Jess plans a different performance every month - never a duplication since he began in 2016. Following is a list of programs by category. Each set is arranged for about an hour, but can be adapted for a shorter time period.
CATEGORIES - The Academy Awards - America - Broadway - Colors & Numbers - Folk Music - Gospel/Spirituals - The Great Singers - Hits of Sixty Years Ago - Holidays - Seasons & Weather - Travel - Special Selections
THE ACADEMY AWARDS
Enjoy the best songs from the best movies as awarded by the first academy awards.
Thanks for the Memory - Over the Rainbow - When You Wish Upon a Star - Swinging on a Star - It Might As Well Be Spring - Mona Lisa - and 8 more.
You heard the winners from the first two decades of the Academy Awards in an earlier program. This covers the winners and some of the other nominees in the 1950s—a period dominated by easy listening singers like Frank Sinatra and Doris Day,
These winners and nominees include Three Coins in the Fountain, Secret Love, Unchained Melody, All the Way, Que Sera Sera, Somethings Gotta Give, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, and 9 more.
The music of the ‘60s slowly began to change from crooners and rock’n’roll to what we today call classic rock. That change shows in the movies, but it was slow in coming, as you can tell in these Academy Award winning songs of 1960-64.
These winners and nominees include Never on Sunday, Moon River, Charade, Dear Heart, Call Me Irresponsible, Days of Wine and Roses, My Kind of Town, and nine more.
Academy Award-winning songs at the end of the 1960s reflected the “hip” themes of that decade, while keeping some wholesome films in the mix. While no one composer or singer dominated, Disney was again fully represented.
Talk to the Animals - Bare Necessities - Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - The Shadow of Your Smile - Born Free - The Windmills of Your Mind - and more.
America
A salute to the states whose citizens fought for freedom in the American Revolution
American Trilogy - Georgia on My Mind - Carolina in the Morning - Pennsylvania Polka - Jersey Bounce - New York, New York - Yankee Doodle Boy - Old Cape Cod - What Did Delaware? - and more.
Few songwriters voiced their love of America like Irving Berlin. Featuring songs from Berlin’s patriotic musicals.
This Is a Great Country - Alexander’s Ragtime Band - God Bless America - Blue Skies - This Is the Army - Always - 11 more.
Our founding fathers saw themselves as a God-fearing people and our patriotic holidays continue to connect the two.
God Bless America - Faith of Our Fathers - Lift Every Voice and Sing - Taps - Nearer My God to Thee - and 11 more.
Patriotic program for 4th of July, Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, etc. A great salute to America!
God Bless America - Armed Forces Medley - Star-Spangled Banner - This Land Is Your Land - God Bless the USA - American Trilogy - and 8 more.
A salute to the folk heroes of our great country. Based on the 1964 New Christy Minstrels Land of Giants album.
Paul Bunyan - Casey Jones - Mighty Big Ways - My Name Is Liberty - John Henry - Appleseed John - Today - and 8 more.
A salute in song to those who have fought and lived and those who have fought and died for America.
The Star-Spangled Banner - American Trilogy - You’re a Grand Old Flag - Bring Him Home - This Is the Army, Mr. Brown - Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning - Neil Diamond’s America - Armed Forces Medley - God Bless America - and more.
A musical salute to America, its history and its people.
This Is My Country - Neil Diamond's America - Give Me Your Tired Your Poor - This Land Is Your Land - This is a Great Country - God Bless the USA - and 9 more.
broadway
It’s the delightful musical from Lerner & Loewe of a small Scottish town that only came to life for one day every 100 years and the two American hunters who stumbled upon it. You’ll hear the story and all of the wonderful songs.
Come to Me, Bend to Me - The Heather on the Hill - Almost Like Being in Love - My Mother’s Wedding Day - The Real Love of My Life - There But for You Go I - From This Day On - and more.
King Arthur, Guenevere, and the Knights of the Round Table. Hear the story and the songs.
Camelot - If Ever I Would Leave You - I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight - C’est Moi - How to Handle a Woman - I Loved You Once in Silence - and 10 more.
The Broadway musical about life among the Jewish community of a pre-revolutionary Russian village.
Tradition - Matchmaker - If I Were a Rich Man - Sabbath Prayer - Sunrise, Sunset - To Life - Miracle of Miracles - Do You Love Me? - and 7 more.
