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Cowtown Society of Western Music Heroes
Academy of Western Artists Disc Jockey of the Y ear
Cowtown Society of Western Music Disc Jockey of the Year
Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest Hall of Fame
Membership Director—Cowtown Society of Western Music
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Backforty Newsletter—CSWM‟s Publication of the Year 2009
cords from days gone by. The Tom Houston Orchestra
was formed in 1989. Houston, formerly a member of
Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches,
Texas, holds both Master‘s and Doctorate Degrees in
Totsie Slover, Editor
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TM © 2008 Texas County
Line Productions, LLC
Academy of
Western Artists
Artists: Tom Houston Orchestra
Album: Tuxedo Country
Produced by Tom Houston, Corene
Schwab, Greg Hunt, Gary Leach
Executive Producers: David Stallings,
Clarence Schwab
Arrangements: The Late Darrell Holt
2009, Landmark Productions
By – Joe Baker
My longtime friend David Stallings sent me this album
a couple of months ago and I have yet to find the eject
button on my CD player. We don‘t hear much big band
music these days unless we‘re spinning the old re-
Performance from Florida State University. As a freelance performer on clarinet, flute and saxophone, he
has performed throughout the United States. Several
compositions have been written and dedicated to him.
Tom Houston grew up in Tennessee and his first professional experience was in the Nashville area with local territory orchestras. He has played with numerous
orchestras throughout the country including; The Troyce
Hutchinson Orchestra, The Jack Stallcup Ochestra, The
Guy Lombardo Orchestra, The Tommy Allan Orchestra
and The Russ Carlyle Orchestra. Dr. Houston has performed with The Mills Brothers, The Harmonicats, Mimi
and Hines, Lottie Lenya, Roger Williams, Cozy Cole,
Les Paul and Mary Ford, Art Mooney, Ishkibble, The
Moon Maids and Bob Hope. Dr. Houston‘s Orchestra
has also performed on numerous cruises, and has
shared the stage with The Glenn Miller Orchestra.
With clarinetist, Tom Houston, at the helm you are going to hear the finest big band Musicians in the industry
today such as Cody Schwartz – Lead Alto Saxophone,
Roger Ashcraft – Alto Saxophone, Mike McGowen –
Tenor Saxophone, Kevin Hamilton – Baritone Saxophone, Rusty Lay – Lead Trumpet, Tom Miller – Jazz
Trumpet, Steve Moreland – Third Trumpet, Richard
Eckstein – Lead Trombone, Jeff Freeman – Second
Trombone, Jon Happel – Third Trombone, Steve Nelson – Keyboards, Phil Rumbley – Bass, Steve Wood –
Drums and Dickey Johnson – Guitar. Here‘s a small
sample of some of the songs you‘re going to hear: Bob
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Wills swing tunes of ―Faded Love and San Antonio Rose.‖ The
Rowena Muldavin
Legendary Midnight Cowboy Bill Mack‘s ―Drinking Champagne‖
All
Things Country
and the hit songs made famous by Ray Price, Ernest Tubb, Joe
www.hpr.org
Garland‘s ―In The Mood‖, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson and so
many more. Twenty tracks on the Tom Houston Orchestra‘s, Tux1. Lonnie Dean & Will Taylor - Texas Honky Tonk
edo Country is sure to bring back the memories of our younger
Shuffles
days.
2. Stephanie Davis - Western Bling
On May1st, 2009 I had not only the pleasure, but the honor as
3. Liz Talley - More Than Satisfied
well, to shake hands with Tom Houston, what a remarkable musi4. Dale Watson - Truckin' Sessions, Vol. 2
cian he is and a good friend to boot.
5. Cornell Hurd - Live At Jovita's
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6. John England & The Western Swingers - Open That Gate
7. David Serby - Honkytonk And Vine
Joe Baker's Top 20 – June, 2009
8. The Time Jumpers - Jumpin' Time
9. Joni Harms - That's Faith
Western Swing
10. Tony Booth - Is This All There Is To A Honky Tonk
[email protected]
Tom Houston Orchestra, Tuxedo Country
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The Desperados, Lucky 7, Rio
Brady Bowen, In My Spare Time, Vol.#5
"Swingin' West"- Mike Gross
Rebecca Linda Smith, Timeless
WVOF-FM
Stephanie Davies, Western Bling
Jerry Webb, There‘s A Song In That
June 1, 2009
The River Road Boys, Houston
Johnny Lyon, Wynn Stewart Favorites, Vol.#2
Songs
Billy Mata, This Is Tommy Duncan,Vol.#1
Johnny Bush, Lillie‘s White Lies
 Lickety Split—John England & Western
Cornell Hurd, American Shadows, Songs Of Moon …..
Swingers
 Southern Hospitality—Cornell Hurd
Bobby Flores, Eleven Roses
Band
Hank Stone, Somewhere In Texas
 Are You Teasing Me—Bobby Flores
Dick Hammonds, Love Letters
 Crystal Canyon- Patty Parker
Dottie Jack, With Every Heartbeat
 Over the Hill—River Road Boys
Curtis Potter, When The Neon Lights Come On
 Heartless Lover—Cornell Hurd Band
Amber Digby, Passion, Pride & What Might Have Been
 I‘ll Take the Blame—Price Porter
 Feelin‘ Blue for Texas—Marshall Ford Swing Band
Cody Dodson, Drinking Things Over
 She‘s Comin‘ Home with Me—John England & Western…
Joe Paul Nichols, The Price Is Right
 Driving Lesson—Don Burnham
Backforty Roundup Vol.#39
Western Music/Cowboy Poetry
Ken Cook, Cowboys Are Like That
Bob & Johnny Boatright, Lost Trails
Bar D roundup, Vol.#4, Various Poets
Chuck Woller, Desert Moon
Chuck Cusimano, Wind, Blow My Blues Away
Prescott/Hollenbeck/Masterson, Ranch Life 101
Gil Prather, Last Of The Border Cowboys
K.R. Wood, Live In The Alamo
Stephanie Davis, Western Bliss
Cora Rose Wood, Cora‘s Cowgirl Yodel
Joe Fisher, Holding On Tight
Belinda Gail/Curly Musgrave, Forever West
Willie P. Richardson, Live At The Ritz (Humor)
Jim Jones, Different State Of Mind
Sons Of The San Joaquin, Live WJW
Sourdough Slim, Classics II
Ol‘Ugly, I Remember Me & Blue (Humor)
The Buckarettes, Cowgirl Serenade
Eli Barsi, Darn Hard To Tame
Eddy Leverett, Old Faded Jeans
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The 5th Annual Lincoln County Sheriff‘s Posse‘s
Cowboy Ball will be at Mountain Annie‘s Dinner
Theater in Ruidoso, New Mexico on December 12th,
2009 featuring the western swing dance music of
The Desperados. More info TBA.
A BACKFORTY BUNKHOUSE PRODUCTION
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Albums
This is Tommy Duncan—Billy Mata & Texas Tradition
Open That Gate—John England & Western Swingers
Now Playing! Willie and the Wheel—Willie Nelson & Asleep
at the Wheel
 Houston- River Road Boys—Buzzard Roost
 Last Call for Heartaches—Price Porter
 Favorite Requests—Don Sulesky
 The Songs of Moon Mullican—Cornell Hurd Bd.
