In this week's episode we're featuring the studio version of an event which became an Austin, Texas institution: Happy Birthday Buck: A Texas Salute To Buck Owens (2002). When a couple of accomplished Austin-area musicians in Casper Rawls and Tom Lewis started kicking around the idea to hold a Buck Owens birthday party, they didn't think anyone would show up. It was mostly just an excuse to pick on some Bakersfield Sound and have some fun. But on August 12, 1992 (Buck's 63rd birthday), the legendary Continental Club was a full house and the event was so popular that Buck Owens Birthday Bash became an annual event. Over 25 years, Buck's Birthday Bash attracted local musicians and legends alike, and this week's feature album commemorates ten years with a stack of names (some regular Birthday Bash attendees, some just admirers) covering Owens' hits, from the big ones to the lesser known gems - with contributions from David Ball, Rick Trevino, Rosie Flores, Jim Lauderdale, Libbi Bosworth, Jeff Hughes, Ray Benson and one very special guest who made Buck's 1995 Birthday Bash one for the history books!

HOUR 1: 

1. The Derailers – Under Your Spell Again (2002)
2. Bobby Pierce & The Nashville Sounds – Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife (1970)
3. LISTENER REFLECTIONS: Chris LeDoux – Riding For A Fall (1991)
4. Rosie Flores – Down To The River (2002)
5. David Ball – Made In Japan (2002)
6. Jim Nesbitt – Truck Drivin’ Cat With Nine Wives (1968)
BUMPER: Buck Owens – Orange Blossom Special
7. Michael Martin Murphey – Desperation Road (1989)
8. Jim Lauderdale – Sweet Rosie Jones (2002)
9. Jeff Hughes – Storm Of Love (2002)
10. Ray Willis – Sing Me A Song About Me (60s?)
11. Faron Young – Hello Walls [Live] (1992)
12. Faron Young – Funny How Times Slips Away [Live] (1992)
13. Faron Young – It’s Four In The Morning [Live] (1992)
 
HOUR 2: 

1. Kevin Fowler – If I Could Make A Livin’ Drinkin’ (2014)
2. Rick Trevino – How Long Will My Baby Be Gone (2002)
3. Libbi Bosworth – Palm Of Your Hand (2002)
4. Bill Phillips – Wanted (1968)
5. Buddy Owens, Flaco Jimenez & Ray Benson – Think Of Me (2002)
6. Buck Owens – Love’s Gonna Live Here [Live] (1995)
BUMPER: Bob Wills – San Antonio Rose
7. Frenchie Burke – Big Mamou (1974)
8. COUNTRY COVERS: Nat Stuckey – Linda On My Mind (1976)
9. COUNTRY COVERS: Joe Paul Nichols – Fraulein (1999)
10. COUNTRY COVERS: Billy Keeble – When She Does Me Right (2005)
11. SHOT OF STEEL: Gary Stewart – Hank Western (1975)
12. Susanna Van Tassel – Yer Fer Me (2002)
13. Rodney Crowell – Second Fiddle (2002)
 
HOUR 3: If That Ain’t Country’s Year In Country Music - 1974

1. Johnny Russell – Someday I’ll Sober Up
2. George Jones – The Grand Tour
3. Little David Wilkins – Whoever Turned You On, Forgot To Turn You Off
4. Little David Wilkins – Georgia Keeps Pulling On My Ring
5. Rodger Wilhoit – My Shoes Are Not That Hard To Fill
6. Rodger Wilhoit – Social World
7. Lefty Frizzell – If I Had Half The Sense
BUMPER: Buck Owens – Orange Blossom Special
8. Moe Bandy – This Time I Won’t Cheat On Her Again
9. John Anderson – What Did I Promise Her Last Night
10. Merle Haggard – Old Man From The Mountain
11. Conway Twitty – A Simple Country Girl
12. LaWanda Lindsey – Love Makes The World Go Around
13. Waylon Jennings – This Time
14. Dave Dudley – Me & Ole C.B.