2011 Coca-Cola 600 Playlist

The past few years, I've compiled an iPod playlist for the Charlotte race weekend tailgating crew. Some songs have tenure on the playlist. Their sequencing may change, but their presence is guaranteed. Others come and go - maybe a one and done while others make it a couple of visits before being shelved.

Historically, I tried to stock the playlist with race-related or beer-drinking tunes. One principle I've tried to stick to when adding either category is to include a bunch of artists that are unfamiliar to folks. Aside from racing, the hobby I enjoy most is finding new artists and songs. Whether the singer/band is brand new or one who I'm late in finding doesn't matter. So a fun thing for me to do is then share them with our race crew.

Last year, however, I had 2 requests. One, add more songs so we don't end up repeating the playlist as often. Two, add more sho-nuff, old-school, hard-core country. I didn't have a problem with either request. So for 2011, I doubled the number of songs and added a heavy dose of the best Nashville used to offer.

Here's what I've rolling this year - with a handful of links to YouTube vids/songs:

1. Schaefer Beer jingle song *
2. Bristol Nights - Whiskey Falls
3. Drinkin' Bone - Tracy Byrd #
4. Go Faster - Black Crowes *
5. Pocono Joe - Mark Miklos (YT)
6. Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye - The Charlie Daniels Band #
7. Tailgate Party - Whiskey Falls
8. Cold Beer - Colt Ford
9. White Liar - Miranda Lambert
10. Oh Atlanta - Little Feat #
11. Drunk All Around This Town - Scott Miller & The Commonwealth
12. 99 Bottles - Zane Williams # (YT)
13. Barlight - Bruce Robinson/Charlie Robinson/Jack Ingram
14. Left Y'all In The Dust (NASCAR song) - Colt Ford
15. Bar Exam - The Derailers
16. Whole Lotta Liquor To Like Her - Pete Schlegel *
17. Yes To Booty - Elizabeth Cook # (YT)
18. I Came To Drink - Chance
19. Indianapolis - The Bottle Rockets #
20. Don't Touch My Willie - Kevin Fowler # (YT)
21. Solid Gone - Stoney LaRue #
22. One Bud Wiser - John Rich
23. Talladega Shuffle - The Backstretch Boys
24. The Skilled 43 - Crew Chiefs
25. Honey Bee - Blake Shelton #
26. Chug-A-Lug - Roger Miller #
27. I Ain't Drinkin Anymore - Kevin Fowler #
28. White Trash Girl - Dave Hole #
29. 20th Century Drifter - Marty Robbins # (YT)
30. Tide & Skittles - Tim Wilson
31. NASCAR Superstar - Haven Quint
32. Out Behind The Barn - Little Jimmy Dickens #
33. I'm Here For The Party - Gretchen Wilson
34. Karaoke Cowboy - Adam Carroll #
35. Dirt Road Anthem - Jason Aldean #
36. I'm No Stanger To The Rain - Keith Whitley #
37. I Like Beer - Tom T. Hall # (YT)
38. Walk Away - Stoney LaRue
39. The Talladega Song - Tim Wilson *
40. Act Naturally - Buck Owens
41. Barefoot Blue Jean Night - Jake Owen #
42. Jambalaya on the Bayou - Hank Williams #
43. Down In Flames - Stoney LaRue
44. Earnhardt - Tim Wilson *
45. Rednecks White Socks And Blue Ribbon Beer - Johnny Russell
46. Black Betty - Ram Jam
47. Hell Yeah - Montgomery Gentry
48. Girl with the Biggest Hair - Red Meat
49. Down in Hueytown - Hank Williams Jr. #
50. Time To Switch To Whiskey - Corb Lund
51. Richard Petty Blues - Al Tackett *
52. Back Where I Come From - Kenny Chesney
53. Thunderstruck - AC/DC *
54. Call Me the Breeze - Lynyrd Skynyrd
55. Steve McQueen - Sheryl Crow
56. Darlington - Ron Pestana
57. Dale Darrell Waltrip Richard Petty… - Tim Wilson *
58. You Wreck Me - Tom Petty *
59. I Love My NASCAR Weekends - J-Henry #
60. Tulsa Time - Don Williams #
61. Chicks Dig It - Chris Cagle
62. Jeff Gordon's Gay - Tim Wilson *
63. I Love NASCAR - Cledus T. Judd *
64. Sell a Lot of Beer - The Warren Brothers
65. Thank God for Beer - Buck T Edwards #
66. Beer Beer Beer (YOB mix) - Youth of Britain #
67. American Redneck - Lee Roy Mercer w/Cattleaxe #
68. Darlington County - Bruce Springsteen #
69. Beer Season - Kevin Fowler #
70. Five O'Clock 500 - Alabama
71. The Ward Burton Train - Tim Wilson
72. What Was I Thinkin' - Dierks Bentley *
73. The Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time - Mickey Gilley
74. Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd

* Permanent playlisted tracks
# Rookie tracks for 2011

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Bristol Playlist

Race themed tunes queued for Bristol race day.

