Backforty Bunkhouse Newsletter Distributed by BACKFORTY BUNKHOUSE PRODUCTIONS 106 Roswell St., Ruidoso, NM 88345 (575) 808-4111 Home of Backforty Roundup and CD Chorale Backforty Bunkhouse Publishing BMI Venue / Show Productions Western Music Radio Marketing www.Backforty Bunkhouse.com [email protected] www.MySpace.com/BackfortyBunkhouse Joe Baker The Backforty Bunkhouse Newsletter is sent to over 700 email subscribers periodically and is growing every day. There are DJs, artists Publisher and fans whose interest are Western Swing, Cowboy Poetry, Cowboy Heritage and Texas Honky Tonk music genres. We solicit your comments, suggestions and ways we may better serve you. If you do not want to receive this newsletter and want to be removed from our mailing list, reply to this email by entering “UNSUBSCRIBE” in the subject box of the email. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Published by Joe Baker cords from days gone by. The Tom Houston Orchestra was formed in 1989. Houston, formerly a member of Cowtown Society of Western Music Heroes Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Academy of Western Artists Disc Jockey of the Y ear Texas, holds both Master‘s and Doctorate Degrees in Cowtown Society of Western Music Disc Jockey of the Year Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest Hall of Fame Membership Director—Cowtown Society of Western Music Board of Directors—Cowtown Society of Western Music Seattle Western Swing Music Society POWS Hall of Fame Backforty Newsletter—CSWM‟s Publication of the Year 2009 Totsie Slover, Editor __________________________________________________ TM © 2008 Texas County Performance from Florida State University. As a free- Line Productions, LLC lance performer on clarinet, flute and saxophone, he has performed throughout the United States. Several compositions have been written and dedicated to him. Tom Houston grew up in Tennessee and his first pro- fessional experience was in the Nashville area with lo- cal territory orchestras. He has played with numerous orchestras throughout the country including; The Troyce Hutchinson Orchestra, The Jack Stallcup Ochestra, The Guy Lombardo Orchestra, The Tommy Allan Orchestra and The Russ Carlyle Orchestra. Dr. Houston has per- formed with The Mills Brothers, The Harmonicats, Mimi and Hines, Lottie Lenya, Roger Williams, Cozy Cole, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Art Mooney, Ishkibble, The Artists: Tom Houston Orchestra Moon Maids and Bob Hope. Dr. Houston‘s Orchestra Album: Tuxedo Country has also performed on numerous cruises, and has Produced by Tom Houston, Corene shared the stage with The Glenn Miller Orchestra. Schwab, Greg Hunt, Gary Leach With clarinetist, Tom Houston, at the helm you are go- ing to hear the finest big band Musicians in the industry Executive Producers: David Stallings, today such as Cody Schwartz – Lead Alto Saxophone, Clarence Schwab Roger Ashcraft – Alto Saxophone, Mike McGowen – Academy of Arrangements: The Late Darrell Holt Tenor Saxophone, Kevin Hamilton – Baritone Saxo- Western Artists 2009, Landmark Productions phone, Rusty Lay – Lead Trumpet, Tom Miller – Jazz Trumpet, Steve Moreland – Third Trumpet, Richard By – Joe Baker Eckstein – Lead Trombone, Jeff Freeman – Second My longtime friend David Stallings sent me this album Trombone, Jon Happel – Third Trombone, Steve Nel- a couple of months ago and I have yet to find the eject son – Keyboards, Phil Rumbley – Bass, Steve Wood – button on my CD player. We don‘t hear much big band Drums and Dickey Johnson – Guitar. Here‘s a small music these days unless we‘re spinning the old re- sample of some of the songs you‘re going to hear: Bob Joe Baker‟s Backforty Bunkhouse Show is broadcast on 100,000 watt KNMB, 96.7FM “New Mexico Bear” & 100,000 watt KWMW, 105.1FM, “Regional Radio W-105” every Saturday morning 6 am to 10 am in Ruidoso, New Mexico covering New Mexico & West Texas. Member: Western Music Broadcast- ers Association (WMBA). Also available „Streaming live‟ 24/7 on the internet at W-105 Cowtown Society of Western Music ‘2009 Publication of the Year’ Wills swing tunes of ―Faded Love and San Antonio Rose.‖ The Rowena Muldavin Legendary Midnight Cowboy Bill Mack‘s ―Drinking Champagne‖ and the hit songs made famous by Ray Price, Ernest Tubb, Joe All Things Country Garland‘s ―In The Mood‖, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson and so www.hpr.org many more. Twenty tracks on the Tom Houston Orchestra‘s, Tux- 1. Lonnie Dean & Will Taylor - Texas Honky Tonk edo Country is sure to bring back the memories of our younger Shuffles days. 2. Stephanie Davis - Western Bling On May1st, 2009 I had not only the pleasure, but the honor as 3. Liz Talley - More Than Satisfied well, to shake hands with Tom Houston, what a remarkable musi- cian he is and a good friend to boot. 4. Dale Watson - Truckin' Sessions, Vol. 2 _______________________________________________ 5. Cornell Hurd - Live At Jovita's 6. John England & The Western Swingers - Open That Gate Joe Baker's Top 20 – June, 2009 7. David Serby - Honkytonk And Vine 8. The Time Jumpers - Jumpin' Time Western Swing 9. Joni Harms - That's Faith 10. Tony Booth - Is This All There Is To A Honky Tonk Tom Houston Orchestra, Tuxedo Country [email protected] The Desperados, Lucky 7, Rio ——————————————————————————— Brady Bowen, In My Spare Time, Vol.