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Program Information
Connecting the notes
Music
 Matthew Ray  Contact Contributor
Feb. 27, 2010, 3:05 p.m.
An hour long biographical radio program focusing on a differnt musical personality each week. Visit us online at www.connectingthenotes.com or contact us by emailing connectingthenotes@yahoo.com . All shows originally aired live on Valley Free Radio, 103.3 FM WXOJ-LP in Northampton, MA.

“I was born, in a filthy dump, my Mommy died and my Daddy got drunk…”

This show spotlights the writer of ‘Tobacco Road’ Mr. John D. Loudermilk. The North Carolina native had his songs recorded in Nashville by Chet Atkins, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Lee Hazlewood, Roy Orbison, Marianne Faithfull and many others.

Other popular songs of his include ‘Big Daddy,’ ‘Then you can tell me Goodbye,’ and ‘Windy & Warm.’ His often bizarre solo records are also explored this hour.

Playlist:
John D. Loudermilk - Tobacco Road
George Hamilton IV - A Rose & A Baby Ruth
Eddie Cochran - Sittin' In The Balcony
Marcel Dadi - Big Daddy
Betty McQuade - Midnight Bus
Brenda Lee - Weep No More My Baby
The Browns - We Should Be Together
Marianne Faithfull - This Little Bird
The Ventures - Windy & Warm
Lee Hazlewood & Ann Margaret - Break My Mind
Chet Atkins - Boo Boo Stick Beat
John D. Loudermilk - Goin' to hell on a sled
John D. Loudermilk - Poor Little Pretty Girl
John D. Loudermilk - More than he'll ever have to give
John D. Loudermilk - The Lament of the Cherokee Reserve Indian
Eric Burdon & WAR - Tobacco Road
Edgar Winter - Tobacco Road
Floyd Robinson - Out of Gas
Frankie Jordan & Sylvia Vartan - Panne d'essence
Roberto Carlos - O Alhambresque
Roy Orbison - I Wanna Live
Johnny Cash - Bad News
Sue Thompson - Paper Tiger

Connecting the notes - John D. Loudermilk Download Program Podcast
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WXOJ-LP Northampton, MA
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