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<strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Baker</strong>'s Top 20 – September, 2010<br />
Western Swing<br />
1. Asleep At The Wheel & Leon Rausch, It‘s A<br />
Good Day<br />
2. Tony Harrison & Hot Texas, Swingin‘ Big<br />
3. Rebecca Linda Smith, True Love<br />
4. Gayla Earlene, Traditional Sugar<br />
5. Tom Houston, Tuxedo Country, Vol.#2<br />
6. Lone Pine WS Band, Goodbye Liza Jane<br />
Hello WS<br />
7. Eddie McAlvain, Whatever You Want Me To<br />
Be<br />
8. Gena Roberts, Shuffle Back To Me<br />
9. Amber Digby & Justin Trevino, Keeping Up<br />
Appearances<br />
10. Jerry D. Hobbs, <strong>Baker</strong>sfield<br />
11. Carolyn Martin, Cookin‘ With Carolyn<br />
12. Brady Bowen In My Spare Time, Vol.#5<br />
13. Johnny Lyon, Wynn Stewart Fav, Vol.#3<br />
14. Johnny Gimble, Celebrating With Friends<br />
15. Jerry Webb, ―Live‖ At Pearl‘s CD/DVD<br />
16. Billy Mata, This Is Tommy Duncan Vol.#1<br />
17. Rachael Hester, Only Time Will Tell<br />
18. Troy Stone, You still Turn My Head<br />
19. Chuck Cusimano, Swing me A Song<br />
20. Steel Country, Country Hard As Steel<br />
Western Music/Cowboy Poetry<br />
1. Larry McWhorter, Cowboy Poet (Prescott)<br />
2. Bar-D Roundup, Vol.#5 CowboyPoetry.com<br />
3. Yvonne Hollenbeck, Sorting Time<br />
4. Mark Compere, Cowboy Songs<br />
5. Patty Parker, Southwest Serenade<br />
6. Lynn Anderson, Cowgirl II<br />
7. Fred Hargrove, My Sacred Ground<br />
8. Ken Cook, Cowboys Are Like That<br />
9. Stardust Cowboys, Ridin‘ Back To You<br />
10. Chuck Woller, D. Johnson Vocals) Desert<br />
Moon<br />
11. Steve Anderson, Old Man Talking<br />
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12. Gil Prather, Last Of The Border Cowboys<br />
13. Frank Fara, Songs Of The Untamed West<br />
14. Horse Crazy, Daughters Of The West<br />
15. Linda Lee Filener, One Life To Live<br />
16. <strong>Backforty</strong> Roundup Vol. #46<br />
17. Almeda Terry, Voices From The Range<br />
18. Troy Bateson, Midnight Moon<br />
19. Chuck Cusimano, Wind Blow My Blues Away<br />
20. Brenn Hill, Equine<br />
"Swingin' West"- Mike Gross<br />
WVOF-FM<br />
September 1, 2010<br />
Songs<br />
1. Oklahoma- 1955- Les Gilliam<br />
2. Lonestar Ladies- Ray Sanders<br />
3. Don‘t Let the Devil Dance-<br />
The Captain‘s Crew<br />
4. That‘s What I Call Cookin‘- Carolyn Martin<br />
5. California Mountains- The Stardust Cowboys<br />
6. What I Like About Texas- Marshall Ford Swing<br />
Band<br />
7. I Wouldn‘t Trade You for a Farm in Georgia- Ray<br />
Kayanek<br />
8. Night Coach Out of Dallas- Jake Hooker<br />
9. Over the Hill- River Road Boys<br />
10. Tacos, Enchiladas and Beans- Buck Pizzarelli &<br />
West Texas Tumbleweeds<br />
Albums<br />
1. Oklahoma- 1955- Les Gilliam<br />
2. Live at Pearls- Jerry Webb<br />
3. Goodbye Liza Jane Hello Western Swing- Lone<br />
Pine Western Swing Band<br />
4. Cookin‘ With Carolyn- Carolyn Martin<br />
5. Celebrating with Friends- Johnny Gimble<br />
6. Swing Me a Song- Chuck Cusimano<br />
7. Swing Big- Tony Harrison & Hot Texas<br />
8. Whatever You Want Me to Be- Eddie McAlvain<br />
9. Western Bling- Stephanie Davis<br />
10. Houston- River Road Boys<br />
swinginwest.com
awaawards.org<br />
nwwsms.org<br />
westernswingsociety.org<br />
ifco.org<br />
swinginwest.com<br />
demingradio.com<br />
realwestoldwest.com<br />
cowboypoetry.com<br />
kalhlp@earthlink.net<br />
cowboysymposium.org<br />
Andy and Jim Nelson<br />
C. O. W. Radio<br />
5 Week Playlist<br />
8/28/10, Old West Trivia<br />
Bar J Wranglers: Ridin' For The Roundup<br />
Dave Stamey: Come Ride With Me<br />
Bob Nolan: Cool Water<br />
Prickly Pair: Eureka Saturday Night<br />
Andy Nelson: My Shoeing Rig<br />
D.W. Groethe: The Thunderin' Herds<br />
8/21/10, I Shouldn't Be Alive<br />
Mended Heart: Cherokee Maiden<br />
Wylie And The Wild West: To Ride<br />
Robert Horton: Shenandoah<br />
Butch Falk: Strike A Lope<br />
Larry McWhorter: Private Thoughts<br />
Stephanie Davis: Santa Fe, New Mexico<br />
8/14/10, 50 Reasons Not to be a Cowboy<br />
Dave Alexander: Big Tulsa Medley<br />
Jill Jones And The Lonestar Chorale: Endless Sky<br />
Rex Allen: Moonshine Steer<br />
The Texas Trailhands: Jingle Jangle Jingle<br />
Jay Snider: Rainy Day Prayer<br />
Michael and Dawn Moon: Cool Of The Evening<br />
8/7/10, Stuff My Dad Says<br />
Asleep At The Wheel: It's A Good Day<br />
Bill Barwick: George's Rule<br />
Hank Snow: I've Been Everywhere<br />
Hudson Ridge: Blue Ridge Mountain Girl<br />
Linda Kirkpatrick: Bruce Kiskaddon's "Creak of the<br />
Leather"<br />
Carin Mari and Pony Express: Echoes of the Trail<br />
cowboypoet@wyoming.com<br />
All Things Country Top 10 CDs<br />
Rowena Muldavin<br />
1. Yvette Landry – Should Have<br />
Known<br />
2. June Webb: Then…With A Hint Of<br />
Now!<br />
3. Brennen Leigh – The Box<br />
4. Ghost Train - The Studio B Sessions<br />
5. Mike Clifford – Backroads In Bare Feet<br />
6. Eilen Jewell: Butcher Holler, A Tribute To<br />
Loretta Lynn<br />
7. Carolyn Martin – Cookin‘ With Carolyn<br />
8. Asleep At The Wheel With Leon Rausch: It‘s A<br />
Good Day!<br />
9. Teea Goans – The Way I Remember It<br />
10. Willie Nelson – Country Music<br />
rowena@hpr.org<br />
2<br />
The Big Fred Walker Show<br />
WOES 91.3 FM<br />
Mid-Michigan<br />
Top Twenty Songs<br />
01 Bobby Flores – Don‘t You<br />
Believe Her<br />
02 Troy Cook JR - What You<br />
See Is What You Get<br />
03 Lonnie Burkhart – The Good Old Days<br />
04 Electa Winter – Two Step Your Baby‘s Blues Away<br />
05 David Church – Softer Side Of Blue<br />
06 Paul Alan Coons – Everything She Touches Turns<br />
To Love<br />
07 Larry Vannatta – Country Junkie<br />
08 Clelia Adams – Cowgirl Rides Away<br />
09 Jerry Webb – Wall To Wall<br />
10 Leon Seiter – Shadows of A Honky Tonk<br />
TOP TEN CDs<br />
01 T.J. Casey & Jim Reader - RNDNMUP<br />
02 Billy Mata – This Is Tommy Duncan Vol. 1<br />
03 Bobby Flores - Eleven<br />
04 Chuck Cusimano – Wind Blow My Blues Away<br />
05 Steel Country – Country Hard As Steel<br />
06 Eddie McAlvain –Whatever You Want Me To Be<br />
07 Paul Alan Coons - Everything She Touches<br />
08 Rebecca Linda Smith – True Love<br />
09 Troy Cook JR – Introducing Troy Cook Jr.<br />
10 Jerry Webb – Live At Pearls<br />
djcountryone@charter.net<br />
TOP TWELVE CDs<br />
LEESWING TOP 12<br />
CDs & SONGS<br />
Lillies Ohlsson<br />
Kountry Korral Magazine<br />
Bennerstigen 12<br />
SE-733 95 SALA *<br />
Sweden<br />
1. Bobby Koefer – Thumbin´ It<br />
2. Buck Pizzarelli – Diggin´ Up Bones<br />
3. Chuck Cusimano – Swing Me A Song<br />
4. Chuck Cusimano – We Were Cowboys<br />
5. Eddie McAlvain – Whatever You Want Me To Do<br />
6. Gaylynn Robinson – Love & Heartache<br />
7. Hurshul Clothier – Sessions<br />
8. Lucky Tomblin Band – Honk Tonk Merry Go Round<br />
9. Mike Blakely – Get Western<br />
10. Shoot Low Sheriff – Mockingbird Sessions<br />
11. Sisters Of The Silver Sage – There´ll Be Harmony<br />
In Heaven<br />
12. Wayne Glasson – Jammin´ On 12 th Street<br />
Ruidoso, New Mexico mountainannies.com
adioksey.com<br />
waynettawwr@aol.com<br />
wswing.home.texas.net<br />
sblackwell18<br />
@comcast.net<br />
cdtex.com<br />
texascountyline.tv<br />
gabeandtony.com<br />
MineralWellsTX.com<br />
19. Jason Sturgeon - Rollin' On<br />
20. Jay Gaunt - Double Shuffle<br />
TOP TWELVE SONGS<br />
1. Diggin´ Up Bones – Buck Pizzarelli<br />
2. Keeper Of My Heart – Wayne Glasson<br />
3. Last Comanche Moon – Mike Blakely<br />
4. Leavin´ And Sayin´ Goodbye – Justin<br />
Trevino<br />
5. Mira Las Palomas – Mike Blakely<br />
6. My First Taste Of Texas – Ed Bruce<br />
7. Over The Hill – River Road Boys<br />
8. Shuffle Back To Me – Gena Roberts &<br />
Country Night Live Band<br />
9. Sing Faded Love Dayna Gayle – Dayna<br />
Wills<br />
10. Swing Me A Song – Chuck Cusimano<br />
11. Talk Back Trembling Lips – Eddie<br />
McAlvain<br />
12. Wine – Lucky Tomblin Band<br />
www.123minsida.se/scowswing<br />
www.LeeSwing88.se<br />
Ken Bass<br />
Variety 95.1 FM - KALH<br />
Serving<br />
Alamogordo - La Luz<br />
Holloman AFB &<br />
Tularosa, NM<br />
TOP 20<br />
01. Johnny Tillotson - Not Enough<br />
02. John Carter - All Kinds Of Beautiful<br />
03. Darryl Worley - Keep The Change<br />
04. LeVee Town - Hallabaloo<br />
05. Julie Ingrama - I Love You<br />
06. Buck McCoy - Man Of The Law<br />
07. Amber Digby & Justin Travino - The<br />
Right Combination<br />
08. Amber Hayes - C'mon<br />
09. D K Davis - In My Arms Again<br />
10. Joanna Smith - Gettin' Married<br />
11. Jo Hikk - Big Spoon<br />
12.Teri Hendrix - Roll On<br />
13. Red Hot Poker Dots - I Will If You Will<br />
14. Bellamy Brothers - Jalapenos<br />
15. Grascals - Last Train To Clarksville<br />
16. Ken Donash - Something Going On<br />
17. David - Clock Suckers<br />
18. Karli Whetstone - I Don't<br />
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WESTERN HERITAGE SHOW<br />
1350 AM KRLC Radio<br />
Lewiston, Idaho<br />
Tommy Tucker, Host<br />
Songs<br />
Juni Fisher - Yakima<br />
Juni Fisher - Roundup To Remember<br />
Susie Knight - Calf Ropin' Son-of-a-Gun<br />
T.J. Casey & Jim Reader - The Cowboy Hall Of Fame<br />
Les Gilliam - Gunsmoke Trail<br />
Don Edwards - Saddle Tramp<br />
Don Edwards - Strawberry Roan<br />
Marty Robbins - Cowboy In The Continental Suit<br />
Ian Tyson - Casey Tibbs<br />
Royal Wade Kimes - I'm A Cowboy<br />
Kyle Evans - The Hustler<br />
Rex Allen Jr. - Ride Cowboy Ride<br />
Old West Trio - Cowpoke<br />
Richard Elloyan - Rodeo Bones<br />
Tom Hiatt - Bronc To Breakfast<br />
David Anderson - Born To Be A Cowboy<br />
Joni Harms - Cowboy Up<br />
Riders In The Sky - That's How The Yodel Was Born<br />
Prickly Pear - The Jigger Boss<br />
Bill Ganz Western Band - West of the Story<br />
Rod Taylor - Indian Cowboy<br />
Poems<br />
Susie Knight - Rodeo Ridin' Days<br />
Doris Daley - Goodnight To The Trail<br />
Waddie Mitchell - No Second Chance<br />
Pat Richardson - The Confession<br />
tommy@idavend.com<br />
Graham Lees<br />
HWD Radio - United Kingdom<br />
Top Ten CDs<br />
Asleep At The Wheel And Leon Rausch - It‘s A<br />
Good Day<br />
Eddie McAlvain - Whatever You Want Me To Be<br />
Marshal Ford Swing Band - It‘s About Dam Time<br />
Michael Martin Murphey - Buckaroo Blue Grass<br />
II<br />
Cornell Hurd Band - A Bad Year For Love<br />
Bob & Johnny Boatright - Lost Trails<br />
Flying J Wranglers - The Last Cattle Drive<br />
Belinda Gail - She Is A Cowgirl<br />
Jody Nix - Music That I Love<br />
<strong>Joe</strong> Paul Nichols - The Way it Was<br />
Top Ten Songs<br />
Eddie McAlvain - Invitation To The Blues<br />
Asleep At The Wheel and Leon Rausch - I Didn‘t Realize<br />
Michael Martin Murphey - Carolina In The Pines<br />
The Swing Commanders - Ain‘t Nobody Here But Us Chickens<br />
Cornell Hurd Band - It‘s All Downhill From Here<br />
Barbara Nelson - Moonriver<br />
RW Hampton - Cowboy‘s Payer<br />
George Highfill - Hit The Dance Floor Dancin‘<br />
Billy Armstrong - Heartaches By The Number<br />
Richard Lee Cody And Mary Kaye - Yellow Bandana
MUSIC LIST<br />
Hugh McLennan’s<br />
THE SPIRIT OF THE WEST<br />
Kamloops Country Radio 103<br />
Kamloops, BC<br />
Sept. 18, 2010<br />
1. Roundup Fire - Brenn Hill<br />
2. The Wire And The Rail - Michael Fleming & New West<br />
3. Jimmy McDonnell - Rob Dinwoodie<br />
4. Blackbird - Allen Christie<br />
5. He‘s Ridin‘ <strong>Home</strong> - Montana Blue & Big Sky Cowboys<br />
POEM Drip Coffee - Larry McWhorter<br />
Sept. 11, 2010<br />
MUSIC LIST<br />
1. Old Chisholm Trail - Randy Travis<br />
2. Those City Lights - Tammy Gislason<br />
3. The Last Cowboy Song - Keith Ward<br />
4. With a Whisper - Brenn Hill<br />
5. Roy Rogers In Japan - Michael Hurwitz<br />
POEM: Good Clean Fun - Rodney Nelson<br />
Sept. 4, 2010<br />
MUSIC LIST<br />
1. Mountain <strong>Home</strong> - Jim Wilson<br />
2. An Old Puncher‘s Prayer - Prickly Pair<br />
3. Barrel Racin‘ Angel - Suzanne Depaoli<br />
4. The Pistol - Jim Wilson<br />
5. Tom Blasingame - Ian Tyson<br />
POEM: No Second Chance - Waddie Mitchell<br />
August 28, 2010<br />
MUSIC LIST<br />
1. When I‘m Ridin‘ I‘m Right - Wylie & The Wild West<br />
2. Rocky Mountain Morning - Prickly Pair<br />
3. Cool Water - Rawling Bros.<br />
4. Rocky Mountain Fever - Chris & Sharkey Shauer<br />
5. At The End Of The Trail<br />
Poem: The Gather - Sam Deleeuw<br />
wwww.hugh-mclennan.com<br />
The Real West from the Old West<br />
Totsie Slover<br />
AM1230 - KOTS Deming, NM<br />
DemingRadio.com<br />
Top 20 CDs<br />
1. Cookin‘ With Carolyn – Carolyn Martin<br />
2. Larry McWhorter – Larry McWhorter<br />
3. It‘s A Good Day – Asleep At The Wheel/<br />
Leon Rausch<br />
4. Here, There Or Anywhere – Rod Taylor<br />
5. Oklahoma 1955 – Les Gilliam<br />
6. Equine – Brenn Hill<br />
7. Route 66 On The Road – Oklahoma Swing<br />
8. Way Out West – Richard Lee Cody & Mary Kaye<br />
9. Swing Me A Song – Chuck Cusimano<br />
10. Bar-D Roundup Vol. 5 – Center For Western And Cowboy<br />
Poetry Inc.<br />
4<br />
11. This Is Tommy Duncan Vol. 1 – Billy Mata<br />
12. One Life To Live – Linda Lee Filener<br />
13. In My Spare Time Vol. 5 – Brady Bowen<br />
14. Let ‗Er Go, Let ‗Er Buck, Let ‗Er Fly – Juni Fisher<br />
15. Festival Favorites – Bobby Flores<br />
16. Ridin‘ Back To Yesterday - Old West Trio<br />
17. Viva La Cowboy – Dan Roberts<br />
18. Saddle Up! Music Of The West – Bill Ganz Western Band<br />
19. Lucky Seven – The Desperados<br />
20. Still Ridin‘ – Jim Jones<br />
RealWestOldWest@live.com<br />
”Dandelion”. Fredericia. Denmark.<br />
By DJ. John Andersen.<br />
Scharlingsvej 13, Strib,<br />
5500 Middelfart. Denmark.<br />
1. Patsy Cline. Crazy.<br />
2. 16 Tons. Willie Nelson<br />
