Weekday mornings from 6am–12pm ET, ACM-nominated recording artist Sunny Sweeney hosts Sunny Side Up, a morning show at Willie’s Roadhouse (Ch. 59) and on the SiriusXM app. Sweeney presents over four decades of classic country hits from the ’50s through the ’80s by artists including the channel’s namesake Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline and many more.
About Sunny Sweeney
“I do not take lightly the history of country music,” says Sweeney. After all, it was country music that, in Sweeney’s words, “shaped me into the artist I am.”
Sweeney is a country and Americana artist from Texas, currently based in Nashville, TN. Sweeney debuted in 2006 with the acclaimed Heartbreaker’s Hall of Fame, which announced her as an important new voice in country and Americana songwriting. 2011’s Concrete produced the top 40 country singles “From a Table Away,” “Staying’s Worse Than Leaving” and “Drink Myself Single,” and led to a Top Female Artist nomination at the 2013 ACM Awards. Sweeney continued to expand upon the traditional-leaning, forward-thinking sound of her earlier work with 2014’s Provoked and 2017’s Trophy, both of which earned Sweeney rave reviews across the country and roots communities.
“I would have never in my wildest dreams thought I would be able to say ‘Willie Nelson is my boss,’” says Sweeney. “I’m looking so forward to being a small part of everyone’s mornings.”
With this show, Sweeney joins the ranks of legendary Willie’s Roadhouse hosts including Asleep At The Wheel’s larger-than-life frontman, Ray Benson; Ranger Doug from the beloved Western group Riders in the Sky and the Time Jumpers; country music legend, Jeannie Sealy; the “Mayor of Music Row,” Charlie Monk; fellow recording artist Dallas Wayne and Willie’s daughter Paula Nelson. Willie’s Roadhouse is also SiriusXM’s home for the world-famous Grand Ole Opry, which airs every Tuesday and Saturday night.
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