Classic Country Corner

Eric the Driftless Cowboy
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Classic Country Corner is a radio show that airs every Saturday Morning at 8 on 98.7 WVMO, a 100 watt community radio station in Monona, Wisconsin. The show is a mix of vinyl and digital music. Dollar bins, estate sales, and thrift stores are the bedrock of the show’s musical library. Our Motto On Classic Country Corner, we play Classic Country Music from the likes of Waylon, Willie, Johnny, Dolly, Tammy, and Merle. Plus some one-hit wonders and songs that should’ve been hits. classiccountrycorner.substack.com

  1. 2h ago

    Classic Country Halloween

    HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Bobby Bare “Vampira (Radio Version)” Patsy Montana “Yodeling Ghost (Original Starday Records Recording)” Jim & Jesse “Ballad of Thunder Road” The Louvin Brothers “Knoxville Girl” Eddie Noack “Psycho” Buck Owens “(It’s A) Monster’s Holiday” Country Gentlemen “Bringing Mary Home” Porter Wagoner “The Rubber Room” Merle Haggard & The Strangers “The Silver Ghost” Hank Snow “Ghost Trains” Marty Robbins “(Ghost) Riders In the Sky” Tex Ritter “Blood On the Saddle” Jack Leonard “A Visit from the Devil” Jack Scott “Country Witch” Dolly Parton “Jeannie’s Afraid of the Dark” John Anderson “Haunted House”CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT: “BLOOD ON THE SADDLE” WAS PERFORMED BY BIG AL IN THE COUNTRY BEAR JAMBOREE UNTIL 2024. If you want to find out more about Eddie Noack or Old Country Music in general check out Dollar Country and The Story of Psycho Zine (not an affiliate link!!) Stop by Classic Country Corner with me, Eric the Driftless Cowboy, every Saturday morning at 8 on 98.7 WVMO on your FM Dial in the Monona/Madison area or Stream online at WVMO.FM Or listen on the Tunein or Radio Garden app This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit classiccountrycorner.substack.com

  2. Oct 24

    Our First All Requests Show

    This morning is our first ever Listener’s Choice show. For over two years, I have been announcing before most breaks that “Requests, dedications, questions, and corrections can be sent to wvmoclassiccountrycorner@gmail or wvmoclassiccountrycorner on Instagram.” Listener Katie took that humble statement to the next level and provided a spreadsheet of songs and artists grouped by preference( first choice,second choice, third choice) , tempo (a separate tab for slow jams) and notable cover versions of that song. HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Johnny Cash “Folsom Prison Blues (Live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA - January 1968)” Charley Pride “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” Patsy Cline “Walkin after Midnight” Willie Nelson “On the Road Again (Live)” John Denver “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Cadillac Ranch” The Charlie Daniels Band “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” Alabama “Song of the South” Hank Williams Jr. “Family Tradition” The Oak Ridge Boys “Elvira ” Randy Travis “The Hole” Alan Jackson “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” Garth Brooks “American Honky-Tonk Bar Association” Jo Dee Messina “Heads Carolina, Tails California” Diamond Rio “Night Is Fallin’ in My Heart” Do Not Send Your Cards,Letters or Faxes. Stop by Classic Country Corner with me, Eric the Driftless Cowboy, every Saturday morning at 8 on 98.7 WVMO on your FM Dial in the Monona/Madison area or Stream online at WVMO.FM Or listen on the Tunein or Radio Garden app This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit classiccountrycorner.substack.com

