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Cowtown Society of Western Music Hall of Fame • Brady Bowen - In My Spare Time Vol.#5 Academy of Western Artists Disc Jockey of the Year. • Billy Mata - This Is , Vol.#1 Cowtown Society of Western Music Disc Jockey of the Year • Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest Hall of Fame Bobby Flores - Eleven Roses Membership Director—Cowtown Society of Western Music • Johnny Lyon - Wynn Stewart Favorites Vol.#1 Board of Directors—Cowtown Society of Western Music • Joe Baker - Backforty Roundup Vol.#33 Seattle Western Swing Music Society Hall of Fame • Hank Stone - San Antone

Editor: Howard Higgins • Kelly Spinks - Thank God For Cowboys Seattle Western Swing Music Society Hall of Fame • Jerry Webb - Red Lips And Honky Tonks • The Desperados - Roots & Branches Album: Truckin' Country - Artist: Cliff Douglas • Rebecca Linda Smith - American Heroes New River Recordings - 2008 By Joe Baker Joe Baker's KNMB Top Western Music/Cowboy Poetry Albums What I like about Cliff Douglas and his music is • Bob & Johnny Boatright - Lost Trails his style. A trucking album • Gil Prather - Last Of The Border Cowboys with more country/ • Cliff Douglas - Truckin’ Country western flavor than • Mike Dunn - Somewhere Between Earth & Heaven Vol.#2 driving a big rig down the • Yvonne Hollenbeck - Pieces Of The Past interstate. This is Cliff • Chuck Cusimano - Wind, Blow Me Away Douglas. There are ten • Jean Prescott - Whisperings Of Jesus tracks on Truckin' Country • K.R. Wood - Live In The Alamo and all are playable in • Cowboy Poetry.com - Bar D Roundup Vol.#3 your car or on your radio • Donnie Blanz - From The Wagon To The Wire show. Although the album

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Top 10 CDs 1. Rural Jazz - Retta Christie & The Smart Fellas* 1 Bill Hearn - Heartaches & Honky-Tonks 2. Curtis Potter Sings - Curtis Potter 2 John England & The Western Swingers - 3. Hillbilly Heights - Roger Wallace Open That Gate 4. New Patches - Leona Williams 3 Brady Bowen - In My Spare Time Vol 5 5. The Way It Was - Joe Paul Nichols 4 Bob & Johnny Boatright - Lost Trails 6. Thank God For Cowboys - Kelly Spinks 5 Flying J Wranglers - The Last Cattle Drive 7. Passion, Pride, & What Might Have Been - 6 Belinda Gail & Curley Musgrave - Forever Amber Digby West 8. Little Darlin' Sessions - Dale Watson 7 TJ Casey - From Whence They Came 9. Among My Souvenirs - Bob Boatright 8 Way Out West - Down At The Ol’ Bar None 10. Hearts In My Dream - Li'l Mo & The Monicats 9 Bobby Lauders - Still Swinging In Texas 10 Keeter Stuart - Ghost Riders, Searchers & Cowpokes *Retta Christie, from Portland, Oregon, is the discovery of the month. With feet planted firmly in Country and Jazz, her three albums are a Top 10 Songs must for all DJ's playing Western Swing. Her voice is reminiscent of 1 Palo Duro - A Horse Called Music Elana James and clear as a mountain stream. With Dave Frischberg 2 Jeff Chance - It’s Not The Same Good Mornin’ With You Gone on piano and Dave Evans on several instruments, Retta's three CD's 3 Sisters Of The Silver Sage - Texas Cowboys Always Break Your are simply delightful. Heart 4 Bob & Johnny Boatright - Ridin’ Hidin’ Teardrops All Things Country email address 5 Bobby Lauders - You Don’t Know Me [email protected] 6 RW Hampton - The Everlasting Hills Of Oklahoma 7 Heybale - Step Aside Western Music Association Awards Show & Festival

8 TJ Casey - Cross the Brazos At Waco The 20th Annual Western Music Association Awards Show & Festival 9 Liz Masterson - Little Green Valley is coming up November 19-23, 2008 at the Marriott Albuquerque (505) 10 Mentor Williams - Lonely Appaloosa 881-6800 (2101 Louisiana Blvd, NE) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [email protected] Wylie And The Wild West in concert, Thursday, November 20th at 7:00pm. Free shows daily, great performances, professional Academy of Western Artists workshops and good family fun. The 20th Annual Awards Show at Sunset Network Western / Western Swing Music Charts 7:00pm Saturday, November 22nd.

November-December 2008 For ticket sales and more info you can email westerngroupie@aol. Western Swing Album Western Swing Song com, call (505) 563-0673 or visit www.westernmusic.org. 1 Cowbop-Route 66 1 John England - Old Town 2 Dave Alexander - Western Swing 2 Milo/Rachael Deering - Bluest Girl In Project The West 3 Brady Bowen - In My Spare Time 3 Mary Allen—Let’s Make Music In The 4 Dennis Ivey - Something Old, Country Nothing New 4 Price Porter - I’ll Take The Blame 5 Light Crust Doughboys - 75th 5 Bob & Johnny Boatright - Bob, Bob Anniversary Album and Bob 6 Ray Harrison - Scratching The 6 Gaylynn Robinson - Call Back My Surface Heart Texas Moon 7 River Road Boys - Bluebonnet Lane 7 Red Steagall/Larry Gatlin - No Way 8 Bob & Johnny Boatright - Lost No How Trails 8 Carolyn Martin - Texas To A T 9 John England - Open That Gate 9 Les Gilliam - What’s Right With 10 Les Gilliam - Hank Did It This Way America 10 Chuck Cusimano - Happy Daze Western Music Album 1 Dave Bourne—Saloon Piano #4 Western Music Song 2 Call Of The West - Twilight On The 1 Latigo—Colors Trail 2 Mentor Williams - Rio Grande 3 Diamond W Wranglers - Cowtown 3 Belinda Gail/Curly Musgrave - The 4 Jim Garling - This Cowboy’s On His Old Waxed Jacket Own 4 Jim Reader - We Got Us A rail Drive 5 Liz Masterson - Roads To Colo rado 5 Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Ole Pinto 6 Kerry Grombacher - He Sings In The 6 Rex Allen Jr - Can You Hear The Hi Line Pioneers 7 Belinda Gail/Curly Musgrave - 7 Allan Chapman - Red Silk Bandana Forever West 8 Diamond W Wranglers - Trail Dust 8 Blackbury Band - Thirty Years Too 9 Blackbury Band - Down At The Old Late Corral 9 Allan Chapman - Sixth Generation 10 Jim Garling - If I Had A Horse 10 Dan Roberts - Beyond The Brand

