Backforty Bunkhouse Newsletter Distributed by BACKFORTY BUNKHOUSE PRODUCTIONS Home of the Backforty Roundup & CD Chorale 106 Roswell St Ruidoso, NM 88345 (575) 808-4111 Backforty Bunkhouse Publishing BMI Venue / Show Productions Western Music Radio Marketing www.BackfortyBunkhouse.com [email protected] www.MySpace.com/BackfortyBunkhouse Joe Baker - Publisher March, 2009 The Backforty Bunkhouse Newsletter is sent to over 600 email subscribers periodically and is growing every day. These are DJs, artists, and fans whose interests 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 Joe Baker's KNMB Top Western Swing Albums Cowtown Society of Western Music Heroes • Brady Bowen, In My Spare Time Vol.#5 Academy of Western Artists Disc Jockey of the Year. • Cowtown Society of Western Music Disc Jockey of the Year Billy Mata, This Is Tommy Duncan, Vol.#1 Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest Hall of Fame • Rebecca Linda Smith, American Heroes Membership Director—Cowtown Society of Western Music • Johnny Lyon, Wynn Stewart Favorites Vol.#1 Board of Directors—Cowtown Society of Western Music • Bobby Flores, Eleven Roses Seattle Western Swing Music Society POWS Hall of Fame • Hank Stone, San Antone Editor: Howard Higgins • Jody Nix, The Fiddle Man Seattle Western Swing Music Society Hall of Fame • Jerry Webb, Red Lips And Honky Tonks • Johnny Bush, Lillie’s White Lies Title: Panhandle Waltz 2009 • Backforty Roundup Vol.#35 Artist: Michael Elliott • Cornell Hurd, Songs Of Moon Mullican, by Joe Baker • Johnny Johnson, One Last Time Although born in Indiana, • Dave Caley, Live This Life Michael Elliott has ties to • Joe Paul Nichols, The Price Is Right New Mexico and his new • Bobby Ray Spears, I’ve Made A lot Of Friends album reflects the • Curtis Potter, When The Neon Lights Come On Southwest flavor. With a • Amber Digby, Passion, Pride & What Might Have Been style all his own, he's able • Tommy Alverson, Country To The Bone to cultivate some of the • Randy Brown, Hard Face To Face finest guitar playing I've heard in a long while. Joe Baker's KNMB Top Western There’s fifteen tracks on Music/Cowboy Poetry Albums this album that includes • many different genres of Bob & Johnny Boatright, Lost Trails • music. I am particularly drawn to the Title cut, Panhandle Chuck Cusimano, Wind, Blow My Blues Away Waltz. I know you'll enjoy this fantastic recording as • Cliff Douglas, Truckin’ Country much as I. You can purchase Michael Elliott's Panhandle • Horse Crazy, Daughters Of The West Waltz for $15 at www.BackfortyBunkhouse.com and you • Yvonne Hollenbeck, Pieces Of The Past can contact Michael at: [email protected] • Joe Green, Texas Original Live • Gil Prather, Last Of The Border Cowboys Visit These Western Organizations • K.R. Wood, Live In The Alamo • Mike Dunn, Somewhere Between Earth & Heaven • Cowtown Society Of Western Music • Bar D Roundup, Vol.#3, Various Poets www.cowtown-swm.org • Joe Fisher, Holding On Tight • Northwest Western Swing Music Society • Forever West, Belinda Gail/Curly Musgrave www.seattlewesternswingmusicsociety.com • • Allan Chapman, Sixth Generation Western Swing Music Society Of The Southwest • www.WSMSS.com Jim Jones, Different State Of Mind • • Western Swing Society, Sacramento, CA. Sons Of The San Joaquin, Live WJW • www.westernswingsociety.org Sourdough Slim, Classics II • • Academy Of Western Artists Silverscreen Cowboy Project, Various Artists • www.awa-awards.org Eli Barsi, Darn Hard To Tame • Western Music Association • Eddy Leverett, Old Faded Jeans www.westernmusic.org www.backfortybunkhouse.com Joe Baker’s Backforty Bunkhouse Show is broadcast on 100,000 watt KNMB, 96.7FM “New Mexico’s 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 Broadcasters Association (WMBA). Also available ’streaming live’ 24 / 7 on the internet at W-105. All Things Country Top Ten CDs The Big Fred Walker Show Rowena Muldavin WOES 91.3 FM Mid-Michigan 1. Price Porter - Last Call For Heartaches 2. Willie Nelson - Willie And The Wheel “THE BIG FRED WALKER SHOW” Internet 3. Miss Leslie - Between The Whiskey & The Wine Radio www.oe.k12.mi.us Wed. 4:00 to 6:00 PM 4. Li'l Mo & The Monicats - Hearts In My Dream and Sat. 9:00 to 11:00/PM EST. The Gospel 5. Ron Williams - Texas Style Show is on Sunday 9:00 AM & 9:00 PM EST. 6. Riders Of The Purple Sage - Living The Cowboy For airplay send music to: The Big Fred Walker Dream Show WOES, 2101 Cook Road, Owosso, MI 48867-8927 7. Curtis Potter - Curtis Potter Sings Willie Nelson 