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Latest Episodes:

Season 2 Finale Update May 22, 2022

Jack explains the delay in the release of the Season 2 finale and opens up a call for collaborators.

Episode Twenty Six: The DeZurik Sisters (The Cackle Sisters) Apr 08, 2022

Jack marvels at the much-more-than-novelty sister duo, the DeZurik Sisters. Listen to hear what won the hearts of both the National Barn Dance and the Grand Ole Opry audiences.

Songs

The DeZurik Sisters - Arizona Yodeler

Bradley Kincaid - Will the Angels Play Their Harps for Me

Elton Britt - Alpine Milkman

The DeZurik Sisters - Birmingham Jail

The DeZurik Sisters - Go to Sleep My Darling Baby

Ward Barton & Frank Carrol - Sleep Baby Sleep

Minna Reverelli - Cuckoo in the Wood

The DeZurik Sisters - I Left Her Standing Here

The DeZurik Sisters - Guitar Blues

The DeZurik Sisters - Sweet Hawaiian Chimes

The Cackle Sisters - Old Dan Tucker

The Cackle Sisters - Sing Hallelujah

The Cackle Sisters - Take Me Home

The Cackle Sisters - Shanghai Rooster

The DeZurik Sisters - Hillbilly Bill

Carolyn DeZurik - The Swiss Kiss Polka

Carolyn DeZurik - Busch Bavarian Beer

References:

Berry, C. (Ed.). (2008). The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press.

Biguenet, John (2006). "The DeZurik Sisters: Two Farm Girls Who Modeled Their Way to the Grand Ole Opry" in Da Capo Best Music Writing 2006: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock , (p. 92).

Brown, Curt. (2015). Minnesota's DeZurik sisters yodeled their way to fame. Star Tribune. https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-sisters-yodeled-their-way-to-fame/306381221/

Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown.

Carlin, R. (2014). Country music: a biographical dictionary. Routledge.

Cohen, R. D. (2014). Bill Malone, Alan Lomax, and the origins of country music. Journal of American Folklore, 127(504)

Daniel, Wayne W. SAME FACES, DIFFERENT NAMES; The DeZurik Sisters and The Cackle Sisters. hillbillymusic.com

Huber, Libby. (2014) VIBES: The Dezurik Sisters; MN Farm Girls Turned Opry Stars. http://www.western-daughter.com/blog/2014/12/10/the-dezurik-sisters-minnesota-farm-girls-turned-opry-stars

Kohman, L. (2005, Dec 29). Royalton duo sang nationally. St.Cloud Times

Larkin, C. (2006). DeZurik Sisters. In The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. : Oxford University Press.

Mazor, Barry. Meeting Jimmie Rodgers : How America's Original Roots Music Hero Changed the Pop Sounds of a Century, Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2009.

McCusker, K. M. (2008). Lonesome cowgirls and honky-tonk angels: The women of barn dance radio (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press.

Russell, T. (2021-03-25). “Guitar Blues”/“Sweet Hawaiian Chimes”: The DeZurik Sisters (Caroline and Mary Jane) Vocalion 04704, Conqueror 9252. In Rural Rhythm: The Story of Old-Time Country Music in 78 Records. : Oxford University Press.

Stand By! https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/WLS/Stand%20By

Wise, T. (2016-10-28). Cowboys and Yodeling. In Yodeling and Meaning in American Music. : University Press of Mississippi.

Wise, T. (2012). From the Mountains to the Prairies and Beyond the Pale: American Yodeling on Early Recordings. Journal of American Folklore, 125(497)

WMFU - DeZurik Sisters mp3s https://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/08/365-days-214---.html

Contact Jack:

Email: wildwoodflowerpod@gmail.com

Instagram: @wildwoodflowerpod

Help Jack buy country music books: www.venmo.com/u/Jack-Peterson-110

Episode Twenty Five: Louise Massey Mar 25, 2022

She wrote one of the greatest odes to one's house in "My Adobe Hacienda." This week we look at the songs, the career, and the family of one of country music's most influential artists: Louise Massey.

