Playlist 12 - 28 - 07

6am
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Please Read the Letter
Norah Jones - One Flight
Steven Richards - The Best in Me
Michael Reno Harrell - A Little More You
David Mead - Fighting For Your Life
Dire Straits - The Man's To Strong
Kasey Chambers - Bluebird
Jim Lauderdale - This is the Last Time
Dirty Dozen Brass Band w/ Norah Jones - Ruler of My Heart
Deana Carter and Shooter Jennings - Good Hearted Woman
Steadman - No Big Deal
Gurf Morlix - Killing Time in Texas
The Near Misses - Stone
Tray Anastasio - Mr. Completly
7am
Neil Young - The Believer
John Mayer - Not Myself
Ryan Adams - When the Stars go Blue
Tab Benoit - Sac au Lait Fishing (request)
Warren Haynes - I'll Be the One
Gram Parsons and Flying Burrito Bros. - Dark End of the Street
Robert Earl Keen - Broken End of Love
Pieta Brown - In My Mind I Was Talking to Loretta
Donna the Buffalo - No Place Like the Right Time
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez - Wild Thing
Steve Earl - Days Aren't Long Enough
Ricky Skaggs - Uncle Pen
Rodney Crowell - This Too Shall Pass
Jayhawks - Better Days
8am
Bruce Springsteen - Radio Nowhere
Mike Farris - Can't No Grave
Will Hoge - These Were the Days
Geroge Harrison - This is Love
Marc Cohn - Listening to Levon (request)
Levon Helm - The Mountain
Tater - Hello Cosmo (request)
The Band - Up on Cripple Creek (request)
Deana Carter - The Weight (request)
The Band - Stage Fright (request)
Kane Welch Kaplin - Ain't Gonna Do It
Alison Krauss - Borderline (request)

back to regular programing and top 10 lists

Well Christmas is over and we are back to regular programing. Hope you enjoyed the special music we presented for the Hoilday. We are still taking your top 10 lists and we will have the numbers crunched next week so we can give you the listeners top 10 list.
Just email your list to info@wgwg.org.

It's A Christmas Playlist 12-21-07

Its an All Christmas Playlist!
Merry Christmas from all of us at WGWG!!!
6am
Sting - All Four Seasons
Bushy Valley Boys - Holly Jolly Christmas
Keb Moe - Jingle Bell Jamboree
Nitty Gritty Drit Band - Jingle Bells
Dwight Yoakam - Silent Night
David Childers - The Holly and the Ivy
Chatham County Line - O! Santa
James Taylor - The Christmas Song

Diana Krall - Christmas Time is Here

Andy Pratt - Sing for Christmas

The Cox Family - Go Tell It on the Mountain

The Shankman Twins - Here Comes Santa Claus

Rob Thomas - New York Christmas

The Eagles - Please Come Home For Christmas (request)

D.A.M Combo - Cradle and the Star

Jimmy Buffet - Jingle Bells (request)

Brenda Lee - Rock Around the Christmas Tree

Martin Sexton - O Christmas Tree

7am

Alison Krauss - Shimmy Down the Chimney

Raul Malo - Silver Bells

Michael Burk - Christmas Snow

Slaid Cleaves - Your a Mean One Mr. Grinch

Jeff Black - Winter Wonderland

Sarah Mclaclan - the First Noel / Mary Mary

The Temptations - Little Drummer Boy (request)

Robert Bradley - Please Come Home for Christmas

Los Lonely Boys - Feliz Navidad

Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus is Coming to Town (request)

Kerry Getz - Maybe this Christmas

The Dancing Hobos - Christmas in Prison

Mindy Smith - I'll be Home for Christmas

8am

Emmylou Harris - Palms of Victory

Blind Boys of Alabama - The Christmas Song

The Band - Christmas Must be Tonight

WC Clark - Christmas Party

Earl Scruggs and Friends - Passin Thru (ok not a Christmas song but a special request)

Gypsy Hombres - Blue Christmas / Let it Snow

Phil Ruff - I Wonder as I Wander

Chuck Berry - Merry Christmas Baby

Dan Hicks - My Main Man Santa

The Skaggs Family - What Child is This

Billy Pilgram - Sleep Holy Baby (request)

David Childers - Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy

Otis Redding - Merry Christmas Baby

Suzzy Bogges and Delbert McClinton - Baby Its Cold Outside

Marry Christmas Everyone!!!!

