Eric the Driftless Cowboy

Classic Country Corner

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Classic Country Corner is a radio show that airs every Saturday Morning at 8 on 98.7 WVMO, a 100 watt community radio station in Monona, Wisconsin. The show is a mix of vinyl and digital music. Dollar bins, estate sales, and thrift stores are the bedrock of the show’s musical library. Our MottoOn Classic Country Corner, we play Classic Country Music from the likes of Waylon, Willie, Johnny, Dolly, Tammy, and Merle. Plus some one-hit wonders and songs that should’ve been hits. classiccountrycorner.substack.com

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Eric the Driftless Cowboy

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Jul 4, 2026

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Episodes

Thanksgiving Leftovers 30.11.2025

POPURRI LEFTOVER STUFFING SHOW HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED LOVIN’ T.G. Sheppard I Loved ‘Em Every One Johnny Lee Lookin’ for Love John Anderson Makin’ Love and Makin’ Out Gene Watson Love In The Hot Afternoon Ronnie Milsap Daydreams About Night Things ANSWER SONGS Bobby Helms Fraulein - Single Version Kitty Wells I’ll Always Be Your Fraulein Faron Young Hello Walls Ralph Emery Hello Fool Merle Haggard O...

Classic Country Songs That I Heard The Grateful Dead Play First 23.11.2025

The spark for this week’s theme was my desire to start the show with Johnny Cash “Big River”. I remembered that the Grateful Dead had covered that song and a few Merle Haggard songs came to mind. Initially I thought it would just be one segment in a show, but then I got down the rabbit hole of the Grateful Dead and found soo many more songs that I could play. HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Big River Johnny...

Kids Say The Darndest Things and Some Newer Classic Country 20.11.2025

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED 70’S SINGING SENSATIONS THE OAK RIDGE BOYS COME ON IN THE STATLER BROTHERS THE OFFICIAL HISTORIAN OF SHIRLEY JEAN BERRELL DAVE AND SUGAR GOT LEAVIN ON HER MIND LEFTY FRIZZELL GONE, GONE, GONE RAY PRICE THE SAME OLD ME OTHER PEOPLE’S HITS CHARLEY PRIDE ME + BOBBY MCGEE DAVID HOUSTON I’VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL MERLE HAGGARD THE RACE IS ON KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS LORETTA...

Live radio at its best! 02.11.2025

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED BACK TO JESUS WANDA JACKSON TURN YOUR RADIO ON ROGER MILLER I KNOW WHO IT IS AND I’M GONNA TELL ON HIM JOHNNY CASH AMEN GEORGE JONES FAMILY BIBLE JOHNNY PAYCHECK I’M BETTER OFF THE STATLER BROTHERS OH HAPPY DAY A WOMAN SCORNED TAMMY WYNETTE SALLY TRASH LORETTA LYNN FIST CITY SAMMI SMITH FINE AS WINE BUCK OWENS LET THE SAD TIMES ROLL ON MERLE HAGGARD THAT’S THE WAY LOVE GOES P...

New Versions of Old Classics 26.10.2025

HERES WHAT WE PLAYED New Classic Country A Lesson In Leavin Sierra Ferrell, Nikki Lane (Lying Here With) Linda on My Mind Carson McHone I Can’t Shake the Stranger Out of You A. Savage The Cowboy (Small Texas Town ) Waylon Jennings Workin’ Man Blues Willie Nelson Let’s Duet Let’s Duet John C. Reilly, Angela Correa We Go Together Tammy Wynette, George Jones Are You Mine Loretta Lynn, Ernest Tubb Her...

Songs of The Buckaroos (and others) 19.10.2025

Inside Baseball Corrections Department * It was NOT a close game. The Brewers got blown out of the water. * The Cue Button was NOT broken. Turns out there is a separate volume knob that was turned all the way down. You will hear the left and right channels cut out briefly as I tried troubleshooting on the fly . (aka unplugging cables and pluggin them back in) HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Songs by Buck Ow...

Tractor Show Treasures 12.10.2025

A potpourri/radio improv show. A bunch of scratchy records that were picked up at an antique tractor show. I pulled them out of the stack and put them on the air! HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Lynn Anderson “Okie From Muskogee” Lynn Anderson “Once A Day” Lynn Anderson “Stand By Your Man” David Houston & Barbara Mandrell “Perfect Match” David Houston & Barbara Mandrell “We’re Gonna Make It All The Way” Con...

