32 episodes

Stories of the women who built country music.

Wildwood Flower Jack Peterson

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Stories of the women who built country music.

    Season 2 Finale Update

    Season 2 Finale Update

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

    • 5 min
    The DeZurik Sisters

    The DeZurik Sisters

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

    • 33 min
    Louise Massey

    Louise Massey

    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

    • 33 min
    Patsy Montana, Part 3

    Patsy Montana, Part 3

    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

    • 39 min
    Patsy Montana, Part 2

    Patsy Montana, Part 2

    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

    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

    • 48 min
    Episode Twenty Two: Patsy Montana, Part I

    Episode Twenty Two: Patsy Montana, Part I

    Patsy Montana: the first female country musician to have a million-selling record. Patsy's not great with facts, so Jack does what he can to get a reasonably accurate account of the early life and career of this icon.

    Songs:
    Enrico Caruso - La Donna e Mobile
    Fritz Kreisler - Chansons sans Paroles
    Jimmie Rodgers - Mother was a Lady
    Jimmie Rodgers - Yodeling Cowboy
    Stuart Hamblen - This Ole House
    Fort Worth Doughboys - Sunbonnet Sue
    Jimmie Davis - Home in Caroline
    Rubye Blevins - I Love my Daddy, Too
    Rubye Blevins - When the Flowers of Montana Were Blooming

    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

    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
6 Ratings

6 Ratings

Adirondack Em ,

Check it out—you’ll thank me!

I’ve really enjoyed listening to your podcast, Jack! It’s clear you put a lot of time and heart into crafting each episode. It’s simply delightful!

justkaty ,

Good for sleep

I like country music and was really interested in the approach of this podcast. It’s a great concept. Unfortunately, it doesn’t hold my attention. It’s great if you need something relatively soothing to help you sleep.

Mvextra ,

Excellent Podcast

Jack has clearly done his homework, and I love how each episode leads into the next, as you see how each woman is influenced by the other. I’m not a country music fan by design but I’m hooked on the larger cultural context of each episode and how it reflects things our society still struggles with.

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