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Hey folks, Western music disc jockey's love the Roundup for the mega selections of great music and poetry. You sure want to get in the saddle for the Backforty Roundup's next issue. Cowboy Poetry at the BAR-D Ranch and pretty horses with thick, heavy coats by Margo Metegrano turned their heads to watch as we passed.

California's Monterey Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival (www. It was a scene of Christmas card beauty montereycowboy.com) marks its tenth year in 2008 (December 5-7). that can't be expressed in a word— It's a celebration with top-notch entertainment, including Mike Beck, happy dogs in a snow-covered meadow Baxter Black, Juni Fisher, Linda Kirkpatrick, Wally McRae, Jay Snider, and a cowboy out waterin' the herd. Sourdough Slim, Dave Stamey, Paul Zarzyski, and others. © 2006, Mag Mawhinney, All Rights Reserved Oklahoma rancher and poet Jay Snider—just named "Male Poet of the Mag Mawhinney's recent CD, Passin' it On, includes 27 original poems Year" by the Academy of Western Artists—makes his first California and 4 original songs, co-written and sung by the award-winning singer appearance at the Monterey Gathering. This poem was inspired by a Abe Zacharias. It is available for $20 postpaid from: Mag Mawhinney, drawing by Kansas artist Don Dane (www.dondanestudio.com) and 835 Chapman Rd., Cobble Hill, B.C., Canada V0R 1L4; www. says a lot about why Jay is a respected horseman. magmawhinney.com.

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I watched him from a weanling Radio www.oe.k12.mi.us Wed. 4:00 to 6:00 PM How he'd run and buck and play and Sat. 9:00 to 11:00/PM EST. The Gospel His actions told me early on Show is on Sunday 9:00 AM & 9:00 PM EST. He'd be a champ one day For airplay send music to: The Big Fred Walker Show WOES, 2101 Cook Road, Owosso, MI I'd like to take the credit 48867-8927 For all the things he knows But his bloodlines tell the story Top Ten Songs: His heritage, it shows 1 Lonnie Burkhart – A Heart Patched Up With Lies 2 Bill Green – Under A Neon Halo His gentleness and kindness 3 Jeff Griffith – It Ain’t The Clothes That Make The Man And his pride are plain to see 4 Geronimo Trevino – Family Jewels These attributes, I'm hopin' 5 Gil Prather – Back On the Border Are the ones he learned from me 6 The Jangles – Miss Molly

© 2005, Jay Snider, All Rights Reserved 7 Del McCoury – Moneyland 8 Jean Prescott – Texas Bluebonnets Jay Snider's recent CD, Of Horses and Men, is available for $19 9 Mentor Williams – Lonely Appaloosa postpaid from: Jay Snider, Route 1, Box 167, Cyril, Oklahoma 73029; 10 Ginny Mac – Dancing On the “A” www.jaysnider.net. Top Ten CDs: British Columbia's Mag Mawhinney's poem was inspired by moving 1 The Lone Star Troubadours - Are On the Air cows on a November day at Meadow Springs Ranch. She says, "The 2 Joe Fisher – Holdin’ On Tight beauty of that meadow and surrounding forest, the contrast between 3 The Tumbling Tumbleweeds: Self Titled the inquisitive actions of the dogs and the other animals grazing 4 Stephanie Davis – Crocus in the Snow peacefully on grass stubbles protruding through the snow, gave me a 5 The Oklahoma Swing Project Featuring: - Dave Alexander, Pat feeling of pure joy, a completeness beyond words. The scene was Jacobs God's winter masterpiece! And it's moments like that when I 6 Mark Remington – Generations understand why a cowboy is willing to work for short pay." 7 Texas Dance Hall Music - Featuring: Curtis Potter, Ray Sanders & Winter Range Darrell McCall

The gauge measured four below zero 8 Liz Masterson & Sean Blackburn – Western Serenade with a dustin' of snow on the ground. 9 Nancy Thorwardson – Colorado Swing 10 Lonnie Burkhart – Back Down A Country Road We bounced through the meadows in a flatbed truck to a lake with a fence all around. Top Five Gospel Songs

Sittin' on the truck was a big water drum, 1 Kevin Collis – The Best is Yet to Come a shovel and four ranch dogs. 2 Dusty Owens – A Taste of Heaven When the pump started up, all the dogs ran off, 3 Margie LeBlanc – Clinging Hand sniffin' tracks through the bush and the bogs. 4 Martina McBride – How Great Thou Art 5 Leighan Cortes – This World Is Not my Home We rattled on past a big rail gate and sidled up to the water trough tanks, Top Five Gospel CDs with a dog runnin' point, another on drag 1 Mike Headrick – Country Gospel Steel Guitar and two closin' in on our flanks. 2 Mary Lee – Rivers of Life 3 Jean Prescott – Whisperings of Jesus Ice was scooped out and the tanks topped up 4 Frankie Miller & Jimmy Eaves – Singing Gospel Music The Country from the drum on the back of the rig, Way while the dogs played about with their tongues hangin' out, 5 Rebecca Linda Smith – Timeless flappin' 'round like four whirligigs. [email protected]