#5 "Swingin' West"- Mike Gross Rebecca Linda Smith, Timeless Stephanie Davies, Western Bling WVOF-FM Jerry Webb, There‘s A Song In That The River Road Boys, Houston June 1, 2009 Johnny Lyon, Wynn Stewart Favorites, Vol.#2 Songs Billy Mata, This Is Tommy Duncan,Vol.#1 Johnny Bush, Lillie‘s White Lies Lickety Split—John England & Western Cornell Hurd, American Shadows, Songs Of Moon ….. Swingers Bobby Flores, Eleven Roses Southern Hospitality—Cornell Hurd Hank Stone, Somewhere In Texas Band Are You Teasing Me—Bobby Flores Dick Hammonds, Love Letters Crystal Canyon- Patty Parker Dottie Jack, With Every Heartbeat Over the Hill—River Road Boys Curtis Potter, When The Neon Lights Come On Heartless Lover—Cornell Hurd Band Amber Digby, Passion, Pride & What Might Have Been I‘ll Take the Blame—Price Porter Cody Dodson, Drinking Things Over Feelin‘ Blue for Texas—Marshall Ford Swing Band Joe Paul Nichols, The Price Is Right She‘s Comin‘ Home with Me—John England & Western… Backforty Roundup Vol.#39 Driving Lesson—Don Burnham Albums This is Tommy Duncan—Billy Mata & Texas Tradition Western Music/Cowboy Poetry Open That Gate—John England & Western Swingers Now Playing! Willie and the Wheel—Willie Nelson & Asleep Ken Cook, Cowboys Are Like That at the Wheel Bob & Johnny Boatright, Lost Trails Houston- River Road Boys—Buzzard Roost Last Call for Heartaches—Price Porter Bar D roundup, Vol.#4, Various Poets Favorite Requests—Don Sulesky Chuck Woller, Desert Moon The Songs of Moon Mullican—Cornell Hurd Bd. Chuck Cusimano, Wind, Blow My Blues Away Something Old, Nothing New—Dennis Ivey Prescott/Hollenbeck/Masterson, Ranch Life 101 Bluebonnet Lane—River Road Boys Buzzard Roost Gil Prather, Last Of The Border Cowboys Celtex Swing—Stretch Dawson & the Mending Hearts K.R. Wood, Live In The Alamo Stephanie Davis, Western Bliss Mike Gross—http://swinginwest.com Cora Rose Wood, Cora‘s Cowgirl Yodel ——————————————————————————- Joe Fisher, Holding On Tight Belinda Gail/Curly Musgrave, Forever West Marvin O’Dell—Around the Campfire Willie P. Richardson, Live At The Ritz (Humor) Jim Jones, Different State Of Mind 1. Come Ride With Me - Dave Stamey Sons Of The San Joaquin, Live WJW 2. That Faraway Look - Daron Little Sourdough Slim, Classics II 3. Heaven on Horseback - Don Edwards Ol‘Ugly, I Remember Me & Blue (Humor) 4. Roads to Colorado - Liz Masterson The Buckarettes, Cowgirl Serenade 5. Romance With the Range - The Prickly Pair Eli Barsi, Darn Hard To Tame 6. The Silver Screen Cowboy Project - Various Eddy Leverett, Old Faded Jeans Artists http://BackfortyBunkhouse.com 7. Just in Case - Bill Barwick _______________________________________________ 8. Still Ridin' - Jim Jones 9. It Sings in the Hi-Line - Kerry Grombacher 10. How the West Was Sung - Royal Wade Kimes The 5th Annual Lincoln County Sheriff‘s Posse‘s [email protected] Cowboy Ball will be at Mountain Annie‘s Dinner Theater in Ruidoso, New Mexico on December 12th, ——————————————————————————— Our hearts, prayers and best wishes go out to Briggs 2009 featuring the western swing dance music of Hill and the rest of the Brenn Hill family! Hang in there The Desperados. More info TBA. Briggs and get well! You have many people in the Western Music family thinking about you and your re- covery! A BACKFORTY BUNKHOUSE PRODUCTION Cowboy Jam Session: College student and South Dakota cattle producer Amanda Nolz launched her BEEF Daily Bilog n the fall of 2008. The subject of Western Culture News & her first installment was Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling. On Reviews May 11, 2009, Amanda posted a photo and caption taken on the - by Jeri L. Dobrowski occasion of her graduation from South Dakota State University. She has since returned home to work with her parents on the family ranch. I like Amanda ’ s Quick BEEF Daily Fact at the end Going to the Blogs of each post: blog.beefmagazine.com/beef _daily. Raised on a corn and bean farm in Ohio, Alex Tiller runs a na- A recent after-branding conversation tional farm management company based in Denver, Colorado. As touched on blogs. Not dogs, although there was a stray at the such, he visits a variety of farms in different areas of the country, corral earlier in the day. Blogs. and around the world, that grow all kinds of crops. He shares his “ B log, ” short for weblog, was coined in 1999. Think online di- experiences and news about commercial farming, family farms, ary—a running account of the author ’ s personal life or view- organic food production, sustainable agriculture, the local food point—written for public consumption and accessed via the com- movement, alternative renewable energy, hydroponics, agribusi- puter.