8. Patty Loveless - Sleepless Nights Top Ten Songs: 9. Audrey Auld & Bill Chambers - Bill & Audrey 1 Jody Nix – I’ve Enjoyed As Much of This As I Can Stand 10. Heybale! - The Last Country Album 2 Wesley Ialacy – Hook Line and Sinker All Things Country email address 3 Donnie Gene – Good Morning Radio [email protected] 4 Pauline Reese – Don’t Leave Me Standing Here 5 Jerry Jericho – Walk My Way Mike’s Top 10 Picks (Freeze) 6 Billy Mata – Closed for Repairs 7 Bobby Flores – Danny Boy Songs: 1. Brownsville - John England & Western 8 Jean Prescott – Adobe Hacienda Swingers 9 Joe Paul Nichols – One More Time 10 Danney Ball – The California Earthquake Song 2. I’ll Take the Blame - Price Porter 3. Are You Teasing Me - Bobby Flores Top Ten CDs: 4. Old Town - John England & Western Swingers 1 Wesley Ialacy – Word Gets Around 5. She’s Comin’ Home with Me - John England & 2 Dusty Owens – The Final Touch Western Swingers 3 Nancy Thorwardson – Something In The Air 6. Southern Hospitality - Cornell Hurd Band 4 Jody Nix – The Fiddle Man 7. Crystal Canyon - Patty Parker 5 Devon Dawson – Keepin’ Your Head Above The Water Mike Gross 8. Call Back My Heart Texas Moon - Gaylynn 6 Mike Headrick – Steel Rails WVOF-FM Robinson 7 Paul Stout – I love My Life Fairfield, CT 9. Put a Little Texas in Your Swing - Mary Allen- 8 Pat James – It’s My Life Swingin’ West Keating 9 Dusty Owens – Sings Once More 10. Heartless Lover - Cornell Hurd Band 10 Chuck Cusimano – Wind Blow My Blues Away Albums Top Five Gospel Songs 1. Open That Gate - John England & Western Swingers 1 Mary Lee – Rivers Of Life 2. This is Tommy Duncan - Billy Mata & Texas Tradition 2 Justin Trevino – Where We’ll Never Grow Old 3. Last Call for Heartaches - Price Porter 3 Billy Adams - Walk A Little Clossr 4. Something Old, Nothing New - Dennis Ivey 4 Killman, Calahan, Prescott & Sally Bates – Covered In Crimson 5. The Songs of Moon Mullican - Cornell Hurd Band 5 Joe Paul Nichols – I Know He Can 6. Bluebonnet Lane - River Road Boys Top Five Gospel CDs 7. In My Spare Time Volume 5 - Brady Bowen 1 Mary Lee – Rivers Of Life 8. Celtex Swing - Stretch Dawrson & the Mending Hearts 2 Killman, Calahan, Prescott & Sally Bates – Covered In Crimson 9. Favorite Requests - Don Sulesky 3 Glenda Raye – Songs For The Soul 10. Put a Little Texas in Your Swing - Mary Allen-Keating 4 Jean Prescott – Tapestry Of The West Mike Gross — www.swinginwest.com 5 Ray Brown – Rays Of Hope [email protected] Skeebo Norris’ KBAL Top Playlist. Graham Lees Top 10 Songs and Albums San Saba, TX (Freeze) HWD Radio — United Kingdom I am happy to announce that our sister station KNVR, 1410 AM is now Top 10 CDs simulcasting our GREAT programming, 1 Billy Mata & The Texas Tradition - This Is along with our streaming 24/7 on www. Tommy Duncan Vol One kbalfm.com. Tune in daily 9-12, for "The 2 John England - Open That Gate Skeebo Show" but KBAL/KNVR and www. 3 Cornell Hurd Band - American Shadows kbalfm.com also feature Legend Radio, in 4 Swing Commanders - Live At The Grand the afternoons and Saturdays with Host Jim 5 Lynn Davis - Wild Turkey & 7 Up Lossberg. Check us out for the best in 6 Johnny Johnson - One Last Time 7 Bobby & Johnny Boatright - Lost Trails Classic Country and Western Swing.. Favorites 8 Patty Parker - Southwestern Serenade 9 Brenn Hill - What A Man’s Got To Do • Vance Lane - Texas Two Step 10 Jake Hooker - Faded Lights • Jody Nix - The Fiddle Man • Leona Williams - Sings Merle Haggard Top 10 Songs • Justin Trevino - Too Many Heartaches 1 Kip Calahan - Tumbleweed • Bobby Flores - Eleven Roses 2 Ray Doyle - The Water Is Wide 3 Due West Trio - Salt River Valley • The Quebe Sisters - Timeless 4 Jake Hooker - Faded Lights And Lonesome People • Bobby Lueders - Still Swinging in Texas • 5 Cornell Hurd Band - Make Friends Brady Bowen - In My Spare Time, Vol 5 6 Flying J Wranglers - Cabezon • Curtis Potter - When The Neon Lights Come On 7 Giddyup - Stampede • Red Stegall - Here We Go Again 8 Janet McBride - Wide Rollin’ Plains • Jerry Webb - Red Lips & Honkytonks 9 Earl Gleason - Cowboy Way www.kbalfm.com 10 David John and The Comstock Cowboys - The Duke [email protected] Cowboy Poetry Week Past editions of The BAR-D Roundup have enjoyed wide radio airplay, By Margo Metegrano, cowboypoetry.com. and the new edition will also be distributed to hundreds of Western radio stations, thanks to Joe Baker of New Mexico's Backforty Bunkhouse. The CD includes a radio public service announcement by top cowboy poet and philosopher Baxter Black.