Spokane steel guitarist shares sound samples and stories from his upcoming book on the History of Spokane Country Music

Daughter Katie Sue Rucker and friend Dave Miller share memories and music from local country singer/songwriter Gene Rucker. We'll hear samples from his four albums, all recorded in Nashville with top flight session players.

Encore presentation from 1999 features former Spokane radio music director Don Adair with a survey of Texas singer/songwriters. Alt country during it's early stages.

Career highlights from a pair of major 1960's and 70's female country stars with an emphasis on their impressive skills with honky tonk material.

Guests Curran Dempsey and Roger Costello from popular Spokane hard rock band of 1980's and 90's share inside stories and samples from the group's debut album.

Tribute to small custom label in Cleveland's Mount Pleasant neighborhood run for more than forty years by husband and wife team of Thomas and Louise Boddie. They recorded close to 1000 customers in a home made studio built in a converted dairy in back of their family home.

Original members Chad Mitchell and Mike Kobluk visited our studios in 2008 and discussed their long running career. We'll discuss their start as Gonzaga students and rapid rise to early 1960's stardom as part of the folk music boom.

Northwest music pioneer interviewed in 2013 in her adopted hometown of Soap Lake. She discusses her long career, started when she'd sneak out as a teenager to watch jazz bands at a club on Elliot Bay in Seattle's Ballard district.

We'll play highlights from discoveries at last week's annual SPR Record Sale. You'll mainly hear 45 rpm singles from a wide swath of performers and genres.

Vintage 1970's & 80's indie pop from some of our region's favorite lounge acts. A glimpse into an earlier era where genres were blended into a larger whole.