Then the cows and the calves were all counted as they grazed on the rich meadow grass DJs Your Top Ten lists are welcome for the newsletter. Just send them to [email protected] along with a picture. Cowtown Society of Western Music Update Around the Campfire By Joyce Miller 1. Astraddle a Saddle - Patty Clayton REMINDER To Members: If you have a 2. 1880's Cowboy - Jim Reader nominee for Hero of Western Music FOR 3. Forever West - Curly Musgrave & Belinda Gail 2009, please bring info to the fundraiser for 4. Lost Trails - Bob & Johnny Boatwright Albert Talley on November 16th or mail the 5. How the West Was Sung - Royal Wade Kimes information to me - Joyce Miller, 3709 East 6. Gone for Colorado - Juni Fisher Highway 67, Cleburne, Texas 76031. 7. This Cowboy's on His Own - Jim Garling Please try to attend the fundraiser for 8. The Tumbling Tumbleweeds - The Tumbling Albert on November 16th at The Finish Tumbleweeds Line Club in Ft. Worth (FREE ADMISSION) 9. Ghost Riders, Searchers & Cowpokes - Keeter Stuart and bring an auction item if you can. E-mail 10. Compadres - Will Dudley me if you need more information at [email protected] or call Marvin O'Dell—Around the Campfire me at work 817-556-0100 or at home 817-558-7580. Also, we need [email protected] volunteers to bring a pot of chili, package of Fritos, box of crackers, pan of cornbread or a dessert to sell to raise money. It will be for a good cause and should be a great afternoon. Just see the list of great performers. Enola Gay Mathews KSST Radio, Sulphur Springs, TX Come join us in bringing in the New Year at the VFW in Jacksboro, Texas December 31st. Dance from 8 pm to Midnight to Brady Bowen Seems at this time of year, the harvest season, and Swing Country including two time Grammy award winner Tommy it behooves us to look back at all we've gathered Allsup, western swing music Hall Of Famers Larry Reed, Billy Doshier, up, and the friends we've met along the way. I Wayne Glasson, Neil Butler, Bobby Boatright, Durwood Strube and find I have enough to share with you.. so here's Bobby Koefer. Hosted by Joe Baker and be sure to bring an auction a "western sampler" from the abundance that's item or two as the Cowtown Society Of Western Music will be holding a arrived recently from music folk who have some- fundraising auction to benefit the CSWM Museum. Black-eyed Peas thing good to share. Fill your plate with helpings and Cornbread provided by the VFW for a small charge. $20 per person of what you like best! Happy Holidays from the at the door. For more info please call Joe Baker at (575) 808-4111 or Morning Show control room of KSST Radio!

email: [email protected] or call Brady Bowen at (940) 507- Lusty-voiced Earl Gleason must have a huge appreciation for what is 1454. Bring in 2009 with the best western swing band in North Central western and cowboy. He has released six collections of American Texas. Western music..."Burnt Biscuits", Saturday Night", and "They All Went Joyce Miller Thataway" are among these. Earl has a reverence for the history of CSWM Treasurer/Secretary the west, and the Spanish influence on the cowboy's lifestyle and lan- guage. His lyrics tribute the mules and the trails, the chuckwagons and Andy & Jim Nelson’s C.O.W. Radio cooks, and the girls left behind. His CD artwork is top-notch, with 4-Week Playlist Playing Catch UP paintings by Kenneth Wyatt. Earl's collections are about half tradi- tional cowboy tunes and half songs that he composed. His voice is a 10/25/08, And That's When the Fight little reminiscent of Marty Robbins. Get these if you get the chance. Started T.J. Casey is also keeping the old tunes alive on "From Whence They • Dave Alexander - Bring it on Came". This collection of T.J's recordings of public domain Western • Flying W Wranglers - Cowpoke and country songs was recorded in Billings, Montana. • Homer and Jethro - Bacon and Eggs • Pop Wagoner - Old Fashioned Cowboy Three guys and a gal make up Trails and Rails. This one has 21 cuts, • Georgie Sicking - To Be a Top Hand mostly vintage cowboy tunes. I like Paula's vocals on "When the Bloom is on the Sage". • Carin Mari - Close to The Land Barbara Nelson has a sleigh full of Christmas cowboy songs, all in tra- 10/18/08, The Story Behind the Songs ditional arrangements, on "Christmas at the Campfire". I recommend • Michael Martin Murphy - Tyin' Knots in the Devil's Tail this one for your own holiday enjoyment! • Skip Gorman - Windy Bill • Powder River Jack - My Love is a Cowboy The 2-man Yampa Valley Boys team recorded "Close to Home" with • Glenn Ohrlin - The Gol Darned Wheel guitar and banjo, and folk-ish vocals that sound a little like John Den- • Curly Syndergaard - Gail Gardner's "The Dude Wrangler" ver would have sang them. The boys include 4 cuts from a live per- formance on this CD, and some poetry, like "Which Way You Buckle". • Don Edwards - The Old Cow Man There are 6 originals and several old favorite cowboy tunes. Another

