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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Latest episode

Oct 31, 2026

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Episodes

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...

More of Judy's Records 14.06.2025

Here’s what we played Glen Campbell "Try a Little Kindness" George Jones "Why Baby Why " George Jones "You Gotta Be My Baby" Marty Robbins "Big Iron" Connie Smith "The Other Side of You" Merle Haggard "The Okie from Muskogee's Comin' Home / Okie from Muskogee" Mel Tillis "I Ain't Never" Roy Clark "Is Anybody Going To San Antone" Mel Tillis "Woman in the Back of My Mind" Roy Clark "Thank God and Gr...

Motel Time (Again) 12.06.2025

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Kooky Classic Country Covers Stonewall Jackson “Me and You and a Dog Named Boo” Tina Turner “Tonight I’ll be Staying Here with You” Linda Martell “I Almost Called Your Name” Cheatin' Songs David Houston "No Tell Motel w/ Janie Fricke (Original Gusto Recording)" Bobby Bare "Margie's At the Lincoln Park Inn" Beg Your Parton Dolly Parton "Sometimes an Old Memory Gets in My Eye"...

Donations from Judy 04.05.2025

Listener Judy donated a huge stack records to the show. And there are some gems in there! We will be working through them in the upcoming weeks. Eric, I really like your show! Thanks for putting it all together. I hope 1 o2 of these albums may be of some use to you. Some ae mine, some were my father’s. I remember the time spent in the barn listening to Braves baseball and WIBU out of Poynette on t...

We Play Some Records My Mom Bought Me 02.05.2025

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED TRUCKIN TUNES DAVE DUDLEY SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD HYLO BROW TRUCK DRIVIN MAN THE WILLIS BROTHERS GIVE ME FORTY ACRES DEL REEVES LOOKING AT THE WORLD THROUGH A WINDSHIELD DICK CURLESS DRAG EM OFF THE INTERSTATE SOCK IT TO EM JP BLUES BROKEN HEARTS AND BREAKFAST RAY PRICE THE LONESOMEST LONESOME RAY PRICE BUT I WAS LYING DON GIBSON SEA OF HEARTBREAK C’MON GET HAPPY DONNA FARGO HAP...

Vinylthon Episode! 21.04.2025

What is Vinylthon? Vinylthon is an annual event for radio stations across the USA and the world who want to celebrate the format of vinyl music by playing at least one hour of vinyl-only music on the two days (April 12 & 13, 2025). Many radio stations do more than one hour (some do up to 24 or 48!) but it's a fun day for both listeners and broadcasters alike. The event is a success because many pe...

America's Pastimes 07.04.2025

We play a lot of songs about drinking whiskey, cheating on your spouse, and generally misbehaving. This first set of songs attempts to compensate for this. There's A Higher Power The Louvin Brothers The Unclouded Day George Jones Gospel Boogie (A Wonderful Time Up There) Johnny Cash Turn Your Radio On Wanda Jackson Jesus Is A Soul Man Conway Twitty I'm A Gettin' Ready To Go Loretta Lynn PROS AND C...

Mixed Up Hearts, Behind Closed Doors and Old Mexico 06.04.2025

BROKEN HEARTS AND THE ARMS THAT HOLD THEM Poor, Broke, Mixed up Mess of a Heart Tommy Collins Trouble Sweet Trouble (Just A Barstool Away) Curley Fields Put Your Arms Around Him Bob Morris Put Your Arms Around Her Norma Jean Arms Full Of Empty Buck Owens & The Buckaroos BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich I See The Want In Your Eyes Conway Twitty Out of My Head Back In My Bed Lore...

I Play Some Dirty Records on the Radio 23.03.2025

This week’s show was inspired by DJ Shotski’s post about Dusty vinyl. REMNDER: All the scratches, crackles and pops are free. Shout out to ALL the great record stores in the area. Your bargain bins keep this show going! HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Waylon Jennings Honky Tonk Heroes George Jones Good-Hearted Woman Tanya Tucker Angel From Montgomery Dave Dudley Six Days on the Road Red Simpson I’m A Truck...

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