Pioneers of Country July 4th, 2011

We start with Eddy Arnold – Anytime. Dave's opening monologue and he is in rare form today! Theme opening (when we used to have a theme song). Next musical selection is a great summer seasonal tune, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game” more from Dave. 

“Tennessee Waltz" is a popular country music song with lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King which we hear now. 

A very appropriate song now, "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer" is a song by American country music artist Johnny Russell. Dave promises to tell a story about Johnny Russell after the song.

Dave tells the story of how his wife shook Johnny's hand as he was performing. She took this photo just prior to shaking his hand.

Kirby Hill by Hayseed Dixie is next. That's the first half hour. There's over Two hours remaining of great country music.

 Dave states that at the top of the hour another Top Ten Playlist will be presented.

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Pioneers of Country May 11, 2013

Happy Canada Day!

Canada Day, formerly known as Dominion Day, is the national day of Canada. A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into a single dominion within the British Empire called Canada.

Dave always says “you don't have to hail from the South to enjoy and play country music”. A great example is the Canadian love of country music. 

One of the great patriots of Canada is Stompin' Tom Connors. So, it is a perfect time to replay our “Tribute to Stompin' Tom” from 2013 when he passed away.

Pioneers of Country remembers Stompin’ Tom Connors.

Thomas Charles “Stompin' Tom” Connors, OC (February 9, 1936 – March 6, 2013) was one of Canada's most prolific and well-known country and folk singer-songwriters. Focusing his career exclusively on his native Canada, Connors is credited with writing more than 300 songs and has released four dozen albums, with total sales of nearly 4 million copies. Connors died at age 77 in his home in Ballinafad, Ontario on March 6, 2013 of renal failure.

They were forgotten by The Country Music Industry, Country Radio, and even The Grand Ole Opry – Pioneers of Country proudly remember those artists, and the music they made popular.

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The Merle Haggard Story (Pt 15)

Pioneers of Country welcomes you to “The Merle Haggard Story” - a syndicated program originally broadcast in early 1985, including many interviews.

PLAYLIST:

C.C. Waterback

Merle Haggard passed away on April 6, 2016. Not long after Live 365 went out of business, so we never got to do a proper tribute broadcast. That is until now.

During the COVID Pandemic of 2020 and 2021, I got the chance to travel to a place close to home – my attic!

Up there I found a treasure trove of recordings that I had forgotten about. Among them was this several part syndicated broadcast titled “The Merle Haggard Story”. I thought it would be a great tribute to “The Hag” if we rebroadcast this part of Merle's beginnings, and continuing to his mid career popularity.

The History of Country Music (Pt 15)

Willie Nelson (Pt 2)

Loretta Lynn (Pt 1)

Pioneers of Country June 24, 2012 

We begin with “The Lord Himself” as Faron Young called him. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Hank Williams that was first released in July 1952.

"It's Such a Pretty World Today" is a popular song released in 1967, written by songwriter Dale Noe and sung by Wynn Stewart.

Michael Webb Pierce (August 8, 1921 – February 24, 1991) was an American country music vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number-one hits than any other country and western performer during the decade. Here he sings Sneakin' all around.

A very Prophetic song is next, "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)" is a song written by Kerry Kurt Phillips, Howard Perdew and Rick Blaylock, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie.

Joe Logan Diffie (December 28, 1958 – March 29, 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Diffie died from complications related to COVID-19 during the pandemic on March 29, 2020, at the age of 61.

Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh; October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991, she was an American country singer and songwriter. Here she sings "You're Not Easy to Forget". Dave gives a history of Dottie's accident that took her life in 1994.

"Talk Back Trembling Lips" is a 1963 song first recorded by Ernest Ashworth. We hear it now. 

"Wolverton Mountain" is a country music song and 1962 crossover hit that established Claude King's career as an American country singer-songwriter. The song was a rewrite of the original version by Merle Kilgore, which was based on a real person named Clifton Clowers (Kilgore's uncle).

That's the first 30 minutes, There's over two hours remaining!

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Pioneers of Country June 23, 2012

Andy Griffith begins things with The Theme Song, “Fishing Hole”.

Dave breaks out the big guns with Johnny Cash and “The Baron”. 

"Dixieland Delight" is a song by American country music band Alabama. Inspired by a trip on U.S. Route 11W in Tennessee taken by songwriter Ronnie Rogers, it was written by Rogers and was released on January 28, 1983, by RCA Nashville Records as the lead single for Alabama's seventh studio album.

"Walking the Floor Over You" is a country music song written by Ernest Tubb, recorded on April 26, 1941 in Fort Worth, Texas, and released in the United States that year. We hear that song now.

Dave admits country music makes him crazy – Honky Tonk Crazy! 

