December 9, 1995

Host: Chad

  • Bobby Bare - Farmer Feeds Us All
  • The Byrds - Nasville West
  • Tammy Wynette - Apartment #9
  • Peter Rowan - Hiroshima Mon Amour
  • Johnny Paycheck - Colorado Cool-Aid
  • Jim Tate Band - I'm Cryin'
  • Wanda Jackson - My Big Iron Skillet
  • Iris Dement - Shores of Jordan
  • Merle Haggard - Sing Me Back Home
  • Robert Earl Keen Jr. - The Road Goes On Forever
  • The Highwaymen - Waitin' For a Long Time
  • Kris Kristofferson - Good Love (Shouldn't Feel So Bad)
  • Don Walser - Yodel Polka
  • Roy Heinrich - A Face in the Crowd
  • Earl C Whitehead & The Grievous Angels - Get It While It's Hot
  • The Diggers - She's Breakin' My Heart (While I'm Drinkin' Her Beer)
  • Old 97's - Over the Cliff
  • The Picketts - Just Because You Ain't Got
  • Guy Clark - Black Diamond Strings
  • Rodney Crowell - Storm of Love
  • Carlene Carter - Hurrican
  • Martina McBride - Beyond the Blue
  • Chely Wright - Sea of Cowboy Hats (Tex's Favorite Song)

    THE FUNKY FARMER'S TOP TWENTY COUNTRY ALBUMS OF 1995

    There are so many great records which weren't included here, but these were by and far my favorites. A great year for country music.

  • 20 - Shania Twain - Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? (from "The Woman in Me" on Mercury Nashville)
  • 19 - Heather Myles - Just Leave Me Alone (from "Untamed" on Hightone Records)
  • 18 - Moonshine Willy - Daddy Cried (from "Pecadores" on Bloodshot Records)
  • 17 - Wayne Hancock - Juke Joint Jumping (from "Thunderstorms and Neon Signs" on Dejadisc)
  • 16 - Son Volt - Windfall (from "Trace" on Warner Bros.)
  • 15 - The Mavericks - If You Only Knew (from "Music For All Occasions" on MCA)
  • 14 - Austin Lounge Lizards - Half a Man (from "Small Minds" on Watermelon Records)
  • 13 - Wilco - Passenger Side (from "A.M." on Sire/Reprise)
  • 12 - Cox Family - Another Lonesome Morning (from "Beyond the City" on Rounder Records)
  • 11 - Jerry Lee Lewis - I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (from "Young Blood" on Sire Records)
  • 10 - Kim Richey - Just My Luck (from "Kim Richey" on Mercury Nashville)
  • 9 - Rosie Flores - His Rockin' Little Angel (w/ Wanda Jackson) (from "Rockabilly Filly" on Hightone Records)
  • 8 - Bill Kirchen - Rockabilly Funeral (from "Tombstone Every Mile" on Black Top Records)
  • 7 - Lynn Morris - Wishful Thinking (from "Mama's Hand" on Rounder Records)
  • 6 - The Vidalias - Tokens of Affliction (from "Melodyland" on Upstart Records)
  • 5 - Dale Watson - Nashville Rash (from "Cheatin' Heart Attack" on Hightone Records)
  • 4 - Claire Lynch - Bring Back the Good Times (from "Moonlighter" on Rounder Records)
  • 3 - Dwight Yoakam - Sorry You Asked? (from "Gone" on Reprise Records)
  • 2 - Dick Curless - I Don't Have a Memory Without Her (from "Travellin' Through" on Rounder Records)

    NOW THE NUMBER ONE RECORD OF 1995 (DRUM ROLL PLEASE!)

  • STEVE EARLE - TRAIN A' COMIN' (Winter Harvest)
  • featuring: Northern Wind/Ben McCullough and Goodbye

  • Keith Whitley - Buck
  • Wanda Jackson - Fujiyama Mama
  • Dwight Yoakam - Nothing

    ... And that's all folks! See you back here in 1996! Keep tuning in though to hear Tex and Dan over the holidays!

    Thanks to everyone who called in and got the Jerry Jeff Walker "Christmas Gonzo Style" CD. Happy Holidays!