Damon Runyon’s cast of characters come alive in Frank Loesser’s 1950 musical comedy about nightlife in New York City. The musical is a classic that has been revived many times on Broadway, and it is stocked with some unforgettable songs.
Luck Be a Lady - Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat - I’ve Never Been in Love Before - A Bushel and a Peck - I’ll Know - More I Cannot Wish You - Sue Me - If I Were a Bell - and more.
Meet Dolly Levi, conniving marriage consultant, who brings everyone together and then finds love for herself. One of the best musicals in Broadway history!
It Only Takes a Moment - Put on Your Sunday Clothes - It Takes a Woman - Hello Dolly - Elegance - Ribbons Down Your Bank - Dancing - and more!
Hear the songs and the story from the musical that changed Broadway musical history.
Oklahoma - Surrey with a Fringe on Top - Kansas City - People Will Say We’re in Love - Oh What a Beautiful Morning - Out of My Dreams and more.
All of your favorites from both the movie and the stage production.
The Sound of Music - Maria - Climb Every Mountain - Do-Re-Mi - Edelweiss - Sixteen Going on Seventeen - My Favorite Things - The Lonely Goatherd - and 5 more.
A history of America through the songs of Broadway—both old and recent—1776, Hamilton, Shenandoah, George M, Ragtime, Annie, etc.
You’ll celebrate America—the good and the bad—with Yankee Doodle Dandy, Wheels of a Dream, Is Anybody There?, Motherhood March, Tomorrow, Somewhere, This Is a Great Country, Love Is Sweeping the Country, Over There, and nine more.
From Showboat through the Golden Age of Broadway, Jess shares some of the greatest songs sung on the the Broadway stage.
Ol’ Man River - Summertime - Climb Every Mountain -Before the Parade Passes By - Impossible Dream - Cabaret - many more.
COLORS & NUMBERS
Not just “the blues” but a fun variety of songs with the word “blue” in the title.
Song Sung Blue - Mr. Blue - Blue Moon - Blue Velvet - Blueberry Hill - St. Louis Blues - Blue Skies and Rainbows - Red Roses for a Blue Lady - and 8 more.
Not just Irish songs, but a big variety of songs with the word “green” in the title!
It’s Not Easy Being Green - Green Leaves of Summer - Green, Green Grass of Home - Evergreen - Little Green Apples - The Wearing of the Green - 11 more.
It’s time to go pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and here are some “girl” songs to help us celebrate:
Diana – Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White – Music to Watch Girls By – I Can’t Say No – Dancing Queen – She’s a Lady – Luck Be a Lady – Hello Dolly – Thank Heaven for Little Girls – A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation – and many more!
Songs with “red” in the title. We’ve done blue and green … Why not red? These are always fun sessions.
Red Roses for a Blue Lady - Red River Valley - Red Rubber Ball - Red Wing - Scarlet Ribbons - The Lady in Red - and many more.
Celebrate the colors white, yellow, gold, orange, and brown with songs and poetry.
A White Sport Coat - White Cliffs of Dover - Tie a Yellow Ribbon - 18 Yellow Roses - Orange Colored Sky - Charlie Brown - Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Sweet Georgia Brown - and more.
No, these songs are not necessarily #1 hits—although some are. They are songs that have “One” (or “Once”) in the title, as we pay tribute to the numeral 1. The program is a mix of genres, including pop, country, Broadway, and hymns. Who or what is your #1?
Includes “You’re Still the One”, “One Day at a Time”, “Once in a Lifetime”, “Once Upon a Dream”, “One Day When Heaven”, “One Voice”, “One Piece at a Time”, and many more.
We hear enough about #1. How about applauding #2 this time around? Here are songs with the number two in the title or as an integral part of the song. These color or number programs always bring a great variety of music.
Just the Two of Us - Tea for Two - Daisy Bell - Second Hand Rose - The Second Time Around - Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right - You Only Live Twice - Two Less Lonely People - Two Hearts, Two Kisses - and more.
folk music
Some of the best remembered hits from one of the premier groups of the 1960s folk revival—Peter, Paul and Mary.
