Welcome! Drag up a stool and stay awhile. My name is Heather Lose. My show's called the Honky Tonk Jukebox, and you can hear it Wednesday mornings, 8 to 10 a.m. central time on WRVU Nashville.
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Though some mornings are a little rough, I am proud to be a part of WRVU. Tune in any time and you'll hear many other amazing volunteer deejays. We do this for the love of music and non-commercial radio. I like to think of us as a pesky speedbump on the Clear Channel Highway.
No doubt the Honky Tonk Jukebox has its roots in the music I heard as a kid here in Nashville TN. My dad, David Lose, played the upright bass back then, so I grew up with him plunking away in the living room (he was the COOLEST Dad on the block -- still is, too. That's him with me in the picture over there to the left.) My Mom and Dad would take me to the Bluegrass Inn, where I was so small I could run circles around the joint without having to duck under the tables.
Growing up, I went through the typical musical phases -- classic rock, metal, punk. But I never lost my affection for folks like Johnny Cash, Johnny Bond, Waylon, Willie, and Wanda Jackson. I worked in the music industry for years, at HITS magazine, Chameleon Records, WRLT, WRLG, WDBX, Rebel-100, and some other places too. Now I'm a teacher and a wierd artist kind of person, but I like keeping one toe in the programmming world, and am grateful to have the opportunity to share the music I love with my listeners and friends.
Thanks to my "regulars" and to all the dedicated folks at WRVU. And to other independents across the nation, keep the faith.
Yee Haw! Honky Tonk! Wednesdays, 8 to 10 a.m.
Update September 2009
If you're a recent listener you know I brought the show with me upon moving back to Tune Town from Southern Illinois. For about five years, the Honky Tonk Jukebox had its home at WDBX, Community Radio for Southern Illinois. I tip my hat to the good folks there and thank everyone for such a good run!
Heating up the Wurlitzer this month: Those Darlins, Daddy, Tim Carroll, Todd Snider, the Reverand Horton Heat, Band of Heathens, and don't miss my show in honor of the Americana Music Festival on September 16!!