Host and Producer: Art Stevenson [log in to unmask]

Show Date: Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2025 9AM - Noon

Show Description: An eclectic team of show hosts carry on the tradition of taking us Back to the Country each Wednesday on WORT from 9:00AM to Noon, including the original founder, Bill C. Malone. The 1st week of the month is brought to you by Bill and Bobbie Malone, the 2nd week is hosted by Nate Gibson, Art Stevenson hosts the 3rd week, and Bill & Bobbie Malone are back on the 4th Wednesday of every month. Hosts alternate taking the 5th Wednesday shows.

This week on Back To The Country: Howdy Folks, join me, Art Stevenson, for a 5th Wednesday edition of Back To The Country on WORT FM
89.9 Madison, Wisconsin! This time we'll hear classic stars of the Grand Ole Opry, along with a few cautionary drinking songs, as we get ready to welcome in the New Year! Break some eggs in the skillet, pour a hot cup of coffee, and let's go Back To The Country! 9:00 AM to noon Dec. 31, 2025. This show will be archived for two weeks on wortfm.org. Happy New Year, everybody! All music shows are archived for two weeks at wortfm.org.

9:04 AM George Jones "White Lightning" from White Lightning and Other Favorites on Mercury
9:09 AM Patsy Cline "Walking After Midnight" from Great Ladies of Country on Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
9:11 AM Stonewall Jackson "Smoke Along the Track" from Life to Go on Amanita
9:14 AM Ferlin Husky "Hank's Song" from The Early Capitol Recordings on Synergie OMP
9:18 AM Johnny Cash "Sunday Morning Coming Down" from Best of Johnny Cash on Curb Records
9:22 AM Jean Shepard "Half A Mind" from Lighthearted And Blue on Capitol
9:25 AM Slim Whitman "I'll Never Pass This Way Again" from Absolutely The Best Of Slim Whitman on Kings Road Music
9:31 AM Del Reeves "Looking At the World Through a Windshield (Re-recorded Version)" from All-Time Greatest Hits on Gusto Records
9:33 AM Jeannie Seely "A Wanderin' Man" from Thanks, Hank! on Monument/Legacy
9:36 AM Jeannie Seely "If My Heart Had Windows" from I'll Love You More on Monument/Legacy
9:41 AM Porter Wagoner "A Satisfied Mind" from A Satisfied Mind on RCA
9:44 AM Don Gibson "Oh Lonesome Me (Remastered)" from Oh Lonesome Me (Remastered) - Single on Bacci Bros Records
9:46 AM Mel Tillis "Wine" from Mel Tillis At His Best on Gusto Records
9:50 AM Bill Anderson "Walk Out Backwards" from Mama Sang a Song and other Country Hits: Bill Anderson on Replay Records - X5 Music Group
9:52 AM Hank Locklin "The Country Hall of Fame" from Country Hall of Fame on RCA/Legacy
9:56 AM Loretta Lynn "Coal Miner's Daughter" from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Loretta Lynn on MCA Nashville
10:00 AM Leroy Van Dyke "Walk On By (1961)" from History Records - American Edition 80 (Original Recordings - Remastered) on History-Records
10:02 AM Lefty Frizzell "Treasures Untold" from Sings the Songs of Jimmie Rodgers on Columbia Nashville Legacy
10:06 AM Marty Robbins "Big Iron" from Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs on Columbia/Legacy
10:12 AM Jim Reeves "The Blizzard" from The Essential Jim Reeves on Jasmine Records
10:15 AM Osborne Brothers "Rocky Top" from The Osborne Brothers, 1956-1968 on Bear Family Records
10:18 AM Dottie West "I Dreamed of an Old Love Affair" from Here Comes My Baby on RLG/Legacy
10:23 AM Willie Nelson "Bloody Mary Morning" from 70's Country Gold on Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
10:26 AM The Browns "I Take the Chance (feat. Jim Ed Brown)" from The Complete Pop & Country Hits on Legacy Recordings
10:29 AM The Quebe Sisters "Load at 7 (Leave at 8)" from The Quebe Sisters on The Quebe Sisters
10:35 AM Jim Ed Brown "Pop a Top" from Country Drinking Songs on K-tel
10:37 AM Dolly Parton "Something Fishy" from Hello, I'm Dolly on Monument/Legacy
10:44 AM Tammy Wynette "Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)" from Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad on Epic/Legacy
10:46 AM Connie Smith "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" from Cute 'n' Country on Legacy Recordings
10:48 AM Tex Ritter "Sing Cowboy Sing" from Essential Pioneers of Country Music, Vol. 3: 1920's - 1940 on The Viper Label
10:54 AM George Jones "I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night" from 20 Original Classics on Starday Records
10:56 AM George Jones "Root Beer" from The New Favorites Of George Jones on EMI Music Nashville (ERN)
10:59 AM Floyd Tillman "Why Do I Drink" from The Best of the Columbia & RCA Years on Legacy Recordings
11:01 AM Jerry Jeff Walker "Backslider's Wine (Live)" from Viva Terlingua (Live) on Geffen*
11:08 AM Asleep At The Wheel "Let Me Go Home Whiskey" from Texas Gold on EMI Music Nashville (ERN)
11:12 AM Asleep At The Wheel "Tonight The Bartender Is On The Wrong Side Of The Bar" from Texas Gold on EMI Music Nashville (ERN)
11:15 AM Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan "Bubbles In My Beer" from Mr. Words & Mr. Music on Capitol Nashville
11:18 AM Tommy Duncan "Who Drank My Beer" from 45 on Intro
11:21 AM Brennen Leigh "If Tommy Duncan's Voice Was Booze (feat. Asleep At The Wheel)" from Obsessed with the West (feat. Asleep At the Wheel) on Signature Sounds Recordings
11:24 AM Brennen Leigh "The Bar Should Say Thanks" from Ain’t Through Honky Tonkin’ Yet on Signature Sounds Recordings
11:31 AM Texas Jim Lewis Feat. Cindy Walker "Seven Beers With The Wrong Man" from single on Decca
11:34 AM Bill Cox "Down In Arkansas" from Single on Gennett
11:37 AM Laura Orshaw "I’ll Trade You Money for Wine" from Solitary Diamond on Dark Shadow
11:42 AM Kelsey Waldon "Falling Down" from Every Ghost on Oh Boy Records
11:45 AM Todd Snider "Beer Run" from New Connection on Aimless Records
11:48 AM Tom Russell "Tularosa" from The Rose of Roscrae: A Ballad of the West on Frontera Records
11:53 AM Joe Ely "Southern Eyes" from Panhandle Rambler on Rack 'Em Records
11:57 AM Sonny Osborne "Auld Lang Syne" from 5 String Hi-Fi on Gateway
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