Playlist 12-20-07

6am
Yarn - Madeline
Sarah Harmer - Almost
Merle Haggard - Blues Stay Away From Me
Antsy McClain - The King of Christmas
Robin Rogers - Silent Night
Emmylou Harris - The First Noel
Hayes Carll - Leave Here Standing
Richard Shindell - The Storms are on the Ocean
Shooter Jennings - The Walk of Life
Brian Setzer - Jingle Bells
The Eagles - Please Come Home for Christmas
Keb Mo - Jingle Bell Jamboree
Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers - Sin City
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
BR549 - The Christmas Song
Kane Welch Kaplin - Highland Mary
7am
Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers - Guitar Town (request)
Doc, Del McCurry and Mac Wiseman - Christmas Time's A Comin' (request)
The Near Misses - Pretty Enough
The Skaggs Family - Love Came Gently
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - What's so Funny About Peace Love and Understanding
Mike Farris - Can't No Grave
Robin and Linda Willams - The First Christmas Gift
Doves - Caught By the River
The Skaggs Family - White Christmas
Phish - Farmhouse
Reba McEntire - Silent Night
Ray Charles - Tell the Truth
From Good Homes - Bang That Drum
The Band - Christmas Must Be Tonight
8am
Hot Tuna - True Religion (request)
Mindy Smith - It Really Is a Wonderful Life
Neil Young - Beautiful Bluebird
Jesse Malin - Xmas
Sam Bush - Bringing In the Georgia Mail
Old and in the Way - Wild Horses (request)
Tom Petty - It's Christmas
The Near Misses - Merigold
Fab Four - Hark the Harald Angels Sing
Dar Williams - Spring Street
The Flying Burrito Brothers - Knee Deep in the Blues
Barenaked Ladies - God Rest Ye Merry Gentelman

Playlist 12-19-07

6am
Sam Bush - Bringing In the Georgia Mail (Live)
R.E.M - Man on the Moon
Peter Rowan and Tony Rice - The Walls of Time (request)
Carl Cartee - Christmas at Walmart
Jorma Kaukonen - Come Back Baby (request)
Infamous Stringdusters - Stary Night (request)
Cadillac Sky - Born Lonesome
Malcolm Holcombe - I Feel Like a Train (request)
Kane Welch Kaplin - Highland Mary
Marty Stuart - Even Santa Gets the Blues
Lyle Lovett - That's Right
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez - Le't Leave this Town
John Prine - Paradise
7am
Mindy Smith - Christmas Song
Buddy Miller - I Can't Get Over You
Pam Tillis - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Brian Ashely Jones - Think It Over
Neil Young - The Believer
Johnny Cash - Blue Christmas
Marshall Tucker Band - Hillybilly Band
Kathleen Edwards - One More Song the Radio Wont Like
Mavis Staples - Eyes on the Prize (request)
Dwight Yoakam - I'll be Home For Christmas
Alan Jackson - Just Put a Ribbon In Your Hair
Jody Jenkins - Box of Love
Taj Mahal - All Along the Watchtower
Shooter Jennings - Last Time I'll Let You Down
8am
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Emmylou Harris - Palms of Victory
Jon Shain - Get What You Deserve
James Taylor - Jingle Bells
Allman Brothers Band - Dreams
Mike Farris - Change is Gonna Come
Tater - Over the Falls (request)
Aimee Mann - Going Through the Motions (request)
Del McCurry Band - Bluegrass Christmas (request)
Steve Earle - Tennessee Blues
Kerry Getz - Yuletide Romeo
Grateful Dead - Dire Wolf
John Mellencamp - Jack and Diane
Jim Lauderdale - Looking for a Good Place to Land

Playlist 12-18-07

6am
Dar Williams - Spring Street
Andy Stochansky - Stutter
Ryan Adams - Wonderwall
Mike Farris - A Change is Gonna Come
Ellis Paul - Snow in Austin
John Lennon - Love
Cassey Driessen - Country Blues
The Near Misses - Marigold
Johnny Cash - Merry Christmas Mary
Deana Carter and Shooter Jennings - Good Hearted Woman
Eric Clapton and B. B. King - Riding With the King
The Skaggs Fmaily - Deck the Halls
Levon Helm - The Mountain
Emmylou Harris - Beyond the Blue
7am
The Big Daddy Bluegrass Band - Good Gone Bad (request)
Cadillac Sky - Born Lonesome (request)
Volatile Baby - Ring of Fire
Will Hoge - These Were the Days
Antsy McClain - Santa Claus Finds a Way
Elvin Bishop - I'll Be Glad
Steve Earle - City of Immigrants
Willie Nelson - Please Come Home for Christmas
Diana Krall - Let it Snow
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Please Read the Letter
Phil Ruff - I Wonder as I Wander
Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
Kathleen Edwards - Good Things
8am
Mike Farris - I'll Take You There (request)
Robin and Linda Williams - Mary Had a Baby
Del McCurry - Blue Christmas (request)
Sons of Bill - Savannah Rain (request)
Dwight Yoakam - Excuse Me I Think I've Got a Heartach
Mary Gauthier - I Ain't Leaving
Chip Taylor and Marry Gauthier - Wild Thing
Shooter Jennings - Walk of Life
John Fogerty - Don't You Wish It was True (request)
Billy Joe Shaver with Flaco Jimenez - Faliz Navidad
Sarah McClachlan - Silent Night

