We commemorated a couple of historical happenings on tonight’s show. We played “Cold, Cold Heart” by Hank Williams Sr. as it reach #1 on Billboard’s chart this week in 1951. We also played Bob Dylan’s “Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues” to recognize Bob’s firm commitment to his songs and his unwillingness to change his lyrics to appease the powers that be at CBS. Bob was slated to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show and sing his “Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues.” Long story short, Bob was asked to change the lyrics to appease those folks behind the scenes in order to appear on the show. He declined and didn’t appear on the show. The brouhaha that came out after probably did more to help his career than if he had been on the show.
This isn’t “Run Conejo Run,” but it is one of the songs that will be on Dave Alvin’s upcoming album Eleven Eleven.
| Artist | Cut | Album | Label |
| Tim Hus | Bakersfield Music | Bush Pilot Buckaroo | Tim Hus |
| The Sweetback Sisters | It Won’t Hurt When I Fall Down From This Barstool | Looking for A Fight | The Sweetback Sisters |
| Red Meat | The Memory Of Your Smile | Alameda County Line | Red Meat |
| 77 El Deora | 3:30 In the Afternoon | Sirens | 77 El Deora |
| Gram Parsons | Cry One More Time | GP | Gram Parsons |
| Merle Haggard & The Strangers | Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) | Let Me Tell You About a Song | Merle Haggard & The Strangers |
| Merle Haggard & The Strangers | They’re Tearin’ the Labor Camps Down | Let Me Tell You About a Song | Merle Haggard & The Strangers |
| R.J. Jones | Callin’ Me Down the Road | Self | R.J. Jones |
| Bobby Bare | The Winner | 20 Greatest Hits | Bobby Bare |
| Hank Williams | Cold Cold Heart | 24 of Hank Williams Greatest Hits | Hank Williams |
| Bob Dylan | Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues | Bob Dylan in Concert, Brandeis Univeersity 1963 | Bob Dylan |
| Dwight Yoakam | Understand Your Man | Kindred Spirits – A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash | Dwight Yoakam |
| Gilbeau & Parsons | Lodi | Louisiana Rain | Gilbeau & Parsons |
| Rolling Stones | Shake Your Hips | Exile On Main Sreet | Rolling Stones |
| X | Hot House | More Fun in the Modern World | X |
| The Councilmen | Box Car Sermon | Untitled | The Councilmen |
| Buffalo Springfield | For What It’S Worth | Retrospective: the Best of Buffalo Springfield | Buffalo Springfield |
| Dave Alvin | Run Conejo Run | Eleven Eleven | Dave Alvin |
| 77 El Deora | I Just Dodged a Bullet | The Crown and the Crows Confession | 77 El Deora |
| Dave Howe | First Loser | A Face for Radio | Dave Howe |
| Wynn Stewart | Out There Is Your World | It’s Such A Pretty World Today | Wynn Stewart |
| The Knitters | Poor Little Critter On the Road | Poor Little Critter on the Road | The Knitters |
| Marshall Crenshaw | Kern River | Tulare Dust | Marshall Crenshaw |
| Dee Mize | Just Leave My World Alone | Bakersfield Rebels | Dee Mize |
| Joe Ely | White Line Fever | Tulare Dust: A Songwriter’s Tribute to Merle Haggard | Joe Ely |
| Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers | Make It Last | North of Bakersfield | Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers |
Bakersfield and Beyond 