“Highway of Heartaches,” will launch on Tuesday, April 24th at 8:30pm. Hosts Smelley Kelley and Owen Bly are not strangers to the KWMR airwaves, having been guests on “Bakersfield and Beyond” numerous times over the years.
When Amanda learned that they were floating a radio show for broadcast to a Carson City LPFM station, she struck while the griddle was sizzling, and the lads could not be more excited to bring their mix of classic country, honky tonk and banter to the eclectic music line-up on KWMR. We can’t wait! Smelley and Owen joined Mike and me last night. You can listen to the archive HERE.
We really dropped the ball by not recognizing the anniversary of not only Merle Haggard’s birth, but his death on the very same date (April 6). Feel free to throw tomatoes at your radio. We did play a few tunes by the legendary Bakersfield Sound pioneer, and came clean with our shortcomings.
The show was a fun mix of brand new twangy tunes, our interview with Owen and Smelley, a dive into country music history, and then some solid tracks to wrap up the show. Thanks for reading, listening and enjoying great music.
| Artist | Cut | Album | Label |
| Tim Hus | Bakersfield Music | Bushpilot Buckaroo | Stony Plain Records |
| Buddy Emmons | Honkey Tonk Angels | Buddy Emmons | ? |
| Hank Williams | Honky Tonk Blues | 24 of Hank Williams Greatest Hits | Mercury |
| Big House | Cold Outside | Big House | MCA Nashville |
| Big House | Never Ending Train | Never Ending Train | Big House Records |
| Cousin Herb Henson | Up the Path and In My Door | The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1 – 1950S & 60S Boppers and Rockers from ‘Nashville West’ | Bear Family Records |
| Corky Jones (aka. Buck Owens) | Rhythm and Booze | The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 2 1950S & 60S Boppers and Rockers from ‘Nashville West’ | Bear Family Records GmbH |
| Merle Haggard | Swinging doors | Merle Haggard The Complete ’60s Capitol Singles | Capitol Records |
| Wynn Stewart | Wishful Thinking | The Very Best of Wynn Stewart 1958-1962 | Masters International |
| Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men | Highway 99 | Out In California | Hightone Records |
| Tom Russell | Tulare Dust | Tulare Dust, a songwriters tribute to merle haggard | Hightone Records |
| Wanda Jackson | Why I’m Walkin’ | Vintage Collections | Nashville Catalog |
| The Knitters | Silver wings | Poor Little Critter on the Road | Rhino/Slash |
| Dave Alvin | Kern River | West of The West | Yep Roc Records |
| Lucinda Williams | You Don’t Have Very Far to Go | Tulare Dust, a songwriters tribute to merle haggard | Hightone Records |
| The Rolling Stones | Torn and Frayed | Exile On Main St | Polydor |
| Emmylou Harris | We’ll Sweep Out the Ashes (In the Morning) | Last Date | Rhino/Warner Bros. |
| Dave Howe | A Face for Radio | A Face for Radio | Self |
| The Wichitas | Greetings from Bakersfield | The Wichitas | Spackletone Records |
| The Councilmen | Boxcar Sermon | The Councilmen | The Councilmen |
| Joe Maphis & Rose Lee | Dim Lights Thick Smoke And Loud, Loud Music | Swing West Vol. 1 Bakersfield | Razor & Tie |
| Carl & Pearl Butler | Honky Tonkitis | A Family Affair: The Best of Butler & Mosby | Legacy Recordings |
| Bobby Austin | Apartment #9 | Swing West – Vol 1 – Bakersfield | Razor and Tie |
| Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers | Make it Last | North of Bakersfield | Dionysus |
| Artist | Cut | Album | Label |
| Tim Hus | Bakersfield Music | Bushpilot Buckaroo | Stony Plain Records |
| Willie Nelson | Last Man Standing | Last Man Standing | legacy |
| Sam Morrow | Paid By The Mile | Concrete and Mud | Forty Below |
| Joshua Hedley | Mr. Jukebox | Mr. Jukebox | Third Man Records |
| Joshua Hedley | Weird Thought Thinker | Mr. Jukebox | Third Man Records |
| Wylie & The Wild West | (What’s so Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding | 2000 Miles from Nashville | Hiline Records |
| Laura Benitez and the Heartache | The Fool I Am Right Now | With All Its Thorns | Copperhead Records |
| Dallas Moore | Somewhere Between Bridges | Mr Honky Tonk | Sol Records |
| Red Meat | Highway of Heartaches | Meet Red Meat | Ranchero Records |
| Glen Campbell | Galveston | Glen Campbell: All The Best | capitol nashville |
| Crystal Gayle | It’s Like We Never Said Goodbye | Crystal Gayle: The Hits | capitol nashville |
| Dottie West | A Lesson In Leavin’ (Live) | Ain’t Nothin’ Like a Woman (Live) | Westmill |
| Debby Boone | Are You On the Road to Lovin’ Me Again | The Best of Debby Boone | Curb Records |
| Emmylou Harris | Beneath Still Waters | Heartaches & Highways: The Very Best of Emmylou Harris | Rhino/Warner Bros. |
| George Jones and Tammy Wynette | Two Story House | together again | epic legacy |
| Buck Owens | Fool Me Again | Buck ‘Em! The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967) | Omnivore Recordings |
| Buck Owens | My Heart Skips A Beat | Buck ‘Em! The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967) | Omnivore Recordings |
| Merle Haggard | I Started Loving You Again | Merle Haggard, The Complete ’60’s Capitol Singles | Omnivore Recordings |
| Merle Haggard | Mama Tried | Merle Haggard, The Complete ’60’s Capitol Singles | Omnivore Recordings |
| The Hacienda Brothers | Mental Revenge | The Hacienda Brothers | Koch Records |
| Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men | Out in California | Out In California | HIGHTONE |
| Iris DeMent | big city | Tulare Dust: A Songwriter’s Tribute to Merle Haggard | Hightone Records |
| John Doe & The Sadies | Stop the World and Let Me Off | Country Club | Yep Roc Records |
| Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers | Make it Last | North of Bakersfield | Dionysus |
