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Don,

Thanks buddy for the bump. You are so helpful and really appreciated.

TTT

Let "Swingin' West" become a listening habit!!!!

Catch this show on Mike's pod cast because the staion replayed a show from a previous month.
Don

Don,

Thanks so much for the bump, buddy! Tomorrow AM the March 27 show will be available as a pod cast.

Let me put my pen to another great show on tap for us steelers and Forum members to enjoy.
Thank you Mike for your dedication.
Don

Don,

Thanks for the nice comment. Yes, it is a great show and includes your fantastic version of "Silver Wings." Thanks, buddy for the bumps and the listens. Here is the play list!

The weekly WVOF “Swingin’ West” hour for 3/27/10 can now be heard all month (YES, a month) long any time of the day or night at YOUR convenience. A Pod cast can be listened to any time for a month. In addition, the prior four weeks can always also be heard. Just click where it says Pod cast- “Listen Now 24 Hours a Day” on the home page of the “Swingin’ West” web site. Choose the date of the show! (IT CAN BE A COUPLE OF MINUTES FOR UPLOAD depending upon your browser). www.swinginwest.com March 27, 2010
2:00-3:00 PM (Eastern)
An Eclectic Mix of Western Swing
I. Western Swing Do Country
o Thanks a Lot- John England & the Western Swingers (CD- Thanks a Lot)
o I Still Miss Someone- Christina DeMaio with Nick DeMaio III (CD- Country Classics)
o Silver Wings- Don Sulesky (CD- Favorite Requests)
o Mr. Moon- Ron Elliott (Ronell) (CD- Golden Hits & Scarlet Ribbons)
II. Western Swing Waltzes
o Waltz Across Texas- Texas Panhandle Band Under Direction of Hank Pell (Vocal- Rick Martinez) (CS- The Session)
o So What Am I Doin'- Hermann Lammers Meyer & Annie B. (Desert Kid) (German Import) (CD- 1961- A Love Song)
o Westphalia Waltz- Western Lights (CD- Favorites of Ours)
III. Texas Dance Hall Time
o What We Don't Have- Liz Talley & Tony Booth (CD- More Than Satisified)
o Rock and a Hard Place- Ray Sanders (Hillside) (CD- Texas Dance Hall Style)
o Each Time- Don Wallace (Heart of Texas) (CD- Texas Dance Hall Memories)
IV. Western Concert
o Leanin' on the Old Top Rail- Stephanie Davis (Recluse) (CD- Western Bliss)
o Is it Because- Vic Anderson (CD- Ride Easy Pard)
o Song of the Grand Canyon- Patty Parker (Comstock) (CD- Southwestern Serenade)
V. Composer's Corner- Johnny Mercer
o I'm An Old Cowhand- Les Gilliam (Lunacy) (CD- Oklahoma- 1955)
VI. A Maiden's Prayer- Tommy Hancock & Lubbock Symphony Orchestra (Akashic) (CD- Walk the Fire)

I am getting a lot of nice feedback on e-mail about this latest show.

If you remember radio, like Western Swing and the Steel Guitar then this is the real deal.

If you haven't listened to this show yet.
Now is the time to do so.
Don

Don,

Thanks so much for the bump. Here is the new show that just went up as a pod cast this morning.

