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: 09 AUGUST ’08
1. "I Found A Dream," Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
(for GUY T. MILLER)
2. "Mr. Bassman," Maryann Price w/Ray Benson
3. "Rocket to the Moon," Moon Mullican
(for STEVE RIPLEY)
4. "Shimmy Shakin' Daddy," Merl Lindsay and His Oklahoma Nite Riders
5. "Blue Hawaii," Herb Remington
6. "Please Don't Leave Me Any More," Original Texas Playboys
7. "Flip Flop & Fly," Brady Bowen
(for BRETT BINGHAM)
8. "Mockingbird Yodel," Carolina Cotton
9. "Come on Home Where You Belong," Bennie Hess
10. "Tulsa, Oklahoma," Round Up Boys
(for MARGE, DALE, and KAREN)
11. "Bye Bye Blackbird," Art Davis and His Rhythm Riders w/Glenda Davis
(for ART RASHER)
12. "Mr. Steel Guitar," Leon McAuliffe
13. "The Closer I Get," John England & the Western Swingers
14. "Dinner for One, Please James," Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys
15. "Little Rock Getaway," Buddy Spicher
AIR DATE: 09 AUGUST ’08
1. "Darktown Strutters' Ball," Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
2. "Deep Water," Asleep at the Wheel
3. "Daddy's Got the Deep Elm Blues," Jimmie Revard and His Oklahoma Playboys
(for BOB FERGUSON)
4. "Along the Navajo Trail," Leon McAuliffe
(for the HOGANSON FAMILY)
5. "Deep Purple," Ray Pennington and Buddy Emmons
6. "Long Train Blues," Luke Wills' Rhythm Busters
7. "Guitar Boogie," Merl Lindsay and His Oklahoma Nite Riders
8. "I Need Your Love," Oklahoma Swing Project
9. "Careful Now," Ole Rasmussen and His Cornhuskers
10. "Cornbread & Butter Beans," Johnny Tyler and His Riders of the Rio Grande
11. "Deep in the Heart of Texas Medley," Lone Star Troubadours
12. "Whatever Happened to Mary," Hank Thompson
13. "Cross-Eyed GaI on the Hill," Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers
(for GUY T. MILLER)
14. "Back in the Saddle Again," Cow Bop
(for BARBARA MARTIN)
15. "One Day at A Time," Western Swing Giants
(for MARGE DAVIS)
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