At Honky Tonk Heaven we play Real Country Music. It’s mostly honky tonk from the 1950s through the 1970s, along with related country styles like
western swing, the Bakersfield Sound, and even a touch of Countrypolitan, rockabilly, bluegrass and such.

Artists you might hear in a typical hour: George Jones, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Buck Owens, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner, Lefty Frizzell, Kitty Wells, Wynn Stewart and many, many more.

News

7/18/10

Songwriter Hank Cochran passed away last week. He was one of the all-time great country songwriters. I've combed my collection for some of his lesser-known gems, and added the following to the library:

  • Willie Nelson - Any Old Arms Won't Do
  • Vern Gosdin - Right In The Wrong Direction
  • Mickey Gilley - That's All That Matters
  • Willie Nelson - Who Do I Know In Dallas
  • Keith Whitley - Would These Arms Be In Your Way

Other Hank Cochran songs currently played on Honky Tonk Heaven, some of which are utterly classic:

A Little Unfair (Lefty Frizzell)
A Way To Survive (Ray Price)
A-ll (Johnny Paycheck, Buck Owens)
Don't You Ever Get Tired Of Hurtin' Me (Ray Price, Ronnie Milsap)
I Fall To Pieces (Patsy Cline)
Is It Raining At Your House (Vern Gosdin)
It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive (Merle Haggard)
Make The World Go Away (Ray Price)
Miami, My Amy (Keith Whitley)
Ocean Front Property (George Strait)
She's Got You (Patsy Cline)
The Chair (George Strait)
This Ain't My First Rodeo (Vern Gosdin)
Tight As Twin Fiddles (Vern Gosdin)
Undo The Right (Johnny Bush)
What Would Your Memories Do (Keith Whitley)
Why Can't He Be You (Patsy Cline)
You Comb Her Hair (George Jones)

Other recent additions to the library:

  • B.W. Stevenson - My Maria
  • Dwight Yoakam - Nothing's Changed Here
  • Eddy Arnold - You Don't Know Me
  • Hylo Brown - Lost To A Stranger
  • Hylo Brown - Sitting On Top Of The World
  • Hylo Brown - Walking Cane
  • Jerry Lee Lewis - Cold Cold Heart
  • Jim Reeves - I'm Gonna Change Everything
  • Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me
  • Sons Of The Pioneers - Teardrops In My Heart
  • The Everly Brothers - Don't Forget To Cry