Tonight a couple of exciting shows to discuss, including a stellar show tonight featuring Corin Raymond & Jonathan Byrd! Yesterday the music world lost a true giant when Merle Haggard left us on his 79th birthday. Merle’s influence and legacy can be found just about everywhere, so a tribute is in order. We also paid tribute to the late John Bottomley who lost his struggle with depression five years ago yesterday, but is loved and remembered still.

Artist – Title – Album

Jonathan Byrd – Diana Jones – The Law and the Lonesome
Jonathan Byrd – Father’s Day – Cackalack
Jonathan Byrd – A Big Truck Brought It – You Can’t Outrun the Radio
Corin Raymond – Hard on Things – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams
Corin Raymond – I Wish I Was in Love – There Will Always Be a Small Time
Skydiggers – Accusations – Restless
JP Harris & the Tough Choices – Drink Up and Be Somebody – Bloodshot Six Pack to Go: Working Songs for the Drinking Class
The Flying Burrito Brothers – Sing Me Back Home – Sacred Hearts And Fallen Angels: The Gram Parsons Anthology [Disc 1]
Buck Owens – Swinging Doors – Honky Tonk Man: Buck Sings Country Classics
Dave Alvin – Kern River – Tulare Dust: A Songwriters’ Tribute To Merle Haggard
Johnny Cash – The Running Kind (with Tom Petty) – Unearthed II: Trouble In Mind
Emmylou Harris – Mama’s Hungry Eyes – Mama’s Hungry Eyes: A Tribute To Merle Haggard
Redbird – Silver Wings – Live At Café Carpe
Carrie Rodriguez – I Started Loving You Again – Love and Circumstance
kd lang – How Did You Find Me Here – Sweet Relief III “Pennies From Heaven”
Merle Haggard – Turn To Me – If I Could Only Fly
Merle Haggard – Under The Bridge – Working In Tennessee
Merle Haggard – The Bottle Let Me Down – The Complete ’60s Captitol Singles
Merle Haggard – Mama Tried – The Complete ’60s Captitol Singles
Merle Haggard – Shade Tree Fix-It-Man – The Complete ’60s Captitol Singles
John Bottomley – The Healing Dream – The Healing Dream
John Bottomley – Candle in the Dark – Blackberry