Tribute To Hank Williams 05.10.2025

Today’s show featured Songs About Hank Williams, Songs Written by Hank Williams, Songs Made Famous by Hank Williams and Songs performed by Hank Williams. Hiram “Hank” Williams was born September 17, 1923 and died on new years day January 1, 1953 at the age of 29 During his short lifetime, Williams placed 30 songs on Billboard’s Top C&W Records, with 11 being number one hits. I had a lot of Tribute...

Classic Country Compilations 28.09.2025

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Johnny Cash Ring of Fire Jim Reeves Welcome to My World Ray Price For the Good Times (Single Version) Willie Nelson If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time George Jones & Tammy Wynette Golden Ring Hank Williams & His Drifting Cowboys Lovesick Blues Delmore Brothers Blues Stay Away from Me Hank Snow I'm Movin' On Dottie West Country Girl Bobby Bare Four Strong Winds Tex Will...

Relationships, Lost Love and other advice from country music 21.09.2025

Songs about not settling down (or not settling for someone).Songs about lost loveSongs about meeting up with your Ex. Songs of devoted love. and of course some cheating songs, it is a Country Show after all. HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Tex Ritter "(I Got Spurs That) Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" Dottie West "Country Sunshine" Conway Twitty "(Lying Here With) Linda On My Mind" Don Gibson "Woman (Sensuous Woman...

Jean Jeannie, Country Songs That Don't Sound Like Country Songs and The Sound of Lonely 20.09.2025

I think this was recorded in August and I just forgot to hit the Publish button. We start of the show by getting confused about which country star has recently passed away. Things get back on track with some Country Songs That Don’t Sound Like Country Songs and we nearly beat the theme of ‘Lonesome’ into the ground. Pretty solid show IMHO. HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Jean Shepard "Slippin' Away" Jeannie...

More of Uncle Boyd's Records 15.09.2025

When I was in the studio on Saturday morning I was in a panic as no sound was coming out of one of the stations turntables. I had another stack of Uncle Boyd’s records and was unsure if I was going to be able to play them or if it would be an mish mash of Uncle Boyd’s records and what was available in the media library on the station’s computer. Engineer Paul came to the rescue and got everything...

Uncle Boyd's Records 08.09.2025

ANOTHER ALL ANALOG ALL VINYL ALL NEW TO ME RECORDS. LAST WEEK MY BUDDY BEN CALLED ME UP TO ASK IF I WANTED TO GO THROUGH SOME ALBUMS HE INHERITED FROM HIS UNCLE BOYD. HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Merle Haggard & The Strangers "Old Man from the Mountain" Waylon Jennings "I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself" Willie Nelson "Me and Paul" Nancy Sinatra "Oh Lonesome Me" Helen Merrill "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" Co...

Labor Day Show 01.09.2025

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Tennessee Ernie Ford "Sixteen Tons" Merle Haggard "Workin' Man Blues" Norma Jean "Heaven Help the Working Girl" Loretta Lynn "Coal Miner's Daughter" Merle Travis "Dark As a Dungeon" Jim Ford "Harlan County" Dolly Parton "9 To 5" Alabama "Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')" Johnny Cash "Oney" TRIBUTE TO TRUCK DRIVERS Terry Fell "Truck Driving Man" Dave Dudley "Six Days On The Road...

K-Tel Compilations (as seen on TV) 10.08.2025

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Willie Nelson "Whiskey River" Johnny Paycheck "Take This Job And Shove It" Bobby Bare "Numbers" Jerry Lee Lewis "What Made Milwaukee Famous" Roger Miller "Dang Me" George Jones "Tender Years (Re-Recorded)" Buck Owens & His Buckaroos "How Long Will My Baby Be Gone (Mono Single Version)" The Hagers "Gotta Get to Oklahoma ('Cause California's Gettin' to Me)" Susan Raye "Maybe If...

Story Songs, Birthdays and Long Distance Dedications. 09.08.2025

Here’s What We Played Story Songs Lefty Frizzell "Saginaw, Michigan" Marty Robbins "El Paso" Johnny Cash "One Piece At a Time (Single Version)" Red Sovine "Phantom 309" Jeannie C. Riley "Harper Valley P.T.A." Birthday Dedication to Superfan Matt in McFarland Conway Twitty "Happy Birthday Darlin'" Porter Wagoner "A Satisfied Mind" Roy Clark "Thank God and Greyhound" Birthday Dedication to DJ Shotsk...