CD is already out. Keep up the good work! 10/11/08, The Last Go Round • Sons of the San Joaquin - It's the Open Range for Me Nevada Slim and Cimmaron Sue are really Bruce and Susan Matley, a • Kip Calahan - Ponydance husband and wife team of entertainers in the Northwest. "Home • Roy Rogers - Yellow Rose of Texas Ranch Tales" with their beautiful harmonies was recorded in a Wash- • Dave and Kathy McCann - I'll Tell Me Ma ington State studio, and is dedicated to their parents who each raised • their children to love and respect the folklore of the American West. Paul Kern - At Codding's Place • Tony Reed - Dance to the Light of the Moon Ray Doyle's "Emigrant Trail" is Celtic cowboy music, written from the heart and inspired by the bravery of his Irish ancestors who came to 10/4/08, Juni Fisher Guest America during the era of the cowboy. Take your time to listen to his • Juni Fisher - Gone for Colorado stories. • Juni Fisher - The West Catch me again next month, and we'll sample some more of the abun- • Slim Critchlow - Borax Bill dance of music YOU are recording today, that keeps us close to our • Juni Fisher - Me and Martha Jane love for The West. • Jesse Smith - Creak of Leather [email protected] • Juni Fisher - I Will Miss Ireland

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Billy The Kid Sports Bar & Casino proudly presents Ginny Mac and Friends. Come dance in the New Year at Billy's Sports Bar, Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, December 31st. Dancing from 9 pm to 1 am. Prime Rib Buffet including table wine and a champagne toast at midnight. Cost is only $59.00 per person and includes a casino voucher with every paid ticket. The Prime Rib Buffet begins at 6 pm. For information and reservations call 575-378-4431 Five Days in Western Music Heaven signing autographs, selling CD's and guest appearing on stage each The Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium night. She has more energy than most women half her age and looks by Joyce Miller wonderful. Too bad we can't bottle her youthful attitude. Cowtown Society of Western Music Secretary/ Treasurer Another fun thing to do in the afternoon, and some days by 10:00 A.M., That's what I'm talkin' about. October 8th was to frequent Billy The Kid Casino Bar. Billy's Tavern in the casino until October 12th Gary, my best girl friend, was wall to wall with western swing fans listening to Durwood Strube, Dorothy, and I attended the Lincoln Brady Bowen, Chuck Cusimano, Darrell McCall, Curtis Potter, Justin County Cowboy Symposium in Ruidoso, Trevino and many more. The rather smallish dance floor didn't stop the New Mexico. 2008 was the 19th time this dancers from gliding around and around the floor all day long. Our fantastic event has taken place. This thanks to Joe Baker, CSWM Board Member and Membership Director symposium started and organized by Ray for setting up this gig. What a great lineup of musicians and singers. Reed (now deceased) and Tuffy Cooper Again, it was western music heaven. (Roy Cooper's Dad) so long ago is the ultimate western event. Tuffy Cooper is A big old thank you goes out to all the organizers and promoters of this still smilingly hosting the symposium with beaming pride. The very special western extravaganza, and a special accolade to Larry symposium is a multi-event. From the richest chuckwagon cookoff in and Gayle Scott who pour out their hearts and souls into making this a the country to the campfire barbecue and the western vendors with grandiose western event for at least one autumn-drenched weekend their fringe and conchos, this is the place for all things western. in October. True fans of western music and the western mystique are humbled by their efforts. We spent a whirlwind five days enjoying the pinion-filled air and the melodic tunes echoing throughout the grounds of Ruidoso Downs; the location of this grand western-themed event. The crisp autumn "Toe Tappin" Tommy Tucker weather could not have been better with brilliant blue skies, white KRLC Radio Lewiston, Idaho “Freeze” puffy clouds and shimmering aspen leaves in the golden sunlight. Top 20 Albums What a relaxing and inspiring surround Ruidoso provides for the 1. Myra Pearce - The Ghosts of the perfect western music venue. Yellowstone

