Willie Nelson Debuts Two New Products in Hemp Remedy Line

Willie Nelson‘s hemp-infused product line with his wife Annie, Willie’s Remedy, is rolling out two new products: Willie’s Remedy Relief Balm and Willie’s Remedy Tea. 

The new offerings infused with full-spectrum hemp oil arrive close on the heels of the brand’s debut of its flagship product, Willie’s Remedy Coffee, and Willie’s Remedy Hemp Oil Tincture. The Remedy Relief Balm is inspired by a cannabis topical that Annie Nelson created in her kitchen and has used for years, along with her husband, his band and numerous friends. The muscle balm contains shea butter, coconut oil, and full spectrum hemp flower oil concentrate, as well as menthol, plant-derived Vitamin E, organic lavender and CO2-extracted arnica concentrate.

“Willie’s Remedy is all about giving people easy access to the healing benefits of hemp in the same way we look to other plants for wellness,” Mrs. Nelson said. “By expanding our product line to include a topical, tea and decaf coffee we hope to bring this amazing plant to new audiences.”

All products are available online and at select stores beginning in July, in time for Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic in Austin.

Willie’s Remedy is also a sponsor of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour which begins in September and features Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters, Luke Combs, Bonnie Raitt, The Avett Brothers, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Alison Krauss, Gov’t Mule, Brothers Osborne, and Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real. Willie headlines the 17-city tour and is celebrating the release of his new studio album, Ride Me Back Home.

Ross Copperman Highlights ’90s Country Hits, Rising Nashville Singers On Latest ‘Homegrown Kids’ Installment

Ross Copperman has been busy in the studio for the past several months, co-writing songs with Kenny Chesney and Ed Sheeran, producing the recently-released debut album from BBR Music Group trio Runaway June, and taking part in the ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp in Nashville.

But this songwriter-producer, who counts nearly 20 No. 1 hits, has also been working as an executive producer on a fun side project that welcomes some of Nashville’s talented youth performers to lend their voices to some of the most uplifting ‘90s country hits.

As the second installment of the Homegrown Kids series, Homegrown Kids: ‘90s Country features 10 of country music’s most well-known tracks, including the Dixie Chicks’ “Wide Open Spaces,” The Judds’ “Love Can Build a Bridge,” Garth Brooks’ “The River,” Martina McBride’s “Happy Girl,” Toby Keith’s “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” and more.

Dana Anderson (known for work on children’s music projects including VeggieTales, Songs for Worship and Getty Kids) and session singer/arranger David Wise produced the album, which released June 28.

“I wanted to do something for the parents to enjoy maybe on a long ride to the beach, you know? To hear [Joe Diffie’s] ‘John Deere Green’ and be like, ‘I haven’t heard that song forever,’” Copperman says. “And maybe the kids will sing along too, because it’s kids singing it. Everybody loves ’90s country and I thought it could be fun.”

They brought in a group of 10 youth singers from Nashville and the surrounding areas to perform the tracks. Some of the singers already have their own followings, such as Marisa McKaye, a featured vocalist on several tracks. McKaye released her first EP at age 12, and in 2017, she debuted as the youngest Song Suffragette at Nashville’s The Listening Room.

“I think there are so many kids on this project that will go on to be future stars, then it’s going to be cool for them to look back and go, ‘Oh yeah, I sang on that Homegrown Kids record when I was like 15.’” Copperman says.

Looking ahead to future installments of the Homegrown Kids series, Copperman muses the series could evolve into featuring original songs.

“Also, since the concept of albums is kind of starting to go away in general, I would love to just drop a song on streaming. Kids Bop already did ‘Old Town Road,” or else we would have done that. But I would love to do a version of Blanco Brown’s ‘The Git Up.’

“But my whole goal is I wanted these songs to have a positive message, and to give kids an outlet to get in a studio and sing on a record, just to get that experience so young. It’s about music education and having fun.”

Homegrown Kids Track Listing:

  1. “Wide Open Spaces” — (The Dixie Chicks: Susan Gibson)
  2. “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” — (Toby Keith: Toby Keith)
  3. “Meet in the Middle” — (Diamond Rio: Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster, Don Pfrimmer)
  4. “The River” — (Garth Brooks: Garth Brooks, Victoria Shaw)
  5. “John Deere Green” — (Joe Diffie: Dennis Linde)
  6. “Down on the Farm” — (Tim McGraw: Jerry Laseter, Kerry Kurt Phillips)
  7. “Heartland” — (George Strait: Steve Dorff, John Bettis)
  8. “Happy Girl” — (Martina McBride: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff)
  9. “Love Can Build a Bridge” — (The Judds: John Jarvis, Naomi Judd, Paul Overstreet)
  10. “Life’s a Dance” — (John Michael Montgomery: Allen Shamblin, Steve Seskin)