3. R.W.Hampton. Cowboy's<br />
Prayer<br />
4. Smoky Colt. I keep Stumbling<br />
Over Your Memories<br />
5. Lazy J.Dalton. My Bucket‘s Got A Hole In It<br />
6. Orla Miller. Don‘t Borrow Worries From Tomorrow<br />
7. Ronnie Masters. Where Did I Go Right<br />
8. William Ray. This Old Shack<br />
9. Doug Jones. How Do You Like Your Country<br />
10. Leon Blue. Rednecks And Roughnecks<br />
11. Jack Robertson. Come And Get Us Mama<br />
12. Dough Hamilton. Whiskey Or Wine<br />
13. Court Yards Hounds. The Coast<br />
14. Taylor Wolfe. Excit 99<br />
15. Rusty Evans. Everybody‘s Talking<br />
16. Dough Kershaw. The Class Of The Cultures<br />
17. Big B. Best Mistake<br />
18. Cash n Check. Song When I‘m Sober<br />
19. Johnny Cash. We Will Meet Again<br />
Together we keep it Country.<br />
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Oamaru Heritage Radio 88.3FM & 107 FM<br />
White City, New Zealand<br />
Janie Brannon, Mockingbird Hill<br />
Skeeter Davis, Blue Kentucky Girl<br />
Susan Raye, Happy Heart<br />
Julie Maners, You Make My Whole World Seem Right<br />
Kimberly Bibb-Mars, After Supper<br />
Derrick Mehaffey, A Quarter At A Time<br />
Jackie Gilbert, Light At The End Of The Tunnel<br />
Bill Murphree, My Dreams Just Came True<br />
Jodi Vaughan, May Love Always Be With You<br />
Brian Langlinis, Tennessee Hideaway<br />
Colin Clark, When Mama Prayed
David Cline, They're Playing A Song About You<br />
Gabe Lope , Calloused Hands<br />
Lee Kernaghan, Love In The Time Of Drought<br />
Ray Tomb, Liner<br />
Ray Tombs, Almost Persuaded<br />
Red River Junction, Jumpin' Barbwire Fences<br />
Shelly Streeter, Fiddle And Bow<br />
Campbell Nicol, Bonnie Mary Of Argyle<br />
Terry Scott, My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose<br />
wynjoy@orcon.net.nz<br />
Bill McCallie’s Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show<br />
Classical 90.5 WSMC-FM<br />
Chattanooga, TN<br />
We had the unique experience this past month of having the Hot<br />
Club of Cow Town in Chattanooga for a Friday "Night Fall'' concert<br />
so naturally I played some Hot Club western swing this past<br />
month to help promote their appearance here. We played "Diga<br />
Diga Doo," "Deed I Do," "Ida Red" and "Exactly Like You." We<br />
are indeed fortunate to have this group in our area and wish we<br />
had other western swing groups at the Night Fall Series. You<br />
western swingers get on www.nightfallchattanooga.com and get<br />
yourself booked in here. You can even do some live radio with us<br />
at Cowboy Jubilee to promote the show. I did some interviews in<br />
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and was lucky enough to get one with<br />
Dave Stamey. I did a segment on Dave's music along with the<br />
interview. We played "Wheels," "Tonopah" and "It's Just A State<br />
Of Mind." Red Steagall popped up again this month with "I Left<br />
The Best Part Of Me In Tennessee" and "Bob's Got A Swing<br />
Band In Heaven." Vern Gosden did "Jesus Hold My Hand" and In<br />
Cahoots did "Above And Beyond" as inspirational songs for the<br />
first show of the month. Bobby Flores did "Spanish Eyes" and<br />
"Make The World Go Away" and Jody Nix did "Mama Was The<br />
Rose Of San Antone" and a great instrumental "Snow Deer." CJ<br />
Hadley's Range magazine provided a story by Tom Findley about<br />
Tennessean Davy Crockett and his brief stay in the United States<br />
Congress. The term "sockdolager" was an expression introduced<br />
to Davy Crockett when he voted for a bill to give U S Treasury<br />
money to victims of a small fire in Washington DC. Wow, would<br />
Davy be surprised at what congress gives away today. It turns<br />
out that a "sockdolager" is the final blow or the undeniable truth<br />
that hits you in the face and no replay is necessary. Davy's constituent<br />
introduced him to the word and told him "I voted for you<br />
once but not again." I followed the segment with the theme from<br />
Walt Disney's "Davy Crockett" and Marty Robbins with the "Ballad<br />
Of The Alamo". I kicked off one of the shows this month with<br />
some ladies of western swing. I had Carolyn Martin with "That's<br />
What I Call Cookin", Suzie Bogus with "Straighten Up And Fly<br />
Right," The Quebe Sisters Band with the Tex Williams standard<br />
"Shame On You" and Peggy Raines with "You're Nobody Til<br />
Somebody Loves You." I read a nice article from American Cowboy<br />
Magazine about the great work ethic of early Americans who<br />
emigrated here from Ireland and escaped untenable situations to<br />
build up great wealth in land, cattle and business. I followed that<br />
article up with Red Steagall's poem called '' Born To This Land"<br />
and a song called the "Wagon Tongue" and "Dodge City." Walter<br />
Brennan's "Suppertime" was a special request from a listener and<br />
was one of my favorites too. We kicked off one segment this<br />
month with two of the masters of western swing Buddy Emmons<br />
and Ray Pennington. Buddy and Ray did "In The Mood", "Don't<br />
5<br />
Worry", "String Of Pearls" and "Curtain Call"...Buddy and Ray are<br />
always a hit. I read a great article about the Angola Prison Rodeo<br />
from American Cowboy Magazine and followed that with Paul<br />
Zarzyski's poem called "The Luck Of The Draw" and Marty Robbins‘<br />
rodeo songs called "Strawberry Roan" and "All Around Cowboy."<br />
I had some friends who mustered the funds for an Alaska<br />
trip this past summer and it reminded me that the trip is on my<br />
"Bucket List" and it also reminded me of Lacy J Dalton's great CD<br />
about Alaska called "The Last Wild Place" so I played a couple of<br />
cuts off the CD to stimulate me into planning that trip. I did the<br />
"Alaska Song" and "The Last Wild Place"...both great songs and<br />
the whole CD is great ... if you don't have it in your collection, you<br />
need to get it...great stuff! Rev. Charles Nation of the Flowery<br />
Branch Baptist played "Just A Closer Walk" while Buddy Greene<br />
did "Power In The Blood" and Tim Ryan did "Golden Harvest" to<br />
round out the month of great music.<br />
That's just about all the news that's fit to print. We broadcast<br />
every Sunday at 6pm EST and stream on the Internet<br />
at www.wsmc.org. Tune us in every chance you get and I'll guarantee<br />
you a good show and some really great music. We broadcast<br />
from beautiful downtown Collegedale, Tennessee ... where<br />
the air always smells like a big oatmeal cookie! Remember, in the<br />
words of Sheriff Jim Wilson..."The good things that come to those<br />
who wait...will be the things left by those who got there first."<br />
Think about it...we'll see you next month.<br />
Bill McCallie<br />
Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show<br />
WSMC Public Radio 90.5<br />
www.wsmc.org<br />
Airs: Sunday @ 6pm EST<br />
A few Guest & personalities<br />
for The<br />
Heart Of A Cowboy<br />
Celebration:<br />
John Conley<br />
Lenarod Bullock (Editor)<br />
Brian Olson (Layout & Design)<br />
Rodd Wolff (Stuntman)<br />
Ron Nix (Stuntman)<br />
Danny McGuire (Host & Rodeo<br />
Clown)<br />
Marshall Pepper (Cowboy<br />
Singer)<br />
Wyatt Earp (Live Perfomance)<br />
Buffalo Bill Cody (Double)<br />
Lee Anderson (Historian)<br />
Carlos Hadaway (The Arizona<br />
Kid) Artist<br />
Jeff Harrison (Western<br />
Singer)<br />
Bethany Braley (National Day<br />
Of The Cowboy)<br />
Mary Brown (Festival Of The<br />
West)<br />
Charlie Lesueur (Actor & Interviewer)<br />
Bud Hogan (Christian Gospel<br />
Singer & Western Music)<br />
Christine Auerbach (Empire<br />
Ranch)<br />
Dr Buck (Actor)<br />
Beve Cole (Arizona Music &<br />
Entertainment Hall Of Fame)<br />
<strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Baker</strong> (Master of Ceremonies<br />
& Stage Manager)<br />
All guest should arrive at least<br />
30 min early
Cowboy Poetry<br />
at the BAR-D Ranch<br />
by Margo Metegrano, Editor,<br />
CowboyPoetry.com<br />
Cowboy poetry and music events<br />
abound in October. Among the many are Wyoming's 5th Annual<br />
Pinedale Cowboy Roundup; Cartersville, Georgia's 8th Annual<br />
Southeastern Cowboy Festival and Symposium; Ft. Worth's Red<br />
Steagall Cowboy Gathering and Western Swing Festival;Payson,<br />
Arizona's Heritage Festival; Martin, South Dakota's Fourth Annual<br />
Cowboy Poetry and Music Show; Montana's 22nd Annual Alzada<br />
Cowboy Poetry, Art & Music Show; New Mexico's 21st Annual<br />
Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium; Acton, California's 2nd Annual<br />
Whistle Stop Ranch Fall Cowboy Roundup; and California's<br />
20th Annual Visalia Fall Roundup.<br />
And, starting on the last day of September and continuing into the<br />
first weekend of October, two venerable gatherings take place:<br />
Colorado‘s 22nd Annual Durango Cowboy Gathering and 19th<br />
Annual Nebraska Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Old West Days.<br />
South Dakota cowboy and poet Ken Cook--recently named the<br />
Top Male poet by the Academy of Western Artists--will be on<br />
stage at the show in Martin and also at the 19th Annual Nebraska<br />
Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Old West Days in Valentine, September<br />
30-October 3, 2010,<br />
(nebraskacowboypoetrygathering.com). Other featured performers<br />
include Kevin Davis, Elizabeth Ebert, Jay Snider, Suzi Killman,<br />
and Prickly Pair & the Cactus Chorale (Les & Locke Hamilton<br />
and Norman Winter).<br />
Ken Cook's poem below was written for an "Art Spur" at Cowboy-<br />
Poetry.com, where poets are invited to let selections of Western<br />
art inspire their poetry. The piece that prompted Ken's poem was<br />
"Born to This Land," the work of premier Western artist Bill Owen.<br />
The painting was selected as the 2010 Cowboy Poetry Week<br />
poster.<br />
COWHAND<br />
Swallowed by a cow outfit,<br />
Stayed horseback all his days,<br />
Hardly choked on growing older,<br />
Just chomped down cowboy ways.<br />
A man tied to a calling,<br />
Tough work with no remorse,<br />
Staying close to grass and water,<br />
Tight bound to cow and horse.<br />
Seldom drifted far from horse flesh,<br />
A woman's scent was rare,<br />
Always hungered for the prairie,<br />
When he could not smell her there.<br />
Feasted on the day to day,<br />
Of grass for months on end,<br />
Savored every horse he rode,<br />
Like drinks with an old friend.<br />
Gorged his self on punchin' cows,<br />
And work horse reins held tight,<br />
Devoured every daylight hour,<br />
Just trying to work 'em right.<br />
Never strayed too far from leather,<br />
Truth is just plain cowhand,<br />
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But plumb content in knowing,<br />
He was anchored to this land.<br />
© 2010, Ken Cook, All rights reserved<br />
Ken comes from generations of cowboys and has spawned another<br />
generation of them himself. His most recent CD is Cowboys<br />
Are Like That. Find more about Ken‘s other recordings and see<br />
his schedule and more at his web<br />
site: www.kencookcowboypoet.com<br />
Learn more about the gatherings mentioned above at CowboyPoetry.com,<br />
where you‘ll also find hundreds of cowboy poets and<br />
Western musicians and their works. It's an on-going gathering,<br />
with continual news, features, poetry, lyrics, gathering reports,<br />
and an extensive event calendar. Come by and stay a while.<br />
margo@cowboypoetry.com<br />
Cowboy Jam Session:<br />
Western Culture News & Reviews<br />
- by Jeri L. Dobrowski<br />
At <strong>Home</strong> in the West<br />
Owing to decisions made by my ancestors<br />
a century ago, I am a child of the<br />
Great Plains. Had my Great Grandfather<br />
Janssen chosen otherwise, South Dakota may have been the<br />
state of my nativity instead of Montana. No matter, I find beauty in<br />
the arid landscape, expansive horizons, and demanding seasons.<br />
The worst traffic delays I encounter are caused by pheasants and<br />
deer. However, it is an hour-long drive to the nearest supermarket<br />
and 90 minutes to a supercenter.<br />
My view of the American West is different from someone living<br />
100 miles to the northeast. They are closer to the supercenter but<br />
must contend with traffic woes caused by booming oil activity. In<br />
the Black Hills of South Dakota, subdivisions sprawl on either side<br />
of roadways where native grasses and forbs once flourished.<br />
Linda Hasselstrom writes candidly about subdivisions, disappearing<br />
traditions, and the challenges facing the West in No Place Like<br />
<strong>Home</strong>: Notes from a Western Life (University of Nevada Press,<br />
2009, 224 pages, 6x9, hardcover ISBN 978-0-87417-796-1; ISBN<br />
978-0-87147-831-9, softcover). The book is the 2010 WILLA Literary<br />
Award winner for creative nonfiction.<br />
Raised on the South Dakota ranch she now owns, Hasselstrom is<br />
a writer, publisher, teacher, and outspoken steward of the land.<br />
(Follow her blog at www.windbreakhouse.com/blog.htm.) Rodney<br />
Nelson once wrote of Hasselstrom: ―She can deliver a calf and a<br />
poem on the same day–after mending a fence.‖ Accepting that as<br />
accurate, she nonetheless feels the same could be said of a great<br />
many women living on farms and ranches, women ―who choose to<br />
be where we are because we love the wide land, the independence,<br />
even the occasional harshness of the prairies.‖ (For more<br />
on Hasselstrom: www.cowboypoetry.com/lindahasselstrom.htm)<br />
There were times while reading No Place Like <strong>Home</strong> that I swore<br />
Hasselstrom was writing about me. In other instances, I was<br />
