Thanks for the reply,Allen.I got to listen to the show during
lunchbreak at work and was fascinated to hear about the "Marty
Robins" effect at the Drive-in movies,where the patrons were honking
their horns,five minutes after Marty's song had played
on the film.It certainly brought back memories
of my childhood days as Marty could no no wrong
musically in that era of drive-in movies.

here is something the board members may find of interest:A very
concise and well written article that defines Western Swing and then
outlines the roots thereof,all this in the space of a few pages!The
autor is identified only as Leocthasme,but his writing style
indicates to me at least,that he is of that old school of
Journalism,that was taught to
write a fully informative article with the an eye towards treating
each word as if it cost a dollar!
In other words,a lot of information in a few pages:
Here is the link:
http://www.pencilstubs.com/magazine/MagPage.asp?NID=319
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Lets hear from some of you other club members out there!
You have something to share such as a local event,a
recollection ,etc?Go ahead and post it here and share it with the
other members!

--- In westernswinglovers@yahoogroups.com, westswing <no_reply@...>
wrote:
>
> Thank you Han, for such a ringing endorsemet. It means alot coming
from you!
> Just in case you don't know this folks, Han is one of the very
first memebers of this club,
> and thus, I have known him for years, but Saturday was the very
first time that I was able
> to talk to him, and it was indeed an honor.
> Han, thank you once again for your kindness and dedication, and
your activity to this club,
> and your efforts in not only keeping Western Swing music alive,
but most importantly, your
> envolvement in taking such good care of our fighting boys in the
army.
> God bless you my friend,
> Allen
>
> --- In westernswinglovers@yahoogroups.com, hantawah3 <no_reply@>
wrote:
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I finally got a weekend off and was able to tune in over the net
and
> > was delighted to hear Allen Bailey doing his show on air @
> > www.hppr.org.The show certainly lives up to its name -Western
Swing
> > And Other Things as you not only hear plenty of Western Swing
with the
> > likes of Milton Brown,Bob Wills etc, but as well plenty of the
other
> > classic artists.I gave Allen a call on the 1-800 number and he
was
> > kind enough to dedicate
> > a Hank Williams Sr. song (one of my favorites) "Long Gone
Lonesome
> > Blues".This being but one example of of the Other Things" within
the
> > play list.
> > Allen has that quality too rarely found in Radio these days.that
> > quality of seeming to come into the listener's home and paying a
> > visit.During this visit,Allen is able to tell his hosts quite a
bit of
> > insight about the artist and his songs.One example early in the
show
> > was the story behind Milton Brown, who until his untimely death
in an
> > auto accident in 1936 was often considered the father of Western
> > Swing,even overshadowing Bob Wills in those formative years of
WS.
> > I assure you this type of show which packs a lot of wonderful
> > information and music in a well formatted bundle is a real
diamond
> > among the stones in this age of demographic consultant driven
> > programming found on so many other stations.
> > Saturdays 10.30 AM-2:00 PM (Central)
> >
>