We’ll take a step back and revisit the songwriting of Cindy Walker in today’s show…told in her own words and lyrics. The music of Bob Wills wouldn’t have been the same without her and neither would the 20th Century American songbook. Her ability to turn a phrase, tailoring songs for diverse styles would lead to country, rock and pop standards alike. Her music was as comfortable in the hands of Gene Autry and it was on a crooning binge with Dean Martin or as a passionate performance of Roy Orbison. We’ll hear from these performers and more, including Asleep at the Wheel, Les Paul, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and The Byrds in the show today as our antenna work at the KOWS is about to move forward. Exciting times. Tune into KOWS radio on kowsfm.com/listen or download the free app from the App Store or Google Play.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asleep at the Wheel/Leon Rausch | Sugar Moon | It's A Good Day |  |
| 2 | Willie Nelson | Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age | You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker | |
| 3 | Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys | Dusty Skies | Take Me Back to Tulsa [Disc 2] (Cherokee Maiden) | |
| 4 | Bob Wills | Cherokee Maiden | Columbia Historic Edition | |
| 5 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | Blue Bonnet Lane | Legends of Country Music Disc 4 | |
| 6 | Eddy Arnold | Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me | The Essential Eddy Arnold | |
| 7 | George Morgan | In the Misty Moonlight | Room Full of Roses: The George Morgan Collection | |
| 8 | Dean Martin | In The Misty Moonlight | The Great Dean Martin | |
| 9 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Blue Canadian Rockies | Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 2] | |
| 10 | Jim Reeves | Distant Drums | Essential Jim Reeves | |
| 11 | Ray Charles | You Don't Know Me | Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3 | |
| 12 | Charlie Rich | You Don't Know Me | Pictures and Paintings | |
| 13 | Gene Autry | Silver Spurs (On the Golden Stairs) | Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1] | |
| 14 | Gene Autry | I Was Just Walking Out the Door | Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3] | |
| 15 | Ernest Tubb | Two Glasses Joe | Ernest Tubb: The Definitive Collection | |
| 16 | The Del McCoury Band | The Bluegrass Country | Del And The Boys | |
| 17 | The Byrds | Blue Canadian Rockies | Sweetheart of the Rodeo | |
| 18 | Merle Haggard | Goin' Away Party | Unforgettable | |
| 19 | Ricky Skaggs | I Don't Care | The Essential Ricky Skaggs | |
| 20 | Webb Pierce | I Don't Care | Singles | |
| 21 | Roy Orbison | Shahdaroba | The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument] | |
| 22 | Roy Orbison | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) | The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument] | |
| 23 | Willie Nelson | Not That I Care | You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker | |
| 24 | k.d. lang | Sugar Moon | Shadowland | |
| 25 | Henson Cargill | Distant Drums | Skip a Rope | |
| 26 | Les Paul | Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me (Remastered) | 100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered) | |
| 27 | Bob Wills | Miss Molly | For the Last Time | |
| 28 | Asleep at the Wheel | It's All Your Fault (with Katie Shore) | Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | |
| 29 | Cindy Walker | Cindy Walker on being a woman songwriter | Grammy Foundation | |
| 30 | Willie Nelson | Dusty Skies | You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker | |
| 31 | Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys | Bubbles In My Beer | Songs For Rounders | |
| 32 | Tommy Duncan | I Was Just Walking Out the Door | Beneath a Neon Star in a Honky Tonk | |