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Joe Bakers Top 20 ndash February 2010

Western Swing

1 Rebecca Linda Smith True Love

2 Johnny Lyon Wynn Stewart Fav Vol 2

3 Carolyn Martin Cookinlsquo With Carolyn

4 Hank Stone Somewhere In Texas

5 Cornell Hurd American Shadows

6 The Desperados Lucky Seven

7 Jerry Webb Theres A Song In That

8 Kelly Lee James Did You Take Time

9 D McCall-C Potter-T Booth The Survivors

10 Brady Bowen In My Spare Time Vol5

11 Wendell Solis The Sidekicks

12 Kevin Carter-Little Red Hayes East Texas

13 Willie Nelson Willie amp The Wheel

14 Billy Mata This Is Tommy Duncan Vol1

15 15 Ron KnuthChris Reeves Things That

Swing

16 Tony Grasso Doinlsquo It My Way

17 Bobby Flores Eleven Roses

18 Dugg Collins Looking Back-1977

19 Liz Talley More Than Satisfied

20 Stephanie Davis Western Bling

Western MusicCowboy Poetry

1 Charming Billy Frank Fara

2 Patty Parker Southwest Serenade

3 Mark Compere Cowboy Songs

4 Bar D Roundup Vol4 Various Cowboy Po-

ets

5 Troy Bateson Midnight Moon

6 Ken Cook Cowboys Are Like That

7 Stephanie Davis Western Bliss

8 Rich Flanders Ride Away

9 Chuck Woller (DL Johnson Vocals)Desert

Moon

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10 Lynn Anderson Cowgirl II

11 Fred Hargrove My Sacred Ground

12 Gil Prather Last Of The Border Cowboys

13 Mel Brown 1977

14 Horse Crazy Daughters Of The West

15 Linda Lee Filener One Life To Live

16 Backforty Roundup Vol 43

17 Stardust Cowboys Ridinlsquo Back To You

18 Bob amp Johnny Boatright Lost Trails

19 Chuck Cusimano Wind Blow My Blues Away

20 Flying J Wranglers My Adobe Hacinda

Lefty Frizzell AKA William Orville Frizzell

Born Mar 31 1928 in Corsicana TX Died Jul 19 1975 in

Nashville TN

Lefty Frizzell was the definitive

honky tonk singer the vocalist

that set the style for generations of

vocalists that followed him Frizzell smoothed out the

rough edges of honky tonk by singing longer flowing

phrases mdash essentially he made honky tonk more ac-

ceptable for the mainstream without losing its gritty bar-

room roots In the process he changed the way country

vocalists sang forever From George Jones Merle Hag-

gard and Willie Nelson to George Strait John Ander-

son Randy Travis and Keith Whitley hundreds of art-

ists have emulated and expanded Leftys innovations

Frizzells singing became the foundation of how hard

country should be sung

Despite his influence there was a time when Lefty

Frizzell wasnt regarded as one of countrys definitive

artists Unlike Hank Williams mdash the only contemporary

of Lefty that had greater influence mdash he didnt die

young leaving behind a romantic legend After his

popularity peaked in the early and mid-50s Frizzell

continued to record without having much success

However his recordings continued to reach new listen-

ers and his reputation was restored by the new tradi-

Est January 2007 Howard Higgins

Co-Founder amp Advisor

Joe Baker Co-Founder amp Publisher

Totsie Slover Editor

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By now the Lefty Frizzell sound was being perfected by

the vocalist and Don Law Frizzell was working with a

core group of Dallas-based studio musicians high-

lighted by pianist Madge Sutee In the beginning of

1951 he formed the Western Cherokees which was led

by Blackie Crawford Soon the Western Cherokees

became his primary band for both live and recording

situations Lefty was in the studio frequently recording

singles His third single I Want To Be With You Al-

ways was number one for 11 weeks and its follow-up

Always Late (With Your Kisses) spent 12 weeks at

number one At one point in early 1951 he had a total

of four songs in the country Top Ten setting a record

that was never broken Frizzell was a popular concert

attraction playing shows with the Louisiana Hayride

and the Grand Ole Opry He had three more Top Ten

hits in 1951 mdash Mom And Dads Waltz Travelin

Blues and the number one Give Me More More

More (Of Your Kisses)

The hits continued throughout 1952 as How Long Will

It Take (To Stop Loving You) Dont Stay Away (Till

Love Grows Cold) Forever (And Always) Im An

Old Old Man (Tryin to Live While I Can) all went to the

Top Ten Even though he was at the peak of his popu-

larity things began to unravel for Lefty behind the

scenes Frizzell fired both his manager and his band

He joined the Grand Ole Opry but he decided he didnt

like it and left almost immediately Lefty was earning a

lot of money but he was spending nearly all of it He

worked with Wayne Raney but the sessions were a

failure In early 1953 he moved from Texas to Los An-

geles where he got a regular job on Town Hall Party

That year he had only one hit mdash the Top Ten (Honey

Baby Hurry) Bring Your Sweet Self Back to Me

Early in 1954 he reached the Top Ten with Run Em

Off but it would be his last Top Ten record for five

years During the mid-50s Frizzell felt burned out and

he didnt have the energy to invest in his career He had

a total of two hits between 1954 and 1959 mdash I Love

You Mostly in 1955 Cigarettes and Coffee Blues mdash

because he decided to stop recording Lefty was frus-

trated that Columbia wasnt releasing what he believed

to be his best material so he simply stopped writing and

tionalists of the 80s nearly 10 years after Leftys

death

Lefty Frizzell (born William Orville Frizzell) was born in

Corsicana TX in 1928 a son of an oiler he was the

first of eight children During his childhood his family

moved to El Dorado AR As a child he was called

Sonny but his nickname changed to Lefty when he

was 14 because he won a schoolyard fight it was

later suggested that he earned his nickname after win-

ning a Golden Gloves boxing match but that was

eventually proven to be a hatched publicity stunt by his

record company Initially Lefty was attracted to music

through his parents Jimmie Rodgers records He be-

gan singing professionally before he was a teenager

landing a regular spot on KELD El Dorado

Frizzell spent his teenage years playing throughout the

region singing on radio shows in nightclubs for

dances and in talent contests He travelled throughout

the south playing in Arkansas Texas New Mexico

and even Las Vegas During this time he was refining

his style drawing from influences like Jimmie Rodgers

Ernest Tubb and Ted Daffan Leftys career was going

fine until he was arrested in the mid-40s serving a jail

sentence for statutory rape

Frizzells run-in with the law led him away from music

as he temporarily worked in the oil fields with his fa-

ther However his time as an oiler was brief and he

was soon performing in clubs again By 1950 he had

landed a regular job at the Texas club Ace of Clubs

where he developed a dedicated following of fans At

one of his concerts at the Ace of Clubs he caught the

attention of Jim Beck the owner of a local recording

studio Beck recorded music for several major record

labels and he also had connections within the publish-

ing industry Impressed with Leftys performance he

invited the singer to make some demos at the studio

In April of 1950 Frizzell cut several demos of his origi-

nal songs including a new song called If Youve Got

the Money Ive Got the Time which Beck took to

Nashville Beck intended to pitch the song to Little

Jimmy Dickens but Dickens disliked the song How-

ever Columbia record producer Don Law heard the

tape and liked Frizzells voice After hearing Lefty live

in concert Law signed the singer to Columbia within a

few months he had his first recording session

If Youve Got the Money Ive Got the Time Leftys

first single climbed to number one upon its release It

was a huge hit mdash its B-side I Love You a Thousand

Ways even hit number one mdash with other artists hurry-

ing into the studio to cut their own versions over 40

performers wound up recording the song Within 17

days of the singles release Columbia had Frizzell

record another single The result Look What

Thoughts Will DoShine Shave Shower (Its Satur-

day) wasnt as big a hit but it did reach the Top Ten

3

but in the mid-80s the kind words of George Strait and Randy

Travis were supported by a series of reissues beginning with

Bear Familys 14-LP set His Life mdash His Music (later replaced by

the 12-CD Lifes Like Poetry) In 1982 he was inducted into the

Country Music Hall of Fame but the greatest testament to his

music remains the fact that his voice can be heard in every hard

country singer that followed

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Graham Lees Top Ten CDs and Songs

HWD Radio - United Kingdom

Top Ten CDs

1 Cornell Hurd Band - American Shadows

2 Carolyn Martin - Swing

3 Donnie Blanz - From The Wagon To The

Wire

4 Sons Of The San Joaquin - Live

5 Diamond W Wranglers - Cowtown

6 Wendell Solis and The Sidekicks - The Sidekicks

7 The Saddle Cats - Herdinlsquo Cats

8 Ian Tyson - Yellowhead to Yellowstone and other Love Songs

9 Barry Ward - Joy Sweet Joy

10 Bob amp Johnny Boatright - Lost Trails

Top Ten Songs

1 Sons Of The San Joaquin - Is It Because

2 Donnie Blanz - Taking Pictures With My Heart

3 Reggie Brown - There Goes My Everything

4 Lynn Davis - Woman

5 3 Trails West - Baby Doll

6 Annette Hawkins - Ridinlsquo High

7 Ian Tyson - Bill Kane

8 Diamond W Wranglers - You Just Canlsquot See Him From The

Road

9 Janet McBride - Mama (I Got Here As Fast As I Could)

10 Sons Of The Rio Grande - Carry Me Back To The Lone

Prairie

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The Big Fred Walker Show WOES 913 FM Mid-Michigan TOP TEN Songs 01 Rebecca Linda Smith ndash Texas State Of Mind 02 Pat James ndash Camelie 03 Liz Talley ndash You Canlsquot Take The Texas

Out of Me 04 Wild Oats ndash Back In The Saddle Again 05 Glenn Lendermen ndash Here To You 06 Gil Prather ndash Jack Cates 07 David Church ndash Ilsquom Over You 08 Bobby Flores ndash Are You Teasing Me 09 Jerry Webb ndash Here In Old Fort Worth 10 James Hand ndash In The Corner At The Table By The Jukebox TOP TEN CDs 01 Rebecca Linda Smith ndash True Love 02 Liz Masterson ndash Roads to Colorado 03 Ginny Mac ndash Wishing River 04 Billy Keeble ndash Sings Wynn Stewart

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recording songs However he did tour spo-

radically occasionally with his brother David

Frizzell

Deciding it was time for a change he began

working with Jim Dennys Nashville-based

Cedarwood publishing company in 1959

Cedarwood gave him The Long Black Veil

a song written by Danny Dill and Marijohn

Wilkin that had overt folk music influences

Lefty recorded the song and it became a

surprise Top Ten hit in the summer of 1959

Encouraged by its success Frizzell moved

to Nashville in 1961 after Town Hall Party

closed in 1960 He began touring and re-

cording at a more rapid rate although it only

resulted in a couple of minor hits Leftys last

big hit arrived early in 1964 when Saginaw

Michigan climbed to number one and spent

four weeks on the top of the charts After

that he came close to the Top Ten with

1965s Shes Gone Gone Gone but he

usually struggled to have any of his songs

break the Top 20 for the next decade

Frizzell didnt stop recording but he did de-

velop a debilitating alcohol problem that

came to plague him throughout the late 60s

and 70s However alcohol wasnt the only

thing holding his career back mdash Columbia

was only releasing handfuls of albums and

singles though Lefty was recording an

abundance of material Since his records

werent as successful he drastically cut

back the number of concerts he performed

In 1968 he cut some songs with June Stearns under the name

Agnes and Orville but none of the tracks became hits The lack of

success helped him sink deeper into alcoholism

In 1972 Lefty left Columbia signing with ABC Records Though

the change in labels helped revitalize him artistically he didnt sell

that many more records However he did have the enthusiasm to

record albums as well as play concerts and television shows

Frizzells alcohol addiction worsened and he developed high

blood pressure but he wouldnt take the medication because he

thought it would interfere with his drinking As a result he looked

older than his 47 years when he died of a stroke in 1975

Years of mediocre and mis-marketed records had diminished

Lefty Frizzells reputation but after his death a new generation of

artists hailed him as an influence and an idol Merle Haggard

Willie Nelson and George Jones had all sung his praises before

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05 Starline Rhythm Boys ndash Masquerade For Heartache 06 James Hand ndash Shadow On The Ground 07 Stephen Pride ndash Pride On The Wild Side 08 Bobby Flores ndash Neon Nights 09 Leon Seiter ndash In The Shadows Of A Honky Tonk 10 Johnny Johnson ndash One Last Time

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Multi Award Winning Western Swing Disc Jockey