  3. Oct 18

    John Prine, Gettin’ Happy and Mama

    HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED JOHN PRINE SONGS IN HONOR OF HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY Johnny Cash “Paradise” Johnny Cash “Unwed Fathers” Johnny Cash “Sam Stone (Live)” Tanya Tucker “Angel from Montgomery” HAPPY SONGS Dolly Parton “Gettin’ Happy” Dolly Parton “Walking On Sunshine” Charley Pride “Happy Street” Hoyt Axton “Joy To The World” Susan Raye “(I’ve Got a) Happy Heart” The Sons Of The Pioneers “Happy Roving Cowboy” MAMA SONGS Merle Haggard “Mama Tried” Dottie West “Mommy, Can I Still Call Him Daddy” Loretta Lynn “Mama, Why?” Don Gibson “Bad Bad Day” George Jones “You Gotta Be My Baby” John Denver “Blow up Your TV (Spanish Pipe Dream)” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit classiccountrycorner.substack.com

  4. Oct 10

    They Can’t ALL Be Sad Songs

    Normally I would say we are back with another all analog, all vintage. all vinyl show, but for some reason I do not own a record with ‘Crying Time’ by Buck Owens on it. So this is a 99% analog, 99% Vintage 99% vinyl show.This morning we have a little bit of everything, Some happy songs, some sad songs and some just plain silly songs. HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED MORNING SONGS Don Williams “Come Early Morning” Mac Davis “The Lonesomest Lonesome” Eddie Rabbitt “Early In the Mornin’” Roger Miller “I Get Up Early In the Morning” Buck Owens “Hello Trouble” CRYIN’ SONGS Buck Owens & His Buckaroos “Cryin’ Time” Charley Pride “A Good Chance of Tear-Fall Tonight” Hank Williams “I Wish I Had A Nickel” Freddy Fender “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” Connie Smith “Once A Day” Johnny Cash “Cry, Cry, Cry” TRAIN SONGS Hank Snow “The Wreck OF The Old ‘97” Merle Haggard & The Strangers “Hobo Bill’s Last Ride” Waylon Jennings “Time To Bum Again” WEIRD SONGS TO END THE SHOW George Kent “Hello, I’m a Jukebox” Doyle Holly “The Biggest Storm of All” Lynn Anderson “I Wish I Was a Little Boy Again” Nate Gibson “Fear the Beer” On Classic Country Corner we play Classic Country Music from the likes of Willie, Waylon, Johnny, Dolly, Tammy, and Merle plus one-hit wonders and songs should’ve been hits. Every Saturday you will hear songs about trains, trucks, mamas, prison and gettin' drunk from all your Classic Country Favorites. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit classiccountrycorner.substack.com

  5. Oct 3

    America’s Pastimes

    Here’s what we played: DRINKIN’ SONGS (IN THE MORNING!) George Jones “Swingin’ Doors” Billy Walker “There Stands the Glass” Carl Smith “Drinking Champagne” Charlie Rich “Sittin’ And Thinkin’” Lynn Anderson “Stay There ‘Til I Get There” Loretta Lynn “Don’t Come Home a-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)” BASEBALL SONGS Nate Gibson “Fear the Beer” Nate Gibson “The Jackie Robinson of Country Music” Nate Gibson “The Sausage Race Is On” Alabama “The Cheap Seats” Del Reeves “The Philadelphia Fillies” POTPURRI Mel Tillis “Coca-Cola Cowboy” The Statler Brothers “How To Be A Country Star” Hank Thompson “Paying Off the Interest With My Tears” Jimmy Dean “I Won’t Go Huntin’ With You Jake” Freddie Hart “I Forgot To Remember To Forget”Nate Gibson’s album, “Fear the Beer,” is available on Bandcamp. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit classiccountrycorner.substack.com

  6. Sep 26

    Wedding Bells Are Ringing

    Wedding Bells are ringing here at Classic Country Corner. Superfans Matt and Joanna will be tying the knot later today. So this morning we will be playing Songs of love, devotion and matrimony in their honor. HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED SONGS OF DEVOTION Buck Owens “Love’s Gonna Live Here” Johnny Cash & June Carter “Jackson” Bonnie Owens & Merle Haggard “Forever and Ever” Patsy Cline “Always (feat. The Jordanaires)” Johnny Horton “I’m A One Woman Man” SONGS OF MATRIMONY George Jones & Tammy Wynette “The Ceremony” Randy Travis “Forever and Ever, Amen” George Jones “The Right Left Hand” Buck Owens “We Were Made for Each Other” Don Williams “It Must Be Love” Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash “Darlin’ Companion (Live)” SONGS FOR SLOW DANCING George Strait “I Cross My Heart” Anne Murray “Could I Have This Dance” Ernest Tubb “Waltz Across Texas” Diamond Rio “Meet In The Middle” Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers “Islands In the Stream” George Jones & Tammy Wynette “Golden Ring” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit classiccountrycorner.substack.com

