BRC Playlist adds May 1

"Blame This Mess On You"  Kimberly Murray/Bob Manning
"Take Me Back To Tulsa-Boil'em Cabbage"  Colby Sheppard

BRC top 20 Week Ending April 28

     1.  "Riverboat Gambler"  Eight Dollar Mountain
     2.  "Jimmy Brown the Newsboy"  Jimmy Dale Gilmore
     3.  "If I Had Left It Up To You"  Merle Haggard
     4.  "Too Gone Too Long"  Randy Travis
     5.  "To Daddy"  Emmy Lou Harris
     6.  "Little Birdie"  The Stanley Brothers
     7.  "When Your Holding Me"  Rhonda Vincent
     8.  "The Carroll County Accident"  Porter Wagoner
     9.  "When It's Springtime In Alaska"  Johnny Horton
    10. "I Wish I Were A Single Girl Again"  Jan Howard
    11. "Wine Me Up"  Don Walser
    12. "Slowly But Sweetly"  Davy Jay Sparrow and his Well Known Famous Drovers
    13. "Pale Moon"  The Carper Family
    14. "Man About Town"  Moot Davis
    15. "My Own Kind Of Hat"  Alan Jackson
    16. "Tennessee Local"  Carolyn Martin
    17. "No Yodeling On The Radio"  Karen Collins
    18. "Wine Women and Song"  Loretta Lynn
    19. "The Ballad of Jed Clampett"  Flatt and Scruggs
    20. "Don't Fall In Love With A Girl Like That"  The Boxcars

    Nice mix here that even Adam Steffey would approve of.  Oldest Track of the week.  "Little Birdie";
    Looking forward to getting the first Ballot later this week for the 2012 IBMA awards.

BRC Playlist Adds April 27

BRC Playlist Adds April 27

"Got 2 Again" O Brian Party of 7

Prayers for Bluegrass legend James King
"30 Years of Farming

"Remember Me (When the Candlelights are Gleaming)" Willie Nelson

"Who's Sorry Now" The Hoosier Hotshots

BRC Playlist adds April 26

Remembering Chris Ethridge
"Hot Burrito 2" The Flying Burrito Brothers

Another for Levon Helm
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" The Band

A plug for Cornell Hurds Lefty Frizzell tribute show Friday evening in Corsicana

"Run Em Off" Lefty Frizzell

Playlist adds April 24

"Tear the Woodpile Down" Marty Stuart
"Eternal Vacation" Dailey and Vincent
"Reincarnation" Roger Miller

Coming later today new music from OBrian Party of Seven and a tribute to Chris Ethridge

BRC Top 20 Week Ending April 21

1. "No Yodeling On the Radio" Karen Collins and the Backroads Band
2. "Sweet Baby James" The Grascals
3. "Trouble Let Me Be" Special Consensus 
4. "When It's Springtime In Alaska" Johnny Horton
5. "Riverboat Gambler" Eight Dollar Mountain
6. "Home In San Antone" The Quebe Sisters
7. "My Kind of Hat" Alan Jackson
8. "Wine Women and Song" Loretta Lynn
9. "Tennessee Local" Carolyn Martin
10. "I'll Go To My Grave Loving You" The Statler Brothers
11. "Too Gone Too Long" Randy Travis
12. "The Ballad of Jed Clampett
13. "Don't Fall In Love With A Girl Like That" The Boxcars
14. "I'm Not Even Close" Georgette Jones
15. "Farewell Party" Gene Watson
16. "Wine Me Up" Don Walser
17. "When Your Holding Me" Rhonda Vincent
18. "Earl's Breakdown" The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Earl Scruggs
19. "Man About Town" Moot Davis
20. "Highway Patrol" Jr Brown

It's not reflected in this list but we will miss Dick Clark and Levon Helm.

Karen Collins is an act we have been behind from the start. I'm excited about her hooking up with my Austin buddy's.

Looking forward to new releases from Marty Stuart and the O'Brian Clan's tribute to Roger Miller.

April 20 Honoring Dick Clark

Honoring Dick Clark

It's Only Make Believe Conway Twitty
Break It To Me Gently Brenda Lee

I Can't Help Myself Lil Mo and the Monicats
They say Your'e Never Lonely in Lewisville Bill Evans

April 18 RIP Leon

Honoring Levon Helm

The Weight Rumble at the Ryman
Evangeline The Steep Canyon Rangers

Playlist adds April 16

Thinking about Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees and Doug Dillard

"Reason to Believe" The Dillards

Us Diane McCall
Yesterday When I Was Young Roy Clark
Your Last Goodbye Floyd Cramer
Blue Is My Heart Holly Williams
The Titanic Ernest V Stoneman

