Six String Hayride

Six String Hayride Episode 67 The Johnny Cash Prison Albums 1968-1969.Johnny Cash has his second great era in 1968 and 1969. He gets over his personal issues and marries June Carter, Carl Perkins joins the Johnny - June Touring Band, and Johnny records two of his finest albums as live prison concerts. 1968's Live At Folsom and 1969's Live At San Quentin remain among Cash's best work and two of the finest albums in Country Music. Chris and Jim share their love for these albums with all the usual Hayride Fun. Come on Aboard, you won't hurt the horse and there is room for Everyone.

Six String Hayride Episode 64. Our Farewell to Steve Cropper and Year's End for 2025. Chris and Jim discuss Country and Rock Music News from 2025 and offer our respect to the memory of Memphis Music Legend Steve Cropper. Chris offers his own Tequila Sunrise Recipe and Jim notices that Gene Autry enters the hit music charts every Christmas with his great collection of Santa Themed Favorites. We're looking forward to all the usual Hayride Fun in 2026 while introducing a "Is it Commercial Crap OR Musical Classic" series in January. Happy any and all Winter Holidays with Peace, Love, and Music from Chris and Jim at Six String Hayride.

Six String Hayride Episode 62. Not For Kids Only. Chris and Jim offer up a plan to get the youngsters into good ole classic country. Gene Autry, Woody Guthrie, and Johnny Cash recorded a lot of songs for kids. Johnny Cash talks dinosaurs and explains how one and one make two. Gene Autry tells the tale of Smokey the Bear, and Woody Guthrie takes us riding in the car car. Shel Silverstein and The Irish Rovers look for The Unicorn. Dwight Yoakam has a Dog. Jerry Garcia takes us to a Teddy Bear Picnic and Bob Weir goes all "Curious George" on us and lets the Monkey drive the Locomotive. Tom T Hall warns us about the Sneaky Snake and Willie Nelson picks up where Kermit the Frog left off looking for the Rainbow Connection. We examine the philosophical outlook of "More Fun Than a Frog in a Glass of Milk" and Chris has a Dirt Cake recipe that also teaches us how to pronounce Cool Whip as nature intended. All this and more on Episode 62 of A Six String Hayride Podcast.

Six String Hayride Classic Country Podcast, Episode 60, Hayride Summer Grab Bag Episode. What Chris and Jim did on their Summer Vacation. Chris played Chess in Vegas and Wisconsin, he's really good. Jim ran off to Ontario, Canada with a lovely Hayride listener for fine local wines, The Shaw Theater Fest, and Maple Whiskey. The Music World mourned Brian Wilson, Flaco Jiménez, Jeannie Seely, and Ozzy Osbourne. Rosanne Cash announces August and September Tour dates around the Midwest and Eastern States. Dolly Parton celebrates the 30th Anniversary of her Imagination Library, a reading program offering free books to Pre School age Kids. Sam and Dave give offer a Stay in School message for the kiddos. We discuss Congressional funding cuts to America's PBS, the TV home of Sesame Street, Mr. Rodgers, Austin City Limits, and all those cool Ken Burns Documentaries about Country Music. The USA National Guard is given Police Style Duties in our Nation's Capital despite crime being legitimately down a lot according to respectable Government and Journalism Sources. Strange Days Indeed, so Chris offers up a Rum and Watermelon Cocktail and Jim livens up his sweet iced tea with a wee bit of Whiskey. All the usual Hayride Fun. Up next, Labor Day for the Working Folks with The Twangy Troubadour, Steve Earle. Hey, We made it to 60 Episodes!

Six String Hayride Classic Country Podcast, Episode 58 Louisiana Guitar Man, James Burton.James Burton is the guitar behind the classic Ricky Nelson hits, The Elvis Presley TCB Band, The Emmylou Harris "Hot Band" , John Denver's 1980's music, and much more. The man Keith Richards calls, "Master of the Telecaster" , Burton and his pink paisley telecaster are all over country, western, rockabilly, and rock and roll records you have been listening to for years. Working with Ricky Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Elvis Presley, Elvis Costello, Buffalo Springfield, Merle Haggard, Gram Parsons, Michael Nesmith, and Keith Richards, Burton has the talent and the telecaster to bring the perfect guitar parts to anything he plays. Chris and Jim discuss Burton's guitar playing and share a fine recipe for Louisiana Beignets. Join us for Six String Hayride Podcast Episode 58.https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086513555749https://www.patreon.com/user?u=81625843

