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: 14 AUGUST ’10
1. "You Don't Care What Happens to Me," Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
2. "The Lady from 29 Palms," Tom Morrell and His Time-Warp Tophands w/Trudy Fair
3. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," The Sons of the Pioneers
4. "Little Brown Jug," Cal Shrum and His Rhythm Rangers
(for the BENDERS, KAREN, DALE, and MARGE)
5. "How High the Moon," Nashville Swing Band
6. "How High the Moon," Ella Fitzgerald
(for JOHN HAMILL)
7. "Pipeliner Blues," Moon Mullican
8. "Love Letters in the Sand," Red Steagall
9. "Opening Theme/In the Mood," Johnnie Lee Wills and His Boys
10. "Remington Ride," K.O. Bowen and the Arkansas River Boys
(for JESSE MORRIS)
11. "Kiss Me Honey," Hank Penny
12. "Green Door," Leon McAuliff
13. "Oklahoma Stomp," Spade Cooley
14. "Sweet Georgia Brown," Johnny Gimble w/Merle Haggard
15. "Minnie the Moocher," Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
AIR DATE: 21 AUGUST ’10
2. "My Confession," Eddie McAlvain
(for GERRY and SHIRLEY PAYNE)
3. "I Don't Love Nobody," Buddy Spicher
4. "A Thousand Goodnights," Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies
5. "Rosetta," Herb Ellis
(for JOHN HAMILL)
6. "High Voltage Gal," Luke Wills' Rhythm Busters
7. "Give Me A Red-Hot Mama and An Ice-Cold Beer," Smiley Maxedon
(for the BENDERS, MARGE, DALE, and KAREN)
8. "Lyla Lou," Marshall Ford Swing Band
9. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," Tiny Moore
10. "Pretty Baby Boogie," Billy Briggs and His X-I-T Boys
11. "Some Enchanted Evening," Hot Club of Hulaville
12. "I'm Checkin' Out," Johnny Gimble and the Texas Swing Pioneers
13. "Oklahoma - 1955," Les Gilliam
14. "When the Bloom Is on the Sage," Hot Club of Cowtown
15. "The Crying Waltz," Spade Cooley
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