My Good Ole Country

Send a text Did you ever wonder "How do I say I love you?" . Three simple words but so many ways to say it. JIM ED BROWN, RANDY TRAVIS, RAY PRICE and HANK WILLIAMS all found a way to put the thought to music. Lots more from SAMMI SMITH, DOLLY and even ELVIS. A few more special guests that I'm thinking you'll enjoy. Drop me a note at mygoogoodolecountry@gmail.com and let me know...

Send a text WOW!!!!!  Talk about flashbacks. This show was a real trip down memory lane for me. I almost find it hard to believe that there was a time when everybody who was somebody was cutting a country album. So my friends I put the show together as a "Guess Who". TERESSA BREWER, LORNE GREENE, ROSEMARY CLOONEY, CONNIE FRANCIS and BING CROSBY to name a few. And,,,,, believe it or not ,...

Send a text I'm thinking it was Valentines Day that got me thinking about today show in particular. In our country music history there has been so many different ways that love has been expressed so I did a lot of soul searching in hopes that I could get a cross section that included many of the aspects of this thing called love. SONNY JAMES, JOHNNY CASH, STONEWALL JACKSON , MARTY ROBBINS, JI...

Send a text It's almost planting time here in Saskatchewan and it's already started in some parts of America. And who is it that does the planting?????? Why the hard working farm guys and gals. And so my friends , give a listen to some of the greats that sing about things that in some way relate to life in and around the farm. I think you might be surprised. JOHN DENVER kicks things off...

Send a text In recent days as I was selecting music for a show I was going to present featuring artists of years past ,  I came across GEORGE JONES and his "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" ,,,,,,,,, and the light bulb in my head suddenly showed me what I needed to do for  this week's show. CONWAY TWITTY, WAYLON JENNINGS , MERLE HAGGARD, MARTY ROBBINS, HANK WILLAMS, ALABAMA, LORET...

Send a text I think you'll truly enjoy Glen Campbell , Hank Cochrane, Eddy Arnold,Merle Haggard, George Strait, Burl Ives, Patsy cline, and even me and Roger Miller. Lots more including a very rare duet by Patsy Cline and Willy Nelson. The real eye opener is who wrote so many of their great hits. One man in particular stands out and I tell you about him. Drop us a note and let me know what ya...

Send a text   I'm not sure that all these songs are patriotic but they all resonate feelings that in some way relate to our soldiers, our military men and women and how the song writers felt about them when they wrote the songs. JOHNNY HORTIN'S "Sink the Bismarc,  BARRY SADLER'S,"Ballad of The Green Berets, TOBY KIETH, FARON YOUNG, TENILLE, JOHNNY CASH, KENNY ROGERS, TRACY...

Send a text So many requests to fill over the years and it sure is difficult to pick and choose because there's so much I totally love about Bluegrass music. There's no way that there is enough time in an hour to play everything I want to but  ,,,, hope you enjoy BILL MONROE & THE BLUEGRASS BOYS,,, ,FLATT and SCRUGGS, JIMMY ROGERS, THE OSBOURNE BROTHERS,  JIM &JESSE , THE LILLY B...

Send a text This is my first presentation for 2023 with lots of music and perhaps a little advice about our New Year with GEORGE JONES, ALABAMA, TRAVIS TRITT , CARRIE UNDERWOOD , LEE ANN WOMACK and even yours truly BLAKE EMMONS. Be sure to share with someone you love and have a Blessed 2023. Support the show

Send a text My friends, this episode was quite a challenge for me.  WARNER MACK, MICKEY GILLEY , JERRY LEE LEWIS, C.W. McCAUL, OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN , and to my way of thinking , the Queen of country music, LORETTA LYNN , all passed away in 2022.  Lots of memories for me as I played their music and shared some of my adventures . I've opened my podcast with one final song of this special season w...

Send a text I was talking with a close friend yesterday , mainly about Christmas plans when she asked if I had  completed  my  Christmas Album project and I regretfully answered no. We had a burst water pipe in the studio at Big Mamma so we were forced to shut down. The long and short of it is, she convinced me to go ahead and release what we had done so far, on my podcast. And so my friends, with...