Up next, Smoky the Bar is an album by country music artist Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in 1969 by Dot Records (catalog no. DLP-25932). Joe Allison was the producer. It is an album of songs related to drinking, partying, and bars.

The son of a legend is next, "Family Tradition" is a song written and recorded by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in May 1979 as the fourth and final single and title track from his album of the same name. It peaked at No. 4, and is one of his most popular songs. It has sold 909,000 digital copies as of April 2016.

That's the first 30 minutes, there's 72 minutes to go!

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Pioneers of Country June 10, 2012

Hank Williams starts things off by “Setting The Woods on Fire”. Dave gives a rundown of the broadcast agenda today. He then plays “Room Full of Roses” by Mickey Gilley who passed away on May 7, 2022 at 86 years old.

Dave reads some e-mails from listeners. He mentions that this is a rare evening (Dave's local time) broadcast. A great tune is next Alan Jackson - Playing Possum, a tribute to George Jones! Dave has old computer problems. He also incorrectly states that it is 2011. It is in fact 2012. He also says it is June 9th. That is partially true (local time) but since we go by UTC or GMT the computer marked the file as June 10th. Not a problem in the whole picture. Dave gives Today in History information. 

Lookin' for Tomorrow (And Finding Yesterdays) by Mel Tillis is next. Dave plays Charlie Pride and Kiss an Angel Good Morning. A request from a listener.

Wilburn Brothers with Bloomin' fools is next. 

More today in history information with horse racing information (that time of year with the triple crown). Dave breaks format and plays “William Tell Overture” by Spike Jones and His City Slickers from 1948. 

That's the first 30 minutes, there's 95 more minutes to go.

They were forgotten by The Country Music Industry, Country Radio, and even The Grand Ole Opry – Pioneers of Country proudly remember those artists, and the music they made popular.

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Cybershortwave June 10, 2001

Every so often we like to dig deep into our archives and show our newer listeners that we were promoting country music years ago even though we were operating under a different format.

Not much country music in this broadcast, but we thought it would be good to hear what our broadcast sounded like twenty-four (24) years ago,

After Dave's monologue he plays “American Dream” by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. 

Apologies for Dave's long winded comments during these older broadcasts. 

Next is our obligatory POLKA! Followed by Black Magic Woman by Santana.

"Fujiyama Mama" is a song written by Earl Burrows (later known as Jack Hammer). It was first recorded in 1955 by Annisteen Allen, and in 1957 by rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson, both for Capitol. It did not chart in the United States, but Jackson's recording became a No. 1 hit in Japan for six months in 1958.

"Spirit in the Sky" is a song by American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum, originally written and recorded by Greenbaum and released in December 1969 from his album Spirit in the Sky. The single became a gold record in the United States, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970, and reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 where it lasted for 15 weeks in the Top 100. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 22 song of 1970. It also climbed to No. 1 on the UK, Australian and Canadian charts in 1970.  

That's the first hour. There's another hour to go. 

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Pioneers of Country June 8, 2013

We begin with “Saturday Satan, Sunday Saint” by Ernest Tubb. 

The next duo is what we believe to be the most overlooked for membership into The Country Music Hall of Fame - Father-Daughter duo The Kendalls performing Don't Let Me Cross Over. Dave gives a brief bio of the duo. 

Dave promises to break out the big guns today, and he doesn't disappoint. Roy Acuff - Wabash Cannon Ball.

The "Tennessee Waltz", a popular country music song with lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King is next. Walkin' After Midnight by Patsy Cline is next.

Ladd Dunham is next from his album “In the Country” and Sea Cruise. Dave love's those “greaser” songs from the late 1950's, so he breaks format and plays The Dovells and “The Bristol Stomp” from 1961.

Dave reads an E-mail from a new listener who wants to hear L.A. International Airport by Susan Raye. Dave says he will play it in a moment but first "I Don't Think She's In Love Anymore" by Charley Pride. Loretta Lynn "You're Lookin' At Country" is next.

That's the first 30 minutes. There's 80 more minutes to go of great Country Music.

They were forgotten by The Country Music Industry, Country Radio, and even The Grand Ole Opry – Pioneers of Country proudly remember those artists, and the music they made popular.

Special Note: Most of the E-Mail, chat room, and web sites mentioned no longer exist. Your best bet to keep in contact with Pioneers Of Country is on Pod-O-Matic or on our Facebook Page.

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Pioneers of Country May 24, 2014

This is a replay of our live broadcast on May 24, 2014. 

Dave does another unrehearsed and unedited presentation of Pioneers of Country. 

Dave provides a liberal amount of Bluegrass music, and announces birthdays of famous entertainers born on this day. 

Dave counts down the Top Ten songs on the Pioneers of Country playlist this week.

Comment from Tom Steiner: 

Tom Steiner May 25, 2014

Great Pic Dave I could not have done it better the singing ranger

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