Music Industry’s Heather Kinder And Kassie Perkins Gear Up For Mrs. And Miss America Competitions

Miss. Tennessee Kassie Perkins and Mrs. Tennessee Heather Kinder. Photo: Jodie Kelly

Music Row industry members Heather Kinder and Kassie Perkins have earned their place in the entertainment industry over many years. Kinder has worked at Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group as Senior Executive Assistant to Tri Star’s CEO/Owner, Lou Taylor, since 2012; and Perkins works for Kris Wiatr at Wiatr & Associates.

But on top of their professional titles, Kinder and Perkins have each earned another title: Mrs. and Miss Tennessee. The two will compete in Las Vegas for Mrs. and Miss America in August.

“I competed in pageants growing up, moved to Nashville, got married and gave up the pageant life and then I decided this year to do Mrs. Tennessee,” said Kinder. “I just think it’s so interesting that in all of the women in the state of Tennessee that entered, both of us won and not only do we both work in the entertainment industry, but we both work for business management firms.”

Perkins added, “I participated in my first pageant during my freshman year of college. I now work for Wiatr and Associates, and transitioned from public accounting to business management in January of this year. I love helping my clients reach their financial goals which translates into them reaching their personal goals and creating fantastic music! Miss Tennessee for America was my first pageant after my three-year break and I was fortunate enough to win.”

Miss. Tennessee Kassie Perkins and Mrs. Tennessee Heather Kinder. Photo: Demarcus Bowser

Since crowned in March, Kinder and Perkins have been volunteering with the following organizations: Habitat for Humanity, Baby Steps, Imagination Library, Kinder’s Kids Foundation, Rock n Roll Marathon Series, Julia Green Elementary School, Safe Haven, Walk Bike Nashville, Love the Way You Lyme. Kinder and her musician husband, Ryan, also have their own foundation called Kinder’s Kids that provides—through music and the arts—a toy for as many children as possible affected by natural disasters.

“I feel that my work, both in the entertainment industry and in pageantry, have the same common thread of service,” Perkins said. “I love to see others grow and I love being a part of their success. I’m very fortunate that I get to do that in both of my jobs.”

“I think it’s important to represent the business-women in the entertainment industry,” Kinder said. “I think that the business-women in the industry are the driving force behind what’s happening in the industry. So having the opportunity to go to nationals and really ride that out as ‘Here’s what I do, I’m in the entertainment industry, I work for a female,’ that is making such a difference. It is a good opportunity to show that females are making a difference and that we can also have our own things going on at the same time. I’m pursuing this dream of mine and my boss is so supportive of it and I think that’s because she is a female. She wants me to have my own ambitions and goals and dreams.”

Kinder and Perkins didn’t know each other before the Mrs and Miss Tennessee for America pageant, but were fast friends once they learned how much they had in common.

“It’s been amazing because we have similar schedules, we have similar demands, we have similar expectations in our jobs so it’s been really good to be able to help each other through this time of balancing our schedule, balancing our work loads, supporting each other because we both understand what the other is going through on all sides of it,” Kinder said.

Perkins and Kinder will have a Mrs. Tennessee and Miss Tennessee for America Send Off Party on Sun, July 21 at Layman Drug Company in Nashville. Portions of the proceeds will go to Victoria’s Voice Foundation. Click here for tickets.

Industry Pics: BMI, Grand Ole Opry, FlyteVu, Charlie Daniels

Ingrid Andress Performs For Florida Association Of Broadcasters Annual Convention

Pictured (L-R): BMI Industry Relations Vice President Dan Spears, FAB President & CEO Patrick Roberts, WCTV-TV Vice President & General Manager Heather Peeples, BMI songwriter Ingrid Andress, Sinclair Broadcast Group Market Manager for West Palm Beach and FAB Board Chair Mike Pumo, Montclair Communications President Lara Kunkler, Actualidad Radio President & CEO Adib Eden, Univision Communications President & Regional Manager Luis Fernandez-Rocha.

Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville artist Ingrid Andress performed during this year’s Florida Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention, held June 26-27. The performance, courtesy of BMI, opened the convention, which includes executives from iHeartMedia, Beasley Media Group, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Univision Communications. 

Andress, who has co-written with the likes of Alicia Keys and Sam Hunt, made her national TV debut in April when she performed on Late Night with Seth Myers. Her debut single, “More Hearts Than Mine” will hit country radio July 8. 

