Dollar Country

Series produced by Franklin Fantini

Caption: A country show like no other
A country show like no other 

A bi-weekly country show like no other. Appealing to music nerds, people who "don't like country," and classic country fans alike, Dollar Country offers music forgotten to time and in many cases was never known in the first place. Featuring all country singles played on 45 rpm discs from private, local, regional, and major labels and artists, Frank the Drifter focuses on the unknown, unheard, and unloved artists in country music's history.

Demographically Dollar Country appeals to left leaning people aged 25-54 with the vast majority (82.4%) saying if it was on a local radio station they would tune in to listen.

A bi-weekly country show like no other. Appealing to music nerds, people who "don't like country," and classic country fans alike, Dollar Country offers music forgotten to time and in many cases was never known in the first place. Featuring all country singles played on 45 rpm discs from private, local, regional, and major labels and artists, Frank the Drifter focuses on the unknown, unheard, and unloved artists in country music's history.

Demographically Dollar Country appeals to left leaning people aged 25-54 with the vast majority (82.4%) saying if it was on a local radio station they would tune in to listen.


130 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Ep. 168: Way High - Way Low
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Seventeen more interesting but hard to find country tunes from the 50s-70s. All from vinyl.

Bought by KHNS, KSTK, and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 167: Mine Disasters
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
Caption: A country show like no other
Songs about disasters in the mines. Featuring a few different mine disasters and talk about them paired with songs about them.

Bought by KHNS, KSTK, and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 166: Wanderers Of The Wasteland
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Another week's worth of country hits and misses from the Dollar Country archives. If you've heard all of these before then I owe you a coke.

Bought by KHNS, KSTK, KHNS, KSTK, and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Jan 18, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
Ep. 165: Louisiana Men
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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This week's episode is all Cajun music! Pull out your cajun french dictionary and give it a listen.

Bought by KSTK, KSTK, WYAP, and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Jan 11, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ep. 164: Don't Make Me Laugh While I'm Drinkin'
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Eighteen more widely unknown country tunes from the history of the genre.

Bought by KSTK, KIYU-FM, and KHNS


  • Added: Jan 05, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 163: 2021 Year In Review
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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A look at what happened in Dollar Country and some of my favorite finds of the year.

Bought by Radio Bristol, KSTK, KHNS, and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Dec 28, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ep. 162: Graveyard Dance
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Sixteen more forgotten gems from the history of American music.

Bought by KSTK and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Dec 21, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ep. 161: There's Nothing Sacred Anymore
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Eighteen more hard to find country tracks from the forgotten history of country music.

Bought by KSTK and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Dec 15, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ep. 160: A Dollar Country Christmas II
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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All country Christmas songs this week on Dollar Country.

Bought by KSTK, KSTK, KIYU-FM, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 07, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ep. 159: Songs About Jail
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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This week is all songs about jail.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
Ep. 158: Odds & Ends Oct 2021
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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A collection of lost American music on 45 rpm discs. You are guaranteed to hear something you've never heard before.

Bought by KSTK, KIYU-FM, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 16, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 157: Tacos for Two
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Nineteen country tracks from the Dollar Country vaults for this week's episode.

Bought by KHNS, KSTK, and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Nov 10, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 156: Fly By Night Dig Trip 2021
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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All songs from my recent four day midwest digging trip.

Bought by KSTK, KHNS, and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Nov 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 155: Rimrock Records
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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This week's episode is all about Wayne Raney's Rimrock Records out of Concord Arkansas.

Bought by KSTK and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Oct 26, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ep. 154: A Tombstone Every Mile
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Chugging along with 17 more country songs forgotten to history this week on Dollar Country.

Bought by WYAP, KSTK, and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Oct 20, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 153: Born Loser
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Sixteen more country tunes forgotten to history.

Bought by KSTK, KIYU-FM, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 12, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 152: All Country Gospel
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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An episode I've been setting things aside for, this one is ALL country gospel tunes!

Bought by KZYX, KZUM, KSTK, KIYU-FM, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 05, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
Ep. 151: All 78s, Vol. 3
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Another episode of all 78 rpm shellac discs.

Bought by KSTK, KIYU-FM, and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 22, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 150: Swamp Boy
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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From South Carolina to Oklahoma to Minnesota, this episodes got 17 country tunes from all over the country you're listeners have never heard before...

Bought by KSTK and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ep. 148: Make Me A Pallet
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Eighteen more country tracks from off the beaten path.

Bought by KIYU-FM and KSTK


  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2

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