Category Archives: country ‘n’ western

luv145

country 'n' western

Two Lane Highway Radio

anyone got their ears on? this is the Sweet Daddy LUV1452. just filled up on motion lotion and about to join the convoy; gonna get up to double nickels and hold steady until I reach my destination. truckers stay safe and out of smokey’s hair,  i’m down and on the side… mercy, we gone…
image : an awesome belt buckle

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Tracklist:
  1. Joshua – Dolly Parton – RCA Victor (1971)
  2. Big D – Waylon Jennings – RCA Victor / Soul Jazz (1971/2011)
  3. All You Want When You Please – Tom T. Hall – Mercury Records (1970)
  4. A World Of Our Own – Sonny James The Southern Gentleman – Capitol (1972)
  5. You Don’t Treat Me Right – Faron Young – Mercury Records (1966)
  6. Bad Seed – Glen Campbell – Ember / Capitol (1968)
  7. The Gambler – Kenny Rogers – Liberty Records (1978)
  8. Phantom 309 – Red Sovine – Gusto Records / Birchmount (1967/1975)
  9. I’m Not The Boy I Used To Be – Charley Pride – RCA Victor (1967)
  10. Branded Man – Merle Haggard and The Strangers – Capitol (1967)
  11. Many Happy Hangovers To You – Jean Shepard – Capitol (1966)
  12. Take This Job And Shove It – Johnny Paycheck – Epic (1976)
  13. Amos Moses – Jerry Reed – RCA Victor (1970)
  14. One Piece At A Time – Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three – Columbia (1976)
  15. Bargain Basement Dress – Loretta Lynn – Decca (1967)
  16. The Cotton Patch – Jeannie C. Riley – Plantation Records (1968)
  17. Ma Baker’s Little Acre – John D. Loudermilk – Warner Bros. (1971)
  18. A Song For You – Willie Nelson – Atlantic (1973)

luv147

country 'n' western, jazz, odd pop

Snips & Snails met Sugar & Spice

here are the sounds of 1947 : well traveled big band jazz, classic country & western, the first Atlantic R&B sides, a few words from the president, the blues, themes from the earliest children’s television shows, bebop and the Academy Award winner for best original song. made with luv for ma & pa.
image : Detail of a wallpaper sample from “Wallpaper: what it is and how to use it” by Devoe and Raynolds Co., 1947

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Tracklist:
  1. Intro from Carnegie Hall Concert on December 27, 1947 – Duke Ellington – Prestige (1947/1977)
  2. “1947” excerpt from The Sounds of History Record 12 : From 1945 The Great Age Of Change – Fredric March – Time-Life Records (1964)
  3. Honeysuckle Rose – King Cole Trio – MCA (1947/1973)
  4. Fly Trouble – Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys – MGM Records / Polygram (1947/1985)
  5. Riverboat Shuffle – Hoagy Carmichael – Decca / MCA (1947/1982)
  6. Half Step Down, Please – Coleman Hawkins Orchestra – RCA (1947/1964)
  7. Emanon – Dizzy Gillespie – Savoy (1947/1953)
  8. Rockin’ Chair – Louis Armstrong – RCA (1947/1978)
  9. Lowe Groovin’ – Joe Morris – Atlantic (1947/1985)
  10. I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me – Duke Ellington and his Orchestra – CBS (1947/1973)
  11. Bird’s Nest – Charlie Parker Quartet – Dial Records / Warner Bros. (1947/1977)
  12. excerpt from President Harry S. Truman’s speech to Congress describing the Truman Doctrine (June 5th, 1947) – Time-Life Records (1964)
  13. The Cross On The Hill – The Blue Sky Boys – Bluebird / RCA (1947/1976)
  14. September Song (version 1) – Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France – Barclay (1947/1975)
  15. Call It Stormy Monday – T-Bone Walker – Capitol New World Records (1947/1958/1977)
  16. Gray Goose – Leadbelly – Smithsonian Folkways (1947/1989)
  17. That Old Black Magic – Tiny Grimes – Atlantic (1947/1985)
  18. The Spinach Song (I Didn’t Like It The First Time) – Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends – Capitol / Stash Records (1947/1977)
  19. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah – James Baskett – Disneyland Records (1946/1970)
  20. Hang The Key On The Bunkhouse Door – Wilf Carter (a.k.a. Montana Slim) – RCA / Camden (1947/1962)
  21. Here We Are (Kukla, Fran and Ollie theme) – Burr Tillstrom, Fran Allison & Jack Fascinato – TVT Records (1947/1996)
  22. Cumana – Freddy Martin & his Orchestra – Victor / Time-Life Records (1947/1972)
  23. Mister Roberts’ Roost – Count Basie and his Orchestra – RCA (1947/1971)
  24. Good Rockin’ Tonight – Wynonie “Blues” Harris – King / New World Records (1947/1977)
  25. It’s Howdy Doody Time! – Buffalo Bob & Howdy Doody – TeeVee Toons (1947/1985)
  26. A Night In Tunisia – Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie – Savoy Jazz (1947/1987)
  27. Blue Lou – Wardell Gray – Giants of Jazz (1947/1985)
  28. April In Paris – Thelonious Monk – Blue Note (1947)
  29. There Is No Greater Love – Billie Holiday – MCA (1947/1972)