 Something Old, Nothing New—Dennis Ivey
 Bluebonnet Lane—River Road Boys Buzzard Roost
 Celtex Swing—Stretch Dawson & the Mending Hearts
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Mike Gross—http://swinginwest.com
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1. Come Ride With Me - Dave Stamey
2. That Faraway Look - Daron Little
3. Heaven on Horseback - Don Edwards
4. Roads to Colorado - Liz Masterson
5. Romance With the Range - The Prickly Pair
6. The Silver Screen Cowboy Project - Various
Artists
7. Just in Case - Bill Barwick
8. Still Ridin' - Jim Jones
9. It Sings in the Hi-Line - Kerry Grombacher
10. How the West Was Sung - Royal Wade Kimes
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Our hearts, prayers and best wishes go out to Briggs
Hill and the rest of the Brenn Hill family! Hang in there
Briggs and get well! You have many people in the
Western Music family thinking about you and your recovery!
College student and South Dakota cattle producer Amanda Nolz
launched her BEEF Daily Bilog n the fall of 2008. The subject of
her first installment was Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling. On
May 11, 2009, Amanda posted a photo and caption taken on the
occasion of her graduation from South Dakota State University.
- by Jeri L. Dobrowski
She has since returned home to work with her parents on the
family ranch. I like Amanda ’ s Quick BEEF Daily Fact at the end
Going to the Blogs
of each post: blog.beefmagazine.com/beef _ daily.
Raised on a corn and bean farm in Ohio, Alex Tiller runs a naA recent after-branding conversation
tional farm management company based in Denver, Colorado. As
touched on blogs. Not dogs, although there was a stray at the
such, he visits a variety of farms in different areas of the country,
corral earlier in the day. Blogs.
and around the world, that grow all kinds of crops. He shares his
“ B log, ” short for weblog, was coined in 1999. Think online diexperiences and news about commercial farming, family farms,
ary—a running account of the author ’ s personal life or vieworganic food production, sustainable agriculture, the local food
point—written for public consumption and accessed via the com- movement, alternative renewable energy, hydroponics, agribusiputer. Beyond posting short essays, some bloggers share break- ness, farm entrepreneurship, farm economics, and farm policy in
ing news, opinions, gossip, recipes, and poetry. Others use the
his blog on agriculture and farming: blog.alextiller.com.
format as a marketing tool. Most allow readers to write a comment Washington State ’ s MaryJanesFarm includes not one but two
or respond to a question within a forum or chat room. Some offer farmgirl blogs on the website devoted to organic gardening, life
contests. The more ingenious the author, the more varied the
skills, and community. Rural Farmgirl Blog™ is hosted by René
features.
Groom at maryjanesfarm.org/RFBlog. City Farmgirl Blog™,
Annika Nelson, a staff assistant with North Dakota Horizons and
penned by Rebekah Teal, is at maryjanesfarm.org/MJFBlog.
contributing member of the blogosphere, triggered the discussion ( L earn more about MaryJanesFarm magazine at maryjanesas we visited after supper at the Box O. She likes to embellish her farm.org. )
posts of seasonal North Dakota happenings with photos : horizontal-lines.typepad.com. Unfortunately, her camera battery ran low
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that day, so she went home with only a few images. That ’ s too
Hugh McLennan’s ―Spirit of the West Show‖
bad. Had handing her camera to someone been an option, she
Kamloops Country Radio 103—Kamloops, British Columbia
could have been photographed doing duty as half of an allMUSIC LIST Weekend of May 30, 2009
important calf wrestling team.
1. Cold Blue Steel/Deborah Liv Johnson
As a blogger, Annika likes to stay on top of what ’ s happening in
2. Road of Dreams/Jean Prescott
the genre. She mentioned her favorite, Confessions of a Pioneer 3. $5.27 /Allen Christie
Woman, touting the author ’ s engaging writing and incredible
4. Retirement /Butch Falk
photography. I wanted to know more and discovered that Annika 5. We Are the Sons and the Daughters /Matt
has excellent taste in blogs.
Johnston
Confessions took honors for best-designed weblog, best photog- 6. Out Here/Wylie & The Wild West
POEM: Traditions - Sandy Seaton
raphy, and best weblog of the year at the 2009 Bloggies, which
MUSIC LIST Weekend of June 13, 2009
recognizes the best in blogging. City-girl-turned-ranchwife/
1. The Old Chisholm Trail - Randy Travis
blogger, Ree Drummond, married a cattle rancher. They live in
2. Legends of Cutting - Ian Tyson
rural Oklahoma, where she home schools their four children.
3. In the Bunkhouse - Tom Cole
“ B lack Heels to Tractor Wheels ” is the continuing saga of their 4. America‘s Horse - Michael Martin Murphey
courtship and marriage. But wait, there ’ s more! Ree also dishes 5. Calloused Hands and a Soft Heart - Prickly Pair
on topics such as home schooling, cooking, and home & garden. 6. Calving Stress - Brian Salmond
MUSIC LIST Weekend of June 13, 2009
It ’ s easy to see why fans voted it tops: thepioneerwoman.com.
1. The Long Road - Ken Overcast
Here are several other ag-related blogs I hope you ’ ll enjoy:
2. Ride Cowboy Ride - Cindy Church
3. Still Ridin‘ High - Gil Prather
Western South Dakota rancher and saddle maker Robert Dennis 4. Sunset on the Rio Grande - Syd Masters & The Swing Riders
has been blogging from Red Owl since September 2006. His
5. Born To Roll - Keith Ward
Dennis Ranch Blog, dennisranch.wordpress.com showcases a
POEM: Gossip - Doris Daley
refreshingly simple snapshot of work and family life on a northern MUSIC LIST Weekend of June 20, 2009
1. Fence Rider - Rusty Richards
Great Plains cattle operation. It ’ s a horse-and-saddle outfit. No
four-wheelers here. Robert ’ s photos add a great deal to the on- 2. The Pistol - Jim Wilson
3. Sioux City Sue - Ed Peake
going dialogue. His “ After the Blow ” is exceptional, portraying
4. Headin‘ For Texas - Riders in the Sky
winter in the bucolic setting: dennis5. Cowboy Music Soothes My Soul - Jim Reader
ranch.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/after-the-blow/p3310012.
POEM: The Black Beauty - Jesse Smith
Cowboy Jam Session:
Western Culture News &
Reviews
Sharon O ’ Toole started her weblog in 2006 as well. She and
husband, Pat, ranch in the Little Snake River Valley on the Wyoming-Colorado border. Her blog traces the activities and life on
their six-generation family ranch, “ from the mundane to the fabulous. ” Sharon is one of the most disciplined bloggers whom I
follow, faithfully chronicling what ’ s happening with the sheep,
cattle, dogs, horses, and family. As with Annika and Robert,
Sharon ’ s photos add depth to the narrative. Be sure to check
out the entry for May 23, 2009, entitled “ Shearing, shearing,
shearing, lambing ” : westernfolklife.org/weblogs/artists/sharono.
Hugh can be contacted at http://hugh-mclennan.com
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will hear the best of Cowboy Music, Western Swing Music and
Cowboy Poetry. Please log onto http://demingradio.com to
hear the show or check out http://TotsieSlover.com to view the
play list from the Wednesday morning shows. Please keep me in
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leased as a Rush Released single. Hampton's first track, The
Everlasting Hills Of Oklahoma, peaked at #4 on the Hotdisc Top
40 chart the week of November 27 last year, while his second
release, Oklahoma Hills, held the Number Six position for two
weeks this past February.
Everyone at Savannah Music congratulates R.W. and wishes him
continued success with his growing career - inside and outside
the United States.
