In this week's episode we're featuring some unearthed West Coast country on the hitherto-unknown Howdy Glenn from our friends at Omnivore Records: I Can Almost See Houston: The Complete Howdy Glenn (2023). Glenn's place in country history is significant enough given that he was a black country singer based in California, but add to that fact that Howdy Glenn was a working firefighter for the City Of Inglewood, that he was once signed to Warner Brothers Records AND was nominated for an ACM Award, and you've got some serious intrigue. A full-throated, dynamic and charismatic performer, exactly why Glenn's catalogue remained buried until now is the subject of this week's show and also proved a great opportunity to play some solid 70s country even the most ardent country historians had never heard before.
HOUR 1:
1. Howdy Glenn – You’ll Remember Me (1976)
2. Carl Butler & Pearl – Who’ll Be Next (1964)
3. Howdy Glenn – Lucy Ain’t Your Loser Looking Good (1978)
4. Howdy Glenn – Has Been Honky Tonk Queen (1976)
5. Howdy Glenn – I’m Here To Drink It All (1976)
6. Howdy Glenn – I Can Almost See Houston (1976)
7. Lattie Moore – Just About Then (1963)
8. Teddy Vaughan – More Booze (early 70s)
9. The Willis Brothers – Gonna Buy Me A Jukebox (1964)
10. Lebb Brenson – From The Dawn To Setting Sun (late 60s)
11. Johnny Horton – I’m A Fishin’ Man (early 50s)
12. Johnny Cash – When It’s Springtime In Alaska (It’s Forty Below) (1965)
13. The Broken Spokes – All I Hear You Say (2022)
14. George Strait – Last Time The First Time (1985)
15. Howdy Glenn – Cowboys Ain’t Supposed To Cry (late 70s)
16. Howdy Glenn – You Ought To Hear My Cry (1980)
HOUR 2:
1. The Derailers – Where Ya Been (1996)
2. AUSSIE INJECTION: Slim Dusty – Nebo Pub (1990)
3. AUSSIE INJECTION: Matt Scullion – The Legend Of The Lamp (2022)
4. Red Steed – Too Much Of You (60s)
5. Howdy Glenn – You Mean The World To Me (1978)
6. Howdy Glenn – Tucson (late 70s)
7. Kyle Shobe – Fill In The Blank (2019)
8. Kenny Vernon & LaWanda Lindsey – Eye To Eye (1968)
9. Lee Howell – I Cry For You (early 70s)
10. COUNTRY COVERS: Will Taylor & Lonnie Dean – After Effects Of Loving You (2005)
11. COUNTRY COVERS: Carl Smith – Lost Highway (1975)
12. COUNTRY COVERS: Tony Toliver & Merle Haggard – Swinging Doors (1997)
13. SHOT OF STEEL: Jimmy West & The Country Playboys – Valley Of Broken Hearts (50s)
14. Bob Porter – There’s No Easy Way To Die (1969)
15. Howdy Glenn – Who Makes A Wino’s Bed (1978)
16. Ray Willis – Sing Me A Song About Me (early 70s)
HOUR 3: If That Ain’t Country’s Year In Country Music – 1966
1. T. Texas Tyler – Texas Boogie Woogie
2. The Country Gentlemen – This World’s No Place To Live
3. Charlie Moore & Bill Napier – John Henry
4. Buck Owens – Waitin’ In Your Welfare Line
5. Glenn Barber – You Can’t Get There From Here
6. Glenn Barber – April Fool
7. Conway Twitty – Guess My Eyes Were Bigger Than My Heart
8. Eddie Dean – One More Time Around
9. Max Falcon – The Sound That Makes Me Blue
10. Jimmy Jay – I Might As Well Go Home
BUMPER: Buck Owens – Orange Blossom Special
11. Frankie Miller – She’s My Antibiotic (In White)
12. Dane Stinit – Don’t Knock What You Don’t Understand
13. Johnny Paycheck & Micki Evans – The Way Things Were Going
14. Johnny Paycheck – Motel Time Again
15. Dottie Moore – Losing Him By Loving You
16. Charley Pride – The Snakes Crawl At Night
17. Neal Hart – You Came Along
18. The Lone Pine Fiddlers – Too Hot To Handle
19. Nat Stuckey – Paralyze My Mind