My Good Ole Country

Send a text What more can I say than I LOVE BLUEGRASS.  "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" sets the scene for Bill Monroe, Lester and Earl, Jimmy Rogers, The Osborne Brothers, Jim and Jesse, Dolly, and so many more. Hope ya enjoy Bluegrass my friends 'cause there's lots more on this show. Support the show

Send a text THE BEGINNINGS OF A NEW YEAR SURE GAVE ME A LOT OF TIME TO CONTEMPLATE NOT ONLY THE PAST YEAR BUT OH SO MANY YEARS BEFORE . AND SO MY FRIENDS I GOT TO THINKING HOW FORTUNATE I'VE BEEN TO HAVE SHARED A STAGE WITH SO MANY OF THE INCREDIBLE GREATS OF COUNTRY MUSIC. ITS A JOY TO PRESENT THIS WEEK'S GUESTS .EARNEST TUBB, RAY PRICE,GEORGE JONES, HANK WILLIAMS,EARNIE FORD, FERLIN HU...

Send a text YOU WILL BE AMAZED WHEN YOU HEAR HOW MANY ABSOLUTE SMASH HITS WERE WRITTEN BY THIS ONE SONG WRITER. GLEN CAMPBELL, EDDIE ARNOLD, MERLE HAGGARD , PATSY KLINE, BURLE IVES and oh so many more , all owe so much of their success due to this one song writer. Please tune in and discover. Support the show

Send a text ITS BEEN MY EXTREME HONOUR AND JOY TO HAVE SHARED THE STAGE WITH SO MANY OF THE GREATS OF COUNTRY MUSIC. SO,,, FOR THIS EPISODE, I SIMPLY PICKED A FEW OF MY PERSONAL FAVORITES AND SHARED A FEW STORIES . YOU'LL HEAR JIM ED BROWN, CLAUDE KING , MEL TILLIS RAY PRICE AND HEY EVEN RAY CHARLES AND JOHN CONLEE DO TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF "BUSTED" . WAIT TILL YOU HERE WHAR RAY...

Send a text SO MANY SONGS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED HAVING TO DO WITH OUR MILITARY. ENJOY JOHNNY HORTON, BARRY SADLER, FARON YOUNG, JOHNNY CASH,MEL TILLIS AND MANY MORE INCLUDING BILLY RAY CYRUS as he sings "Some Gave All". I THINK YOU'LL ALL UNDERSTAND WHY I'M SO COMMITTED TO OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS. PLEASE SHARE. Support the show

Send a text BELIEVE IT OR NOT THERE ARE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF BIG TIME HIT SONGS THAT RELATE DIRECTLY TO OUR FARM LFE. I THINK YOU'LL ENJOY WHAT JOHN DENVER, LUKE BRYAN, JOE DIFFY, LITTLE JIMMIE DICKENS , KENNY CHESNEY, MERLE HAGGARD AND MANY MORE  INCLUDING QUITE A DISSERTATION BY NONE OTHER THAN PAUL HARVEY. EVERYTHING FROM JOHN DEERE GREEN TO "SHE THINKS MY TRACTOR'S SEXY"...

Send a text OVER MY YEARS I HAVE BEEN AMAZED BY THE NUMBER OF SONGS THAT GET RECORDED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THE INCREDIBLE FACT IS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PARTICULAR SONG IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT BY EACH ARTIST. FARON YOUNG and ROY DRUSKY, HANK WILLIAMS and FRANK IFIELD ARE TWO OF THE BEST EXAMPLES I COULD FIND. I THINK YA'LL WIL ALSO ENJOY SLIM WHITMAN ROY ROGERS and even ME as we investigate the...

Send a text I'm pretty sure that every one of the artists in today's show will bring a smile tro your face and put a laugh in your heart.  ROGER MILLER, LONZO AND OSCAR, RAY STEVENS, GRANDPA JONES, KENNY CHESNEY, JERRY REED for starters,,,,, and then even JOHNNY CASH ,TIM MCGRAW and BRAD PAISLEY  have some great humour going on in their songs. Hey , there's more. Enjoy. Support the...

Send a text Not one big country name, but two on every song. Johnny and June, Conway and Loretta, the Everly Brothers, George and Tammy, Dottie West and Kenny Rogers,Porter and Dolly, and oh so many more. THEY ALL PROVE THAT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN TWO IS BETTER THAN ON.  Enjoy my friends, and please share. Support the show

Send a text What an incredible amount of flashbacks I had while putting this show together. Maybe it's just my opinion but "They don't make em like they used to." I CAN'T THINK OF ANY OF THE 'NEW COUNTRY" artists that could possibly have 30 number one hits in a row. Hope you enjoy GEORGE JONES, WAYLON JENNINGS, MERLE HAGGARD, CONWAY TWITTY, MARTY ROBINS, ALABAMA,...

