My Favorite Folk-Rock & Country-Western Tunes

By Galactically Renowned Music Critic Mike Kimbro

Looking over my favorites list, these are the kinds of songs which I would have most enjoyed during by formative years, back before I discovered rock 'n roll, when I listened strictly to C & W.

Thanks to the DJ's of KRDS radio in Phoenix, Arizona, for putting up with my repeated requests of "I'm a Drifter", "Phantom 409", "Spring", and of all things..."Sweetheart of the Year".  Guess I was pretty mellow back in 5th, 6th and 7th grade.

  1. Phoenix by Dan Fogelberg from Phoenix in 1979  (mp3's:  bridge &  refrain)
  2. Taxi by Harry Chapin from Heads & Tales in 1972 (mp3)
  3. Love in the First Degree by Alabama from Feels So Right in 1981 (mp3)
  4. It Takes Me Back by Robert McEntee from Looking For A Good Sign in 2005 (mp3)
  5. Tangled Up In Blue by Bob Dylan from Blood on the Tracks in 1974 (mp3)
  6. Kentucky Rain by Elvis Presley Released as a Single in 1971 (mp3)
  7. Wheels by Restless Heart from Wheels in 1986 (mp3)
  8. All The Gold in California by Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers from ???? in 198? (mp3)
  9. The Heart of the Matter by Don Henley from The End of the Innocence in 1989 (mp3)
  10. Let Your Love Flow by The Bellamy Brothers from ??? in 197? (mp3)
  11. Rollin' Home by Pirates of the Mississippi from Pirates of the Mississippi in 1994 (mp3)
  12. North To Alaska by Johnny Horton from ??? in 196? (mp3)
  13. A Long And Lasting Love by Crystal Gayle from ??? in 198? (mp3)
  14. I Wish I Knew by The Kentucky Headhunters from Songs from the Grass String Ranch in 2001 (mp3)
  15. We by Shawn Phillips from Faces in 1972 (mp3):  You gotta love that steel guitar.
  16. Hillbilly Shoes by Montgomery Gentry from Tattoos and Scars in 1999 (mp3) 
  17. Tell Me To My Face by Dan Fogelberg from Twin Sons of Different Mother in 1978 (mp3)
  18. Down 'n' Outer by Nanci Griffith from Late Night Grande Hotel in 1991 (mp3)
  19. Promises Made by Dan Fogelberg from Netherlands in 1977 (mp3)
  20. Longfellow Serenade by Neil Diamond from ??? in 197? (mp3)
  21. False Faces by Dan Fogelberg from Netherlands in 1977 (mp3)
  22. Jesus Was a Capricorn by Kris Kristofferson from Jesus Was a Capricorn in 1972 (mp3)

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As KRDS DJ Michael Angelo used to close out each session:  "Good day, good bye, and may the Good Lord take a likin' to ya."