okeh / 1928
- Dee Stone and The Melody Hillbillies / Mountain Swing / 78 RPM single / Mutual / 1950
- The Prairie Ramblers / Swinging Down The Old Orchard Lane / 78 RPM Single / ARC / 1935
- Wade Mainer & Sons of the Mountaineers / All My Friends / 78 RPM single / Bluebird / 1938
- George Pegram / John Henry / Music From Galax / Folkways / 1961
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