From the very first night at our picturesque two bedroom condo at Pine 2. Eli Barsi - Darn Hard To Tame Cliff Village with its pink adobe walls and southwest atmosphere, we 3. Rex Allen Jr. - The New West were delighted and entranced. Thanks to Ann Jackson, Joe Baker and 4. Jim Reader - 1880's Cowboy Lynn Carter Morgan for making our stay one we'll not soon forget. 5. Hank Cramer - Open Range The jam session around the pool at the Pine Cliff that evening was 6. Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Self Titled fantastic. Durwood Strube, Brady Bowen, Larry Reed, Billy Dozier, 7. David John & Comstock Cowboys - Break Wayne Glassen, George Uptmor, Bobby Koeffer and a host of other It To The Cowboy great performers thrilled the poolside audience with great western 8. Katy Creek Band - Autumn's On It's Way swing tunes. Of course, the big ending turned into a BIG SPLASH at 9. T.J. Casey - From Whence They Came the end of Bobby Koeffer's Hawaiian number as he and Lynn both 10. Bob & Johnny Boatwright - Lost Trails ended up in the swimming pool. We found out later Bobby and Lynn’s 11. Shiloh Sharrard - Don't Make Me Go To School husband, Bruce, had it planned all along. Oh those silly boys! 12. Bob Flesher & The Spanish Rose - Banjo of the Cowboys 13. Belinda Gail & Curly Musgrave - Forever West On Thursday night, The Quebe Sisters and Joey McKenzie opened up 14. Susan Parker - She Rode A Wild Horse for underneath the big white tent. Those girls 15. Journey West - Driftin' West harmonized like angels while fiddling some good old tunes. The 16. Keeter Stuart - Ghost Riders, Searchers & Cowpokes grateful crowd was enthralled by and Asleep at the 17. Horse Crazy - Western Moon Wheel. When Jason Roberts performed his impression of , 18. Highstrung Band - Down Our Country Road the audience went wild. 19. Way Out West - Down on the Ol' Bar None Friday and Saturday Nights were equally impressive. The Texas 20. Cross Town Cowboys - Save The West Playboys never sounded better. With Leon Rausch croonin' and cuttin' Top 25 Songs up, everyone on stage enjoyed themselves too. All the great musicians 1. Jim Reader - We Got Us A Trail Drive on that stage, sometimes as many as 17 or 18 at a time including the 2. Rex Allen Jr. - Dakota Iron likes of Ginny Mac, , Tommy Allsup, Billy Dozier, Billy 3. David John & Comstock Cowboys - The Duke Mata and numerous others, performed their hearts out. The music 4. Horse Crazy - My Prairie Home couldn't have been better and the audience couldn't have been more 5. Katy Creek Band - They've Called Me A Cowboy appreciative. The dancers were pretty happy too as you could hear 6. Bill Barwick - There Ain't No Quit the swoosh of their boots scootin' across the sawdust laden floor as 7. Devon Dawson - Old Bill Pickett the dust swirled in the air above their heads. At times it looked like the 8. Myra Pearce - The Journey dust bowl days out on the dance floor, but no one minded because it 9. Hank Cramer - Four Rode By was western music heaven. 10. High Strung Band - Are You Washed Special kudos to Bobby Flores and his multi-talented stage full of well 11. Eli Barsi - Old Alberta Plains known musicians on Saturday night. He put on an award winning 12. Tumbling Tumbleweeds - The Timber Trail show; that is, if awards had been given out. What a marvelous 13. T.J. Casey - Red River Valley performer he is, both talented and eloquent. He closed his 14. Bob & Johnny Boatright - Ridin', Hidin' Teardrops performance with a rousing standing ovation. 15. Belinda Gail & Curly Musgrave - Only A River 16. Grace-Anne Elliot - Chime Bells Our days were filled from early in the morning until late in the evening 17. Susan Parker - The Hooves of the Horses with the greatest music on earth. The five stages at Ruidoso Downs 18. Ray Doyle - The Emigrant Trail had continuous live music and cowboy poetry all day long. There was 19. Richard Elloyan - Time To Run something for everyone. Even the kids had a poetry contest and a 20. Sourdough Slim - Barnacle Bill rodeo. Dan Roberts wowed the attendees with his array of cowboy 21. Journey West - Woman of the Wind ballads. While Bob Baker, Ronny Dale Shultz, Ginny Mac, Hollis on 22. Way Out West - Who's Your Sidekick banjo and Uptmor on fiddle, and Terry Thompson drumming, 23. Doris Daley - Skunk in the Bunkhouse romanced everyone with their western swing melodies each 24. Cross Town Cowboys - Momma I Miss You afternoon. Lynn Anderson was everywhere; at stages all around 25. Latigo - Cowboy Heroes Ruidoso Downs each afternoon, Comtact Tommy at [email protected] Texas-Radio.nl, The Netherlands Bill McCallie’s Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show Classical 90.5 WSMC-FM Chattanooga, TN Eddy and Ria Veldkamp’s show can be heard by internet radio from 2 - 4 PM every This past month has been a busy one here at Sunday from WWW.OMROEP-SCHEEMDA.NL The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show. If you like western swing, then you would have enjoyed November 16th Playlist the month for sure with Jody Nix, Hot Club of •Tommy Garrett - Texas our Texas Cow Town, Time Jumpers, Bobby Flores, and of • course Carolyn Martin. Did some really nice The Cornell Hurd Band w/Howard Kalish - songs by David John from out Nevada way. Heartless Lover • David's Comanche of the Seventh Calvary and Bobby Flores - If I Ever Fall In Love (With A Good Bye Sierra Madre hit the mark with our audience. Wound up Honky Tonk Girl)* Eleven Roses a couple of shows with the White's "The Cowboy Lives Forever". I •Preston Camp Jr. - Thank The Man did one show on cowgirl singers and featured Patti Clayton, Jean •Country Night Live - I've Got A New Heartache Prescott, and Jill Jones. Pale Horse, Pale Rider is one of Patti's •Todd Fritsch - Small Town Radio best. Jean Prescott's "Life Between the Rivers" is a nice fit for our •Pat Payne - Roots inspirational portion of the show. Jill Jones' "A Cowboy's Hard •Cliff Douglas - Daddy Drives A Big Truck Times" has a great line...."Too Young For Heaven...So Where Shall I Phillip Clarkson - Liquor Up, Liquor Down Go". I did some classic Gene Autry with "Back in the Saddle Again", •Johnny Lyon - Angels Don't lie * Backforty Roundup Volume 33 "Blue Canadian Rockies", and "Be Honest with Me". I followed that •Bill Green - Texas Greats with a set of songs from Don Edwards CD "My Hero Gene Autry"...... •George Strait - You Still Get To Me it's a live cd from Gene Autry's 90th birthday celebration at the •Mike Blakely - She's A Runaway Western Heritage Museum in Los Angeles California. The title song • "My Hero Gene Autry" is my favorite on that CD. Next Month we'll Asleep At the Wheel - Hang Up My Spurs and Saddles feature some Red Steagall’s music. He's always a steady source of •Mona McCall - Deepening snow * Memories Love a Melody great western and cowboy songs and poetry. •Hank Stone - Your jealousy * In a Texas Honky Tonk •Chad Reilly - Wild & free * Nashville America Records Sunday November we'll celebrate a live Cowboy Jubilee Show in the • Ackermann Auditorium at the Southern Adventist University. You Buddy Holly - Think It Over * The Best of Buddy Holly • can catch it live at www.wsmc.org. We start at 6 pm EST, so tune in Aaron Watson - Lonely Lubbock Nights * Shut Up and Dance • if you can. Mac Davis - Lubbock In My Rearview Mirror •B.Jeff Stone - Texas Tea * Country Crossings Comp. # 23 That's all the news that fit to print except that Bobby Newton and the •ALBUM OF THE WEEK: * HARD FACE TO FACE Academy of Western Artist honored me as DJ of the year in my •CLASSIC COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE WEEK * CLIFF BRUNER market and I do appreciate everyone who is responsible for that AND HIS TEXAS WANDERERS honor. I will always endeavor to give our audience the best effort. If you are ever in the neighborhood, stop in to see us at Public Radio Contact Eddy & Ria at www.Texas-Radio.nl 90.5, broadcasting from beautiful downtown Collegedale