Playlist 12-17-07

6am
John Fogerty - Broken Down Cowboy
The Yahoos - Never Give an Inch
Catlin Cary - You Don't Have to Hide
Lyle Lovett - I Will Rise Up
Jonny Lang - Red Light
Clem Snide - Beautiful
Sam Bush - On the Road
Ray Charles - Baby Its Cold Outside
Toni Price - Leftover Love
Eagles - How Long
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Gone Gone Gone
John Mayall - Hoochi Coochi Man
Mountain Heart - Who's the Fool Now
7am
The Near Misses - Marigold
Crooked Still - Darlin' Corey
Steve Forbert - Good Planets
Pieta Brown - West Monroe
Tater - What Child is This
Yarn - Tennessee
Jackie Greene - Cold Black Devil / 14 Miles
New Riders of the Purple Sage - The Last Lonely Eagle
Robin Ella - Down the Mountain
Dwight Yoakam - My Heart Skips a Beat
Mary Gauthier - I Ain't Leaving
Malcolm Holcombe - I Feel Like a Train
Levon Helm - False Hearted Lover Blues
Deana Carter and Jessi Colter - I'm Not Lisa
8am
Sons of Bill - Roll On Jordon
Patty Loveless - When I Reach the Place I'm Going
Catfish Brothers - Crazy With a Frying Pan
The Near Misses - Stone
Flaming Lipps - White Christmas
Blind Boys of Alabama - Away in a Manger
Porkey Pig - Blue Christmas
The Band - Up on Cripple Creek
Jim Lauderdale - Looking for a Good Place to Land
David Childers - Faliz Navadad
Malcolm Holcombe - I Feel Like a Train
Neil Young - Be With You
Eric Clapton - Let It Rain
Pam Tillis - Pretty Paper
Crosby Stills and Nash - In My Life

Playlist 12-14-07

6am
Eagles - How Long
David Gray - Freedom
Polecat Creek - Sweet Nandina
Mary Gauthier - Last of the Hobo Kings
The Band - Don't Do It
John Lennon - Love
Steely Dan - The Last Mall
Malcolm Holcombe - Evelyn
Martin Sexton - I'll Be Home For Christmas
Flying Burrito Bros. - We've Got to Get Ourselves Together
Toni Price - Leftover Love
Damien Rice - Amie
Ryan Adams - Touch, Feel and Lose
Peter Case - Coulda Shoulda Woulda (request)
Kane Welch Kaplin - Ain't Gonna do It (request)
7am
Dwight Yoakam - Excuse Me I think I've got a Heartache
Todd Snider - Looking For a Job (request)
Chris Knight - Williams Son
Flatt and Scruggs - Sally Goodwin (request)
The Bluegrass Elvises - Hound Dog
Amy LaVere - Killing Him
Mindy Smith - Away In a Manger
Merle Haggard - Blues Stay Away From Me
Dr. John and Mavis Staples- Lay My Burden Down
Mike Farris - I'll Take You There
John Mellencamp - Small Town
Levon Helm - Feelin' Good
Emmylou Harris - Beyond the Blue
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Gone Gone Gone
8am
Mike Daughty - 27 Jennifers
Pam Tillis - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Jimi Hendrix - Freedom
Pieta Brown - Rolling Down the Track
Infamous Stringdusters - 40 west
Merle Haggard - Jimmy Rodgers Blues
Dwight Yoakam - Close Up the Honkey Tonks
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez -Laredo
Porky Pig - Blue Christmas (request)
Soggy Bottom Boys - Man of Constant Sorrow (request)
Sons of Bill - Roll On Jordan (request)
Raul Malo - You're Only Lonley (request)