Mike Gross

By Joe Baker

February 17th 2010 marked 30 years that

the legendary Mike Gross started his

Swingin West radio show from Fairfield

CT To this day Mike continues to bring us

all the finest in western swing music

I first met Mike in 2001 and we have been

good friends ever since Although we never

shook hands as a lot of us have done in this

business one of these days we will find our-

selves at the same place to make that hand shake a reality Mike

and I share a lot of music between us and I have always consid-

ered him a good friend but more so a mentor the same way I feel

about another radio legend Larry Scott

Mike is the producer and host of the weekly Swingin West pro-

gram on WVOF Radio in addition this western swing Hall Of

Famers love for the swinging sounds of hot fiddles and steel gui-

tars has allowed him to review western swing albums and books

for many publications all over the world Mike has worked the

Pedal Steel Guitar Associations annual concerts as Master of

Ceremonies since 1989 and has written hundreds of liner notes in

western swing CDs

Mike was interviewed and featured throughout in a 2004

documentary movie on the life of western swing legend Adolph

Hofner Mike Gross received the Disc Jockey Of The Year Award

from the Academy Of Western Artists in 2000 followed by his in-

duction as a Pioneer Of Western Swing from the Western Swing

Music Society Of Seattle in 2002 the Western Swing Society Of

Sacramento in 2004 the Western Swing Music Society Of Kan-

sas Hall Of Fame in 2005 and his latest but certainly not his last

Mike was inducted into the Western Swing Music Of The South-

west Hall Of Fame in 2008

Mike also served as Master of Ceremonies at the Lincoln Center

in New York City for Leon Rausch Tommy Allsup Curly

Hollingsworth Bobby Koefer and Bob Wills Texas Playboys in

June 2007

I have always thought that the definition of western swing music

was best said by Mike Gross and heres what he says An Ameri-

can music form born in Texas and Oklahoma in the 1930s Its an

amalgamation of ScotchIrish fiddle music New Orleans jazz and

Black blues and it evolved in the 1940s parallel to Big Band

Swing It uses fiddles mandolins guitars and steel guitars in lieu

of or along with trumpets reeds and trombones The words and

vocals tend toward the light happy side Over the years there

have been many different groups with varied and different styles

playing what can be considered Western Swing music In Addi-

tion many artists in other fields of music have recorded Western

Swing songs and used Western Swing style musicians and

sounds

Be sure to visit Mikes website at wwwswinginwestcom

There you can learn how to listen to Mike Gross Swingin West

weekly radio show and also find much information Backforty

Bunkhouse Productions tips our hat to our fellow disc jockey and

multi award winning Mike Gross

joebackfortybunkhousecom

Bill McCallielsquos Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show

Classical 905 WSMC-FM Chattanooga TN

I guess in the middle of the summer Ill wish

that it would rain but right now Ive had about

all the rain and snow I can take Im ready for

some warm dry weather Even when its rain-

ing and snowing though the bunkhouse is

warm and toasty with Asleep at the Wheel get-

tinlsquo the month kicked off with several cuts from

that great CD Ride With Bob Bobs Breakdown New San

Antonio Rose Roly Poly and Youre From Texas were my

favorite picks Since the Saddle Up celebration will be in full

swing Feb 25th thru 28th in Pigeon Forge Tennessee I thought I

try to play some music from some of the folks wholl be appear-

ing at Saddle Up Sounds like a Whos Who of cowboy mu-

sic Red Steagall R W Hampton Dave Stamey Don Edwards

and Waddie Mitchell will all be there Red Steagalls Im Sleepinlsquo

In My Leggings Tonight kicked off the Saddle Up set followed by

R W Hamptons Night Riders Lament Dave Stameylsquos May

The Trail Rise Up To Greet You Waddie Mitchells An Evening

Chat and Don Edwards Deep Water Ice and Snow I sure am

looking forward to seeing all these guys and getting some inter-

views for the show Dave Stameys Somebody Needs To Go

Back Home sticks in my mind like a cocklebur I love that

song J B Allen has always been one of my favorite of the cow-

boy poets and his Habitat coupled with some Don Edwardslsquo

songs made a nice segment I did group of songs and poems

about the rain and its importance to farmers and ranchers this

month Elizabeth Eberts Cowboy Virginia Bennetts story about

the smell of rain Bill Woods recitation of S Omar Barkers Rain

on the Range and Ian Tysons Since the Rain sorta rounded out

that segment I also read some history about Billy the Kid and put

a couple of tunes with that MMM Patty Parker and Frank Fara

provided the music with Charming Billy and Billy the Kid Jody

Nix with Cindy Walkers Tater Pie and Bobby Flores and Too

Many Rivers to Cross along with the Saddle Cats and Mission to

Moscow contributed western swing for one show this month Inci-

dentally Im looking forward to Carolyn Martins new CD Cookin

With Carolyn Ive already heard that its 1940 all over again with

some really great swing presentations and an original tune by

Carolyn and Dave Martin called Thats What I Call Cookinlsquo As

soon as it comes in Ill definitely get it on the play list Carolyn

always does consistently good music The Bar D Round Up series

continues to be a great source for Cowboy Poetry and I play the

whole series a lot on the show Joel Nelsons Shadow in the Cut

Bank preceded a full set of horse songs from CMHs CD Great

Songs About Horses

Thats just about all the news thats fit to print and Im getting

packed up to go to Pigeon Forge Lila Wilson with the Pigeon

Forge Dept of Tourism asked me to come up and be a judge in

the Chuck Wagon Cook Off at this yearlsquos Saddle Up Being and

old bachelor I never turn down a chance to get some free grub

Cowboy Jubilee airs every Sunday at 6pm EST and is streamed

to the internet at wwwwsmcorg We broadcast with 100000

watts from beautiful downtown Collegedale TennesseeWhere

the air always smells like a big oatmeal cookie Our website

is wwwcowboyjubileecom and Facebook is Bill McCallies Cow-

boy Jubilee Radio Show Each week we have our playlist for the

next week listed Ride Safe and remember what my friend Jim

Mike Gross

5

Wilson saysThe pen is mightier than the swordbut you

might keep a sword around just in case you run outa ink

Happy Trails Always

Bill McCallie

billmccalliegmailcom

Sundays at 600 pm - wsmcorgwebstreamhtml

Andy and Jim Nelsonlsquos

C O W

Playlist

12910 Games Cowboys Play

Corb Lund Hurtin Albertan

Joyce Woodson Waddie Get Your Boots On

Hank Snow Yodeling Cowboy

Red Steagall Bobs Got a Swing Band in Texas

Jay Snider Shorthorn Pete

Richard Lee Cody amp Mary Kaye Homeward Bound

12310 Methane Madness

New West Chows On

Riders in the Sky Phantom of the Chuckwagon

Hugo Montenegro The Good the Bad And the Ugly

Ben Crane One Cheek Sneak

Baxter Black Blazin Bloats

Curly Musgrave Ode to Tofu

11609 Pendleton Book Review

Cowbop After Im Gone

Matt Robertson Dreams of Gold

Gene Pitney The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence

Kacey Musgraves Til Theres Not a Cow in Texas

Jess Howard The Sweepstakes

Michael Martin Murphey Close to the Land

1910 Stay-at-Home Benefit Concert

Curly Musgrave Cowboy True

Culry Musgrave Range and Romance

Roy Rogers Movie Trail Medley

Curly Musgrave The Irish Drover

Curly Musgrave Thanks

Curly Musgrave A Cowboy Farewell

1209 The Best of 09

Joe Merrick New Bad Habits

Don Edwards Angels Can Do No More

Marty Robbins Cowboy in the Continental Suit

The Texas Trailhands Pico de Gallo

Milton Taylor The Pearl of them All

Carin Mari and Pony Express Always a Road

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Waynettalsquos Roundup on LIVE 365 Waynetta Ausmus KJIM 1500 AM ShermanDennison TX January Playlists

Timber Trail ndash Sons Of The San Joa-

quin

Tico amp The Cow ndash Pat Richardson

South of the Border ndash Bobby Flores

The Auction Sale ndash Yvonne Hollen-

beck

Keep The West Alive ndash Mike Puhallo

Cute Boot ndash Devon Dawson

The World is Waiting On The Sunrise ndash Billy Mata

Cowboy Wisdom ndash Bob Upchurch

March Winds ndash Jean Prescott

Daddy Said ndash Teresa Burleson

Livinlsquo Off the Land ndash Donnie Blanz

Cup Of Memories ndash Linda Kirkpatrick

In Those Alabama Hills ndash Kip Calahan

Take Me Back To Tulsa ndash Pop Wagner amp the Twin City Play-

boys

Plano Man - E Flat Porch Band

The Wealthy Texan - Jerry Clower

Ive Got A Woman Crazy For Me - Saddle Cats

Sleepinlsquo Out Under The Stars - TJ Casey

Stackin Hay - Jerry Schleicher

The Wild West Is Going To Get Wilder - Michael Martin Mur-

phey

Woman Of The Wind - Paul Hendel

The Schoolmarm - Ray Owens

Cheek To Cheek - Ginny Mac

If I Hadnt Seen The West - Joyce Woodson

Working Class Man - Lacy J Dalton

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Swingin West- Mike Gross

WVOF-FM

February 1 2010

Songs

1 Over the Hill- River Road Boys

2 Oklahoma- 1955- Les Gilliam

3 Night Coach Out of Dallas- Jake Hooker

4 California Mountains- The Stardust Cowboys

5 Tacos Enchiladas and Beans- Buck Pizzarelli amp West

Texas Tumbleweeds

6 Ilsquom A Texas Boy- Jerry D Hobbs

7 Brownsville- John England amp Western Swingers

8 Are You Teasing Me- Bobby Flores

9 Southern Hospitality- Cornell Hurd Band

10 Crystal Canyon- Patty Parker

Albums

1 Houston- River Road Boys

2 Western Bling- Stephanie Davis


4 Lost Along the Way- Jake Hooker

5 Herdinlsquo Cats- The Saddle Cats

6 Digginlsquo Up Bones- Buck Pizzarelli amp West Texas Tumble-

weeds

7 This is Tommy Duncan- Billy Mata amp Texas Tradition

8 Last Call for Heartaches- Price Porter

9 Open That Gate- John England amp Western Swingers

10 Now Playing Willie and the Wheel- Willie Nelson amp

Asleep at the Wheel

swinginwestcom

6

Wyn Machon

Oamaru Heritage Radio 883 amp 107 FM

5 Lowther St Oamaru 9400

Whitestone City New Zealand

Hank Snow Riding Along Singing A Song

Georgie Fame Ballad Of Bonnie amp Clyde

Goombay Dance Band Lovely Land

B Jeff amp Patricia Stone Come A Little Bit Closer

Buddy J Branded Country

Eric amp Terri Powell Im Not Taking Anymore

Willie Nelson On The Road Again

Guy Mitchell She Wears Red Feathers

Hank Ballard The Twist

Charley Boyter Twilight Zone

Johnny Greenwood The Tragedy Of Burke amp Wills

Ken Chainsaw Lindsay Victoria The Place To Be

Lynn Davis Woman

Bobby Huckaby What Kind Of Marriage Do We Have

Albert Huizeling Follow Your Heart

Big Al Downing Be Bop Cat

Barry P Foley Boom chicka Boom

Deb Beckett Rambling Weatherboard Shack

Johnny Cash amp June Carter Cash Jackson

Patti Page Changing Partners

Jean Stafford Shes A Rose From The Garden Of Prayer

Tresa Brewer Music Music Music

Brooks amp Magee Are You A Cowboy Mister

Rhonda Lee Wallace Its Only Love

wynjoyorconnetnz

LEE SWING TOP 12 CDs Lillies Ohlsson Kountry Korral Magazine Bennerstigen 120 SE-733 95 SALA SWEDEN TOP 12 CDs

Bad Bob ndash Prairie Rose

Bill Dessens ndash Ilsquove Waited A Lifetime

Bonebreak Syncopators ndash That Da Da Strain

Clelia Adams ndash Wildflower

Gaylynn Robinson ndash Love amp Heartache

Howard Kalish ndash What The Hey

Kelli Grant ndash Swing-a-Billy

Kenny Seratt ndash The Best Of Kenny Seratt

Rod Moag - AH-HAA Goes Grass

Shoot Low Sheriff ndash Mockingbird Sessions

Texas Swing Band ndash Welcome To Texas

Wayne Hancock ndash Viper Of Melody TOP 12 SONGS

Across The Alley From The Alamo ndash River Road Boys

Big Texas ndash Shoot Low Sheriff

Concho To The Colorado ndash Gaylynn Robinson

Convict And The Rose ndash Rod Moag amp Dayna Wills

Crafton Blues ndash Quebe Sisters Band

Forgotten Trails ndash Old West Trio

Hank amp Lefty Raise My Country Soul ndash Kenny Seratt

Highway Patrol ndash Junior Brown

Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy ndash Clelia Adams

Livinlsquo In A Cheap Motel ndash Heybale

Rose Of The San Joaquin ndash Old West Trio

Smile When You Speak Of Texas ndash Joaquin Murphey wT

Texas Tyler

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Dallas McCord

AWA Disc Jockey of the Year

KNND 1400AM Sunday 1PM to 4PM

Cowboy Culture Corner

―Keep Out Of The Wire

Rich OBrien - Santa Rosa Serenade

Prairie Rose Wranglers - Rollin Kansas

Plains

Dallas McCord - Cowboy

Chris Isaacs - Change On The Range

Colen Sweeten - Cow On The Fight

Virginia Bennett- Dad Was Like A Colt

Billy McCoy - My Dreams Just Keep Coming True

Larry Gibson - Cross The Brazos At Waco

Juni Fisher - Sideshow Romance

Juni Fisher - The Dog amp The Pig Ike amp Betsy amp Me

The High Strung Band - Cherokee Shuffle

The High Strung Band - Amazing Grace

Eli Barsi - Far Side Banks Of Jordan

Eli Barsi - Closer To Home

Eli Barsi - Keep On The Sunnyside

Latigo - Colors Of The West

Eli Barsi - Land Of The Living Skies

Bob Wills amp The Texas Playboys - San Antonio Rose

BJ Thomas - Old Chisholm Trail

Howard Steele - Oregon

Dallas McCordVan Criddle - Danny BoyLand of Erin

Charlie Walker- Rest In His Promise

PJ McCordKathy Criddle - Same River

Joni Harms - Louisiana Hot Sauce (GO SAINTS)

