As we find ourselves in the full swing of the slamming summer season, today’s program is another theme episode highlighting a theme central to country music: the drinking song. Sit back, relax, and don’t stress because relief is just a swallow away.

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BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 060

Drinking songs

INTRO & THEME:

The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

Stumbling in to the Saddle:

1. Relief Is Just A Swallow Away - George Jones (The Ballad Side Of George Jones - 1963)

Drinkin’ On Your Mind:

2. The Bottom Of The Bottle - Jerry Abbott (Single - 1969)

3. Don't Come Home a-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) - Loretta Lynn (Don't Come Home a-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) - 1967)

4. Drunk Enough - Christopher Seymore (King of Nothing - 2025)

5. The Pint of No Return - Johnny Paycheck (Bars - Booze - Blondes - 1979)

Beautiful Drinking Country Music by Beautiful Texas Country Music Singers:

6. How You Drink the Wine - Amber Digby (Passion, Pride and What Might Have Been - 2008)  

7. Waltz of the Wine - Johnny Bush (Texas Dance Hall Girl - 1973)

8. Hair of the Dog - Dale Watson (I Hate These Songs - 1997)

9. Pass the Booze - Ernest Tubb (Single - 1964)

“They said you were a loser...”:

10. The Bottle - Tammy Wynette (I Still Believe in Fairy Tales - 1975)

11. Jack Daniel's, If You Please - David Allen Coe (Human Emotions - 1975)

12. Drinking Again - Sleepy LaBeef (Single - 1966) 

Outro:

13. I Can't Even Drink It Away - Charlie Rich (Boss Man - 1970)