Tennessee, where the air always smells like a big oatmeal cookie. LEESWING88 TOP TWELVE CDs

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Sundays at 6:00 pm—www.wsmc.org/webstream.html TOP TWELVE CDs 1 Chuck Cusimano - Wind, Blow My Blues Away 2 Cliff Douglas - Truckin´ Country Mike’s Top 10 Picks 3 Gaylynn Robinson - Love & Heartache Songs: 4 Joel Hofmann Band - One More Day 1. Old Town - John England & Western Swingers 5 Hank Stone - San Antone 2. Call Back My Heart Texas Moon - Gaylynn 6 Kelli Grant - Swings & Sings Robinson) 7 Lionel Wendling - Western Swing 3. Put a Little Texas in Your Swing - Mary Allen- 8 Lionel Wendling & The Honky Cats - Sings & Keating & River Road Boys Steels 4. Let’s Make Music in the Country - Mary Allen- 9 Mike Blakely - The Rarest of the Breed Keating & River Road Boys 10 Miller Brothers Band - Miller Brothers Band 5. No Way, No How - Red Steagall & Larry Gatlin 11 Ray Sanders - Texas Dance Hall Style 6. Texas to a T - Carolyn Martin 12 Tom Morrell & Bob Koefer - No Peddlers Allowed 7. I’ll Take the Blame - Price Porter Mike Gross 8. Brownsville - John England & Western TOP TWELVE SONGS WVOF-FM Swingers 1 Boot Heel Drag - Lionel Wendling Fairfield, CT 9. Bluest Cowgirl in the West - Milo & Rachel 2 Call Back My Heart Texas Moon - Gaylynn Robinson Swingin’ West Deering 3 Keeper of the Flame - Gaylynn Robinson 10. Blue Bonnet Waltz - Dennis Ivey 4 Last Wild White Buffalo - Mike Blakely Albums 5 Let the Red Barn Burn - Cliff Douglas

1. Open That Gate - John England & Western Swingers 6 Long Black Veil - Joel Hofmann Band 2. Bluebonnet Lane - River Road Boys 7 Seven Come Eleven - Lionel Wendling 3. Something Old, Nothing New - Dennis Ivey 8 Shadows on the Trail - Tumbling Tumbleweeds 4. Put a Little Texas in Your Swing - Mary Allen-Keating 9 Swing Me Back to Texas - Kelli Grant 5. In My Spare Time - Volume 5 - Brady Bowen 10 We Go Back A Long Way - Hank Stone 6. Scratchin’ the Surface - Ray Harrison 11 Wind, Blow My Blues Away - Chuck Cusimano 12 Yodel Sweet Molly - Jody Coder 7. Last Call for Heartaches - Price Porter 8. Still Swinging in Texas - Bobby Lueders Band Please send your CDs for review to Lillies Ohlsson, Bennerstigen 120, 9. Oklahoma Swing Project - Dave Alexander, Pat Jacobs SE-733 95 SALA, SWEDEN. I have on my www.LeeSwing88.se 10. Here We Go Again - Red Steagall & Friends website an Events Calendar listing a bunch of cowboy gatherings and

Mike Gross — www.swinginwest.com poetry / singing events for 2008....Lillies

Lillies Ohlsson—[email protected] passed away during the year and there was not a sound in the house. Academy of Western Artists 2008 13th Annual Award Show Next came a performance by a talented lady from Nashville, Carolyn by Bobby Newton Martin, backed up by Jim Loessberg, Justin Trevino and the band and she literally took them by storm. What a voice, and looks to match! GARLAND,TX. It was a grand evening in Garland, Texas for the 13th Annual Will Orin Friesen, Wichita DJ, subbed in for Larry Scott, who had a last Rogers Awards. A near full audience was there to see who would minute emergency and his first award was for Western Music Female come out on top this year. and it went to a very surprised Joyce Woodson, CA. The Western Swing Album of the Year, Timeless, went to the very talented young The show was opened by Garland Mayor, Ronald Jones, who gave a ladies from Texas, the Quebe Sisters Band, who are just as gracious welcome to the city and followed by the legendary Light Crust as they are talented and attractive. The Pure Country Duo/Group of Doughboys, who brought the house down. the Year went to one of the top groups in the country from Austin, TX, For the first time in history, there was music for the entire show and it the Lucky Tomblin Band, who were there and thanked everyone was supplied by the Diamond W Wranglers of Wichita, KS, who did a involved. Next came the yodeler of the year, and this year a very terrific job the entire evening. It added a touch of class to a very classy grateful and surprised Judy Coder, KS, made it to the stage to accept. show. Liz Talley, talented country and swing singer from Houston brought the The first set of awards were presented by Roy Holley, DJ from Hondo, house down. We were excited to see her as she had hurricane TX who was subbing for Jesse Mullins, who was getting ready for his problems back home, but still came to the show and everyone was big wedding. The first DJ award went to Eddie Stubbs of WSM in glad she did. Nashville, who couldn't make it, but his award was accepted by The next presenter was Tracy Pitcox, KNEL-DJ, , Carolyn Martin, who read his kind words about the importance of the show producer, do everything for country and swing from Brady, TX. award. The next DJ award went to Joe Belinski of Ft. Worth and his His first award was for the Western Swing group of the year and it award was accepted by Joe Paul Nichols, who also read a nice went to the Texas Gypsies, TX, who do western swing with a mix of acceptance speech for him. Last, but not least, the last DJ of the Year Bob Wills, Hot Club, gypsy swing and jazz, and it doesn't get any Award went to Bill McCallie of Chattanooga, TN and his award was hotter than this group. Next came the Western Music song of the year, accepted by Jean Prescott, who read a nice speech. Blue Prairie, and Rich Flanders came all the way down from New York Next on the list was the radio station of the year KVRG-FM of Jackson, to accept his award, and grinned, ear to ear, all the way down and WY who could not be there, but was very grateful to be the winner. back. The pure country album of the year was next and it went to Jeff