More can be learned about R.W. Hampton at his website. OklaR.W. HAMPTON ACHIEVES CHART SUCCESS IN
homa... Where The West Remains can be heard in its entirety at
EUROPE!
the music section of the website. For approved images, bio material, reviews, articles and further information about R.W. Hamp(Nashville, TN - June 8, 2009) Brian Ferriman, president of Saton, please visit the hidden electronic press kit section of Hampvannah Music (USA) Inc. and personal manager of American
ton's site.
cowboy entertainer R.W.
About Savannah Music (USA) Inc.: A Tennessee-based artist
Hampton, is pleased to
management company and record label, Savannah Music (USA)
report that Hampton's curInc. represents the entertainment interests of Hampton, Canadian
rent European single, We've country star Michelle Wright and American cowboy star Brenn
Taken Bob Back To Tulsa, Hill.
from his award winning CD,
Oklahoma... Where The
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West Remains, recently
climbed to the Top of the
European Hotdisc Top 40
Brian Ferriman - Savannah Music (USA) Inc.
Country Chart for the week
beginning May 28, 2009.
205 Powell Place, Suite 214, Brentwood, TN 37027
The Hotdisc Top 40 Country
Tel: (615) 369-0810 • Fax: (615) 369-0601
Chart is a list of the Top 40
E-mail: [email protected]
most popular songs released on the Rush Released promotional compilation CD. Similar in concept to the
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American CDX and CD-Tex compilation CDs sent to subscribing
country music radio programmers - in the case of CD-Tex, to raLEE SWING88 TOP TWELVE CDs
dio programmers of Texas music not only in Texas but around the
world - the European Rush Released compilation CD is distrib- HWD Radio — United Kingdom
uted monthly to a subscription list of over 700 country music DJs
TOP 12 CDs
located primarily in the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Each week the DJs who receive Rush Released send back reac- 01 – Bobby Koefer – Thumbin´ It
tion sheets to the publishers of Rush Released in which they are 02 – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – Live
given the chance to rate every song from 10 points to zero. The at Boeing Aircraft, Wichita, KS
resulting chart lists the songs with the highest ratings for that 03 – Chuck Cusimano – Wind, Blow My
week. It is exclusively for clients of the Rush Released CD, and at Blues Away
any given time it identifies the 40 most popular Rush Released 04 – Cow Bop – Route 66
songs out of an active universe of approximately 80 country- 05 – Eilen Jewell – Letters from Sinners & Strangers
oriented songs. Reflecting the diversity of the European country 06 – Gaylynn Robinson – Love & Heartache
music radio environment where the sounds and songs of tradi- 07 – Joe Paul Nichols – The Price Is Right
tional country music (and cowboy music, too) are embraced 08 – Kelli Grant – Swings & Sings
alongside today's country music, artists who have had a Number 09 – Rex Harrison – Scratchin´ The Surface
One single on the Hotdisc Top 40 in the past two years include 10 – River Road Boys – Houston
Tim McGraw, Mark Chesnutt, George Jones, Gretchen Peters, 11 – Stardust Cowboys – Honky Tonk Cowboy & Desert Flower
Michelle Wright, Gene Watson, Vince Gill, Lee Ann Rimes, the 12 – Tom Houston Orchestra – Tuxedo Country
Bellamy Brothers, Clay Walker, Jim Reeves, Don Williams - and
now, R.W. Hampton.
TOP 12 SONGS
Congratulating Hampton on his first Hotdisc Number One, Hotdisc 01 – Blue Shadows on the Trail – Rich Flanders
02 – Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy – Stardust Cowboys
founder Stuart Cameron
03 – I´ll Be There – Joe Paul Nichols
enthused, "Delighted for
04 – Keeper of the Flame – Gaylynn Robinson
R.W. because it sends out
05 – Last Wild White Buffalo – Mike Blakely
a clear message that Euro06 – Nobody Kisses Their Horses Anymore – Buckshot Dot
pean DJs love traditional
07 – Somewhere In Texas – Hank Stone
country and western mu08 – Thanks A Lot – Eilen Jewell
sic." Upon learning the
09 – Waddie Put Your Boots On – Joyce Woodson
news of his European chart
10 – Walk Out Backwards – River Road Boys
success with We've Taken
11 – Waltz Across Texas – Tom Houston Orchestra
Bob Back To Tulsa, Hamp12 – When the Neon Lights Come On – Curtis Potter
ton responded, "My thanks
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try radio friends in Europe.
I'm delighted that my brand
of cowboy music is finding
favor overseas."
We've Taken Bob Back To
Tulsa is the third song from
Oklahoma..Where
The
West Remains to be re-
Follow this link http://www.cowboysindians.com/artentertainment/music/2009-07/juni.jsp to an abbreviated
version of the 4 page article in the July, 2009 edition of
Cowboys and Indians about Juni Fisher! The
web version also contains audio! Good job Juni!
Stephanie Davis'
"Western Bling" and
"Western Bliss"
review by
Margo Metegrano,
CowboyPoetry.com
Proving (twice) that good things
are worth waiting for, Stephanie
Davis follows her acclaimed
2003 "Crocus in the Snow" with two terrific releases that have
long been in the works: "Western Bling" and "Western Bliss."
panded liner notes, "...Ah, the terrible/wonderful angst of standing, trembling, hands clasped, legs poised, atop the High Dive Of
Love...here's to all of you brave hearts and remember to check to
see that there's water in the pool." Of Cindy Walker's "Hubbin' It,"
she writes, "If the only bailout you've been the recent recipient of
involved the 'gentle as a kitten' stud horse your cousin Lester
brought back from the sale barn and an amorous cow moose,
here's your song, Western Bling-style." In fact, those liner notes
are a special added attraction to these projects, full of snappy
writing that reflects her generous view of the world (read them at
Stephanie Davis' web site).
The quality of each selection, the unerring sense of timing
throughout, along with the top notch vocal and musical performances makes this dual release a guaranteed cure for...you name
it. You won't be anything but happy while you're treating yourself
to "Western Bling" and "Western Bliss."
Well known as an impressive performer as well as a gifted songwriter—Garth Brooks, Don Edwards, Trisha Yearwood, Maria
Muldaur, Joey and Rory, Roger Whittaker, Martina McBride, Sam
Moore and others have recorded her work--this time out she gives
"Western Bling" and "Western Bliss" are available for $17 posther inspired take on some well-chosen standards, and includes
paid from http://StephanieDavis.net, where there are audio samjust one piece of her own. Both CDs are filled with a fresh and
ples and links for iTunes, Amazon, and CD Baby. And wait!
genuine originality in every aspect of production.
There's more! You'll get "a genuine Montana CD opener (quill
from an organic, free-range, died-a-natural-death porcupine) with
The songs will follow you around; they're contagious. You'll find
each order." Stephanie Davis says, "...he was dying for a career
yourself listening over and over to her unique, dazzling voice-in show business."
always in perfect command--and its enormous range of emotions,
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which can be saucy and sweet, playful and serious, flirtatious and
innocent, and more. It all comes together with the rare quality of
Andy & Jim Nelson’s C.O.W. Radio
the inventive arrangements and the virtuoso musicians accompa5/30/09, Book Reviews
nying her: Cindy Cashdollar, Rich O'Brien, Reggie Reuffer, Clint
Strong, and others. The projects exemplify Stephanie Davis's
Desert Moon: Cold Blue Steel
trademark for perfection.
Gary Prescott: Wild and Free
Roger Welsch: Horse Wrangler
The stand-out package design for each CD, with art by notable
Saddle Strings: Jornada del Muerto
Montana artist Monte Dolack (www.dolack.com), is a great match
Jerry Brooks: Henry Herbert Knibbs
for the spirited music inside.
