Some Country Station
near the end of the 1970s i was hauling an 18 wheeler all over the country pretty much non-stop, chasing the almighty dollar. one day, on a lonesome stretch of highway, i was fumbling around on the AM dial and i hit a bump. my hand jerked and fell upon some random country music station. i became transfixed to the radio, lost in music. after almost an hour the station faded out of reception and the radio went silent. rolling down the road in quiet solitude i reminisced on life, death, love, hatred, beauty, fear, fate and where my puzzle piece fits into it all. as best as i can recall, these are the songs the radio played that day, so long ago.
image : Dearie Helms
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Tracklist
- Gettin’ By – Jerry Jeff Walker – MCA (1973) > buy link
- Can You Tell Me – Porter Wagoner – RCA Victor / Accord (1973/1982) > buy link
- I’ve Done A Lot Of Living Since Then – Jeannie C. Riley – Plantation Records / Soul Jazz (1971/2012) > buy link
- I’m The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) – Johnny Paycheck – Epic (1977/1978) > buy link
- Walkin’ Down The Line – Glen Campbell – Capitol (1964) > buy link
- Early Morning Breeze – Dolly Parton – RCA Victor (1971) > buy link
- The Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp – Kenny Rogers – United Artists Records (1976) > buy link
- The Long Black Veil – Lefty Frizzell – Columbia (1959/1966) > buy link
- If Loneliness Can Kill Me – Loretta Lynn – Decca (1967) > buy link
- I Woke Up On The Wrong Side Of The World – Faron Young – Mercury (1967)
- Ol’ What’s Her Name – Wynn Stewart – Capitol (1967)
- This Gun Don’t Care – Wanda Jackson – Capitol (1966/1970) > buy link
- East Dallas Dagger – Durwood Daily – D / The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility (1959/2018) > buy link
- Down & Out – Chuck Wells – Rice Records / Trailer Park Records (1965/2015) > buy link
- Teach ‘Em How To Swim – Hank Thompson – Capitol / Real Gone Music (1958/2012) > buy link
- Puzzles – Ed Bruce – Monument / The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility (1969/2018)
- I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am – Merle Haggard and The Strangers – Capitol (1968/1970) > buy link
- May The Force Be With You Always – Tom T. Hall – RCA Victor (1978)
- This Peaceful Sod – Marty Robbins – Columbia (1960) > buy link
- A Thing Called Love – Jerry Reed – RCA Victor (1968/1972) > buy link
