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Saturday June 14th, 2025 with Ron Moores
Songs of Harlan Howard, one of country music's most acclaimed singer-songwriters.

Selections of songs composed by acclaimed songwriter Harlan Howard, including selections of his many country, rhythm and blues, pop and bluegrass outstanding hits among which were covered by Charlie Walker, Ray Price, Buck Owens, George Jones, Patsy Cline, Charlie Rich, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, J.D. Crowe and the New South, John Conlee, Reba McEntyre, Patty Loveless and ….Willie Nelson!
Title
Charlie Walker - Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
Heartaches by the Number
Ray Price - All the Best: Greatest Country Singer
Excuse Me I think I've Got a Heartache
Buck Owens - The Buck Owens Collection, 1959-1990 (Disk 1)
Above and Beyond (the call of love)
Buck Owens - The Buck Owens Collection, 1959-1990 (Disk 1)
You Comb Her Hair
Goorge Jones - The Best of George Jones: 1955-1967
I Fall to Pieces
Patsy Cline - The Patsy Cline Story
She Called Me Baby
Charlie Rich - TheRCA Collection
Busted
Ray Charles - Over The Rainbow
The Wall
Johnny Cash - Orange Blossom Special
Gone Gone Gone
J.D. Crowe and the New South - "Live" in Japan
I Don't Remember Loving You
John Conlee - Classics
Somebody Should Leave
Reba McEntyre - King of Country
Somewhere Tonight
Highway 101 - Billboard No. 1's
Blame It On Your Heart
Patty Lovelace - Vevo
Title
Willie Nelson - I Don't Know A Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard
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alex m
what amazing breadth Ron, what a track record, thanks for enlightening me

12:36 PM, June 14th, 2025
MER
What a terrific retrospective on such an interesting character. Hard to believe one person could produce such a variety of songs that became so famous. You provided a great wealth of background info to produce a very memorable show.

1:06 PM, June 14th, 2025
Ron Moores (host)
Must be my lucky day: Thanks a ton Alex, for your kind remarks and MER for listening in and enjoying today's spotlight on an incredible songwriter!

1:25 PM, June 14th, 2025