gak marks 14 years on CITR with a long-overdue countrified episode tied to Merle Haggard (1937-2016), the western sound of Bakersfield, California and music from the video game Red Dead Redemption 2. Yeehaw!1. Laura Cantrell: 14th Street (Humming by the Flowered Vine, 2005) Matador 2. Jeff Gunn, Koi Anunta & Mike Sleath: Spiritus Momentous [Never Give Up, Opus 2] (Momentum, 2022) self-released 3. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Going Where the Lonely Go (Raise the Roof [deluxe edition], 2021) Rounder/Concord/Warner Bros 4. Big Thief: Spud Infinity (Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, 2022) 4AD 5. The Hang Ten Gallon Hats: Cactus Juice (Giddy Up Surfboard, 2021) Dive In 6. The Cactus Blossoms: Mississippi (You're Dreaming, 2016) Red House 7. Rank & File: Amanda Ruth (Sundown, 1982) Slash/Warner Bros 8. Rubber Rodeo: The Theme from Rubber Rodeo (Rubber Rodeo EP, 1982) Eat 9. Jerry Reed: Amos Moses (Georgia Sunshine, 1970) RCA Victor 10. Beastie Boys: 5-Piece Chicken Dinner (Paul's Boutique, 1989) Capitol 11. Ellen Froese: Charlie (Fightin' Words, 2019) self-released 12. The Ramblin' Ambassadors: Hawgtied (Avanti, 2003) Mint 13. Jaime Wyatt: LIVIN (Neon Cross, 2020) New West FOURTEEN! Faith Healer: Again (Cosmic Troubles, 2015) Mint 15. Dorothea Paas: Interlude (Anything Can't Happen, 2021) Telephone Explosion 16. Le Ren: Who's Going to Hold Me Next? (Leftovers, 2021) Secretly Canadian 17. Lindi Ortega: Til My Dyin' Day (Liberty, 2018) Shadowbox 18. The Bebop Cowboys: Remington Ride (Debut, 2022) self-released 19. Victoria Bailey: Outlaws (Jesus, Red Wine & Patsy Cline, 2020) Rock Ridge/California Good Time 20. Patsy Cline: So Wrong (You're Stronger Than Me 7", 1962) Decca 21. The Garrys: Hwy-11 Tumbleweed (Get Thee to a Nunnery, 2021) Grey 22. Dwight Yoakam: Streets of Bakersfield (Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room, 1988) Reprise 23. The Sanland Brothers: Vaccination for the Blues (Red Roses for My Baby 7", 1969) Capitol 24. North Americans: American Dipper (Roped In, 2020) Third Man 25. Maddox Brothers & Rose: New Step It Up and Go (Maddox Brothers & Rose, 1960) King 26. Buck Owens & Rose Maddox: Loose Talk (The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capitol of the West 1940-1974, 1961) Bear Family 27. Carter Burwell: Hello, Mr Pocket! (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs OST, 2018) Milan 28. Dead Ghosts: Merle (Automatic Changer, 2020) Burger 29. Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Haggard [Like I've Never Been Before] (Best Troubador, 2017) Drag City/Palace 30. The Strangers: Hammin' It Up (The Instrumental Sounds of Merle Haggard's Strangers, 1969) Capitol/Sparton of Canada 31. Merle Haggard & The Strangers: California Cottonfields (Someday We'll Look Back, 1971) Capitol 32. Merle Haggard & The Strangers: Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today (Live from Austin Texas 1978, 2008) New West 33. Al Petty: Steel Guitar Special (Hillbilly Bop, Boogie & The Honky Tonk Blues: Volume 3 - 1954-1955, 2008) Jasmine 34. The Everly Brothers: Sing Me Back Home (Holding Things Together: The Merle Haggard Songbook, 2019) Ace 35. Neil Young: Dead [end credits] (Dead Man OST, 1996) Vapor 36. Woody Jackson: Red Dead Redemption (The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 [original score], 2019) Lakeshore/Invada/Rockstar Games 37. Rhiannon Giddens: Mountain Banjo (The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 OST, 2019) Lakeshore/Rockstar Games 38. Daniel Lanois: Mountain Finale (The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 OST, 2019) Lakeshore/Rockstar Games 39. Willie Nelson: Cruel World (The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 OST, 2019) Lakeshore/Rockstar Games The Hag tried a power move on Dolly Parton with his song Always Wanting You, which is a story I'll dig up for a future episode. Go Dolly! radiofreegak@gmail.com twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-moviesLaura CantrellHumming by the Flowered Vine14th StreetJeff Gunn, Koi Anunta & Mike SleathMomentumSpiritus Momentous [Never Give Up, Opus 2]Robert Plant & Alison KraussRaise the Roof [deluxe edition]Going Where the Lonely GoBig ThiefDragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in YouSpud InfinityThe Hang Ten Gallon HatsGiddy Up SurfboardCactus JuiceThe Cactus BlossomsYou're DreamingMississippiRank & FileSundownAmanda RuthRubber RodeoRubber Rodeo EPThe Theme from Rubber RodeoJerry ReedGeorgia SunshineAmos MosesBeastie BoysPaul's Boutique5-Piece Chicken DinnerEllen FroeseFightin' WordsCharlieThe Ramblin' AmbassadorsAvantiHawgtiedJaime WyattNeon CrossLIVINFaith HealerCosmic TroublesAgainDorothea PaasAnything Can't HappenInterludeLe RenLeftoversWho's Going to Hold Me Next?Lindi OrtegaLibertyTil My Dyin' DayThe Bebop CowboysDebutRemington RideVictoria BaileyJesus, Red Wine & Patsy ClineOutlawsPatsy ClineYou're Stronger Than Me 7"So WrongThe GarrysGet Thee to a NunneryHwy-11 TumbleweedDwight YoakamBuenas Noches from a Lonely RoomStreets of BakersfieldThe Sanland BrothersRed Roses (for My Baby) 7"Vaccination for the BluesNorth AmericansRoped InAmerican DipperMaddox Brothers & RoseMaddox Brothers & RoseNew Step It Up and GoBuck Owens & Rose MaddoxThe Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capitol of the West 1940-1974Loose TalkCarter BurwellThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs OSTHello, Mr Pocket!Dead GhostsAutomatic ChangerMerleBonnie "Prince" BillyBest TroubadorHaggard [Like I've Never Been Before]The StrangersThe Instrumental Sounds of Merle Haggard's StrangersHammin' It UpMerle Haggard & The StrangersSomeday We'll Look BackCalifornia CottonfieldsMerle Haggard & The StrangersLive from Austin Texas 1978Working Man Can't Get Nowhere TodayAl PettyHillbilly Bop, Boogie & The Honky Tonk Blues: Volume 3 - 1954-1955Steel Guitar SpecialThe Everly BrothersHolding Things Together: The Merle Haggard SongbookSing Me Back HomeNeil YoungDead Man OSTDead [end credits]Woody JacksonThe Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 [original score]Red Dead RedemptionRhiannon GiddensThe Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 OSTMountain BanjoDaniel LanoisThe Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 OSTMountain FinaleWillie NelsonThe Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 OSTCruel World