The independent of the year went to Dave Franer of Griffith, If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another", who couldn't make it Hillside Records in Florida and Dave thanked everyone involved. The because of the hurricane, but he was sure happy when informed he record producer of the year was Tommy Detamore from Texas and he won. He'll be here next year for sure. Nest on the list was the also thanked everyone. Western Swing Song of the Year, Texas In My Soul, and it was done by Tommy Hooker, OK, who said he'd been waiting all his life for this Jay Snider subbed for R.J. Vandygriff, who had an emergency at home recognition and thanked everyone. Western Swing Instrumentalist was and couldn't make it, but Jay did a super job and the crowd loved him. next on the list and it went to Jim Loessberg, TX. Jim made a gracious

Charles Williams subbed for Joyce Spizer-Foy who was in the acceptance speech before having to go back to work in the band. Jim emergency room for knee problems, and Charles did his usual superb is a tremendous steel guitar player and is currently on tour with Ray Price. job. The male poet went to Jay Snider, who did a double take and came back to accept his award. The female poet went to Diane Tribitt, who There's not much to say that hasn't already been said about the next came all the way down form Minnesota to accept her award. The performer. Eli Barsi, Canada, has never been better and she brought Skinny Rowland Award went to Sam DeLeeuw from Utah, who has western music to an audience who hadn't heard it before, but fell in been making audiences laugh for many years. Georgie Sicking could love with the music and Eli before she finished her song. Afterwards, not be there to accept her album/CD award and Diane Tribitt accepted the mayor bought some of Eli's CDs and had his photo taken with her. on her behalf. She definitely made an impression.

Next on the show was the legendary country and western swing singer Mike Carr, KCMW station owner from Hondo, TX was next to do the Curtis Potter, TX, and he surprised the audience by bringing out his presenting honors and his first award went to legendary country singer friend Darrell McCall and they did a duet to the delight of the audience. Darrell McCall, who was surprised and grateful. Next came the They were backed up by Jim Loessburg, Justin Trevino and the rest of Western Music Album/CD of the year, which was Deep In The Saddle, the band. by the Diamond W Wranglers, KS, who were already on stage and

The art and artisan portion was MC’ed by Wayne Mitchell, Texas totally overjoyed. The Western Music Male award went to Jim Jones, rancher and collector and the first award went to Bruce Greene, Texas, NM, who has demonstrated his ability to master western music over noted western artist and president of the Cowboy Artists of America. the years and he made a nice acceptance speech. The pure country Bruce, and the other artists accepted their award, as slide of their work song, When She Does Me Right, was sung by Justin Trevino, TX, wow was reproduced on a huge screen right about their heads so the what a voice, and the song's writer, Chuck Cusimano, TX, was also audience could see their talent. Mike Scovel, NM cartoonist, could not there to accept. You could see the elation of pride on both of their faces. be there, but his work was appreciated. Saddle maker Pedro Pedrini, CA was late, as his plane was circling in Sacramento, CA, but he made A special Award, the Top Hand Award, was presented by Lonnie it later and his slide show was unbelievable. Wilson Capron, TX, was Tegler, AWA Director, to Jay Jones of the Garland News who did so selected the spur maker/engraver of the year and made a gracious much to support this year's awards with articles in his paper and acceptance speech. Braider Mehl Lawson, CA, also could not be here, putting many of the people in the seats. Jay made a gracious but the audience got to see just how talented he was and they acceptance speech, but his deeds proved he wants to make this show approved. grow and grow in Garland.

The Garnet Brooks Memorial Chuckwagon Award was presented by The Diamond W Wranglers did a single number, after playing the Helen Brooks, OK, wife of the late Garnet, to James and Shirley Stuart whole show, and brought the house down with their Chinese number. of Lubbock, TX. Shirley accepted on their behalf, and many said it was They really know how to work a crowd and left the crowd laughing and the only time in their life when they can remember James being quiet. in awe.

The Don King Memorial Saddlemaker Award goes to the saddlemaker The last set of awards was presented to the Western Music Duo/Group who has contributed to the advancement of saddlemaking and this of the Year and the Tumbling Tumbleweeds from California, who year it went to Jim Lathrom, Ft. Sumner, TX who graciously accepted. walked to the stage to accept their award on a cloud of air. They were

The memorials were then on the big screen of those people who have totally in shock when they got to the podium, but managed a great speech. The Pure Country Female award went to Amber Digby, TX, In 1993, I went to my first cowboy gathering. It was like coming home who could not make it because of the hurricane, but when informed again.” she had won, you could have heard her from Houston to Dallas. In one of those misprints, the Western Swing Female of the Year award went Rough Country, Wild Cattle is the result. Gary wrote or co-wrote eight to Carolyn Martin of Nashville, who impressed many this evening, but of the 12 tracks. He shares credit with his wife, Jean, on “Shootin’ the not those who knew her. She took her award back to Nashville, the Gap” and “Cowboy Blues,” the latter being one of my favorites. The Station Inn and the Timejumpers and we hope she makes it back west title is deceiving in that the collection is actually quite mellow and soothing. more often.