dumbfounded to learn what was happening in her neighborhood;<br />
what was being ignored. An admonishment against living for the<br />
moment, it is filled with hard-earned wisdom. There is no happy
ending, just as there is no happy ending to the growth that threatens<br />
to tame the West.<br />
Hardback copies of No Place Like <strong>Home</strong> are $24.95; the paperback<br />
is $18.95. Add $5 for media mail; $7 for priority. Send<br />
checks to Linda M. Hasselstrom, PO Box 169, Hermosa SD<br />
57744-0169; (605) 255-4064; www.windbreakhouse.com.<br />
Yvonne Hollenbeck shares a glimpse into her life on the Plains<br />
with Sorting Time. Ranching with her husband in south-central<br />
South Dakota, Hollenbeck‘s life is rife with material for the awardwinning<br />
poet. She selected something old, something new, and<br />
something tried-and-true for this 14-track poetry collection, composed<br />
primarily of humorous tales.<br />
There‘s nothing contrived about the mayhem described in the title<br />
track. If you‘ve ever been assigned the daunting task of running<br />
the gate, you‘ll see the reality in the scenario. Likewise, there‘s<br />
great truth in Hollenbeck‘s bittersweet tale of sitting with a widow<br />
while the auctioneer works his way through carefully arranged<br />
rows of tools, equipment, and furniture at a farm sale. (Read ―The<br />
Auction‖ at www.cowboypoetry.com/yh.htm.) Rounding out my<br />
favorites are ―The Ranch Wife‘s Top Ten List.‖ The fiddle music is<br />
provided by Hollenbeck‘s father and Old Time Fiddle Champion,<br />
Harry Hanson.<br />
Sorting Time sells for $18. Order from Yvonne Hollenbeck, 30549<br />
291st Street, Clearfield, SD 57580; (605) 557-3559;<br />
www.YvonneHollenbeck.com<br />
Jerry Brooks‘ window on the West looks out into a canyon near<br />
Sevier, Utah. It wasn‘t always the case. Brooksie, as she is<br />
known to friends and fans, was raised in New England. At the age<br />
of six, she was reading books by Jack London. Not long afterwards,<br />
she delivered ―The Highwayman‖ by Alfred Noyes at a<br />
poetry recital. (For more about Brooks: www.cowboypoetry.com/<br />
brooksie.htm.)<br />
I was excited to hear Brooksie was working on an album. Her<br />
first, it was long overdue. Shoulder to Shoulder, released in conjunction<br />
with the 2010 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, could<br />
aptly be described as audio theatre. Despite its unassuming package,<br />
it is much more than a typical CD; more than a rudimentary<br />
recitation. Brooks‘ inflection and delivery put flesh on words and<br />
give them life.<br />
Among the 12 tracks is ―The Walking Man‖ by Henry Herbert<br />
Knibbs, the first piece I heard Brooksie recite. Other knockouts<br />
are ―Morning on the Desert‖ by Katherine Fall Pettey; ―The Free<br />
Wind‖ by Charles Badger Clark, Jr.; ―When They‘ve Finished<br />
Shipping Cattle in the Fall‖ by Bruce Kiskaddon; and ―In the Droving<br />
Days‖ by A.B. (Banjo) Paterson.<br />
If you‘ve never before purchased a poetry recording this should<br />
be your first. If you are a discerning fan, you will delight in Brooks‘<br />
ability to finesse the spoken word. It is easily one of the finest<br />
recitation albums ever made.<br />
To purchase Shoulder to Shoulder, send $15 to Jerry Brooks,<br />
4845 W. Clear Creek Canyon Rd., Sevier, UT 84766.<br />
jamsession@robscabinets.com<br />
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Lonesome For The Old Days<br />
Cowgirl Sass & Savvy<br />
by Julie Carter<br />
In some phase of the moon, or<br />
maybe it's the calendar, there seems<br />
to be yearning among a number of<br />
my acquaintances to find a piece of<br />
their past and return to the "fun" that<br />
they remember it to be. "I'm lonesome for the old days," are the<br />
words that resonate around any conversation about said "old<br />
days" and the memories of the good times.<br />
Class reunions and family reunions are a given for collecting people<br />
that have a history with each other. They offer a one-shot period<br />
of time to catch up on one or many years and then everyone<br />
goes home and life resumes. Then there are those times when a<br />
simple action by one person starts a movement that gathers momentum<br />
with each day as the people involved start opening their<br />
memories to those "good old days."<br />
Clay Mac may not know it yet, but he has done such a thing simply<br />
by agreeing to play at a benefit dance in the Rio Grande Valley<br />
later this fall. A New Mexico band legend in the honky-tonk hall of<br />
fame, Clay isn't just awesome with his music, he has a good time<br />
doing it and his fun rolls right off the platform and into the crowd.<br />
Not far from the upcoming designated dance hall is a locally historical<br />
honky tonk called the Red Carpet, or the "Red Rug" as it<br />
was fondly referred to in the height of its day. Now just an empty<br />
building with its own ghosts, just the mention of the name invokes<br />
memories of two-stepping, beer-drinking, pool-playing wild nights.<br />
It remains a monument to the good times of decades ago. Such<br />
are the "fun" memories of one veteran of the "good old days" who<br />
said that sometimes he gets a six-pack and pulls in the parking lot<br />
of the Red Rug and just sits there and remembers while he sips.<br />
Built around those good old days are friendships that endure far<br />
into the future. Sadly and all too often, they are kept dormant by<br />
life and distance and the recall is locked away in the cedar chests<br />
of their honky-tonk minds. The key to that lock can be as simple<br />
as the sound of a fiddle bow pulled across the strings. That soulful<br />
sound explodes into a song that invokes whoops, hollers and the<br />
rush of boots and jeans to the dance floor.<br />
The phone lines have been burning up for weeks in the process of<br />
making plans for a Red Rug Reunion at the fairgrounds dance<br />
barn and Clay Mac's guaranteed good-time music. Only briefly<br />
does any of the Red Rug alumni lament the toll that 20 years has<br />
taken on waistlines and backsides, hair color or ability to hang<br />
past midnight. Wiser planning brought by inevitable maturity involves<br />
nearby motel reservations, designated drivers and subtle<br />
warnings to spouses that they could possibly meet a new side of<br />
their life-partner, if only briefly.<br />
Probability is high that the recall of the good old days will be enhanced<br />
by differing stories and confusing memories. Already the<br />
arguments have begun involving statements like, "No, that wasn't<br />
me, that was Sheila and it was at Cowboys, not at the Red Rug.<br />
Get your memories right, keep your bars straight and don't confuse<br />
my stories."<br />
Yeeeee haw ... here comes the Red Rug gang.<br />
Julie can be reached for comment at jcarter@tularosa.net
R.W. tops Hotdisc Chart in Europe with 'Cowboy's Prayer'!<br />
(Nashville, TN - September 8, 2010) Brian Ferriman, president of Savannah Music (USA Inc.) and personal<br />
manager of Cimarron Sounds recording artist R.W. Hampton, is pleased to report that Hampton's current<br />
European single, Cowboy's Prayer, the leadoff track from his forthcoming international CD release, Austin To<br />
Boston, has just finished an impressive three week run at Number One on the European Hotdisc Top 40<br />
Country chart beginning Thursday, August 12 and continuing through Wednesday, September 1.<br />
Cowboy's Prayer made its debut on the Hotdisc chart at #2 the week of August 5, moving into the top spot<br />
the following week.<br />
The Hotdisc Top 40 Chart is a list of the Top 40 most popular songs<br />
released on the Rush Released promotional compilation CD. Similar in<br />
concept to the American CDX and CD-Tex compilation CDs sent to<br />
subscribing country music radio programmers (chiefly in the United<br />
States), the European Rush Released compilation CD is distributed<br />
monthly to a subscription list of over 700 country music DJs located<br />
primarily in the United Kingdom and the European Union. Each week<br />
the DJs who receive Rush Released send back reaction sheets to the<br />
publishers of Rush Released in which they are given the chance to<br />
rate every song from 10 points to zero. The resulting chart lists the<br />
songs with the highest ratings for that week. It is exclusively for clients<br />
of the Rush Released CD, and at any given time it identifies the<br />
40 most popular Rush Released songs out of an active universe of<br />
approximately 80 country-oriented songs.<br />
Reflecting the diversity of the European country music radio environment, where the sounds and songs of<br />
traditional country music (and cowboy music, too,) are embraced alongside today's country music, artists<br />
who have had a Number One single on the Hotdisc Top 40 in the past two years include Tim McGraw, Mark<br />
Chesnutt, George Jones, Gretchen Peters, Michelle Wright, Gene Watson, Billy Yates, Vince Gill, T. Graham<br />
Brown, Lee Ann Rimes, the Bellamy Brothers, Clay Walker, Jim Reeves, Don Williams - and R.W. Hampton.<br />
In fact, Cowboy's Prayer is Hampton's second #1 on the Hotdisc chart, following up his chart topping success<br />
early last year with We've Taken Bob Back To Tulsa from his monumental album, Oklahoma... Where The<br />
West Remains.<br />
The timing is favorable for the chart success of Cowboy's Prayer: Hampton makes his first trip to the United<br />
Kingdom in early October at the invitation of the British Country Music Association to participate in the festivities<br />
surrounding their annual Awards show. Proper Music will release Austin To Boston in the United Kingdom<br />
on November 22, 2010, shortly after its Cimarron Sounds release in America.<br />
Everyone at Savannah Music congratulates R.W. and wishes him continued success with his growing career -<br />
inside and outside the United States.<br />
More can be learned about R.W. Hampton at his website.<br />
About Savannah Music (USA) Inc.: A Tennessee-based artist management company and record label, Savannah<br />
Music (USA) Inc. represents the worldwide entertainment interests of Hampton and Canadian country<br />
star Michelle Wright.<br />
# # #<br />
205 Powell Place, Brentwood, TN 37027<br />
Tel: (615) 369-0810 • Fax: (615) 376-9483<br />
E-mail: brian@savannahmusic.net<br />
S A V A N N A H M U S I C ( U S A ) I N C .<br />
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Review by:<br />
Mike Gross<br />
Album: It's a Good Day<br />
Artist: Leon Rausch and<br />
Asleep at the Wheel<br />
Label: Bismeaux<br />
This tremendous new<br />
album of 12 tunes combines<br />
the talents of former<br />
Bob Wills vocalist Leon<br />
Rausch and the contemporary Western Swing super-group,<br />
Asleep at the Wheel. In addition some guests joined in along the<br />
way.<br />
Leon, Asleep at the Wheel leader, Ray Benson, Wheel fiddle<br />
player, Jason Roberts and Wheel member Elizabeth McQueen<br />
are heard doing vocals. The great Willie Nelson joins Leon for<br />
vocals on Ted Daffan's Truck Driver's Blues. Ray is also playing<br />
some awesome guitar while Jason also plays electric mandolin.<br />
The steel guitar belongs to Eddie Rivers and Dave Miller plays<br />
bass. Floyd Domino and Dan Walton are the pianists and Dave<br />
Sanger is the drummer. Jim Cullum plays trumpet, Randy Zimmerman-<br />
trombone, Jonathan Doyle-clarinet and the great Rick<br />
McRae- electric guitar.<br />
The album opens with a fantastic version of Peggy Lee and Dave<br />
Barbour pop composition and hit, It's a Good Day. Also from pop<br />
music is Bobby Troup's Get Your Kicks (on Route 66). From the<br />
big band of Count Basie comes Alright, Okay, You Win and from<br />
the blues is reprised Spencer Williams' Basin Street Blues. Leon<br />
and the Wheel remember Bob Wills with Earl Hines' Rosetta,<br />
Rusty McDonald's I Didn't Realize and Sheb Wooley's Mean<br />
Woman with Green Eyes. Also from Bob are Cindy Walker's<br />
Sugar Moon, Bob Wills and Tiny Moore's Cotton Patch Blues,<br />
Grady Martin and Alex Zanetis' Snap Your Fingers and Bob's own<br />
Osage Stomp, an instrumental from the first Wills Columbia Session.<br />
Leon plays electric bass on that tune.<br />
This album can be obtained from most CD outlets on line and<br />
from the Asleep at the Wheel web site at<br />
www.asleepatthewheel.com<br />
Mike Gross, WVOF-FM, Fairfield, CT<br />
www.swinginwest.com<br />
A-10 Etcheverry, Creative Achievement Award Winner<br />
Cowtown Society of Western Music 2009 - CrayolaCowboy.com<br />
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The First Bob Wills Swing School<br />
Is BIG SUCCESS!<br />
On July 27, 2010 Carolyn Wills and Dave<br />
Alexander kicked off the first day of the first<br />
ever Bob Wills Swing School at North Central<br />
Texas College in Gainesville, Texas. The 110-acre campus<br />
was the ideal environment for the students aged 12 to 17 who<br />
attended. The college is large enough to give the youngsters a<br />
feel for what college life is like; yet small enough to provide easy<br />
access to all classes and activities. It provided an intimate and<br />
fun atmosphere to learn about western swing music (Bob Wills‘<br />
style) without overwhelming them.<br />
The following is a synopsis of the student‘s activities each day<br />
from a letter written by Carolyn Wills.<br />
Each day began with breakfast in the cafeteria followed by a music<br />
theory class in the theater arts building. North Central Texas<br />
College-Gainesville is the perfect setting for the school and this<br />
first session could not have been more blessed. The music theory<br />
