If That Ain't Country

Series produced by Sean Hickey

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If That Ain't Country: a weekly, three-hour radio show featuring the very best in traditional country, honky tonk, bluegrass and western swing from the golden years 'til today. Including the popular If That Ain't Country's Year In Country Music - pulling out the big hits and memories from a weekly feature year in the world of country music.

Hosted by Western Red - it's US country music with an Australian twist, keeping true to the traditions that make country music great.

With a genuine love and deep respect for the music, the legends of the genre are right alongside the best of today's independent artists - a mix you won't find anywhere else.

We're broadcast around the world each week and we're always looking for new partner stations - if you are interested in more information or a welcome pack - please email westernred@ifthataintcountry.net.


390 Pieces

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Ep. 556 - Conway Twitty - Darling You Know I Wouldn't Lie
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring a Conway Twitty album taken from smack dab in the middle of his hard country years (approx. 1965-1975): "Dar...

Bought by KSRQ, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 14, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 555 - Kelly Spinks - Thank God For Cowboys
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode, we're featuring the second album from Central Texan Kelly Spinks: "Thank God For Cowboys" (1987). Spinks has left a decade ...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 554 - Al Dean & The Allstars - From Texas To Nashville
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring an excellent slice of 60s Texas country from Al Dean & The Allstars: "From Texas To Nashville" (1967). Haili...

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 553 - Mel Tillis - Love Revival
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring yet another sterling album from Mel Tillis: "Love Revival" (1976). After a stint in the US Air Force and mov...

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 552 - Daryle Singletary - Ain't It The Truth
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring the third and final album on Giant Records for Daryle Singletary: "Ain't It The Truth" (1998). One of the 90...

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  • Added: Jun 16, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 551 - The Derailers - Full Western Dress
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring an album from Austin-based outfit The Derailers from the peak of their power: "Full Western Dress" (1999). R...

Bought by KEOS, KSRQ, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 09, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 550 - Kristyn Harris - Down The Trail
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode, we're featuring an energetic western swing outing from young Texan Kristyn Harris, "Down The Trail" (2015). Based in the Lo...

Bought by KSRQ, RadioFreePalmer, and KEOS


  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 549 - Mac Wiseman - The Lost Album
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring a slice of Mac Wiseman's country and bluegrass history that spent almost forty years in the vaults of Capito...

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  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 548 - Jim Owen - A Song For Us All: A Salute To Hank Williams
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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This week we get Hankified. All the songs included in this week's show are by or about the lanky, hollow-eyed hillbilly Shakespeare from Montgomery...

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  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 547 - Stoney Edwards - Mississippi You're On My Mind
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring "Mississippi You're On My Mind" (1975), a Capitol Records compilation of Stoney Edwards' early work on that ...

Bought by KSRQ, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 546 - Cal Smith - Country Bumpkin
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this episode we're featuring an oft-overlooked album from Cal Smith: "Country Bumpkin" (1974). The title track itself, of course, was Smith's bi...

Bought by KEOS, KSRQ, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 545 - The Whites - Whole New World
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring a 1985 album for family band The Whites: "Whole New World". When family patriarch and lynchpin of the group ...

Bought by KEOS, KSRQ, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 28, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 544 - Daryle Singletary - That's Why I Sing This Way
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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Back in 2018 we lost one of this generation's purest traditional country's voices. At the age of only 46, Daryle Singletary passed away, leaving be...

Bought by KEOS, RadioFreePalmer, and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 543 - Starday: Country & Western Golden Hit Parade
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode, we're celebrating an iconic label: Don Pierce's Starday Records. Formed in the early 50s by Lefty Frizzell's manager Jack S...

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ep. 542 - Moe Bandy - Cowboys Ain't Supposed To Cry
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this episode we're featuring a Moe Bandy album from the height of his solo success: "Cowboys Ain't Supposed To Cry" (1978). Before his duets wit...

Bought by KSRQ, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:03
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 541 - Ray Sanders - Feelin' Good Is Easy
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring the first solo album from Kentucky-born Ray Sanders: "Feelin' Good Is Easy" (1969). During his college years...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 540 - Hoot Hester - On The Swinging Side
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring a rare lead vocal performance from Kentucky fiddleman Hoot Hester: "On The Swinging Side". Stints with local...

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  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 539 - Hank Williams, Jr. - Habits Old And New
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring one of the most honest albums in the long career of Hank Williams, Jr.: "Habits Old & New" (1980). After a s...

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  • Added: Mar 17, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 538 - Hank Thompson - Live At The Golden Nugget
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring an irresistible live album from Hank Thompson & The Brazos Valley Boys: "At The Golden Nugget" (1961). Recor...

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  • Added: Mar 10, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 537 - I Can Almost See Houston: The Complete Howdy Glenn
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring some unearthed West Coast country on the hitherto-unknown Howdy Glenn from our friends at Omnivore Records: ...

Bought by KSRQ, RadioFreePalmer, and KEOS


  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3

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