We're All in the Mood for a Melody 05.08.2025

Here’s what we played. Drinkin’ Songs (in the Morning) Dick Curless "Bury the Bottle With Me" Hank Thompson "Hangover Tavern" George Jones "Just One More" Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys "Bubbles In My Beer (feat. Tommy Duncan)" Moe Bandy "Honky Tonk Amnesia" Wanda Jackson "A Girl Don't Have to Drink to Have Fun" I Beg Your Parton? Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner "Always, Always" Dolly Parton "Time...

All 45s Show 24.07.2025

WE ARE RETURNING TO THE WELL THAT IS A BOX OF 45s THAT I PURCHASED OVER A YEAR AGO FROM A FELLOW COUNTRY MUSIC ENTHUSIAST AND DOLLAR BIN AFFICIONADO. IF YOU GET A CHANCE, FOLLOW Dollar Country ON THE SOCIALS. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. WHIMSY AND WORDPLAY Larry Steele "Daylight Losing Time" Marty Robbins "You're Breaking My Heart (While You're Holding My Hand)" Billy Walker "Don't Stop My World...

Soul Of Country 15.07.2025

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED SONGS ABOUT SONGS Wynn Stewart and the Tourists Why Didn't I Write That Song Willie Nelson Sad Songs and Waltzes June Stearns Just Another Song Now Merle Kilgore Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty Pickin Wild Mountain Berries George Jones Who Shot Sam KOOKY CLASSIC COUNTRY COVERS: THE SOUL OF COUNTRY EDITION Barbara Mandrell I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) Waylon Jennin...

50th Anniversary of Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger 13.07.2025

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED THE ORIGINAL VERSIONS OF SONGS WILLIE COVERS ON THE ALBUM Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith Redheaded Stranger Roy Acuff Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain Eddy Arnold I Couldn't Believe It Was True Jeannie Seely Can I Sleep In Your Arms Lulu Belle and Scotty Remember Me (When the Candlelights Are Gleaming) T HE RED HEADED STRANGER Willie Nelson Red Headed Stranger Medley (Live at Harra...

Midnight Hammer 12.07.2025

Inspired by recent events, every song has the word Midnight or Hammer in the title HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Waylon Jennings "Midnight Rider" Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash "If I Had a Hammer" Patsy Cline "Walkin' After Midnight (feat. The Jordanaires)" The Delmore Brothers "Midnight Special" Tennessee Ernie Ford "Nine Pound Hammer" Charlie Rich "Midnight Blues" Barbara Mandrell "The Midnight Oil" Tam...

Conway Covers and Twitty Twin Spins 12.07.2025

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED The inaugural Kooky Classic Country Covers Twitty Twin Spin Edition. Conway covers Lionel Richie and The Eagles Conway Twitty Three Times a Lady Conway Twitty Heartache Tonight MORE COVERS Donna Fargo You Don't Mess Around With Jim Glen Campbell Both Sides Now Buck Owens Big in Vegas (Live in Las Vegas) Wanda Jackson Two Separate Bar Stools Merle Haggard Workin' Man Blues Car...

Patriotic Songs 12.07.2025

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED AMERICAN HISTORY Johnny Cash Paul Revere Johnny Horton The Battle Of New Orleans Tennessee Ernie Ford Union Dixie PRAY FOR AMERICA Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty God Bless America Again Porter Wagoner I Dreamed I Saw America On Her Knees Freddie Hart Let's Clean Up This Country AMERICA The Oak Ridge Boys American Made Eddie Rabbitt American Boy Hank Williams, Jr. The American W...

Too Many Records! 18.06.2025

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED DONNA FARGO DEEP DIVE Tammy Wynette "The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A." Donna Fargo "Manhattan, Kansas" Donna Fargo "The Awareness of Nothing" TRAVELING SONGS ABOUT LESSER-KNOWN LOCATIONS🗺️🍁 Buck Owens and His Buckaroos "Amsterdam" Sonny James "A Little Bit South Of Saskatoon" TRUCKERS AND WAITRESSES🚛🍽️ Dave Dudley "Listen Betty (I'm Singing Your Song)" Moore & Napier "...

Soldier Songs, Letters from Home and Songs of Remembrance 15.06.2025

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Johnny Cash "Ragged Old Flag" Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn "Keep Those Cards and Letters" Johnny Wright "Hello Vietnam” Loretta Lynn "Dear Uncle Sam" George Jones "Soldier's Last Letter" Willis Brothers "Private Lee From Tennessee " Autry Inman "Ballad of Two Brothers" Margie Singleton + Leon Ashley "Big Boys Don't Need Mamas" Stonewall Jackson "The Minute Men (Are Turning In T...

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