Backforty Bunkhouse Newsletter Distributed by BACKFORTY BUNKHOUSE PRODUCTIONS Home of the Backforty Roundup & CD Chorale 106 Roswell St Ruidoso, NM 88345 (575) 257-3955 Backforty Bunkhouse Publishing BMI Venue / Show Productions Western Music Radio Marketing www.BackfortyBunkhouse.com [email protected] www.MySpace.com/BackfortyBunkhouse Joe Baker - Publisher October, 2007 The Backforty Bunkhouse Newsletter is sent to over 500 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. Randy Brown, Aledo, Texas Published By Joe Baker CD Title: Hard Face To Face Cowtown Society of Western Music Hall of Fame VP Melissa Brown for RB Productions, Inc. Academy of Western Artists Disc Jockey of the Year. Produced by: Tommy Alverson, Chad Rueffer Cowtown Society of Western Music Disc Jockey of the Year and Randy Brown, Co-Produced by: Patrick McGuire Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest Hall of Fame Released: 2007 Membership Director—Cowtown Society of Western Music One of the most Editor: Howard Higgins remarkable traits that I see in Randy Brown is his Joe Baker's KNMB Top 10 Western Swing Albums ability and talent, not only as a performer but a 1. Brady Bowen—In My Spare Time Vol. 4 songwriter as well, is to 2. Jerry Webb—Red Lips and Honkytonks have cultivated his very 3. Bobby Flores—Neon Nights own style that is going to 4. Johnny Johnson—Angel's Don't Lie live on for many, many 5. Johnny Beck—Time For The Fat Lady To Sing years to come. I first met 6. Red Steagall—Here We Go Again Randy about a year or so 7. Joe Johns—If I Had Only Known ago, while he was doing a radio interview with fellow 8. Mack Abernathy—Fire On The Line friend and disc jockey, Mark Miller on KBEC in 9. Johnny Lyon—The Austin Sessions Waxahachie, Texas and I had called in to talk with Mark 10. Carolyn Martin—Swing and was fortunate to get on the air and talk with Randy about his first album, "Never Heard Of Him"! If you like a Joe Baker's KNMB Top Western little western swing, Texas Honkytonk and down right Music/Cowboy Poetry Albums Texas music then I know your gonna love his latest "Hard 1. Gil Prather—Last of the Border Cowboys Face To Face" album. A couple of dear friends of mine, 2. Jean Prescott—Sweethearts In Carhartts actually four friends, produced this project, Tommy 3. David E. Young—I’m Not Home On The Range Alverson from Arlington, Texas, Chad Rueffer from Fort 4. Gary Prescott—Rough Country Wild Cattle Worth, Randy Brown and Patrick McGuire of the famed 5. Joe A Green—Back to the Good old Days Patrick Mcguire Recording Studio in Arlington, Texas. 6. Andy Nelson—Full Nelson Shoeing There's fourteen tracks with some of "The Best In Texas" 7. Bar D Roundup—CowboyPoetry.com musicians such as Justin Alverson on guitar, Tommy 8. Yvonne Hollenbeck—What Would Martha Do Alverson on guitar and background vocals, Chad Rueffer 9. Susan Parker—She Rode A Wild Horse on bass and background vocals, another good friend 10. Marci Broyhill—Window Of Memories Reggie Rueffer on fiddle, Ray Austin on steel along with Ron Stafford on steel. Derek Spigener on drums and Randy on guitar and lead vocals. WOW!! What talent, Joe Baker's Backforty Bunkhouse Productions and the Texas' finest, I'd say. Look for Randy's cut on the Lincoln County Sheriff's Posse proudly present the 3rd Backforty Roundup Compilation, October, Vol. #23 with a Annual Lincoln County Cowboy Christmas Ball, December tune he wrote along with Mike Owen titled "Cuttin' The 15th at the Alto Lakes Golf & Country Club (Ruidoso). Doors Rug" and boy, if you want to swing, it just don't get any open at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm and dance from 8 pm to 11 pm better than this. Although, like many performers and to Jody Nix & The Texas Cowboys. $60 per person. For musicians that I know and call friends, Randy and I have tickets or information, please contact Marty Martell at 575- yet to shake hands but I can guarantee, it will happen! For 257-5410 or Joe Baker at 575-808-4111 or email: Radio airplay inquiries, purchase CD's or more [email protected] information, visit his website at: www.randybrownmusic. Now Taking Entries for Roundup Compilation Vol. 24 com or visit www.backfortybunkhouse.com "Hard Face To Face" is the best I've heard in awhile. Volume 24 will be a combination Christmas/Standard CD. Joe Baker Get on board now for a top position. Contact Joe. 