I grew up in Castlecrag, that hippie trouble spot of the lower North Shore. Mucked about in Perth, where I was hired by a troupe of travelling actors, presenting plays to the schoolkids around WA. Met the Slim Dusty Show at Lake Grace (Google it, Mate!), where I recognised Australian Country Music as local folk music, which I had been singing in Perth coffee shops. I listened and heard 3 chords and honesty, with great story-telling and considered melody; what more could a person want?
Later, battled through Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma with the help of my sisters, then Joined Northside in 2005 as a clerk, eventually graduated to my stand-in Station Manager.
But my wife was offered a job in Taree, so we escaped to a tree change on 10 acres with a creek at the bottom of the land. Grew our own eggs, fruit, vegetables and meat – yep, we watched the calves being borne, fed them to maturity and killed them and ate them.
Finally, fully retired and back in Sydney, re-joined Northside Radio and, with the death of our loved Georgie Cadwallader, was offered the time slot that Smokey Dawson had at 2NSB – the last station Smokey originated his nationally broadcast show.
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Playlists
Time | Title | Artist | |
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09:09 | It Sure Is Monday | Mark Chesnutt |
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09:12 | As Long As There's Loving Tonight | The Mavericks |
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09:15 | Fake ID (feat. Gretchen Wilson) | Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson |
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09:18 | American Kids | Kenny Chesney |
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09:24 | Heavy On Me | Andy Penkow |
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09:28 | Upside Down | The Long And Short Of It |
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09:33 | Waiting on a Train | TC Cassidy |
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09:37 | I Call Australia Home | Craig Lloyd |
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09:43 | Live A Country Song | Amber Lawrence |
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09:52 | The Tree Beside The Bend | John O'Dea |
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09:56 | My Hearts Already There | Sisters in Country/Aly Cook/Jodi Vaughan |
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10:00 | Long Black Skirts | Alice Benfer |
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10:10 | Mama Said | Metallica |
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10:16 | Hell on Heels | Pistol Annies |
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10:19 | I Love To Watch A Woman Dance | Eagles |
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10:25 | Long Black Veil | The Kingston Trio |
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10:27 | Rebel Rouser | Duane Eddy |
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10:29 | Matchbox | Carl Perkins |
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10:35 | Peter Gunn Theme | Duane Eddy |
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10:37 | Proud Mary | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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10:42 | Copperhead Road | Steve Earle |
10:47 | Hot Dog (1993 Remaster) | Led Zeppelin | |
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10:50 | All Night Long | Charlie Daniels |
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10:55 | Wichita Lineman | Glen Campbell |
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10:58 | Good Year For The Roses | Elvis Costello & the Attractions |
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11:04 | It's a Bugger When You're Ugly | Errol Gray |
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11:12 | Now I'm Easy | Eric Bogle |
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11:17 | You Can Never Do Wrong in a Mothers Eyes | Stan Coster |
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11:23 | Crazy As It Seems | Sara Storer |
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11:27 | I'll See You Soon | Travis Sinclair |
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11:32 | Mate I'm Feelin' Lucky | Jeff Brown |
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11:36 | Funky Garage | Jay Michaels, Tom Toomey |
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11:37 | Old Man in Little Boys Shoes | John O'Dea |
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11:42 | Flower on the Water | John Williamson |
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11:45 | Ram in the Dam | John O'Dea |
11:49 | The Vasectomy Song(Live) | John Williamson | |
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11:59 | A Year or Three | Simply Bushed |
Time | Title | Artist | |
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09:08 | It Sure Is Monday | Mark Chesnutt |
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09:09 | I Made a Hundred in the Backyard at Mum's | Greg Champion |
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09:12 | Alarm Clock | Sheryl Crow |
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09:15 | Ramblin' Man | The Allman Brothers band |
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09:20 | Someday Soon | Suzy Bogguss |
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09:26 | The Ballad Of Curtis Loew | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
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09:31 | Please Read the Letter | Alison Krauss |
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09:35 | One Hundred Years from Now (Master Take) | The Byrds |
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09:40 | Steel On Steel | Duncan Toombs |
