Thursday 2/24/22 9pm ET: Feature LP: Alan Jackson – Who I Am (1994)

Who I Am is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. The album was released on June 28, 1994 via Arista Records. It features the Number One singles “Summertime Blues”, “Gone Country”, “Livin’ on Love”, and “I Don’t Even Know Your Name”, and the #6-peaking “Song for the Life”.

Several of this album’s tracks had been recorded by other artists, including two of the singles: “Summertime Blues” is a cover of the pop standard made famous by Eddie Cochran, while “Song for the Life” was recorded by several artists, including writer Rodney Crowell, whose version can be found on his 1977 debut Ain’t Living Long Like This. In addition, “Thank God for the Radio” was a Number One hit in 1984 for The Kendalls from their album Movin’ Train. Jackson re-recorded “Let’s Get Back to Me and You” for his 2013 release, The Bluegrass Album.

1. “Summertime Blues” 3:11
2. “Livin’ on Love” 3:49
3. “Hole in the Wall” 3:33
4. “Gone Country” 4:20
5. “Who I Am” 2:46
6. “You Can’t Give Up on Love” 3:06
7. “I Don’t Even Know Your Name” 3:49
8. “Song for the Life” 4:32
9. “Thank God for the Radio” 3:19
10. “All American Country Boy” 3:18
11. “Job Description” 4:41
12. “If I Had You” 3:33
13. “Let’s Get Back to Me and You” 2:52

Eddie Bayers – drums
Stuart Duncan – fiddle
Robbie Flint – acoustic slide guitar
Larry Franklin – fiddle
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
John Hughey – steel guitar
Roy Huskey Jr. – acoustic bass
Alan Jackson – lead vocals, background vocals on “Summertime Blues”
John Kelton – tic tac bass
Brent Mason – electric guitar, six-string electric bass, acoustic guitar solo on “I Don’t Even Know Your Name”
Hargus “Pig” Robbins – piano
John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
Keith Stegall – acoustic guitar, piano
Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Monday 10/18/21 12pm ET: Artist Countdown: Alan Jackson Top 30 Hits

Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as “neotraditional country”), as well as penning many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 16 studio albums, three greatest hits albums, two Christmas albums, and two gospel albums.

Out of his singles, all but seven have reached Top 40 or higher on the Billboard country singles charts, including 26 number one hits. Of these, two have been listed by Billboard as the number one song of the year on the Billboard Year-End charts: “Don’t Rock the Jukebox” in 1991 and “Chattahoochee” in 1993. His longest-lasting number one country hit and biggest pop hit is “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere”, a duet with Jimmy Buffett, which spent eight non-consecutive weeks at number one in 2003 and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Wednesday 6/9/21 3pm ET: Sounds of The ’90s

This week we feature music from Alannah Myles, Collective Soul, Sheryl Crow, Cher, Amy Grant, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, UB40, Janet Jackson, Tears For Fears, Roxette and more. . . 3 – 6pm ET

Wednesday 6/2/21 3pm ET: Sounds of The ’90s

This week we feature music from the EnVogue, Aerosmith, Chris Isaak, Meredith Brooks, Tina Turner, Elton John, Seal, Alan Jackson, Del Amitri, Robert Plant and more . . . 3 – 6pm ET

Wednesday 5/19/21 1:15am ET: Feature LP: Alan Jackson – Here In The Real World (1990)

Here in the Real World is the debut studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on February 27, 1990, and produced five singles: “Blue Blooded Woman”, “Here in the Real World”, “Wanted”, “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow”, and “I’d Love You All Over Again”, Jackson’s first Number One hit.

The track “Home” served as the B-side for several of Jackson’s later singles, before he re-released the song in 1995 for his The Greatest Hits Collection album, and finally issued it as a single in 1996.

1. “Ace of Hearts” 3:06
2. “Here in the Real World” 3:36
3. “Blue Blooded Woman” 2:14
4. “Wanted” 2:59
5. “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” 3:06
6. “She Don’t Get the Blues” 2:46
7. “I’d Love You All Over Again” 3:11
8. “Dog River Blues” 2:20
9. “Home” 3:18
10. “Short Sweet Ride” 2:29

Eddie Bayers – drums
Harold Bradley – six-string bass guitar
Jimmy Capps – acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Steve Gibson – electric guitar
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
Dennis Henson – background vocals
Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass
Alan Jackson – lead vocals, background vocals
Brent Mason – electric guitar
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
Larry Paxton – bass guitar
Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
Hargus “Pig” Robbins – piano
Keith Stegall – background vocals
Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar

Wednesday 5/19/21 12am ET: Feature LP: Alan Jackson – Where Have You Gone (2021)

Where Have You Gone is the twenty-first studio album by American country artist Alan Jackson, released on May 14, 2021. Jackson’s first new studio album since Angels and Alcohol in 2015. Jackson wrote 15 of the songs on the album. It was produced by Keith Stegall, who has produced all but one of his studio albums. Many of the studio musicians are ones who have played on his previous albums, including guitarist J. T. Corenflos, fiddler Stuart Duncan, drummer Eddie Bayers, and steel guitarist Paul Franklin.Three songs were released in advance: “The Older I Get” was a single in 2017 prior to the album’s release. Also released were the title track, in which Jackson comments on the contemporary state of the country music genre, and “You’ll Always Be My Baby”, a song that he wrote with the intention of having listeners play at weddings. Also included on the album is a cover of the Lefty Frizzell-Sanger D. Shafer composition “That’s the Way Love Goes”, which has been a hit single for both Johnny Rodriguez and Merle Haggard.