Schaefer Beer commercial jingle
Thunderstruck - AC/DC
Go Faster - Black Crowes
Bristol Nights - Whiskey Falls
Pocono Joe - Mark Miklos
NASCAR Superstar - Haven Quint
Cold Beer - Colt Ford
White Liar - Miranda Lambert
Tide & Skittles - Tim Wilson
Drunk All Around This Town - Scott Miller & The Commonwealth
Time To Switch To Whiskey - Corb Lund
Barlight - Charlie Robinson
Left Y'all In The Dust (NASCAR song) - Colt Ford
Bar Exam - The Derailers
Whole Lotta Liquor To Like Her - Pete Schlegel
I Came To Drink - Chance
Indianapolis - The_Bottle_Rockets
Beer Run - Todd Snider
One Bud Wiser - John Rich
The Bristol Song - John Boy & Billy
You Wreck Me - Tom Petty
Talladega Shuffle - The Backstretch Boys
All I Wanna Do Is Play Cards - Corb Lund
Chicks Dig It - Chris Cagle
Rednecks, White Socks And Blue Ribbon Beer - Johnny Russell
The Ward Burton Train - Tim Wilson
Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) - Jim Croce
Sweet_Lady_Vegas - Hair_Of_The_Dog
Oh_Atlanta - Little_Feat_with_Chris_Robinson
Richard Petty Blues - Al Tackett
Darlington - Ron Pestana
I Love NASCAR - Cledus T. Judd
The Talladega Song - Tim Wilson
Jeff Gordon's Gay - Tim Wilson
Earnhardt - Tim Wilson
Steve McQueen - Sheryl Crow
Bill Elliott story - Todd Snider
Easy Money - Todd Snider
Dale Darrell Waltrip Richard Petty Rusty Awesome Bill Irvan Gordon Earnhardt - Tim Wilson
Victory Road - Jason & the Scorchers

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2010 Coca-Cola 600 Playlist

So Dover is over. And now only a meaningless average-star race next Saturday, a few days of work, and tempered excitement stands between a Charlotte race weekend and me.

Each year I compile an iPod playlist for the Charlotte race weekend tailgating crew. Perhaps somewhat like an artist with his canvas, I spent a bit of time trying to find the right tunes, how they're arranged, tweaking the MP3 volume levels, etc. OK, so comparing it a true artist may be a stretch, but I do put a good bit of effort into it.

Some songs seem to have tenure on the playlist. Their sequencing may change, but their presence is guaranteed. Others come and go - maybe a one and done while others make it a couple of visits before being shelved.

For a few years, I tried to make as many of the tracks race-related or... err, ahem, uh... "large time" related as possible. However, I've backed off that stance a little bit and just add ones I think folks will enjoy.

One principle I've stuck to is including a handful of artists that aren't familiar to folks. Aside from racing, the hobby I may enjoy most is finding new artists and songs. Whether the singer/band is brand new or one who I'm late in finding doesn't matter. So a fun thing for me to do is then share them with our race crew.

Here's what I've got at the moment - with a handful of links to YouTube vids or song samples:

1. Schaefer Beer theme song *
2. Thunderstruck - AC/DC *
3. Go Faster - Black Crowes *
4. The Talladega Song - Tim Wilson (YT)
   
5. Pocono Joe - Mark Miklos # (song sample)
   
6. NASCAR Superstar - Haven Quint (song)
   
7. Cold Beer - Colt Ford # (YT)
   
8. Tide & Skittles - Tim Wilson *
9. White Liar - Miranda Lambert #
10. Drunk All Around This Town - Scott Miller & The Commonwealth
11. Time To Switch To Whiskey - Corb Lund (YT)
    
12. Barlight - Charlie Robinson
13. Bar Exam - The Derailers # (YT)
    
14. Whole Lotta Liquor To Like Her - Pete Schlegel (YT)
    
15. I Came To Drink - Chance # (YT)
    
16. Jeff Gordon's Gay - Tim Wilson *
17. Indianapolis - The Bottle Rockets # (YT)
    
18. One Bud Wiser - John Rich
19. Drunken Poet's Dream - Hayes Carll
20. Talladega Shuffle - The Backstretch Boys
    
21. You Wreck Me - Tom Petty *
22. All I Wanna Do Is Play Cards - Corb Lund
23. Rednecks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer - Johnny Russell # (YT)
    
24. Chicks Dig It - Chris Cagle
25. Boom - P.O.D.
26. The Ward Burton Train - Tim Wilson
27. Sweet Lady Vegas - Hair Of The Dog #
28. Oh Atlanta - Little Feat #
29. Richard Petty Blues - Al Tackett
30. I Love NASCAR - Cledus T. Judd *
31. Darlington - Ron Pestana
32. The Girl With The Biggest Hair And The Longest Nails - Red Meat # (YT)
    
33. Dale Jarrett's Car - Tim Wilson
34. Earnhardt - Tim Wilson *
    
35. Under The Wrench - Red Meat
36. Steve McQueen - Sheryl Crow
37. Dale Darrell Waltrip Richard Petty etc. - Tim Wilson

* Permanent playlisted tracks
# Rookie tracks for 2010

Any other suggestions?

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