Playlist 12-13-07

6am
Michael Reno Harrell - Hey Annie
Will Kimbrough - Horsehoe Lake
Jackie Greene - When You're Walking Away
Allman Brothers Band - Dreams
Antsy McClain - O Little Town of Bethlehem (request)
John Mellencamp - I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus
Emmylou Harris - The First Noel
Malcolm Holcombe - This Ol House
Luke Edwards - Christmas Time Is Coming
David Childers - The Holly and The Ivy (request)
JJ Cale - Since You Said Goodbye
Sons of Bill - Savannah Rain (request)
Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See
Ray Charles and Willie Nelson - Seven Spanish Angels
7am
The Little Willies - Streets of Baltimore
Tater - Not Gonna Cry (request)
John Prine and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Grandpa Was a Carpenter (request)
Marc Higgins Band - Slow Moving Train
Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter - Got My Mojo Working (request)
Steve Earle - Down Here Below
Mike Farris - Change is Gonna Come (request)
Mike Farris - Oh Marry Don't You Weep (request)
Mike Farris - Ain't No Grave (request)
Robbie Robertson - Hold Back the Dawn
John Cowan - Hurting Sure
Kane Welch Kaplin - Callin' You

Playlist 12-12-07 and Music News

Steve Earle's latest album, ``Washington Square Serenade'' has received two Grammy nominations -- Best Contemporary Folk-Americana Album and Best Country Collaboration With Vocals. The duet was with his wife Allison Moorer on ``Days Aren't Long Enough.''

Hank Williams III is 35 Today!

6am
Deana Carter and Shooter Jennings - Good Hearted Woman
Coldplay - Clocks
Harris Brothers and Darin Aldridge - Blue Yodel #9
Emmylou Harris - Snowing on Raton
The Near Misses - Marigold
Ray Charles - Santa Clauss is Coming to Town
Kane Welch Kaplin - Callin' You
WC Clark - Christmas Party
Guy Clark - Hank Williams Said it Best
Mike Farris - Change is Gona Come (request)
Bob Dylan (with Joan) - I Shall Be Released
Jack Johnson - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Lyle Lovett - Up in Indiana
CJ Cheiner - Zydeco Christmas
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers - My Sweet Charade
7am
Buddy Miller - I Cain't Wait
Train - Meet Virginia
Carey Bell - Christmas Train
Doc and Merle Watson - Freight Train Blues (request)
Billy Joe Shave - Georgia on a Fast Train (request)
Mountain Heart - I'm Just Here to Ride the Train
Steve Earle and Allison Moorer - Days Aren't Long Enough
Infamous Stringdusters - Poor Boys Delight
Hank Williams III - D Ray White

Old 97s - Holly Jolly Christmas

Fred Eaglesmith - Mrs. Hank Williams

Dan Hicks - Main Man Santa

Jerry Douglas - Snow's First Fall

Sons of Bill - Roll On Jordan (request)

8am

Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up On Me

The Three Pickers - On the Banks of the Ohio

Fats Domino - I'll Be Home for Christmas

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Please Read the Letter

Taj Mahal - Dust My Broom

Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez - Maybellene

Levon Helm - Single Girl Married Girl

John Fogerty - Don't You Wish It Was True

Mary Gauthier - Please

Darrell Scott - I Still Miss Someone

Dwight Yoakam - Loves Gonna Live Here

Shooter Jennings - Last Time I Let You Down

Playlist 12-11-07

6am
Merle Haggard - Blues Stay Away from Me
REM - Its the End of the World as We Know It
Gigi Dover - Fortunate
Bruce Springsteen - Radio Nowhere
Clem Snide - I'll Be Your Mirror
Willie Nelson - Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow up To be Cowboys
The Derailers - I'm Still Missing You
Levon Helm - The Mountain
The Gypsy Hombres - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Mary Gauthier - Please
Uncle Earl - Bonny on the Side of St. Helena
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Please Read the Letter (request)
Sons of Bill - Metaphysical Gingam Gown (request)
Jimmy LaFave - Bohemian Cowboy Blues
Earl Scruggs - Jingle Bells (requset)
7am
Old School Freight Train - C Tune (request)
Sugarland - Everyday America (request)
Emmylou Harris - Highway of Heartach
Steve Earle - Two Girls
Ray Charles - All I Want for Christmas (request)
Johnny Cash - Blue Christmas
Dwight Yoakam - My Heart Skips a Beat
John Fogerty - Swamp River Days
Janis Joplin - Trust Me
Alexi Murdoch - Silent Night
Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Bros. - Sin City (request)
John Hammond - Come on in This House (request)
Abigail Washburn - Coffee's Cold
Kasey Chambers - Cry Like a Baby
8am
Joss Stone and Buddy Guy - Every Night About This Time (request)
Chris Cook - A Letter Home to You
Jack Johnson - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (request)
The Skaggs Family - White Christmas (request)
Stevie Nicks - Silent Night
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band - I Will Rise Up
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez - Lets Leave This Town
Shooter Jennings - Last Time I Let You Down
Taj Mahal - Queen Bee
Little Feat - Gimme a Stone
Cadillac Sky - Born Lonesome

