Here are a couple of things you need to know about these playlists for
the western-swing radio program Swing on This, airing at 7 p.m. on public-radio
station KWGS (89.5 FM) in Tulsa and streaming at www.kwgs.com
First of all, it’s as exact as I can make it, given the circumstances. I
start with the premise that I’ll be able to play 15 songs in the hour-long
show. Sometimes I find myself with enough time to play another tune, or even two.
Other times, I don’t. Very occasionally, a CD will hang up or a record skip,
and I’ll have to quickly substitute something else.
Second, I’ve been known to take a kind of Zen approach from time to time,
grabbing something in a fit of inspiration and sticking it in the middle of a
show. I prize spontaneity as much as the next gazabo, especially when today’s
commercial radio seems completely leached of it, but I promise to try and
rein myself in, so that the following playlists can be as accurate as possible.
Thanks very much for listening. I welcome your comments and requests. The
dedications listed below are to folks who’ve written about the show. I’m
grateful to them, and to you.
SWING ON THIS
AIR DATE: 4 FEBRUARY ’11
1. “(Me and My Baby) Doin’ the Bunny Hop,”Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
2. “There’ll be Some Changes Made,” Eldon Shamblin
3. “The Devil’s Great Grandson,” the Sons of the Pioneers
(for MIKE RANSOM at TULSA TV MEMORIES)
4. “Johnson Rag,” John T. Wills and the Sons of Swing
5. “Oh, Lonesome Me,” Janet Rutland
6. “A String of Pearls,” Leon McAuliffe
7. “Gonna Get Tight,” Sunshine Boys
(for the BENDERS, BOB FJELDSTED, and MARGE, DALE, and KAREN)
8. “My Happiness,” Les Gilliam
9. “Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette),” Commander Cody
10. “Along the Navajo Trail,” Hot Club of Cowtown
11. “Beale Street Mama,” Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies
(for MARTIN HALSTED)
12. “Yours,” Bob Wills Tribute Band w/Bob Lee
13. “Sioux City Sue,” Gene Autry
(for BARBARA MARTIN, WESTERN SWING MONTHLY)
AIR DATE: 11 FEBRUARY ’11
DEDICATED TO MIKE LIND
1. “Cadillac in Model `A’,” Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
(for BOB YORK)
2. “Boogie Back to Texas,” Asleep at the Wheel
3. “Country Capers,” Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant
4. “Take Me Back to Tulsa,” Billy Parker w/Johnnie Lee Wills
5. “Fit No. 5,” Colorado Hillbillies
6. “Gulf Coast Blues,” Light Crust Doughboys
7. “Drunkard’s Blues,” Pine Valley Cosmonauts w/Kelly Hogan
(for the BENDERS, BOB FJELDSTED, and MARGE, DALE, and KAREN)
8. “Wished You Would,” Leon McAuliffe
(for GUY T. MILLER)
9. “Up the Lazy River,” Brother Al Stricklin
10. “I’m Going Back to the Middle of the Middle West,” Spade Cooley
(for DENNIS DUESENBERG)
11. “Understand Your Man,” Buck Pizzarelli and the West Texas Cowboys
12. “Sailing on the Robert E. Lee,” Dave Edwards and His Alabama Boys
13. “You Don’t Care What Happens to Me,” Quebe Sisters Band
14. “Shine On Harvest Moon,” Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies
15. “One Day at A Time,” Western Swing Giants w/Curly Lewis
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