"The Shalloes of the Ford"
Richar Elloyan:Rodeo Bones
"Western Bliss" will make you want to put on your dancing boots
and head on out. It's a guaran5/23/09, H.R. 980
teed good time. Ride along and
find yourself "Hittin' the Trail ToIan Tyson: Little High Plains Town
night" (Bruce Kiskaddon's poem
Curly Musgrave: Escalante Adios
put to music by Western Folklife
Hermes Nye: The Devil Made Texas
Center Founding Director Hal CanGary McMahan: The Old Double Diamond
non), and that includes the wistful
Joel Nelson: The Men Who Ride No More
"Santa Fe Trail" and the enchantStephanie Davis: Wolves
ing "Navajo Trail." When you get to
the wild and flat-out fun "Bronco
5/16/09, Branding Wrecks
Buster's Ball" you'll be close to
"Trail's End."
Brenn Hill: Burnin' Hair
Robert Wagoner: Doggone Cowboy
The "Trail's End Theme Song" is Stephanie Davis's song for her
Ray Reed: The Zebra Dunn
forthcoming radio show, which will include "sketches, sound efSons of the San Joaquin: The Famous Long X Brand
fects, monologues, and the Trail's End Ranch Hand Band." A
Ken Cook: The Conversation
frequent guest on Public Radio's "A Prairie Home Companion,"
Juni Fisher: Whippoorwill
its host Garrison Keillor urged her to create her own Trail's End
Ranch Radio show. A show in 2007 at the Western Folklife Cen5/9/09, Mothers' Day
ter's National Cowboy Poetry Gathering tried out the concept with
great success.
Merle Haggard: Mama Tried
Eddie Harrison: If I Could Hear My Mama Pray for Me
Other highlights on Western Bliss include "Montana Cowgirl",
Johnnie Cash: Don't Take Your Guns to Town
"Old Faithful" and "Leanin' on the Old Top Rail."
The Bar J Wranglers: When the Works All Done this Fall
Jo Lynne Kirkwood: Ida's Bread
"Western Bling" takes the romantic fork in the trail. Western
Patty Clayton: Mother's Day
Swing gets reinvented with this sparkling array of tunes, where
Bob Wills meets Gershwin and they share the stage with the
5/2/09, Shoeing for All Occasions
songs of Cindy Walker, the Mills Brothers, and Bobby Darin. Each
track has its own special "bling." There's the hot opening track,
Open Range: Swing Time in the Rockies
"Talkin' 'Bout You," the steamy "Baby, That Sure Would Go
Liz Masterson: The New Frontier
Good," a most convincing "The Best Things in Life are Free," and
Carl Sprague: The Mormon Cowboy
a sweetly pouty "Slow Poke." You'll want to turn the lights down
Sourdough Slim: I'm Casting My Lasso Way Up in the Sky
for "If I Had You."
Randy Rieman: Bruce Kiskaddon's "An Old Western Town"
Belinda Gail & Curly Musgrave: Last Thing on my Mind
Even heartbreak doesn't topple Stephanie Davis's signature hu―Clear Out West‖ Radio Show
mor and positive spirit. She describes "Nevertheless" in exP. O. Box 1547, Pinedale, WY 82941
Hot Club Of Cowtown
Consisting of Elana Fremerman (now known as
Elana James) (Vocals,
Violin), Whit Smith (Vocals,
Guitar), and Jake Erwin
(Upright Bass), the highly
popular Hot Club Of Cowtown who have continually
returned to perform in the
United Kingdom over the
past 10 years. Their journey started back in 1995 and New York
City where Smith was forming an 11-piece swing band called
Western Caravan.. Their name alludes to Django Reinhardt and
Stephane Grappelli's Quintette Du Hot Club De France, but they
also play a sensational countryfied Western Swing descended
from the sound of Bob Wills and Hank Williams. Also the band
acknowledges the wealth of mystifying jazz from 1920s violin and
guitar duo Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang, whom they admire. The
legacy of the roots of the Hot Jazz era, Americana music, vintage
sounds of pop and folk music, continues to unfurl into the new
sound of the group's original numbers.
The members of Hot Club of Cowtown would go their separate
ways in 2005, but would reunite for occasional shows in 2006/07,
including the Fuji Rock Festival and a tour of Australia as Elana
James & The Hot Club of Cowtown, in 2005/06. Whit Smith performed as Whit Smith's Hot Jazz Caravan, based out of Austin,
Texas. Elana toured with Bob Dylan in 2005, the first female to be
included in his touring band in over 30 years (Elana came to Dylan's attention when The Hot Club of Cowtown opened for him
and Willie Nelson during a joint tour of historic ballparks in the
Summer of 2004). Changing her last name to James (James being derived from her middle name), Elana began performing in
late 2005 with Beau Sample (formerly of Cave Catt Sammy) and
Luke Hill, first under the name Elana James and Her Hot Hot Trio,
and later as Elana James and the Continental Two, including
dates in the UK. It was announced that Whit Smith would sit in
with James and the Continental Two when they opened for Bob
Dylan for a series of shows in the summer of 2006, again performing at historic ballparks. By early 2008 the trio had officially
re-formed and was touring once more.
In the meantime, some things haven't changed. The band still
swings harder than ever as it continues to develop it's unique,
ever-evolving sound of 20‘s and 30‘s gems. James's spirited violin
-playing and elfin vocals remain the central attraction with Elana
playing a 1962 Mittenwald violin. Guitarist Whit Smith explains ―I
play a Gibson L-5 from 1946,‖ he affirms. ―It used to be acoustic,
so it has an aftermarket cutaway and I put a DeArmong pickup on
it which says ‗Guitar Mike‘ on it – some say ‗Mic‘, some say
‗FHC‘. They come with a bracket, but the brackets kinda sag and
rattle and become a nuisance, so I just started using putty which
serves twofold: it holds the pickup, but it also deadens the top a
little bit, so it doesn‘t feed back as much. And I plug that straight
into my Gibson EH-150 amp from 1937. It‘s stock, apart from
new tubes and the caps have been restored, as close to stock as
possible. It‘s so small I can take it on airplanes: put it under the
seat, no problem!‖ Jake Erwin works up an impressive head of
steam with his slap-bass lines, while new boy Damien Llanes
remains busy but unobtrusive behind the drum kit.
In the United States, the Hot Club of Cowtown has been featured
on All Things Considered, The Grand Ol' Opry, $40 Dollars a Day
with Rachel Ray, Mountain Stage, A Prairie Home Companion,
and numerous other radio and television programs. In the UK
they have appeared extensively on BBC Radio with Bob Harris
and Andy Kershaw, and on BBC TV's "Later" with Jools Holland,
the ―Live From Glastonbury Festival‖ broadcast, as well as
throughout the UK at festivals such as the prestigious Cambridge
Folk Festival, theatres, and clubs. They are among the youngest
members ever to be inducted into the Texas Western Swing Hall
of Fame, in 2006.
Hot Club came back to UK for another highly successful tour in
September 2008 and returned in May this year (2009). I saw
them once again at Bury Met theatre in Lancashire where they
drew a near full house. Hot Club return again in July for another
breathtaking tour and once again are booked to play at Cambridge Folk Festival on Saturday 1st August.
