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DJ Sessions: Nashville Honky Tonk

J. Patrick Tinnell of WSM in Nashville shares some favorite honky tonk music and his hopes to hear it coming out of Nashville's downtown joints again. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
J. Patrick Tinnell of WSM in Nashville shares some favorite honky tonk music and his hopes to hear it coming out of Nashville's downtown joints again. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

J. Patrick Tinnell of WSM in Nashville shares some favorite honky tonk music and his hopes to hear it coming out of Nashville’s downtown joints again.

Music From The Segment

Hank Williams, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”

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Loretta Lynn, “Honky Tonk Girl”

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Lefty Frizzell, “If You’ve Got The Money, I’ve Got The Time”

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Ernest Tubb, “Thanks A Lot”

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This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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