 

7eventh Time Down Makes Opry Debut

Pictured (L-R):  7eventh Time Down’s Cliff Williams and Scoop Roberts; Opry member Jeannie Seely; and 7eventh Time Down’s Mikey Howard and Austin Miller. Photo: Chris Hollo/Grand Ole Opry

BEC Recordings artist and Christian radio hitmakers 7eventh Time Down marked a career milestone last weekend with their debut on the Grand Ole Opry. The band performed their signature hits “Just Say Jesus” and “God Is On The Move” before a sold-out audience at the Opry.

 

FlyteVu Hosts Third “Escape The Ordinary” Showcase Series

Pictured (L-R): Jeremy Holley (Partner, FlyteVu), Hunter Hayes, Sarah Zimmermann, Justin Davis, Caylee Hammack, Taylor Eickenhorst (Account Manager, FlyteVu). Photo: Courtesy FlyteVu

FlyteVu hosted its third “Escape the Ordinary” Showcase Series on June 25, which featured performances by Hunter Hayes, Striking Matches and Caylee Hammack.

 

Charlie Daniels’ Veteran Impact Celebration Raises Over $150K

Pictured (L-R): MTSU president Sidney McPhee, Carolyn Corlew, Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber, Charlie Daniels, David Corlew, General Max Haston, Angela Wheeler

Country Music Hall of Fame member Charlie Daniels‘ second Veteran Impact Celebration generated more than $150,000 for Middle Tennessee State University’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center on June 27.

The fundraiser held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee at The Grove at Williamson Place featured live performances by student veterans as well as several guest speakers including Daniels and retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber, MTSU Senior Adviser for Veterans and Leadership Initiatives. Country artist Rachel Lipsky also performed.

During the event, Daniels, his manager David Corlew, and retired Major General Terry Max Haston (on behalf of their veterans non-profit The Journey Home Project) presented a $100,000 check to the Daniels Center.

Warner Chappell Music Nashville Signs Johnny Dailey

Warner Chappell Music Nashville has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Johnny Dailey. The Tussville, Alabama, native began playing guitar at an early age and moved to Charleston after high school, where he honed his performance chops playing original songs up and down the city’s infamous King Street. He now lives in Nashville.

Dailey is managed by Morris Higham Management, led by President and co-founder, Clint Higham.

Pictured (L-R): Kyle Quigley (Morris-Higham), Ben Vaughn (WCM), Johnny Dailey, Ryan Beuschel (WCM), Will Overton (WCM)

 

Spotify To Close Beta Program That Let Indie Artists Upload Music Directly

At the end of July Spotify will close its Upload Beta Program, which has let independent artists upload their music directly to Spotify for the past year.

“Thank you to the artists who participated in our upload beta,” said Spotify in a statement. “We’re incredibly proud to have played a small part in the music they released. Spotify wouldn’t be what it is today without artists and labels who are willing to collaborate with us to build a better experience for creators and listeners.”

Spotify is working with distribution partners to help simplify the transition for artists who uploaded music through the beta. Spotify will stop accepting any new uploads through Spotify for Artists, and artists will need to move their already released content to another provider. Artists who have released music in the beta should review FAQs and keep an eye on their email for more details — including discount codes from our preferred distributors.

A note released to Spotify artist users includes the following statement:

The insights and feedback Spotify received from artists in the beta led us to believe:

The most impactful way we can improve the experience of delivering music to Spotify for as many artists and labels as possible is to lean into the great work our distribution partners are already doing to serve the artist community. Over the past year, we’ve vastly improved our work with distribution partners to ensure metadata quality, protect artists from infringement, provide their users with instant access to Spotify for Artists, and more.

The best way for us to serve artists and labels is to focus our resources on developing tools in areas where Spotify can uniquely benefit them — like Spotify for Artists (which more than 300,000 creators use to gain new insight into their audience) and our playlist submission tool (which more than 36,000 artists have used to get playlisted for the very first time since it launched a year ago). We have a lot more planned here in the coming months.

Hillsong United Joins Pandora Billionaires Club

Photo courtesy of Hillsong UNITED

Hillsong UNITED has joined Pandora’s Billionaires Club celebrating over 1.8 billion lifetime streams on the platform. One of only a handful of artists in its genre to reach this benchmark, the group was presented the prestigious award last night (July 2) during their VIP (Diamond) Fan Experience held prior to their sold-out show at Madison Square Garden.

“Imagine what it’s like to start out as the youth group band at church and then ‘age out’ of that to become the voice of worship for an entire generation of 21st century Christians,” says Melissa Chalos, Christian and Gospel Music Curator/Programmer at Pandora. “That’s the story of Hillsong UNITED, a band whose success actually matters less to them than the cultural impact of their message. They’re the first worship band to surpass the Billion Spins benchmark. Innovation, authenticity and ‘Oceans’ got them there. Church people will be singing their songs for generations to come.”