Blowin’ in the Wind - If I Had a Hammer - Lemon Tree - Puff the Magic Dragon - Where Have All the Flowers Gone - 12 more.
folk music (continued)
You've been singing along with these songs for years ... some of America's best-loved songs for generations.
After the Ball - Bill Bailey - Yes Sir, That's My Baby - Clementine - Tom Dooley - By the Light of the Silvery Moon - and more.
Relax and relive the memories of Tex Ritter, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and more.
Back in the Saddle Again - High Noon - Happy Trails - Cool Water - Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds - Hillbilly Heaven - Ghost Riders in the Sky - and 10 more.
Applauding those who rode the trails--settlers and gold prospectors headed west and cowboys driving cattle north.
Cool Water - Rawhide - Don't Fence Me In - Back in the Saddle Again - Ghost Riders in the Sky - and 12 more.
A sing-a-long program that gets everyone involved and reminds us of singing around the campfire.
On Top of Old Smokey - Workin' on the Railroad - Oh! Susanna - Clementine - Red River Valley - She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain - and 9 more.
gospel & spirituals
Ten popular hymns of all time and the stories behind them.
Amazing Grace - Blessed Assurance - In the Garden - Jesus Loves Me - Sweet By and By - Nearer My God to Thee - Precious Lord, Take My Hand - and 5 more.
Albert Brumley was one of the most famous composers of Southern Gospel Music. You'll remember songs like:
Turn the Radio On - Jesus Hold My Hand - I'll Fly Away - This World Is Not My Home - If We Never Meet Again - and 10 more.
She lived most of her life blind, but that didn’t stop Fanny Crosby from writing over 8,000 wonderful hymns.
Blessed Assurance - Safe in the Arms of Jesus - Redeemed - I Am Thine, O Lord - Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross - and 11 others.
The Gaither’s have had a huge influence in the development of contemporary Christian praise music, pointing each of us directly towards a relationship with God and Christ. Here are some of their most beloved songs.
He Touched me - There’s Something About That Name - The King Is Coming - Because He Lives - Something Beautiful - It Is Finished - The Old Rugged Cross Made the Difference - and more.
“Glory” is one of the greatest words in the Bible. It’s wonder really cannot be adequately described. This program includes songs with “glory” or “hallelujah” in the title—mostly gospel songs, but others as well.
Sing Hallelujah to the Lord - Just Over in the Gloryland - The Glory of Love - When He Comes in Glory By and By - The Gloryland Way - I’ll Fly Away - and 11 more.
A follow-up to Amazing Stories of Amazing Hymns, this program tells the stories behind songs about heaven.
I'll Fly Away - Mansion Over the Hilltop - When We All Get to Heaven - To Canaan's Land - Peace in the Valley - and 11 more.
A thankful and joyful look at the blessings of eyes and sight.
I Saw the Light - Jeepers Creepers - I Can Only Imagine - I Only Have Eyes for You - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever - I Can See It - Open the Eyes of My Heart - and 9 more.
More than any other musical genre, gospel played a consistently important role in Elvis’ life. Hear songs from his 3 gospel albums.
Crying in the Chapel - Reach Out to Jesus - Peace in the Valley - Swing Down Sweet Chariot - Amazing Grace - and 11 more.
Tennessee Ernie Ford’s first gospel album Hymns was on Billboard’s top album charts for 277 consecutive weeks. This program highlights those songs and several other of Ford’s classic numbers.
Who at the Door Is Standing? - Sweet Hours of Prayer - Rock of Ages - The Old Rugged Cross - My Task - Sixteen Tons - Hey Mr. Cotton Picker - and more.
A tribute to Mahalia Jackson, widely known as one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th Century. She has been called the Empress of Gospel Singers. The songs she sang still uplift and bring bring us closer to God.
Just a Closer Walk with You - Come on Children, Let’s Sing - Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen - Trouble of the World - The Lord’s Prayer - My God Is Real - I Found the Answer - and more.
Beloved African-American spirituals that still stir the soul and heart.
Ain't That Good News - Balm in Gilead - Ezekiel Saw the Wheel - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Shut De Do - Wayfaring Stranger - and 12 more.
Traditional spiritual songs plus some selected from Broadway, jazz, folk, and country genres.
Ain’t That Good News - Rock My Soul - This Train - Every Time I Feel the Spirit - Didn’t It Rain - That Lucky Old Sun - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - 8 more.