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). Mike’s Top 10 Picks Skeebo Norris’ KBAL Top Playlist—www.KBALradio.com. Songs: San Saba, TX 1. Lost My Baby Blues—Reid Wells & Segovia 1862 Favorites: 2. Here in Old Fort Worth—Jerry Webb 1. Jerry Webb—Red Lips and Honky Tonks 3. Texas to a T—Carolyn Martin 2. Dugg Collins—Looking Back..1969 4. More Than I Ever Bargained For—Reid Wells 3. Mike Siler—Bubbles In My Beer & Segovia 1862 4. Leighann Cortes—Strange 5.. The Prettiest Girls in Texas—Brian Burns 5. Randy Brown—Never Heard Of Him 6. I Left the Best Part of Texas in Tennessee— 6. Bob Wills—Tribute To Bob's 100th Birthday Red Steagall 7. Dan Roberts—Viva La Cowboy 8. Billy Mata—Traditionally Yours Mike Gross 7. Texas Eyes—Cornell Hurd Band 8. Gotta Keep ‘Em Movin’ Along—Billy Mata 9. Bobby Flores—Just For The Record WVOF-FM 10. Tommy Alverson—Alive & Pickin' Fairfield, CT 9. Nobody—Wild River Band Swingin’ West 10. She Loves to Dance—Stardust Cowboys Albums: Judy James’ Cowboy Jubilee Show Top Ten 1. Swing—Carolyn Martin Cowboy Jubilee stations: 2. Jumpin’ Time—The Time Jumpers (2CD) KSQX 89.1 FM -Springtown and Weatherford, 3. Don’t Ever Take Our Picture Down—River Road Boys KMQX 88.5 FM - Mineral Wells, 4. Segovia Road—Reid Wells & Segovia 1862 KEQX 89.1 -Stephenville, 5. Here We Go Again—Red Steagall & Friends 93.7 FM in Granbury 6. Reinventing the Wheel—Asleep at the Wheel 93.3 in Graham. 7. Old Boots New Steps—Wild River Band Saturday mornings from 7:30 to 9:30 8. Domino Effect—Billy Mata & Texas Tradition 9. Neon Nights—Bobby Flores 1. K R Wood—Listen To The Wind 2. Cowboy Celtic—Black Diamond 10. Show Me—The Jazzabillies 3. Judy James—La Primera Mike Gross — www.swingingwest.com 4. Jean Prescott—When Her Feet Would Rock The Cradle 5. Bill Barwick—Silent Lonely Rider 6. Sisters of The Silver Sage—He's A Cowboy “Cowboy Bills” Top 10 Playlist 7. Riders In The Sky—The Last Roundup Top 10 Most Requested Songs… 8. R W Hampton—Don't Tell Me 1. Texas in Your Swing—Liz Talley 9. Gary Fjellgaard—Son of The Wagons 10. Dave Stamey—Mission of San Miguel 2. Back Down Those Trails Again—Mike Whitley.. written by Cowboy Bill www.JudyJames.com 3. Blue Montana Skies—T.J. Casey 4. Talk Back Trembling Lips—Bobby Flores 5. The Greatest Sport—Georgie Sicking Graham Lees Top 10 Songs and Albums 6. When the Roses Bloom Next Spring— HWD Radio — United Kingdom Fletcher Jowers Songs 7. Under the “X” In Texas—The Desperados 1 Texas Dance Hall Music—Curtis Potter/Ray 8. Old Faithful—R.W. Hampton Sanders/Darrell McCall 9. Ride On Cowboy—Gil Prather 2 Swing—Carolyn Martin/John England 10. If You’ll Come Back to Me—Tailor Made Band 3 Way Out Yonder—Sons Of The San Joaquin Events 4 Astraddle A Saddle—Patty Clayton The cowboy fun keeps on coming 5 Swingin’ & Trail Dreamin’—Sisters Of The here in Georgia. This being the Silver Sage 100th birthday anniversary of Gene 6 ‘Cause I Always Wanted To—Lon Hannah Autry, we’ve been highlighting many 7 Border Bravo—Jim Wilson of his songs this month. We spent a 8 Waiting Jessie—Lee Miller day with Ralph & Faye Wofford 9 Comanche Moon—Palo Duro 10 Cowgirlography—Juni Fisher (friends of Gene) and had a great time reminiscing about Gene and Album list we even watched several movies in 1 Crazy Arms —Curtis Potter, Ray Sanders, Darrell McCall Ralph’s theatre. We’ve been busy 2 Crazy ‘Cause I Love You—Carolyn Martin/John England doing cowboy shows at several nursing homes and other events such 3 I’ll Love You Forever In My Dreams—Sisters Of The Silver Sage as the Harris Family Reunion. Corra Harris wrote I’d Climb The 4 My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You—Ray Sanders Highest Mountain and Joe Frank Harris was Governor of Georgia. The 5 Cowboys Are A Girl’s Best Friend —Lynn Anderson reunion was at Corra’s home place and those guys were real cowboy 6 I Hope She’ll Love You—Juni Fisher & Joe Hannah fans too.