“To say we are completely humbled and grateful to receive this accolade and be able to travel these songs would be an understatement!,” says Hillsong UNITED’s JD. “We are so thankful to everyone who has come out to the events and engaged in these songs. We have always endeavored for these songs to help people in whatever season of life they are in and bring glory to God who gave us all life in the first place!”

The recent accolade builds on the worship collective’s record-breaking year. The group just celebrated its largest career street week to date with the release of their latest album, People. The project generated over 8 million streams and sold over 100K within its first week. In support of the new album, the group returned to the United States in April 2019 for the first time in nearly three years for its People Tour. With multiple sold-out shows including LA’s Staples Center, NYC’s Madison Square Garden and D.C.’s The Anthem, Hillsong UNITED just announced that it will be expanding the tour with six new dates in September in Jacksonville, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Louisville, Oklahoma City and Bossier City.

Greenwich Entertainment, 1091 Co-Acquire North American Distribution Rights For Upcoming Linda Ronstadt Doc

Greenwich Entertainment and 1091 have co-acquired the North American distribution rights to a new feature documentary, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice, directed by Academy Award-Winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman and produced by James Keach and Michele Farinola and CNN Films.  Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice, will open in theaters this September.

Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene and became the most successful female musician of the 1970s.  She sold out stadiums around the world and was the highest paid female performer in rock and roll. Her singing range was second to none and she recorded hit records across rock, opera, jazz and Mexican folk, which channelled her Mexican ancestry. Epstein’s and Friedman’s documentary is filled with rare archival footage of Ronstadt’s legendary performances and moving interviews with her iconic friends and collaborators Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Brown and JD Souther. Constructed from interviews over 50 years, Ronstadt narrates the film that documents her career from her early days in Tucson, Arizona through her premature 2011 retirement due to Parkinson’s disease.

The film premiered to glowing reviews at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and recently won the Documentary Audience Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival.

“Linda Ronstadt is a rock icon who has wowed audiences across the world for decades and is a staunch human rights advocate,” said Danielle DiGiacomo, SVP of Acquisitions and Strategic Partnerships for 1091, and Ed Arentz, Co-Managing Director of Greenwich Entertainment. “We’re excited to partner with Rob, Jeffrey, James, Michele and CNN to bring this powerful documentary to audiences across the country.”

“Rob and Jeffrey have crafted an inspirational exploration of a singularly exceptional talent and humanitarian,” said Amy Entelis, executive vice president for talent and content development for CNN Worldwide and Courtney Sexton, vice president for CNN Films, who are both executive producers for the film.

Merle Haggard, Buck Owens Spotlighted On ‘The Bakersfield Sound’ 10-CD Set

Bear Family Records will delve deep into the legacy of the Bakersfield Sound on a new 10-CD box set, The Bakersfield Sound, 1940-1974, out Aug. 9. The project, which includes 307 tracks, is a collection of deep cuts, radio hits, live recordings, demos, and previously unreleased studio recordings.

Among the tracks are previously unheard work tapes of a recently-paroled Merle Haggard recording demos backed by only his acoustic guitar. The set also includes a newly-discovered Haggard session for Tally Records and previously unheard live recordings from Red Simpson, Billy Mize, Bonnie Owens and Johnny Bond. The collection includes songwriting legend Harlan Howard‘s first recording for Bakersfield’s Tally Records, as well as Harlan’s then-wife Jan Howard‘s first known demo recording, and Barbara Mandrell‘s first solo recording on Mosrite Records.

Known as “Nashville West,” Bakersfield proved to be a fertile musical breeding ground, boosting the careers of such nationally known country artists as Ferlin Husky, Tommy Collins, Dallas Frazier, Jean Shepard, Wynn Stewart, Tommy Duncan, Al Brumley, Dick Curless, Joe & Rose Lee Maphis, The Gosdin Brothers, Kay Adams, Clarence White, and Roy Nichols — who all can be heard on this anthology.

The set is accompanied by a 220-page book featuring rare and unseen photos and in-depth liner notes by Grammy-nominated Bakersfield Sound historian (and Nashville native) Scott B. Bomar. Bomar also curated and produced the project.