Graham Lees
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―The Big Fred Walker Show‖ Internet Radio
http://.eo.k12.mi.us Wed. 4:00 to 6:00 PM
and Sat. 9:00 to 11:00 PM EST. The Gospel
Show is on Sunday 9:00 & 9:00 PM EST. For
airplay send music to :Fred Walker,
W.O.E.S, 2101 Cook Road,
Owosso, MI 48867
[email protected] (989) 723-3357
Top 10 Songs
01 Dust Owens – You Can‘t Find Hank Williams
02 Jerry Webb – Turn to the wine
03 Melba Montgomery – No Charge
04 Ray Harrison – Time Changes Every Thing
05 Jody Nix – Big Ball‘s in Cow-town
06 Jody Nix – I‘ve Enjoyed as much, of this as I Can Stand
07 Pauline Reese – Tender Lovin‘
08 Kevin Collins – Only in Your Eyes
09 Bobby Flores – Danny Boy
10 Lonnie Burkhart – Someone‘s Missing
Top 10 CDs
01 Jerry Webb – There‘s A Song In That
02 Liz Talley – More Than Satisfied
03 Jody Nix – The Fiddle Man
04 Billy Mata – This is Tommy Duncan Vol. 1
05 Joe Paul Nichols – The Price is Right
06 Bobby Flores – Eleven Roses
07 James Hand – The Truth Will Set You Free
08 Stephanie Davis – Western Bling
09 Ray Harrison – Scratch-in‘ The Surface
10 Norville Dollar – Traditional Sounds of..Now
Top 10 Gospel Songs
01 The Singing Clarkson – I‘m Ready To Go
02 Ann Brown – God Will Give
03 Frankie Miller & Jimmy Eaves – Old Country Church
04 Darlene Jenkins – I Saw A Man
05 Wylie & The Wild West Show – Jesus Love Me
06 Joe Paul Nichols – His Everlasting Arms
07 Dusty Owens – A Taste of Heaven
08 T. Jae Christian – I Don‘t Care Where You Dig That Hole
09 Mike Siler – What A Friend We Have In Jesus
10 Joyce Leonard – The Gospel Yodel
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What folks are sayin ’ …...
Joe, just wanted to tell you how
much we enjoyed the "Cowtown
Society of Western Swing" event
in Mineral Wells, TX. The
honor of being “fans of the
year” was great, as you know
it’s the friends you make, the
music and musician we are able to enjoy and so much
fun. Several of our friends came and enjoyed it so
much, they will be back next year. The music was
awesome. It gets better with each year.
Thanks again,
Darlene & Buddy Thornton
Western Heritage Show
1350 AM KRLC – Lewiston, ID
Host - ―Toe Tappin‘‖ Tommy Tucker
Songs
52,000 intelligent good-looking readers.
THE LATE GREAT RUSTY NOZZLE.
Rusty Nozzle was a country singing star...
at least that's what he told people.
It wasn't a lie because Rusty believed it.
He considered himself Outlaw Country
because he wore open-toed cowboy boots,
had a tattoo of Richard Nixon,
and wore his toupee on top of his cowboy hat.
His desire to be different often made the little kids cry,
and he had to sell his horse because it was afraid of him.
He was ugly as a stomped frog,
and seldom found the note he was trying to sing.
The only thing he didn't lack was confidence.
His talent was making other people think of him as a star...
people with money.
He was never short of financial backers.
When he released his first album "Pearl Before Swine"
no radio station would play it,
so he advertised it on late-night television and sold over a million
copies.
His singing was so bad the younger audience thought it was a
new kind of music.
They called it Demon Rap and wore Rusty Nozzle T-shirts and
toupees.
The older folks had a suspicion that his music was awful,
but it was on TV so they had to buy it.
Juni Fisher.....Whippoorwill
Rex Allen Jr.....Streets Of Laredo
Wylie & The Wild West..... I Get High
Vince Croft & Mindi Reid.....High Country
David John & Comstock Cowboys.....The Duke
Patty Clayton.....Red Buffalo
Ed Bruce.....I Know
Don Edwards.....Man Walks Among Us
Johnny Bond.....The Pass
Liz Masterson.....Cattle Call
Sourdough Slim.....Rawhide
Dave Stamey.....Desert Winds
Joni Harms.....Catalog Dreams
Lynn Anderson.....I Rode In As A Stranger
Red Steagall.....Muley Was A Railroad Man
Flying W Wranglers.....Timber Trail
Dan Roberts.....I Miss John Wayne
R.W. Hampton.....Wish I'd Stayed In Jail
Barbara Nelson.....Ol Buttermilk Sky
Horse Crazy.....Daughters Of The West
Poets
Pat Richardson.....Henry
Gail I. Gardner.....The Sierry Petes
DW Groethe.....Star Cavvy
Jerry A. Brooks.....The Shallows of the Ford
Susan Parker.....The Hooves of the Horses
Doris Daley.....Rancho Tarbucks
Yvonne Hollenbeck.....Grandma's Homemade Aprons
Hank Snow.....The Shooting of Dan McGrew
BJ Smith.....Fire Drill / A Cowboy Collaboration
Van Criddle.....More Than Silver or Gold
Contact Tommy at [email protected]
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Totsie Slover
The Real West from the Old West
1230AM KOTS Radio, Deming, NM
Wednesday 10 AM—Noon
http://demingradio.com
http://TotsieSlover.com
He had just purchased an estate with a hog shaped swimming
pool,
a nine-hole golf course, and a stable of rodeo horses,
when he accomplished his untimely death.
Early one April morning he was sneaking up on his new horse,
so it wouldn't get a look at him and panic,
when the animal turned its head around and saw him.
Its eyes went wide and buggy with fright, and it went berserk.
Slim was trampled flat,
and was slid under the bunkhouse door by a ranch hand
who thought it was an unattractive throw rug.
This was the best career move of his life.
The radio stations began playing recordings of "The Late Great
Rusty Nozzle".
Other artists released "tribute" albums.
And that just one of the million stories in the music business.
And maybe the dumbest.
Jack Blanchard
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Top 10 Songs:
Still Ridin‘ – Jim Jones
A Cowboy I Will Stay – R. W. Hampton
Cowboy Standard Time – Bill Barwick
March Winds – Jean Prescott
Wild New Mexico Cowgirl – Juni Fisher
Oh Antonia – Eddy Harrison
Desert Moon – Deborah Liv Johnson & Chuck Woller
Wind Blow My Blues Away – Chuck Cusimano
Riding for the Brand – Kerry Grombacher
One Thing After Another – Hank Stone
Top 10 CDs:
Still Ridin‘ – Jim Jones
Wind Blow My Blues Away – Chuck Cusimano
In My Spare Time Vol. 5 – Brady Bowen
Road to Colorado – Juni Fisher
Somewhere in Texas – Hank Stone
Desert Moon – Chuck Woller & Deborah Liv Johnson
Ranch Life 101 – Prescott, Masterson, Hollenbeck
Forever West – Belinda Gail & Curly Musgrave
Bar D Roundup Vol. 4
What‘s a Steer – Cade Schalla
MySpace: http://myspace.com/jackandmisty
[email protected]
Welcome ―Storytime‖!
In October, 2000, Bob Allen of KJIM,
1500 AM, out of Sherman/Denison,
Texas, took a chance on a storyteller
(Waynetta Ausmus) by letting her tell
stories on Sunday mornings for 15 min.
He called the show ―Storytime‖. The
show soon took on sponsors and grew
to a one hour weekly show of Western
stories, Cowboy and Western music,
and cowboy poetry, with interviews
sprinkled in.
The show is produced at Waynetta‘s studio at the Lucky Me
Ranch, and plays in an expanded version on the internet as
Waynetta‘s Roundup on Live365.