Playlist 12-10-07

6am
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Through the Morning Through the Night
Foghorn Stringband - John Henry
Flatt and Scruggs - Don't Get Above Your Raising
Neil Young Beautiful Bluebird
Aruther Godfrey - Amen
Neil Young - Are you Ready for the Country
Waifs - Fishermans Daughter
Johnny Cash with Body Dlyan - Girl from the Norht Country (request)
Pam Tillis - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Toni Price - Leftover Love
Lucinda Williams - Hard Times Killing Floor
Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lighting (request)
Mountain Heart - Heart Like a Road Sign (request)
Mike Farris - I'll Take You There
Steve Earle - City of Immigrants
7am
Levon Helm - Feelin' Good
Norah Jones - She
Peter Case - Coulda Shoulda Woulda (request)
Led Zepplin - Rock and Roll
Ray Charles - Ain't that Love
Eagles - How Long
Allison Moorer - All Aboard
Pieta Brown - Hey Run
Sheryl Crow and Eric Clapton - Merry Christmas Baby
Kane Welch Kaplin - Callin You
Will Hoge - These were the Days
BR549 - Posion
Damien Rice - Volcano
Mike Farris - Marry Don't You Weep (request)
8am
Dwight Yoakam - Here Comes Santa Claus
John Fogerty - Don't You Wish It Was True
DesChamps Band - Going to New Orleans
Hall and Oats (yes I said Hall and Oats) - Christmas Must be Tonight
Marshall Tucker Band - I'll Be Home for Christmas
Robin and Linda Williams - Things I've Learned
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez - Angel of the Morning
Alison Krauss - New Favorite
Shooter Jennings - Last Time I Let You Down
Eric Clapton and BB King - Worried Life Blues
The Nitty Gritty Dirty Band With John Prine- Grandpa Was a Carpenter
Mary Gauthier - I Ain't Leaving
Bob Dylan - Down in the Flood

Uncle Earl Music Video

Check out the Music Video from Uncle Earl

Playlist 12-07-07 Sunny Sweeney's Birthday and Steven King's top CDs of the Year

Happy Birthday to Sunny Sweeney, she turns 31 today.

Steven King has picked his top seven CDs of the year (said he could not find ten) His No. 1 pick is Steve Earle’s “Washington Square Serenade,” followed by Wilco’s “Sky Blue Sky,” . There is some stuff in his list that I’ve not heard of or if I’ve heard of it, it does not apply to this blog but he does pick Lyle Lovett and His Large Band’s “It’s Not Big It’s Large” ,John Fogerty’s “Revival” and Southern Culture on the Skids’ “Countrypolitan Favorites.”

6am
Will Hoge - Those Were the Days
Jump - Midnight
Rick Spritzer - Back to Blue
JJ Cale - Waymore's Blues
Zero 7 - Home
Bob Dylan - The Times They are a Changing
John Brown's Body - Picking Up
Levon Helm - Feelin' Good
Diana Krall - White Christmas
Will Kimbrough - Eden Prarie
Van Morrison - What Am I Living For
Pieta Brown - Rollin' Down the Track
Trey Anastasio - Sweet Dreams Melinda
Mountain Heart - Heart Like a Road Sign (request)
7am
Richard Thompson - Bad Monkey (request)
Bob Dylan - I Shall Be Released (request)
Two Dollar Pistols - I Still Need Her
Kelly Willis - Stone's Throw Away (request)
Kelly Willis - Losing You
Ricky Scaggs - Uncle Pen
Sunny Sweeney - If I Could
Mindy Smith - My Holiday

Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez - Maybellene

Billy Joe Shaver and Flaco Jimenez - Feliz Navidad

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Please Read the Letter

Steve Earle - Tennessee Blues (Steven King's pick for #1 CD of 2007)

David Gray - Babylon (request)

8am

John Fogerty - Somebody Help Me

Emmylou Harris - Speed of Sound (I Love Emmylou !!!)