Six String Hayride Classic Country Podcast, Episode 56. Johnny Cash and The Ballad of Ira Hayes. Respect for the Legacy and Memory of Heroic American Military Members who have been recently removed or marginalized by dishonest alterations to the Arlington National Cemetery and Department of Defense Records / Archives. Johnny Cash "Ballad of Ira Hayes", "Drive On" and "Redemption Songs" , John Prine "Sam Stone", and Woody Guthrie "This Land is Your Land." A look at the Military Service of well respected musicians and their use of music to show respect for the legacy of American Veterans. Chris and Jim discuss the recent Whitewashing of American Veterans Legacies , the deliberate dishonest manipulation of history, and the lack of respect currently being shown to American Military Members. Johnny Cash gave respect to the Legacy of Marine Ira Hayes back in 1964, we have a responsibility to follow that example today to speak against the whitewashing of our history. Johnny Cash was ahead of his time with The Ballad of Ira Hayes and now it is our turn to honor Johnny's good advice. Thank You.

Six String Hayride Classic Country Podcast, Episode 54. Pay It Forward In 2025Farewell 2024. Chris and Jim tell the story of the Country Songs that we got hooked on as kids and ask the community to help share the music in 2025. Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Gene Autry, Mike Nesmith, and Hank Williams create the sounds that captivate two youngsters in the late 1960's and early 1970's. We take that original thrill of discovering music and commit to spreading the good word through the new year. Chris reminds me of a Willie Nelson show we recorded in 2003, Jim offers up a simple Ginger Irish Whiskey drink, and Chris finally notices that I am an actual ginger. Remember why you love music in the first place and share that vibe with your tribe in 2025. Happy New year. Live Long and Prosper. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=81625843https://www.facebook.com/groups/523422553475291

Six String Hayride, The Gospel Music Episode. Giving Thanks with Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, Willie Nelson, Eva Cassidy, George Jones, Hank Williams, The Staple Singers, Jeff Beck, Curtis Mayfield, and Alison Krauss, The Stories behind "I'll Fly Away" , "I Saw The Light" and "People Get Ready." The Chicago Gospel Scene with Thomas Dorsey and The Staple Singers. The tradition of Southern Church Music in Bluegrass, Country, and Rock and Roll. Chris shares Uncle Tube Carter's family Cheese Grits Recipe for a Hearty Sunday Morning. All the major religions have some type of musical tradition, so let's listen up and get right before Santa finishes making his list and dispensing his fierce artic justice. Winter needs light, ritual, and celebration to make it more interesting. Christmas, Solstice, Hanukkah, Diwali ,Boxing Day ,Chinese New Year, Kwanzaa ,Las Posadas , St. Lucia Day, Ashura, Saint Nicholas (leave your shoes out), Whichever one is yours, we hope it is filled with a strong sense of Peace, Love, and Family. We don't care what religion you are or aren't, the basic message is always Be Kind and Do No Harm. Join Chris and Jim for a look at Gospel Music on Six String Hayride Classic Country Podcast.https://www.facebook.com/share/g/12BRioFZWNr/

Six String Hayride Episode 50! The Second Anniversary Spectacular. Chris Wainscott and Jim O'Malley discuss all your burning questions, the How, What, and Why of the Hayride Podcast. Our Love for Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Eddie Cochran, The Everly Brothers, and many more of Music's Finest. Hear the Legend of the Cheese Balls Story and enjoy Three Bonus Recipes in this episode. A listener from New Jersey writes in to us and Chris gets Rick Rolled. Jim tries to explain how he produces the show, tries a second time, and realizes he's just making it up as we go along. All the gripping tales of your favorite Music Podcast, some excellent music clips, and the usual Hayride Shenanigans. We even answer the James Lipton Actor Studio Questionnaire. Winner of the 2024 OCLU Podcast Award for the 1920's - 2000's Decade Series we did this year and celebrating our second year of episodes. Six String Hayride - Classic Country Music and Beyond Podcast turns 2 and sends out Episode 50 with appreciation for all our friends and listeners.

