Porter Wagoner (1927-2007)

Rest in peace.

My favorite quote comes from Porter's last trip to NYC this summer:

"The young people I met backstage, some of them were 20 years old. They wanted to get my autograph and tell me they really liked me....If only they knew how that made me feel - like a new breath of fresh air." (www.tennessean.com)

WKCR will likely be memorializing this great performer sometime soon - we'll keep you updated.

Another Pre-emption

Unfortunately, Honky Tonkin will not be broadcast this week. WKCR will be saluting Clifford Brown in an all-day birthday broadcast. We'll be back next week if the good lord's willing and the creeks don't rise...

WKCR Needs You

If you're a fan of WKCR, now's the time to show your support. Please consider making a pledge to keep great non-commercial music alive. At WKCR we are committed to something we call 'The Alternative'. Whether you're a fan of old-time country music or any of our other great alternative programming, please make your appreciation shown in the form of a pledge of support.

And see this NY Times article to find out more about WKCR's fundraising and the concurrent Dizzy Gillespie Festival.

October Jamboree

Due to the ongoing WKCR Fundraiser/Dizzy Gillespie Festival we will have this month's jamboree next Tuesday (October 23rd).

Playlist - October 2, 2007

The Spade Cooley Show - feat Hank Penny (originally aired July 27, 1951)

Ernest Tubb

I'll Step Aside
Drivin Nails in My Coffin
Till We Two Are One
Kansas City Blues
Filipino Baby
When the World Has Turned You Down
When It's Prayer Meeting Time in the Hollow
Family Bible
Don't Trade Your Ol' Fashioned Sweetheart for a Honky-Tonk Queen
Walking the Floor Over You
Rainbow at Midnight
Jimmie Rodgers Last Blue Yodel
Will You Be Satisfied That Way
Frankie and Johnny

Johnny Cash - Jealous Loving Heart

Ernest Tubb

There's A Little Bit of Everything in Texas
Tennessee Border #1 (w/ Red Foley)