Songs and Poems
Too Many Irons – Jean Prescott
Henry – Pat Richardson – Bar-D- Roundup, Vol. 4
Way Out Yonder – Sons of the San Joaquin
Freedom – Monty Teel
My Yodeling Rocky Mountain Home – Janet McBride
Rio Grande – Mentor Williams
Shallows of the Ford – Jerry Brooks
You‘re the Reason God Made Oklahoma
Through the Pain – Waddie Mitchell
I Saw the Light – Don Edwards
Good Dog – Doc Mayer
Cowboy Music Soothes My Soul – Jim Reader
I‘d Like to Be in Texas... – Linda Kirkpatrick
Ponies – Royal Wade Kymes
Save the West – Crosstown Cowboys
Singin‘ Cowboy – Pat Richardson
Workin‘20Man‘s Dollar – Chris LeDoux
The Marshall – Les Buffham
Yodelin‘ John – Kata Hay
Put a Little Texas in Your Swing – Mary Allen Keating
Mustang – Rusty Feathers
Let ―Em Run – Lacy J. Dalton
Shy – Bob Upchurch
Palomino Pal of Mine – Dan Roberts
Johnny Claire – Larry McWhorter
Ay Ay Ay – Rich and Valerie O‘Brien
New CD Titles For CD Chorale
John Bergstrom
―Western State of Mind‖
Johnny Bush
―Lillies White Lies‖
Ken Cook
―Cowboys Are Like That‖
Country Night Live
―The Right Five‖
Chuck Cusimano
―Wind Blow My Blues Away‖
Michael Elliott
―Panhandle Waltz‖
Tom Houston Orchestra ―Tuxedo Country‖
Dick Hammonds
―Love Letters‖
Dick Hammonds
―Night Life‖
Ray Harrison
―Scratchin‘ The Surface‖
Johnny Johnson
―One Last Time‖
Joe Paul Nichols
―The Price Is Right‖
Marvin O‘Dell
―Letter To Molly‖
Marvin O‘Dell
―The Silver Screen Cowboy Project‖
River Road Boys
―Houston‖
Jason Savory
―Game of Life‖
Hank Stone
―Somewhere In Texas‖
Tony Vice
―Music From Redwing Ranch‖
Joe Fisher
―Holding On Tight‖
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The Family Of The Late Sal Sage and The Western Roundup
Organization Presents Scholarship
The idea of a
scholarship has
been two years in
waiting by the
family of the late
Sal Sage and the
Western Roundup
Organization.
What a fitting way
to honor Sal Sage
who has played
western music
Sal Sage -last performance & Dave Zirbel
even when it wasn ’ t cool. A person has now been chosen to receive the scholarship and it fits like a glove. The little cowgirl in the bottom picture,
Sara Nicole Don-Hursey of Wheatland, CA. will be majoring in
music and will receive a $500.00 scholarship to Yuba College in
Marysville, CA. Sara was home schooled and will graduate from
Waynetta Ausmus
twelfth grade on June 4th. The graduation will take place at the
http://.waynettaausmus.com
Wheatland Grammar school multipurpose room at 6:00 pm. Sara
http://.luckymeranch.com
Please listen to my internet radio show on Live 365
has heard Sal sing & play many times and she even danced with
http://www.live365.com/stations/cowgirlnettie?site=live365
him. It fills my heart with joy to have Sara put her name in for the
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first scholarship in honor of Sal Sage, the Granddaddy of Western
―Brazos Valley Gold‖ has been on the
Music. Pictured with Sara is David Lay Sarah ’ s Step grandpa
air since September, 1994. The show
and Cowboy Bill
has a classic country format and airs on
her mentor. I
KAMU-FM, 90.9 in College Station,
would like to thank
Texas, the local NPR affiliate at Texas
each of you that
A&M University. Each Friday night
from 7-9pm CST, listeners tune in for 2
contributed to the
hours of ―hysterical‖ if not ―historical‖
scholarship fund.
country music. The music comes from
Your contributions
the extensive archives of host, Charlie
made this honor
Edwards. Along with co-host, Miss
possible. We have
Dixie, Edwards plays country classics
hopes of making
going back to Jimmie Rodgers and the
the Sal Sage MeCharlie & Fran
Carter Family, with a little cowboy and
bluegrass music mixed in along the way.
morial Western
Left Sara's Grandad, David Lay; center,
Another aspect of the show is the use of ―new‖ artists
Sara; right, Cowboy Bill Hague, Sara's Men- Music Scholarship
who are currently writing and performing ―real‖ country and westa yearly scholartor.
ern music. Listeners also have the option of listening on the web
ship. Western
via a ―live stream‖ format, as well as catching up on archived
Music Roundup has voted to become involved so we hope this
shows stored on the station‘s website, www.kamu.tamu.edu.
will continue on year after year. We all love and miss him, his
music and his humor so much.
SAN FRANCISCO—June 12,
2009—CowboyPoetry.com officially named its fifteenth Lariat
Laureate today—and "8 Seconds"—winners in a global competition on the internet's premier
cowboy poetry site. This popular folk form preserves and celebrates the stories of
ranching and rural life.
South Dakota rancher and poet Ken Cook (of Martin), a finalist in previous competitions, was recognized as Lariat Laureate for his poem, "The Conversation." The inspiration for the poem was an oral
history interview, in which Cook says he "spent
nearly the entire interview talking about my Grandpa
Frank Buckles and my kids and the changes in the
Cook
cattle industry that have occurred over three generations..." He comments, "For me, the poem has become ageless, with the passing of my Grandpa, my kids
growing up, and now a grandchild of my
own. This thing we call 'life on the ranch' has a
way changing with the seasons."
The "8 Seconds" finalists are, alphabetically,
Cathy Brian of Loa, Utah; Daniel Bybee of
Reno, Nevada; Byrl Keith
Chadwell of Baker City, Oregon; Del Gustafson of Duvall,
Brian
Washington; Slim McNaught
of New Underwood, South Dakota; Kip Sorlie of Viborg,
South Dakota; Smoke Wade of
Bybee
Lewiston, Idaho and Mesquite,
Nevada; and Cora Wood of Encampment, Wyoming.
CowboyPoetry.com is a project
of the non-profit Center for WestChadwell
ern and Cowboy Poetry. The site,
updated continually, is a central resource for western and cowboy poetry and associated arts. It hosts thousands of classic and contemporary poems, features, an events calendar, and news.
The eighth annual Center-sponsored
Gustafson Cowboy Poetry Week was held in
April 2009, an event officially recognized by unanimous resolution of the United States
Senate. As a part of that celebration,
each year the Center's outreach Rural Mc Naught
Library Project offers libraries across the West its
contemporary Western art poster (this year by Bob
Coronato of Hulett, Wyoming) and its annual compilation CD of modern and classic cowboy poetry, "The BAR-D Roundup."
Cowboy poetry's popularity is celebrated
Sorlie
year round at CowboyPoetry.com, in an
ever-growing number of publications and recordings,
and at hundreds of regional
gatherings. No other way of life
has spawned so many poets
Wade
and so many compelling, enduring stories. Cowboy poetry's
tales of the past and present preserve the
heritage of an endangered culture, an imWood
portant part of North America and North American history.
Skeebo Norris ’ KBAL Top Playlist
San Saba, TX
I am happy to announce that our sister
station KNVR, 1410 AM is now simulcasting our GREAT programming, along with
our streaming 24/7 on www.kbalfm.com .
