Boots and Saddle Show

A packed show this week with a handful of new/recent releases + a ton of beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers. And more!
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BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 092

INTRO & THEME:
The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)
Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:
1. I Heard It Through the Red Wine - Charlie Marie (Ramble On - 2021)

Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:
2. Eighteen Wheels - Norton Buffalo (Lovin' In the Valley of the Moon - 1977)
3. Broke Down South of Dallas - Junior Brown (12 Shades of Brown - 1993)
4. Dead Ringer - Whiskey Gentry (Dead Ringer - 2017)

New & Recent Releases:
5. Highway Song - The Waymores (The Knot - 2026) 
6. Holdin’ Up - Daniel Young (Another Golden Hour - 2026)
7. Leaving Manitoba - Bobby Dove (Single - 2026)
8. Trucker’s Cafe - Mac Cornish (Single - 2026) 

Regional Round-Up: Utah Territory:
9. Brother Brigham, Brother Young - Corb Lund (Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! - 2007)
10. Why Won’t You Love Me Tonight - Branson Anderson (Edgar Allen Coe - 2025)
11. The Red Hills of Utah - Marty Robbins (Return of the Gunfighter - 1963)

Extra Innings:
12. She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles) - Gary Stewart (Out of Hand - 1975)
13. Country Music In My Soul - Leona Williams (Single - 1969)

Outro:
14. En Mi Viejo San Juan - Trio Los Panchos Y Javier Solis (Los Panchos Y Las Voces De Javier Solis, Estela Raval Y Gigliola Cinquetti - 1972)

We're back to our regular scheduled programming this week and it's a big one. We've got beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers, cue up the Johnny Cash birthday bash happening this week in Winnipeg and preview the live recording of our 100th episode happening April 10th at Park Alleys.
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BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 091

INTRO & THEME:
The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)
Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:
1. A Walk on the Wild Side of Life - Webb Pierce (Fallen Angel - 1960)

Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:
2. Roughest Neck Around - Corb Lund (Five Dollar Bill - 2002)
3. Foolin' Around On You - Heather Littlefield (Drinking to Dream - 2016)
4. South Of Lonesome - The Hacienda Brothers (Hacienda Brothers - 2005)

Johnny Cash Birthday Bash:
5. I Still Miss Someone - Loretta Lynn (Blue Kentucky Girl - 1965)
6. Wanted Man - Johnny Cash (Little Fauss and Big Halsy (Original Soundtrack Recording) - 1970)
7. Johnny Cash Song - Andrew Neville and The Poor Choices (Andrew Neville and The Poor Choices - 2005)

Round-Up: B&S 100th Episode Live Recording Preview
8. Insomniac Show - Leaf Rapids (Velvet Paintings - 2024)
9. Pontiac - Jess Reimer & Jeremy Hamm (Down The Valley - 2017)
10. Nine Inch Nails - Ridley Bent (Buckles & Boots - 2007)

Outro:
11. Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow - Rosanne Cash (The List - 2009)

We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week but until then, we're back with a bonus episode and another in our "Must-have Record Series". This week, it's as close to perfection as we'll listen to the entirety of the 1963 Decca Records masterpiece, Ernest Tubb Sings Just Call Me Lonesome (And Other Great Songs by Rex Griffin).
Along the way, we'll hear a few from Rex himself + a song (one of many) that he penned to became staples, and even hits for other artists.
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BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | BONUS EPISODE [FEB. 2026]
“Must-have Record Series” Vol. 2.
Ernest Tubb Sings Just Call Me Lonesome (and other great songs by Rex Griffin)
(Ernest Tubb - 1963 - Decca Records)

INTRO & THEME:
Won’t You Ride in My Little Red Wagon - Hank Penny

REX GRIFFIN:
The Lovesick Blues - Rex Griffin (Single - 1939)
Everybody’s Trying to be My Baby - Rex Griffin (Single - 1936)

Just Call Me Lonesome - SIDE A:
1. I Told You So  
2. I Loved You Once  
3. An Old Faded Photograph  
4. The Last Letter  
5. If You Call That Gone Goodbye  
6. How Can I Be Sure  

Just Call Me Lonesome - SIDE B:
7. I'll Never Tell You I Love You  
8. Beyond The Last Mile  
9. Just Partners  
10. I'll Think I'll Give Up  
11. I'm As Free As The Breeze  
12.  Just Call Me Lonesome

Outro:
That Old Sweetheart of Mine - Rex Griffin (Radio Transcription - 1944)

Regularly scheduled programming is paused for a couple of weeks as I'm making live radio (this and next week) for the annual Fundrive on our home station, CKUW 95.9 FM.
I promised I wouldn’t let you folks down who listen on the podcast feed or our partner stations and so with that we’ve got a bonus episode this week. Introducing our “must-have record” series. This week, it’s Roll, Truck, Roll by Red Simpson. The whole thing (+ a pair of extras). We’re not messing around.
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BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | BONUS EPISODE [FEB. 2026]
“Must-have Record Series” Vol. 1
Roll, Truck, Roll 
(Red Simpson - 1966 - Capitol Records)

INTRO & THEME:
Workin' For The Highway Patrol - Red Simpson (The Man Behind The Badge - 1966)

Roll, Truck, Roll - SIDE A:
1. Truck Drivin’ Man
2. Roll, Truck, Roll
3. Nitro Express
4. Give Me Forty Acres 
5. Happy Go Lucky Truck Driver
6. Highway Man

Roll, Truck, Roll - SIDE B:
7. Motivatin’ Man
8. Truck Driver’s Blues
9. Big Mack
10. My Baby’s Waitin’ 
11. Six Days on the Road 
12. Runaway Truck

Outro:
Old Sam - Red Simpson (Truck Drivin' Fool - 1967)

A solid effort this week with some stories, a look ahead at this month of shows and a playlist of beautiful country music (and country-adjacent) new, old and in-between filling the hour.
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BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 090

INTRO & THEME:
The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)
Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:
1. It's a Long Way from Heaven (to the World That You're Living In) - Amber Digby (The World You're Living In - 2013)

Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:
2. Phantom 309 - Red Sovine (Phantom 309 - 1967)
3. Let the Mystery Be - Iris Dement (Infamous Angel - 1992)
4. It Only Hurts When I Cry - Dwight Yoakam (If There Was a Way - 1990)

New & Recent Releases:
5. Willie Waylon And Whiskey - Dale Watson (Single - 2026)
6. Texas Tumbleweed - Brennen Leigh (Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love - 2025)
7. That's When I'll Be Dreaming Of You - Nicholas Campbell (People Like To Talk - 2026)
8. The Hell I Won't - Meg and the Wheelers (Single - 2025)

Round-Up: Co-Writes with Tom Russell
9. Wrong Side of His Heart - Rosie Flores (Rockabilly Filly - 1995) 
10. Navajo Rug - Ian Tyson (Cowboyography - 1986) 
11. Between The Cracks - Dave Alvin (West Of The West - 2006) 

Outro:
12. I Hate the World Again - West of Texas (Hot Motel Nights - 2024)