“Where Have You Gone” – 4:40
“Wishful Drinkin'” – 3:50
“I Can Be That Something” – 4:40
“Where the Cottonwood Grows” – 3:01
“Way Down in My Whiskey” – 3:56
“Things That Matter” – 3:42
“Livin’ on Empty” – 4:31
“You’ll Always Be My Baby” – 3:46
“Where Her Heart Has Always Been” – 3:27
“The Boot” – 3:24
“Back” – 5:13
“Write It in Red” – 4:15
“So Late So Soon” – 3:46
“This Heart of Mine” – 3:18
“A Man Who Never Cries” – 4:55
“Chain” – 3:06
“I Was Tequila” – 5:10
“I Do” – 2:51
“Beer:10” – 4:18
“The Older I Get” – 3:49
“That’s the Way Love Goes” – 3:08

Roy Agee – trombone, background vocals
Eddie Bayers – drums
Vinnie Ciesielski – trumpet, background vocals
J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
Robbie Flint – dobro
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Brad Guin – saxophone, background vocals
Tania Hancheroff – background vocals
Travis Humbert – background vocals
John Kelton – bass guitar, background vocals
Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar
Rob McNelley – electric guitar
Alecia Nugent – background vocals
Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
Gary Prim – Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
Scotty Sanders – dobro, steel guitar
Sammy Shelor – banjo
Keith Stegall – gut string guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, hand drums, piano, background vocals
Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Friday 1/15/2021 12am ET: Feature LP: Alan Jackson – Angels and Alcohol (2015)

Angels and Alcohol is the twentieth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on July 17, 2015 via Alan’s Country Records and EMI Nashville. Jackson wrote seven of the album’s ten tracks. The album was produced by Keith Stegall.

1. “You Can Always Come Home” 5:13
2. “You Never Know” 3:34
3. “Angels and Alcohol” 3:33
4. “Gone Before You Met Me” 3:25
5. “The One You’re Waiting On” 4:13
6. “Jim and Jack and Hank” 4:38
7. “I Leave a Light On” 3:17
8. “Flaws” 4:17
9. “When God Paints”  3:09
10. “Mexico, Tequila and Me” 3:25

J.T. Corenflos – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
Robbie Flint – slide guitar
Larry Franklin – fiddle
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Tania Hancheroff – background vocals
Tommy Harden – drums
Greenwood Hart – acoustic guitar, hand drum, piano
Hoot Hester – fiddle
Jim Hoke – accordion, harmonica
Alan Jackson – lead vocals
Andy Leftwich – fiddle, mandolin
Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar
Gary Prim – Hammond B-3 organ, piano
John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
Michael Severs – dobro
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
Bobby Terry – banjo, acoustic guitar
Jim Vest – steel guitar

Thursday 10/15/2020 4pm ET: Feature Artist – Alan Jackson

Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. He was known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as “neotraditional country”), as well as penning many of his own songs. Jackson recorded 16 studio albums, three greatest hits albums, two Christmas albums, and two gospel albums.

Jackson was one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide, with 44 million sold in the United States alone. He had 66 songs appear on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart; of the 66 titles, and six featured singles, 38 have reached the top five and 35 have claimed the number one spot. Out of 15 titles to reach the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, nine have been certified multi-platinum. He was the recipient of two Grammy Awards, 16 CMA Awards, 17 ACM Awards and nominee of multiple other awards. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2001. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017 by Loretta Lynn and into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.

Thursday 12am ET: Feature LP: Alan Jackson – 34 Number Ones (2010)

34 Number Ones is the seventh greatest hits compilation album by American country artist Alan Jackson. It was released in the United States on November 23, 2010 through Arista Nashville. The release celebrates Jackson’s 20-year anniversary since the release of his debut album. As of the chart dated February 26, 2011, the album has sold 200,131 copies in the US.

1. “Ring of Fire” 3:11
2. “Here in the Real World” 3:38
3. “Wanted” 2:56
4. “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” 3:05
5. “I’d Love You All Over Again” 3:10
6. “Don’t Rock the Jukebox” 2:50
7. “Someday” 3:17
8. “Dallas” 2:44
9. “Midnight in Montgomery” 3:44
10. “Love’s Got a Hold on You” 2:53
11. “She’s Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)” 2:24
12. “Tonight I Climbed the Wall” 3:30
13. “Chattahoochee” 2:27
14. “(Who Says) You Can’t Have It All” 3:28
15. “Summertime Blues” 3:11
16. “Livin’ on Love” 3:48
17. “Gone Country” 4:19
18. “I Don’t Even Know Your Name” 3:49
19. “Tall, Tall Trees” 2:27

1. “As She’s Walking Away” (with Zac Brown Band) 3:45
2. “Look at Me” 3:16
3. “I’ll Try” 3:51
4. “Home” 3:18
5. “Little Bitty” 2:38
6. “Who’s Cheatin’ Who” 4:01
7. “There Goes” 3:55
8. “Between the Devil and Me” 4:21
9. “Right on the Money” 3:49
10. “It Must Be Love” 2:50
11. “Where I Come From” 3:59
12. “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” 5:04
13. “Drive (For Daddy Gene)” 4:01
14. “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” 3:49
15. “Remember When” 4:30
16. “Small Town Southern Man” 4:40
17. “Good Time” 5:07
18. “Country Boy” 4:06

Vinyl Country USA with Willie B 12pm ET

This week on Vinyl Country USA,join Willie B for “Easter” (at least for us Westerners) we play some great music that touches on faith and devotion, and we let you know just how this whole Easter Bunny tradition got started – Music from Tom T. Hall, Alabama, Johnny Cash, Alan Jackson, Patsy Cline, David Houston, Dayna Kurtz, Alison Krauss & The Cox Family, Carrie Underwood, Claire Lynch, Freddy Fender, Glen Campbell and many more.  Check out our Facebook Page for a full list of this program contents.