luv104

country 'n' western

Leave A Beautiful Memory

a somewhat chronological journey through fifty years of both kinds of music, country and western.
image : LaVerne Nelson Black

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Tracklist:
  1. The Prisoner’s Song – Vernon Dalhart – Victor / RCA (1924/1982)
  2. It’s Hard To Leave You Sweet Love – Louis McDaniels and Gid Smith – Victor / Mississippi Records (1927/2006)
  3. Poor Little Orphan Boy – The Carter Family – Victor / RCA (1927/1973)
  4. Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas) – Jimmie Rodgers – Victor / RCA (1927/1960)
  5. Indian War Whoop – Hoyt “Floyd” Ming and his Pep-Steppers – Victor / DOXY (1928/2009)
  6. Loveless Love – Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies – Bluebird / RCA (1934/1982)
  7. Sunny Side Of Life – Blue Sky Boys – Bluebird / RCA (1936/1982)
  8. Orange Blossom Special – Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys – Bluebird / RCA (1941/1982)
  9. Hang The Key On The Bunkhouse Door – Wilf Carter (a.k.a. Montana Slim) – RCA / Camden (1947/1962)
  10. Just Waitin’ – Luke The Drifter (a.k.a. Hank Williams) – MGM Records / Polygram (1951/1987)
  11. Slow Poke – Pee Wee King – RCA Victor / Columbia (1951/1971)
  12. False Hearted Girl – “Tennessee” Ernie Ford – Capitol (1956)
  13. Hang Your Head In Shame – Hank Thompson and his Brazos Valley Boys – Capitol (1957)
  14. Walkin’ After Midnight – Patsy Cline – Decca / MCA (1957/1974)
  15. Lonely Blue Boy – Conway Twitty – MGM Records (1959)
  16. Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young – Faron Young – Capitol (1955/1959)
  17. Big Iron – Marty Robbins – Columbia (1959)
  18. Cool Water – Sons of the Pioneers – RCA Victor (1960)
  19. Lost On The Desert – Johnny Cash – Columbia (1961)
  20. Run Boy Run – Lee Hazelwood – Mercury / Smells Like Records (1963/1999)
  21. Mama Tried – Merle Haggard and the Strangers – Capitol (1968)
  22. Ode To Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry – Capitol (1967)
  23. Harper Valley P.T.A. – Jeannie C. Riley – Plantation Records (1968)
  24. The Habit – John D. Loudermilk – Warners Bros. (1971)
  25. Jolene – Dolly Parton – RCA (1974)
  26. I Couldn’t Believe It Was True – Willie Nelson – Columbia (1975)
  27. Time Of The Preacher Theme – Willie Nelson – Columbia (1975)