THE GREAT SINGERS
For six decades Paul Anka has had an immense influence on the pop music world, both as singer and songwriter.
Put Your Head on My Shoulder - Diana - Puppy Love - You Are My Destiny - Times of My Life - You Are My Destiny - and many more.
Louis Armstrong once said, “If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” He’s perhaps the greatest jazz musician of all time.
What a Wonderful World - Hello Dolly - A Kiss to Build a Dream On - Lazy River - St. Louis Blues - Jeepers Creepers - 10 more.
Nat King Cole had one of the smoothest voices and sung some of the most beautiful songs—every one of them memorable.
Unforgettable - L.O.V.E. - Ramblin' Rose - Love Is a Many Splendored Thing - When I Fall in Love - and many more.
Songs selected from John Denver's Greatest Hits.
Rocky Mountain High - Take Me Home Country Roads - Annie's Song - Leaving on a Jet Plane - Sunshine on My Shoulders - Grandma's Feather Bed - and 8 more.
Neil Diamond, through four decades, has had ten hits top the pop charts and 38 in the top ten. More than 130 million of his records have been sold worldwide. And he is one of of Jess’s favorite singers.
Hello Again - Sweet Caroline - Thank the Lord for the Night Time - I Am I Said - Song Sung Blue - America! - Heartlight - September Morn - and more.
Starting off as a writer of “jingles”, Barry Manilow’s career blossomed in the 1970s. Although known as a songwriter, his biggest hits were written by others. They are beautiful songs with beautiful arrangements.
Mandy - I Write the Songs - Can’t Smile Without You - Copacabana - I Don’t Want to Walk Without You - Ships - One Voice - The Old Songs - I Made It Through the Rain - and more.
A smooth voice and smooth songs and 30 years of popularity with younger generations. Who else but Johnny Mathis.
Wonderful! Wonderful! - A Certain Smile - Chances Are - Misty - The Twelfth of Never - Begin the Beguine - and 10 more
Some of your favorites from the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll! There no one like Elvis!
Can’t Help Falling in Love - Blue Suede Shoes - Heartbreak Hotel - Love Me Tender - Jailhouse Rock - Hound Dog - The Ghetto - and many more
Frank’s top ten hits and more. You’ll leave this program with a song in your heart and a smile on your face!
Fly Me to the Moon - Love and Marriage - Luck Be a Lady - My Way - That’s Life - New York, New York - and 9 more.
A look at Andy's life along with the sounds of some of his most popular songs.
Moon River - Days of Wine and Roses - Born Free - A Time for Us - Dear Heart - Music to Watch Girls By - May Each Day - Three Coins in a Fountain - and 7 more.
HITS OF 60 YEARS AGO
Listen to Radio Station JESS, sharing some of the great songs of the 1950s—it’s a perfect backdrop to viewing those classic 1950s automobiles.
All Shook Up - Blueberry Hill - Dream Lover - Kansas City - Teddy Bear - Unforgettable - Put Your Head on My Shoulder - You Make Me Feel So Young - Raining in My Heart - and so many more.
Alaska and Hawaii become states. Mattel brings out the Barbie Doll. Where were you in 1959?
Put Your Head on My Shoulders - Venus - Mack the Knife - Misty - Heartaches by the Number - Battle of New Orleans - Personality - and 9 more.
Step back 60 years and recall the hits of Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Chubby Checker, Sam Cooke, Bobby Darin, and more.
Georgia on My Mind - Beyond the Sea - The Twist - It’s Now or Never - Cathy’s Clown - Running Bear - I’m Sorry - 11 more.
Another 60-year anniversary of great hits from our younger years! 1961 was a great year for instrumental favorites.
Theme from Exodus - Big Bad John - Take Good Care of My Baby - I Fall to Pieces - Travelin’ Man - Last Date - and 13 more.
So many great songs from this year makes it difficult which ones to perform. We know you’ll enjoy hearing them again!
Stranger on the Shore - I Can’t Stop Loving You - Twistin’ the Night Away - The Wanderer - Ramblin’ Rose - and 10 more.
hits of 60 years ago (continued)
Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and the assassination of President Kennedy marked turning points in our nation’s history. Music was changing as well, from Rock ‘n’ Roll to Soft Rock.