The full track listing for the 10-CD project is below:

CD 1:
1. Lloyd Stalcup – The Cotton Picker’s Song
2. Homer Pierce – Darlin’ Baby
3. Jack Bryant – Sunny Cal
4. Mary Sullivan – Sunny California
5. Wayne ‘Gene’ Dinwiddle – Home In The Government Camp
6. King Family – Get Along Down To Town
7. Lloyd Reading – Home In San Antone
8. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys – Opening Theme / Seven Come Eleven
9. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys – Get Along Home Cindy
10. Elwin Cross and his Arizona Wranglers – Back In Dear Old Oklahoma
11. The Maddox Brothers and Rose – Okie Boogie
12. Bob Manning (vocal: Billy Gray) – Reading Your Letter With Tears In My Eyes
13. Leon Payne – Lost Highway
14. Tex Marshall & Bill Woods – Hittin’ The Trail
15. Leo ‘Tex’ Butler – When The Leaves Come Tumbling Down
16. Bill Woods / Cliff Crofford – Have I Got A Chance With You
17. The Maddox Brothers and Rose – Water Baby Blues (Boogie)
18. Terry Preston – (A Pretty Woman Is A) Deadly Weapon
19. Terry Preston – I Want You So
20. Herb Henson – Funny Book
21. Jimmy Thomason – Honey Baby
22. Jimmy Thomason – Your Love Was Like The Weater
23. Hillbilly Barton – You Made Me Love You
24. Ebb Pilling and his Ozark Squirrel Shooters – Ozark Polka
25. Bill Woods and his Orange Blossom Playboys with Hillbilly Barton – A Heart Break Ago
26. Fuzzy & Bonnie Owens – A Dear John Letter
27. Bill Woods & Rita Goodwin – Dear John
28. Billy Mize with Bill Woods and his Orange Blossom Playboys – Pusan
29. Ferlin Husky – Hank’s Song
30. Joe Maphis & Rose Lee – Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)

CD 2:
1. Tommy Collins – You Better Not Do That
2. Dallas Frazier – Ain’t You Had No Bringin’ Up At All
3. Bud Hobbs – Louisiana Swing
4. Forest Lee & Clete Stewart – When I Hold You
5. Buck Owens – Down On The Corner Of Love
6. Dave Stogner with Al Brumley – Stepping Stones
7. Herb Henson & Joyce Yours – Out Of Line
8. Semie Moseley – When The Saints Go Marching In
9. Jean Shepard – Take Possession
10. The Farmer Boys – It Pays To Advertise
11. Wynn Stewart – Why Do I Love You So
12. Tommy Duncan – Crazy Mixed Up Kid
13. Johnny Taylor – Sad Sad Saturday Night
14. Wanda Jackson – I Gotta Know
15. Billy Mize – Who Will Buy The Wine
16. Al Coker with the Coker Family – Baby I Like Your Style
17. Louise Duncan – Wherever You Are
18. Sid Silver – Bumble Rumble
19. Andy Morris – I Need Her Love
20. Dusty Payne – I Want You
21. Fuzzy Owen – Your Every Thing (I Wish That She Could Be)
22. Bonnie Blue Bell – I Never Thought
23. Jan Howard – What Time Tomorrow
24. George Rich – Drivin’ Away My Blues
25. Bill Woods – Ask Me No Questions
26. Fuzzy Owen – Beware Of A Stranger
27. Skeets McDonald – Keep Her Off Your Mind
28. Dave Stogner – Yes Sir
29. Harlan Howard – Fun On The Freeway
30. Cliff Crofford – A Night For Love
31. The Farmer Boys – Someone To Love
32. Buck Owens – Come Back To Me

CD 3:
1. Reuben Chapman with Coy Baker & His Band – I’m Sorry Too
2. Don Thompson with Coy Baker & His Band – Empty Days And Lonely Nights
3. Phil Brown – You’re A Luxury
4. unknown – Steady Lovin’
5. Johnny Bond – I Like That Kind
6. Henry Sharp – Crazy Moon
7. Gene Martin with the Desert Stars – Pair Of Empty Arms
8. Herb Henson – You’al Come
9. Lewis Talley – Letters Have No Arms
10. Buck Owens – Second Fiddle
11. Billy and Cliff – When
12. Billy Mize – You Can’t Take Your Love Outta This Boy
13. Billy Kaundart – I Removed Your Ring
14. Larry Bryant – Keep Right On Tryin
15. Buck Owens – Tired Of Livin’
16. Joe Hall – Cold Hearted Woman
17. Owen Charles – Stage Coach
18. Rip Goodman and Marcia – If I Could Only Tell You
19. George Latta – Our Hearts
20. Buck Owens – Til These Dreams Come True
21. Billy and Cliff – Living Up To My Name
22. Don Markham & The Marksmen – Goose, Pt. 1
23. Bonnie Owens – Just For The Children’s Sake
24. Wally Lewis – My Baby Walks All Over Me
25. Wynn Stewart – Playboy
26. Al Brumley – Someone’s Gonna Get Hurt
27. Jackie Kelley – Door Of Temptation
28. Jelly Sanders – Fiddlin’ Country Style
29. Buck Owens & Rose Maddox – Loose Talk
30. Jimmy Patton – What Will I Do (With All These Memories)
31. Tommy Dee – Loving You (On Someone Elses’ Time)
32. Custer Bottoms & Jack and Jerry – Why Tell Me

