Thursday, September 24, 2015

Playlist - 9/20/2015 - Classic Country

Hi Folks.

With just an hour for the show today, I decided to listen to my good friend Art Kneeland and play some classic country music featuring George Jones and Bob Gallion.  We finished with a couple of great obscure gospel numbers on vinyl!

I hope you enjoyed it!


Jame & Cathy Ward will be filling in for the next two weeks during the IBMA convention.


I'll be back October 11 with some incredible news.  I may let you know about it ahead of time, so keep your eyes peeled.


Jim Beaver


Artist / Song / Album / Label / Year

  • Golden Gate Quartet / Didn't Old Pharoah Get Lost / Complete Recorded Works / Document / 1944
  • George Jones / She Thinks I Still Care / She Thinks I Still Care / Bear Family / 1962
  • George Jones / Silver Dew On The Bluegrass Tonight / She Thinks I Still Care / Bear Family / 1962
  • The York Brothers / Long Time Gone / Long Time Gone / Ace / 1950
  • Molly O'Day / I Whish I Was A Single Girl Again / Radio Favorites / Old Homestead / 1945
  • Cowboy Copas / Don't Shake Hands With the Devil / Settin' Flat On Ready / Bear Family / 1955
  • Cowboy Copas / Hangman's Boogie / Settin' Flat On Ready / Bear Family / 1949
  • Hank Williams / I Can't Get You off of My Mind / The Garden Spot Programs 1950 / Omnivore / 1950
  • Marty Robbins / Jolie Girl / Marty Robbin's All Time Greatest Hits / Columbia / 1970
  • Bob Gallion and Patti Powell / Pretty Womanitis / Together and Alone / Self-released / 1975
  • Howard Vokes / Ghost Of A Honky Tonk Slave / Tears At The Grand Ole Opry - The Early Recordings / Rosedale Music / 1958
  • Bob Gallion / Sweethearts Again / Not Once But A Hundred Times / Red Bus Digital / 1961
  • Bob Gallion / Wall to Wall Love / Not Once But A Hundred Times / Red Bus Digital / 1962
  • Merle Haggard / Mixed Up Mess of a Heart / Untamed Hawk / Bear Family / 1966
  • George Jones / A Little Bitty Tear / She Thinks I Still Care / Bear Family / 1962
  • George Jones & Melba Montgomery / Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms / She Thinks I Still Care / Bear Family / 1964
  • George Jones & Melba Montgomery / Blue Moon Of Kentucky / She Thinks I Still Care / Bear Family / 1964
  • Gene Autry / Yellow Rose Of Texas / The Essential Recordings / Primo / 1933
  • Jimmy Murphy / We Live a Long Long Time / Electricity / Sugar Hill / 1978
  • Kenny Roberts / Tying The Leaves / 45 RPM Single / Starday / 1965
  • Buck Owens with Rose Maddox / Loose Talk / Great Duets / Time Life / 1961
  • The Gospel Travelers / Jesus Is Standing At My Right Hand / 45 RPM Single / G-T Records / 1961
  • The Cooke Duet / Almost Home / The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow / Self-released / c.1966

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Playlist - 9/13/2015 - Bill Monroe's Birthday

Hi Folks.


Bill Monroe (L) and Charlie Monroe (R)
Bill Monroe would have celebrated his 104th birthday if he were still with us, so we celebrated by using the hour remaining following a sports preemption to examine Bill's early recorded works starting with the Monroe Brothers in 1936 and ending with the first recording of the Blue Grass Boys with Lester and Earl in the band.  We heard a few of his influences, too, including Jimmie Rodgers and J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers with Snuffy Jenkins.

Tune in next week for another visit to our recorded past.

