BRC Playlist adds January 14

"25 Minutes To Go"  Johnny Cash

It's been 44 years since Johnny Cash took a troupe including recording equipment to Folsum Prison for this masterpiece. 1968 was Johnny's comeback in many ways including his wedding to June Carter.


"Who Will Be the First"  Justin Trevino

Justin was one of the acts I saw on my first visit to Austin in 1997. He's been making his own albums since 1998 and even with blindness runs his own studio in Brady TX where he does most of the production for Tracy Pitcox's label Heart of Texas Music. I'm not in touch these days but we had some interesting chats and I was present for a radio broadcast in 2001.

BRC Playlist adds January 13

"The Donner Party Story"  Clarence Kelly
"Thats Why I Sing This Way"  Daryle Singletary
"Texas Me"  Doug Sahm
"You'll Lose A Good Thing"  Freddie Fender
"Hello Love"  Hank Snow

A local band in the modern world music promotion

Andy Vaughn and Driveline

So one of my Austin contacts Jerry Renshaw  moves to Richmond Va then back to Nashville. He hooks up with Andy Vaughn who put a band together and recorded some nice original Honky Tonk material. When I was offered a promo for BRC I took it and have programmed 2 tracks over the past  6 months. To keep the momentum up the band used a Kickstarter campaign to fund their 2nd album. Jerry is commuting as needed to be with the band. They have gotten some decent local press and have traveled as far as Wash DC.

Looking forward to seeing them as they do a mid Texas tour during my visit to Austin.

BRC Playlist adds Jan 9

RIP Evelyn McKinney/Wills/Stevens the younger of the Western Swing duet The McKinney Sisters 12/24/11

"Will There Be Any Yodeling in Heaven"

"Till At Last I'm Home"  Dailey and Vincent
"My Baby Thinks He's A Train"  Bill Emerson and Sweet Dixie

Also several new adds coming to the current Bluegrass hour and albums coming soon from Clarence Kelly and Marty Raybon.

Welcome to 2012 on BRC

It's been a year since I was able to upgrade my LIVE 365 account to a plan with more access and a more reasonable cost by joining a coop. (1)  In January I got more playlist space and in mid March an Itunes listing under country.  Listening hours increased over 200 percent. New releases have been outstanding for new Americana/Honkytonk Acts, Country Legends and particularly Bluegrass. (2)(3). It was also the year I lost my job at the Bus Company and have been busy taking care of my mother and the related housework.

Our first change this year is the addition of Del McCoury's Blue Side of Town Radio Hour which can be heard Wednesday evenings at 10pm and Thursday mornings at 10am  Eastern. I may consider other such programing. and also want to try some PSA's. We are always on the lookout for new groups to support such as Andy Vaughn and Driveline(4). Looking forward to travel this year including Austin, Nashville, my summer Bluegrass fix and hopefully Arizona for a friends birthday in November.

Thanks to all our fans artist and promoters as we continue to entertain in these changing digital times




1. My regret to stations that did not get that option this year.
2. Looking at the end of year lists for Bluegrass there were very few acts I did not program.
3. Thanks to folks who use Airplay Direct so we don't have to bug you for promos.
4. Another blog entry coming

BRC Top 20 Week Ending January 7

    1.  "Give "Em Hell Harry"  Tommy Shaw
    2.  "Talkin' Texan" Gary Nicholson
    3.  "Two Dozen Roses"  Shenandoah
    4.  "A Better Place"  Glen Campbell
    5.  "The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band"  Del McCoury
    6.  "Kansas City Kitty"  Dave Stuckey
    7.  "So Help Me Hank"  Andy Vaughn and Driveline
    8.  "The Right Place"  The Derailers
    9.  "Reason and Rhyme"  Jim Lauderdale
  10.  "Virginia"  The Deep Dark Woods
  11.  "Do-Wacka-Do"  Roger Miller
  12.  "Grandma Bought A Hog"  Nothin Fancy
  13.  "When Two Worlds Collide"  John Prine/Trisha Yearwood
  14.  "Love Sick Blues"  Hank Williams Sr
  15.  "Rainbow Colored Words"  Georgette Jones
  16.  "A Heart Like You"  Connie Smith
  17.  "Back When"  The Carper Family
  18.  "Bugle Call Rag"  Sleepy Mountain Banjo Boys
  19.  "Genuine Healer Of Time"  Johnny Bush
  20.  "Hank To Thank"  Dallas Moore Band/Jody Payne

Welcome to 2012 and our 5th year of Bus Of Real Country.  We are off to a strong start with current releases and a lot more coming particularly in Bluegrass .

I'm happy for the showing by songs connected to Hank Williams Sr  and Roger Miller.

Looking forward to meeting Andy Vaughn and his crew next month in Austin.

Oldest track of the week  Lovesick Blues.

BRC playlist adds Week of January 4

Remembering Leon McAuliffe on his 95th birthday.
"Steel Guitar Rag"  Bob Wills
"Panhandle Rag"  Leon McAuliffe Orchestra
"Red Skin Rag"  """

New releases
"Is That Footsteps"  Feller and Hill and the Bluegrass Buckeroos
"Lovers Farewell"  Bluegrass Martins
"Man In the Back Seat"  W C Edger

"Think of Me"  Buck Owens
"The Natural Thing To Do"  Asleep at the Wheel
"There Goes My Everything"  Glen Campbell/Tennessee Ernie Ford

Get on board and vote for your favorites