CD 4:
1. Buck Owens – King Of Fools
2. The Marksmen – Scratch
3. Jerry Cornelius and the Golden Eagles – It’s My Turn To Cry
4. Wayne Morris – I Can’t Stop Lovin’
5. Wayne Morris – I Pretend
6. Bill Woods – Truck Drivin’ Man
7. Billy Bledsoe – My Last Night In Town
8. Leon Hart – New Home Sweet Home
9. Kenny Hays – Crossing My Fingers
10. Kenny Hays – Foolish Notions
11. Georgia Lynn – On Your Wedding Day
12. Tommy Lewis – Go Where You Wanta Go
13. Vancie Flowers – Private Party
14. Buck Owens – There’s Gonna Come A Day
15. Anita Cross – Why Should I Cry Again
16. Bonnie Owens – Waggin’ Tongues
17. Rollie Weber – Painting The Town
18. Johnny Barnett – Too Old To Hurt
19. Merle Haggard – Skid Row
20. Bill Meyers – Good-Bye Mr. Blues
21. Buck Owens – If You Ain’t Lovin’ You Ain’t Livin’
22. Bill Bledsoe – Tell Me Why
23. Bob Morris – Put Your Arms Around Him
24. Roy Nichols – Silver Bells
25. Buck Owens – Act Naturally (live)
26. Merle Haggard – Life In Prison
27. Bobby Durham – My Past Is Present
28. Bobby Durham – Queen Of Snob Hill
29. Vancie and Rita – Tears In My Beer
30. Rose Stassi – Out Of My Mind

CD 5:
1. Buck Owens – Close Up The Honky Tonks
2. Merle Haggard & Bonnie Owens – Slowly But Surely
3. Bob Hortter – Working Overtime
4. Jim Witlock – S.O.S.
5. Buck Owens – Fallin’ For You
6. Merle Haggard – If I Had Left It Up To You
7. Merle Haggard – I’m Gonna Break Every Heart I Can (Tally)
8. Merle Haggard – I’m Gonna Break Every Heart I Can (Capitol)
9. Tommy Duncan – I Wish I Hadn’t Called You
10. Jim Ward – Red Wine
11. Lewis Talley – More Wine, More Women, More Song
12. Merle Haggard & Bonnie Owens – I’ll Take A Chance
13. Don Rich & The Buckaroos – I’m Layin’ It On The Line
14. Buck Owens – There Never Was A Fool
15. Doyle Holly & The Buckaroos – After You Leave Me
16. Dee Mize (aka Buddy Mize) – Just Leave My World Alone
17. Billy Mize – Walking My Fool
18. Liz Anderson – (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
19. Tommy Collins – If You Can’t Bite Don’t Growl
20. Jeanie O’Neal – Alcohol And Tears
21. Bobby Durham – Home Is Where I Hang My Head
22. Red Simpson – Jeannie With The Light Brown Cadillac
23. Merle Haggard – Swinging Doors (alternate take)
24. Kay Adams – Roll Out The Red Carpet
25. Dick Curless & Kay Adams – Old Standby
26. Buck Owens – House Of Memories
27. Buck Owens – Tiger By the Tail (live at Carnegie Hall)
28. Vicki Lester – Fool Me Again
29. Ray Salter – The Bad Guy Gets The Girl
30. Billy Mize – Pappy Was A Clever Man
31. Jeanie O’Neal – Correspondence Course In Love