Kane Welch Kaplin - Highland Mary

Toni Price - Ninety-Nine Pounds

David Grisman and Jerry Garcia - Louis Collins

Earl Scruggs and Hylo Brown - Cumberland Gap (request)

Mary Gauthiier - Please

Lyle Lovett - Up in Indiana

Shooter Jennings - The Last Time I'll Let You Down

Dwight Yoakam - Close Up the Honkey Tonks

Playlist 12-06-07

"Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart...filled it, too, with melody that would last forever. "
Bess Streeter Aldrich in "Song of Years"

6am
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez - Maybelline
Will Kimbrough - Eden Prarie
Sons of Bill - Savannah Rain
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee (demo version)
Neil Young - The Believer
Barenaked Ladies - God Rest Ye Merry Gentelman
Lyle Lovett - Up in Indiana
Yarn - Don't Break My Heart Again
Ryan Shope and the Rubber Band - Banjo Boy
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Gone Gone Gone
Mountain Heart - Heart Like a Road Sign
Malcolm Holcombe - This Ol' House
Sam Bush - All Night Radio
7am
Robert Bradley - Please Come Home For Christmas (request)
Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Bros. - We've got to Get Ourselves Together
Utah Green - Diamond Road
Marshall Tucker Band - Blue Ridge Mountain Sky
Steve Earle - City of Immigrants
Tinsley Ellis - A Quitter Never Wins
Brian Setzer - 'Zat You Santa Claus
Levon Helm - False Hearted Lover Blues
Emmylou Harris - Don't Let Our Love Die
The Near Misses - Pretty Enough
John Prine and Mac Wiseman - I Forgot to Remember to Forget

John Fogerty - Somebody Help Me

8am

Billy Joe Shaver - Freedom's Child

Bob Dylan - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

Dwight Yoakam - Close Up The Honkey Tonks

Judith Owen - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentelmen

Shooter Jennings - The Walk of Life

Deana Carter with Shooter Jennings - Good Hearted Woman

Van Morrison - Have I Told You Lately

Mary Gauthier - Please

The Band - Up On Cripple Creek

Jack White - Great High Mountain

The Near Misses - Merigold

Playlist 12-05-07

6am
Jim Lauderdale - Looking for a good place to land
Jeffery Gains - Always Be
Hootie and the Blowfish - Go and Tell Him
The Near Misses - Pretty Enough
Shooter Jennings - Last Time I Let You Down
Jeff Black - Winter Wonderland
Mark Knopfler - A Heart Full of Holes
Widespread Panic - Travelin' Man
Natalie Merchant - Wonder
Donna the Buffalo - Positive Friction
Michael Reno Harrell - Lucinda
Infamous Stringdusters - 40 West
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez - Angel of the Morning
Johnny Cash - The Gifts They Gave
7am
Merle Haggard - Big City
North Mississippi Allstars - Up Over Yonder
Menage - Don't Make Me Cry
Fred Eaglesmith - I want to by Your truck
Mountain Heart - Who's the Fool Now
Doc and Merle Watson - Going to Chicago Blues
Flatt and Scruggs - Old Salty Dog Blues
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Gone Gone Gone
Emmylou Harris - The First Noel
Lori McKenna - Unglamorous
Joss Stone - Don't You Want to Ride
Fayssoux McClean and Brandon Turner - Away in a Manger
Deana Carter - Old Man
Dwight Yoakam - Close Up the Honkey Tonks
8am
Pieta Brown - In My Mind I Was Talking to Lorretta
Loretta Lynn - High on a Mountain Top
Carl Jackson and John Starling - Lonsome Dove
Joe Strummer - Long Shadow
Ben Harper - Steal My Kisses
Brian Setzer - Blue Christmas
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Please Read the Letter
Darden Smith - Perfect Moment
Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
Cephis and Wiggins - One Kind Favor
Calexico / Iron and Wine - Red Dust
The Band - It Makes No Differance
Bruce Cockburn - Mary Had a Baby
JJ Cale - Ooh La La