Up on the Roof - Can’t Get Used to Losing You - Ring of Fire - Surfin’ USA - Walk Right In - The End of the World - Blowin’ in the Wind - So Much in Love - and 10 more.
It’s another year of nostalgia and memories as we look back to the hits of 1964—the year the Beatles crossed “The Pond” and became a sensation in the United States.
I Want to Hold Your Hand - Do You Want to Know a Secret? - Under the Boardwalk - Oh, Pretty Woman - The House of the Rising Sun - Little Old Lady from Pasadena - People - Dang Me - World Without Love - and more.
Herman’s Hermits was the top group in pop in 1965, but there are plenty of other good songs from pop, country, the movies, and Broadway.
Can’t You Hear My Heart Beat - Unchained Melody - You Were on My Mind - Climb Every Mountain - The Shadow of Your Smile - Tiger By the Tail - King of the Road - Mr Tambourine Man - and many more.
HOLIDAYS
1964 brought us the animated cartoon “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, with the happy country sound of Burl Ives, plus some great new songs from Elvis Presley, The Kingston Trio, The Beach Boys, Doris Day, and more.
Holly Jolly Christmas - Silver and Gold - Blue Christmas - Sing We Now of Christmas - The Man With All the Toys - The Christmas Waltz - Marshmallow World - and more.
Let’s bring back the memories of Christmas sixty years ago as we enjoy the biggest hits of the 1963 Christmas season.
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree - Jingle Bell Rock - Little Saint Nick - The Chipmunk Song - Please Come Home for Christmas - What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? - The Marvelous Toy - A Soalin - and many more including traditional Christmas songs we still sing every year.
Elvis’s 1957 Christmas album is the best-selling Christmas album of all time. This program includes songs from that album and his second and last Christmas album in 1971. You’ll hear both traditional songs and others in Elvis’s special style.
Santa Claus Is Back in Town - Blue Christmas - Silent Night - I’ll Be Home for Christmas - Here Comes Santa Claus - The First Noel - If I Can Dream - If Every Day Was Like Christmas - and more.
A celebration of secular and religious Christmas music, complete with a retelling of the Christmas story.
Mary Did You Know? - O Holy Night - Mary's Boy Child - The Christmas Song - Silent Night - and 12 more.
Celebrating the many moments of Christmas, from Jesus's birth to children on Santa Claus's lap.
Go Tell It on the Mountain - Do You Hear What I Hear? - White Christmas - Nuttin' for Christmas - Happy Holidays - Marvelous Little Toy - and 9 more.
Songs from the movie and Christmas hits by Irving Berlin, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, and Rosemary Clooney.
White Christmas - Snow - Count Your Blessings - Let It Snow! - Silver Bells - The Christmas Song - Happy Holidays - and 10 more.
What do you think of when you think of Christmas? Santa Claus? Christmas trees and lights? Snow? Gifts? Baby Jesus?
Happy Holidays - Zat You Santa Claus - Silver Bells - I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Grownup Christmas List - 8 more!
No one did Christmas shows like Andy Williams. Hear some of his unique numbers plus traditionals.
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Happy Holidays - Christmas Holiday - Kay Thompson’s Jingle Bells - Sweet Little Jesus Boy - and 11 more.
Songs of love and romance, as well as God's love for us.
Unchained Melody - Almost Like Being in Love - 'Til There Was You - L.O.V.E. - Love Is a Many Splendored Thing - If That Isn't Love - Everything is Beautiful and 7 more.
Seems like everyone has some Irish roots in them! A joyful reflection on some of the most famous Irish tunes.
Danny Boy - My Wild Irish Rose - When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - McNamara's Band - Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral - and 10 more.
Sometimes Mother’s Day gets all the recognition and Dads get left with a tie or a pair of socks. This year we celebrate all that we owe to the fathers with some great songs in their honor.
Daddy Sang Bass – They Don’t Make Like My Daddy Anymore – Daddy’s Hands – That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine – Cats in the Cradle – Beautiful Boy – Second Hand Rose – Ships – Unforgettable – How Sweet It Is to Be Loved By You – One Piece at a Time – Father & Daughter – and more.
Pop songs and hymns and stories that remind us to say "Thanks". Just right for Thanksgiving.