BRC Top 20 April 14

1. Tennessee Local Carolyn Martin
2. Wine Women and Song Loretta Lynn
3. I'll Go To My Grave Loving You The Statler Brothers
4. Too Gone Too Long Randy Travis
5. Strange Patsy Cline
6. Cry Cry Cry Marty Stewart
7. Highway Patrol Junior Brown
8. I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me) Buck Owens
9. Don't Fall In Love With A Girl Like That The Boxcars
10. When It's Springtime In Alaska Johnny Horton
11. I'm Not Even Close Georgette Jones
12. Earl's Breakdown Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
13. Stranger In These Walking Shoes Eight Dollar Mountain
14. My Own Kind Of Hat Alan Jackson
15. The Ballad of Jed Clampett Flatt and Scruggs
16. Farewell Party Gene Watson
17. When Your Holding Me Rhonda Vincent
18. Man About Town Moot Davis
19, Goodbye To the Blues Johnson Mountain Boys
20. Before You Go The Derailers

Carolyn Martin was delightful to see live and Nashville was a blast.
Go see the Bakersfield exhibit. Listening hours improving nicely over the last couple weeks.

Oldest Track of the week "When It's Springtime In Alaska"

BRC Playlist adds April 13

Tennessee Local Carolyn Martin
Would It Really Be A Sin The Mastersons
Blue Wayward Vessel

Remembering Bob Luman on his 75th birthday April 15

It's All Over But The Shouting

BRC Playlist adds April 10

Happy Birthday later this week to Loretta Lynn

Wine Women and Song

Remembering Carl Perkins who would have been 80 on April 9

Blue Suede Shoes

Slowly But Sweetly Davy Jay Sparrow and his Well Known Famous Drovers

Heavens Bluegrass Stage Kevin Carter and the Full Assurance Band

BRC top 20 April 7

1. "Riverboat Gambler Eight Dollar Mountain
2. "My Own Kind Of Hat" Alan Jackson
3. "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" Flatt and Scruggs
4. "When Your Holding Me" Rhonda Vincent
5. "Man About Town" Moot Davis
6. "I'm Not Even Close" Georgette Jones
7. "Pale Moon" The Carper Family
8. "Home To Texas" Johnny Bush
9. "I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again" Jan Howard
10. "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" Jack Clement
11. "A World So Full Of Love" The Gibson Brothers
12. "Fireball Male" Ferrell Stowe
13. "Just One Time" Connie Smith
14. "Farewell Party" Gene Watson
15. "Hangman's Boogie" Cowboy Copas
16. "Walk Away From the Wine" Cornell Hurd Band
17. "Roly Poly" Sweet Potato Pie
18. "Goodbye To the Blues" Johnson Mountain Boys
19. "Sing Me A Song" Amber Digby
20. "Before You Go" The Derailers

This weeks number 1 comes from an independent bluegrass group in Southern Oregon I found on Airplay Direct.

Looking forward to a couple days of catching up with Bluegrass folks in Nashville and seeing the new Bakersfield exhibit at the Hall of Fame.

Oldest Track of the week "Hangman's Boogie"

BRC Playlist adds week of April 5

Happy 65th Emmy Lou Harris

To Daddy
To Know Him Is To Love Him The Trio
That's All It Took Gram Parsons

Riverboat Gambler Eight Dollar Mountain
Do As I Say Mark Collie
Trouble Let Me Be Special Consensus
Don't Fall In Love With A Girl Like That The Boxcars

BRC Top 20 March 31

1. "Goodbye To the Blues" The Johnson Mountain Boys
2. "Home In San Antone" The Quebe Sisters
3. "I'll Go To My Grave Loving You" The Statler Brothers
4. "To Gone Too Long" Randy Travis
5. "Hey Porter" Pickin On Johnny Cash
6. "Dumas Walker" The Kentucky Headhunters
7. "No Yodeling On the Radio" Karen Collins
8. "When It's Springtime In Alaska" Johnny Horton
9. "A World So Full of Love" The Gibson Brothers
10. "Before You Go" The Derailers
11. "Once A Day" Connie Smith
12. "Tears and Roses" Heather Berry/Tony Mabe
13. "Sing A Sad Song" Amber Digby
14. "I've Seen What He Can Do" Marty Raybon
15. "Roly Poly" Sweet Potato Pie
16. "I'm Not Even Close" Georgette Jones
17. "Nitro Express" Red Simpson
18. "Black Cadillac" Marti Brom
19. "Sweet Baby James" The Grascals
20. "You Better Treat Your Man Right" Chuck Mead and the Grassy Knoll Boys

A little surprised the Scruggs adds did not make the chart. Some of us have talked about attending the MACC festival but it has not been doable.

Oldest track of the week "When It's Springtime In Alaska"

To those who celebrate have a soleam Holy Week and Easter.

