Show #207 – Hee Haw, Act Naturally, and A Bridge

Yesterday, 6/15/17 was the anniversary of a few different things that lend themselves well to the music that we celebrate on Bakersfield and Beyond.

Historic points that inspired our playlist this evening. We filled in with mostly older tunes indicative of the Bakersfield Sound.

In 1969 “Hee Haw” makes its prime-time debut on CBS-TV, replacing the controversial “Smothers Brothers” show. The cast includes: Buck Owens, Roy Clark, Minnie Pearl and Grandpa Jones, among others. The first guests: Charley Pride and Loretta Lynn.

In 1963 Buck Owens collects his first #1 single in Billboard with “Act Naturally.”

in 1937 Waylon Jennings is born in Littlefield, Texas. A protege of Buddy Holly, he becomes a leader in the Outlaw movement of the 1970s alongside his occasional duet partner, Willie Nelson. Jennings joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.

In 2017 Caltrans holds a public hearing on the process and potential option for replacement of a local bridge in Point Reyes Station.

Click HERE to listen to the archive of the show!

Artist	Cut	Album	Label
Tim Hus	Bakersfield Music	Bushpilot Buckaroo	Stony Plain Records
Minnie Pearl	The Tunnel of Love	Lookin’ fer a Feller	Minnie Pearl
Loretta Lynn	Fist City	#1 Country Hits Of The ’50s and ’60s, Disc 4	Loretta Lynn
Charley Pride	Kiss an Angel Good Morning	The Charley Pride Collection	Charley Pride
Junior Samples	World’s Biggest Whopper (w/ Jim Morrison) (Original Chart Recording)	The World Of Junior Samples (Original Chart Recording)	Junior Samples
Charley Pride	Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger	Greatest Hits Collection	Charley Pride
Grandpa Jones	Are You from Dixie	Grandpa Jones Sings His Greatest Hits	Grandpa Jones
The Academy Allstars	Pfft You Were Gone (From “Hee Haw”)	Movin’ On Up: Ultimate Tv Soundtracks	The Academy Allstars
Buck Owens	Let Jesse Rob The Train	The Warner Bros. Recordings	Buck Owens
Don Rich	The Race is On	Don Rich Sings George Jones	Don Rich
Wanda Jackson	Cool Love	Vintage Collections	Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson	This Should Go on Forever	Wanda Jackson Vintage Collection	Wanda Jackson
Ferlin Husky	I Feel Better All over	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 2 1950S & 60S Boppers and Rockers from ‘Nashville West’	Ferlin Husky
Dusty Payne	My Walkin’ Shoes	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 2 1950S & 60S Boppers and Rockers from ‘Nashville West’	Dusty Payne
Joe Hall & The Corvettes	Bongo Beatin’ Beatnick	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1 – 1950S & 60S Boppers and Rockers from ‘Nashville West’	Joe Hall & The Corvettes
Wally Lewis	Loverboy	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1: 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from “Nashville West”	Wally Lewis
Wynn Stewart	Wishful Thinking	The Very Best Of	Wynn Stewart
Wynn Stewart	Wrong Company	The Very Best Of	Wynn Stewart
Buck Owens	Keeper of The Key	Buck ‘Em! The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967)	Buck Owens
Voni Morrison, John Russell	Act Naturally	The Country & Western All-Star Roun-Up	Voni Morrison, John Russell
Dwight Yoakam	Act Naturally	Dwight Sings Buck	Dwight Yoakam
The Beatles	Act Naturally	Help!	The Beatles
Buck Owens	Act Naturally	21 #1 Hits	Buck Owens
Connie Smith	Then and Only Then	The Hurtin’s All Over RCA Country Hits 1964-1972	Connie Smith
Connie Smith	Tiny Blue Transistor Radio	The Hurtin’s All Over (RCA Country Hits 1964-1972)	Connie Smith
Patsy Montana	16 Pounds	Patsy Montana Inducted Into The Hall of Fame 1996	Patsy Montana
Patsy Montana	Wabash cannonball	Patsy Montana Inducted Into The Hall of Fame 1996	Patsy Montana
Lorene Mercer	Ballad of a Truck Driver’s Wife	Bakersfield Rebels	Lorene Mercer
The Flying Burrito Brothers	Sin City	Country & West Coast: The Birth of Country Rock	The Flying Burrito Brothers
Johnny Darrell	Willin’	Country & West Coast The Birth of Country Rock	Johnny Darrell
Waylon Jennings	Honky Tonk Heroes	Honky Tonk Heroes	Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings	Old Five and Dimers Like Me	Honky Tonk Heroes	Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings	Bridge over troubled water	Cedartown, Georgia	Waylon Jennings
Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers	Make it Last	North of Bakersfield	Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers

