Another free form musical delight is ready and waiting for your ears this coming Friday morning. We dig into some mid-century nuggets from the country genre with Red Foley and Ernest Tubb as well as Merle Haggard, Asleep at the Wheel and Joe Ely. That, of course, hardly covers the two hours. There’s also some hot rhythms from NRBQ, Daddy Cleanhead, Slim Harpo, Fats Domino and the sweet and brassy sounds from Billie Holiday, Johnny Mercer, and Babs Gonzales. Our new year won’t make promises but our hopes are all we’ve got, remembering that hate will never win if you don’t let it. There’s been wars fought for much less.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	The Jarmels	A Little Bit of Soap	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
2	Freddy Cannon	Abigail Beecher	His Latest And Greatest
3	NRBQ	A Little Bit Of Bad	Message For The Mess Age
4	NRBQ	Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie	Kick Me Hard
5	Bo Diddley	Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
6	Slim Harpo	Shake Your Hips	The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
7	Wanda Jackson	Dona'a Wan'a	Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
8	Fats Domino	I Can't Go On Rosalie	The Fabulous Mr D
9	The 5 Royales	I Got to Know	The Complete Singles 1952-1962
10	Irma Thomas	Look Up (AKA Whenever)	Soul Queen of New Orleans
11	The Marigolds	Rollin' Stone	The Best Of Excello Records
12	Dave Bartholemew	The Monkey (Speaks His Mind)	Theme Time Radio Hour – Season 3 – [Disc 1]
13	Daddy Cleanhead	Something's Goin' On In My Room	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
14	Babs Gonzales	Professor Bop	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
15	Louis Jordan	If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?	Jivin' With Jordan
16	The Mills Brothers	Across The Alley From The Alamo	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1
17	Asleep At The Wheel	Across The Alley From The Alamo	Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
18	Red Foley & Ernest Tubb	Hobo Boogie	Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
19	Bill Kirchen	Down to Seeds and Stems Again	Seeds and Stems
20	Iris DeMent	Big City	Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard
21	Merle Haggard	Silver Wings	The Complete '60s Capitol Singles
22	Joe Ely	Dallas	The Best Of Joe Ely 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
23	Joe Ely	Dam Of My Heart	Time For Travelin' – The Best Of Joe Ely
24	Jorma Kaukonen	Red River Blues	Blue Country Heart
25	Arlo Guthrie	The City Of New Orleans	Hobo's Lullaby
26	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars	Havana Moon	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
27	Chuck Berry	Havana Moon	Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
28	Bonnie Raitt/Was (Not Was)	Baby Mine	Stay Awake: Interpretations of Vintage Disney Films
29	Marlene Dietrich	No Love, No Nothin'	Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
30	Johnny Mercer	Jamoboree Jones	Songsmith From Savannah
31	Billie Holiday	Trav'lin' Light	Johnny Mercer (1909 – 1976)
32	Frank Sinatra	I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
33	The Five Royales	Someone Made Me For You	Dedicated To You
34	The Haden Triplets	Pretty Baby	The Family Songbook