I had to miss Thanksgiving dinner this year but I made a playlist for our family and friends. As always, these are a mix of up-tempo songs, fun oldies and songs I played on my radio shows this year. Here's the Spotify playlist.
We kicked it off with Red Red Wine by UB40 to acknowledge all the wine consumed with dinner.
Then a little Lost In The Ozone from Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen and Turnpike Troubadour's Ruby Ann to get the energy up and Clarence Carter's Slip Away for the groove.
Duke of Earl by Gene Chandler is one everyone can sing along to
Now for a few new country songs I've played on KOOP Radio: Searching For A Light from Turnpike Troubadours, Riding High In Texas from Asleep At The Wheel, The Day I Smoked a J With Ray from Kathryn Legendre and Don't You Ever Give Up On Love by Brennen Leigh.
Kacey Musgraves' Golden Hour is for my son Gary and his husband Jason.
Heaven Passing Through by Turnpike Troubadours is my song of the year.
Brenton Wood's Oogum Boogum Song from1967 is just a fun song. Also, check out the video of The Brothers Comatose cover featuring Tom Quell on the vocal and Greg Fleischut on the mando!
Pick up the tempo with Love Man from Otis Redding and Reckless Kelly channeling Doug Sahm on Lost Inside the Groove.
The late Todd Snider's Beer Run because that's what you do on Thanksgiving.
My new favorite songwriter, John Baumann of Austin wrote and sang West Texas Girl on The Panhandlers first album.
More new Brennan Leigh, Texas Tumbleweed.
Turnpike Troubadours' front man Evan Felker wrote On the Red River about his recovery. If you're keeping score this is the fourth song on this playlist from their fantastic album from this year, The Price of Admission, .
The Long Haul from American Aquarium is for my wife Leslie.
Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico by Johnny Rodriguez is for Cap'n Yi.
The Dead's Brokedown Palace is for my daughter Dara.
Bruce Springsteen covered Johnny Rivers' Poor Side Of Town on his 7-album Tracks 2 collection that came out this year.
Who remembers Woman, Woman from Gary Puckett & The Union Gap from 1968?
I always include some Bob Marley & The Wailers on the Thanksgiving list. This year it's Could You Be Loved.
More John Baumann, South Texas Tradition.
1995's Windfall by Son Volt is always fun to listen to.
Oklahoma Stars is a great duet from Jamie Lin Wilson and Evan Felker.
New Waxahatchee, Right Back to It.
RIP Jimmy Cliff, whose song and movie, The Harder they Come, was "Reggae 101" for us freshman year.