Tune in daily 9-12, for ―The Skeebo
Show‖ but KBAL/KNVR and
www.kbalfm.com also feature Legend Radio, in afternoons and
Saturdays with Host Jim Lossberg. Check us out for the best in
Classic Country and Western Swing…
Favorites
 Vance Lane – Texas Two Step
 Jody Nix – The Fiddle Man
 Leona Williams – Sings Merle Haggard
 Justin Trevino – Too Many Heataches
 Bobby Flores – Eleven Roses
 The Quebe Sisters – Timeless
 Bobby Lueders – Still Swinging in Texas
 Brady Bowen – In My Spare Time Vol 5
 Curtis Potter – When The Neon Lights Come On
 Red Steagall – Here We Go Again
 Jerry Webb – Red Lips & Honkytonks
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Classical 90.5 WSMC-FM Chattanooga, TN
Well we finally started getting some pretty
weather here in the Tennessee Valley and
hopefully the rain has stopped for a while, but
the rain hasn't dampened the music on the
Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show. We started the
month out with a CD called " A Steel Guitar
Tribute to the Music of Leonard Skyard". This
CD is on CMH and is one of those "Picken On" CD's that just has
some of the absolute best musicians doing acoustic or western
swing music compilations of some really great songs. I played "T
for Texas" and "I Know a Little" from the CD with great response
from our public radio audience. I read some excerpts from the
Time Warner Series called "The Cowboys" and followed with
some Red Stegall music. I played "Dodge City", "When the Cimarron was Red and on the Rise" and "The Wagon Tongue" for a
nice set of cowboy songs. Luke Reed's CD "Corridos":scored
with "Blue Mesa", "Pan Handle Wind", "Ever Horse I ever Rode"
and "If there wasn't any cows" were all in the line up as well. My
friend Doug Flowers, who is himself one fine musician, contributed his "Born Again" to our gospel and inspirational segment. I
did a whole show on the music of the Mills Brothers. The Mills
Brothers actually competed for radio air time in the 30's and 40's
with the singing cowboys, who were so popular at the time. The
marriage of "Swing Music" and "Barbershop Harmony" made the
Mills Brothers an American phenomenon that only a few groups
have been able to surpass over time. "Paper Doll", "Daddy's Little
Girl", "Cab Driver", and "Across the Alley from the Alamo" were
only a few of the songs highlighted in this segment. I did get one
item from You Tube that made a nice ending to one show. I
found a clip of the Cactus Cuties singing the "Star Spangled Banner in harmony at a Texas Tech ball game. I have only seen that
done once before, as that song is particularly hard to sing by
one's self , much less with four part harmony. It did make a nice
addition to the show. The Time Jumpers with Carolyn Martin doing some vocals is always a hit with the crowd as well. Mr MisunPhotos of Cook, McNaught and Wade by Jeri L. Dobrowski
derstood, I'm from Texas too and Unswung were among the Time
Jumper tunes played. The Quebe Sisters added some Texas fid——————————————————————————— dle swing with "One more time", "Red Wing", and "Don't let your
Don’t forget to listen to the Backforty Bunkhouse Show
deal go down". I did a segment this month on the "Last of the
every Saturday Morning form 6 AM to 10 MDT on the internet! Silver Screen Cowboys" and did Rex Allen and Rex Allen Jr. doJust go to http://BackfortyBunkhouse.com and click on ―Listen ing some nice tunes including a favorite "Arizonia". I wanted to
Live to W-105‖ logo. You can also listen to commercial free
highlight some memories of my old friend Vern Gosdin so I did
previous shows from the opening page of the website.
some interview excerpts provided by Ben Cagle, which he had got
from CBS Records when he owned his radio station in Bristol. We had Vern Gosdin gospel songs.....sung by "The Voice"
himself. "Precious Jesus Hold my Hand" and I'll Fly Away" by
Vern Gosdin made a really nice tribute to such a great voice in
Country Music. Dave Stamey's "The Trail took me away" was
also in the mix this month.
That's just about the news that's fit to print. Cowboy Jubilee continues to be rated the number two show on our public radio station
and that's what keeps us on the air. We preview all music submitted and try to find a spot to highlight your submissions and we do
appreciate each of you who contributed music to the show.
Cowboy Jubilee broadcasts on the air and on the internet at
90.5FM and at www.wsmc.org on the wide world of the internet. We air at 6pm on Sunday evening EST.
Broadcasting from beautiful downtown Collegedale Tennessee,......where the air always smells like a big oatmeal
cookie.......Joe Baker says those Little Debbie "Zebra Cakes" are
the best..............the rain has subsided for a while and it's nice
and warm in the Tennessee Valley...........I'm getting the "steel
pony" out for a trip through the North Georgia mountains........YOU RIDE SAFE!
Bill McCallie
You can contact Bill at: [email protected]
Sundays at 6:00 pm—http://wsmc.org/webstream.html
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A Milestone Celebration for Musician/Horse Trainer and Wife
On Sunday, June 7, 2009 Pat and
Nellie Jacobs reached a milestone in
their lives that most people will never
experience. They celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary. Their children,
family and friends marked this special
day with food, music and dancing at
Charlie and Linda O'Bannon's party barn
in Cool, Texas.
Pat is an accomplished musician, a
rancher, a great cutting horse trainer, an
author and about the realest Texas cowboy you could ever make acquaintance
with. He is a lifetime member of Cowtown Society of Western Music and has
always helped out with our fundraisers and benefits throughout
the years. His heart is just as big as his hat. He is also CSWM's
2008 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner.
Throughout his long career in music and horse training he has
wrangled many credits to his name. Perhaps, one of the most
cherished is the premier of The Oklahoma Swing Project CD in
2008. This musical collaboration with Dave Alexander was 25
plus years in the making. Below is an excerpt written by Pat
about this project which is so dear to his heart.
I've worn many different hats over the years - rancher,
cowboy, nationally known cutting horse trainer and musician, but
the most rewarding of all is the 25 years it has taken to produce
this historic western swing album.
A brief history:
1956-57-58: I played bass on Hurshul Clothiers, "Oklahoma
Travelers Road Band."
1978: World renowned writer, playwright, etc., Thomas
McGuane, wrote a feature story on one of my cutting horses, "Go
Benjibaby Go". This started a lifetime friendship. Tom knew of
my fascination with western swing. He introduced me to Jimmy
Guresco. Jimmy owned Caribou Studios (one of the leading studios in the world). A mutual friendship formed and as a result of
some "horse trading" I acquired 3 days of recording time. I contacted Hurshul Clothier. We put our heads together and selected
the very best western swing musicians available. It is ironic that
they all were from Oklahoma, or had strong Oklahoma ties.
We recorded in 1982. We let it die in the can. Shortly before
Hurshul's death in 2006, he gave me the original tapes. He said
"do something with this."
I teamed with Dave Alexander, (his dad, Ashley Alexander,
played trumpet and trombone on the original recording). It was a
labor of love for Dave. Dave and I then co-produced this album.
Pat Jacobs
[email protected]
Cowtown Society of Western Music Update
By Joyce Miller
The Oklahoma Swing Project is a remarkable collection of western swing music featuring some of the best musicians around. It
is narrated by acclaimed actor, Barry Corbin. Musicians include
Leon Rausch, Pat Jacobs, Dave Alexander, Red Steagall, Tiny
Duncan, Gene Crownover, Randy
Elmore, Curley Lewis, Frankie
McWhorter, Benny Garcia, Ashley
Alexander, Glen Rheese, Jimmy
Guercio, Hurshul Clothier, Jimmy
Burson, Jimmy Benjamin, Jack Bailey, and the incomparable, Ginny
Mac. It's a genuine piece of western
swing history unlike anything you
have ever heard. Do yourself a favor
and pick up one of these great CDs...you will be glad you did.
Contact Pat to find out where they are sold at
[email protected].
