In this week's episode we're featuring an album from Austin-based outfit The Derailers from the peak of their power: Full Western Dress (1999). Riding thousands of road miles as well as the rise in the Americana and alt-country radio scene, The Derailers Bakersfield-infused honky tonk saw them gain strong regional and national success, though it never translated into widespread mainstream radio airplay. A special musical connection and combination between joint frontmen Tony Villaneuva and Brian Hofeldt equated in tight harmonies and catchy, jangly, twangy country music pleasing fans of the hard stuff from coast to coast. The majority of the album was written by the band and earworms are plentiful as Buck & Don - er, Tony and Brian - looked to take it to the next level with their second outing on Sire Records in Full Western Dress. Quality material!
HOUR 1:
1. The Derailers – Whatever Made You Change Your Mind (1999)
2. Gene Watson – Farewell Party (1978)
3. Bobby Helms – Fraulein (1957)
4. Lawton Williams – Iron Curtain (1959)
5. Marcy Dickerson – I Wanna Be A Truck Driver’s Sweetheart (1968)
6. The Derailers – The Right Place (1999)
7. The Derailers – The Lost And Found (1999)
8. Charlie Monroe – Find ‘Em, Fool ‘Em, Leave ‘Em Alone (1952)
9. George Strait – I’ve Convinced Everybody But Me (1991)
BUMPER: Buck Owens – Orange Blossom Special
10. Irv Lampman – Just One More Mile (1977)
11. The Derailers – Me, Myself And I (1999)
12. The Derailers – Hold On Fool Heart (1999)
13. BJ Reando – The Wreck You Made Of Me (1976)
14. Country Tony Martin – In Honky Tonk Heaven (1982)
15. Ernest Tubb – If You Don’t Quit Checkin’ On Me (I’m Checking Out On You) (1975)
16. Ernest Tubb – The Door’s Always Open (1975)
HOUR 2:
1. Justin Tubb – I’m A Big Boy Now (1957)
2. The Derailers – Knee Deep In The Blues (1999)
3. The Derailers – Long On Love (1999)
4. Little Jimmy Dickens – When Your House Is Not A Home (1959)
5. Keith Whitley – Between An Old Memory And Me (1989)
6. Wynn Stewart – The Waltz Of The Angels (1956)
7. The Derailers feat. Buck Owens – Play Me The Waltz Of The Angels (1999)
8. Freddy Morrison – Curtain In The Window (early 70s)
9. Jerry Webb – First From The Last (2008)
BUMPER: Bob Wills – San Antonio Rose
10. Charlie Sizemore – Who Cares (1993)
11. COUNTRY COVERS: Texas Bill Strength – It Ain’t Much But It’s Home (1956)
12. COUNTRY COVERS: The Cox Family – I Just Don’t Like This Kind Of Livin’ (1996)
13. COUNTRY COVERS: Frankie Miller – Young Widow Brown (1961)
14. SHOT OF STEEL: Roy Bounds – No Longer Mine (1967)
15. The Willis Brothers – Alcohol And #2 Diesel (1969)
16. The Derailers – Someo ne Else’s Problem (1999)
17. Claude Gray – It’ll Do (1977)
HOUR 3: If That Ain’t Country’s Year In Country Music – 1978
1. Johnny Cash – The Gambler
2. The Kendalls – Pittsburgh Stealers
3. George Jones – Leaving Love All Over The Place
4. Gary Stewart – Stone Wall (Around Your Heart)
5. Bobby Bare – Yard Full Of Rusty Cars
6. Randy Travis – I’ll Take Any Willing Woman
7. Randy Travis – All The Praises
8. Billie Jo Spears – ’57 Chevrolet
9. Hank Thompson – I Hear The South Callin’ Me
10. Mel Street – If I Had A Cheating Heart
11. Chris LeDoux – Oklahoma Hospitality
12. Merle Haggard – The Life Of A Rodeo Cowboy
13. Red Steagall – Denver Nites
14. Jimmy Martin – Honey You Don’t Know My Mind
15. Stonewall Jackson – Alcohol Of Fame
16. Johnny Paycheck – Thanks To The Cathouse (I’m In The Doghouse With You)