1. “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys(for CAROLINE JOHNSON) 2. “Angel Eyes,” Leon Russell(for DARRELL MAHONE and the LEON LIFERS) 3. “I’ll Drink to That,” Billy Parker(for CAROLE BENDER, DEBORAH MULFORD, and the GLASS LIFTERS) 4. “You Are My Sunshine,” Gene Autry(for KIRK FURR… Read More »19 APRIL 2025
1. “New Worried Mind,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys(for JOHN LISSAU) 2. “My Adobe Hacienda,” Red Steagall(for RAY BINGHAM) 3. “Flop Top Beer,” Buddy Meredith(for WES & JEANNIE BENGE and the GLASS LIFTERS) 4. “Who’s Sorry Now,” Dal-Jam Reunion Band(for CAROLE BENDER) 5. “Rock City Boogie,” Billy… Read More »12 APRIL 2025
1. “Big Beaver,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 2. “I’m Gonna Wake Up,” Bob Wiles and Cowboy Jones 3. “Brown Bottle Blues,” Slim Harbert and His Boys(for DALE CLARK, JOHN HAMILL, and the GLASS LIFTERS) 4. “A Smooth One,” Rose Sinclair(in memory of JACK BENDER and RUTH… Read More »5 APRIL 2025
1. “Steel Guitar Rag,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (for HAMILL TIME and SHELLACKED) 2. “Dream A LIttle Dream of Me,” Annie Ellicott, Mark Bruner, and Shelby Eicher(for CAROLE BENDER) 3. “An Hour and A Six-Pack,” Cal Smith(for AP MCQUIDDY and the GLASS LIFTERS and… Read More »29 MARCH 2025
Although Robert A. Brown is no longer with us, his chilling imagination continues to captivate readers. On April 4, Babylon Books releases Beauty and the Bund—an action-packed supernatural thriller that takes Brown and John Wooley’s seventh-sense hero from the haunted Ozarks to pre-WWII Washington, D.C. There, he faces a… Read More »A Legacy That Lives On
1. “Down in My Neck of the Woods,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (for JON HUSTON WOOLEY) 2. “Moonlight Serenade,” Stardust Melodies(in memory of JACK BENDER and RUTH SEELY WOOLEY) 3. “There Stands the Glass,” Jimmy Dean(for CAT & CHRIS BURTON and the GLASS LIFTERS) 4.… Read More »22 MARCH 2025
Right on the heels of their highly successful cabaret show celebrating Henry Mancini’s 100th birthday, vocalist Janet Rutland and writer-narrator John Wooley return with a brand-new presentation, AROUND THE HOLLYWOOD CAMPFIRE, a musical exploration of the diverse and always-engaging music from Western movies. World-class musicians Shelby Eicher and Scott McQuade… Read More »SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: AROUND THE HOLLYWOOD CAMPFIRE
1. “You’re There,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (for CAT & CHRIS BURTON) 2. “Roly Poly,” Asleep at the Wheel w/Dixie Chicks 3. “Night Life,” Roy Clark(for HAMILL TIME, STEVE CONARD, and the GLASS LIFTERS) 4. “Dust Off That Old Piano,” Roy Newman and His Boys 5.… Read More »15 MARCH 2025
This week, please join Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, under the direction of Jason Roberts, and me for a special live broadcast of SWING ON THIS. At this writing, I don’t know the song lineup, but I can tell you the band will be playing some… Read More »8 MARCH 2025
1. “My Confession,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (for CAT & CHRIS BURTON) 2. “Take Me Back to Tulsa,” Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys 3. “I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs,” Johnny Cash(for AP MCQUIDDY and the GLASS LIFTERS) 4. “Curly Shuffle,” Jump’N the Saddle Band(for… Read More »1 MARCH 2025