Joni Harms - Oregon Trail

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The Real West from the Old West

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Top 20 CDs

Ian Tyson ndash Yellowhead To The Yellowstone Dan Roberts ndash Viva La Cowboy Brady Bowen ndash In My Spare Time Vol 5 Les Gilliam ndash Oklahoma-1955

Carolyn Martin ndash Cookinlsquo With Carolyn Jim Jones ndash Back Home On The Range Hot Club Of Cowtown ndash The Best Of Call Of The West ndash You Are The Rose Of My Heart Liz Talley ndash More Than Satisfied Mary Kaye ndash Clean Outta Luck Cornell Hurd Band ndash Texas By Night Jennifer Lind ndash Cowboy State Of Mind Bobby Flores ndash Festival Favorites Ken Moore ndash Bringinlsquo The Wild Ones In Tommy Thomsen ndash Western Jazz J C Needham ndash He Rides The Wild Horses River Road Boys ndash Houston Reid Wells amp Segovia 1862 ndash So In Love With You Billy Mata ndash This Is Tommy Duncan Vol 1 Dave Stamey ndash Come Ride With Me

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Ken Bass - KALH - Variety 951 FM Serving

Alamogordo - La Luz - Holloman AFB amp Tularosa NM

Hot List for January 2010

01 Liz Talley - Rock-a-Billy Baby 02 Michelle Turley - Caroline 03 Devon Dawson - Play Faded Love 04 Amber Digby - Im Not Your Kind of Girl 05 Ned VanGo - So Long Im Gone 06 Johnny Lyon - If I See My Baby 07 Waylon Thibodaux - Cher Bebe 08 Kori Jean Olsen - Next Big Nothin 09 Brenda True - Sugar Moon 10 Luke Bryan - Rain is a Good Thing 11 Lynnae Winnie - Country Music USA 12 Karli Whetstone - Im Having a Good Day 13 The Right Five amp Billy Martin - Big Blue Diamonds 14 Patty Parker - She Rode a Horse Called Buttermilk 15 Billy Mata amp Texas Tradition - Dinah 16 Jimmy Engine - Savin it Up for Saturday Night 17 Red River Mudcats - Texas Eagle

18 Liz Talley - This Land is Your Land 19 Doughboys - Queen City 20 Kate Russell - Kick Down The Door

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Well welsquove set the date so mark it on your calendars This year the Day of the Cowboy in Georgia will be on October 9 2010 at The Rock Ranch in Barnesville Georgia Yalsquoll come on out and get a wagon load of enter-tainment the cowboy way Welsquoll share more as we get things finalized We had a big birthday bash for our pal Fuzzy in January I think he is over 100 years old but Ilsquom not sure Anyway we had a blast and the

party was all cowboy Lots of singing and everyone was dressed to the max including packing irons See the attached picture of Wrangler Marv and Cowboy Bill having fun with Fuzzy

Until then we want all you pards out there to stay warm keep your powder dry and keep it cowboy Just remem-ber Therelsquos the right way the wrong way and the hellipCowboy Way As always we con-tinue to get CDs from many artists and groups and we wel-come them all If you want to send us your CD we are at

The Cowboy Way Show 146 Hwy 139 230 Monroe Georgia 30565 Cowboy Billlsquos top ten playlist for February 2010 is 1 Listen to the WindhellipLarry Gibson 2 Charming BillyhellipFrank Fara amp Patty Parker 3 Little Joe the WranglerhellipMichael Martin Murphey 4 In Old McGee CanyonhellipDave Stamey 5 She Rode a Horse Called ButtermilkhellipPatty Parker 6 Old FaithfulhellipLinda Lee Filener

Photo by Lori Faith Merritt

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7 Corrine CorrinahellipTJ Casey 8 Tequila SheilahellipBobby Bare 9 Cowboylsquos PrayerhellipDon Edwards 10 Tennessee StudhellipLarry Gibson

Cowboy Bill

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Cadelsquos Cadence

(Watch yer step)

Beliefs Values and Perspective

When I saw what bull I had drawn I

was thrilled I had ridden him before

and last time I was 85 points and won

the rodeo I was sure I could ride him

again and I knew if I did I would either win or place high He was

a big high horned brindle that typically blew out of the chutes and

turned back to the right into my hand I rarely bucked off a bull

that went into my hand The other bull riders knew this and com-

mented on how lucky I was and I just smiled and said ―Why donlsquot

you all just hand me over your money right now and go home

In hind sight I may have been a little too overconfident

There I was looking at my face in the rear view mirror of my truck

my right eye was swelled completely shut my nose was bleeding

profusely and I was sure my jaw was broken He had whipped

me down and had whacked me in the face and I probably should

have let the ambulance take me to the hospital but I refused I

was a thousand miles away from home the entire right side of my

face was crushed and I had 62 dollars to my name But hey I was

a rodeo cowboy

Back then all I really cared about was riding bulls and bucking

horses and I traveled up and down the road all over the west

chasing that dream called rodeo I had no bills no responsibilities

and no worries I got to travel and I got a chance to see a lot of

this country There were ups and downs bumps and bruises

excitement adrenaline rushes and peaceful solitude I remember

I rode in Calgary on a Thursday and then spent Friday Saturday

and Sunday camping out next to a beautiful mountain lake in the

Canadian Rockies I caught a brown trout on a fly rod and

watched a young Bull Moose in velvet drink from the bank My

truck broke down somewhere in West Texas and a kind old man

not only gave me a ride into town but also bought me lunch at a

small cafeacute I also got stranded in the deserts of Southern Califor-

nia once but that is a whole other story

That was 14 years ago and my outlook on life has changed dra-

matically since then I miss it I wonlsquot lie to you but for three rea-

sons I wouldnlsquot dream of getting on the back of a bull today Actu-

ally four reasons my three children and a promise I made to my

wife Itlsquos interesting to me how a personlsquos perspective changes as

one goes through life The things that were so important to you

when you were a kid are no longer important to you as an adult

Single people tend to value different things than do married cou-

ples and when your first child is born your perspective is sure to

change Change is inevitable we all know that and because we

are always in a constant state of change our perspective will con-

stantly have to be adjusted The key as I see it is to establish

some core beliefs and values and to stand by and hold on to

those beliefs and values no matter what comes your way I think if

you can do this you can ride out any storm no matter how bad it

gets It has been a long time coming but for me itlsquos the Lord

above my family the church and my desire to reach out to others

whether it is through my writing or by simply lending a helping

hand I reckon your perspective is changing as well be sure to

hold on to your beliefs and values but make certain you settle on

the rights ones cause just like that bull the wrongs ones can hurt

you

cadecadeschallacowboypoetrycom

Cowgirl Sass amp Savvy by Julie Carter Cabin Fever And Tater Tots

Like the roads across the West win-

ter has gone on forever For those of

us living here in the usually balmy

Southwest we are like spoiled chil-

dren whining and sighing over the

extended length of an extraordinary snow season that ushered

out October and has every intention of using up February

The roads are rutted in mud created in those few warmer days

between storms Everything that could conceivably break has

done so be it a pipeline a vehicle a storm door or the drain on

the washing machine Cold inevitably brings on streaks of

breaking luck In spite of the discomfort and inconvenience a

rancher wont ever turn down moisture or a live baby calf

The horses are haired up like bears and the cattle are eyeballing

the portable hand warmers that a few well-outfitted cowboys got

for Christmas and thought theyd never use

Electric and gas bills feed bills firewood bills the meters spin

and the check book balance plunges

The little woman looks for every opportunity to not have to gear up

for ice breaking and outdoor chores Cabin fever while only a

temporary inconvenience is sometimes preferable to freezing

ones back pockets off In her solitude she is bombarded with

thoughts that she jots on paper in some hope of making sense of

her fleeting flashes of philosophy Deep thoughts along the lines

of Is there a resemblance between our lives and the creation of

tater tots

Most everyone generally loves tater tots They are dependable

easy to cook and a familiar source of sustenance Like our friends

they are crusty on the outside tender on the inside and seasoned

to preference And while Im always happy to find them in cafes

stored in my freezer and in dishes cooked up for the cattle work-

ing crews Ive never devoted much deep thought to wondering

how they became that perfect little cylindrical shape that makes

them uniquely identifiable

Hang with me here

Potatoes are pulled from their earthen womb looking dirty and

misshapen They are handled down an assembly line where they

are pressure washed sorted for size and then peeled sliced and

diced according to the plans for their end use The scraps from

this process - the bits and shreds that are left from the slices and

cuts - are made into tater tots They are cleaned seasoned and

pressure-shaped along yet another assembly line We accept

them in that form without question They are what they are

The tater tots depend on me to bring them from the freezer to the

table in a cooking plan of some sort However I appreciate them

more now that I know how they came to be

The same philosophy is surely applicable with people As with

tater tots I have accepted the people in my life at face value I

have found those that endured to be dependable encouraging

nurturing and great a comfort to me because their substance

never changes

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In taking the time to look beneath the shredded crust - perhaps a

bit freezer burned and toasted by lifes heat - I believe that inside

their substance will be as presented and their imperfections will

mirror mine After all we all started in the same place Maybe

they too will have buried deep the bruises of being cast off from

the prime of the crop only to be pressure-washed by society and

recreated into a unique version of the same thing And maybe

just maybe if they should happen to recognize the same in me

our friendships will be enriched with a new level of appreciation

After all a lot happened along lifes assembly line to bring us to

where we are today

Julie can be reached for comment at jcartertularosanet

Cowboy Jam Session

Western Culture News amp Reviews

By Jeri Dobrowski

Catching up with Old Friends

As I headed out the door to run an errand

this past week I grabbed Gary McMahanlsquos

Goinlsquo My Way I hadnlsquot listened to it yet

and was anxious to hear his first studio album since 1992 The

first recording of Garylsquos that I bought was a cassette tape version

of Saddle em up and Go That tells you how long Ilsquove been listen-

ing to his music

A Colorado native Gary describes himself as a singer song-

writer yodeler humorist cowboy poet and general nuisance

Helsquos all that and the recipient of a National Cowboy and Western

Heritage Museum Wrangler Award for ―The First Cowboy Song

co-written with Doug Green The song appears on his album A

Cowboyin Day Folks who have recorded Garylsquos songs include

Garth Brooks Ian Tyson Chris LeDoux Riders in the Sky Dave

Stamey and Juni Fisher

But back to Goinlsquo My Way It was good to catch up with Gary

after so many years without a new recording He scored a hat

trick with three tracks in succession that I especially liked ―Yodel

Poem ―Okeechobee Joe and ―Chaps Come to think of it

theylsquore the perfect combination of his talents a yodeling poem a

song and a poem I also thought his arrangement of Sunny Han-

cocklsquos ―The Horse Trade was among the best Ilsquove heard You

can hear all 10 tracks and those from previous albums at

wwwsingingcowboycom under Music

Order Goinlsquo My Way online at wwwsingingcowboycom for $15

+ shipping To order by mail send $17 to Horse Apple Records

PO Box 90 Bellvue CO 80512

Itlsquos been too long since Ilsquove seen South Dakota cowboy poet Slim

McNaught We keep in touch via email but itlsquos been a while since

welsquove been in the same place at the same time I hear him every

now and then on Live With Jim Thompson Slim serves as the

official cowboy poet laureate for the afternoon radio show which

broadcasts from beautiful downtown Spearfish SD

Raised on a ranch on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the

South Dakota Slim started writing poetry in high school He and

wife Darlene ranched and raised a family in the Buzzard Basin

area south of Eagle Nest Butte Since 1976 theylsquove operated a

custom leather shop Nearing his 70th birthday Slim started recit-

ing his Western heritage-based poetry in public (Read several of

poems at wwwcowboypoetrycomslimmcnaughthtm)

Incredibly resourceful Slim designs and prints his own poetry

books and maintains a My Space page wwwmyspacecom

slimthe1st I suppose a keyboard and printer arenlsquot that much of a

challenge after carving and assembling leather projects for 35

years

He did enlist the aid of a couple fellows when he recorded his

album of cowboy poetry His first spoken-word project entitled

Reminiscinlsquo was selected as the 2009 Cowboy Album of the Year

by the Academy of Western Artists Preview the 11 tracks at

wwwcdbabycomcdslimmcnaught where you can also order If

you prefer to order directly from him send $1850 to Slim

McNaught PO Box 274 New Underwood SD 57761 605-754-

6103 wwwslimscustomleathercom Call or write to inquire about

his selection of poetry books He has several

Among the folks I hope to see in Elko during the National Cowboy

Poetry Gathering the end of January are Belinda Gail and Kathy

Musgrave Belinda and Jim ―Curly Musgrave performed as a duo

at festivals and venues across the country Kathy and Curly were

married Curly died December 13 2009 succumbing to an ag-

gressive brain tumor (For more on Curly and tributes to him

wwwcowboypoetrycomcurlymusgravehtm)