  7. Sep 19

    Shut Up and Play The Hits

    The theme of this week’s show, well there really isn’t one. I had a busy week. Tuesday night I saw Charley Crockett at the Sylvee and then Thursday night I popped down to Chicago to see Bob Mould and Sugar. (ashow i’d been waiting 30 years to see). So I’m a bit worn out from soo much activity on a school night. My notes say “Shut up and play the hits” So we are going to do exactly that. HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Charley Pride “Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’” Johnny Cash “Folsom Prison Blues” Hank Williams “Hey Good Lookin (feat. The Drifting Cowboys)” Jeannie C. Riley “Harper Valley P.T.A.” Buck Owens “Above And Beyond” Willie Nelson “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” Waylon Jennings “Good Hearted Woman” Tanya Tucker “Delta Dawn” Conway Twitty “Hello Darlin’” Loretta Lynn “Happy Birthday” Connie Smith “Once A Day” George Jones “He Stopped Loving Her Today” Merle Haggard “Today I Started Loving You Again” Tammy Wynette “Stand By Your Man” Diamond Rio “Norma Jean Riley” Tom T. Hall “Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet)” Dolly Parton “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit classiccountrycorner.substack.com

  8. Sep 12

    Birthday Records

    We are back with another all analog, all vintage all vinyl show! This morning we will be playing tracks from albums that I received for my birthday this year from my wonderful parents, who have made it their mission to rescue as many records as possible from the thrift stores and tractor auctions across Wisconsin.There really isn’t any overarching theme this week, other than the usual subjects of heartache, drinking and criminal activity. HERE’S WHAT WE PLAYED Wynn Stewart “Playboy” Billy Walker “I Guess Things Happen That Way” Connie Smith & Nat Stuckey “I Got You” Ray Price “Heartaches By the Number” Ray Price “Crazy Arms” Dolly Parton “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” (excerpt) Dolly Parton “Making Believe” Mickey Gilley “Drinking Old Memories Down” Hank Snow “The Golden Rocket” Eddy Arnold “Many Tears Ago” Carl Smith “It’s Teardrop Time” George Jones “Please Don’t Let That Woman Get Me” Hank Locklin “She Thinks I Still Care” Stonewall Jackson “I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water” George Morgan “I’ll Sail My Ship Alone” Webb Pierce “Heebie Jeebie Blues” Jimmy Dean “Gotta Travel On” Johnny Cash “Understand Your Man (Mono)” Stop by Classic Country Corner with me, Eric the Driftless Cowboy, every Saturday morning at 8 on 98.7 WVMO on your FM Dial in the Monona/Madison area or Stream online at WVMO.FM Or listen on the Tunein or Radio Garden app This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit classiccountrycorner.substack.com

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Classic Country Corner is a radio show that airs every Saturday Morning at 8 on 98.7 WVMO, a 100 watt community radio station in Monona, Wisconsin. The show is a mix of vinyl and digital music. Dollar bins, estate sales, and thrift stores are the bedrock of the show’s musical library. Our Motto On Classic Country Corner, we play Classic Country Music from the likes of Waylon, Willie, Johnny, Dolly, Tammy, and Merle. Plus some one-hit wonders and songs that should’ve been hits. classiccountrycorner.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Eric the Driftless Cowboy
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    108
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Eric Schuck
  • Show Website
    Classic Country Corner

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