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Lefty Frizzell with I Never Go Around Mirrors, Saginaw Michigan, more

We’re honkin’ it tonight with Lefty Frizzell and a song off of his “16 Greatest Hits” CD titled “I Never Go Around Mirrors”, which is one of the all time great honky tonk hits. Would he be a legend if he went by his full name, William Orville Frizzell? Probably, but we all […]

Honkin it with Hank Thompson and Wake Up Irene

We’re honkin’ it today with Mr. Hank Thompson and a song that Gary Hightower liked to play on XM-13, Willies Place. In fact we will probably feature more honky tonk music to fill in for a while.

“Wake Up Irene” features a little bit of wildwood flower lead guitar and a takeoff on “Goodnight Irene” […]

Catfish and Eddie Kilroy missing from Willies Place XM-13

NOTE: Update of November 17th. Eddie Kilroy’s bio is still missing from the XM-13 website, but he is slotted for 7 - 11. Eddie is on right now, playing songs that “put a lot of rocks in the driveway” - and the songs that made Willie’s Place as great as it is. […]

40 minutes of free country classics for your listening enjoyment

The CountryClassics.com is proud to present a new feature. The Country Classics jukebox is always free and we take you back to the 60’s with some of the best country music. We hope you enjoy the playlist, but be careful — the music will start playing! If you have 250 watts of […]

Review of Gary P. Nunn’s CD “It’s A Texas Thing”

We heard one cut from Gary P. Nunn’s CD “It’s A Texas Thing” and knew we had to buy it, review it, and play it. Catfish - a mainstay at Willie’s Place XM-13 — played “Honkin Out Some Hank.” After listening to country music since 1959 I immediately recognized a great song […]

 


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