Curly and Belinda sent me an autographed copy of Forever West

in July 2008 shortly after Belindalsquos husband passed away The 14

tracks include several Western and cowboy genre standards

―Roly Poly ―Silver Spurs ―Wheels ―Texas Plains and several

you might not expect on a cowboy album ―I Gave My Love a

CherryThe Twelfth of Never ―Last Thing on My Mind Ill Twine

Midst the RingletsFor Lovin Me There are also titles penned by

Curly and Belinda such as ―This Cowboys Missing You and

―Mule Ears in the Sand

jamsessionrobscabinetscom

Cowtown Society of Western Music is

proud to welcome aboard our newest

Board of Director Tom Lee Tom comes

from a classic small town in the Panhan-

dle of West Texas called Seymour Tom

has been a long time supporter of West-

ern Swing and Western Music He has

been active in promoting western music

events in the past He also has been a valuable asset in promot-

ing the Academy of Western Artists and helping to preserve the

cowboy way of life for several years We are proud to have Tom

on our team and feel his expertise and background will prove very

beneficial to the growth of Cowtown Society of Western Music

We look forward to working with Tom to promote and preserve

this rich musical heritage we all love

Joe Baker has known Tom Lee for 40 years Tom knows western

swing music inside out Hes a great promoter and loves what he

does In Tom Lees words Im a lifelong inspirational advocate for

more western swing and Texas honkytonk music Tom will be a

tremendous asset to the Cowtown Society Of Western Music

Joyce Miller

CSWM

SecretaryTreasurer

joyceaccentwholesalecom

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Cowboy Poetry at the BAR-D Ranch by Margo Metegrano Editor CowboyPoetrycom This years Cowboy Poetry Weekmdashthe

ninth annualmdashis celebrated April 18-

24 Inaugurated by CowboyPoetrycom which is a non-profit pro-

ject of the Center for Western and Cowboy Poetry the celebration

has been recognized by unanimous resolution of the United

States Senate Twenty-two states governors and other officials

have issued Cowboy Poetry Week proclamations and the week

is celebrated with activities across the West and beyond

Born to This Land a painting by premier Western artist Bill

Owen (wwwbillowencacom) was selected as this years Cowboy

Poetry Week poster art The paintings title is from an outstanding

poem by Red Steagall past Texas Poet Laureate singer song-

writer radio and television host and entertainer Posters are sent

to libraries as a part of the Centers Rural Library Project and are

available to Center supporters

For 2010 theres a new edition of The BAR-D Roundup the

Centers annual compilation recording of classic and current cow-

boy poetry a collection intended to grow as an archive of todays

cowboy poetry ―scene The annual recordings focusmdashand that of

the Center and CowboyPoetrycommdashis to preserve and celebrate

the stories of the real working West The CD is also offered to

libraries and available for purchase proceeds help fund the Cen-

ters programs

This fifth annual edition of The BAR-D Roundup includes vin-

tage recordings by Charles Badger Clark Jr (1883-1957) telling

how he came to write A Cowboys Prayer followed by his recita-

tion of the still-popular work Noted reciters Jerry Brooks and

Randy Rieman perform two of Clarks poems ―The Legend of

Boastful Bill and ―Married Man respectively Nevada poet and

writer Hal Swift recites one of Clarklsquos lesser known poems Jeff

Hart

Other CD highlights include the somewhat boisterous first track a

piece of cowboy brag talk by the legendary Harry Jackson from

a rare Smithsonian Folkways recording Top cowboy poet Waddie

Mitchell makes his first appearance on the compilation with his

thoughtful poem No Second Chance

Continuing a proud tradition there is a fifth selection from

Grass a master work by the late Buck Ramsey a National En-

dowment for the Arts Fellow recognized as the modern spiritual

leader of the genre Another modern classic is included Waitin

on Drive by the late Larry McWhorter from an acclaimed just-

released two-CD collection of his complete works

Other top poets offerings include recent NEA Fellow rancher and

poet Joel Nelsons Awakenings and Red Steagalls The Fence

That Me and Shorty Built Frequent gathering headliners Yvonne

Hollenbeck Pat Richardson Doris Daley and Andy Nelson pre-

sent their poems along with a host of other popular poets many

of whom frequently appear on contemporary gathering stages

Included are Marty Blocker Ken Cook Janice Gilbertson DW

Groethe Chris Isaacs Dee Strickland Johnson Rodney Nelson

Jay Snider Georgie Sicking and Diane Tribitt

Classic poems are recited by Linda Kirkpatrick Susan Parker

Rex Rideout and Jim Thompson Jim Thompson presents a

poem published in 1928 by S Omar Barker

Hell Do

Dont call me no star in the bronc bustin gamemdash

Sech words is plumb natcherly wrong

Us cowboys jest say when a feller is game

Hell do boys fer takin along

Dont call me no prince of good fellers nor say

Im bold brave an fearless nor such

Dont claim Im no marvelmdashno fine sobrikay

Like world-beatin champeen Not much

Fer I never hanker fer high-soundin praise

A cowboy cant half understand

Id ruther be told in the old puncher phrase

Say cowboy yuhll shore make a hand

Big words never warm up no cowpunchers heart

In praise of him doin his best

Like them simple phrases A man does his partmdash

Hell do boys they say in the West

copy S Omar Barker reprinted with the permission of the estate of

S Omar Barker further reproduction without explicit permission is

prohibited

Vintage and contemporary photos of featured poets and their

families are a part of each years CD This years cover features a

circa 1940s photo of octogenarian cowboy poet and Cowgirl Hall

of Fame inductee Georgie Sicking Inside theres a contemporary

photo of Diane Tribitts family taken on her Minnesota ranch

Past editions of ―The BAR-D Roundup have enjoyed wide radio

airplay and the new edition will also be distributed to hundreds of

Western radio stations thanks to Joe Baker of New Mexicos

Backforty Bunkhouse (who also recorded this years radio public

service announcement) Wyomings Andy Nelson poet writer

humorist popular emcee and co-host of the award-winning Clear

Out West (C O W) Radio show is the CDs co-producer

―The BAR-D Roundup is offered for sale with proceeds support-

ing CowboyPoetrycom ($20 postpaid from CowboyPoetrycom

PO Box 330444 San Francisco CA 94133 and at CowboyPo-

etrycom)

Take part in Cowboy Poetry Week Get your schools libraries

and community involved Perform your poetry donate a book

share your knowledge Read more about it all at CowboyPo-

etrycom

margocowboypoetrycom

A-10 Etcheverry Creative Achievement Award Winner Cowtown Society of Western Music 2009 - CrayolaCowboycom

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Cowtown Society Of Western Musics

12th Annual Swing Fest will be at the

holiday Hills Country Club in Mineral

Wells Texas on May 1st 2010 Our

host hotel is the Mineral Wells Best

Western When making your room res-

ervations make sure to mention

Cowtown Society for the special

$5995 room rate Best Western phone number is 940-325-2270

The address is 4410 Highway 180 East The Holiday Hills Coun-

try Club is located directly across the highway from the Best

Western Hotel Food will be available for purchase throughout

Swing Fest along with a cash bar

We will have four swing bands playing your favorite dance music

from 11am to 11pm with Western Swing Hero inductions through-

out the day This is a special time to see old friends and make

some new ones

On Friday evening April 30th at 530pm Charlie and Linda OBan-

non will host a Jam Session where they have a really cool metal

barn complete with tables and chairs band stand and a dance

complete with corn meal And you can dance to live western

swing music This will be a bring your own beverages jam

OBannons address is 10708 Mineral Wells Highway which is

about 3 miles east of the Best Western Hotel

If you need additional directions and more information you can

call Linda at 940-452-1118 or Joe Baker at 575-808-4111

-Joe Baker

Rick Hufflsquos Best Of The West Reviews

Jim Jones

Back Home On The Range

I think Jim Jones must be the record holderor

would that be CD Holder He has released

four albums in just over a year Well if ya got it

in ya

With three exceptions

this collection is basi-

cally Jims nice

acoustic version of

That One Ive talked

about -- the album of

repeatedly requested

classics that artists

seem to do well to

have available for

their fan bases

Home On The

Range Cattle Call

Tumbling Tumble-

weeds Back In The

Saddle Colorado Trail Ragtime Cowboy Joeyou know the

group Also present are solid takes of Waltz Across Texas and

Stay All Night And there are three originals at the end of the

eleven song offering

Jims Freedoms Getting Harder To Find is a tribute to our mili-

tary and a wonderfully creative new song co-written by Jim with

Bruce Huntington (formerly with Trails amp Rails) called Wyatts

Lament deserves to be picked up by other artists The final song

Ill refrain from commenting on except to say Jim and I co-wrote

it Its called Light (Tribute To Wilson Hurley) Obviously Im

going to be pretty partial to it but Ill let you review that one when

you hear it

CD $15 plus $3 sh from Jim Jones PO Box 2264 Corrales NM

87048 or $1297 through cdbabycom (search Jim Jones) and

$999 for MP3 downloads

by Rick Huff

bestofthewestswpccom

News From BobWillcom

I was thinking the other day

about the recent program we aired

with the late great Adolph Hoffner

as our guest It was great fun to

hear again after so many years I

think youlsquod enjoy it as Adolph was

one of the very first great pioneers

of Texas Swing type music It got

me to thinking about how these

interviews came about

I was a DJ on a small country sta-

tion near Houston in the 1980lsquos when I was determined to get

publicity for so many of the living pioneers in the area I had first

produced a 30 minute TV pilot called ―Houston Country but could

never get any assistance trying to get sponsors Thatlsquos when I

decided it would be easier to produce a one hour radio show that

would include interviews and music of those Texas Swing pio-

neers

I called the shows ―Rhythm Roundup and before long I had at

least 40 of these programs produced and aired once a week on

the little station near Houston There were plenty of guests nearby

to do programs Legendary players like Herb Remington Cliff

Bruner Floyd Tilman Pappy Self etc I had a state of the art re-

cording studio near Sugarland at the time and when possible I

had the guests come there to record

I also had a portable tape recorder and traveled around the state

to visit with other great musicians that were instrumental in creat-

ing the music we call Western Swing The Adolph Hoffner show

was recorded at his house in San Antonio All of the many folks

we interviewed were gracious and anxious to talk about their ca-

reers

Welsquove been doing Bob Wills Radio now for some seven months

and many of these classic interviews are already archived on the

site You can be sure that all of them will show up there in the

near future Welsquore still searching out contemporary musicians who

were influenced by the Bob Willslsquo style and will continue to bring

them to the show as well

Once again thanks for all your support and remember ―it donlsquot

mean a thing if it ainlsquot got that swing

Jim Gough

jimgoughmrtexasaolcom

Sponsored in part by

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Cowtown Society of Western Music

3709 E Hwy 67 Cleburne Texas 76031

President Gary Beaver Vice President Larry Lange Secretary Joyce Miller Treasurer Joyce Miller Board Member Jerry Tatum Board Member Joe Baker Board Member Tom Lee Advisory Board Member Brady Bowen Buddie Hrabal Chuck Curtis Membership Director Joe Baker Webmaster Howard Higgins Website wwwcowtown-swmorg E-mail infocowtown-swmorg

Press Release

Official 2010 Western Swing Heroes

12th Annual Western Swing Heroes-May 1st 2010 Holiday Hills Country Club

Mineral Wells Texas

Raymond Keller Rockwall Texas Hero

Maryann Price Austin Texas Hero

Tommy Harvell Blackwell Texas Hero (Posthumous)

Bill Mitchell Weatherford Texas Hero

Eddie Ferguson Bowie Texas Hero

Cornell Hurd Dripping Springs Texas Hero

Ken Carter Arlington Texas Hero

Larry Lange Wichita Falls Texas Hero

Clint Finley Wichita Falls Texas Hero

Chris OrsquoConnell Alameda California Hero

Jim Grabowske Austin Texas Hero

Buddy Stephens Garland Texas Hero

Billy McBay Garland Texas Hero

Frank Johnson Weatherford Texas Hero

Jerry Van Kirk Fort Worth Texas Hero

Chuck Curtis Mineral Wells Texas Presidentrsquos Choice

Ray amp Beth Willingham Angleton Texas Fans Of The Year

Pat Jacobs Burleson Texas Publication Of The Year

Lex Graham Winthorst Texas Creative Acheivement

Allen Bailey Meade Kansas Disc Jockey

Brook Wallace Burleson Texas Rising Star Of The Year

MB Corral Wichita Falls Texas Venue Of The Year

Living Legends Awards Presented By Backforty Bunkhouse Productions

Leon Rausch Fort Worth Texas Living Legend

Roy Lee Brown Aledo Texas Living Legend

Billy Dozier Denison Texas Living Legend

Joe Baker

Membership Director

Member Board Of Directors


Joe Baker Membership Director 106 Roswell St Ruidoso NM 88345 (575) 808-4111

Email joebackfortybunkhousecom

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Zack T Wood Jr 1926-2010

Zack Wood who served as Ex-ecutive Director of the NCHA for

28 years from the 1960s until

1990 passed away February 13 in Fort Worth Texas Services

will be held 300 pm February 20 at Holy Apostles Episcopal

Church 3900 Longvue Ave Fort

Worth 76126 A reception will follow at the church At the re-

quest of the family memorial donations may be made to NCHA Charities Foundation 260 Bailey Ave Fort Worth