Send a text Some of the greatest country songs are different artist's take on love. Here's GEORGE STRAIT, ALAN JACKSON, JOSH TURNER, WILL ARDEL,LORETTA LYNN and GARTH BROOKS,,,, and even GEORGE and ALLAN  together on a song that turned Nashville's music industry upside down. Enjoy and please share. Support the show

Send a text So many way to sing about Cheating. Country artists have been doing it right from the git-go. Hope you enjoy HANK WILLIAMS, TOBY KEITH,LORETTA LYNN, RANDY TRAVIS,MERLE HAGGARD,NAT STUCKEY, EARNEST TUBB % LORETTA,REBA MCENTIRE and KITTY WELLS s they all present different views on  Cheating. Hope you enjoy and share. Support the show

Send a text What an extra joy it was for me to put this show together. ROGER MILLER, TRAVIS TRITT,DONNA FARGO, JOHN DENVER, SONNY JAMES, SKEETER DAVIS and yes even WILF CARTER all do their part to make a great show. Oh yeah,,,, KENNY ROGERS sings about Our Old Age,,,,, bwahaha,,,,, that'd be me. Enjoy. Support the show

Send a text It's been my experience over the years to sort of divide our country artists in to one o three categories. (1) Singer  (2) Entertainer (3) Singer/entertainer. It's just one opinion my friends and it sure has brought back a lot of great memories as I was putting this week's show together. My opinion might differ from yours but I truly believe you're gonna love this s...

Send a text So many different ways in country music to express love. TOM T HALL, RODNEY CARRINGTON, BOB LUMAN, BILL ANDERSON, JERRY REID, ELVIS, CHARLIE RICH , FARON YOUNG and one more special surprise, all had a different way. Enjoy my friejds and please share . Support the show

Send a text Go back a few years my friends. Back to when you were a kid. This episode will probably take you there when you hear GENE AUTRY, ROY ROGERS & DALE EVANS and then TEX RITTER. Believe it or not, even the great movie star JACK PALANCE did a country album ,as did KEN CURTIS, or as you might recognize him as FESTUS. Hey, LORNE GREEN and DONNY PARENTEAU as well as JERRY LEE LEWIS are all...

Send a text So many of our country songs have great stories, and frankly , great messages. messages. JIM ED BROWN, JIMMY DEAN, CLAUDE KING, RAY CHARLES ,,,, yep country RAY CHARLES, MARTY ROBBINS, MEL TILLIS, RAY PRICE, RAY STEVENS and so much more . All with a story, or maybe a message. Much more my friends. Please enjoy and share. Support the show

Send a text I got to thinkin about all the new year's resolutions some of us make so I started things out with COREY SMITH and his song Maybe Next Year. But hey,,,,, lotsa good thoughts on this episode. TOBY KEITH nails it with DONT LET THE OLD MAN IN........ KENNY CHESNEY, JIM REEVES, KENNY ROGERS, TRAVIS TRIT and TIM MCGRAW as well as GARTH,,,,, all have something worth listening to. ENjoy...

Send a text How many of us remember SPADE COOLEY and his famous murder trial. He was a big name until then. Hey , remember rocker JERRY LEE LEWIS, when he started in to country. Lucky me, one of my sogs was on his first country album. Lots for ya here my friends. RAY PRICE, LEFTY FRIZZELL, RANDY TRAVIS and CHARLIE LOUVIN  are al here plus a TAKE CHARGE  episode. Please share. Support the show

Send a text Really a chore to give this episode a name. I think you're gonna love a rare song by JOHNNY CASH and a duet by CHARLIE LOUVIN & MELBA MONTGOMERY. BOBBY HELMS, MAC DAVIS, PEGGY LITTLE, FARON YOUNG and GLEN CAMPBELL playin like ya never could imagine. Lots mor my friends. Please enjoy and share. Support the show

Send a text So much about a country song depends on how an artist interprets the songwriters words. Here's a combination of what I mean. TRACY BYRD, JOE DIFFIE, STAN WEBB. TOM T. HALL, KENNY ROGERS, CHARLIE PRIDE, THE EVERLY BROTHERS, JIM ED BROWN,,,,, and a bit of a laugh regarding one of the big time, smash hits way back when. Much more my friends. Enjoy and please share. Support the show

Send a text What a joy to remember working with so many of the greats. ROY CLARK, BILL CARLISLE, SKEETER DAVIS, JEAN SHEPARD, RAY PRICE, KITTY WELLS, ROY ACCUFF  and a special group called OLD DOGS that you won't wanna miss. Much more my friends. Enjoy and please share. Support the show

Send a text It truly amazed me when I started looking and found so many hit country songs that related to cheating in one way of another. Hope you enjoy HANK WILLIAMS, TOBY KEITH,RANDY TRAVIS, LORETTA, MERLE,REBA , and even EARNEST TUBB & Loretta when they sing NAT STUCKY's song. Support the show

Send a text Who better to start a HAPPY SHOW than DONNA FARGO? ROGER MILLER, and RAY STEVENS should bring you a smile. JOHNNY CASH should make you laugh when you hear what he recorded. BILL CARLISLE, GRANDPA JONES, BRAD PAISLEY, JASON ALDEAN, TIM MCGRAW, TRACE ADKINS, AND JERRY REED plus more. All here to bring some happy in to your day.  Support the show

Send a text Hard to believe that it was in the 60s that these incredible artists really started hitting. Think back,,,,, sit back,,, and enjoy ROGER MILLER, PATSY CLINE, DON GIBSON, SKEETER DAVIS, BUCK OWENS, GEORGE JONES,EDDIE ARNOLD, JACK GREEN and even WALTER BRENNAN. Please share with someone who loves country music.  Support the show