The weekly WVOF “Swingin’ West” hour for 4/3/10 can now be heard all month (YES, a month) long any time of the day or night at YOUR convenience. A Pod cast can be listened to any time for a month. In addition, the prior four weeks can always also be heard. Just click where it says Pod cast- “Listen Now 24 Hours a Day” on the home page of the “Swingin’ West” web site. Choose the date of the show! (IT CAN BE A COUPLE OF MINUTES FOR UPLOAD depending upon your browser). www.swinginwest.com April 3, 2010
2:00-3:00 PM (Eastern)
Steelin' Sinatra
I. Theme
o Sunflower- Frank Sinatra (Steel- Billy Tonneson) (Columbia 78RPM)
o I'll Be Seeing You- Jon Rauhouse (Vocal- Sally Timms) (Bloodshot) (CD- Jon Rauhouse's Steel Guitar Heart Attack)
o The Very Thought of You- Bert Rivera (Rivera-Hill) (CD- Eclectia)
II. Theme
o Pennies From Heaven- River Road Boys (Vocal- Jim Johnson) (Steel- Dusty Stewart) (Buzzard Roost) (CD- Houston)
o People Will Say We're in Love- Carolyn Martin (Steel- Johnny Cox) (Java Jive) (CD- Cookin' With Carolyn)
o I'm Beginning to See the Light- Herby Wallace (HWP) (CD- Touring With Herby)
III. Western Concert- New Items
o The Pony Express- Casey Anderson (Showboat) (Single CD)
o Bandita- Lynn Anderson & Michael Hearne (Showboat) (CD- Cowgirl II)
o I Ride the Range- Nevada Slim & Cimarron Sue (CD- Westerners)
IV. Theme
o Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone- Wild River Band (Steel- Herb Remington) (CD- Requests Vol. II)
o Maybe You'll Be There- Tom Morrell & Time Warp Tophands (WR) (CD- How the West Was Swung Vol XV- Relaxin')
o They Can't Take That Away From Me- Brazos Valley Boys (Vocal- Morey Sullivan) (Steel- JD Walters) (Free State) (CD- 60th Anniversary)
V. Theme
o Hello Dolly- Jody Carver & Flight 616 (unissued)
VI. Faded Love- Jerry Fessenden (CD- Stay All Night)

Here is another great show for today.
Don

Don,

Thanks for the bump! I have received lots of nice listener response on this one.

Here's another bump for good Western Swing and Steel Guitar listening.

Great shows for listening at any time.

This is another great show for today's listeners.
Don

Don,

Thanks buddy for the bump. Here's the new show on pod cast for all to listen to. You are on this one amigo!

The weekly WVOF “Swingin’ West” hour for 4/10/10 can now be heard all month (YES, a month) long any time of the day or night at YOUR convenience. A Pod cast can be listened to any time for a month. In addition, the prior four weeks can always also be heard. Just click where it says Pod cast- “Listen Now 24 Hours a Day” on the home page of the “Swingin’ West” web site. Choose the date of the show! (IT CAN BE A COUPLE OF MINUTES FOR UPLOAD depending upon your browser). www.swinginwest.com April 10, 2010
2:00-3:00 PM (Eastern)
Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
I. Theme
o I'm Wild About That Thing- Tune Wranglers (Bluebird) (Krazy Kat) (UK Import) (CD- Tune Wranglers 1936-1938)
o Crawling Back to You- Shoot Low Sheriff (CD- The Mockingbird Sessions)
o Won't You Ride in My Little Red Wagon- Texas Panhandle Band Under The Direction of Hank Pell (CD- The Session- Unissued)
o Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue- Don Sulesky (CD- Bummin' Around)
II. Theme
o If That's the Way you Want it- Denver Darling & Ozark Playboys (MGM) (BACM) (UK Import) (CD- Singing On The Range)
o Do What You Did When You Did- Johnny Gimble (CMH) (CD- Celebrating With Friends)
o Whispering- Paul Anastasio & Roger Bellow (Swing Cat) (CD- Cross-Country Swing)
o Old Blue Moon- Gil Prather (WTC) (CD- West Texas Country Compilation #27)
III. Theme
o Ramblin' Around- Miller Brothers (4 Star) (78 RPM)
o If You Ever Pass This Way- Jerry D. Hobbs (CD- Keepin' It Country)
o She Rode a Horse Called Buttermilk- Patty Parker (Comstock) (CD- Southwestern Serenade)
o Milk Cow Blues- Western Lights (CD- Bob Played Here!)
IV. Theme
o Don't Let the Deal Go Down- Bob Wills & Texas Playboys (Liberty) (Bear Family) (German Import) (CD Set- Faded Love 1947-73)
o Grain of Salt- Buck Pizzarelli & West Texas Tumbleweeds (Arbors) (CD- Diggin' Up Bones)
o Goin' Away Party- Johnny Jansen & The Renegades (Vocal- Don Gillespie) (CD- Northwest Swing)
o Big Blue Diamonds- Rance Norton & Justin Trevino (Heart of Texas) (CD- True Country)
V. Faded Love- Bobby Chatfield (CD- Bobby Chatfield)

I just listened to the show and thought it was super.
One of the best shows ever.
Thanks Mike for letting me be a part of it.
Don

Don,

Thanks so very much for the bump. You sure do deserve to be on there. I have always felt that if my listeners do good material they should definitely be heard on MY show. Thanks for everything!