Send a text Its my favorite time of the year and our country music stars shine bright. DOLLY PARTON ,ALLAN JACKSON, GENE AUTRY, JOHNNY CASH, ELVIS, VINCE AND JENNY GILL  AND A COUPLE MORE SPECIAL ARTIST ,,,,,,, INCLUDING ME. HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS MY FRIENDS. Support the show

Send a text Well my friends, here we are in December and in Nipawin Saskatchewan we've had several feet of snow so I got to thinking about how many songs we have that aren't Christmas songs that relate to the cold and winter. So Give a listen to MERLE HAGGARD, JIM REEVES, BILL MONROE, EMMYLOU HARRIS AND ALLISON KRAUSE, GARTH BROOKS AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD. They all have a song  having to do...

Send a text For all our true dyed in the wool coun try fans , I truly believe you're gonna love this one as much as I enjoyed putting it together. The more I researched, the more I came to believe that this artist, Jimmy Rogers, was the most influential in the early times and  even to this day, the most influential in making country music what it is today. HANK SNOW, ERNEST TUBB, TOM T HALL,...

Send a text While visiting with friends and looking at email requests I am pleased to present some of the great country songs of the sixties. It was impossible to put them all in to one show because frankly after researching the hits of that era I got the feeling that the sixties were indeed the "Golden Era" of country music. So my friends, I simple picked what I thought might bring ya&a...

Send a text WILLY NELSON kicks our show off with "ON THE ROAD AGAIN"which sets the theme of traveling songs. JOHN DENVER gives us "COUNTRY ROADS" . JERRY REID IS "EAST BOUND AND DOWN" and ROGER MILLER is "KING OF THE ROAD". Lots more from DAVE DUDLEY, HANK SNOW, LORETTA LYNN, GEORGE STRAIT AND JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ.  Hope you enjoy traveling my friends.  Support...

Send a text This was  one  of the most challenging shows I've done. Shortly after I had begun putting the show together I got a phone call that just tore me up. A family member called to inform me of the passing of my dear friend LORETTA LYNN.  I already had  GEORGE STRAIT and ALAN JACKSON , JOSH TURNER AND WIL ARDEL  doing what they do best  but the call brought me to a standstill. But,,,,,...

Send a text When you listen to this show my friends, particularly you song writers, I think you'll be amazed at the number of absolute smash hit songs this one songwriter wrote. So,,, give a listen to GLEN CAMPBELL, HANK COCHRAN, EDDY ARNOLT, MERLE HAGGARD, GEORGE STRAIT, JEANNIE SEELY,, PATSY CLINE, and even BURL IVES as they all sing songs written by one songwriter.  Oh,,,,, did I mention t...

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Send a text In my  career I was truly blessed to have been afforded the opportunity to work with some of the great entertainers of our time. So,,,,, I thought I'd play the music of some of those memorable artist that I got to tour with. DEL REEVES, JEAN SHEPHERD, JEANIE SEELY, JEANIE C RILEY, LEROY VAN DYKE, JACK GREENE, JIM ED BROWN, and BILLY RAY CYRUS to name a few. Hope you take time to e...

Send a text There sure is a lot of ways to look at "Cheatin",,,,,, and so I've gathered up just a small portion of some of the greats performing some of the greatest songs based on the cheating aspect of life. Who better than HANK WILLIAMS Cheatin Heart to kick things off. Fast forward to TOBY KEITH wishing he didn't know now what he didn't know then. NAT STUCKEY  wrote an...

Send a text Its that special time of year when we celebrate the fall harvest. So many of our artists perform their homage to our farm heritage. You'll hear about "John Deer Green" and "international harvester"  to name a couple. JOHN DENVER, MERLE HAGGARD, MARTY STEWART, all weigh in with different views of country farm life.and CRAIG MORTEN sings about a " Son of a 3...

Send a text There are so many songs about love in our country music world and it was an enjoyable challenge for me to choose my favorites. Guys,,,,,, you're gonna love the song that says "I want you to love me like my dog does". Its a masterpiece. Tom T  Hall, the story teller, sings about all the simple things he loves, and Jerry Reed tells you the difference between the Gold Mine...

Send a text Lefty Frizzell, Hank Snow, Patsy Cline, Don Gibson, Tom T hall, Loretta Lynn, and  Del Reeves , all have a different perspective on life and it shows up in their music which I'm real happy to present to you on this episode of My Good Ole Country. I think you'll enjoy a great interview with Clarence Grear as we talk about "Lures For Vets". Tex Ritter joins us for one...

Send a text We have juast completed two incredible weeks at Camp Independence 1 on Tobin Lake and Camp Independence 2 at Meadow Lake. What a joy it was for me to meet our Wounded Warriors and to have the opportunity to share our stories with one another. i'm also pleased that the greater percentage of them shared my love of traditional country music. Therefore, by their requests . most of tod...