SPECIAL GUEST: JIM HALSEY 1. “Whose Heart Are You Breaking Now,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (for HAMILL TIME and SHELLACKED) 2. “Maiden’s Prayer/Faded Love,” Hank Thompson’s Brazos Valley Boys 3. “Room Full of Fools,” Billy Parker (for CAROLE BENDER, DEBORAH MULFORD, and the… Read More »4 OCTOBER 2025
1. “Good Time Cake Walk,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (for TIM HITT) 2. “Mood Indigo,” Tom Morrell and the Time-Warp Tophands(in memory of JACK BENDER and RUTH SEELY WOOLEY) 3. “Heartaches, Headaches, and Hangovers,” Ernie Ashworth(for CAT MORGAN BURTON and the GLASS LIFTERS) 4. “Ida… Read More »27 SEPTEMBER 2025
1. “Mission to Moscow,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys(for CHERYL IDE) 2. “Gone Away,” Steve Ripley(for CINDY CLARK) 3. “Honky Tonk History,” Red Dirt Rangers(for RICK REILEY and the GLASS LIFTERS)4. “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree,” Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies 5.… Read More »20 September 2025
Because the dark specter of Covid has once again descended on the Wooley household, this Saturday’s edition of SWING ON THIS will be a rerun. It goes back about a year, to November 9, 2024, and Public Radio Tulsa’s indispensable operations manager (and my frequent co-conspirator), Scott Gregory, assures… Read More »13 SEPTEMBER 2025
1. “White Heat,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (for DAVID BAGSBY) 2. “Miss Molly,” Brazos Valley Boys(for MARK CORTNER) 3. “One for My Baby,” Willie Nelson and Leon Russell(for DARRELL MAHONE AND THE LEON LIFERS and BETTYE & GARY AND THE GLASS LIFTERS) 4. “Craw Dad Hole,”… Read More »6 SEPTEMBER 2025
SPECIAL GUEST: MOREY SULLIVAN OF THE BRAZOS VALLEY BOYS 1. “Oozlin’ Daddy Blues,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys(for MIKE STONE)2. “It Don’t Mean A Thing,” Brazos Valley Boys3. “Honky Tonk Girl,” Billy Parker w/Cal Smith(for DEBORAH MULFORD, CAROLE BENDER, JOHN HAMILL, and the GLASS… Read More »30 AUGUST 2025
SPECIAL GUEST: TERESA KNOX OF TULSA’S CHURCH STUDIO 1. “Oh You Beautiful Doll,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys(for CAT BURTON)2. “Rag Mop,” Johnnie Lee Wills(for KEYSTONE KARL)3. “Wild Side of Life,” Willie Nelson and Leon Russell(for JODI CASH and the LEON LIFERS and GLASS LIFTERS) 4.… Read More »23 AUGUST 2025
1. “Gambling Polka Dot Blues,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 2. “Talahina Hula,” Steve Bagsby 3. “Sick, Sober, and Sorry,” Tom Morrell and the Time-Warp Tophands(for RANDY JOHNSTON and the GLASS LIFTERS) 4. “Curly Shuffle,” Jump ‘N the Saddle Band 5. “True Love,” Red Steagall(in memory of JACK… Read More »16 AUGUST 2025
1.Ding Dong Daddy (from Dumas),” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys(for NED ELZO) 2. “Avalon,” Jason Roberts(in memory of JACK BENDER and RUTH SEELY WOOLEY) 3. “Sick, Sober, and Sorry,” Tommy Duncan and His Western All-Stars(for HAMILL TIME, the GLASS LIFTERS, and SHELLACKED) 4. “Limehouse Blues,”… Read More »2 AUGUST 2025
1. “White Heat,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (for JOHN LISSAU) 2. “Destination Catoosa,” Becky Hobbs(for DEE ALLEN) 3. “If Tommy Duncan’s Voice Was Booze,” Brennen Leigh(for BETTYE & GARY and the GLASS LIFTERS) 4. “Love Don’t Know A Lady,” Billy Parker w/Darrell McCall(for DEBORAH MULFORD) 5.… Read More »19 JULY 2025
