1,722.) Fri Aug. 20, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Vince Gill – “When I Call Your Name” From the album When I Call Your Name (1989) I rushed home from work like I always doI spent my whole day just thinking of youWhen I walked through the front door my whole like was changedCause nobody answered when I […]

1,707.) Thurs Aug. 5, 2021

RIP Rusty Young (1946-2021) & Paul Cotton (1943-2021) The Song of the Day is: Poco – “Crazy Love” From the album Legend (1978) Just when I think I’m over herThis broken heart will mendI hear her name and I have to cryThe tears come down again It happens all the timeThis crazy love of mineWraps […]

1,350.) Thurs Aug. 13, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – “Cumberland Gap” From the album The Nashville Sound (2017) Remember when we could see the mountain’s peak? The sparkle off the amphibole? Like a giant golden eagle’s beak Now they say no one wants the coal I thought about moving away But […]

1,313.) Tues Jul. 7, 2020

RIP Charlie Daniels (1936-2020) The Song of the Day is: The Charlie Daniels Band – “Long Haired Country Boy” From the album Fire on the Mountain (1975) A poor girl wants to marry And a rich girl wants to flirt A rich man goes to college And a poor man goes to work A drunkard […]

1,305.) Mon Jun.29, 2020

The Song of the Day is: The Rolling Stones – “Honky Tonk Women” Release as a single in 1969, available on many compilations I met a gin-soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis She tried to take me upstairs for a ride She had to heave me right across shoulder ‘Cause I just can’t seem to drink […]

1,170.) Sat Feb.15, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Elvis Presley – “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” From the album Elvis is Back! (1960) Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare? Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there? Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again? Tell me dear, are […]

1,062.) Wed Oct. 30, 2019

The Song of the Day is: The Charlie Daniels Band – “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” From the album Million Mile Reflections (1979) Johnny rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard Cause hell’s broke loose in Georgia and the devil deals the cards And if you win you get this shiny fiddle […]

1,007.) Thurs Sept. 5, 2019

Happy Birthday, Uncle Matt! The Song of the Day is: Jimmy Buffett – “A Pirate Looks at Forty” From the album A-1-A (1974) Yes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late The cannons don’t thunder, there’s nothing to plunder I’m an over-forty victim of fate Arriving too late, arriving too late Jimmy Buffett I’m […]

936.) Wed Jun. 26, 2019

The Song of the Day is: Bruce Springsteen- “Chasin’ Wild Horses” From the album Western Stars (2019) You lose track of time It’s all just storms blowin’ through You come rollin’ ‘cross my mind Your hair flashin’ in the blue Like wild horses, just like wild horses Just like wild horses A fingernail moon in […]

838.) Wed Mar. 20, 2019

The Song of the Day is: Chris Stapleton – “Tennessee Whiskey” From the album Traveller (2015) You’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey You’re as sweet as strawberry wine You’re as warm as a glass of brandy And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time Dean Dillon – Linda Hargrove Kentucky’s Chris Stapleton […]