A recap of today's 'Dana Williams show' which aired today at 2 pm CT on WSM 650 AM in Nashville - August 29, 2011.
Dana Williams started out his 'Dana Williams Show' today by playing a classic Hank Williams, Sr. (no relation to Dana) 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry'. (That is a tear-jerker everytime we hear it!)
The he played Porter Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) and the WagonMasters song titled, 'The Dream' which was recorded about a year before Porter passed away.
Dana said today's show is based on Porter's song 'The Dream' as, in this song, Porter said he had a dream that he went to heaven and saw so many of his old friends that he had played with on the Grand Ole Opry. As he called them by name, we got a glimpse of the artists we would be hearing today on the Dana Williams Show on WSM AM radio.
Lester Flatt with one song we hadn't heard in years, singing ''Cabin on the Hill'. (Great choice on that one, Dana!)
The one and only ET singing 'Walking the Floor Over You' brought back lots of good memories of hearing Mr. Ernest Tubb on the Opry late at night.
Johnny Cash and June Carter with a great favorite song of ours, singing 'Jackson'.
'I Was Raised on Country Sunshine', by Miss Country Sunshine herself, Miss Dottie West.
Roy Acuff with the song he always sang on the Opry, 'Wabash Cannonball'.
One of our very favorite singers, Mr. Marty Robbins, with 'El Paso'.
Skeeter Davis, (December 30, 1931 – September 19, 2004), 'The End of the World' which was a hit in 1963.
Waylon Jennings, who said he 'hated this song the first time he heard it' - 'but because you love it, I'll play it one more time for you today'....Dana says: It's 'Luckenbach Texas', and I'm playing it for you today!
'Mr. Sandman' .....by the original Mr. Guitar man of Nashville, Mr. Chet Atkins.
Mother Maybelle and the Carter Family and Bashful Brother Oswald....'I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes'.
Dana's bandmate in Diamond Rio, Jimmy Oleander often gets asked 'who is the woman on your guitar'? Dana said that it is Mother Maybelle Carter on Jimmy's guitar.
Then hearing 'Jumping' Bill Carlisle of the Carlisle Family, and one of his popular songs, "Is That You, Myrtle?" made us think of the many, many times we heard 'Jumping' Bill performing on the Grand Ole Opry late at night.
' Leaving On Your Mind', by Miss Patsy Cline brought back some old memories of hearing her on the radio in early years.
Dana Williams signed off his hour-long show and invited his listening audience to visit his website at danawilliamsshow.com and to call his phone 202-643-3262 to give him requests for next time his show is on WSM AM 650 Radio in Nashville.
The show today closed out with "Satisfied Mind", by Mr. Porter Wagoner, then Elvis Presley with one of our old favorites, 'Treat Me Nice".
We enjoyed hearing the 'Dana Williams Show' on WSM 650 AM in Nashville today. You can also listen online at wsmonline.com.
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(Please note, there were some distractions while we listened to the Dana Williams Show, if any song titles are misquoted, please let us know.)
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