Classic Country Corner

Some songs by request. Songs about Saturdays. Songs about Heartaches, Love and Stuff. HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Saturday) Lefty Frizzell Guitar Pickin' Man Don Rich Why You Been Gone So Long Johnny Darrell ONE SONGS One By One Kitty Wells & Red Foley One Day at a Time Willie Nelson Once A Day George Jones SONGS FOR MATT IN MCFARLAND Delia's Gone Johnny Cash A Satisfied Mind...

Some gifts and dollar bin finds HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Don Williams In The Morning Buck Owens Together Again Buck Owens A-11 Moon Mulligan Wabash Cannonball George Jones It’s OK KOOKY CLASSIC COUNTRY COVERS Willie and Waylon Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay Earl Scruggs Revue Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine Jessi Colter Get Back Earl Scruggs Revue You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere Earl Scruggs...

For eight months I have been saying Requests and dedications, questions and corrections can be sent to wvmoclassiccountrycorner@gmail or WVMOCLASSICCOUNTRYCORNER on Instagram.  And last week I finally got one! A listener in Arizona reached out on Instagram while I was playing some cowboys songs. Unfortunately ,I didn't see the message until the next day. This week I made a special effort to play s...

Here’s What We Played SONGS ABOUT HAVING A GOOD MORNING Let Me Be There Olivia Newton-John Pure Love Ronnie Milsap Light Of A Clear Blue Morning Glen Campbell Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' Charley Pride I Believe In the Sunshine Roger Miller WEDDING TYPE SONGS (FOR MASON + JORDYN) The Ceremony George Jones & Tammy Wynette Forever And Ever Bonnie Owens & Merle Haggard Jackson Johnny Cash & June Carter...

Here’s What We Played SONGS WRITTEN BY KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Help Me Make It Through The Night Sammi Smith For the Good Times Ray Price Sunday Morning Coming Down Johnny Cash Your Time's Comin' Faron Young Me And Bobby McGee Roger Miller LET’S PLAY SOME OUTLAW COUNTRY Me and Paul Willie Nelson She's All I Got J ohnny Paycheck Living on the Run David Allan Coe Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Go...

Here’s What We PlayedLorne Greene Bonanza Red Sovine She Can’t Read My Writing Ray Price My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You Patsy Cline Hungry for Love Buck Owens Waitin’ in Your Welfare Line GUNFIGHTERS Lorne Greene Ghost Riders in The Sky Lorne Greene Ringo Hank Snow The Man Who Robbed the Bank at Sante Fe Marty Robbins Big Iron Country Bob Leman Let’s think About Living POTPOURRI George Jones Ta...

Songs from some of our favorite Classic Country Artists, proving that country music isn’t just cheatin’ and drinkin’ and murder and trucks. Here’s what we played Turn Your Radio On Wanda Jackson I Saw The Light Hank Williams Satan's Gotta Get Along Without Me Buck Owens Dropkick Me, Jesus Bobby Bare Lord You've Been Mighty Good To Me George Jones Kneel At The Feet Of Jesus Willie Nelson & Family T...

Highlighting some records that I picked up at the Monroe Street Sidewalk Sale. (not pictured 5 Charlie Rich albums).Contrary to what I said on the show, the phrase Honky Tonk does have a pretty standard definition. A honky-tonk (also called honkatonk , honkey-tonk , honky tonk , or tonk ) is both a bar that provides country music for the entertainment of its patrons and the style of music played i...

In the 1975 song “You Never Even Call Me By My Name” David Allan Coe says his friend Steve Goodman had written the Perfect Country and Western song except he hadn’t said anything about “mama Or trains, or trucks, or prison, or getting' drunk”. Steve Goodman comes back with The Perfect Country and Western verse. (It’s the song that closes the show).Fun Fact: John Prine co-wrote this song but wanted...

Here’s what we played: Grand Ole Opry Set Introduction by Bill ClaiborneTommy Jackson Uncle Joe Ernest Tubb Do What You Do Do Well Bill Anderson “Mr. sincerity” Dead or Alive Cousin Minnie Pearl Columbus Stockade Grandpa Jones Eight Miles to Louisville Classic Country Covers Loretta Lynn Act Naturally Johnny Paycheck Song Sung Blue Waylon Jennings Dream Baby Stonewall Jackson Joy To The World John...

Here’s What We Played: Country Gold Tammy Wynette Stand By Your Man David Houston Where Love Used to Live Johnny Cash Ring of Fire Original Country Gold Dickey Lee 9,999,999 Tears Donna Fargo Don’t Be Angry Beg Your Parton You’re Gonna Be Sorry Games People Play Hee Haw Buck Owens and Sarah Ray We’re Gonna Get Together George Jones sings Hank Williams Nobody’s Lonesome for Me Hey Good Lookin’ 1970...

Some Classic Country Covers. Some Songs About Absent Fathers and Too Many Daddies. Here’s what we played: Bob Dylan Section Johnny Cash Mama You’ve Been On My Mind Flat and Scruggs Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright Tina Turner Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You Waylon Section Gold Dust Woman Are You Sure Hank Did It This Way ? Beg Your Parton Here I Am It Must Be You Townes Van Zandt Section   Wil...

A couple of weeks ago we had a very special Texas sized episode of Classic Country Corner where all the songs were about Texas or by Texans or both.  In that episode we played the classic Jimmie Rodgers Blue Yodel (T for Texas). Astute listeners will note that he also says T for Tennessee in that song and that’s the theme for this week’s show. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss...

Songs about bad choices people make in life and in love This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit classiccountrycorner.substack.com

HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED: SECTION 1 Waylon Jennings - Bob Wills Is Still the King   Bob Wills - Deep In The Heart Of Texas Texas Tornados - (Hey Baby) Que Paso Tanya Tucker Texas - (When I Die) Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel (T for Texas) SECTION 2 Alabama - If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) Ernest Tubb - Waltz Across Texas Merle Haggard -Texas Fiddle Song Charlie Pride...

The Dollar Bin has been essential in expanding The Classic Country Corner Musical Library. Last week I broke the bank and spent nearly $7 on some amazing finds. * Dick Curless - Live at the Wheeling Truck Drivers Jamboree * Coast To Coast - Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track * Kenny Rogers - Daytime Friends * Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman * Newport in New York ‘72 -The Jam Sessions, Vols...