room has a media center and tiered desks with swivel seating for<br />
the students. After welcoming everyone, Dave Alexander let the<br />
kids know they would be learning a new song daily for the first<br />
four days leading up to the Grand Concert on Saturday. Each day<br />
included music theory, instrumental study, sectional study, and<br />
band rehearsal.<br />
On that first day, as the kids started learning Sugar Moon, it was<br />
easy to hear the progress and to know their nerves were giving<br />
way to excitement. After lunch and after the afternoon snack in the<br />
„green room,‟ everyone gathered for band rehearsal. For some,<br />
that moment was a first at actually playing in a band. Again, the<br />
NCTC facilities were exceptional; band rehearsals met in a large<br />
room with a two-tiered stage, walled mirrors and a huge white<br />
„chalk‟ board; a sound chamber big enough to hold a 20-25 piece<br />
band. When Dave asked for Sugar Moon and the kids struck the<br />
first chord, a current literally swept through the room. Yes, it was<br />
the first day; and yes, Sugar Moon had starts and stops, but I believe<br />
those sounds reached all the way to heaven. It was electrifying.<br />
And, each day as the kids gathered in the band room to kick off<br />
the next song: Deep Water, Faded Love, San Antonio Rose, the<br />
same magic happened.<br />
A truly historic moment happened when Texas Playboys Leon<br />
Rausch, Casey Dickens and Maurice Anderson shared the theater
stage with Dave and his band. After Dave asked each about their<br />
experiences as Texas Playboys, he asked them to sing/play their<br />
favorite tunes. The stories were so special and, even though it<br />
was late and the kids had been in class all day, they stayed tuned<br />
in and ready for photos with the Texas Playboys!<br />
North Central Texas College was delighted with the Swing School<br />
and has already reserved the 2011 dates. I‟ll let you know about<br />
the progress in the months ahead.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Carolyn Wills<br />
Bob Wills Heritage Foundation, Inc.<br />
PO Box 1945<br />
Burleson, TX 76097<br />
817 360-2512<br />
Carolyn Wills, daughter of Bob and Andrea Ruby, Bob‘s granddaughter,<br />
did a fantastic job in organizing and making this year‘s<br />
Swing School happen. They should both be commended for their<br />
hard work and challenging endeavors in pulling off a well-run,<br />
successful, and uplifting experience for each of the kids.<br />
The Bob Wills Swing School was under the direction of bandleader,<br />
entertainer and educator, Dave Alexander<br />
(www.davealexander.com) Dave brought his expertise, experience,<br />
talent and love of western swing music to the Swing<br />
School. He shared his knowledge, talent and gregarious<br />
personality with each of his students, making their time with<br />
him special and filled with wonderful memories. He basically,<br />
made learning about western swing fun! To all of us who love this<br />
genre of music, that is a grand accomplishment. Our ultimate<br />
goal is to get youth actively involved in carrying on this legendary<br />
music for future generations to enjoy and have fun with.<br />
From the moment I dropped off our grandson, Tristen, who is 14, I<br />
felt he was in good hands. I felt happy to have launched him on a<br />
new awareness and, hopefully, a lifetime appreciation of western<br />
swing music. He has been exposed to western swing since he<br />
was little due mainly to influences from his grandfather, Gary Beaver.<br />
However, we both felt like the opportunity to attend this<br />
Swing School and study about the music and actually play in a<br />
small band with young people who are all interested in the same<br />
music was too good to pass up.<br />
After four days of studying and practicing, the session ended with<br />
a Grand Concert where the young musicians shared their talents<br />
with their appreciative audience made up of family members and<br />
friends. It was a joyous occasion that Saturday afternoon in July<br />
to witness these young people so proud and happy as they performed<br />
before a packed auditorium.<br />
Bob Wills Swing School was officially over, but memories will remain<br />
with these kids for the rest of their lives.<br />
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Scholarships for students are needed for next year‘s Bob Wills<br />
Swing School and any other support would be greatly appreciated.<br />
Bob Wills Swing School sponsored by The Bob Wills Foundation,<br />
Inc. (501c3), in cooperation with North Central Texas.<br />
www.bobwillsswingschool.com<br />
By: Joyce Miller<br />
Cowtown Society Of Western Music<br />
www.cowtown-swm.org<br />
Well folks it's almost time and everyone from near and far will<br />
be headed for the Cowboy Symposium at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack<br />
& Billy The Kid Casino in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico October<br />
7th, 8th, 9th &10th, 2010. For the folks who have attended<br />
previous Cowboy Symposiums, you know all about it but for the<br />
folks who have never been, we can honestly say "Once you have<br />
been, you'll keep coming back!" We will have hundreds of western<br />
vendors, the world's richest chuckwagon cook-off, kid's rodeo<br />
sponsored by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Posse, Craig Cameron<br />
the gentle horse trainer, educational activities for the kids, food<br />
fun and of course music.<br />
That‘s right folks, plenty of western swing and traditional country<br />
music. Kicking things off on Thursday night beginning at 7pm will<br />
be Bob Wills' Texas Playboys with 2 time Grammy award winner<br />
Tommy Allsup and official voice of The Texas Playboys, the legend<br />
himself, Mr. Leon Rausch. At 8:15pm The Texas Best Band<br />
with Justin Trevino, Amber Digby, Darrell McCall, Curtis Potter,<br />
Tony Booth and Bobby Flores will entertain the audience with<br />
good ol‘ Texas Honky Tonk and traditional country music and at<br />
9:15pm, Western Swing Ain’t Dead…, it's Asleep At The Wheel!<br />
Friday Night, October 8 th at 7pm kicks off with Floyd Domino, Billy<br />
Mata, Ginny Mac and the All-Stars. At 8:15pm making his very<br />
first appearance at the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium and<br />
celebrating 50 years as a professional musician, Jody Nix and<br />
The Texas Cowboys. 9:30pm making their 21 st appearance at the<br />
LCCS, The Texas Playboys with Tommy Allsup, and the official<br />
voice of Bob Wills‘ Texas Playboys, Leon Rausch.<br />
Saturday night, October 9 th , at 7pm Floyd Domino, Billy Mata,
Ginny Mac & The All-Stars then at 8:15pm, Larry Gatlin along<br />
with Steve & Rudy (the Gatlin Brothers). 10pm, The Texas Playboys<br />
with Tommy Allsup and Leon Rausch.<br />
Friday & Saturday at Billy‘s Sports Bar 10AM to Midnight with<br />
MTD Radio‘s <strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Baker</strong> as host to Brady Bowen & Swing Country,<br />
Jody Nix & The Texas Cowboys, Bobby Flores Band and The<br />
Sidekicks. Heart Of Texas recording artists will be hosted by Hall<br />
Of Fame disc jockey and president of HOTR, Tracy Pitcox with<br />
Justin Trevino, Amber Digby, Darrell McCall, Mona McCall,<br />
Tony Booth and Curtis Potter.<br />
On Friday & Saturday starting at 9AM you can hear Belinda Gail,<br />
Chuck Cusimano, Biscuits O‘Brien, The Sidekicks, Luke Reed,<br />
The Flying J Wranglers, Pete Laumbach, Acres Of Fiddles,<br />
Tommy Allsup & Friends, Jim & Jeanne Martin, Floyd Domino,<br />
Billy Mata, Ginny Mac, & The All-Stars, Jody Nix, Jimmy Burson,<br />
Lucy Dean Record and some of the world‘s best musicians.<br />
Sunday, October 10 th at 10am is the gospel music part of the Lincoln<br />
County Cowboy Symposium in the big tent with Pastor<br />
Charles Clary & The Good News Band along with Jimmy Burson,<br />
Lucy Dean Record, Jack & Deb Stone, Tommy Allsup, Justin<br />
Trevino, Mona McCall, Tony Booth, The Wright Family, Belinda<br />
Gail and more. My mentor and dear friend, Hall Of Famer Larry<br />
Scott keeps all the stages running to perfection.<br />
The following by names of the folks you will meet, hear and enjoy:<br />
Tommy Allsup, Asleep At The Wheel, Bob <strong>Baker</strong>, <strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Baker</strong>,<br />
Byron Berline Band, Tony Booth, Brady Bowen, Jimmy Burson,<br />
Chet Calcote, Coby Carter, Hugo Chambers, <strong>Joe</strong> Paul Clark,<br />
Tuffy Cooper, Chuck Cusimano, Amber Digby, Floyd Domino,<br />
John Doyle, Billy Dozier, Roger Edington, Bobby Flores, Flying J<br />
Wranglers, Belinda Gail, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers,<br />
Gregg Gibbs, Ginny Mac, Wayne Glasson, Steve Hamm, Greg<br />
Hardy, Richard Helsley, Bill Holt, Biscuits O‘Brien, Ron Knuth,<br />
Bobby Koefer, Dennis Kubos, Harlan Kubos, Pete Laumbach,<br />
Shane Lively, Mark Lowe, Jim & Jennie Martin, Billy Mata, Darrell<br />
& Mona McCall, Mac McRae, Jess Meador, Jody Nix & The<br />
Texas Cowboys, Caitlyn Offerman, Dickey Overby, Curtis Potter,<br />
Leon Rausch, Lucy Dean Record, Larry Reed, Randy Reinhart,<br />
John Schattenberg, Kelly Scott, Ronnie Dale Shultz, Rebecca<br />
Smith, Wendell Solis, Rollie Stevens, Jack Stone, Norma<br />
Stringer, Albert Talley, Liz Talley, Terry Thompson, Justin<br />
Trevino, George Uptmor, David Waters, The Wright Family,<br />
Jimmy Young.<br />
Lighthouse Enterprises will be furnishing the sound and MTD<br />
Radio will be the exclusive Radio ―Live‖ coverage by broadcasting<br />
28 hours of the 21 st Annual Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium.<br />
- <strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Baker</strong><br />
HOT SPRINGS-BADGER CLARK GATHERING<br />
It‘s that time of year again!<br />
One of the top entertainment<br />
venues in America will be<br />
entertaining folks on September<br />
24 & 25, 2010! The<br />
Badger Clark <strong>Home</strong>town<br />
Cowboy Poetry & Music<br />
Gathering in Hot Springs,<br />
South Dakota, will kick off<br />
Friday, September 24, at<br />
7:00 p.m. with the<br />
―<strong>Bunkhouse</strong> Tales‖. This is<br />
always a ―full house‖ event<br />
Slim McNaught<br />
and a corral full of fun.<br />
Emceed by Robert ―Jinglebob‖ Dennis, and featuring any-<br />
11<br />
one who wants to stand up and be heard, it just gets better<br />
as the night goes on. Held at the American Legion, 1045<br />
Jennings Ave., Hot Springs, South Dakota, it‘s free with<br />
purchase of a Saturday Ticket or $5.00 Cover without Saturday<br />
Ticket. All Saturday events will be held at the Mueller<br />
Civic Center, 801 South 6 th Street in Hot Springs. The<br />
morning starts off at 10:00 a.m. with a Cowboy Poetry<br />
Workshop, hosted by Robert ―Jinglebob‖ Dennis and Slim<br />
McNaught. This is a very popular event, so get in, get a<br />
seat, and participate. From 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. an open<br />
session will be held. You will hear some great talent that<br />
you probably won‘t hear anywhere else. The Saturday<br />
Night Big Show will be emceed by Andy Nelson. He will be<br />
herding Robert Jinglebob Dennis, Chuck Larsen and The<br />
Wagoneers through their paces during this show, and<br />
things could get out of hand. It‘s bound to have you on the<br />
edge of your seat in suspense or rolling in the aisles with<br />
good ol‘ cowboy humor. Adults $12.50, Seniors $10.00,<br />
Children 12 & under Free. More information or ticket purchases,<br />
contact Hot Springs Area Chamber of Commerce:<br />
1-800-325-6991 or hschamber@gwtc.net www.hotspringssd.com.<br />
Slim's Leather & Publishing<br />
P.O. Box 274, New Underwood, SD 57761<br />
http://www.slimscustomleather.com<br />
http:www.myspace.com/slimthe1st<br />
http://www.cowboypoetry.com/slimmcnaught.htm<br />
"keep a leg on each side and your mind in the middle<br />
and you'll never have to walk home"<br />
Mark Delk, Las Cruces, NM Jimmy Tomlinson, Hatch, NM & <strong>Joe</strong><br />
<strong>Baker</strong>, Ruidoso, NM 38th Annual Hatch Chile Festival. See article<br />
in October issue of the <strong>Backforty</strong> <strong>Bunkhouse</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong>.<br />
<strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Baker</strong>’s <strong>Backforty</strong> <strong>Bunkhouse</strong> radio show<br />
is on the air<br />
Saturday morning from 6:00 til 10:00!<br />
Hear the best of Western Swing, Cowboy Music and<br />
Cowboy Poetry<br />
KWMW 105.1 FM and KNMB 96.7 FM<br />
Archived at:<br />
<strong>Backforty</strong><strong>Bunkhouse</strong>.com
The Giving Back<br />
Foundation, founded by<br />
singer/songwriter T.J. Casey is<br />
based on the unchanging, unwritten<br />
cowboy code of<br />
neighbor helping neighbor, and<br />
is dedicated to America‘s ag<br />
producers who insure our very<br />
survival through supplying everything<br />
we eat and wear, plus a<br />
lot of essential pharmaceuticals<br />
and other by-products.<br />
TJ Casey says, ―Mother Nature<br />
makes no provisions for the<br />
T. J. Casey<br />
blood, sweat and tears farmers<br />
and ranchers put into keeping<br />
an outfit together,‖ said Casey. ―When nature‘s devastation hits, it<br />
can wipe that operation out completely. That‘s where the Giving<br />
Back Foundation can help. We don‘t want anyone leaving agriculture<br />
due to a natural disaster.‖<br />
In order to have reserves for potential needs, the Giving Back<br />
Foundation has a number of items on the site up for auction including<br />
a limited edition Martin DX 175th Anniversary Guitar donated<br />