Another of Pat's recent projects is his 13 CD volume audio
book which chronicles his life's experiences entitled "Outcasts,
Outlaws and Second Chance Horses." Pat may be getting up in
years but he still gets up in the saddle every chance he gets. He
still trains horses and rides for pleasure and to paraphrase Barry
Corbin's thoughts about Pat, "Not only is he a fine horse trainer,
he's one of the best story tellers I've ever met." That just goes to
show you can't keep a good cowboy down. He is a living legend
in the cutting horse business as well as a fine western swing musician. He is and always has been interested in the preservation
and promotion of both interests. You can also contact Pat via email to find out how to get a copy of this entertaining audio cd set.
In closing, I would like to say on behalf of Cowtown Society of
Western Music, "Pat it's a pleasure to know you and Nellie and
thanks for all you both do for western music and the western way
of life. Here's wishing you Happy 50th Anniversary."
Joyce Miller, Secretary/Treasurer CSWM
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Contratulations Cora!
Cora Wood of Encampment, Wyoming, is the youngest
poet honored; she's seven years old. She takes her
place in the tradition of writing about ranching life. Her
poem, "Chester," is about a horse she rides when working cows
with her ranch manager father. Cora performs at events across the West. She
writes songs as well as poems, and is
known for her yodeling, which is showcased in her new recording, Cora's Cowgirl
Yodel.
EXCITING NEWS!
Jim Gough and Dwight Adair are thrilled to
present Bob Wills Radio on:
http://BobWills.com
The programs are hosted by veteran disc jockey and
Western Swing Hall of Famer Jim Gough and will feature
interviews with legendary and contemporary musicians
influenced by Wills‘ music. The initial shows feature Jim's
classic interviews with the great steel guitarist Leon
McAuliffe. The site is owned by Dwight Adair.
Rick Huff's Best Of The West Reviews
Review - Call Of The West
"Twilight On The Trail"
of decorations filled the walls. In any kitchen except Grandma's, it
would have been clutter. In hers, it was personality, warmth and comfort. It was her favorite room and she liked it the very best when it was
filled full with family members of all ages and generations laughing,
talking and telling stories. Stories like the one about how the refrigerator
got a bullet hole in it.
As each generation of grandmas passes on, the matriarchal crown moves
a little closer to home. My mom is a wonderful grandma who has many
special things she has shared with her grandchildren. They will each
have a little different piece of her in their hearts forever.
When the rolling pin passes, it makes us all put on life's brakes, look
around and reflect. We take just a moment to ponder what legacy we are
leaving for those coming behind in our tracks. Aprons, cookies, hugs
and plenty of sympathy. Good smells from the stovetop, bushels of apples to be made into jam, jars of canned fruits and vegetables.
Perhaps mine, or yours, may not look and smell the same as the generations before us. However, there is something about grandmas that makes
each one special to those who love them.
Thank God for grandmas. They keep us grounded in what really counts.
Pass the cookies, please.
Here's the one Call Of The West
fans have been waiting for! And
the musicianship, the humor
and the calm yet swingin' spirit
are intact.
Always anchored by Jeanne
Cahill and Jerome Campbell,
Call Of The West has gone
through associations, reconfigurations and conflagrations and
has now come around to being "Jeanne Cahill and Jerome Campbell!" Trust me...that's all that's ever been needed.
You'll find welcome vigor put into classics like the CD's title track.
Their originals include a marvelous and ambitiously mystical piece
called "The Mesa Ridge," a fresh take of their theme song "Call
Of The West" and they solidly claim "Seven Spanish Angels" and
Julie can be reached for comment at www.julie-carter.com
"Snowbird" for The Western Team! As if there were any question
about how or why Jeanne Cahill would receive ―Instrumentalist Of
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The Year‖ from the Western Music Association, this album will put
that to rest.
From the standpoints of performance, artistic choices and esthetWhat folks are sayin’…..
ics, "Twilight On The Trail" is a rare polished gem. If the right
folks are paying attention, this one should be a major contender
CONGRATS TO JOE BAKER AND THE BACKFORTY BUNKfor awards next year. Buy it, buy it, buy it!!!
HOUSE NEWSLETTER. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO CATCH UP
ON WHAT THE FOLKS IN WESTERN MUSIC,AS WELL AS
CDs: $13 plus $3 s/h from Call Of The West, P.O. Box 333,
COUNTRY MUSIC, ARE DOING OUT THERE! MOST FOLKS
Strang, OK 74367. If possible, please use the order form
IN THE BUSINESS DON'T HAVE MAJOR MONEY TO AFFORD
downloaded from www.callofthewest.net
PUBLICITY PEOPLE TO KEEP THEIR NAMES OUT FRONT.
THIS IS A BIG HELP THE ARTISTS ,OUT IN THE TRENCHES,
by Rick Huff
THAT WORK JUST AS HARD, IF NOT HARDER ,THAN THE
BIG STARS.
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Grandma's kitchen
Cowgirl Sass & Savvy Julie
Carter
JOHNNY WESTERN
AM 1070 "THE RANCH"
WICHITA , KS.
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Hey folks, want to see some of
the finest western swing and tradiIt had been more than 35 years since I
tional country music, I like to call
first saw it and yet when I looked
it Real Texas Music. Simply go to
through the doorway, I could see that
http://TexasCountyLine.tv and
nothing of consequence had changed.
click on "View Shows" and you
The kitchen, lit by a single window over the old single basin sink, stood
can experience some of the finest
exactly as it had when I took my first baby girl to spend the day with her
the Lone Star State has to offer.
grandma. The same as when, a couple of decades later, that baby girl
Ray Price, Jody Nix, Heart Of Texas Artists, Bob Wills, Dennis
took her baby to spend the day with his great-grandma.
Ivey, Bobby Flores, Jake Hooker and the list goes on and on.
Look around your life and see what, if anything, has not changed in
Always check back to the Texas County Line for new shows. Just
appearance in 35 years and you can honestly say, "It looks exactly the
add to your favorites, http://TexasCountyLine.tv
same." I absolutely cannot look in the mirror and say that. Sure can't
point to the pickup and say that. I have owned about, oh, six or seven
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since then. The house - I can't even begin there because I've moved at
least a dozen times. Good horses and dogs have come and gone. So have Do you have a good cowboy story? Or anything else approprithe bad ones.
ate? An event report? A CD review? Are you disc jockey that
Fresh paint, a new curtain and new floor tile. That was all that was difwe have not heard from? Had an experience you think folks
ferent in her kitchen. Except, in the interim, they invented microwaves
would like for you to share? If you want to be in the Backforty
so there was one of those and the old wall rotary dial phone was gone.
Bunkhouse Newsletter, simply send your material to bbnewsletThe table sat where it always was and the center of it, as before, was
[email protected] along with a short bio and pictures. We
filled with napkins, condiments, a silverware holder and an assortment
like pictures!
of other things deemed important enough to just stay there.
The old bright white wood cabinets filled the east wall broken only by
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the sink in the middle. The sink with its signature Rubbermaid dishpan
inside and no cabinet below it, so a curtain covered up those things you
put under a sink. The cabinets went up the wall all the way to meet the
Remember to tune in to Joe Baker’s Backforty Bunk10-foot ceiling and the top row of cupboards could be accessed only by
house show on Saturday morning from 6:00 to 9:00 AM.
standing on a stool. The very limited counter space was always full of
Log onto http://backfortybunkhouse.com and you’ll find
canisters, a bread box, dish drainer, percolator coffee pot and assorted
the link on the home page! Along with a lot of other
packages of cookies and crackers.
good stuff!
Knick knacks, a corkboard full of keys, a big calendar and grandma-kind