In this week's episode we're featuring an ultra-rare slice of 1969 honky tonk from a West Virginian stationed in West Germany after his service: Most Requested Country Songs by Pat Patterson. An enigmatic character to say the least, we let the music do the talking as Patterson's lilting yet attention-grabbing honky tonk vocal demands your time. Recorded Stateside with the best players money could buy, the one LP that Patterson ever released has been on my radar (unsuccessfully) for almost a decade and has finally become widely available thanks to the obscure hard country reissue specialists at Sweet Mental Revenge Records out of Sweden. Superb stuff, a real treat to play it this week in full. Purchase it yourself at rodgerwilhoit.bandcamp.com!
HOUR 1:
1. Pat Patterson – See The Big Man Cry (1969)
2. Benny Martin – From A Blonde To A Redhead (1973)
3. Pat Patterson – Wait Just A Minute (1969)
4. Pat Patterson – Streets Of Baltimore (1969)
5. Little Jimmy Dickens – Country Music Lover (1966)
6. Buck Owens – Hello Trouble (1964)
7. Orville Couch – Anywhere There’s A Crowd (1962)
8. Vernon Oxford – His And Hers (1980)
9. SWEET MENTAL REVENGE BONUS CONTENT: Rodger Wilhoit – Eyes With That Hungry Look (1974)
10. SWEET MENTAL REVENGE BONUS CONTENT: Rodger Wilhoit – I’ve Spent My Time In Hell Loving You (1974)
11. Kevin Denney – Cadillac Tears (2002)
12. Pat Patterson – It’s Such A Pretty World Today (1969)
13. Pat Patterson – Take Me Home (1969)
14. Leon Rausch – Through The Bottom Of The Glass (1975)
15. Flatt Lonesome – Just Any Moment (2012)
16. Johnny Dollar – Stop The Start (Of Tears In My Heart) (1965)
17. Pat Patterson – She’s Not You (1969)
18. Pat Patterson – Touch My Heart (1969)
19. Freddie Hart – Someday You’ll Call My Name (1968)
20. SWEET MENTAL REVENGE BONUS CONTENT: Richard Gibbs – Hey Mr. Lucky (1970)
21. SWEET MENTAL REVENGE BONUS CONTENT: Richard Gibbs – It’s All Over Between Us (1970)
HOUR 2:
1. Jody Nix – Mama Was The Rose Of San Antone (2003)
2. AUSSIE INJECTION: Brian Letton – I’m Back In The Doghouse Once Again (1989)
3. AUSSIE INJECTION: Brian Letton – My Bushland Home (1989)
4. Judy Lynn – I Don’t Play With Matches Anymore (1967)
5. Ray Pillow – Thank You Ma’am (1965)
6. Pat Patterson – The Fugitive (1969)
7. Pat Patterson – Life Can Go On With A Heartache (1969)
8. Dolly Parton – Runaway Feelin’ (1991)
9. SWEET MENTAL REVENGE BONUS CONTENT: Rodger Wilhoit – My Shoes Are Not That Hard To Fill (1974)
10. SWEET MENTAL REVENGE BONUS CONTENT: Rodger Wilhoit – The Smell Of Strange Perfume (1974)
11. Joe Carson – I’ll Do The Dishes (1954)
12. COUNTRY COVERS: George Jones – Big Fool Of The Year (1962)
13. COUNTRY COVERS: Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley – There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang (2005)
14. COUNTRY COVERS: James O’Gwynn & Rita Remington – Rings On The Bar (1976)
15. SHOT OF STEEL: Margo Smith – Ode To A Cheater (1972)
16. Pat Patterson – I Walk Alone (1969)
17. Pat Patterson – Release Me (1969)
18. Pat Patterson – You Gave Me Your Hand (1969)
19. SWEET MENTAL REVENGE BONUS CONTENT: Rodger Wilhoit – When I Climb Back Up To Living (1974)
20. SWEET MENTAL REVENGE BONUS CONTENT: Richard Gibbs – Ten Bottles Of Whiskey (1970)
HOUR 3: If That Ain’t Country’s Year In Country Music - 1961
1. Frankie Miller – Richest Poor Boy
2. Jimmy Simpson – Old Timer
3. Marvin McCullough – Just For A Little While
4. Marvin McCullough – Just Inside Your Arms
5. Marvin McCullough – Where Else Could I Go
6. Johnny Horton – They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me
7. Johnny Horton – Sleepy Eyed John
8. Cowboy Copas – Flat Top
BUMPER: Buck Owens – Orange Blossom Special
9. Kitty Wells – Heartbreak USA
10. Leon McAuliffe & Cimarron Boys – Orange Blossom Special
11. Esco & Jackie Hankins – Looking Thru The The Window Of Heaven
12. Jimmy Martin – Prayer Bell of Heaven (1962)
13. Glenn Barber – Night Without End
14. Claude Gray – My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About)
15. Rose Maddox – I Want To Live Again
16. Ernest Tubb – Thoughts Of A Fool
17. Ray O’Daniel – What Goes Up Always Comes Down