playlist 12-04-07

6am
Steve Earle - Down Here Below
Pete Yorn - Closer
David Childers - Lonley Beauty
Lyle Lovett - Don't Cry a Tear
Allman Brothers Band - Southbound
The Near Misses - Running
Tom Petty - Its Christmas
Bruce Springsteen - Livin' in the Future
Old School Freight Train - C Tune (request)
Joe Ely - Fighting For My Life
Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothres - Sin City
Janis Joplin - Trust Me
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Gone Gone Gone
Uncle Earl - Wish I Had My Time Again
Levon Helm - Feelin' Good
7am
Emmylou Harris - First In Line
Mountain Heart - Road that Never Ends
The Subdudes - Street Symphony (request)
Martin Sexton - Will It go Round in Circles
Marc Higgins Band - How Can I
J. J. Cale - Ooh La La
David Olney - Speak Memory
David Childers - Blue Morning (request)
Will Kimbrough - Horseshoe Lake (request)
Kim Richey - Not a Love Like This (request)
Deana Carter and Dolly Parton - Love is Like a Butterfly
Patty Griffin - Rain
Mike Farris - Change is Gonna Come
8am
Kane Welch Kaplin - Highland Mary
Shooter Jennings - Walk of Life
Dwight Yokam - Close Up the Honky Tonks
Mary Gauthier - Please
Mary Gauthier - Christmas in Paradise
John Fogerty - Don't You Wish It Was True
Ryan Shope and His Rubber Band - Hey Hey Hey
Robin and Tony Rodgers - Paint the Town Red
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band with Guy Clark - South Texas Girl
Malcolm Holcombe - Evelyn
Emmylou Harris - Waltz Across Texas Tonight

Cuz's Corner

Cuz’s Corner, December 2007


Welcome to the Christmas edition of Cuz’s Corner. The way these holiday seasons keep rolling by reminds me of a thirty-year-old Richard Thompson song called Who Knows Where the Time Goes. By the way, you will be able to catch the legendary Richard Thompson on January 9th at McGlohon Theatre when he brings his 1000 Years of Popular Music tour to Charlotte. Believe me, Richard’s idea of popular song and that of the general populace are two different things! (www.maxxmusic.com)

Speaking of the holiday season, I don’t think there is anything that makes for a better stocking stuffer that a CD. Just think, it fits perfectly and keeps on giving after everyone has gone back home! My pick for this holiday season is one I reviewed last month based on a sampler disc I received. I’m referring to the new boxed set by Emmylou Harris called Songbird. Having listened to all four discs, I can tell you it’s even better than I imagined as there is absolutely nothing approaching mediocre in this set and the historical liner notes and photos are worth the price alone. As a bonus, there is a DVD capturing about a dozen vintage performances through the years and a clip of her talking about the new passion in her life – animal rescue.

If your fanatical J. J.Cale friends are in a state of perpetual withdrawal due to the rarity of his tours and recordings, here is the gift for them. His latest release called Rewind is an interesting mix of never-released tunes recorded through the years. Although this may not be his best work, this will definitely satisfy your serious “Calehead” friends!

Yet another idea for the old stocking may take a bit of stretching, but I think if you work a bit, a DVD just might fit! In the last few years, New West Records has been releasing vintage performances of Austin City Limits shows. These are not the half-hour shows you see on PBS, but the entire concert. A few of the shows that I’ve seen and would recommend are The Flatlanders, Richard Thompson, Guy Clark, Merle Haggard, Lucinda Williams and John Hiatt. (www.newwestrecords.com)

I must say the annual AMA festival in Nashville more than lived up to my expectations. By the way, the “M” stands for “music,” not “medical,” although my fifty-something carcass felt like it needed some medical attention after days of 2 and 3 AM bedtimes! My four days got off to an emotional start as the Tennessee Museum in conjunction with the AMA presented a heartfelt tribute to Porter Wagoner, who passed just days before the conference. Passionate performances were given by Jim Lauderdale, Mike Farris, and Rodney Crowell. When Rodney Crowell sang Love Is All I Need, written after the death of his parents, there were no dry eyes in the house, folks. The high point was a surprise appearance by Emmylou Harris, who sang a half-dozen songs with Buddy Miller. I must say I’m proud of a music association that honors the heroes of real country music!

The awards show at the Ryman was the best ever and was produced by Claire Armbruster, whom many of you know from the tremendous lineups she booked during her tenure with MerleFest. As with MerleFest, she has a sixth sense for the artists that need to be on the stage together to make the magic happen. And the awards went to: Patty Griffin, album of the year and artist of the year; Buddy Miller, instrumentalist of the year; Darrell Scott, song of the year (Hank William’s Ghost); Lyle Lovett, trailblazer award; Joe Ely, lifetime achievement for performance; Mavis Staples, freedom of speech; Avett Brothers, emerging artist and best duo; Ry Cooder – lifetime instrumentalist; Willie Nelson, lifetime achievement for songwriting; Townes Van Zandt, president’s award; Mary Martin and Jim Dickerson won for lifetime executive and producer, respectively.