by Martin Guitar. The DX 175th Anniversary Model is a<br />
Limited Edition with anniversary artwork created by artist Robert<br />
Goetzl, the inspired graphics for this Dreadnought‘s soundboard<br />
captures the essence of Martin‘s legacy and heritage from 1833<br />
to 2008, and onward.<br />
Also donated are 2011 Breeding to Stallion ―RLB Git Er Dun<br />
Bueno‖ from Three Two Bar Ranch, Horseshoe-Art items from TJ<br />
Casey, Business Consulting Services from Media Media, Inc.in<br />
Reno, NV, 3 CD Set from TJ Casey, Hand crafted Cowhide<br />
Chaps, made by Bill‘s Custom Leather of Billings, MT and an<br />
18×24 giclee‘ digital, black and white image, ―California Rigging.‖<br />
Throughout the auction, now through October 17, 2010, we will<br />
be adding additional items and are actively seeking additional<br />
donations.<br />
To learn about the Giving Back Foundation and to support this<br />
great nation‘s family farmers and ranchers, visit<br />
www.ranchersandfarmers.org or call 406-442-3420.<br />
Thanks for the regular, dependable, professional service<br />
you provide broadcasters. I think most of the reason<br />
I trust <strong>Joe</strong>’s picks is that he IS a broadcaster and<br />
has an ear like mine; one that finds what listeners want<br />
to hear. A wise man told me one time; when you get<br />
the monthly CD, don't bother to listen! Just Play it!<br />
<strong>Joe</strong>'s already listened! I continue to be honored to be<br />
on the list for Back Forty <strong>Bunkhouse</strong>!<br />
Jim Thompson<br />
Creative Broadcast Services Inc<br />
Spearfish, South Dakota<br />
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Mark your calendar now for our 3 rd. annual<br />
Western Swing Valentine<br />
Party<br />
3 Big days of Western Swing Music<br />
& Fun<br />
February 10-11 & 12 - 2011<br />
Down Town - Canton, Texas<br />
In Canton’s 35000 SF. Air Conditioned<br />
Civic Center<br />
Thursday : 4PM. Texas Style Fried Catfish<br />
Supper<br />
ALL YOU CAN EAT ONLY $5.00<br />
With Paid admission<br />
HUGE DANCE FLOOR<br />
**** These Great Bands and More ****<br />
Shows start at Noon each day<br />
Thursday: Shoot Low, Sheriff<br />
Ted Scanlon & the Desperados<br />
4:00 to 7:00 All you can eat FISH FRY<br />
Friday: Bobby Flores & the Yellow Rose<br />
Band<br />
Jake Hooker & The Outsiders<br />
Billy Mata & The Texas Tradition<br />
Saturday: Jody Nix & The Texas Cowboys<br />
Eddie McAlvain & The Mavericks<br />
Ricky Boen & Texas Mud<br />
WS Hall Of Famer <strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Baker</strong>,<br />
Master of Ceremonies<br />
Stage times announced Later<br />
Admissions at the door any single day<br />
$30.00 ONLY $20.00 after 5 pm any day<br />
Advance tickets 3 days ONLY $75.00 Call<br />
800 243 6502 for reservations (After Oct. 1)<br />
Full Camper hookups ONLY $25.00 per<br />
day!! Camper Reservations Not Necessary<br />
Single Advance Tickets are for table seating<br />
But Not Reserved!!<br />
Yes !!!! You Can Reserve a Table for Eight<br />
We accept all major Credit Cards//////See us on the web—<br />
www.swingcanton.com<br />
Canton, Texas is the home of the world famous First Monday<br />
Trade Days - 877 GO2 SHOP
Bobbe’s Tips<br />
Hello fellow players,<br />
One of the great aspects of my job here at Steel Guitar Nashville is that I get to stay in close touch with the elite of our craft. Pete<br />
Finney, steel guitarist formerly with Patty Loveless and Reba McEntire just came in to buy another Hilton volume pedal.<br />
It‘s always so good to see Pete. As most of you know, he was working with Reba when everyone except Pete was killed in the plane<br />
crash coming out of San Diego, California sixteen years ago. A lot of talent was lost that day. I personally had several friends on that<br />
flight. It was pilot error and should never have happened. Pete is now working with <strong>Joe</strong> Nichols. <strong>Joe</strong> is not only an incredible singer,<br />
but a very brilliant human being with an incredible sense of humor.<br />
While talking to Pete Finney, I asked him if he had to do any outside shows during this tremendously hot summer we are having. He<br />
busted out laughing and said they hadn‘t played an inside job that was air conditioned in months. This brought up memories of me<br />
working with Lynn Anderson doing the dusty hot rodeos in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Iowa, not to forget about New Mexico and<br />
Arizona.<br />
So about all I can say is you guys that are still playing this circuit throughout the south and southwest, I‘m glad it‘s you and not me<br />
because I‘ve turned into a big sissy that loves air conditioning. I don‘t know why, but I wouldn‘t get on one of these tours with an act<br />
like Johnny Paycheck, Claude Gray, Doug Bowman or whoever, because if I did, the air conditioning in the bus would be sure to go<br />
out. But that‘s the life of a steel guitar player in this world. I‘ve done it in the past, but I sure like working the studio better than the<br />
road.<br />
Supplying you guys with the things you need for steel guitar is a very important part of what I like to do so let me know what you need<br />
and I‘ll try to have it in stock for you. Remember, I‘m here for you.<br />
We just got a Dekley steel guitar in that is in very good condition, plays and sounds much better than it looks like it should. It is the<br />
small version, which I highly prefer. These guitars are very high quality and many of them were factory built before they ceased production<br />
due to a death of one of the partners and the other partner going into storage for awhile.<br />
These guitars are still used by such players as Smiley Roberts and many other great players. We priced this guitar where it is a great<br />
value for a D-10. This guitar can be had for only $1880. Check our website for a picture.<br />
A new employee at the store, Vic Lawson, came to work at Steel Guitar Nashville from working with Josh Turner so he can stay cool<br />
this summer. Randy Beavers has been out for several weeks and just came in to get a few packs of Cobra Coil strings and is headed<br />
back out with Leann Womack for more summer touring. You‘ll have to look long, hard and far to find a better player than young<br />
Randy.<br />
But meanwhile, I‘ll be watching my favorite actors on television, Bradford Dillman, Richard Reeves, Ed Nelson, Gerald Mohr, Ray<br />
Danton, Isaac Stanton Jolly, Denver Pyle, Jack Elam, Bob Steel, Robert Wilkie and Ron Soble. These are my favorite actors because<br />
most of them are in the classic westerns of yesteryear and are big stars in the industry, but unknown out of the industry.<br />
Sort of like steel players. Ask the average person on the street who Buddy Emmons, Bud Isaacs, Joachin Murphy or Jerry Byrd are<br />
and you won‘t get an answer. But these actors I just named you would know very well if you saw them. Most have appeared on such<br />
programs as Maverick, Gene Autry, Lawman, Gunsmoke and Have Gun Will Travel.<br />
If you would like to know more about what these guys have done, just Google their names. Possibly Jack Elam is the most famous of<br />
this bunch. Bob Steel of course, was a western star on his own. Ron Soble has done most of the Clint Eastwood movies with a good<br />
part in <strong>Joe</strong> Kidd. I don‘t think Richard Reeves has missed playing the bad guy in a western movie yet. I sure do draw a strong comparison<br />
between these actors and the life of a steel guitar player. I think steel players have made more money than a lot of these<br />
Hollywood actors overall.<br />
After the death of I. S. Jolly, famous cowboy villain, his family during an interview stated that he hardly ever made over $100 a T.V.<br />
show. You might say that was a lot of money in the forties and fifties, but remember prices to live in Hollywood are a lot higher than<br />
they are in Nashville.<br />
Buddy Emmons might have been leaning toward wanting to do some Hollywood cowboy acting and after he shot himself while practicing<br />
his quick draw, he probably decided that it was safer to play steel guitar. Buddy doesn‘t need a gun and I don‘t need a table<br />
saw.<br />
See our monthly specials at www.steelguitar.net/monthlyspecials.html<br />
Your buddy,<br />
Bobbe<br />
www.steelguitar.net<br />
sales@steelguitar.net<br />
www.youtube.com/bobbeseymour<br />
www.myspace.com/bobbeseymour<br />
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123 Mid Town Court<br />
Hendersonville, TN. 37075<br />
(615) 822-5555<br />
Open 9AM – 4PM Monday – Friday<br />
Closed Saturday and Sunday<br />
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The Waxahachie Downtown Farmer’s Market is Every Saturday 8 am to 1pm<br />
Kids Day<br />
at the Waxahachie downtown<br />
farmers market.<br />
Saturday, Sept. 25 th 9 am to noon<br />
Come join us for a day of “KID” fun—<br />
Bounce house, water slide, petting zoo pony rides,<br />
face painting, balloon twisting and more!<br />
Be sure to visit the market vendors to see who has special treats or activities for the kids!<br />
Great fun for the whole family in historic downtown.<br />
You can also visit the Ellis County Museum to see a photo exhibit on rail transportation and to purchase tickets for the 2010<br />
Chautauqua Assembly program. Ticket holders can tour the Nay Depot and the Strickland-Sawyer home at 500 Oldham from<br />
9:30 am til 1:30 pm<br />
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Tri-Son News<br />
Biggest Little News Sheet In Country Music (Since 1963) • September 2010 Issue<br />
_________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Loudilla and Kay Johnson • P.O. Box 40328 • Nashville, TN 37204 • Ph. 615-371-9596<br />
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The Grand Ole Opry, displaced in May‘s historic Nashville flood, goes home with a star-packed show Sept. 28. Lineup includes:<br />
Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Charlie Daniels Band, Diamond Rio, Jimmy Dickens, Del McCoury Band, Montgomery<br />
Gentry, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Mel Tillis, and Josh Turner. The show will air live on GAC: Great American Country.<br />
Special events and artist appearances will follow throughout October in celebration of both the show‘s return and its 85th Birthday.<br />
The six-foot circle of oak wood taken from the Ryman stage when the show moved to the Opry House in 1974, has also returned<br />
to its home center stage at the Opry House.<br />
Miranda Lambert heads the list of nominees for the 44th Annual CMA Awards with nine nods--more than any other female in history--vying<br />
for Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist, Album (for Revolution) and two for each for Single and Music Video of<br />
the Year (for “The House That Built Me” and “White Liar”). Lady Antebellum has five nominations as a group, including Entertainer,<br />
Album (Need You Now), Vocal Group, both Single and Music Video (for “Need You Now”). Additionally, Lady A‘s individual<br />
members have nominations for writing Song of the Year (“Need You Now”). Zac Brown Band is competing in four categories: Entertainer,<br />
New Artist, Vocal Group and Musical Event (“Can’t You See” with Kid Rock). Band members Brown and John Driskell Hopkins<br />
also earned individual Song of the Year nominations for their work on “Toes.” Blake Shelton is up for four: Male Vocalist, Single,<br />
Musical Event and Music Video for “Hillbilly Bone.” Shelton cohort Trace Adkins picked up three for his contributions to<br />
―Hillbilly Bone,” tying him with triple nominees Brad Paisley (Entertainer, Male Vocalist, and Music Video for “Water”) and Dierks<br />
Bentley (Male Vocalist, Album —Up On The Ridge, and Musical Event for “Bad Angel” with Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson).<br />
Earning two nods each are Carrie Underwood, George Strait, Keith Urban, and first-time nominee Easton Corbin. The<br />
show will be hosted for the third time by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and broadcast live from Nashville, Wednesday, Nov.<br />
10 on ABC.<br />
Luna Chica Records International (LCR) has signed country duo Jesse and Noah. Sons of David Bellamy (of the Bellamy Brothers),<br />
the duo's first single, "First Call After Last Call," from their forthcoming album Landfall, is already receiving attention from<br />
radio.<br />
While the Sept. 2nd concert in Music City may have been Brooks & Dunn's final concert together, Music Row reports it does not<br />
mark the end of life on the road for Brooks, who hosts the nationally syndicated American Country Countdown for Citadel Media.<br />
Throughout 2011, Brooks will broadcast the weekly show at least once each month from the studio of a different radio affiliate.<br />
With more than 350 stations airing the program, there will be no shortage of choices. Also planned for 2011 is the American Country<br />
Countdown Concert Series. In six markets between May and October, Brooks will serve as master of ceremonies for live shows<br />
featuring an array of established country artists and newcomers. The concerts are scheduled to be held in Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia,<br />
San Diego, Seattle and Washington, DC.<br />
WSIX-FM Nashville's morning host Gerry House told listeners Friday (Sept. 3) morning that his show, The House Foundation, is<br />
going off the air Dec. 15. House has been on the air for more than three decades, won three CMAs (and nominated in the Large Market<br />
broadcast category again in 2010 ), seven ACMs, eight Billboards, nine R&Rs and one Marconi. House Foundation co-host,<br />