TX 76107 There will be a tribute to Zack Wood in the April issue of Cutting Horse Chatter

Seminar postponed

Due to Zack Woods funeral the Judges Recertification Seminar scheduled for February 20 in Carthage Missouri

has been postponed

Last call for Eastern National Championships entries

All entries fro the NCHA Eastern National Championships presented by 6666 Ranch are due Fax your entry to the

$200000-added show in Jackson Mississippi to the NCHA

office at (817) 244-2015 no later than 5 pm Central time on Friday February 19 The show will be March 8-20 Eastern National Championships Program going to press

The deadline is Thursday February 18 for advertising in

the Eastern National Championships Program The program will be distributed for free at the show and will also be

available to cutters everywhere through the online edition on the world wide web Get your 2010 program started off

right by contacting Mark Herron today

Pooley Hansma win Mercuria NCHA World Series

San Antonio finals Don Pooley marked 222 on Peppys Shorty Nino to win the

Open finals at the Mercuria NCHA World Series of Cutting at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo on Superbowl

Sunday The 9-year-old son of Peppys Boy 895 is owned by

Larry and Alice Irvin Julie Hansma marked a career best of 226 to win the Non-Pro on 6-year-old Al Poocino by Dual

Pep Each division carried $25000 in added money With the support of Mercuria Global Energy the NCHA

World Series has expanded to 8 shows in 2010 The next

stop in the Mercuria NCHA World Series will be the Hous-ton Livestock Show amp Rodeo March 3-5 following a full

slate of AQHA cutting and NCHA classes beginning Febru-ary 25

Judges seminars

All NCHA approved judges are required to attend at least one Recertification Seminar in 2010 to keep their judging

card for 2011 For the convenience of the judges NCHA will be holding twelve (12) Judges Recertification Seminars

throughout the year at various locations in the United

States The 2010 fee for recertification is $125 and and pre-payment and pre-registration is required For more infor-

mation contact the NCHA Judges Department at 817-244-6188 extension 158 or email hdavisnchacuttingcom

Judges may attend more than one seminar at no extra cost 1 February 20th Carthage Missouri POSTPONED New

date to be announced 2 March 11th in Jackson Mississippi

3 April 7th during Super Stakes in Fort Worth Texas 4 May at the BI in Tulsa Oklahoma (date to be deter-

mined)

5 June 4th in Shartlesville Pennsylvania 6 June 27th in Reno Nevada

7 Canada (date and location to be determined) 8 August 10th in Oregon (location to be determined)

9 September in Rancho Murieta California (date to be de-termined)

10October in Columbus Ohio (date to be determined)

11November 5th Batesville Mississippi 12December in Fort Worth Texas (date to be deter-

mined) A European Judge Applicant Clinic and Recertification

Seminar is scheduled in Italy on May 13-14 All current

European Judges are required to be recertified in 2010 Pete Fanning NCHA Judge and Monitor will be the instruc-

tor Please contact Claudia Zanoni at for more information regarding this event

Video Support Team launched An NCHA Video Support Team has been organized to help

video businesses better meet the requirements of re-cording NCHA-approved shows Visit the new Video Sup-

port Team website

NCHA membership Renew your 2010 NCHA Membership now And if you plan

to compete at the Amateur or Non Professional level dont

forget to complete your AmateurNon-Pro Application For more information contact Julie Davis or Peggy Cox or call

817-244-6188

Bonanza continues through Saturday

The $100000-added Bonanza Cutting is underway at its new home of Alvarado Texas and continues through Feb-

ruary 20 There is a live webcast

Whos winning Having trouble figuring out the breeding on this years big

winners Cant remember who won what Blogger author and statistician Sally Harrison has compiled an interactive

guide to the results of this seasons major events at wwwsallyharrisoncom an official news outlet of the

NCHA You can review the details on all the finalists and

click on a horses name for a listing of all the events where

National Cutting Horse Association 260 Bailey Ave Fort Worth TX 76107

16

Futurity videos are here

The action-packed telecast of the 2009 Borden Milk NCHA Futurity is

now available The 2-disc set features Open Champion Rockin W ridden by

Tony Piggott for Waltons Rocking W

Ranch Non-Pro Champion Kelle Earn-heart riding Badgers Perscription and

Amateur Co-Champions Kim Ziegel-gruber on Mates Special Boy and Ja-

mie Goertz on Desires Prissy Cat Or-der the 2-disc set now for just $2995 plus SampH and tax

2010 NCHA Cutting Academy Grassroots Clinics scheduled

The NCHA Cutting Academy grass roots clinics are targeted toward Amateur riders and are designed to help improve

showmanship in the arena Session I of the Cutting Acad-

emy includes understanding rules and improving show-manship equine nutrition and more The cost which in-

cludes a light breakfast and lunch is just $25 at the door Session II features live work critiques with some of the

industrys leading experts Prepayment of $125 required contact Julie Davis at the NCHA office for additional infor-

mation and reservations Heres a schedule for upcoming

clinics sponsored by Purina Mills

June 4 ndash Mountain Springs Arena ndash Shartlesville Pennsylvania Grass Roots Seminar - June 4 - 800 am

to 400 pm with NCHA Director of Judges Russell McCord

and Hall of Fame Trainer Chris Benedict Contact Julie Davis at the NCHA office for additional information and

reservations PA CHA Show - June 5-6 ndash NCHA Weekend ndash Mountain Springs Arena Shartlesville PA

November 5 ndash Arena One ndash Batesville Mississippi Grass Roots Seminar ndash November 5 - 800 am to 400

pm with NCHA Director of Judges Russell McCord and Hall of Fame Trainer Phil Rapp Contact Julie Davis at the NCHA

office for additional information and reservations Mid South CHA Show ndash November 4 6-7 -Weekend amp LAE

Show ndash Arena One Batesville MS Judges Recertifica-

tion Seminar - (Judges only) - Friday - November 5 2010 - 700 pm

Super Stakes schedule

The tentative schedule for the XTO Energy NCHA Super Stakes is online The $2 million show begins March 26 and

runs through April 16 in Fort Worth Texas The Western Mercantile in the Exhibit Hall will open for business April 1

No cutting on Easter Sunday April 4 Super Stake Open and Non-Pro final payments are now

due and entries in all auxiliary classes must be received

no later than February 25 All slots must be named by that time to avoid an additional $500

Tune in to NCHA Radio NCHA has launched a new inter-

net radio station ncharadiocom bringing Real Country for Real

Cutters around the clock and

around the world The innovative

it was a finalist New results are added as they become

available including these recent events Bonanza

Mercuria NCHA World Series San Antonio

Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular

NYCHA Stallion Service program second phase ends

June 1 The first section of the 2010 NYCHA Stallion Service Pro-

gram has ended and now enters the second phase where breedings can be purchased at 60 of the stud fee until

June 1 Check out nychastallionauctioncom today for more details Here are just a few of the great breedings

that are available for purchase ARC Sparkle Surprise

Haidas Hook Jazzy Joe Fajita Peptoboonsmart Razz O Taz Silver Gun and Zacks Little Lena

The Stallion Service Program is the primary fundraiser for the NYCHA

These stallion owners have gener-

ously donated the breeding to their stallions to support NCHAs youth

program 100 of the money from the winning bids goes to the NYCHA

Funds raised from this program help support youth scholarships youth

awards and various youth activities Thank you to all those who have donated a breeding so far this year this program would not be possible without your

continued support If you would like to register to bid it is not too late please visit nychastallionauctioncom for more

information

The race is on

Heres a look at the early leaders of the 2010 point year

Open Ms Peppy Cat $10068 Mocha $7221

Cappuccino

Non-Pro McKenzie $6314 Mary Jo $5360

Mullins Milner

$50000 Elizabeth $4424 Teri Lynne $3893

Amateur Booth Waggoner

$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy

$3000 ARC Kitty $4023 Silver Pepto $3760

Novice Cat Pistol

$5000 Stephen Norrisrsquo $6156 Sally $2701

Novice Peptowood Nakawawarsquos

Cat N Charm

17

station is believed to be a first for an equine association

offering the worldrsquos most popular country music along with up-to-the minute news of NCHA events promotions

and more The new venture is a partnership between the National Cutting Horse Association and Internet Cowboys

LLC

Must-have DVDs for 2010

NCHAs brand new video How to Score Higher is a 2-DVD set featuring Matt Gaines and Roger Wagner telling you

how to get the score youre looking for Guest stars include Lindy Burch Tom Lyons Chubby Turner and Zack T Wood

Jr Plus theres a new DVD featuring Tom Holts Top Ten a

selection of great rides from the Voice of Cutting himself Order now

Western Bloodstock An-

nounces Major Changes at the

2010 Super Stakes Sale The new year brings major changes to the scheduling of

the NCHA Super Stakes Sale NCHA will dedicate a sepa-rate weekend of finals competition to the open division as

well as to the non-proamateur divisions at this years show In cooperation with this change Western Bloodstock

will host its annual sale during the open finals weekend

The dates details and deadlines for this years sale are as follows

NCHA Super Stakes Sale - April 3

Limited to Riders Under Saddle Breeding Stock

Consignment Fee $45000

Pass-Out Fee FREE

Entry Deadline March 1 due to earlier sale

dateconsign now Free pass-out (RNA) fees at the 2010 Super Stakes

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Bloodstock has dropped all pass-out (RNA) fees on horses that do not meet the reserve at the 2010 Super Stakes

Sale Be sure to take advantage of this first time offer Download a consignment contract or call Western Blood-

stock at (817) 594-9210

Cool it Heres a unique and ldquocoolrdquo new item

for your barn or backyard a custom-

made wooden ice chest with the NCHA logo and your ranch name or brand

Email infoabarrnet for more infor-mation

$2000

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Novice A Hillbilly Norrisrsquo

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A million hits a month

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tor Sally Harrison sallyharrisoncom is an official news out-let of the National Cutting Horse Association Recent posts

include the influence of an old-time sire the breeding home of three of 2009s top sires recaps of the Abilene

Spectacular deadly cold weather in the 19th Century the

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Million-dollar bonus offered

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Cutters on TV Dont miss NCHA Rode to the Win-

ners Circle on RFD-TV this week Friday at 230 pm Central This

weeks show features Cutting in-

dustry highlights and interviews from across the country See the

weeks complete schedule for re-broadcast times and see whats scheduled in coming weeks here

Hey folks when you tune in the NCHA Radio you will hear a familiar voice Jim Gough Jim is doing

some voiceovers plugging the National Cutting Horse Association In addition to the NCHA Radio you can

find Mister Texas every Monday at Noon hosting Bob Wills Radio at wwwBob Willscom complete with

western swing music and interviews with some of the legends in the industry and some how or another

he still finds time to play dances around the Austin Texas area Here at the Backforty Bunkhouse were

proud of ol Jim Hes the Real Deal

-Joe Baker

18

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Kenny Rogers universally known icon of American entertainment will be performing at the event of his lifetime this spring A Kenny Rogers The First 50 Years television spectacular The star studded rollicking celebration will be filled with music and comedy from some of the biggest stars in the entertainment world performing appearing and sharing stories about Rogers and his mu-sic Dolly Parton Lionel Richie Alison Krauss Wynonna and The Oak Ridge Boys are just some of the early names already announced to appear on the show The array of artists will be part of the performance and a few will host different segments of the show travelling through Kennys six decades of hits The show will tape on April 10 at the MGM Grand At Foxwoods (Mashantucket CT) and will be produced by Dreamcatcher Artist Management and Locomotive Entertainment Group Tickets may be purchased starting Feb 11 online at wwwmgmatfoxwoodscom by calling the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Box Office at 1-866-646-0609 by call-ing Ticketmaster or in person at the MGM Grand Box Office

News Briefs Kenny Chesney is set for 4 dates at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel amp Casino Las Vegas first on May 14 amp 15 and then July 2 and 3 bullbullbull Wynonna Judd announced last week that she will reunite with her mother Naomi Judd for a final ldquoThe Juddsrdquo tour Details and schedule to be announced bullbullbull Sugarland will kick of their 2010 tour dubbed ldquoThe Incredible Machinerdquo on April 23 in Primm Nevada then move on to more than 55 cities nationwide bullbullbull Rural Rhythm Records will release the new al-bum Carolina Hurricane by bluegrass band Lorraine Jordan amp Carolina Road on April 13 bullbullbull Michael Martin Murphey and

his Buckaroo Blue Grass friends ride again on the Feb 9 album release of Buckaroo Blue Grass II The album expands on his