The teaming of the AMA with the Country Music Hall of Fame and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame resulted in two tremendous keynote interviews with the great Lyle Lovett and Emmylou Harris. Emmy was ready to talk in her interview and I must admit I was spellbound during her nearly hour-and-a-half talk, which really got into the history and legacy she shared with the legendary Gram Parsons. It occurred to me during both of these sessions that these artists go beyond just being great musicians; they are simply outstanding and special human beings that would have excelled in any field or endeavor.

Oh, did I mention that there were four nights of stellar showcase performances featuring the “best of the best” roots music artists? Listing my favorites would literally take me into the January edition of Cuz’s Corner – I’m serious. I suppose my favorite sets would have to be Uncle Earl and Buddy Miller back to back at the Mercy Lounge and simply listening to acoustic music at the epicenter of bluegrass and old-time music, The Station Inn. My musical discovery, however, was the wizardry of instrumentalist and producer Gurf Morlix. I was familiar with his work producing such masterpieces as Lucinda Williams’ Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and others, but had no idea of what he could do for a live performance. There are musicians that can make everybody on stage sound better – Gurf is one of them. Appropriately, my last set was Ray Wylie Hubbard’s closing set at the Cannery, which featured, in addition to his own players, Gurf Morlix and Buddy Miller on electric guitars – we’re talking the proverbial wall of sound, folks!

This festival is highly recommended for both members of the AMA and non-members. I guess the coolest thing for me in attending every year is realizing that there are actually others all over the country that enjoy this type of music and the sense of family I derive from the friendships forged over the four days. Think of it as an adult camp for music nuts! By the way, the annual Folk Alliance is coming up in Memphis, February 20-24, which is another fun, educational destination!

Since we seem to be spending most of Cuz’s Corner in Nashville anyway, I need to tell you that Amy Kurland, who opened the Bluebird Café in 1982, is transferring this national landmark to the Nashville Songwriter’s Association International (NSAI). The announcement was made November 8th at a performance by founding member Kris Kristofferson and will be effective January 1st. I think this is good news for all the folks that have loved this place throughout the many years.

Well, I’m into page two, which means I’m out of time and room. Please have the happiest and safest Christmas ever and we’ll see you next year! Pray for world leaders to listen to more roots music – the planet would be a safer place!

Cuz

playlist 12-03-07

6am
Steve Earle - Days Aren't Long Enough
Raul Malo - Downbound Train
Manage - Tell Me
Michael Reno Harrell - If I Ain't Got You
Greg Trooper - Dream Away
Mama Said - Blueridge Road (request)
King Wilkie - Wrecking Ball (request)
Gillian Welch - Wrecking Ball (request)
Lucinda Williams - World Without Tears
Will Kimbrough - Hill Country Girl
D.A.M Combo - Cradle and the Star
Deana Carter and Jessi Colter - I'm Not Lisa
Jayhawks - Will I See You In Heaven
Kasey Chambers - The Captain
7am
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez - Must be The Whiskey
Peter Case - Coulda Shoulda Woulda
DesChamps Band (aka Bellville Outfit) - Carolina Sound (request)
Tom Petty - Its Christmas Time
John Mellencamp - Again Tonight
Dwight Yoakam - My Heart Skips a Beat
The Anitbodies - Down to Earth
JJ Cale - Waymore's Blues
Vince Gill - I'll Be Home for Christmas
Emmylou Harris - Highway of Heartach
Mike Farris - Change is Gonna Come
Jackie Greene - About Cell Block #9
Jim VanCleve - Nature of the Beast
Steve Miller Band - Dance Dance Dance
Toni Price - Ninty Nine Pounds
8am
Yarn - Listen up Sweetheart
Allison Moorer - All Aboard
Police - Deathwish
Bruce Springsteen - Jacob's Ladder
Dwight Yoakam - Away In a Manger (request)
Ray Charles - Christmas Time (request)
Tom Petty - Here Comes My Girl (request)
Michael Reno Harrell - Lucinda
Los Lonely Boys - Heaven (live)
Ryan Adams - La Cienega Just Smiled
Old Crow Medicine Show - Down Home Girl
Peter Rowan and Toney Rice - Guardian Angels