CD 6:
1. Bobby Austin – Apartment #9
2. Buck Owens – Open Up Your Heart
3. Dick Curless – A Good Job Huntin’ And Fishin’
4. Gary Paxton – Goin’ Thru The Motions
5. Red Simpson – I’m Actin’ Like My Old Self Again
6. Kay Adams – Little Pink Mack
7. Doyle Holly – The Dumb Thing
8. Merle Haggard – Someone Told My Story
9. Red Simpson – Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves
10. Barbara Mandrell – Queen For A Day
11. Ronnie Sessions – I Guess You’re Finally Satisfied
12. Merle Haggard – Mixed Up Mess Of A Heart
13. Joe and Rose Lee Maphis – A Lifetime Of Love
14. Del and Sue Smart – I’m So Mad At Me
15. Merle Haggard – Drink Up And Be Somebody
16. Wayne Wilson & Don Rich with The Buckaroos – You’ll Never Miss The Water (Til The Well Runs Dry)
17. Bob Morris – The First Thing I Think Of
18. Faye Hardin – Only The Strong Can Survive
19. Merle Haggard – You Don’t Have Very Far To Go
20. Bobby Austin – I’m Not Looking For An Angel
21. The Buckaroos – Chicken Pickin’
22. Doyle Holly & The Buckaroos – A Foolish Notion
23. Merle Haggard – I Made The Prison Band
24. Oscar Whittington – 50 Year Waltz
25. Del and Sue Smart – Love That Just Won’t Stop
26. The Gosdin Brothers – Hangin’ On
27. Suzi Arden – Who Do You Go To
28. Merle Haggard – Where Does The Good Times Go
29. Joe Maphis – Pickin’ And Guitin’
30. Rose Lee Maphis – Country Girl Courtship
31. Wayne Wilson – I’d Rather Be Hurt By You

CD 7:
1. Buck Owens – The Heartaches Have Just Started
2. Gene Moles – Fingerlickin’
3. Al Brumley – I’m Goin’ Crazy
4. Bill Handy with Jelly Sanders Combo – Don’t Leave Me Cryin’
5. Leo Stephens – Walking In My Sleep Crying Over You
6. Tom Rose – It’s Over
7. Buck Owens and Buddy Alan – Let The World Keep On A Turnin’
8. Merle Haggard – Too Many Bridges To Cross Over
9. Dean Sanford – Too Young To Grow Old Over You
10. Tommy Wiggins – Calling All Lovers
11. Larry Daniels & The Buckshots – Buckshot
12. Bonnie Owens – Lead Me On
13. Leon Copeland – I’m Out Of My Mind
14. Clarence White – Buckaroo
15. The Sanland Brothers – Vaccination For The Blues
16. Red Simpson – You Put My World Back Together
17. The Strangers (Merle Haggrad) – Hammin’ It Up
18. Bob Ross – Lucy Clowers
19. Ronnie Sessions – (I Used To Live) The Life Of Riley
20. Barbara Cheatwood – Married Man
21. Billy Mize – Make It Rain
22. Cliff Crofford – Mention My Name
23. Buck Owens – Sam’s Place (live in London)
24. Merle Haggard – California Cottonfields
25. Rodney Lay – Not Going Back To Jackson
26. Glenda Blackwell – I Want To Live In Your House
27. Tom Tall – Pitty Pitty Patter
28. Judy Hall – My Old Used To Be
29. Ira Allen – Love Is Me
30. Faye Hardin – Mistakes I’ve Made
31. Harold Cox & The Sooners – Pumpkin Center
32. Jerry Dallas – Tears Of Joy (Are A-Croppin’ Out On Me)
33. Stan Farlow – Devil River

CD 8:
1. Merle Haggard – Mama Tried (live in Muskogee)
2. The Strangers – Stealin’ Corn
3. Truitt Cunningham – Forgive And Forget
4. Buck Owens & Susan Raye – Cryin’ Time
5. Buck Owens – Bring Back My Peace Of Mind
6. The Sanland Brothers – Cowboy Convention
7. Don Rich & The Buckaroos – Guitar Pickin’ Man
8. Don Rich – Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was On The Right)
9. Buddy Alan (Sohn von Buck & Bonnie Owens) – A Whole Lot Of Somethin’
10. Merle Haggard – I’m A Good Loser
11. Bobby Wayne – California On My Mind
12. Buck Owens – Reno Lament
13. The Hagers – Your Tender Loving Care
14. Henry Sharpe – There Is No Easy Way
15. Lewis Talley – Because You Can’t Be Mine
16. Mike Beagles – She Don’t Care Now
17. Dave Price – Night Life Is My Weakness
18. Merle Haggard – Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
19. Sharon Haley – Heartbreak Mountain
20. Mayf Nutter – Never Ending Song Of Love
21. Tony Booth – Cinderella
22. Red Simpson – I’m A Truck
23. Johnny Campbell – Mr. Conscience
24. Vancie Flowers – How Dark Is My Journey
25. Merle Haggard – Bring It On Down To My House
26. Kenni Huskey – Number One Heel
27. Sonny Anglin – Today’s Tomorrow’s Yesterday
28. Merle Haggard – I’m Tired Of Your Understanding Ways
29. Kenny Vernon – I Bought The Shoes (That Just Walked Out On Me)

