Route 78 West Sunday 12/29/2002 back
Show #96 Lost Son audio unavailable
 track  artist, song-label, format
  01     Tommy Durden & the Westernaires, Hula Boogie-Proper, CD
02     Lefty Frizzell, They Crucified Our Jesus-Bear Family, LP
03     Webb Pierce, Teenaged Boogie-Bear Family, CD
04     Death Valley, Morricone Express-Linguini, CD
05     Claude Grey, How Fast Them Trucks Can Go
06     Canto de Expatricao, Lamento Negro-Conjuncto Typico, 78Rpm (1932, Brazilian)
07     Plehal Brothers, Homecoming Waltz-78Rpm
08     Merle Haggard, Life In Prison-Bear Family, CD
09     Lefty Frizzell, Making Believe-Bear Family, LP
10     Hank Williams III, Broke, Lovesick & Drifting-Curb, CD
11     Luke the Drifter (Hank Williams), Beyond the Sunset-Mercury, CD
12     T. Texas Tyler, In the Land Where We'll Never Grow Old-King, CD
13     Roy Smeck, Midnight Blue-78Rpm
14     Santo & Johnny, Sleepwalk-Black Velvet, CD
15     Roy Hogsed, Snake Dance Boogie-Proper, CD (1951)
16     Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers, I Thought I Heard You Call My Name (1989)
17     Death Valley, Same Planet, Different World-Estrus, 45Rpm
18     Tornados, Bustin' Surfboards-Creshendo, LP
19     Stanley Brothers, White Doves-Columbia Legacy, CD (1952)
20     Merle Haggard, Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down-Bear Family, CD
21     Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Mom & Dad's Waltz (1998)
22     Lefty Frizzell, Mom & Dad's Waltz-Bear Family, LP
23     Dallas Wayne, I'm Your Biggest Fan (live KVCU studio)
24     Rex Hobart & the Misery Boys, Take It Back (Before You Mean It)-Bloodshot, CD
25     Ryan Adams, Oh My Sweet Carolina-Bloodshot, CD
26     Porter Wagoner, Satisfied Mind-Bear Family, CD
27     Iron & Wine, Bird Stealing Crumbs-Sub Pop, CD
28     Richard Buckner, Pull (1996 demo CD)
29     Richmond Fontaine, Lost Son (unreleased- Comes With A Smile magazine CD)
30     Porter Wagoner, A Good Time (Was Had By All)-Bear Family, CD
Notes: Jeff trucked out the Christmas pile, and proffered up a few good gems from the vaults. The Bear Family Records from Germany fleshed out the set with some great classic honky-tonk from Porter Wagoner, Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard. These box sets are the best, with great discographies and period photos included in the detailed booklets that accompany the sets. Lots of nuggets to mine here!

Loki was still on the lam for the circus performance in Salt Lake, so Jeff flew solo, and didn't even make a mistake (a first)! Lots of calls which was nice, and a great e-mail which made the day that follows:


"Subject: RT 78 West is the King of the Road

This is my first time listening to your show. The show has a great sound. Now I know what radio could be if we did not have all of the corporate control behind the turn table. Great job on the show, keep the sounds rolling. Hopefully the wind is at your back. Your friend, Greg"
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