We’ll be jaunting back to 1981 when, among other things: an unknown rocker named Prince opens for the Rolling Stones at the L.A. Coliseum; George Jones and Barbara Mandrell score CMA awards; the first audience wave occurs in Oakland thanks to a cheerleader named Krazy George Henderson; aspartame is approved as an artificial sweetener; New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner scuffles with two fans in an elevator and Del McCoury, Steve Martin and Charlie Moore unleash some stellar ‘grass.
PROGRAM PLAYLIST
- Red Rector: “Stuck Up Blues” from Back Home In Madison County(Revonah)
- Rich Rainey & the Bluegrass Cousins: “Are You From Dixie?” from Are You From Dixie?(Revonah)
- Del McCoury & the Dixie Pals: “Hang Your Head In Shame” from Strictly Bluegrass Live(Copper Creek)
- Del McCoury & the Dixie Pals: “Take Me to the Mountains” from Take Me to the Mountains(Leather)
- Joel Mabus: “Working On a Building” from Settin’ the Woods On Fire(Flying Fish)
- Steve Martin: “Saga of the Old West/John Henry/Saga (Reprise)” from The Steve Martin Brothers(Warner Brothers)
- Charlie Moore & His Dixie Partners: “Plenty of Everything (But You)” from Country Music Memories, Vol. 2(Old Homestead)
- Leon Morris & Associates: “Catfish John” from Bluegrass Favorites(Country)
- The Muddy Bottom Boys: “Cold Wind” from Howdy Neighbor(Grassound)
- Mark O’Connor: “Soppin’ the Gravy” from Soppin’ the Gravy(Rounder)
- The Over the Hill Gang: “Forest Fire” from Forest Fire(TRAC)
- The Over the Hill Gang: “Homeward Bound” from Homeward Bound(Lemco)
- Bill Monroe: “Old Ebeneezer Scrooge” / “Old Dangerfield” from Master of Bluegrass(MCA)
- Pacific…ly Bluegrass: “Smokey Mountain Smoke” from Second Album(PB)
- Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass: “How Many Times” from Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass(Rounder)
- The Primitive Quartet: “Lord, I’m Just a Pilgrim” from Just a Pilgrim(Dawn)
- The Marc Pruitt Band: “Moonlight Madness” from Moonlight Madness(Marandee)
- The Marc Pruitt Band: “Streamline Cannonball” from Streamline Cannonball(Skyline)
- The Osborne Brothers: “Rosebud” from Bobby and His Mandolin(CMH)