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19

Dallas-based independent record label Carved Records has officially opened for business and signed Texas country chart-toppers No Justice a five-piece band from Stillwater Okla The group has enjoyed significant regional success and airplay in Okla-

homa and Texas playing more than 150 dates per year and landing numerous No 1 singles on the Texas charts including ―Never Come Back and ―Donrsquot Walk Awayrdquo No Justice is currently in Nashville completing their debut album for the label with pro-ducer Dexter Green The project expands on the grouplsquos Country Rock and Roots sound and is scheduled for a late spring 2010 release The lineup of stars slated for the 3rd annual Verizon Wireless BamaJam Music amp Arts Festival shines brighter and brighter Organ-izers have announced the addition of Dierks Bentley Randy Houser Jamey Johnson Matt Kennon and Houston County Previously announced were Kenny Chesney Miranda Lambert LoCash Cowboys Jake Owen Colt Ford Blackberry Smoke plus Hank Williams Jr who will appear at BamaJam in what will be his only Alabama appearance in 2010 Three-day and 1-day flex tickets along with camping packages and the first time Premium Preferred seats for the extravaganza may be purchased by visiting wwwbamajamfestivalcom or by calling (877) 422-6252 Take advantage of special early-bird pricing for a limited time only bull Feb 24-26 - Country Radio Seminar 41 - Nashville bull Apr 14-17 - Country Thunder USA - Florence AL bull Jun 3-5 - BamaJam Music amp Arts Festival - Enterprise AL bull Jun 10-13 - Bonnaroo Music amp Arts Festival - Manchester TN bull Jun 10-13 - CMA Music Festival - Nashville bull July 22-25 - Country Thunder USA - Twin Lakes WI bull Oct 3-5 - IEBA Conference - Nashville These events and more are listed on our LINKS page wwwifcoorg __________________________________________________________________

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Kennewick WA 7th Annual Columbia River

Cowboy Gathering April 9 -11 2010 Contact Ed

Dailey email eddailey979yahoocom website

wwwcowboygettogethercom Phone (509)-947-

5785

Kennewick WA The 7th Annual Columbia River

Cowboy Gathering will take place April 9 -11 2010

at the Benton County Fairgrounds in Kennewick

WA The event is organized by Ed Dailey of the Legends Of

Country syndicated radio show Tri-Cities WA along with his

wife Angie and Budd amp Judy Massengale

Featured performers this year include cowboy poets BJ Smith

and Sam DeLeeuw Sourdough Slim returns for his third year at

the gathering Headliners include Grand Ol Opry star Stonewall

Jackson Also headlining the show are Nashville stars Sage Kef-

fer and Jimmy Fortune Fortune spent twenty years with the Stat-

ler Brothers

Scheduled daytime performances will be presented on Friday and

Saturday April 9 ndash 10 2010 from noon to 600 p m There will

be open mic sessions throughout both days Headliner Shows will

take place at 600 pm each evening followed by a cowboy

dance with Zac Grooms and his band Unwound A Cowboy

Church will be held on Sunday morning featuring a special gospel

concert by Jimmy Fortune

One of the highlights of the weekend will be a contest for both

poets and musicians during the gathering hosted by Smoke

Wade In addition all open mic performers will be judged through-

out the weekend with a prize money and trophies to the winners

of all events Contest applicants contact Smoke Wade smoke-

wadeclarkstoncom 208-746-7652

For information regarding advance ticket sales RV park-

ing special Motel rates or vendor amp performer applications visit

the Website wwwcowboygettogethercom Or contact Ed

Dailey Email - legendsofcountrycscom or

eddailey979yahoocom or mail to Columbia River Cowboy

Gathering POBox 6438 Kennewick WA 99336 Phone (509)

947-5785

smokewadeclarkstoncom

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Hey folks want to see some of the finest western swing and tradi-tional country music I like to call it Real Texas Music Sim-ply go to httpTexasCountyLinetv and click on View Shows and you can experience some of the finest the Lone Star State has to offer Ray Price Jody Nix Heart Of Texas Artists Bob Wills Dennis Ivey Bobby Flores Jake Hooker and the list goes on and on Always check back to the Texas County Line for new shows Just add to your favorites httpTexasCountyLinetv

The Backforty Bunkhouse Calendar has arrived and is located on the last page of

this Newsletter An original drawing by the Cowtown Society Of Western Musics

2009 Creative Achievement Award honoree A-10 Etcheverry

from T or C New Mexico Be sure to print our calendar for your

use throughout the 2010 year -Joe Baker Publisher

21

―AlwayshellipPatsy Cline Opens at The Texas Opry in Magnolia Texas on April 10

th

The worldwide smash hit

musical AlwayshellipPatsy

Cline written and originally

directed by Ted Swindley

will open for a two week

run at the Texas Opry on

Saturday April 10 with a

matinee at 2pm and an

evening performance at

730pm and Sunday

matinee at 2pm running

thru April 18th

This enormously popular

show gives the audience a

remarkable opportunity to

spend an unforgettable

evening with the ―First

Lady of Country Music ndash

Miss Patsy Cline Aside

from being a showcase of more than two-dozen of Patsy Clinelsquos

greatest hits AlwayshellipPatsy Cline is a hilarious touching tribute

to the singerlsquos relationship with her biggest fan ndash Louise Seger

Director Marjean Creager is thrilled to be sharing this delightful

evening of musical entertainment with the fans of country music

―The casting of a two-character show is essential to the ultimate

success of the production Finding a musical performer who can

capture the signature style of Patsy Cline and who must have the

training and discipline to perform over 26 songs at every perform-

ance is a daunting task Creager feels blessed to have found

award winning singersongwriter Mary Allen-Keating for the role

―Mary channels the sound and style of Patsy Cline and aston-

ishes us with every performance

Although Mary handles the singing in the show the vast burden

of the dialogue goes to Lastelle McVey playing Patsylsquos ―Number

One Fan Louise Sager from Deer Park Texas Lastelle is a

talented singer and actress in her own right and embodies the

warmth of a Texas honky-tonk gal while remaining true to the

heartfelt sentiments of the play ―Louise is a bigger than life char-

acter who loves people and loves a good story said the director

―Ilsquom especially excited to have some spontaneous fun with the

audiencehellipso donlsquot be surprised if you buy a ticket and become a

part of the show

Rounding out the cast is the legendary Western Swing band The

River Road Boys with musical director Cindy Rohe These world

renowned musicians have been exciting audiences with their up

tempo dance tunes since 1971 The entire River Road Boys band

was inducted into the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame in 1998