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09:44 | Waiting on a Train | TC Cassidy |
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09:48 | Aussie Rain | Andy Penkow |
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09:54 | Can't Kiss You Over Coffee | Angus Gill |
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09:57 | The Tree Beside The Bend | John O'Dea |
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10:05 | I Call Australia Home | Craig Lloyd |
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10:09 | When The Rain Comes Down | Tom Curtain |
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10:13 | My Hearts Already There | Sisters in Country/Aly Cook/Jodi Vaughan |
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10:16 | Long Black Skirts | Alice Benfer |
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10:22 | What A Fool Believes | The Doobie Brothers |
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10:25 | Nutbush City Limits (The 90's Version) | Tina Turner |
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10:30 | Tiny Dancer | Tim McGraw |
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10:35 | Mastermind | Taylor Swift |
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10:38 | Guitars, Cadillacs | Dwight Yoakam |
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10:44 | World On Fire | Dolly Parton |
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10:49 | Backwoods Barbie | Dolly Parton |
10:53 | Call Me The Breeze | The Mavericks | |
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10:58 | Broken Man's Lament | Emmylou Harris |
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11:03 | A Whiter Shade Of Pale | Procol Harum |
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11:07 | Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies | K.T. Oslin |
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11:11 | Turn Your Radio On | Ollie Austin |
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11:17 | Mister Sandman | Stuie French |
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11:21 | Easy | Lionel Richie, Willie Nelson |
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11:25 | Shut Up and Drive | Chely Wright |
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11:29 | And I Love You So | Charlie Landsborough |
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11:33 | The Man From Ironbark | Jack Thompson |
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11:37 | Funky Garage A | Jay Michaels, Tom Toomey |
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11:38 | Gratitude | Alec Koff |
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11:39 | Just Another Woman In Love | Anne Murray |
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11:40 | Lonestar | Norah Jones |
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11:43 | I'm Going to Jail | 8 Ball Aitken |
11:46 | Girls' Night Out | Gina Jefferys | |
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11:49 | Mama Said | Metallica |
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11:54 | Maybe Baby | Faith Julija |
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11:57 | Boys from the Bush | Lee Kernaghan |
Time | Title | Artist | |
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09:05 | Somethin' Stupid | Robbie Williams |
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09:08 | It Sure Is Monday | Mark Chesnutt |
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09:10 | Good Morning Heartache | Mary Black |
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09:14 | Dance The Night Away | The Mavericks |
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09:19 | Too Old to Die Young | Margo |
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09:25 | Live A Country Song | Amber Lawrence |
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09:28 | Can't Kiss You Over Coffee | Angus Gill & Seasons of Change, Angus Gill |
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09:32 | Windscreen View | Lance Friend |
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09:37 | Steel On Steel | Duncan Toombs |
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09:44 | One Night at a Time | Shelly Jones Band |
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09:48 | Waiting on a Train | TC Cassidy |
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09:51 | Aussie Rain | Andy Penkow |
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09:56 | Long Black Skirts | Alice Benfer |
09:59 | I LOVE LOUNGING | Jimmy Kaleth (PRS), Bob Mitchell (PRS/MCPS), Jez Pike (PRS/MCPS) | |
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10:02 | The Tree Beside The Bend | John O'Dea |
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10:05 | I Call Australia Home | Craig Lloyd |
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10:09 | Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good | Vanessa Bourne |
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10:13 | Chattahoochee (Extended Mix 2) | Alan Jackson |
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10:17 | Baby You Belong | Faith Hill |
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10:23 | Nobody Gonna Tell Me What To Do (Album Version) | Van Zant |
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10:27 | Jealous Of You (Tango Della Gelosia) | Connie Francis |
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10:30 | Sweet Home Alabama | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
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10:36 | Sometimes I Feel Like Elvis | Wynonna Judd |
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10:40 | Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley |
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10:47 | Made in Japan | Camille And Stuie |
10:51 | Wives Don't Like Old Girlfriends | Camille Te Nahu, Stuie French | |