TTT for Mike

Don,

Thanks so very much for the bump to the top. It needs to go there again!

TTT!

Here is another well deserved bump for Mike's great show.
Don

Don,

Thanks so much for the bump! Here now is the new one for this week.

The weekly WVOF “Swingin’ West” hour for 4/17/10 can now be heard all month (YES, a month) long any time of the day or night at YOUR convenience. A Pod cast can be listened to any time for a month. In addition, the prior four weeks can always also be heard. Just click where it says Pod cast- “Listen Now 24 Hours a Day” on the home page of the “Swingin’ West” web site. Choose the date of the show! (IT CAN BE A COUPLE OF MINUTES FOR UPLOAD depending upon your browser). www.swinginwest.com April 17, 2010
2:00-3:00 PM (Eastern)
Steel On Every Tune
I. Western Swing Heart and Sweetheart Songs
o I'm Only a Friend Why Do You Call Me Your Sweetheart- Bob Wills & Texas Playboys (Steel- Bob White & Shorty Messer) (MGM) (Bear Family) (German Import) (13 CD- 1 DVD Set)
o Humpty Dumpty Heart- Les Gilliam (Steel- Curt Shoemaker) (Lunacy) (CD- Hank Did it This Way)
o Someday Soon Sweetheart- Carolyn Martin (Steel- Doug Jernigan) (Java Jive) (CD- Cookin' With Carolyn)
II. Texas Dance Hall Time
o Once a Day - Dottie Jack (Steel- Jim Loesberg) (Startex) (CD- With Every Heartbeat)
o Don't Give Up on Me- Jake Hooker (Steel- Paul Franklin) (Startex) (CD- Lost Along the Way)
o This Time We're Going to Make it- Ron Williams & Cathy Lee (Steel- Johnny Cox) (Heart of Texas) (CD- Texas Style)
III. Theme
o Silver Dollar Bar- Hank Stone (Steel-Randy Reinhardt) (Texas Country Music) (CD- Somewhere in Texas)
o Trouble- Nancy Thorwardson (Steel- Bret Billings) (IG) (CD- Something in the Air)
o Till I Gain Control Again- Mike Sweeney (CD- Timeless Melodies)
IV. Western Concert
o Who's Your Sidekick- Way Out West (Steel- Rich Brennion) (Blue Bhikku) (CD- Down on the Ol' Bar None)
o Saturday Night in a Cowboy Town- David John & Comstock Cowboys (Steel- Rich Liska) (Aztec) (CD- Break it to the Cowboy)
o Cowboy Angels- Will Dudley (Steel- Mike Daley) (CD- Trying to Rope the Moon)
V. From Bob Wills Library
o Steel Guitar Rag- Don E. Curtis (Scotty's Music) (CD- Etched in Steel)
o Bring it on Down to My House- Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel (Steel- Eddie Rivers) (Bismeaux) (CD- Now Playing! Willie & the Wheel)
o Right or Wrong- Bobby Lueders Band (Steel- Jimmie Grabowski) (Bowstring) (CD- Still Swinging in Texas)
VI. Faded Love- Frankie McWhorter (Maverick Books) (CS- Fiddle Tunes Bob Wills Taught Me)

I missed Mike's show yesterday because I had an outdoor gig at the time.
I'm looking forward to listening to it this week.
Join me as you can listen anytime 24/7 to his show.
There should be no excuses.
Mike puts in several hours each week to provide this material which can be found nowhere else on the internet.
Do him and yourself a favor and listen to him @ www.swinginwest.com
Don

Don,

Thanks buddy for the nice bump. It is time to bring it back up. This show is a "must" for steel lovers.