In this week's episode we're showcasing the country roots of revered Memphis-born rocker Eddie Bond: digging into Bond's back catalogue for some forgotten hard country magic and featuring a self-released LP from the 70s in tandem - Caution: Eddie Bond Music Is Contagious. Bond's early influences were undoubtedly country and his time with The Snearly Ranch Boys before forming his own band The Stompers cemented those influences. Initially The Stompers themselves were essentially a country and western band with rockabilly overtones, taking in some legendary talent by the mid 50s including iconic steel guitarist John Hughey. But when rock 'n' roll hit Eddie Bond jumped on board, recording a slew of rockers (mostly for Mercury) between 1955-1957. Rediscovered twenty years later in the midst of the European rockabilly revival, Bond remains mostly remembered today for those rockabilly cuts but this week we're showcasing the hard country side this week of one of the few rockabillies actually born and bred in "The Home Of The Blues".

HOUR 1: 

1. Eddie Bond – Another Man’s Shoes (70s)
2. David Ball – No More Lonely (1996)
3. Eddie Bond – Caution (70s)
4. Eddie Bond – Somebody That Won’t Lie (70s)
5. Jerry Lee Lewis – Mama’s Hands (1973)
6. Jerry Lee Lewis – Play Me A Song I Can Cry To (1968)
BUMPER: Buck Owens – Orange Blossom Special
7. George Jones – Imitation Of Love (1962)
8. Eddie Bond – Can’t Win For Losing (50s)
9. Eddie Bond – I Can’t Fight This Much Longer (1964)
10. Carl Vaughan – Dancing With Katie (2019)
11. Jim Ed Brown – Bottle Hasn’t Been Made (1970)
12. Charlie Walker – My Baby Used To Be That Way (1971)
13. Eddie Bond – Traitor (70s)
14. Eddie Bond – That Glass (70s)
 
HOUR 2: 

1. Jerry Reed – Mister Whiz (1956)
2. AUSSIE INJECTION: Tex Morton – The Goondiwindi Grey (1973)
3. AUSSIE INJECTION: Tex Morton – Glass On The Bar (70s)
4. Eddie Bond – Whatever Makes You Happy (70s)
5. Eddie Bond – Someday I’ll Sober Up (1965)
6. Deeper Shade Of Blue – Uncle Josh The Dobro King (2018)
7. Chuck Wood – The Mail She’s Waiting For (1967)
8. Danny Michaels – Things Are Gonna’ Be Different (60s)
9. Ernest Tubb – One More Memory (1969)
10. COUNTRY COVERS: Zona Jones – One Fool On A Stool (Green Snakes) (2003)
11. COUNTRY COVERS: Eddie Drake – I’ll Leave The Front Door Open (1961)
12. COUNTRY COVERS: Warren Smith & Shirley Collie – Why Baby Why (1961)
13. SHOT OF STEEL: Ernest Tubb – Just A Drink Away (1969)
14. Dale Watson – Poor Baby (1996)
15. Eddie Bond – I Just Found Out (1965)
16. Eddie Bond – In From Stepping Out (1963)
 
HOUR 3: If That Ain’t Country’s Year In Country Music – 1984

1. Merle Haggard – Let’s Chase Each Other Around The Room
2. George Jones & Leona Williams – Best Friends
3. Leona Williams – Ole George (2008)
4. Little Jimmy Dickens – Shopping For Dresses
5. Justin Tubb – Just You And Me Daddy (1985)
6. Billy Parker – Thanks, ET, Thanks A Lot (1978)
7. Gene Watson – I Must Be Somebody Else
BUMPER: Buck Owens – Orange Blossom Special
8. Tom T. Hall – My Heroes Have Always Been Highways 
9. The Judds – Mama He’s Crazy
10. Ricky Skaggs – Country Boy
11. Reba McEntire – I Want To Hear It From You
12. Whitey Shafer – My House Is Your Honky Tonk
13. Chris LeDoux – I Can’t Ride The Broncos Anymore
14. Mel Tillis – New Patches