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Swing On This

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.

2 DECEMBER 2023

1. “Playboys Theme/Yearning (Just for You), Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys(for REID WISXON) 2. Milk Cow Blues,” Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys(for TROY & ANNA

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25 NOVEMBER 2023

SPECIAL GUEST: BRETT BINGHAMDEBUTING SONGS FROM THE NEW BOB WILLS’ TEXAS PLAYBOYS DISC 1. “Moonlight and Roses,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys(for RON WEBSTER)2. “Sittin’

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18 NOVEMBER 2023

1. “Let’s Ride with Bob,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 2. “Fiddle Man,” Stonehorse and Friends(for GREG BURGESS) 3. “The Warm Red Wine,” Bob Atcher(for

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11 NOVEMBER 2023

1, “Tie Me to Your Apron Strings Again,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 2. “Switchin’ in the Kitchen,” Asleep at the Wheel 3. “Hollywood and

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4 NOVEMBER 2023

1. “Sophisticated Hula,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (for SCOT FERGUSON) 2. “Doreen,” Tractors(for ANGELENE RIPLEY WRIGHT)  3. “Radio Broadcast,” Adolph Hofner and His Texans(for

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28 OCTOBER 2023

1. “White Heat,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (for OWEN VINCENT) 2. “Home in San Antone,” Billy Parker(for DEBORAH MULFORD) 3. “I Got Loaded,” Casey Van

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