April 2019 Country Mix
Some call country music simple. But those people have small minds. If your soul runs deep – there’s a spot for a fiddle to reverberate. Steel guitars are tuned to tug at heartstrings. Real emotion is attached to the lyrics of down home sound. From the sadness of a Hank Williams tearjerker to George Strait’s salt of the earth catalog of songs – country music loads life on a hayride and hits every bump. Sometimes you hoot and holler, sometimes you just need a hug.
In addition to the monthly journal-style playlists, I also make a country mix. The rules are just a little different: 1) The mix must fit in a 120 minute CD. 2) A band, musician and/or song must only be used once every six months. In addition, I make a cover for each CD featuring Cowboy Artists of America Hall of Famer Jack Swanson. His art is fully in-sync with the rhythm and emotion in these playlists. In sharing this part of my life with you, my hope is that you will comment on songs on these playlists that move you, and maybe you’ll be inspired to make this a habit, too. If so, please use the comment box below each post to share your CD with us. Of course, feel free to make up your own rules as you go. Now let’s get to it… April 2019.
1. Willie Nelson & Norah Jones – The Wurlitzer Prize (Live)
2. Alison Krauss & John Waite – Missing You
3. Clint Black – One Emotion
4. Luke Combs – Beautiful Crazy
5. Lonestar – Heartbroke Every Day
6. Shania Twain – That Don’t Impress Me Much
7. Dixie Chicks – If I Fall You’re Going Down With Me
8. Gretchen Wilson – You Don’t Have to Go Home
9. Martina McBride – Life #9
10. Montgomery Gentry – My Town
11. Jason Boland & The Stragglers w/ Sunny Sweeney – I Don’t Deserve You
12. Cody Jinks – Somewhere Between I Love You and I’m Leavin’
13. Travis Tritt – Strong Enough to Be Your Man
14. Billy Currington – She’s Got a Way With Me
15. Josh Turner – Lovin’ You on My Mind
16. Vince Gill – Someday
17. Bexar – Be Good to Her
18. Frank Foster – This Evenin’
19. Tracy Lawrence – As Any Fool Can See
20. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real w/ Lucius – Forget About Georgia
21. Jamey Johnson – Lonely at the Top
