Show # 244 – Gushers and Conspiracies

On the 10th of January in 1901 the first oil well gusher in Texas kicked off the American Oil Industry. So why not celebrate it in song. We found some good songs about oil, and a few about gasoline.

Nine years ago on January 8th, Mike was invited to KWMR for the first time, to bring some Elvis tracks to play on a show when Amanda was subbing. It was Elvis Presley’s birthday, which is shared by another music legend, David Bowie. So Bowie and Elvis were played, and then Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers. And the rest is history.

The 10th of January is also the anniversary of David Bowie’s death. The last part of the show, dives deeper into Elvis’ unreleased Black Star track, later released as Flaming Star, and then Bowie’s last album, also titled Black Star. You decide.

Tim Hus	Bakersfield Music	Bush Pilot Buckaroo	Stony Plain Records
Flatt & Scruggs	The Ballad Of Jed Clampett	Milkshakes & Heartaches – Sitting In The Back Row	Delta
Merle Haggard	Oil Tanker Train	I Am What I Am	Vanguard Records
Mike Beck	Oildale	Pine Street Girl	Reata
Wes St. Jon	Oilfield Outlaw	Oilfield Cowboy	Star-Key Records
Southern Culture on the Skids	Fried Chicken And Gasoline	Dirt Track Date	GEFFEN
Jann Arden	Gasoline	Living Under June	Universal Music Ireland Ltd.
Nanci Griffith	Gulf Coast Highway	Wings To Fly And A Place To Be – An Introduction To	Universal Music Ireland Ltd.
Loretta Lynn	Coal Miner’s Daughter	The Girl of Honky Tong, Vol. 3	Ling Music Group
Jerry Reed	The Crude Oil Blues	The Essential Jerry Reed	RCA Records Label Nashville
Johnny Cash	Roughneck	Blood, Sweat And Tears	Columbia Nashville Legacy
Johnny Horton	Coal Smoke, Valve Oil And Steam	Big Wheels Rollin’	Play Digital
Steve Forbert	The Oil Song	The Best of Steve Forbert: What Kinda Guy?	Rolling Tide Records
Slim Willet	Off Shore Drillin’ Rig	Texas Oil Patch Songs	Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc.
The Tumblin’ Go Go’s	No Gas	Wild Drivin’ Baby	Sam Sam Music
Midnight Oil	Blue Sky Mine	Essential Oils	Midnight Oil
Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen	Hot Rod Lincoln	Lost In The Ozone	GEFFEN
The Highwaymen	Desperados Waiting for a Train	Highwayman Super Hits	Columbia Nashville
Elvis Presley	Too Much Monkey Business	From Nashville To Memphis – The Essential 60s Masters I	RCA Records Label
David Bowie	Cat People (Putting Out Fire)	Let’s Dance	Parlophone UK
Elvis Presley	Flaming Star	Elvis At The Movies	SBME Strategic Marketing Group
Elvis Presley	Black Star	Flaming Star	Revolver Records
Buck Owens	Ozark Mountain Lullaby (Remastered)	The Warner Bros. Recordings	Rhino/Warner Bros.
Ruby Dee And The Snakehandlers	Make It Last	North Of Bakersfield	Warner Music

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Show #245 – Double Shots of Vinyl

One might say we were being “lazy” to spin double shots on vinyl, but it’s still some work to queue up all those records. And we think that vinyl sounds so sweet on the FM airways, that often we just spin wax. Digging deep into the random collection of country and honky tonk records.

Artist Artist	Song Song	Release Release	Label Label
Tim Hus	Bakersfield Music	Bushpilot Buckaroo	Stony Plain Records
Joshua Hedley	Mr. Jukebox	Mr. Jukebox	Third Man Records
Joshua Hedley	Weird Thought Thinker	Mr. Jukebox	Third Man Records
Buck Owens	Corn Liquor	Ruby & Other Bluegrass Specials	Capitol Records
Buck Owens	Uncle Pen	Ruby & Other Bluegrass Specials	Capitol Records
Wynn Stewart	I’d Rather Have America	Wynn Stewart	Forum Avon
Wynn Stewart	Three Cheers For The Loser	Wynn Stewart	Forum Avon
Maddox Brothers & Rose	I’m Sending Daffydills	Maddox Brothers And Rose 1946-1951 Volume 2	Arhoolie Records
Maddox Brothers and Rose	Mule Train	Maddox Brothers And Rose 1946-1951 Volume 2	Arhoolie Records
Megadeth	These Boots	Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good!	Epic
Merle Haggard and the Strangers	Folsom Prison Blues	Mama Tried	Capitol
Merle Haggard & The Strangers	Run ‘Em Off	Mama Tried	Capitol
Tommy Collins	You Oughta See Pickles Now	Tommy Collins Sings Country Songs	Gusto
Tommy Collins	The Feet of a Traveller	Tommy Collins Sings Country Songs	Gusto
Wynn Stewart	The Tourist	It’s Such A Pretty World Today	Capitol
Wynn Stewart	I Keep Forgetting That I Forgot About You	It’s Such A Pretty World Today	Capitol
Bonnie Owens	I’ll Try Again Tomorrow	Don’t Take Advantage of Me	Capitol
Bonnie Owens	I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart	Don’t Take Advantage of Me	Capitol
Buck Owens and Susan Raye	Take a Taste of My Wine	The Good Old Days (Are Here Again)	Capitol
Buck Owens and Susan Raye	The Good Old Days (Are Here Again)	The Good Old Days (Are Here Again)	Capitol
Waylon Jennings	Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way	Dreaming My Dreams	RCA
Waylon Jennings	Waymore’s Blues	Dreaming My Dreams	RCA
Ferlin Husky w/ Jean Shepard	Dear John	Greatest Hits of Ferlin Husky	Gusto Records
Ferlin Husky	Homesick	Greatest Hits of Ferlin Husky	Gusto Records
Bonnie Owens & Merle Haggard	Stranger In My Arms	That Makes Two of Us	Pickwick / Capitol
Merle Haggard & Bonnie Owens	Too Used To Being With You	That Makes Two of Us	Pickwick / Capitol
Claude King	Tiger Woman	Tiger Woman	Columbia/Legacy
Claude King	Catch A Little Raindrop	Tiger Woman	Columbia/Legacy
Kay Adams	Alcohol and Tears	Alcohol and Tears	Tower Records
Kay Adams	I Let A Stranger (Buy The Wine)	Alcohol and Tears	Tower Records
Kay Adams	‘Til Temptation Gets The Better of Me	Alcohol and Tears	Tower Records
Buck Owens	Act Naturally	The Best of Buck Owens	Capitol
Buck Owens	Under Your Spell Again	The Best of Buck Owens	Capitol
Merle Haggard & The Strangers	Silver Wings	Okie from Muskogee (Live)	Capitol Nashville
Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers	Make It Last	North of Bakersfield	Dionysus Records