Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Playlist adds March 30 RIP songwriter musician Harley Allen

"Everything I Love"  Alan Jackson
"Tough Little Boys"  Gary  Allan
"Me and Tom and Paul"  The Grascals
"Stray Dogs and Alley Cats"  Lonesome River Band
"Can't Keep On Running"  Audie Blaylock and Redline
"Life or Love"  Bradley Walker

I'll also stick a few on the Bluegrass Classic Hour

Monday, March 28, 2011

Playlist adds March 29

"Opening Day"  Peter Cooper
"You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" The Del McCoury Band/The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
"Loeulla" Marcia Ball
"Searching For  Someone Like You"  Kitty Wells
"But Not This Time" Arty Hill live solo on KNON

RIP Jake Jenkins  Writer/Musician dead in a plane crash March 27.

"Stranger In Your Mind"  Miss Leslie and her Juke Jointers
"Cold Cold Love"  Karl Shiflett and Big Country

Sunday, March 27, 2011

BRC Top 20 week ending March 26

   1.  "BONAPARTE'S RETREAT"  NASHVILLE SWING BAND
   2.  "A LITTLE FURTHER IN THE HOLE"  CRAIG CHAMBERS
   3.  "BILLY THE KID"  MARTY ROBBINS
   4.  "OLD FIVE AND DIMERS(LIKE ME) "  WAYLON JENNINGS
   5.  "LET THOSE BROWN EYES SMILE AT ME"  ROSE MADDOX
   6.  "MY CAROLINA SUNSHINE GIRL"  JIMMIE RODGERS
   7.  "OLD FLAMES HAVE NEW NAMES"  MARK CHESNUTT
   8.  "SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON"  LARRY SPARKS
   9.  "THAT'S YOUR MEMORY"  AARON WENDT
  10.  "RAINY DAY WOMAN"  WAYLON JENNINGS
  11.  "MILK 'EM IN THE MORNING BLUES"  TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD
  12.  "MAMA TRIED"  MERLE HAGGARD
  13.  "ROSE IN PARADISE"  KRIS KRISTOFFERSON/PATTY GRIFFIN
  14.  "KISSES DON'T LIE"  CARL SMITH
  15.  "BIG MACK"  RED SIMPSON
  16.  "DON'T THINK TWICE, IT'S ALL RIGHT"  RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT
  17.  "GOING AWAY PARTY"  MARSHALL CHAPMAN
  18.  "ANOTHER TOWN"  THE CARPER FAMILY
  19.  "A LOVIN MAN"  JOSH SLONE AND COALTOWN
  20.  "NO GOOD LOVER"  BUDDY MILLER/ANN McCRARY

  I see a lot of short time Itunes listeners and not many voters.  Glad to see a couple new Bluegrass songs listed.  Oldest track of the week "My Carolina Sunshine Girl"  Upcoming adds include Del McCoury with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

  If your attempting to log in through Itunes what is your experience?

Thursday, March 24, 2011

BRC Playlist adds March 25

Boy there's a bunch of new bluegrass releases on Air Play Direct

"Ugly Girl Blues" The VW Boys
"In the Corner At The Table By the Jukebox"  James Reams and the Barnstormers
"Boy Giraffes are Selfish"  The Grascals
"There Ain't No Future In the Past"  Terry  Baucom

"Honeysuckle Rose"  The Western Swing Authority
"It Never Rains In Southern California"  Trent Summar and the New Row Mob  "For Karen"

Monday, March 21, 2011

BRC Playlist adds March 21 A tribute to Ralph Mooney and Pinetop Perkins

returning "Crazy Arm's Ray Price
"Under Your Spell Again" Buck Owens
"Corn Pickin" James Burton/Ralph Mooney
"Pinetop"s Boogie Woogie" Pinetop Perkins

Sunday, March 20, 2011

BRC Top 20 week ending March 19

1. "ANOTHER TOWN" THE CARPER FAMILY
2. "OLD FIVE AND DIMERS LIKE ME" WAYLON JENNINGS
3. "MAMA TRIED" MERLE HAGGARD
4. "BRING IT ON DOWN TO MY HOUSE" ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL feat RAY BENSON
5. "GOOD HEARTED WOMAN" JESSIE COLTER/SUNNY SWEENEY
6. "RANDALL KNIFE" GUY CLARK
7. "MY BLUE HEAVEN" LEON REDBONE
8. "OLD WEAKNESS COMING ON STRONG" PATTY LOVELESS
9. "HUNGRY EYES" MERLE HAGGARD
10. "POOR BOY" FLAT TOP JONES feat GARY CLAXTON
11. "THAT'S YOUR MEMORY" AARON WENDT
12. "WHY BABY WHY" THE SECRET SISTERS
13. "SHE'S CRAZY FOR LEAVING" RODNEY CROWELL
14. "A LOVIN MAN" JOSH SLOAN AND COALTOWN
15. "DON'T HAUL BRICKS ON 66" DUSTY CHAPS
16. "ALABAM" COWBOY COPAS
17. "YOU CAN'T ROLLER SKATE IN A BUFFALO HERD" ROGER MILLER
18. "SO ROUND SO FIRM SO FULLY PACKED" MERLE TRAVIS
19. "RIPPLE" JESSE REYNOLDS
20. "HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY" GEORGE JONES


Way to go Beth Chrisman and friends. Beth is becoming a prominent member of the Austin music family.

Glad to see entries from so many folks I have seen or met.

My lesson of the week was learning about Carlton Haney beyond founding the first Bluegrass FestivAL.

Oldest track of the week So Round So Firm So Fully Packed 1946.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

News and Playlist adds March 20

""""BUS OF REAL COUNTRY IS NOW LISTED ON ITUNES""""

"Gone" Terry Preston (I'm limited by FCC regs how many tracks by one artist I can program)
"Take This Job and Shove It" Johnny Paycheck (for my buddy Dean Eaton who was done with his job Friday the 18th. Hope you and Abby keep traveling etc)

More new Bluegrass
"Slowly" Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper
"If Your Heart Would Ever Roll This Way Again" Russell Moore and lllrd Tyme Out
"Never Again" Jerry Butler and the Blu Jays