Media Monarchy plays Robbie Fulks, Alison Brown x Steve Martin x Vince Gill, Josh Ritter and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for September 17, 2025. ♬
Johnny Paycheck – “Jukebox Charlie” (Vinyl)
‘Jukebox Charlie b/w Something In Your World’
Little Darlin’ – Mar. 1967
*Johnny Paycheck – “Jukebox Charlie” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8hwvno-kp8 // https://www.discogs.com/release/5757236-Johnny-Paycheck-Jukebox-Charlie-Something-In-Your-World // https://www.allmusic.com/album/jukebox-charlie-and-other-songs-that-make-the-jukebox-play-mw0001880941 // In typical fashion from his Little Darlin’ period, Johnny Paycheck only credits pedal steel player Lloyd Green and producer Aubrey Mayhew — as well as his equipment endorsements — on the back cover. But uncredited appearances by musicians were commonplace in the 1960s and even into the 1970s thanks to Chet Atkins’ notion of hit-factory assembly lines of musicians playing on as many as six records in a single day.*
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Robbie Fulks – “Poor And Sharp Witted”
‘Now Then’
Compass Records – September 5, 2025
*Robbie Fulks – “Poor And Sharp Witted” https://robbiefulks.bandcamp.com/track/poor-and-sharp-witted // https://www.robbiefulks.com // From ‘Now Then,’ the just-released album by Robbie Fulks, available now via Compass Records.*
Alison Brown & Steve Martin – “Wall Guitar (Since You Said Goodbye)” (w/Vince Gill)
‘Safe, Sensible and Sane’
Compass Records – October 17, 2025
*Alison Brown & Steve Martin – “Wall Guitar (Since You Said Goodbye)” (w/Vince Gill) https://alisonbrownstevemartin.bandcamp.com/track/wall-guitar-since-you-said-goodbye-feat-vince-gill // https://found.ee/safesensiblesane // From ‘Safe, Sensible and Sane,’ the upcoming album by Alison Brown & Steve Martin, due on October 17th via Compass Records.*
Nick Shoulders – “Dixie Be Damned”
‘Refugia Blues’
Gar Hole Records – October 31, 2025
*Nick Shoulders – “Dixie Be Damned” https://nickshoulders.bandcamp.com/track/dixie-be-damned // From ‘Refugia Blues,’ the upcoming album by Arkansas singer-songwriter, Nick Shoulders. Due on October 31st via Gar Hole Records.*
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Josh Ritter – “Wild Ways”
‘I Believe In You Honeydew’
Pytheas Recordings / Thirty Tigers – September 12, 2025
*Josh Ritter – “Wild Ways” https://soundcloud.com/josh-ritter/wild-ways // https://joshritter.ffm.to/honeydew // From ‘I Believe In You Honeydew,’ the just-released album by Josh Ritter, available now via Pytheas Recordings / Thirty Tigers.*
Waylon Wyatt – “Wishbone”
Digital Single
Music Soup/Darkroom Records – September 5, 2025
*Waylon Wyatt – “Wishbone” https://soundcloud.com/waylonwyatt/wishbone // https://www.waylonwyatt.com // Here’s the new digital single by Arkansas singer-songwriter, Waylon Wyatt, available now via Music Soup/Darkroom Records.*
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Tidalwave Road Bluegrass Band – “Not Ok, My Brother”
‘Skin and Bone’
Pinecastle Records – October 24, 2025
*Tidalwave Road Bluegrass Band – “Not Ok, My Brother” https://soundcloud.com/syntaxcreative/tidalwave-road-bluegrass-band-not-ok-my-brother // https://sc.lnk.to/trbb-SkinandBone // From ‘Skin and Bone,’ the upcoming album by Kentucky’s Tidalwave Road Bluegrass Band, due on October 24th via Pinecastle Records.*
Becky Buller – “The Outlaw” (Larry Norman Cover w/Becky Isaacs Bowman)
‘Songs That Sing Me’
Dark Shadow Recording – September 5, 2025
*Becky Buller – “The Outlaw” (Larry Norman Cover w/Becky Isaacs Bowman) https://soundcloud.com/syntaxcreative/becky-buller-feat-becky-isaacs-bowman-the-outlaw // https://beckybuller.com // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Norman // A cover of Christian rocker Larry Norman, from ‘Songs That Sing Me’, the just-released album by acclaimed singer and songwriter Becky Buller (who has written songs for Molly Tuttle, The Travelin’ McCourys, The Infamous Stringdusters, Ricky Skaggs, and Rhonda Vincent). Becky is also a 10-time IBMA Award recipient. She made bluegrass music history in 2016 by becoming the 1st artist ever to win in both instrumental and vocal categories, and the first female to win IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year. ‘Songs That Sing Me’ is available now via Dark Shadow Recording.*
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Carter Faith – “Arrows (Die For That Man)”
‘Cherry Valley’
UMG Nashville – October 3, 2025
*Carter Faith – “Arrows (Die For That Man)” https://soundcloud.com/carterfaith/arrows-die-for-that-man // https://carterfaith.komi.io // From ‘Cherry Valley,’ the upcoming album by Carter Faith, due on October 3rd via UMG Nashville.*
Case Oats – “Bitter Root Lake”
‘Last Missouri Exit’
Merge Records – August 22, 2025
*Case Oats – “Bitter Root Lake” https://caseoats.bandcamp.com/track/bitter-root-lake // From ‘Last Missouri Exit,’ the just-released album by Chicago singer-songwriter, Case Oats. Available now via Merge Records.*
Eric Clapton – “Forever”
‘Journeyman: Deluxe Edition’
Surfdog Records – November 21, 2025
*Eric Clapton – “Forever” https://soundcloud.com/ericclapton/forever-bonus-track // https://orcd.co/journeymandeluxe // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journeyman_(album) // One of four new bonus tracks included on ‘Journeyman: Deluxe Edition,’ the upcoming expanded version of the 1989 album by Eric Clapton, due on November 21st via Surfdog Records.*
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Grandpa Jones – “Don’t Bring Your Banjo Home”
‘An Evening With Grandpa Jones’
Decca – August, 1963
*Grandpa Jones – “Don’t Bring Your Banjo Home” https://open.spotify.com/track/3vMuO6dg8OHmYihSq1hX2I // https://www.discogs.com/release/6024443-Grandpa-Jones-An-Evening-With-Grandpa-Jones // Johnny Cash got songwriting credit on this song written by Grandpa Jones, based on Cash’s 1958 hit, “Don’t Take Your Guns To Town”. From ‘An Evening With Grandpa Jones,’ released in mono on Decca in 1963.*
Stonewall Jackson – “You Saw Me Off (But Will You See Me In)”
‘Trouble & Me’
Columbia – 1965
*Stonewall Jackson – “You Saw Me Off (But Will You See Me In)” https://open.spotify.com/track/0qN2HXw9p7LmFw9tzfPe8k // https://www.discogs.com/release/4028129-Stonewall-Jackson-Trouble-Me // From ‘Trouble & Me,’ the mono 1965 Columbia album by Stonewall Jackson.*
Kris Kristofferson – “Jesse Younger”
‘Jesus Was A Capricorn’
Monument – 1972
*Kris Kristofferson – “Jesse Younger” https://open.spotify.com/track/0N0B5BV4S5DoutfXlPVzWr // https://www.discogs.com/release/1889534-Kris-Kristofferson-Jesus-Was-A-Capricorn // From ‘Jesus Was A Capricorn,’ the 1972 Monument album by Kris Kristofferson.*