The final award went to Reid Wells, TX, Western Swing Male Vocalist Gary and Jean have several recordings between them, including a of the Year, who also because of the hurricane could not make it. double CD entitled Cowboy Forever. To order Rough Country, Wild Cattle, send $18 to Prescott Music, PO Box 194, Ovalo, TX 79541; It was a great show with a good audience. In attendance was John www.jeanprescott.com Holden, President of the National Bit and Spur Association, Tom Lee, KSEY Radio, DJs, record producers, studio owners and many Garland Robert Joe Vandygriff’s The Cowboy Ain’t Dead Yet: Vol. 1, is the council members and a ton of the greatest musicians in the world. most stereotypical. I don’t say that in a negative way. Described by the Dallas Morning News as “one part Gene Autry, one part Will We would like everyone to keep in mind that the hurricane took a large Rogers, and one part Zig Ziglar,” Vandygriff stars as Joe Texas in a toll, and as big as the awards were, they pale in comparison to what historically-accurate, one-act musical comedy dispelling the rumor that many had to endure, so please keep a special place for those the cowboy is a dying breed. The 13 tracks on Vol. 1 tell the story of involved. The River Road Boys, among others, could not attend the American cowboy in song and verse. You’ll find the likes of I’d Like because of hurricane damage , and we sincerely hope that things are to be in Texas,” “Cattle Call,” “Rawhide,” “Colorado Trail,” and much better by now. “Mariah,” along with lesser known titles and a handful of factual tidbits. www.awa-awards.com Vandygriff presents them all in fine style. Listen to snippets at www. cowboyaintdeadyet.com

Skeebo Norris’ KBAL Top Playlist. The Cowboy Ain’t Dead Yet: Vol. 2 contains 20 tracks–most of them San Saba, TX contemporary–plus bonus Joe Texas sayin’s. Vandygriff, who played KBAL has purchased additional bandwidth to Ranger Mike in Walker, Texas Ranger, had some commercial music accommodate an unlimited listener base for success in Nashville in the 1970s. Returning to the Lone Star State, our internet stream, everyone is welcome to he and his wife, Deb, make their home in Lipscomb County, in the tune in 365/24/7...Thanks "The Skeebo state’s northeastern panhandle. It’s there that he penned two of my Show" 9A-12P M-F KBAL, Texas Thunder favorites from Vol. 2: “A Cowboy’s Promise” and “The Ballad of Charlie 106.1 FM NEW WESITE FOR STREAMING Kidd.” www.kbalfm.com / NEW E-MAIL FOR Vol. 1 sells for $12; Vol. 2 is $15. Send check or money order payable REQUESTS [email protected] to The Cowboy Ain't Dead Yet, PO Box 85, Lipscomb, TX 79056;

www.cowboyaintdeadyet.com (806) 852-2432. Favorites • Bobby Flores - Eleven Roses Leave Texas, head up the trail to Wibaux County, Montana, and you’ll • Amber Digby - Passion, Pride, & What Might Have Been find Bob Petermann. A rancher/poet/singer/, Petermann • Chuck Cusimano - Wind, Blow My Blues Away has lived his entire life in the rugged badlands of eastern Montana. • Darrell McCall - The Essential He’s comfortable amid the short grass, cedars, cottonwoods, and • Billy Mata - This Is Tommy Duncan plums that grow wild around the home place. He’s equally at home horseback or with a guitar in hand. His music is pure cowboy. • Brady Bowen - In My Spare Time, Vol 5 • Justin Trevino - Too Many Heartaches Following on three previous recordings, Petermann released “Thanks • Red Stegall - Here We Go Again for the Rain” in 2007. A gospel album, it contains 12 tracks with standards such as “Just a Closer Walk with Thee,” “Gathering Flowers • Carolyn Martin - Swing for the Master’s Bouquet,” and “Consider the Lillies,” along with three www.kbalfm.com originals: “Where the Grass Grows Green All Year Long,” “Don’t Look Back,” and the title track. Petermann’s humble nature and deep- Cowboy Jam Session: Western Culture News & Reviews seated faith shine through in every verse. (For more about Petermann: by Jeri L. Dobrowski www.cowboypoetry.com/bobpetermann.htm)

Cowboy Crooners Besides “Thanks for the Rain,” I wholeheartedly recommend Last month I touched on the difficulty of Petermann’s “Takin' up Slack.” It is one of cowboy music’s most defining Western music. Often associated with honest portrayals of the lifestyle. Order the pair. You won’t be sorry. cowboy music, fans would never lump them Send $15 for each CD to Bob Petermann, 942 Pine Unit Road, together with country and Western. While they Wibaux, Montana 59353; 406-486-5618. share a common genesis, each has developed its own personality, much as any child might. To read what others are saying on the subject, New CDs At Backforty CD Chorale

rein on over to www.cowboypoetry.com/ Amber Digby - Passion, Pride, & What Might Have been whatiswesternmusic.htm. You’ll find Bobby Lueders - Still Swinging In Texas submissions on the topic, along with a similar Cliff Douglas - Truckin' Country discussion on “What is cowboy poetry?” Darrell McCall - Lily Dale But back to cowboy music ... thumbing through CDs submitted for Dennis Ivey - Something Old, Nothing New consideration, I selected three artists whose work falls within my Don Wallace - Texas Dance Hall Memories personally-defined parameters. Each brings something different to the Ferlin Husky - Best of the Best table: a Texas cowboy’s viewpoint, a hint of Nashville, a Montana Frankie Miller - Live At The Lousiana Hayride rancher’s life experiences. Justin Trevino - Take One As Needed For Pain Katy Creek - Autum's On Its Way Gary Prescott was born and raised in deep South Texas. Working on Kimberly Murray - Once Upon A Time In A Honky Tonk his family’s ranch with 1,500-head of momma cows, he also rode bulls Leona Williams - New Patches and bareback broncs. He explains: “For the first 23 years of my life, I Mona McCall - Memories Love A Melody was either riding horseback or riding a tractor. All I knew was cowboy. Tony Booth - Is This All There Is To A Honky Tonk Then I went to work in the oil field to save up money for my own place.