We hope everyone listening had a great Thanksgiving Day. And even those who might not have been able to listen, we hope you had a great day too. Holidays at KWMR can be fun. We know lots of people listen to the radio all day. Many times, during holidays, a lot of the programmers visit friends and family. Such was the case today with automated programming happening just about all day. So, we were happy to get into the studio and give folks some live hosts on air. A little post tryptophan honky tonk. Here’s the playlist and some youtube clips.
You could say we went a little beyond tonight.
There’s a lot of great covers of “Detroit City.” We played Flatt & Scruggs tonight. There’s great ones by John Doe & The Sadies and Johnny Cash. Here’s one by Bobby Bare.
I just never get tired of The Beat Farmers’ version of Powderfinger. And I can (and have) watched this clip of them performing it over and over. Buddy Blue and Country Dick Montana – you guys are missed, but not forgotten.
| Artist | Cut | Album | Label |
| Tim Hus | Bakersfield Music | Bushpilot Buckaroo | Stony Plain Records |
| Dwight Yoakam | Long White Cadillac | Just Lookin’ for a Hit | Warner 1061 |
| Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs | Detroit City | Welcome To Columbia Country | Columbia |
| Beck & Emmylou Harris | Sin City | Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons | Almo |
| Boca Chica | SiN City | Get Out Of Sin City | self |
| Ferlin Husky | Dear John | Greatest Hits of Ferlin Husky | Gusto Records |
| The Deep Dark Woods | Dear John | The Place I Left Behind | SUGAR HILL |
| Dave Alvin | 4Th of July | King Of California | HIGHTONE |
| The Bryds | The Christian Life | Sweetheart of the Rodeo | Columbia/Legacy |
| Tin Star | Happy Hour | A Town South Of Bakersfield | enigma |
| Neko Case | Thrice All American | Furnace Room Lullaby | Anti/Epitaph |
| The Decemberists | The Calamity Song | The King Is Dead | Capitol Records |
| R.E.M. | Talk About The Passion | Eponymous | IRS |
| Buck Owens | Act Naturally | Buck Owens: 21 #1 Hits: The Ultimate Collection | Rhino |
| Kenny Vernon | Ain’t That A Shame | Bakersfield Rebels | Ace Record |
| Waylon Jennings | Honky Tonk Heroes | Honky Tonk Heroes | Buddha Records |
| Red Meat | Pretty Little Lights of Town | We Never Close | Ranchero Records |
| Mike Ness | Funnel Of Love | Time Bomb Sampler | Time Bomb |
| Wanda Jackson | Funnel Of Love | Wanda Rocks | Bear Family Records |
| Gary Stewart | Stone Wall (Around Your Heart) | The Essential Gary Stewart | RCA |
| Tom Russell | The Rose of the San Joaquin | The Rose of the San Joaquin | Hightone Records |
| The Knitters | Poor Little Critter On the Road | Poor Little Critter on the Road | Rhino/Slash |
| Dave Alvin | Out In California | Best of the Hightone Years | Hightone Records |
| Arann Harris & The Farm Band | Grizzly Bear | Consolation Prize | The Strong Sauce |
| Neil Diamond | Song Sung Blue | 20th Century Masters | MCA |
| Beat Farmers | Powderfinger | Tales of the New West | Rhino |
| Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers | MAKE IT LAST | North of Bakersfield | Dionysus Records |