Songs

Louise Massey and the Westerners - My Adobe Hacienda

The Massey Family - New RIver Train

Louise Massey and the Westerners - When the White Azaleas are Blooming

Louise Massey and the Westerners - Ridin’ Down that Old Texas Trail

Louise Massey and the Westerners - Heart of the West

Louise Massey and the Westerners - South of the Border

Louise Massey and the Westerners - I only want a buddy, not a sweetheart

Louise Massey and the Westerners - Bunkhouse Jamboree

Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - My Adobe Hacienda

The Dinning Sisters - My Adobe Hacienda

Burl Ives - My Adobe Hacienda

Hank Snow & Anita Carter - My Adobe Hacienda

Louise Massey and the Westerners - Las Gaviotas

Louise Massey and the Westerners - You’ll Be Sorry

Jerry Scroggins - The Ballad of Jed Clampett

Curt Massey - Petticoat Junction

References:

Berry, C. (Ed.). (2008). The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press.

Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown.

Carlin, R. (2014). Country music: a biographical dictionary. Routledge.

McCusker, K. M. (2008). Lonesome cowgirls and honky-tonk angels: The women of barn dance radio (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press.

Cusic, D. (2011). The cowboy in country music: an historical survey with artist profiles. McFarland.

Stand By! https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/WLS/Stand%20By

Stock, C. (July 5, 2021), Historically Speaking: Famous Neighbors in the Hondo Valley. Roswell Daily Record. https://www.rdrnews.com/2021/07/05/historically-speaking-famous-neighbors-in-the-hondo-valley/

Contact Jack:

Email: wildwoodflowerpod@gmail.com

Instagram: @wildwoodflowerpod

Help Jack buy country music books: www.venmo.com/u/Jack-Peterson-110

Episode Twenty Four: Patsy Montana, Part 3 Mar 11, 2022

We look at Patsy's "paying her dues" years of the 40s and early 50s, including her interactions with some of country's biggest legends.

Songs:

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart 2 (I’ve Found My Cowboy’s Sweetheart)

Patsy Montana and Her Pardners - I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Dreamgirl

Patsy Montana and Her Pardners - Blanket Me With Western Skies

Patsy Montana and Her Pardners - Deep in the Heart of Texas

Cowboy Slim Rinehart - Happy Roaming Cowboy

Patsy Montana - Sing Me a Cowboy Song

The Carter Family - Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone

Patsy Montana - Good Night Soldier

Judy Canova - Good Night Soldier

Elton Britt - There’s a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere

Patsy Montana - When I Gets to Where I’m Goin’

Cousin Emmy - Take Me Home Little Bird

Hank Williams - I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry

Patsy Montana and Her Buckaroos - Mama Never Said a Word About Love

Dorothy Shay - Feudin’ and Fussin’

Patti Page - I Want to be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart

References:

Berry, C. (Ed.). (2008). The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press.

Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown.

Carlin, R. (2014). Country music: a biographical dictionary. Routledge.

McCusker, K. M. (2008). Lonesome cowgirls and honky-tonk angels: The women of barn dance radio (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press.

Millie Good McClusky & Bill McClusky, November 4, 1988, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Montana, P., & Frost, J. (2002). Patsy Montana: the cowboy's sweetheart. McFarland.

Patsy Montana, October 22, 1967, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Patsy Montana, October 16, 1974, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Patsy Montana, June 9, 1984, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Patsy Montana, August 30, 1985, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Patsy Montana, September 2, 1985, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Peterson, R. A. (2013). Creating country music: Fabricating authenticity. University of Chicago Press.

Stand By! https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/WLS/Stand%20By

Episode Twenty Three: Patsy Montana, Part 2 Feb 25, 2022

Part 2 of 3 Patsy Montana episodes this season. We take a look at Patsy's time with the Prairie Ramblers and WLS in the 30s. We also get to hear her talk about the writing of the song that put her on the map: I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart.

Songs

Girls of the Golden West - Lonely Cowgirl

Sweet Violet Boys - Let’s all Get Good and Drunk

Prairie Ramblers - Shady Grove

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers. - Homesick for My Old Cabin

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - Waltz of the Hills

Stuart Hamblen - Texas Plains

Patsy Montana & the Prairie Ramblers - Montana Plains

Mac and Bob - That Silver-haired Daddy of Mine

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - Ridin' Old Paint

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - Old Black Mountain Trail

Billie Maxwell - Cowboy's Wife

Kitty Wells - It wasn't God who Made Honky-Tonk Angels

Wilf Carter - The Strawberry Roan

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - She Buckaroo

Jimmie Davis - Nobody's Darling

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - Woman's Answer to Nobody's Darling

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - Sweetheart of the Saddle

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - Lone star

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - Montana

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - Your own Sweet Darling Wife

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - Echoes from the Hills

Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - Leaning on the Old Top Rail