Show #206 – Gene Thome

Gene Thome wasn’t an architect of the Bakersfield Sound.  Heck, he wasn’t even a full-time musician.  What he was was a man who loved the music.  Through that music, and a bit of fortuitous luck at being in the right place at the right time, he met and became friends with Red Simpson.  Singing karaoke in a restaurant in the 90s, Gene’s cover of a Merle Haggard tune and sounding much like Hag, it caught Red’s ear and they two became friend.  Later, in 2015, they got together and Gene recorded an album “It’s A Bakersfield Thing.”  Gene passed away last week from kidney cancer.  We never met Gene or even knew about him until we discovered him as we were putting together a tribute show for the late Red Simpson last year, but we appreciate the flame he held for the Bakersfield Sound.  R.I.P Gene Thome.

Artist	Cut	Album	Label
Tim Hus	Bakersfield Music	Bushpilot Buckaroo	Stony Plain Records
Dwight Yoakam	Crazy little thing called love	The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam	Dwight Yoakam
Social Distortion	Bakersfield	Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes	Social Distortion
Buck Owens	Johnny B. Goode	Streets of Bakersfield Greatest Hits	Buck Owens
Glen Glenn	Let Me Talk to You	Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Loud Loud Music	Glen Glenn
Chris “Sugarballs” Sprague	Truck Stop a Go Go	Miles Away	Chris “Sugarballs” Sprague
The Crickets	Oh, Boy!	The “Chirping” Crickets	The Crickets
Merle Haggard	A Bar In Bakersfield	Merle Haggard: Best of the 90’s, Vol. Two	Merle Haggard
Mike Therieau	Living from a Suitcase	Living From A Suitcase	Mike Therieau
Janis Martin	Drugstore Rock ‘n’ Roll	the female elvis	Janis Martin
Buck Owens	Act Naturally	21 #1 Hits	Buck Owens
Dave Gonzales	Tired of Being Me	The Man of Somebody’s Dreams: A Tribute to Chris Gaffney	Dave Gonzales
The Derailers	Get ‘er Done	Soldiers of Love	The Derailers
Eleven Hundred Springs	Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight	Country Jam	Eleven Hundred Springs
John Doe & The Sadies	The Night Life	Country Club	John Doe & The Sadies
Corky Jones (aka. Buck Owens)	Rhythm and Booze	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 2 1950S & 60S Boppers and Rockers from ‘Nashville West’	Corky Jones (aka. Buck Owens)
The Flying Burrito Brothers	Dim Lights	Sleepless Nights	The Flying Burrito Brothers
Loretta Lynn	Wine, Women and Song	Loretta Lynn: All Time Greatest Hits	Loretta Lynn
Gary Stewart	Out of Hand	The Essential Gary Stewart	Gary Stewart
Grateful Dead	Mexicali Blues	The Best Of Grateful Dead (Skeletons From The Closet)	Grateful Dead
Hank Williams	Honky Tonkin’	The Best of Hank Williams	Hank Williams
Jean Shepard	Crying Steel Guitar Waltz	Swing West – Vol. 1 Bakersfield	Jean Shepard
Gene Thome’ and the Bakersfield Sound	You Don’t Have Very Far to Go	It’s a Bakersfield Thing	Gene Thome’ and the Bakersfield Sound
Gene Thome’ and the Bakersfield Sound	Honky Tonk Nightime Man	It’s a Bakersfield Thing	Gene Thome’ and the Bakersfield Sound
Gene Thome’ and the Bakersfield Sound	Sam’s Place (feat. Johnny Owens)	It’s a Bakersfield Thing	Gene Thome’ and the Bakersfield Sound
Jim Lauderdale	Honky Tonk Mood Again	Country Super Hits Vol. 1	Jim Lauderdale
Johnny Cash	Thirteen	American Recordings	Johnny Cash
Red Meat	Deep Water	13	Red Meat
Dave Alvin	Dry River	Best of the Hightone Years	Dave Alvin
The Maddox Brothers & Rose	Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down	America’s Most Colorful Hillbilly Band, Vol. 1	The Maddox Brothers & Rose
Maurice Tani	The Look Of Love	The White Water	Maurice Tani
Merle Haggard	Sing Me Back Home	The Complete ’60s Capitol Singles	Merle Haggard
Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers	Make it Last	North of Bakersfield	Dionysis