Mike Bohan, is also leaving the show. House, a noted songwriter, co-wrote with Devon O'Day,"The Big One" recorded by George<br />
Strait; with Pat McManus and Bob DiPiero, "Little Rock"-Reba; with Garry Burr, "On The Side of Angels" recorded by Leann<br />
Rimes and others recorded by Trace Adkins, Mark Collie, Pam Tillis and Randy Travis. According to a press release, Gerry will<br />
remain on staff with WSIX as a contributor, writer and Consigliere. Word is that he is also writing a book.<br />
NEWS BRIEFS: Rumor on the Row is that Ronnie Dunn is working on a solo album. ••• ASCAP will honor Alan Jackson with its<br />
prestigious Founders Award during its 48th annual Country Music Awards on September 14 in Nashville. ••• The famed House of<br />
Blues Studio D has moved from Memphis to Nashville. The studio begins anew as part of owner Gary Belz’s House of Blues studio<br />
complex on East Iris in Berry Hill. ••• Brad Paisley and Bon Jovi will help bring focus and tourists back to the Alabama Gulf Coast.<br />
The two free concerts on the beach are slated for the weekend of October 15-17 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Bon Jovi will perform on<br />
Friday, and Paisley on Sunday. ••• Jean Shepard will be inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame November 4 at<br />
the Muskogee Civic Center. Also in November, she will celebrate her birthday, her wedding anniversary and her 55th anniversary as<br />
an Opry member. ••• Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan will be inducted into the Buffalo (NY) Music Hall of Fame on October 7.<br />
••• George Jones, Al Dexter, and Ray Winkler were inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame August 21.<br />
Charlie Daniels has announced that Montgomery Gentry, Jake Owen, and Sawyer Brown will join him at The 2010 Charlie<br />
Daniels Band & Friends Concert to benefit Christmas 4 Kids, November 22 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Christmas 4<br />
Kids is a not-for-profit organization that has been in existence for over 25 years providing many children, each year, with their very<br />
own shopping spree. The funds generated by the concert, and the Tour Bus Show/Artist Meet and Greet event are used to give children<br />
from 29 different schools, a total of more than 400 children, a day-long shopping excursion. The special day consists of a chauffeured<br />
trip from their school aboard an entertainer's luxury tour bus, lunch, and a party hosted by Santa and Mrs. Claus at College<br />
Heights Baptist Church, and finally a trip to the Hendersonville, Tennessee, Walmart where they receive $150.00 to spend on anything<br />
they want and also receive a brand new Tennessee Titan's Starter jacket.<br />
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On September 13, Keith Urban will release the debut single “Put You In A Song”, from his forthcoming November 16 CD Get<br />
Closer. The single was co-written by Urban, Sarah Buxton and Jedd Hughes and co-produced by Dann Huff and Urban. “On my<br />
way to write with Jedd (Hughes) and Sarah (Buxton)", Urban says, "I stopped by this music shop and bought a bouzouki. I got it out of<br />
the case, we got a great groove going on the drum machine, I started playing the opening riff and the song just took off.” (The bouzouki<br />
is a member of the "long neck lute" family, similar to a mandolin.) Get Closer follows Urban‘s Billboard Top 200 Album Chart #1<br />
Defying Gravity, which produced two #1 singles including "Only You Can Love Me This Way" and “Sweet Thing”, for which Urban<br />
won his third Grammy Award (Best Male Country Vocal Performance).<br />
Toby Keith's 15th full-length studio album Bullets In The Gun will also be available as a 14-track Deluxe Edition upon its Oct. 5 release,<br />
adding four live tracks to the standard album. Recorded during his "Incognito Bandito" show at The Fillmore in Manhattan,<br />
the four songs feature Keith on lead vocals backed by an A-list band of session players assembled exclusively for the rare club performance.<br />
Johnny Paycheck's "11 Months And 29 Days", Waylon Jennings' "I've Been A Long Time Leaving (But I'll Be A<br />
Long Time Gone)", Roger Miller's "Chug-A-Lug", and Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" are the additions. Keith produced the<br />
album, joined by Mills Logan and Kenny Greenberg for the live session. He wrote or co-wrote all 10 new songs, six with Bobby<br />
Pinson, one with Scotty Emerick and Dean Dillon and the title track with Rivers Rutherford. Toby wrote two , including the lead<br />
single "Trailerhood," which is moving up the charts. As the new single and album attest, Toby Keith may be the longest-tenured selfcontained<br />
hit machine in country music history.<br />
NEWS BRIEFS: Musician’s Hall of Fame member, pedal steel guitarist, producer, and recording artist Pete Drake will be inducted<br />
into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame during the 32nd Annual Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards Show on September 11. Held at<br />
the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in North Atlanta, the ceremony will be televised live at 8:30 PM on Georgia Public Television.<br />
Drake‘s wife and business partner, Rose Drake, will attend the ceremony and accept the award in his honor. ••• Award-winning<br />
artists Jerry Douglas and Cheryl & Sharon White of The Whites will co-host the 21th annual International Bluegrass Music<br />
Awards on Thursday, September 30, at Nashville‘s historic Ryman Auditorium. ••• The second leg of Brad Paisley‘s 2010 H2O<br />
World Tour has added thirteen dates to the previously announced 45 stops–winding-up in Tulsa, OK November 20. ••• Chris Young<br />
has signed an exclusive management deal with Marion Kraft’s ShopKeeper Management. ••• <strong>Joe</strong> Tinoco and his show are now<br />
appearing at The SuperStars Live Theater in Branson, Missouri. ••• Eddie Montgomery (of Montgomery Gentry) will open his<br />
Eddie Montgomery Steakhouse September 14 in Harrodsburg, KY.<br />
Composed, the newly published memoir from acclaimed singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash, debuted on The New York Times<br />
Book Review hardcover, nonfiction bestseller list at No. 20 on August 29. In the book she shares recollections of growing up as<br />
Johnny Cash’s eldest daughter and coming into her own as a performer, daughter, and mother. The book has earned rave reviews<br />
from media outlets across the country. Her Cash's book tour includes a Nashville stop on September 10, signing at the Americana<br />
Music Festival.<br />
Hide!!! by Jeff Foxworthy, a New York Times bestselling author and one of the most successful comedians in American history, will<br />
be released in October. Widely known for his redneck jokes, his act goes well beyond that to explore the humor in everyday family<br />
interactions and human nature, a style that has been compared to that of Mark Twain. Foxworthy is the highest selling comedyrecording<br />
artist in history, a multiple Grammy Award nominee, and best-selling author of more than twenty-six books. He is currently<br />
hosting the hit show, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader, in syndication, and on the judging panel on the popular ABC businessreality<br />
series Shark Tank.<br />
LifeNotes: Bill Phillips died Aug. 23 at age 72. "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" was his first Top 10 hit, and launched Dolly Parton’s<br />
career. Phillips‘ career did not ascend to Parton‘s heights, but he scored three more Top 10 hits, the last being 1969‘s “Little Boy<br />
Sad.” He toured with Kitty Wells and Johnny Wright’s show from 1969 through 1984, and appeared on their syndicated television<br />
program<br />
EVENTS Calendar 2010:<br />
• Sept. 14 - ASCAP Country Awards - Nashville, TN<br />
• Oct. 2 - Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope In America - Milwaukee, WI<br />
• Oct. 3-5 - IEBA Conference - Nashville, TN<br />
• Oct. 3-5 - ICMA Awards, Hendersonville, TN<br />
• Nov. 6 - National Radio Hall of Fame Inducuction - Chicago, IL<br />
• Nov. 10 - CMA Awards - Nashville, TN<br />
• Nov. 22 - Charlie Daniels' Christmas For Kids Concert - Nashville, TN<br />
These events and more are listed on our LINKS page! www.ifco.org/<br />
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C O U N T R Y M U S I C C L A S S I C S<br />
Doug Davis<br />
Owner/Publisher/Manager/Editor/<br />
Writer/Gopher/Chief Cook & Bottle Washer<br />
Friday September 17th, 2010<br />
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT www.countrymusicclassics.com<br />
STORY BEHIND THE SONG<br />
Hit songs come from strange and unusual circumstances and according to Earl Montgomery, George Jones and Tammy Wynette‘s<br />
1973 number one, ―We‘re Gonna Hold On‖ was one of those tunes!<br />
Earl commented, ―George & Tammy were always fussing at each other on the bus. At the time I was playing rhythm guitar in the<br />
Jones Boys Band. And we were on our way to Jamestown, Pa. And one of them...I don't remember if it was George or Tammy-- but<br />
one of them said, "well I don't think we're gonna make it. We're having too much trouble. They'd get into arguments about little things<br />
that didn't amount to a hill of beans...like who made the most money or who had the biggest hit record or the highest song on the<br />
charts or something like that ...just little old nit pickin' things that didn't amount to squat but they'd still argue about it. So during this<br />
argument one of them --I think it was George who said, "we're gonna have to hold on." And as soon as he said that-- I thought that<br />
might be a good idea for a song. So that night after we got to the motel, I began to write it ---at The Holiday Inn in Jamestown, Pa. So<br />
the next morning I went down to George and Tammy's room and Tammy was fixin' George's hair. And I went in and Tammy was<br />
unhappy with me over something--I don't remember just what. And I told George that I had a song started but I was kind of hung up<br />
on it and needed some help and would he help me with it? So he said he wanted to hear it so I sat down on the bed and sang what I<br />
had written. And he started singing and threw in a few lines and Tammy joined in and she put in a line or two. So the next thing we<br />
knew---we had the song finished. Then they got back to Nashville, they went in and recorded it and it was their first number one together<br />
as a duet.<br />
―We‘re Gonna Hold On‖ entered the country music charts October 1st, 1973 and was at the top of the charts the week of October 19th<br />
and stuck there for two weeks.<br />
It was on the charts for 17 weeks.<br />
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS<br />
QUESTION: I heard that Hank Williams Jr. was not going to sing the intro to Monday Night Football anymore and then I heard that<br />
he was. Is he or is he not?<br />
ANSWER: Hank Williams Jr. has once again launched "Monday Night Football." This will be Hank Jr.s‘ 22nd season to provide<br />
the opening for the "Monday Night Football" theme.<br />
QUESTION: Do you have any details on Kris Kristofferson and Merle Haggard doing something with Neil Young?<br />
ANSWER: Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, and Ralph Stanley are on board for Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit Concerts.<br />
The shows are fundraisers for The Bridge School, which helps students with severe physical and speech impairments. The concerts<br />
will take place in Mountain View, California on October 23rd and 24th.<br />
QUESTION: There seems to be a lot of talk about The Judds getting back together for one last tour. Is that really going to happen?<br />
ANSWER: The Judds will begin their ―Last Encore Tour‖ in Green Bay, Wisconsin on November 26th.<br />
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QUESTION: I heard on the radio that Merle Haggard was sick again. How is he doing?<br />
ANSWER: According to Merle, he had a bout with ―walking pneumonia‖ and thought he was over it, but it seems to keep hanging<br />
on-- so he has canceled all concerts for the rest of the month.<br />
QUESTION: I thought that Ray Stevens had sold out and left Branson, Missouri for good, but my mom says the radio guys said he<br />
was back there. Is that true?<br />
ANSWER: Ray Stevens has just launched a six week stand at The Welk Resort in Branson, Missouri.<br />
QUESTION: Do you know anything about a Ray Charles and Johnny Cash record? The radio dudes mentioned it.<br />
ANSWER: A 1981 recording of Kris Kristofferson's "Why Me, Lord" featuring Johnny Cash and Ray Charles will be available October<br />
26th on the new Ray Charles CD "Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters.‖<br />
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For information, email me at classics@countrymusicclassics.com<br />
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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE:<br />
1951<br />
Always Late (With Your Kisses) - Lefty Frizzell<br />
1959<br />
The Three Bells - The Browns<br />
1967<br />
My Elusive Dreams - David Houston<br />
1975<br />
Feelins‘ - Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynne<br />
1983<br />
Night Games - Charley Pride<br />
1991<br />
Leap of Faith - Lionel Cartwright<br />
TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY<br />
compiled by Bill Morrison<br />
Hank Williams born "King Hiram Williams," in a log cabin in Mount Olive, AL 1923. Hank became<br />
the third person to be elected to the Country Music Hall Of Fame 1961.<br />
Bill Black born Memphis, TN 1926.<br />
RCA debuted their first 33 1/3-rpm Long Play (LP) record in 1931.<br />
Lefty Frizzell's "Always Late (With Your Kisses)" topped the charts 1951.<br />