Jim Beaver


Artist/Song/Album/Label/Year

  • The Golden Gate Quartet / Ol' Man Mose / Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 - 1939 / Document / 1939
  • The Monroe Brothers / Long Journey Home / Blue Moon Of Kentucky 1936-1949 1936-1949 / Bear Family / 1936

Jim's Mom describes seeing Charlie and Bill Monroe Live in Midland NC c.1936


  • The Monroe Brothers / What Would You Give In Exchange / Blue Moon Of Kentucky 1936-1949 1936-1949 / Bear Family / 1936
  • The Monroe Brothers / Nine Pound Hammer / Blue Moon Of Kentucky 1936-1949 / Bear Family / 1936
  • The Monroe Brothers / Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms / Blue Moon Of Kentucky 1936-1949 / Bear Family / 1936
  • The Monroe Brothers / I'm On The Road Back Home / Blue Moon Of Kentucky 1936-1949 / Bear Family / 1938
  • Jimmie Rodgers / Blue Yodel No. 8 / America's Blue Yodeler / Rounder / 1930
  • J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers / Don't Get Trouble In Your Mind / Classic Sides 1937 - 1938 / JSP / 1937
  • J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers / Kiss Me Cindy / Classic Sides 1937-1938 / JSP / 1937
  • Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Mule Skinner Blues / Blue Moon Of Kentucky 1936-1949 / Bear Family / 1940
  • Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Tennessee Blues / Blue Moon Of Kentucky 1936-1949 / Bear Family / 1940
  • Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Orange Blossom Special / Blue Moon Of Kentucky 1936-1949 / Bear Family / 1941
  • Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Heavy Traffic Ahead / Blue Moon Of Kentucky 1936-1949 / Bear Family / 1946
  • The South Carolina Broadcasters / Tell Me Truly Little Darling / Pre-release single / John Boy & Billy / 2015
  • The Cooke Duet / This Little Light OF Mine / 45 RPM Single / Self-released / c.1966

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Playlist - 9/6/2015

Hi Folks.

This Sunday's show was preempted an hour for sports, so we packed as much as we could into the hour remaining.

We hope you enjoyed the show.

Jim Beaver


Artist / Song / Album / Label / Year

  • Golden Gate Quartet / Shadrack / Complete Recorded Works / Document / 1946
  • Bradley Kincaid / Some Little Bug Is Goin' To Get You Some Day / A Man and His Guitar (Vol. 2) / JSP Records / 1933
  • Clarence "Tom" Ashley / Coo Coo Bird / Greenback Dollar (1929-1933) / Rebel / 1929
  • J. E. Mainer / Saving Up Coupons / The Legendary J. E. Mainer Vol. 4 / Rural Rhythm / 1968
  • J. E. Mainer / The Forks Of The Road / 78 RPM Single / King / 1946
  • Morris Brothers / Little Nellie / Salty Dog Blues / B.A.C.M / 1939
  • Grayson & Whitter / I've Always Been a Rambler / Music From The Lost Provinces / Old Hat / 1928
  • Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers / I've Got No Honey Babe Now / Music From The Lost Provinces / Old Hat / 1927
  • Uncle Dave Macon / The Bum Hotel / Classic Sides / JSP / 1937
  • The Callahan Brothers / She Comes Rolling Down The Mountain / The Callahan Brothers / Old Homestead / 1936
  • Tex Owens / Cattle Call / Cattle Call: Early Cowboy Music And Its Roots / Rounder / 1934
  • Ray Whitley / Blue Yodel Blues / Cattle Call: Early Cowboy Music And Its Roots / Rounder / 1936
  • Emry Arthur / My Girl She's A Lulu / A Man Of Constant Sorrow / Old Homestead / 1929
  • Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies / Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet / Daddy of Western Swing / Proper Box / 1935
  • Hugh Cross / Wabash Cannonball / Old Time Music From The Smoky Mountains / B.A.C.M / 1929
  • Hank Williams / I'll Be A Bachelor 'Til I Die / The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 / Omnivore Recordings / 1950
  • Hank Williams / Wedding Bells / The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 / Omnivore Recordings / 1950
  • The Cooke Duet / There Must Be A Power / Early Cooke Duet / CRFRC / c.1966