Additionally every individual member of the band has been in-

ducted into various Western Swing Halls of Fame around the

country ―I am honored to sing with these amazing musicians

Some of whom have actually played with Patsy Cline Their great

Western Swing style brings the energy of the show to life says

Allen-Keating

AlwayshellipPatsy Cline opens Saturday April 10 at 2pm Per-

formances are Saturday at 2pm and 730pm with a Sunday

afternoon matinee at 2pm- April 10th 11th 17th and18th Despite

the likelihood of sold out performances the show WILL NOT be

extended For tickets call the Texas Opry Theater Box Office in

Magnolia Texas at

281) 356-6779 Tickets are $25each

From The Messengerhellip

Rhonda Craig Enid OK

Canton Texas Valentine Western

Swing Festival

I could write pages about this festival

and still not capture or convey how

awesome it was The joy of socializing

with old amp new friends the music the

dancing the laughter the vendors the

foodhellip that just canlsquot be expressed through texthellip I guess it is

justhellipbetter felt than telt hellipbut Ilsquoll try

The Festival planners and promoters

Jim Fuller and the Canton Chamber of Commerce started this

festival last year and it was terrific thenhellipbut this year they outdid

themselves There was something for everyone Both listeners

(Those who donlsquot dance) and the dancers (who demand good

dance music) were appeased and that is a tough call Last year

the ticket buyers made lots of suggestions to which they listened

and many implemented The main suggestion was please do not

compromise the musichellipthatlsquos what brings us to your festival

Another suggestion was to extend the festival to three days in-

stead of two Both of these requests were honored What an ac-

complishment for this dedicated group They laid themselves and

their money on the line in good faith believing if they built ithellipwe

would come Jim Fuller said ―I can pick everything but the

weather I believe had it not been for the snow storm of the cen-

tury that blanketed all of north Texas with 12 inches of snow the

Canton Civic Center would have had standing room only

The Faithful Western Swing Fans

Many of the faithful western swing fans refused to be denied by

the storm and still drove in treacherous weather to get there Oth-

ers came days in advance The 2010 Cowtown Society Heroes

Ray and Beth Willingham from Huston 2009 Heroes Buddy and

Darlene Thornton 2008 Heroes Buddy and Sue Howe were all

there greeting us as we arrived cheering the bands and their

friends on Soon the Queen of Legends of Western Swing Gloria

Miers then the Mena AR Dance Festival promoters Bill amp Hope

Reed arrived shaking the snow off their feet ready to dance

Fans from Mississippi Missouri Louisiana Arkansas Kansas

Oklahoma north east central and south Texas were there But I

was amazed at how many of our far west friends from west amp

northwest Texas Arizona and New Mexico were there in force

Indeed this western swing family is amazing

The unbelievable music

Thursday The River Road Boys from Huston kicked it off Wow

Then those sharp dressed Round Up Boys from Tulsa kept us

going strong Bobby Flores and his Yellow Rose Band finished up

both sessions Thursday with the touch of class that only Bobby

Flores can add Just divine What a wonderful musical day it

washellip while the biggest snowflakes I had ever seen fell outside I

guess itlsquos truehellipeverythinglsquos bigger in Texas

Friday The day started out on the doubtful side The rumors fly-

ing around at breakfast spread like wildfire among the fans via cell

22

phones Messages like Jake Hooker couldnlsquot get out of his drive-

way Dave Alexander was only going to give one performance in

the evening and the Lonestar Troubadours were there but had no

drums so the music was going to be postponed until I can tell you

folkshellip tantrums were being rehearsed by the restless fans who

had no desire to sit in their rooms all day since they had came to

dance or listen to the best music on the planet

Lord hellipHere am I hellipsend me Isaiah 68

Larry Lange (Lonestar Troubadours) who always has his finger

on the pulse of the fans saw a disaster in the making These he-

roes stepped up to the plate for Mr Fuller the Chamber folks

and us WS fans They had wisely made the 9 hour trek from

Wichita Falls during the storm the day before (Thursday) fearing

travel conditions on Friday would make a Friday noon perform-

ance impossible Having only a snare drum (bass drum had not

yet arrived) was no reason for the show to stop so Larry said

―We came to playhelliplet us playhellipand play they didhellip for over 4

hours with only a 10 minute break Folks thatlsquos a band with a

heart for the fans and we wanted them to know how much we

appreciated it We gave them our ―Victory lap which is really an

―appreciation lap The dancers show their gratitude and approval

for a bandlsquos performance by dancing single file between the Lis-

teners and the stage with their thumbs up and offering other signs

of approval That gesture touched the band membershellipthey knew

exactly what we were doing and they appreciated being appreci-

ated

Jake Hooker arrived after the dinner break and he too did Yeo-

manlsquos duty that evening performing for over three hours His little

toddler son played his drums down on the floor in front of the

stage adoring every move his daddy made (We have another

musician in the making) The ―Appreciation Lap was launched

again What wonderful dance music Jake played that packed the

dance floor Dave Alexander and his Big Texas Swing Band

rounded out another phenomenal day of music with their 90 min-

ute performance What could have been a lemon was turned into

lemonade and we drank our fill

Saturday The snow was melting under the warm Texas sun and

the fans kept coming The Quebe Sisterslsquo music was just what the

listeners had been waiting for Fast perfect fiddle harmony and

beautiful perfect vocal harmony The listeners were mesmerized

Eddie McAlvain amp the Mavericks and Jody Nix amp his West Texas

Cowboys fueled the dancerlsquos fire that the other bands had

started Eddie is a genuine Western Swing band complete with

sax and fiddle Oh dear gussyhellipjust thinking about his music

makes my feet twitch even as I type And Jodyhellipnow folks if you

can sit still during Jodylsquos performance and particularly during his

final dueling Fiddle breakdown then I suggest you make an ap-

pointment with your heart doctor You must be dead Oh my

Incredible No wonder Jody has been successfully playing his

wonderful music 50 years for his adoring fans and presidents as

well

This Canton Western Swing FIX may hold me until I can get to

Wichita Falls the last of March for the Western Swing Music Soci-

ety of the Southwest (WSMSS) Showcase that will be at the Elks

Lodge

Hope to see you soon on the dance floor If not I hope to hear

from you on the WSENWSPN (Western swing email and prayer

network) rhondacraigsuddenlinknet

Love to all

The messengerhellipRhonda Craig

For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me

nearly five years to

complete Much of

my research came

from individuals who

have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

countless hours with

me in personal interviews telling me their story

It is my desire that throughout the book you might share the same

feelings that I have As I stated a lot of my help came from the

very people whose stories are told in this book thus allowing me

to ―tap into their knowledge about the cowboy life I also spent

hundreds of hours making telephone calls and going through old

newspapers magazines pamphlets documentaries old books

and libraries to help find the stories I needed If you were born in

the 1930lsquos then radio played a big part in your life This was a

time when cowboys came galloping across the airwaves with The

Lone Ranger and Death Valley Days Perhaps you were born

during the 1940lsquos and 1950lsquos You may well remember what it

was like on Christmas morning when under the tree you found

your first set of Roy Rogers cap guns Can you remember being

ten years old and waiting for Saturday mornings just so you could

watch a double feature of Rex Allen and Gene Autry at your local

theater If you were part of the baby boomer generation like me

then your entertainment was black and white television

and half hour TV Westerns You may have watched The Gene

Autry Show the Roy Rogers Show or perhaps The Gabby Hayes

Show Whatever you liked there was one thing that remained the

same with every kid in America ndash he all wanted to be a cowboy

The American cowboy remains a mystic icon for millions of people

around the world

Many of our heroes are based on TV shows and movies Despite

their popularity the life of the real cowboy was much different than

the Hollywood type Through the years I have met many of Holly-

woodlsquos legends I have also met a few real cowboys These men

knew what it was like to work fourteen hours a day rounding up

strays herding cattle I have made it a point to cover stories from

both sides

Here are a few of the subjects covered in the book stuntmen

stuntwomen western festivals cowboy music and tradition west-

ern authors cowboy amp cowgirl celebrities cowboy artists Chris-

tian cowboys movie locations Cowboy poets Cowboy poetry

Cowboy singers Hispanic cowboys movie directors western

bands western radio stations and National Day Of The Cowboy

Along with the movies television dime novels comic books and

newspapers the cowboy has remained an icon to many western

fans So may your trails all be happy ones as you journey along

with me through The Heart Of A Cowboy

John Conley jonpatconleyqcom

23

KTRL 905 is a brand new public radio station with

a programming schedule that is still under construction Tarleton

State University was given the station in July of 2009 and hopes

to fully launch our new public radio format in February 2010

KTRL 905 FM covers a ten-county area of the Cross Timbers

from our transmitter located between Stephenville and Granbury

with our strongest signal available in Stephenville Granbury Glen

Rose Hico and Dublin covering about 100000 people in this

area with over 200000 people in our full coverage area indicated

by the middle circle on the map below

KTRL hopes to offer a variety of public radio music news and

entertainment programming to the Cross Timbers

Our programming schedule currently includes a variety of pro-

grams from our eclectic daytime music mix format to nationally-

recognized public radio news and entertainment programs

New to Saturdays is Primetime Radio at 7 am and Travel with

Rick Steves at 8 am Folk Bluegrass Blues and Jazz round out

the rest of the Saturday Schedule

On Sundays our current classical offerings include Sunday Ba-

roque from 9 am to 1 pm and Classical Guitar Alive at 1 pm

Weekdays welsquove also added Undercurrents Folk Alley Le Show

with satirist and actor Harry Shearer Celtic Connections with

Brian Kelso Crow E-Town The Vinyl Cafe with writer Stuart

McLean and The Putumayo World Music Hour Click on the pro-

gram schedule link for times

Much of what you hear on KTRL will be determined by you the

listener and listener contributions Tell us what you think If you

have any comments on what you hear or suggestions for what

KTRL should air be sure to click on the comment link to the left

KTRL 905 Info

KTRL is located on the campus of Tarleton State University in

room 138 of the Math Building which is building 509 on the cam-

pus map

Business Office 254-968-9586

E-mail KTRLtarletonedu

Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095

Stephenville Texas 76402

Jimmy Wyble

Jimmy Wyble (b Jan 25

1922 Port Arthur Texas

d Jan 16 2010 Los An-

geles California) is an

American guitarist noted

for his contributions to

both jazz and Western

swing

Wyble played country

music in the early 1940s

with fellow guitarist Cameron Hill on local Houston radio He was

playing in Foreman Phillipss band when Bob Wills hired him and

Hill to play in his group the Texas Playboys He served in the

Army from 1942 to 1946 and returned to work with Western swing

groups into the 1950s

In 1953 he released his first record as a bandleader The Jimmy

Wyble Quintet The album featured accordion clarinet guitar

bass and drums That same year he recorded with Barney Kes-

sel Soon after he played in the bands of Benny Goodman and

Red Norvo with Norvo he toured Australia backing Frank Sinatra

Wybles output decreased in the 1960s and 1970s playing mainly

as a session musician in Los Angeles In 1977 he recorded an

album entitled Jimmy Wyble amp Love Brothers which featured nei-

ther a musician nor an ensemble called Love Brothers During

this time Wyble played on TV shows such as The Flip Wilson

Show and Kraft Music Hall and studied classical guitar with

Laurindo Almeida Wyble also taught others among his students

were Howard Roberts Steve Lukather and Larry Koonse Wyble

played guitar on soundtracks including The Wild Bunch Oceans

Eleven and Kings Go Forth

Norma Austin Fred Berry Jimal Bible Lou Bischoff Nell Bridger Tom Burgess Richard Neal Clemens Dugg Collins Mary Corley Jim Cox and Family Billie and James Dobbs Glynn Fairburn Joann Gillean Paige Haas Briggs Hill and his family Bud House Marian Howell Mary Hunter Dennis Ivey Family of Johnny Johnson Millie Mack

Walt amp Je Neallsquos grandbabies Bob Nible Joe Paul Nichols Beverly amp Joel North Rich OlsquoBrien Vada Parker Walter Pate Carolyn Pattersonlsquos Great Grandson Johnny Patterson Lyall Paulson Jim Quisenberry Louise Rowe Connie Stom Jimmy Tomlinson Darlene Thornton Mike Ward Ed White Kenny Williamson Ray amp Beth Willingham

24

Archie Francis

Los Angeles Ca Thursday

Jan 28 2010

Archie Francis the King of

Corn has peacefully left the

building

In keeping with Archies sense

of joy and humor and attempt-

ing to keep the moment light

despite how much his family

and many many friends al-

ready miss him

Archie passed away Thursday January 28 2010 after a long hos-

pital stay due to complications from surgery

Archie was raised in Wichita Kansas graduating from Wichita

High School West in 1956He had ambitions of becoming an en-

tertainer so he started taking tap dancing lessons and learning to

play the drums With absolute dedication and lots of practice he

became a permanent member of a local country western band

and played with them and other bands in the area for several

years mastering his craft He decided it was time to move on to

bigger arenas so he made his way to the California country west-

ern music movement in Los Angeles So on August 1st 1963

this western swing drummer fresh off the bus from Kansas found

employment as the resident drummer at the legendary Palomino

Club his first day in Los Angeles As proven by the 11 ACM

Drummer of the Year awards and the 4 ACM Best Non-Touring

Band awards Archie Francis became a central figure in the his-

tory of West Coast Country Music On and off he found himself

working at the Pal for 12 years backing California entertainers

such as Gene Davis Jerry Inman and Tony Booth as well as

national acts such as Joe Maphis Skeets McDonalds TG Shep-

herd Moe Bandy Doug Kershaw Hank Williams Jr Johnny

Rodriquez Molly Bee Wanda Jackson Larry and Lorie Collins

Tanya Tucker and countless others and sharing the stage with

his best friends world-renowned steel guitar player Jay Dee

Maness and guitarist extraordinaire Al Bruno Bear Bruno

Quickly becoming LAs country drummer of choice Archie em-

barked on the road with legendary performers Johnny Western

Hank Thomson Roger Miller and Freddie Fender with whom he

recorded a live album at Carnegie Hall and he also maintained a

busy studio schedule on countless country music and rockabilly

sessions Archies western swing roots came full circle when he

played in Bob Wills big band Beyond his distinguished career as

a sideman Archie also developed as a singersongwriter in his

own right

His first effort Corn Corn Corn was cut as a single for Cres-

cendo Records As the title suggests a healthy sense of humor

and love for all things corny were a big part of Archies personal-

ity and the song was to become the starting point of the worlds

largest corn collection

Those same qualities also pushed Archie towards a career as a

character actor in the movies and commercials Whenever they

needed some sort of hillbilly hick homeless guy or drunk Id get

a call joked Archie who for the record was perfectly sober and

did own a house In 2008 Archie finally released Money In The

Bank his first complete studio album Recorded at Pete Ander-

sons Little Dog Studio it contains 13 original songs all written or

co-written by Archie and reunites him with his Palomino buddies

Jay Dee Maness and Al Bruno A unique mix of acoustic electric

country rockabilly cowboy songs and even folk Money in the

bank is as original genuine and charming as its author

Archie loved his church and those who knew and admired him for

his generosity in giving his time to help those in need loved him

We love you very much Arch and we will miss you You will re-

main in our prayers in our thoughts and in our hearts

William Jacobson 1957 ndash 2010 Bill Jacobson passed away

this week after a brief illness Bill

was a founding member of the

Western Music Association At

the initial meeting in Las Ve-

gas in 1988 volunteers were

needed to launch a publication

that would pick up where the

Sons of the Pioneers newsletter

left off It would broaden the

scope of coverage to include new

music releases articles of histori-

cal interest and help bring to-

gether musicians and fans who were interested in preserving and

continuing Western music Bill Jacobson amp Mary Rogers volun-

teered As Gary McMahan says Bill fanned the embers when

Western music had started to fade until there was a small flame

and Western music could take hold again

Until Bill had to have brain surgery and his illness took its toll

leading to his retirement from involvement in Western music ac-

tivities he was instrumental in spreading the word about Western

music both classic and contemporary With their journal Song of

the West Bill and Mary set the standard and led the way for the

WMA to launch publications that gradually took on a professional

look that has helped promote the image of the WMA He was tal-

ented and very knowledgeable but more importantly he was a

good guy

Joe Bakerlsquos Recognition and Honors

Cowtown Society of Western Music Heroes

Academy of Western Artists Disc Jockey of the Year Cowtown Society of Western Music Disc Jockey of the Year Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest Hall of Fame Membership DirectormdashCowtown Society of Western Music

Board of DirectorsmdashCowtown Society of Western Music Seattle Western Swing Music Society POWS Hall of Fame

Backforty NewslettermdashCSWMlsquos Publication of the Year 2009 The Western Swing Society Sacramento CA Hall of Fame

KNMB Western Music Assn 2006 Radio Station Of The Year KWMW Western Music Assn 2007 Radio Station Of The Year

Photo by Darrell Arnold

25

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By now the Lefty Frizzell sound was being perfected by

the vocalist and Don Law Frizzell was working with a

core group of Dallas-based studio musicians high-

lighted by pianist Madge Sutee In the beginning of

1951 he formed the Western Cherokees which was led

by Blackie Crawford Soon the Western Cherokees

became his primary band for both live and recording

situations Lefty was in the studio frequently recording

singles His third single I Want To Be With You Al-

ways was number one for 11 weeks and its follow-up

Always Late (With Your Kisses) spent 12 weeks at

number one At one point in early 1951 he had a total

of four songs in the country Top Ten setting a record

that was never broken Frizzell was a popular concert

attraction playing shows with the Louisiana Hayride

and the Grand Ole Opry He had three more Top Ten

hits in 1951 mdash Mom And Dads Waltz Travelin

Blues and the number one Give Me More More

More (Of Your Kisses)

The hits continued throughout 1952 as How Long Will

It Take (To Stop Loving You) Dont Stay Away (Till

Love Grows Cold) Forever (And Always) Im An

Old Old Man (Tryin to Live While I Can) all went to the

Top Ten Even though he was at the peak of his popu-

larity things began to unravel for Lefty behind the

scenes Frizzell fired both his manager and his band

He joined the Grand Ole Opry but he decided he didnt

like it and left almost immediately Lefty was earning a

lot of money but he was spending nearly all of it He

worked with Wayne Raney but the sessions were a

failure In early 1953 he moved from Texas to Los An-

geles where he got a regular job on Town Hall Party

That year he had only one hit mdash the Top Ten (Honey

Baby Hurry) Bring Your Sweet Self Back to Me

Early in 1954 he reached the Top Ten with Run Em

Off but it would be his last Top Ten record for five

years During the mid-50s Frizzell felt burned out and

he didnt have the energy to invest in his career He had

a total of two hits between 1954 and 1959 mdash I Love

You Mostly in 1955 Cigarettes and Coffee Blues mdash

because he decided to stop recording Lefty was frus-

trated that Columbia wasnt releasing what he believed

to be his best material so he simply stopped writing and

tionalists of the 80s nearly 10 years after Leftys

death

Lefty Frizzell (born William Orville Frizzell) was born in

Corsicana TX in 1928 a son of an oiler he was the

first of eight children During his childhood his family

moved to El Dorado AR As a child he was called

Sonny but his nickname changed to Lefty when he

was 14 because he won a schoolyard fight it was

later suggested that he earned his nickname after win-

ning a Golden Gloves boxing match but that was

eventually proven to be a hatched publicity stunt by his

record company Initially Lefty was attracted to music

through his parents Jimmie Rodgers records He be-

gan singing professionally before he was a teenager

landing a regular spot on KELD El Dorado

Frizzell spent his teenage years playing throughout the

region singing on radio shows in nightclubs for

dances and in talent contests He travelled throughout

the south playing in Arkansas Texas New Mexico

and even Las Vegas During this time he was refining

his style drawing from influences like Jimmie Rodgers

Ernest Tubb and Ted Daffan Leftys career was going

fine until he was arrested in the mid-40s serving a jail

sentence for statutory rape

Frizzells run-in with the law led him away from music

as he temporarily worked in the oil fields with his fa-

ther However his time as an oiler was brief and he

was soon performing in clubs again By 1950 he had

landed a regular job at the Texas club Ace of Clubs

where he developed a dedicated following of fans At

one of his concerts at the Ace of Clubs he caught the

attention of Jim Beck the owner of a local recording

studio Beck recorded music for several major record

labels and he also had connections within the publish-

ing industry Impressed with Leftys performance he

invited the singer to make some demos at the studio

In April of 1950 Frizzell cut several demos of his origi-

nal songs including a new song called If Youve Got

the Money Ive Got the Time which Beck took to

Nashville Beck intended to pitch the song to Little

Jimmy Dickens but Dickens disliked the song How-

ever Columbia record producer Don Law heard the

tape and liked Frizzells voice After hearing Lefty live

in concert Law signed the singer to Columbia within a

few months he had his first recording session

If Youve Got the Money Ive Got the Time Leftys

first single climbed to number one upon its release It

was a huge hit mdash its B-side I Love You a Thousand

Ways even hit number one mdash with other artists hurry-

ing into the studio to cut their own versions over 40

performers wound up recording the song Within 17

days of the singles release Columbia had Frizzell

record another single The result Look What

Thoughts Will DoShine Shave Shower (Its Satur-

day) wasnt as big a hit but it did reach the Top Ten

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Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























