In this week's episode we're featuring the debut album from Missouri's Leona Williams: "That Williams Girl, Leona" (1970). As a young woman in St. Louis working as a beautician by day and playing music several nights a week on the side, connections that Leona Williams made during that time would serve her young career well. A friendship with Loretta Lynn saw Leona move to Nashville and join Loretta's first band "The Blue Kentuckians" and a former bandmate who landed an Opry role helped her to get her first recording session. Leona's traditional-edged style got the attention of industry heavyweight Wesley Rose, and she was signed to Hickory Records in 1967. Rose deliberately helped set her up for a lifetime in country music, and that's exactly how it panned out for this modest gal from The Show Me State. Leona herself will say "she's just as plain as an old shoe" (an expression her mother liked to use), but hopefully the music featured in this week's show will serve to convince you that Leona Williams' 50+ year in country music is testament to an entertainer who had the charisma, talent and drive to deserve it.
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Kitty Wells & Red Foley - Together Again
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Moe Bandy - Motel Matches
Rex Allen, Jr. - Ridin' High
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Vern Gosdin - Out Of My Heart
Little Darlin Records b/w The Homesteaders - A New Frontier
George Strait - Beyond The Blue Neon
Johnny Bond - The Very Best Of Johnny Bond
David Houston - Where Love Used To Live/My Woman's Good To Me
Vernon Oxford - If I Had My Wife To Love Over
Red Steagall - Hang On Feelin'
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Al Dean & The Allstars - From Texas To Nashville
Rose Maddox - Reckless Love & Bold Adventure
Merlin Gene - People, Places & Things
Conway Twitty - Play, Guitar Play
Merle Haggard - Blue Jungle
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