CD 9:
1. Buck Owens – Arms Full Of Empty
2. Susan Raye – Love Sure Feels Good In My Heart
3. Homer Joy – Streets Of Bakersfield
4. Merle Haggard – I Know An Ending When It Comes
5. Buck Owens – Something’s Wrong
6. Doyle Singer & The Buckaroos – Young Widow Brown
7. Tide Cartwright – Cheater’s Ground
8. Blackjack Duran – I Laid Back Down
9. Arlo Guthrie – This Troubled Mind Of Mine
10. Merle Haggard – The Emptiest Arms In The World
11. Kenny Johnson with the Country Mile – Beer Drinkers Of America Unite
12. Buck Owens & Susan Raye – Sweethearts In Heaven
13. Laurel Lee – Mountain Of Fortune And Fame
14. Red Simpson – Bill Woods From Bakersfield
15. Thad Tillotson – Good Ole Country Sound
16. Freddie Hart – If You Can’t Feel It (It Ain’t There)
17. Carlyle Graham – Foolish Man
18. Kay Austin – The Lord Rested On Sunday
19. Cliff Crofford – Every Time I Hear The Fiddle Play
20. Merle Haggard – Holding Things Together
21. David Frizzell – I’m The Bartender’s Best Friend
22. Lawanda Lindsey – I Ain’t Hangin’ Round
23. Toby Keeney – Going Back To Oklahoma
24. Walt Pascoe – That Little Glass Of Milk
25. Roger Spanke – Betty Jane
26. Sandy Thomas – Antique In My Closet
27. Dennis Payne – Do You Believe In Me
28. Debi Hawkins – Teach Me How To Love
29. Merle Haggard – Mirrors Don’t Lie
30. T ony Booth – A Different Kind Of Sad

CD 10:
1. Buck Owens – Y’all Come / Tall Dark Stranger (live at Toys for Tots)
2. Tony Booth – Lonesome 7-7203 (live at Toys for Tots show)
3. Buddy Alan – Fishin’ on the Mississippi (live at Toys for Tots show)
4. Susan Raye – L.A. International Airport (live at Toys for Tots)
5. Buck Owens, the Buckaoors and OMAC artists – Johnny B. Goode (live at Toys for Tots)
6. Bonnie Owens – Number One Heel (take 14)
7. Merle Haggard – If I Had Left It Up To You (take 4 with false starts)
8. Merle Haggard – If I Had Left It Up To You (false starts)
9. Vancie & Rita – Strange
10. Billy Mize – Misery
11. Billy Mize – The Name Of The Game Is Heartaches
12. Red Simpson – I’d Be A Good Time Charlie
13. Red Simpson – Fit For A King
14. Johnny Barnett – Which One Is To Blame
15. Junior Stonebarger with Jelly Sanders Band – Release Me
16. Fuzzy Owen, Bill Woods, Red Simpson & Band – My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About)
17. Bill Woods, Don Rich, Don Markham & Band – Truck Driving Man
18. Tommy Collins – Be Serious Ann
19. Joe & Rose Lee Maphis – Christmas Time’s A Comin’
20. Lewis Talley – Blue Christmas
21. Louise Lovett – Lonely Christmas Call
22. Merle Haggard – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Multimedia Personality And Host Bobby Bones Joins Chris Country UK Lineup

Bobby Bones and Amy Brown

iHeartRadio’s multi-media personality Bobby Bones will bring his top-rated weekly Country Top 30 with Bobby Bones program to the UK-based radio station Chris Country in July.

Every weekend on the Premiere Networks-syndicated program, Bones and his co-hosts Amy Brown and Lunchbox share conversations with country music’s hottest artists, while playing America’s biggest songs. The show is heard on more than 200 stations across the U.S. and Canada, and Chris Country will now be the first station outside North America to add the weekly show to its lineup.

Also joining Chris Country is Women of iHeartCountry, an hour-long weekend program hosted by Bones and Brown. Each week on the show, they spotlight music from both established female country music artists and promising up-and-comers. Also syndicated by Premiere Networks, the program airs on nearly 140 iHeartRadio stations in the U.S., in addition to stations in Canada.

Bones said, “Country music has never been more in demand, and we’re excited to help share the music and stories coming out of Nashville with the UK fans every week.”

Brown said, “I couldn’t be happier that Chris Country will be sharing Women of iHeartCountry with UK listeners—it’s so important that stations support female artists and voices.”

Chris Country’s new weekend schedule begins on Saturday (July 6) and also includes new UK additions, including Scott Phillips, Mikey Faulkner and Liam Scott. Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40 will continue to be broadcast on Saturday mornings, and the station, which launched in 2013, can be heard on DAB+ across much of the UK.