10:54 | Ode to Roy & Chet | Camille Te Nahu, Stuie French | |
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10:56 | Let's Make a Family | Camille And Stuie |
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11:00 | Little Babies Like to Suck on Their Toes | Camille And Stuie |
11:03 | Storms Never Last | Camille Te Nahu, Stuie French | |
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11:09 | Life In The Fast Lane | Eagles |
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11:14 | Born To Be Blue | The Mavericks |
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11:17 | If There's a Honky-Tonk in Hell | Wanita |
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11:21 | Beautiful Noise | Lee Kernaghan |
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11:24 | HQ454 Monroe | Cold Chisel |
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11:28 | Hillbilly Pickin' Ramblin Girl | Catherine Britt |
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11:30 | Mustang Sally | The Commitments, Andrew Strong |
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11:35 | C'est la vie (You Never Can Tell) | Chely Wright |
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11:38 | No Particular Place To Go | Chuck Berry |
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11:40 | Funky Garage A | Jay Michaels, Tom Toomey |
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11:41 | Gratitude | Alec Koff |
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11:42 | On the Road To Ruin | The Notorious Cherry Bombs |
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11:46 | I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink | Merle Haggard |
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11:51 | Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down | Kris Kristofferson |
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11:55 | Still Crazy After All These Years | Willie Nelson |
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11:59 | A Year or Three | Simply Bushed |
Time | Title | Artist | |
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09:05 | Funky Garage A | Jay Michaels, Tom Toomey |
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09:09 | Livin' On Love | Alan Jackson |
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09:13 | I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive | The Little Willies |
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09:17 | I'll Keep on Loving You | Willie Nelson |
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09:24 | This Old Truck | Jax Tonic |
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09:31 | Welcome Back Summer | Hayley Jensen |
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09:34 | Steel On Steel | Duncan Toombs |
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09:41 | Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good | Vanessa Bourne |
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09:44 | Live A Country Song | Amber Lawrence |
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09:50 | The Tree Beside The Bend | John O'Dea |
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09:53 | Waiting on a Train | TC Cassidy |
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09:57 | I Call Australia Home | Craig Lloyd |
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10:01 | Long Black Skirts | Alice Benfer |
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10:06 | Gratitude | Alec Koff |
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10:07 | Dirt Track Cowboys | Adam Brand |
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10:10 | Honey, I Don't Have Time | Nicki Gillis |
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10:14 | Gidgee Bug Pub Song | James Blundell |
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10:17 | Better Woman | Beccy Cole |
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10:18 | Poster Girl | Beccy Cole |
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10:31 | A Bushman Can't Survive | Tania Kernaghan |
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10:36 | Close As A Whisper (The Gift) | Lee Kernaghan |
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10:39 | Do I Ever Cross Your Mind | Beccy Cole |
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10:44 | Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) | Big & Rich |
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10:48 | Harper Valley P.T.A. | Jeannie C. Riley |
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10:52 | Old Dogs | Old Dogs |
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10:54 | Stand By Your Man | Tammy Wynette |
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10:57 | Good Hearted Woman | Waylon Jennings |
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11:01 | Dare to Dream | BalloonPlanet |
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11:02 | East Bound And Down | Jerry Reed |
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11:05 | Do You Ever Think of Me | Laura Cantrell |
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11:08 | Hair Of The Dog | Shooter Jennings |
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11:12 | Faded Love | LeAnn Rimes |
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11:27 | It's a Bugger When You're Ugly | Errol Gray |
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11:40 | Truck Drivin' Song | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
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11:43 | Gratitude | Alec Koff |
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11:45 | Now I'm Easy | Eric Bogle |
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11:53 | Red Dirt Country | Markus Meier |
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11:59 | A Year or Three | Simply Bushed |