Steve Sanders, "Oak Ridge Boys," born Richland, GA 1952.<br />
Johnny Cash debuted on British television 1959.<br />
Loretta Lynn's debut appearance at the Grand Ole Opry, 1960.<br />
David Houston's "My Elusive Dream" was #1 in 1967.<br />
Reba McEntire debuted on the Grand Ole Opry 1977.<br />
Debbie Boone's #1 single "You Light Up My Life" debuted on Billboard's Top 40 Chart 1977.<br />
Anne Murray released her single "A Little Good News." 1983. The song went to #1, and was voted CMA Single of the Year.<br />
Kenny "Rudy" Trietsch, age 84, "Hoosier Hot Shots," died 1987.<br />
RCA Records released Alabama's album "Alabama Christmas, Vol. 2, 1996.<br />
Capitol Nashville released John Berry's album "Faces" 1996.<br />
The CMHF displayed a new bronze statue of Hank Williams Sr. on the 75th anniversary of the singers birth in 1998. Hank Williams III,<br />
Hank's grandson, was the model that posed for the artist.<br />
Varese released Johnny Bond's "The <strong>Home</strong> Recordings" 2002.<br />
Courtesy Bill Morrison: http://www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalMAR.html<br />
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY<br />
SOMETIMES I HAVE TO SING ALONE<br />
Sometimes I have to sing alone, just like the bird in the green tree,<br />
Inside my little world I find the song God gave to only me.<br />
A butterfly with orange wings, a pebble or a little stone<br />
That sparkles like a diamond makes my heart start singing all alone.<br />
I find it in the sun that keeps its smile of gold up in the sky,<br />
I find it in each flower-face and hills that keep on climbing high.<br />
Each day there are so many things that make me feel the world‘s my own<br />
And so I‘m thankful to my God, He gives me songs when I‘m alone.<br />
Marion Schoeberlein<br />
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THE BOOGIE MAN.<br />
52,000 intelligent good-looking readers.<br />
My first instrument was a ukulele.<br />
I played it and sang "Little Brown Jug" in front of my fourth grade<br />
class<br />
in my little high voice,<br />
and they clapped politely.<br />
That's how classes acted then, kids.<br />
I was ok on the uke, so a while later my dad bought me a Gibson<br />
guitar.<br />
I missed my ukulele with the four gut strings.<br />
They were easy for a kid my age to hold down.<br />
The steel strings on the guitar were painful.<br />
The Mel Bay book went in my comic book drawer,<br />
and the guitar stood in the corner... like a planter.<br />
I still listened to loud records until it killed the neighborhood real<br />
estate value,<br />
but I played no instrument for a number of years.<br />
Though I was an honor student in grammar school,<br />
I hated high school, and skipped a lot of classes.<br />
I was sneaking around the halls one day when I heard music<br />
coming from the auditorium.<br />
I looked in the door and saw a bunch of kids gathered around the<br />
piano,<br />
and somebody playing what sounded like Jimmy Durante music.<br />
(You younger folks can look up Jimmy Durante on Google.)<br />
The player was a guy a year or two ahead of me named Johnny<br />
Molay.<br />
I not only liked the music, but I liked all the girls it attracted.<br />
I thought "Hmmm."<br />
I spent my whole summer vacation at my grandparents' upright<br />
piano.<br />
I taught myself the Durante style, but boogie piano took over.<br />
There were some old boogie-woogie piano records around the<br />
house...<br />
Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson, Pinetop Smith, Freddy Slack,<br />
and other pioneers in this form of jazz.<br />
It was the beginnings of Rock & Roll.<br />
First I practiced the intricate left hand patterns, so that I wouldn't<br />
have to think about it.<br />
Then I learned the right hand licks and put them together.<br />
I started playing saloon piano when I was about sixteen...<br />
the only boogie piano guy in the area.<br />
The room would get rockin' and I might play one song for a half<br />
hour non-stop.<br />
I got a lot of attention, especially from the girls.<br />
I like attention.<br />
Isn't that why we go into the music business?<br />
It can't be the financial security.<br />
Last weekend Misty and I were listening to boogie piano players<br />
on YouTube...<br />
some of the old timers, and some of the new ones.<br />
The new boogie players seem to be mostly European.<br />
They copied the old records and then expanded on them... added<br />
their own touch.<br />
Here is one artist I recommend that you go see.<br />
His name is Johan Blohm and you can enjoy him here:<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?<br />
v=J9b3ZZywQvg&feature=related.<br />
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My only recorded piano boogie sounds a little weak after Johan<br />
Blohm,<br />
but what the heck. Listen to mine here:<br />
BROADBAND: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?<br />
id=9526317&q=hi<br />
So, you see, I wasn't born in Country Music, but I got here as fast<br />
as I could.<br />
Jack Blanchard<br />
© 2010.<br />
--<br />
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan...<br />
Grammy Nominees.<br />
Billboard's Country Duet of the Year.<br />
BMI and ASCAP Awards'<br />
<strong>Home</strong> page: http://jackandmisty.com<br />
Rick Huff’s Best Of The West Reviews<br />
Review: Larry McWhorter<br />
"Cowboy Poet"<br />
What an amazing labor of love this must have<br />
been for everybody concerned! Here is a 2-CD<br />
visit with one of the all time great Cowboy Poets,<br />
and I guarantee you it's a visit you'll revisit, and<br />
revisit and revisit!!<br />
McWhorter passed away in<br />
2003, far too young, after a grueling<br />
battle with cancer. His<br />
friends Jean Prescott and Rich<br />
O'Brien got with engineer Aaron<br />
Meador and put together this<br />
wondrous collection of poems<br />
interpreted by their author as<br />
only he could...and more! With<br />
wonderfully appropriate acoustic<br />
guitar accompaniment by<br />
O'Brien, we hear again about<br />
the tragic "Johnny Clare," we appreciate the rough-hewn cowboy<br />
proposal in "The Open Gate," we grin at McWhorter's portraits of<br />
brash hands gettin' their comeuppance in works like "The Red<br />
Cow" and "Peaches and the Twister." And thirteen more on the<br />
first CD alone! Then comes CD number two...<br />
Reading McWhorter classics are fellow poets Red Steagall, Andy<br />
Hedges, Chris Isaacs, Dennis Flynn, Oscar Auker, and included<br />
are two technical masterworks allowing McWhorter to "appear" as<br />
he'd always wanted to with Waddie Mitchell!! Lump in the throat<br />
time! The great Jesse Smith is present too, which prompts my<br />
own memory of Larry McWhorter. In a rickety announcer booth I<br />
once sat with Jesse Smith offering "color commentary" on the<br />
doin's at a ranch rodeo thrown north of Red River, New Mexico. It<br />
was held in conjunction with a Western event, and certain of the<br />
Cowboy entertainers were challenged to participate "if'n they was<br />
real by-gawd cowboys!!" The team of Rod Taylor, Larry<br />
McWhorter, Chuck Cusimano and (I think) Buster McLaury more<br />
than showed the crowd they were every bit the real deal that mud<br />
soaked day!!<br />
This double album is a stunner. Listening to these words, we can<br />
fully realize what we had...and because these fine folks cared so<br />
much, now also what we have!<br />
(All profits from sales go to benefit the Colorado non-profit equine<br />
therapy program Rein Of Glory).<br />
2-CD set: $25 ppd through Prescott Music, PO Box 194, Ovalo,<br />
Texas 79514<br />
by Rick Huff<br />
bestofthewest@swpc.com
DANCE SCHEDULE - OCTOBER, 2010<br />
Silver Strings Entertainment Center<br />
500 N. Smythe - Bowie, Texas 76230<br />
Unless otherwise noted, dances start at 7 pm<br />
Admission $5<br />
Small children must be accompanied by an adult<br />
Concession Stand ~ Split the Pot Drawing ~ Free Admission<br />
Drawing<br />
NEW!!! 5 to 6:30 PM, North Central Texas College<br />
Dance Classes Every Monday, October 4 through November<br />
8 at SILVER STRINGS. Must be registered<br />
through the College by September 10. $55 per person.<br />
Bowie College telephone number 940-872-4022. Flyers<br />
on Silver Strings front desk.<br />
ENJOY YOUR TIME AT SILVER STRINGS!<br />
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 – LARRY BORDEN & QUIK DRAW<br />
MONDAY, OCTOBER 11 – EMMANUEL FRITZ & OUT OF CONTROL<br />
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 – LARRY LANGE & THE LONE STAR<br />
TROUBADOURS<br />
MONDAY, OCTOBER 18 – LARRY BOUDEN & QUIK DRAW<br />
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23 – GENE TIPTON & THE CLEAR CREEK<br />
BAND<br />
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25 – BILL ROBERSON & SOUTHERN RAIN<br />
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 – EMMANUEL FRITZ & OUT OF CON-<br />
TROL<br />
For further information, please e-mail<br />
silverstringsentertainmentcenter@yahoo.com or<br />
call Joye Thompson at (940) 692-8699.<br />
Happy Dancing!<br />
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The <strong>Backforty</strong> Roundup Vol. #47<br />
compilation will be our annual Christmas<br />
edition. You can have your<br />
Christmas song for $150 and a Standard<br />
song for $100. Two songs or<br />
poems and save $50. The deadline for<br />
the Christmas edition is November<br />
15th, 2010.<br />
The <strong>Backforty</strong> Roundup compilation<br />
CD is mailed to over 180 western disc<br />
jockeys throughout the United States<br />
and downloadable to our 350 plus<br />
registered disc jockeys overseas.<br />
This is always a favorite for disc jockeys,<br />
so you don't want to miss out on<br />
this one, for sure.<br />
The <strong>Backforty</strong> Roundup<br />
CHRISTMAS EDITION<br />
Deadline is Nov. 15th.<br />
Just give <strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Baker</strong> a call<br />
At 575-808-4111<br />
or email him at<br />
joe@backfortybunkhouse.com<br />
We like to read the newsletter because it keeps<br />
us up to date on who's who, where they are and<br />
what kinda shenanagins they are up to. We get to<br />
hear about new voices in Western Music, where<br />
the "up and coming" bands stand, as well as what<br />
the veterans of the genre are doing these days.<br />
The play lists posted by the reporting DJ's are a<br />
great encouragement and marketing tool, letting<br />
us know where we are ( and are not ! ) in the<br />
public ear as well as what the public is listening to<br />
preference wise.<br />
Keep it up <strong>Joe</strong> and crew! It is a great benefit to us<br />
all!<br />
Wes & Nancy Ruybal<br />
Katy Creek Band
News from the National Cutting Horse Association<br />
Get the latest news on nchatv.com<br />
Watch the week's top stories in the time it takes to show your<br />
horse on 2:30, the NCHA News show.<br />
The fifth episode, hosted by NCHA Marketing Manager Kalyn Sanders is now on<br />
nchatv.com.<br />
Plus, watch this week's Mercuria NCHA World Series of Cutting at El Rancho Futurity<br />
promotional spot.<br />
RPL Ich This wins at Music City<br />
Phil Rapp rode Bobbie Atkinson's homegrown Cat Ichi mare RPL Ich This to win the 3year-old<br />
Open finals at the Music City Futurity Tuesday in Franklin, Tennessee. Rapp<br />
marked 217 on the mare out of Ruby Duece.<br />
Matt Miller scored 224 on Don and Carol Dewrell's Desires Katrina to win the 5/6-yearold<br />
Open finals. The mare is by High Brow Cat out of Desire Some Freckles. The Music<br />
City Futurity continues through September 18.<br />
World Series goes west . . .<br />
The Mercuria Energy NCHA World Series of Cutting, eight events with total added<br />
money of $400,000, heads next to the El Rancho Futurity in California September 17-<br />
18 and then on to the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Ohio October 7-9.<br />
It's not too late to enter the El Rancho Futurity and the World Series at the All American<br />
Quarter Horse Congress.<br />
Shootout added to Congress slate<br />
The All American Quarter Horse Congress, held October 1-24 in Columbus, Ohio, has<br />
added the All American Quarter Horse Congress Cutting Shootout to its class list. The<br />
Shootout will be held Friday, October 8, just prior to the Mercuria/NCHA World Series<br />
of Cutting finals. The class will invite the winners of three Limited division classes, as<br />
well as a Non-Pro class to compete in the event. The winner will receive a custom aluminum<br />
two-horse trailer from 4Star Trailers.<br />
Classes sending their winners to the Congress Cutting Shootout include the $2,000<br />
Limited Rider, $15,000 Limited Amateur, $35,000 Non-Pro and $50,000 Limited Amateur.<br />
Contestants will compete head to head for the brand new trailer from 4Star just<br />
before the most anticipated cutting event at Congress, the NCHA/Mercuria World Series<br />
of Cutting. Putting this event directly before the World Series finals will build up<br />
excitement, as well as increase the presence of amateur and non-pro cutters at Congress<br />
in future years.<br />
NCHA at the World Equestrian Games<br />
The National Cutting Horse Association will maintain a presence at the World Equestrian<br />
Games in Lexington, Kentucky September 25-October 10, with Lannie Ashley's<br />
Mechanical Cutting Horse plus live demonstrations for crowds from around the world<br />
estimated to hit 600,000.<br />
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September Chatter Online<br />
Grassroots<br />
Clinics in<br />
Arizona &<br />
Missippippi<br />
Choose the right Cow<br />
Order DVD now!
