Tomorrow is Halloween…a night for all the ghosts, witches, and devils to come out…when we watch movies about psychos, killers, and monsters.  That’s all great for tomorrow, but what about today?  Well today, all of those live in song, specifically in COUNTRY MUSIC.  Didn’t realize there were so many dark, spooky country songs, did you?  And that is just another reason why this is one of my favorite shows to do.  Here’s the playlist. Enjoy!

GOSPEL HOUR
Keith Urban - I’ll Fly Away
Cyndi Thompson - Tis So Sweet To Trust in Jesus
Lee Roy Parnell - John the Revelator
Pam Tillis - Morning Has Broken
Tennessee Ernie Ford - Nearer my God to Thee
Lyle Lovett - Soldier In the Army of the Lord
Highway Angels - Convoy Preacher
White River - I Like My Gospel Country
Johnny Cash - Were You There/Redemption
Bela Fleck - Amazing Grace
The Chosen Ones - He Called Me Out
Marvell - Only Christian Country

HOUR 1
Charlie Daniels - “Devil Went Down to Georgia”
Bobby Bare - “Marie Laveaux”
Johnny Cash - “Ghost Riders in the Sky”
David Allan Coe - “The Ride”
Teddy Thompson - “Psycho”
Diamond Rio - “Bubba Hyde”
Red Sovine - “Phantom 309″
Marty Robbins - “Devil Woman”
Jumpin’ Gene Simmons - “Haunted House”
Randy Travis - “Diggin Up Bones”
Hoyt Axton - “Boney Fingers”
Ray Stevens - “Sittin’ Up With the Dead”
Johnny Cash - Delia’s Gone

HOUR 2
Buck Owens - “Monster’s Holiday”
Charlie Daniels - “Legend of Wooley Swamp”
Bobby Bare - “Miller’s Cave”
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner - “Jeannie’s Afraid of the Dark”
Alison Krauss & Union Station - “Ghost in this House”
Alan Jackson - “Midnight in Montgomery”
Porter Wagoner - “Carroll County Accident”
Country Gentlemen - “Bringing Mary Home”
David Ball - “Riding With Private Malone”
Loretta Lynn - “The Haunted House”
Lefty Frizell - “Long Black Veil”
David Allan Coe - “Ghost of Hank Williams”
Louvin Brothers - “Knoxville Girl”
Johnny Cash - “The Beast In Me”

Today’s Music & Stuff focused a bit more on the Stuff portion of the show, as we had Lynn Klein and Chris Goodbread from Mendota Community Hospital join us.  While we talked to them, we still had a chance to wrap up the A-Z of current Opry members.  That list is below:

GOSPEL HOUR
Alan Jackson - Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Ponder, Sykes, and Wright - We’re On A Roll
Ricky Van Shelton - Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Trace Adkins - Wayfaring Stranger
Collin Raye - What The Heart Wants
Chris Greene - When Mountain Don’t Move
Forrester Sisters - Old Time Religion
Tennessee Ernie Ford - His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Mid South - Give What it Takes
Steve Gatlin - Til You Came Along
Lisa Daggs - Be Like Noah
Marty Rabon - Daddy Talks to Jesus
Blackwood Quartet - What A Friend We Have in Jesus / There’s A Great Day Coming

HOUR 1
Riders In The Sky - “Wahoo”
Jeannie Seely - Don’t Touch Me
Blake Shelton - The Baby (#1 2002)
Ricky Van Shelton - Don’t We All Have The Right
Jean Shepard - A Dear John Letter f/Ferlin Husky
Ricky Skaggs - I Don’t Care
Connie Smith - Lonesome
Mike Snider - “Medley”
Ralph Stanley - Little Maggie
Marty Stuart - Tempted
Mel Tillis - Coca Cola Cowboy
Pam Tillis - Maybe It Was Memphis

HOUR 2
Randy Travis - On The Other Hand
Chris Carson talks with Lynn Klein and Chris Goodbread from Mendota Community Hospital about the new facility.
Travis Tritt - TROUBLE
Josh Turner - Me & God
Carrie Underwood - I Told You So
Steve Wariner - Holes In The Floor of Heaven
The Whites - Hangin Around
Trisha Yearwood - She’s In Love With The Boy

As this weekend the Grand Ol Opry celebrates 86 years, we continue to celebrate the Opry, with it’s current line-up of artists highlighted A-Z.  Picking up where we left off last week…

Inspirational Hour
Patsy Cline - Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Ricky Skaggs - Children Go
Johnny Cash - Were You There
Jordanaires - Canaan’s Land
Marty Robbins - Have Thine Own Way Lord
Tammy Wynette w/the Masters Five - Precious Memories
Willie Nelson - Shall We Gather
Gaither Vocal Band - Child Forgiven
Tex Ritter - Deck of Cards
Jerry Foshee - Hello Jesus I’m Home
Glen Campbell - No More Night
Eddy Arnold - His Hands
Ferlin Husky - Wings of A Dove
Oak Ridge Boys - Put Your Hand In the Hand

HOUR 1
Hal Ketchum - Small Town Saturday Night
Alison Krauss - When You Say Nothing At All
Patty Loveless - I Try To Think About Elvis
Loretta Lynn - Fist City
Barbara Mandrell - The Midnight Oil
Martina McBride - Wild Angels
Del McCoury - High On A Mountain
Reba McEntire - Whoever’s In New England
Jesse McReynolds - Diesel on My Tail
Ronnie Milsap - Daydreams About Night Things
Montgomery Gentry - She Couldn’t Change Me
Craig Morgan - Redneck Yacht Club
Lorrie Morgan - Except for Monday

HOUR 2
Jimmy C. Newman - A Fallin Star
Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira
Osborne Brothers - Rocky Top
News Reporter Brent Brown talks with I and M Canal Corridor Association president Ana Koval about upcoming events in October in November, as well as funding for the canal.
Brad Paisley - I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin Song)
Dolly Parton - Two Doors Down
Stu Phillips - Rangeland
Ray Pillow w/Jean Sheppard - I’ll Take The Dog
Charley Pride - Is Anybody Going To San Antonio
Jeanne Pruett - Satin Sheets
Rascal Flatts - Prayin For Daylight

Last week we gave out an awesome Opry package sending 2 lucky listeners to the Grand Ole Opry’s big 86th B-day bash coming up next weekend!  So I figured we’d start this week, and go the next couple weeks with Grand Ole Opry CURRENT artists A-Z, eventually covering all 65 (including Rascal Flatts who will be inducted next weekend). Looks like it’ll take a total of 3 weeks.  Today made it A-J! Here’s the list:

HOUR 1
Trace Adkins - Songs About Me
Bill Anderson - Still
Dierks Bentley - Senor
Clint Black - Loving Blind
Garth Brooks - To Make You Feel My Love
Jim Ed Brown - The Three Bells
Roy Clark - Come Live With Me
Terry Clark - Girls Lie Too
John Conlee - Common Man
Charlie Daniels - Long Haired Country Boy
Diamond Rio - How Your Love Makes Me Feel
Little Jimmie Dickens - May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
Joe Diffie - Bigger Than the Beatles

HOUR 2
Gatlin Brothers - Amazing Grace
Vince Gill - Go Rest High On That Mountain
Jack Greene - There Goes My Everything
News reporter Brent Brown talks with Gary Gearhart regarding the latest developments at LaSalle’s Rotary Park.
Tom T. Hall - The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
George Hamilton IV - Abilene
Emmylou Harris - Two More Bottles of Wine
Jan Howard - Evil On Your Mind
Alan Jackson - Dallas
Stonewall Jackson - Waterloo
George Jones - White Lightning