Thursday, June 5, 2014

June 5th 2014 program

It's exactly 12 months since Miranda Lambert secured two awards at the CMT Music awards -- tune in to hear her track "Makin' plans"
Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert

Its songwriter Brett James' birthday -- listen to his song "Jesus take the wheel" by Carrie Underwood. Written by Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson, and recorded by American country music artist Carrie Underwood. It was released in October 2005 as the second single from Underwood's debut album Some Hearts.The ballad tells of a woman seeking help from Jesus in an emergency, ultimately letting Jesus take control of her life. The Country-Christian song became a crossover hit, spending time at number one on the Country chart as well as peaking at number four on the Hot Christian Songs chart.The song ranked number four on CMT's 40 Greatest Songs of the Decade.

We'll be spinning "Flowers on the wall" in honour of Don Reid's birthday (June 5th ), Donald Sidney "Don" Reid (born 1945 in Staunton, Virginia) is the retired lead singer and main songwriter of the American country music vocal group, The Statler Brothers.He wrote or co-wrote 40 of the Statler Brothers' 66 songs that made the Billboard country chart, including the No. 1 hit "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine." He did not write "Flowers on The Wall" (composed by the group's original tenor, Lew DeWitt), but the song peaked in popularity in January 1966, spending four weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart, and reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was used in the soundtrack to the 1994 film Pulp Fiction and as the title theme of the 2001-2002 BBC Radio 4 sitcom Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting.



Thursday, May 8, 2014

8th May 2014 - Rick Nelson, Chris Blackberry

Today (8th May) Rick Nelson was born in 1940. Tune in to 3WAY from  8.00 pm to hear "Garden Party" and some info on his life.


Also -- special guest Chris Blackberry



Thursday, March 6, 2014

Sami Cooke live

Tune in tonight ( 8 pm 6th March 2014) for an interview with and performance by Sami Cooke who will be appearing in Koroit on Saturday (Commercial Hotel)

Also -- some Port Fairy Folk Festival previews

And -- Bob Wills was born on 6th March 1905  Kosse, Texas. He was a leading figure in western swing, launching such material as "Stay A Little Longer," "Faded Love" and "San Antonio Rose." He is a member  the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame



Photos of Sami Cooke at 3WAY-FM




Thursday, January 23, 2014

Playlist for Jan 23rd 2014

Hear a tribute to Steve Fromholz following his recent death, catch up on news of some gigs in Tamworth and Warrnambool, and some upcoming tours


Cosmic cowboy -- Michael Murphey
Beer One The Table - Josh Thompson
Rock Bottom -- Bakersfield Glee Club
Devi'lish Mary --The Hillbilly Goats
Crazy dreams -- Bec and the Big River Trio
Weed Instead Of Roses -- Ashley Monroe
Amtrak Crescent --Scott Miller
South of RoundRock Texas -- Dale Watson
Kansas Legend -- SteveFromholz & Dan McCrimmon
Bears -- Lyle Lovett
Waiting on June -- Holly Williams
Tin Star --Lindi Ortega
Comedown town -- Tom Dockray
Look Out Mama --Hurray for the Riff Raff
Middle Child Daniel Romano
Anita -- Pokey Lafarge
Xavier--  Melody Pool
Who Wouldnt Wanna Be Me --Keith Urban
Ramblin Man --Foxhow
Follow Your Arrow --Kacey Musgraves
Go Down Swinging -- Alvin Crow
Traveling alone -- Jason Isbell
Ben McCulloch --Steve Earle
Ride --Van Walker
Defying Gravity --One Endless Night

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Tonight (7th Nov. 2013) - CMA awards

Reviewing today's Country music awards == tribute to George Jones by Alan Jackson and George Strait and all today's winners

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Perch Creek Family Jug Band and more - 15th Nov. 2012





















That don't impress me much --- Shania Twain
 Okie From Muskogee -- Merle Haggard
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way -- Waylon Jennings
Captain Thunderbolt -- The Perch Creek Familly Jugband
Her Love --Dale Watson & The Texas Two
Singing Detective --  Van Walker
Before This Heartache Ends -- Susanna Van Tassel
Shady grove -- The Gordons
Kettle of fish -- Paul Hicks
Maybe Tonight -- Emmylou Harris
Emmylou -- First Aid Kit
Nothing's Changed Here-- Dwight Yoakam
Winterlong -- Neil Young
Pittsburgh Stealers -- Kendalls
Up on the Blue Ridge -- Bluegrass '96
Blackberry Blossom/Raise A Ruckus  -- The Hillbilly Goats
Bring Me Dow -- Miranda Lambert
Jezebel -- Red Molly
They Thought I Was Asleep -- Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys
Rosemary -- The Dead Livers
Cannonball Blues -- Jerry Douglas & Peter Rowan
Shame on You -- Asleep at the Wheel/Willie Nelson
It's a Different World Now -- Rodney Crowell
Drinkin' Over Momma -- Hank III
Act Naturally -- The Beatles
The Ballad Of Curtis Loew -- Lynyrd Skynyrd
Wrecking Ball -- Gillian Welch
Hometown Blues  -- Waylon Joes
Don't forget to remember me  -- Carrie Underwood