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Swinging Country February 04

Swinging Country February 04 2023 join me for Perhaps the Best Theme Show YET ON SWINGING COUNTRY You be the Judge. Please watch this video...

Western Music Time (1-5 Feb 2023)

Western Music Time (1-5 Feb 2023) Opening theme Rex Allen, Jr. Remembers the Singing Cowboys of the Silver Screen Ride, Cowboy, Ride - Rex Allen, Jr. &...

Western Swing Time February 01

Western Swing Time February 01 ! Randy "Tex" Hill Cowtown Society of Western Music "2016 DJ of the Year;" 2015 AWA Top Ten DJ's;...

Marty Robbins And Johnny Cash – Streets of Laredo

Marty Robbins And Johnny Cash - Streets of Laredo, (Laws B01, Roud 23650), also known as "The Dying Cowboy", is a famous American cowboy...

Joel White – Where I’m From

Joel White - Where I’m From, Singer/songwriter Joel Whites’s vocal styling seems to have been cut from John Prine & Kris Kristofferson whole cloth....

Jan Howard – The One You Slip Around With

Jan Howard - The One You Slip Around With, is a single by American country music artist Jan Howard. Released in October 1959, the...

Tracy Lawrence – If the Good Die Young

Exploring the Depths of Tracy Lawrence's "If the Good Die Young" Ever found yourself lost in the haunting lyrics of Tracy Lawrence's "If the Good...

Little Texas – My Love

Little Texas - My Love, is a song recorded by the American country music band Little Texas. It was co-written by the band's keyboardist...

Western Music Time (25-29 Jan 2023)

Western Music Time (25-29 Jan 2023) Opening theme Chuckwagon Supper Groups Entertain Across the West Colorado Home - Flying W Wranglers Colorado - Bar-D Wranglers She Taught Me to...

Narvel Felts – Reconsider Me

Narvel Felts - Reconsider Me, is a country/soul ballad written by Margaret Lewis and Mira Smith. Johnny Adams's 1969 version was his biggest hit, peaking...

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46. Owen Wister – Get Along, Little Dogies (1893)

No. 46: the traditional cowboy song documented in Owen Wister’s 1893 journal, its cattle-trail meaning, and the difference between preserving a song and writing it.

46. Roy Acuff – Wabash Cannonball (1936)

No. 46: the story behind Roy Acuff’s 1936 recording of “Wabash Cannonball,” its original lead singer, and its enduring place in classic country music.

John Michael Montgomery – The Little Girl

John Michael Montgomery’s “The Little Girl” begins with a child living through fear and ends with an image of comfort. Its final revelation gives the earlier verses a different meaning. Released by Atlantic in August 2000, the song brought Montgomery back to the top of the country...

Western Music Time (28 Oct- Halloween 2026)

Western Music Time (28 Oct- Halloween 2026) Movie Music from Roy, Gene & the Pioneerss Opening theme Roy Rogers film, Ridin’ Down the Canyon (’42) Sagebrush Symphony - Sons of the Pioneers Blue Prairie - Sons of the Pioneers Curly Joe from Idaho - Sons of the Pioneers fea Pat Brady Ridin’ Down the...

Alan Jackson – Where I Come From

The story of Alan Jackson’s Where I Come From: its Southern roots, original album, Keith Stegall’s production, and three weeks at country No. 1.

Willie Nelson – City of New Orleans

The story of Willie Nelson’s City of New Orleans: Steve Goodman’s railroad song, the 1984 country No. 1, original covers, and its songwriting Grammy.

Jerry Reed – Sugar Foot Rag

Discover Jerry Reed’s Sugar Foot Rag: the original 1979 RCA single, Hank Garland and Vaughn Horton’s song, its No. 12 peak, and the 1980 album.

The Mavericks – What a Crying Shame

Explore The Mavericks’ What a Crying Shame: Raul Malo and Kostas’ song, its 1993 single release, No. 25 country peak, and the 1994 album.

Jimmie Rodgers – Lullaby Yodel

Discover Jimmie Rodgers’ Lullaby Yodel: its November 2, 1928 release, Elsie McWilliams’ songwriting credit, and the story of a father missing his child.

Merle Haggard – (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers

The story behind Merle Haggard’s first Top 10 country hit: Liz Anderson’s (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers, its meaning, and the 1965 debut LP.

Lefty Frizzell – Long Black Veil

🤠🖤 A secret, a wrongful conviction, and a voice that never lets go: Lefty Frizzell’s “Long Black Veil” (1959), No. 45 in Best Country. 🎙️🎶 #whenthecowboysings #LeftyFrizzell #LongBlackVeil #BestCountry #ClassicCountry

Jerry Jeff Walker – Desperados Waiting for a Train

🤠🚂 A friendship, a lifetime, and a Texas classic: Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Desperados Waiting for a Train” (1973), No. 45 in Best Western. 🎸💛 #whenthecowboysings #JerryJeffWalker #BestWestern #VivaTerlingua #GuyClark