Playlist adds March 30

More Earl Scruggs and Lawton Williams

"The Night I Played Lester Flatt" Danny Stanley and the Bluegrass Gentleman
"Polka On the Banjo" Josh Williams
"Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong" Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys

"Fraulein" Bobby Helms
"Farewell Party" Gene Watson

Playlist Adds March 28

RIP Earl Scruggs

to the regular playlist

"Foggy Mountain Breakdown" 1949 version Flatt and Scruggs
"The Ballad of Jed Clampett" Flatt and Scruggs
"Don't Get Above Your Raising" Ricky Skaggs
"Earl's Breakdown" Earl Scruggs with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

BRC Top 20 Week Ending March 24

1. "Nitro Express" Red Simpson
2. "I've Seen What God Can Do" Marty Raybon
3. "Sweet Baby James" The Grascals
4. "I'm Not Even Close" Georgette Jones
5. "Walk Away From The Wine" Cornell Hurd Band
6. "On the Cover of the Music City News" Buck Owens
7. "My Hearts In San Antone" Arty Rodriguez
8. "Sing Me A Song" Amber Digby
9. "What Is A Home Without Love" The Louvin Brothers
10. "I'm A Walkin Advertisment For the Blues" Karen Collins
11. "World So Full of Love" The Gibson Brothers
12. "White Lightning" George Jones
13. "Pickin Time" Frankie Miller
14. "Wine Me Up" Don Walser
15. "Marie Don Walser
16. "Sweet Dreams" Don Gibson
17. "I Forgot More Then You'll Ever Know" Skeeter Davis
18. "Just One Time" Connie Smith
19. "Jackson" Chuck Mead/Mandy Barnett
20. "Conscience Turn Your Back" Redd Volkaert

The Bakersfield tribute show the the Country Music Hall of Fame was a delight and Rose Maphis looked great for age 89.

This is cutoff week for IBMA nominations so I expect some new Bluegrass music .

Oldest track of the week "I Forgot More Then You'll Ever Know"

BRC Playlist adds March 25

New music from Rhonda Vincent
"When Youre Holding Me"

"Suger Moon" Asleep At the Wheel/Leon Rausch
"Fire On the Strings" Joe Maphis
"Dim Lights Thick Smoke And Loud Loud Music" Daryle Singletary
"Before You Go" The Derailers
"Heartaches For a Dime" Wynn Stewart
"Highway Patrol" Jr Brown

BRC Playlist adds March 21

"Drink Drank Drunk" Bibb City Ramblers
"Take Me In Your Arms and Hold Me" Leon Rausch

In honor of the new Bakersfield exhibit at the CMA Hall of Fame

" I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again" Jan Howard
"The Time Is Spring" Maddox Brothers and Rose
"If I Had Left It Up To You" Merle Haggard
"I Don't Care Just As Long As You Love Me" Buck Owens
"I Always Get A Souvenir" Tommy Collins
"Nitro Express" Red Simpson

BRC Top 20 Week Ending March 17

BRc Top 20 Week Ending March 17

1. "Roly Poly Sweet Potato Pie
2. "Strange" Patsy Cline
3. "Black Cadillac" Marti Brom
4. "Don't Close Your Eyes" Keith Whitley
5. "Carroll County Accident" Porter Wagoner
6. "Cry Cry Cry" Marty Stuart
7. "I've Seen What God Can Do" Marty Raybon
8. "Wine Me Up" Don Walser
9. "Luxury Liner" Carrie Hassler
10. "Carolina Moonshine Man" Lou Reid and Carolina
11. "Train of Love" Jimmie Dale Gilmore
12. "White Lightning" George Jones
13. "Until At Last I'm Home" Dailey and Vincent
14. "Jackson" Chuck Mead/Mandy Barnett
15. "April Rain" Breaking Grass
16. "Who Will Be the First" Justin Trevino
17. "No Yodeling on the Radio" Karen Collins
18. "Marie" Don Walser
19. "I'm Not Even Close" Georgette Jones
20 "Behind Closed Doors" Charlie Rich

A Slow week here but lots of interest in Bluegrass. I'm excited to see a couple entries from Mountain Fever and the new single from Lou Reid.

Oldest Track of the week White Lightning 1959.

Playlist adds March 16/17

Happy 70th Jerry Jeff Walker
"L A Freeway" 

"Sweet Baby James" The Grascals
"It's My Way" Webb Pierce
"Goin Home" James Reams and the Barnstormers
"I'd Rather Love A Memory" The Missy Warner Band

Playlist adds March 14

New inducties to the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame

"I Forgot More Then You'll Ever Know" Skeeter Davis
"Dumas Walker" The Kentucky Headhunters

"Making A Killing" The Spinney Brothers

Finishing our best month yet

April was great but May tends to slow down with better weather and outdoor activities.

Recent deaths I did tributes for included Earl Scruggs, Levon Helm, Dick Clark and Chris Ethridge.

New music coming from Bob Manning/Kimberly Murrey and Janis Martin.

I'll try to get things cought up here but meanwhile recent charts and adds can be found at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bus-of-real-country/318172998234570