Thanks for the Memory - What a Wonderful World - Everything is Beautiful - Thank You, Lord - For the Beauty of the Earth - and 10 more.
SEASONS & WEATHER
We all love clouds in West Texas—whether it’s shading us on a hot day or bringing the moisture we always need so badly or just imagining objects from their formation. Hope you enjoy these “Partly Cloudy” songs.
Look for a Silver Lining - Blue Skies - Both Sides Now - The Unclouded Day - Mighty Clouds of Joy - Over the Rainbow - A Foggy Day in London Town - Til the Clouds Roll By - What a Wonderful World - and more.
We can always use rain in West Texas. Here are some of the best songs about rain through the years.
Singin’ in the Rain – April Showers – Stormy Weather – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head – Don’t Rain on My Parade – Come Rain or Come Shine – It Takes a Little Rain – Raining in My Heart – and more.
God reminds us of his promises when he shows us a rainbow. And these songs remind us of the beauty of those rainbows.
Look to the Rainbow - The Rainbow Connection - Over the Rainbow - I’m Always Chasing Rainbows - Rainbow Round My Shoulder - What a Wonderful World - At the Rainbow’s End - Pocketful of Rainbows - and more.
Songs of spring with a rose theme ... songs that have "rose" in the title. What fun!
Honeysuckle Rose - Red Roses for a Blue Lady - Roses Are Red - Ramblin' Rose - Second Hand Rose - San Antonio Rose - and 12 more.
Easy listening, jazz, Broadway and the movies all had songs to celebrate the summer season.
Oh What a Beautiful Morning - The Summer Wind - Green Leaves of Summer - That Sunday, That Summer - A Summer Place - Summertime - and 9 more.
After a long hot summer, we welcome a new season with the cooling of the weather and changing of the colors of nature.
Autumn Leaves - Autumn in New York - September in the Rain - September of My Years - Try to Remember - and 11 many more.
It's harvest time and we're going to have a fun time singing songs that have "moon" in the title.
Shine on Harvest Moon - Moonlight Bay - Fly Me to the Moon - Moon River - In the Misty Moonlight - Moonlight Serenade - and 11 more.
TRAVEL
A "Sentimental Journey" across the USA paying tribute to America's great cities.
New York, New York - Chicago, Chicago - Meet Me in St. Louis - Route 66 - I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Chatanooga Choo Choo - Kansas City - and 8 more.
Relax under a palm tree - or get up and do the hula - or attend a luau - everyone enjoys the easy, relaxing songs of the islands.
Aloha Oe - Tiny Bubbles - Pearly Shells - Beyond the Sea - Hawaiian Wedding Song - Blue Hawaii - Over the Rainbow - Sweet Leilani - Bali Hai - and more.
These Italian-flavored tunes are filled with fun and romance. You'll hear songs made famous by Mario Lanza, Dean Martin, Luciano Pavaratti, and even Elvis.
That's Amore - O Sole Mio - It's Now or Never - Mona Lisa - Al Di La - Volare - and 11 more.
Trains have long been part of America’s folklore and music—from the building of the railroads, to hobos, to the lonesome sound of the train whistle. This program highlights some of the best train songs in both country and folk music genres.
I’ve Been Working on the Railroad - Wabash Cannonball - Casey Jones - King of the Road - Folsom Prison Blues - Freight Train - The Gospel Train - 500 Miles - The Gambler - Nine more.
More songs that highlight trains, but this time their from the pop genre, coming down through the years.
Down By the Station - Morning Train - Love Train - Peace Train - Blues in the Night - Take the A Train - Midnight Train to Georgia - Midnight Special - and more.
Each year we take to the road to travel the world. This year we stay close to home and celebrate our great state of Texas.
Waltz Across Texas – Amarillo By Morning – El Paso City – San Antonio Rose – Going Back to Houston – Big D – and 10 more.
special selections
January brings a review of the previous year with some of Jess’s favorite songs out of the more than 160 songs performed the previous year, including Jess’s selection of his #1 song for the year.
For Once in My Life - The Glory of Love - Hello Dolly - Pretty Woman - I’ll Remember You - The Shadow of Your Smile - Pocketful of Rainbows - I Just Feel Like Something Good - and more.