Thurs Aug 16 2012 - highlights and playlist

It's Billy Joe Shaver's birthday, 43 years since Merle Haggard's "Workingman's blues" hit number one, a week or so before Kirsty Akers and Kayla D3 appear in Warrnambool, a couple of days before the "Home-made jam" concert and a month before the Hank Williams night -- tune in for songs and updates relating to these events.

Billy Joe Shaver turns 73 - hear his composition "Old Chunk of Coal" as sung by John Anderson

Merle Haggard's blue-collar anthem "Workin' Man Blues" went to number 1  on the Billboard country chart on 16th Aug. 1969.

 Kirsty Akers is in Warrnambool 24th Aug  -- Hear "Little things" and "Knocked up"

"Kayla D3" is the support act for Kirsty Akers -- hear the song "Posters"

Lynne Moloney and the Teacher's Pets appear at the Homemade Jam concert on Aug. 18th  -- hear "Another broken heart song "

The 3WAY Hank night 2012 is on Sept 20th -- tonight's show will feature songs along the theme "I'm so lonesome I could cry"

Playlist

Workin' Man Blues -- Merle Haggard

I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal -- John Anderson

Little Things -- Kirsty Akers

Knocked up -- Kirsty Akers

Posters -- KaylaD3

Highway 87 -- Hayes Carll

Another broken heart song -- Lynne Moloney

You've Been Lonesome, too -- Alan Jackson

What Do You Do When You're Lonesome -- Justin Townes Earle

Oh, Lonesome Me -- Don Gibson

Oh lonesome Me -- Fargone Beauties

Lonesome for you -- Hank Williams III

Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll -- Bob Dylan

A Little Bit Lonesome -- Kasey Chambers

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry -- Kasey Chambers

I'm A Lonesome Fugitive -- Merle Haggard

Tonight I wanna cry -- Keith Urban

The Tears That I Cry -- John Anderson

Learning to Cry -- Justin Townes Earle

If I Catch You Crying -- Blackie & the Rodeo Kings

I Can't Make Her Cry Anymore -- John Anderson

Everytime I Cry - Terri Clark

Don't Cry, Baby -- Red Stick Ramblers

Don't Cry Sister -- JJ Cale

Cry On Demand -- Ryan Adams

Cry Cry Cry -- Robbie Faulks

Can't Cry Anymore -- Sheryl Crow

Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain -- Lazy Lester

Need you now -- Lady Antebellum