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well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

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By Joe Baker





















western swing CDs














June 2007













sounds





















































Songs About Horses













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New West Chows On




















1209 The Best of 09










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waynettawwraolcom


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February 1 2010

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Joyce Miller

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10























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Hart
























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Range Cattle Call

Tumbling Tumble-

weeds Back In The












you hear it




by Rick Huff




















neers













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Jim Gough



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14

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has been postponed


















Judges seminars









mined)












port Team website




817-244-6188










16






































Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular














information

The race is on



Cappuccino


Mullins Milner



$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy


Novice Cat Pistol



Cat N Charm

17




LLC
















Pass-Out Fee FREE






stock at (817) 594-9210





$2000




Youth Kidd Pigg
































-Joe Baker

18







19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

5



Happy Trails Always

Bill McCallie




C O W

Playlist









New West Chows On




















1209 The Best of 09










quin




beck











boys







phey






waynettawwraolcom


WVOF-FM

February 1 2010

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Texas Tumbleweeds






Albums







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Asleep at the Wheel

swinginwestcom

6

Wyn Machon
















Lynn Davis Woman












wynjoyorconnetnz


























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7

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Top 20 CDs



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a rodeo cowboy




































you




























tater tots









Hang with me here
















never changes

9











where we are today


Cowboy Jam Session


By Jeri Dobrowski








ing to his music






































years















































Joyce Miller

CSWM

SecretaryTreasurer


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etrycom)




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11

















some new ones










-Joe Baker


Jim Jones





in ya



cally Jims nice

acoustic version of

That One Ive talked




seem to do well to

have available for

their fan bases

Home On The

Range Cattle Call

Tumbling Tumble-

weeds Back In The












you hear it




by Rick Huff




















neers













reers









Jim Gough



12

badbob1026aolcom

13




Press Release



Mineral Wells Texas



























Joe Baker

Membership Director





14

15










Seminar postponed


has been postponed


















Judges seminars









mined)












port Team website




817-244-6188










16






































Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular














information

The race is on



Cappuccino


Mullins Milner



$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy


Novice Cat Pistol



Cat N Charm

17




LLC
















Pass-Out Fee FREE






stock at (817) 594-9210





$2000




Youth Kidd Pigg
































-Joe Baker

18







19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

6

Wyn Machon
















Lynn Davis Woman












wynjoyorconnetnz


























Texas Tyler









7

Dallas McCord







Plains



























Totsie Slover

Top 20 CDs



RealWestOldWestcom






kalhlpearthlinkcom






8


Cowboy Bill

wilrandcomcastnet

Cadelsquos Cadence

(Watch yer step)




















a rodeo cowboy




































you




























tater tots









Hang with me here
















never changes

9











where we are today


Cowboy Jam Session


By Jeri Dobrowski








ing to his music






































years















































Joyce Miller

CSWM

SecretaryTreasurer


10























ters programs








Hart
























Hell Do



















prohibited
















etrycom)




etrycom



11

















some new ones










-Joe Baker


Jim Jones





in ya



cally Jims nice

acoustic version of

That One Ive talked




seem to do well to

have available for

their fan bases

Home On The

Range Cattle Call

Tumbling Tumble-

weeds Back In The












you hear it




by Rick Huff




















neers













reers









Jim Gough



12

badbob1026aolcom

13




Press Release



Mineral Wells Texas



























Joe Baker

Membership Director





14

15










Seminar postponed


has been postponed


















Judges seminars









mined)












port Team website




817-244-6188










16






































Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular














information

The race is on



Cappuccino


Mullins Milner



$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy


Novice Cat Pistol



Cat N Charm

17




LLC
















Pass-Out Fee FREE






stock at (817) 594-9210





$2000




Youth Kidd Pigg
































-Joe Baker

18







19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

7

Dallas McCord







Plains



























Totsie Slover

Top 20 CDs



RealWestOldWestcom






kalhlpearthlinkcom






8


Cowboy Bill

wilrandcomcastnet

Cadelsquos Cadence

(Watch yer step)




















a rodeo cowboy




































you




























tater tots









Hang with me here
















never changes

9











where we are today


Cowboy Jam Session


By Jeri Dobrowski








ing to his music






































years















































Joyce Miller

CSWM

SecretaryTreasurer


10























ters programs








Hart
























Hell Do



















prohibited
















etrycom)




etrycom



11

















some new ones










-Joe Baker


Jim Jones





in ya



cally Jims nice

acoustic version of

That One Ive talked




seem to do well to

have available for

their fan bases

Home On The

Range Cattle Call

Tumbling Tumble-

weeds Back In The












you hear it




by Rick Huff




















neers













reers









Jim Gough



12

badbob1026aolcom

13




Press Release



Mineral Wells Texas



























Joe Baker

Membership Director





14

15










Seminar postponed


has been postponed


















Judges seminars









mined)












port Team website




817-244-6188










16






































Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular














information

The race is on



Cappuccino


Mullins Milner



$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy


Novice Cat Pistol



Cat N Charm

17




LLC
















Pass-Out Fee FREE






stock at (817) 594-9210





$2000




Youth Kidd Pigg
































-Joe Baker

18







19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

8


Cowboy Bill

wilrandcomcastnet

Cadelsquos Cadence

(Watch yer step)




















a rodeo cowboy




































you




























tater tots









Hang with me here
















never changes

9











where we are today


Cowboy Jam Session


By Jeri Dobrowski








ing to his music






































years















































Joyce Miller

CSWM

SecretaryTreasurer


10























ters programs








Hart
























Hell Do



















prohibited
















etrycom)




etrycom



11

















some new ones










-Joe Baker


Jim Jones





in ya



cally Jims nice

acoustic version of

That One Ive talked




seem to do well to

have available for

their fan bases

Home On The

Range Cattle Call

Tumbling Tumble-

weeds Back In The












you hear it




by Rick Huff




















neers













reers









Jim Gough



12

badbob1026aolcom

13




Press Release



Mineral Wells Texas



























Joe Baker

Membership Director





14

15










Seminar postponed


has been postponed


















Judges seminars









mined)












port Team website




817-244-6188










16






































Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular














information

The race is on



Cappuccino


Mullins Milner



$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy


Novice Cat Pistol



Cat N Charm

17




LLC
















Pass-Out Fee FREE






stock at (817) 594-9210





$2000




Youth Kidd Pigg
































-Joe Baker

18







19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

9











where we are today


Cowboy Jam Session


By Jeri Dobrowski








ing to his music






































years















































Joyce Miller

CSWM

SecretaryTreasurer


10























ters programs








Hart
























Hell Do



















prohibited
















etrycom)




etrycom



11

















some new ones










-Joe Baker


Jim Jones





in ya



cally Jims nice

acoustic version of

That One Ive talked




seem to do well to

have available for

their fan bases

Home On The

Range Cattle Call

Tumbling Tumble-

weeds Back In The












you hear it




by Rick Huff




















neers













reers









Jim Gough



12

badbob1026aolcom

13




Press Release



Mineral Wells Texas



























Joe Baker

Membership Director





14

15










Seminar postponed


has been postponed


















Judges seminars









mined)












port Team website




817-244-6188










16






































Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular














information

The race is on



Cappuccino


Mullins Milner



$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy


Novice Cat Pistol



Cat N Charm

17




LLC
















Pass-Out Fee FREE






stock at (817) 594-9210





$2000




Youth Kidd Pigg
































-Joe Baker

18







19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

10























ters programs








Hart
























Hell Do



















prohibited
















etrycom)




etrycom



11

















some new ones










-Joe Baker


Jim Jones





in ya



cally Jims nice

acoustic version of

That One Ive talked




seem to do well to

have available for

their fan bases

Home On The

Range Cattle Call

Tumbling Tumble-

weeds Back In The












you hear it




by Rick Huff




















neers













reers









Jim Gough



12

badbob1026aolcom

13




Press Release



Mineral Wells Texas



























Joe Baker

Membership Director





14

15










Seminar postponed


has been postponed


















Judges seminars









mined)












port Team website




817-244-6188










16






































Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular














information

The race is on



Cappuccino


Mullins Milner



$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy


Novice Cat Pistol



Cat N Charm

17




LLC
















Pass-Out Fee FREE






stock at (817) 594-9210





$2000




Youth Kidd Pigg
































-Joe Baker

18







19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

11

















some new ones










-Joe Baker


Jim Jones





in ya



cally Jims nice

acoustic version of

That One Ive talked




seem to do well to

have available for

their fan bases

Home On The

Range Cattle Call

Tumbling Tumble-

weeds Back In The












you hear it




by Rick Huff




















neers













reers









Jim Gough



12

badbob1026aolcom

13




Press Release



Mineral Wells Texas



























Joe Baker

Membership Director





14

15










Seminar postponed


has been postponed


















Judges seminars









mined)












port Team website




817-244-6188










16






































Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular














information

The race is on



Cappuccino


Mullins Milner



$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy


Novice Cat Pistol



Cat N Charm

17




LLC
















Pass-Out Fee FREE






stock at (817) 594-9210





$2000




Youth Kidd Pigg
































-Joe Baker

18







19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

12

badbob1026aolcom

13




Press Release



Mineral Wells Texas



























Joe Baker

Membership Director





14

15










Seminar postponed


has been postponed


















Judges seminars









mined)












port Team website




817-244-6188










16






































Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular














information

The race is on



Cappuccino


Mullins Milner



$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy


Novice Cat Pistol



Cat N Charm

17




LLC
















Pass-Out Fee FREE






stock at (817) 594-9210





$2000




Youth Kidd Pigg
































-Joe Baker

18







19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

13




Press Release



Mineral Wells Texas



























Joe Baker

Membership Director





14

15










Seminar postponed


has been postponed


















Judges seminars









mined)












port Team website




817-244-6188










16






































Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular














information

The race is on



Cappuccino


Mullins Milner



$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy


Novice Cat Pistol



Cat N Charm

17




LLC
















Pass-Out Fee FREE






stock at (817) 594-9210





$2000




Youth Kidd Pigg
































-Joe Baker

18







19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

14

15










Seminar postponed


has been postponed


















Judges seminars









mined)












port Team website




817-244-6188










16






































Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular














information

The race is on



Cappuccino


Mullins Milner



$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy


Novice Cat Pistol



Cat N Charm

17




LLC
















Pass-Out Fee FREE






stock at (817) 594-9210





$2000




Youth Kidd Pigg
































-Joe Baker

18







19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

15










Seminar postponed


has been postponed


















Judges seminars









mined)












port Team website




817-244-6188










16






































Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular














information

The race is on



Cappuccino


Mullins Milner



$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy


Novice Cat Pistol



Cat N Charm

17




LLC
















Pass-Out Fee FREE






stock at (817) 594-9210





$2000




Youth Kidd Pigg
































-Joe Baker

18







19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

16






































Tunica Futurity

Augusta Futurity

Abilene Spectacular














information

The race is on



Cappuccino


Mullins Milner



$35000 Katherine $1056 C D $1026

Non-Pro Hall DeHaan

$15000 Gordon $1443 Tom Luge $1242

Amateur Gowdy


Novice Cat Pistol



Cat N Charm

17




LLC
















Pass-Out Fee FREE






stock at (817) 594-9210





$2000




Youth Kidd Pigg
































-Joe Baker

18







19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























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For more than one

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people have been

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American cowboy

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fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

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book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

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and women spent

























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Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








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Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



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ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








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5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

19








5785












ler Brothers




















947-5785



Program 2010


Smoke Wade

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

20

Howdy Pards -












Chuck Paul Owner













21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

21


th










730pm and Sunday


thru April 18th






























part of the show











Allen-Keating






Magnolia Texas at





Swing Festival


















































22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

22


























ated

























well




Lodge




Love to all


For more than one

hundred years

people have been

fascinated with the

American cowboy

As a cowboy

fan myself I felt

compelled to write

my own story about

this icon of the

Western plains

Research for the

book has taken me


complete Much of

my research came


have lived and

worked the land

Many of those men

and women spent

























around the world







both sides












23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

23






























KTRL 905 Info



pus map



Mailing Address

KTRL Public Radio

Box T-0095


Jimmy Wyble








swing

























24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








25

24

Archie Francis


Jan 28 2010



building






ready miss him


































own right















































good guy








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