First show of the new year means that we each, independently, compile a top 10 list of our favorite songs that we played in the last year. There was only one duplicate song on our list: John Doe’s “Little Tiger.” One duplicate gave us a total of 19 songs for our year end top list. I don’t think either of us had any real method to our madness of choosing the tunes. As I was starting to pick tunes, I did start to consciously choose songs that weren’t really “traditional” Bakersfield Sound songs, just songs that I really enjoyed and wanted to hear again tonight on the air. We did get a phone call during the show requesting some Buck or Dwight or Merle and with time at the end of the show, we obliged the caller with some classic Bakersfield Sound tunes. We had a great time picking out songs and playing them. Hope you had as much fun listening. Here’s to 2012 as Bakersfield and Beyond soon starts its 4th year on the air.
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| Artist | Cut | Album | Label |
| Tim Hus | Bakersfield Music | Bushpilot Buckaroo | Stony Plain Records |
| Dave Alvin | Run Conejo Run | Eleven Eleven | YepRoc Records |
| John Doe | Little Tiger | Keeper | Yep Roc |
| Beat Farmers | Powderfinger | Tales of the New West | Rhino |
| RJ Jones | Ozark Mountain Lullaby | self | Rio Nuevo Entertainment |
| Neil Diamond | Solitary Man | Neil Diamond The Bang Years 1966-1968 | Reprise |
| Richard Thompson | A-11 | 1000 Years of Popular Music | Cooking vinyl |
| G Love | 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover | Fixin’ to Die | Brushfire Records |
| Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit | Codeine | Here We Rest | Lightning Rod Records |
| Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers | Jet Plane | Driftwood | Little Knicker Records |
| Red Meat | Honky Tonk Habit | Live At The World’s Smallest Honky Tonk | Ranchero Records |
| The Derailers | Big In Vegas | Under the Influence of Buck | Palo Duro Records |
| 77 El Deora | I Just Dodged a Bullet | The Crown and the Crows Confession | Western Independent Recording |
| Mike Ness | Funnel Of Love | Time Bomb Sampler | Time Bomb |
| The Councilmen | Boxcar Sermon | The Councilmen | The Councilmen |
| The Mavericks | Hot Burrito #1 | Return of the Grievous Angel – A Tribute to Gram Parsons | ALMO Records |
| Dave Alvin | Black Rose of Texas | Eleven Eleven | Yep Roc Records |
| Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The Wronglers | Big Rock Candy Mountain | Heirloom Music | Neanderthal Records |
| Dwight Yoakam | Ain’t That Lonely Yet | The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam | Rhino/Warner Bros. |
| Buck Owen | Act Naturally | The Inspirational Buck Owen – The Hits | Top Town Records |
| Merle Haggard | Mama Tried | Classic Country/Gold | Universal Music |
| Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men | Highway 99 | Out In California | Hightone Records |
| Wood Brothers | Blue And Green | Smoke Ring Halo | Wood Brothers |
| Ruby Dee and The Snake Handlers | Make It Last | North of Bakersfield | Dionysus |
Awesome selections!