Six String Hayride Podcast Episode 48. Women of the West, Patsy, Rose, and Wanda. Patsy Montana (October 30, 1908 – May 3, 1996), Rose Maddox,(August 15, 1925 – April 15, 1998), Wanda Jackson (born October 20, 1937) three pioneering singers, songwriters, fiddle, and guitar players who broke down barriers for women musicians while creating some truly great music. Patsy is the first female country artist to sell one million copies of a record, I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart (1935). Rose pioneers a human firecracker style for a singer fronting a band before Mick Jagger or Tina Turner and creates the Western Style of stage outfits that would inspire Buck Owens and Gram Parsons. Wanda Jackson writes some hit songs and becomes the first female star of Rockabilly and Rock and Roll while making fine country records and graduating High School all at the same time. Impressive women musicians and entertainers who would influence the likes of Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, and Joan Jett. Jim and Chris offer up a hot Buffalo Chicken Pasta Recipe and the usual Hayride Shenanigans. Join us for Episode 48, wherever you get podcasts, we are there.

Six String Hayride - Classic Country Music and Beyond, the Midwest's Finest Award Winning Music Podcast is completing our Decades in Country Music Series with Six String Hayride Podcast Episode 46, The 2000’s: Johnny, June, and The Great Beyond. Johnny and June pass away in 2003 as Johnny's American Recording album series is cementing his musical legacy and bringing his music to a new generation. Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Chet Atkins, Loretta Lynn and Chuck Berry are among the Musical Masters who leave us, ending an era that started with The Carter Family in 1927. The future of Country Music is filled with brilliant options in every town. Clubs like Carol's Pub and Fitzgeralds in the Chicago area and musicians like The Waco Brothers, Dean Schlabowske, Jo Walston, and Chicago's Cowboy Crooner, Andrew Sa are just a hint at what Country Music is doing in the present. Look around your town and find the next groovy thing to listen to, invite your friends over for a listening party (I recommend anything from SUN Records, STAX Records, or this here podcast), find an unsuspecting youngster and tell them about Johnny, June, Willie, and Loretta, get a George Jones Flat Top Haircut, and keep spreading the good word of our unbroken circle.https://www.patreon.com/user?u=81625843

Six String Hayride Classic Country PodcastEpisode 44, The 1980s. The gap between Commercial (Alabama, The Judds) and Craft (Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam, Emmylou Harris) widens as Country Music profits soar to new highs. Bluegrass and Rockabilly get hot with Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Brian Setzer, and Dave Edmunds. Barbara Mandrell is so talented that she's really a fantastic pedal steel musician disguised as a blonde pop lady. Chris remembers singer Mel McDaniel and offers up a classic fried chicken recipe. Johnny Cash gets dropped by Columbia Records and goes cosmic with Willie, Kris, and Waylon as The Highwaymen. We are going to the Movies for 9-5, Urban Cowboy, The Empire Strikes Back, Star Trek Wrath of Khan, Indiana Jones,and The Blues Brothers. We pay respects to Marty Robbins, Muddy Waters, James Cagney, John Lennon and others. Chris and Jim take you through the rodeo that was the 1980's. Wherever you get Podcastshttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086513555749https://www.patreon.com/user?u=81625843

Six String Hayride Podcast Episode 42, The 70's Part One, 1970-1974. Cosmic Cowboys Michael Nesmith, Gram Parsons, John Prine, Billy Joe Shaver, Jerry Garcia, and Bob Weir erase the lines between Folk, Rock, and Country while creating great Cosmic Country Music. George and Tammy, Loretta and Conway, Roy and Buck become some of the most iconic duos in Country Music. Charley Pride, Lynn Anderson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, and Dolly Parton amaze their audience and the Award Shows give them a truck load of trophies. Hee Haw brings brilliant musicians to Television. Saturday Mornings are for Pop Tarts and School House Rock. We’re going to the movies for The Godfather, American Graffiti, Willie Wonka, and SHAFT,. Mel Brooks cracks us up with Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles. Steve McQueen and Paul Newman lead the disaster movie craze with the Towering Inferno and Bruce Lee kicks everyone’s ass. Willie and Waylon plot an outlaw takeover for the second half of the 70’s. The 1970’s Part One with Chris and Jim, the hot songs and great movies you love and the Johnny – June Carrot Cake Recipe. Coming This Sunday from Six String Hayride Podcast.https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086513555749https://www.patreon.com/user?u=81625843