Careity Foundation offers free Mammograms plus Cancer<br />
Treatment<br />
The Careity Foundation, which hosts the annual NCHA Celebrity Cutting, is staging<br />
Careity Day this week to offer cost-free mammograms to economically challenged<br />
women in Parker County and Tarrant County (Texas) with a pledge of cost-free treatment<br />
- from biopsy through hospitalization, chemotherapy and radiation therapy - for<br />
any participant diagnosed with breast cancer.<br />
Tarrant County: Friday, September 17, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at 1500 N. Main, Fort<br />
Worth, TX 76164. Call for appointment: 1-877-847-9355. Service providers are The<br />
Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Texas Health Resources / Harris Methodist Fort<br />
Worth, Dr. Jane Bussey, Careity Foundation, Moncrief Cancer Institute.<br />
Parker County: Saturday, September 18, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Solis Women's<br />
Health of Weatherford, 914 Foster Lane, Weatherford, Call for appointment: 817-594-<br />
1227. Service providers: The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Weatherford Regional<br />
Medical Center, Solis Women's Health of Weatherford, Dr. Amy Gunter, Careity<br />
Foundation, Moncrief Cancer Institute, with financial support from Parker County<br />
Health Foundation.<br />
Kerry Kelley Open House<br />
Kerry Kelley Bits & Spurs will have an open house with fun, food and music Saturday,<br />
September 18 from 11 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., 112 Dennis Junction Road, Weatherford,<br />
Texas. Vendors include Jim Spradley Hats, Matt Litz Silversmith and Teal Blake Art.<br />
Spurs, bits and other items will be given away throughout the day.<br />
Executive Committee actions<br />
The NCHA Executive Committee met August 23-24 to consider the recommendations<br />
developed by the Standing Committees at the 2010 NCHA Convention. Highlights of<br />
the meeting include a modernization of the Super Stakes program to be based on flat<br />
nomination fees for stallions and for foals; the introduction of a 4-year-old Gelding<br />
Class at the Summer Spectacular, phasing in a workable Medication Policy, and the<br />
introduction of a $1,000 Amateur class on a trial basis. Read more . . .<br />
Upcoming limited age events:<br />
September 16-26, El Rancho Futurity, Rancho Murieta, California<br />
September 24-October 3, Brazos Bash, Weatherford, Texas<br />
September 27-October 3, Canadian Supreme, Red Deer, Alberta<br />
September 29-October 1, Washington CHA LAE, Moses Lake, Washington<br />
September 29-October 3, Western States LAE, Loveland, Colorado<br />
October 1-3, Dakota Classic, Platte, South Dakota<br />
October 1-8, All American Quarter Horse Congress, Columbus, Ohio<br />
October 6-9, Magnolia Classic, Canton, Mississippi<br />
Buffalo Ranch Dispersal Sale - October 13 & 14<br />
Join Western Bloodstock for the Buffalo Ranch Dispersal Sale on Thursday, October 14,<br />
at the ranch in Fort Worth, TX. A pre-sale demonstration of horses on cattle will be<br />
held at the ranch on Wednesday, October 13. Every horse sells absolute without reserves.<br />
The complete sale catalog and schedule of events are now posted on the Western<br />
Bloodstock website. View the Buffalo Ranch website for special details on each individual<br />
selling.<br />
Waggoner Ranch Complete Dispersal Sale - October 29 & 30<br />
Western Bloodstock invites you to attend the complete dispersal sale of approximately<br />
220 horses owned by all-time leading breeders, Jack Waggoner and Susan Waggoner.<br />
The sale will be held at DLR Stallion Station in Weatherford, Texas, on October 30. A<br />
performance demonstration of approximately 90 horses on cattle will be held the day<br />
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Tickets<br />
The blog that cutters read.<br />
Major Results:<br />
� Music City<br />
� Idaho Futurity<br />
� State of Missouri<br />
� Fort Klamath Ranch<br />
Festival<br />
� West Texas Futurity<br />
� Big Sky Futurity<br />
Judges<br />
Recertification<br />
Seminars
efore, October 29, at DLR Ranch.<br />
The sale is court ordered and every horse sells absolute without reserves. View the Western Bloodstock website for<br />
the listing of horses with links to NCHA records. The sale catalog will be available online soon.<br />
NCHA Futurity Sales – December 3 through 11<br />
Best schedule and lowest nomination fees ever<br />
Western Bloodstock has changed everything about December – except Christmas! The schedule, details, nomination<br />
forms and additional information are now posted for the NCHA Futurity Sales.<br />
The NCHA Futurity Sales attract more buyers than all alternative sales combined. Buyers from 36 states and 6 foreign<br />
countries purchased horses at the Futurity in 2009. So get your entries in now as the deadline is just around<br />
the corner.<br />
For continuous sale updates and additional information, monitor the Western Bloodstock website or call Western<br />
Bloodstock at (817) 594-9210.<br />
Western Bloodstock's Super Stallion Saturday – December 11<br />
The greatest, annual social event of the NCHA Futurity returns to the original format for 2010. The 9th Annual Super<br />
Stallion Saturday will be held Saturday morning on December 11, in the Watt Arena. For the first time ever, this<br />
gala will precede the NCHA Futurity Finals. There will be no conflicting cutting schedule and the largest crowd of<br />
Futurity enthusiasts will be sure to be on hand.<br />
Call Western Bloodstock at (817) 594-9210, to enter your stallion today. Expect additional information and the entry<br />
form online soon.<br />
Zane Schulte Award nominations open<br />
Nominations for the 2010 Zane Schulte Memorial Award are now open. The prestigious award is given annually to a<br />
professional trainer who exemplifies the character by which Zane Schulte is remembered: integrity, service, values,<br />
respect of their peers, contribution to the industry and excellence in the arena.<br />
Nominate a deserving trainer today.<br />
Fred Berry Family<br />
Lou Bischoff<br />
Clyde Brewer<br />
Jack Brown<br />
John and Barbara Brutsche<br />
Tom Burgess<br />
Rosie Carberry<br />
Shelly Cook<br />
Mary Corley<br />
Geneva Cross<br />
Truitt Cunningham<br />
Glenn Curtiss<br />
Ben Delay<br />
Billie and James Dobbs<br />
Jerry Emery<br />
Glynn Fairburn<br />
Mary Jo Glasson<br />
Bobby Goodwin<br />
Paige Haas<br />
Tom and Donna Hatton<br />
Briggs Hill and his family<br />
Barbara Holman<br />
Mary Hunter<br />
Odis James<br />
Norma Johnson<br />
Bob Kelly Family<br />
Charlie Louvin<br />
Johnny Lyon<br />
Emily Manning<br />
Mike Miller<br />
Bob Nible<br />
<strong>Joe</strong> Paul Nichols<br />
Christy Oehlschlager<br />
Guy Owens<br />
Jeremy Parker<br />
Walter Pate<br />
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Johnny Patterson<br />
Lexey Patterson<br />
Lois Peters<br />
Louise Pogue<br />
Justin Riley Family<br />
Tom Rose<br />
Keri Standley<br />
Sandee and Jim Tabor<br />
Joye Thompson<br />
Darlene Thornton<br />
Mike Vaughn<br />
Big Fred Walker<br />
Mary Walker and Family<br />
Ken Watkins<br />
Mike Ward<br />
Connie White<br />
Ed White<br />
Lois Wick<br />
Beth Yancy<br />
Bill Zucker
Jeremy Deryl Parker<br />
(July 14, 1983 - September 8, 2010)<br />
Jeremy Parker left this life on September<br />
8, 2010 after a six-month battle with<br />
acute myeloid leukemia at Oklahoma<br />
University Medical Center in Oklahoma<br />
City, Oklahoma. After a courageous<br />
struggle Jeremy rests in peace with his<br />
Lord. His brutal trial was an inspiration<br />
to many from coast to coast. When<br />
questioned about how a human could<br />
maintain such strength under such adverse conditions, Jeremy<br />
replied, ―Tough is what we are!‖ He never gave up and never quit<br />
fighting. Never flinching, he let Faith be his guide and gave all<br />
Glory to God.<br />
Jeremy was born in Shattuck, Oklahoma, at Newman Memorial<br />
Hospital to Jennifer (Deal) and Scott Parker. He grew up around<br />
his Granddad Deryl‘s ranch near Arnett, Oklahoma where he attended<br />
school from the fourth grade through high school. Moving<br />
his senior year, Jeremy graduated in 2002 from Edmond North<br />
High School in Edmond, Oklahoma. Jeremy was active in 4-H<br />
and Boy Scouts. He played basketball and enjoyed baseball. At<br />
the ranch, he loved hunting and fishing with his father and breaking<br />
colts for his Granddad. Jeremy received further education at<br />
Southwest Oklahoma State University, but his heart was in the<br />
country. Jeremy loved the land. After a brief stint in the oil field,<br />
he returned to Arnett to make a hand on the ranch.<br />
Family and spending time with relatives was very important to<br />
Jeremy. He was affable with keen awareness and a sharp sense<br />
of humor. Nothing made Jeremy happier than to make someone<br />
else smile. He was a peacemaker who always brought folks together.<br />
In his short life, Jeremy had fond memories. One was the summer<br />
he spent training horses in Montana with Jim Simpson. It was an<br />
opportunity for him to work with a world-class trainer and hone his<br />
skills in cutting and reigning. Between clinics he got to rope, participate<br />
in rodeos, and work on a large ranch surrounded by beautiful<br />
landscape.<br />
Other indelible experiences include the road trips Jeremy took<br />
with his Granddad to Arizona. There he and his Aunt Janice took<br />
long rides on their horses Princess and Happy in the mountains<br />
and Sonoran desert. Jeremy was overwhelmed by the ancient<br />
ironwood trees, giant saguaros, and abundant wildlife... every day<br />
there was an adventure.<br />
Later in life, God blessed Jeremy with Megan Rumbaugh. She<br />
was a soul mate who shared the same interests. They met in Edmond<br />
and quickly grew close to one another. A terrific team of<br />
horsemen, Jeremy would start‘em and she would finish‘em. They<br />
were married August 8, 2009 at the Waterloo Nazarene Church in<br />
Edmond, Oklahoma. After the ceremony they established residence<br />
in Higgins, Texas. Jeremy continued to work on the ranch.<br />
Megan found a job at Cedar Ridge Veterinary Clinic in Arnett,<br />
Oklahoma. Five months after the wedding Jeremy fell ill and was<br />
eventually diagnosed with AML. They went to OU Medical Center<br />
to begin treatment. His focus was to fight and defeat this daunting<br />
foe. Along the way, he inspired and made friends with many fellow<br />
cancer patients. The hospital staff grew attached to him because<br />
of his incredible positive attitude and Faith. And through it<br />
all, Megan was steadfast by his side, as an amazing guardian<br />
angel, and guiding light. Jeremy‘s parents, Jennifer, Scott, and<br />
Tami also spent many hours comforting and caring for their ailing<br />
boy. Megan‘s parents, Jerry and Sherol Rumbaugh, and sister,<br />
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Morgan, also embraced this struggle and provided unimaginable<br />
moral support. Jeremy was a hero to those who knew him and left<br />
deep boot prints for the cowboy kind.<br />
Those preceding Jeremy in death include great grandparents<br />
Verner and Gladys Parker, great grandparents Iona and Jim Guilford,<br />
his grandfather Harvey Deal, and step-grandfather Charles<br />
Lundy. He is survived by his wife Megan, mother Jennifer Deal<br />
Parker, father Scott Parker, step-mother Tami Parker, sister<br />
Amanda Parker Justin and daughter Ava, grandmother Marie<br />
Deal, granddad Deryl Parker and Gwen, grandmother Anita<br />
Tackett and step-grandfather Doyle Tackett, and numerous extended<br />
relatives.<br />
Jeremy‘s family would like to thank everyone for their compassion<br />
and support. Donations can be made to Caringbridge.org, First<br />
Christian Church of Arnett, Oklahoma, and Shaw Funeral <strong>Home</strong>,<br />
Arnett, Oklahoma.<br />
Bill Phillips<br />
We were saddened to learn that<br />
Bill Phillips passed away. Bill<br />
was a great artist and a great<br />
friend. I visited with him last<br />
month when we were in Nashville.<br />
He had just gotten out of<br />
the hospital, but was in great<br />
spirits. He was always so complimentary about the music that we<br />
have produced down here. He will be missed.<br />
Tracy Pitcox<br />
(325) 597-1895<br />
Country singer Bill Phillips, best known for his hit ―Put It Off Until<br />
Tomorrow,‖ and for playing a pivotal role in Dolly Parton’s early<br />
career died yesterday, Aug. 23. He was 74.<br />
Parton co-wrote and sang on ―Tomorrow,‖ which helped her garner<br />
enough attention to land a record deal.<br />
When Phillips came to Nashville he signed with Cedarwood Publishing<br />
and Columbia Records. But his biggest success came at<br />
Decca Records, where he had two top 10 hits in 1966:<br />
―Tomorrow‖ and ―The Company You Keep,‖ both written by Parton<br />
and her uncle Bill Owens. Phillips also reached the Top 10 with<br />
1969‘s ―Little Boy Sad.‖ Among the hits he wrote that were recorded<br />
by others were Webb Pierce’s ―Falling Back To You.‖<br />
Phillips was also a frequent guest on many television shows, including<br />
those headed up by Porter Wagoner, Bill Anderson, and<br />
Parton. He was also part of Kitty Wells and Johnny Wright’s TV<br />
show and touring troupe from the late ‗60s until 1984.<br />
<strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Baker</strong>’s Recognition and Honors<br />
Cowtown Society of Western Music Heroes<br />
Academy of Western Artists Disc Jockey of the Year<br />
Cowtown Society of Western Music Disc Jockey of the Year<br />
Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest Hall of Fame<br />
Membership Director—Cowtown Society of Western Music<br />
Board of Directors—Cowtown Society of Western Music<br />
Seattle Western Swing Music Society POWS Hall of Fame<br />
<strong>Backforty</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong>—CSWM’s Publication of the Year 2009<br />
The Western Swing Society Sacramento CA Hall of Fame<br />
KNMB, Western Music Assn. 2006 Radio Station Of The Year<br />
KWMW, Western Music Assn. 2007 Radio Station Of The Year
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