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The Western Swing Society’s 35th Annual

WESTERN SWING HALL of FAME

MUSIC FESTIVAL Sept. 30, Oct. 1 & 2, 2016

BBQ PROVIDED BY

AMERICAN LEGION POST #709

Volume 34, Number 10 October, 2016

2016 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

THIS MONTH’S FEATURED

HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

(Go to Page 8)

Officials & Staff ............ 2

President’s Letter ........... 2

Jam-A-Rana Report ....... 2

Mike Gross Reviews ...... 3

Mike Gross Top Ten ...... 3

2016 HOF Band Lineup 4

HOF Information ........... 4

Membership Application. .. 5

RIP Carol and Kenny ..... 5

Letter from the Editor ... 5

From The Bandstand ..... 6

Friends Photos ............... 6

Good Times Photos ....... 7

HOF Flyer ...................... 7

Featured HOF Members 8

Cotton Roberts Cont. ..... 9

President’s Letter Cont. . 9

Membership .................. 9

Join the Jam-A-Rana...... 9

Upcoming Bands ........... 9

Dancers Photo Page ..... 10

Other WSS Orgs .......... 11

Volunteer Opportunities ... 11

Board Mtg Invitation ... 11

Pot Luck Report ........... 11

W H A T’ S I N S I D E

Sammy Sams

Shota Osabe

Kevin Healy

Jaydee Maness

Vane &Yulie Ruth

Rick Alegria Kenny Miele

Bing Nathan

Doug Cohen

Mark Holzinger

Steve Clark

Jim Rothermel

“Cotton” Roberts Virgil Watts

Dave Martin

We had a good

group of musicians

show up for this

month’s jam ses-

sion. My regulars

were Dave Rietz on

fiddle and singing,

Bobby Giasson on lead guitar and

singing. I had two steel guitar

players (that doesn’t happen very

often), they were Brownie and

Sam Davidson. Sam did some

singing too. On bass was Chuck

Webb

(my

right

hand

man)

and Bill

Fortin. They took turns playing

and Bill did some singing. Then

Bill brought up his wife Linda and

she also sang. Bill Cornett helped

me out and played some drums

and he did some singing.

A very

good lead

guitar

man by

the name

of Jim Baughman came in and

played some great guitar and then

his wife Linda came up and sang

some great songs with that beauti-

ful voice of hers.

Other female singers were Nancy

Long, Shelley Mitchell (Bobby

Giasson’s daughter) and Grace

Clark. Grace also played rhythm

guitar.

Next month is our three day Hall

of Fame Music Festival and we

will be jamming all three days.

Come in the jam room and say

“Hi”, Until next month, See Ya!

Tony Arana, Jam room host.

WESTERN SWING SOCIETY MUSIC NEWS October, 2016 -

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is published monthly by the

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The Western Swing Society

P.O Box PO Box 2474

westernswingsociety.net

Carmichael, CA 95609

Founded in 1981 by Loyd and Perry Jones

to enable performance, preservation and

perpetuation of the unique American art

form known as Western Swing Music.

Officers:

President, Bill Seabridge (916) 635-9310

Vice-President, Chuck Webb (916) 689-9546

Treasurer, Doug Weiss (916) 434-8189

Secretary, Janet Jimenez (916) 487-1727

Other Directors:

Tony Arana, (775) 971-3070

Olen Dillingham (916) 645-8878

Linda Michael (916) 870-7463

Ronnie Elkan, (916) 765-4345

Rex Barnes (916) 704-1566

Staff and Committee Chairpersons:

Bookkeeper, Jo Pine

Decorating Chair, (open)

Equipment and Staging, (open)

Historian, (open)

Jam Room, Tony Arana

Membership Director, Chuck Webb

Music Director, Ronnie Elkan/Doug Weiss

Newsletter Team: Editor, (open)

Layout and Publication: Ronnie and

Shelley Elkan,

Distribution: Janet Jimenez and Jetta Riley

Photographer: Donald deMars

Public Relations, Rex Barnes

Raffle, Bob and Virginia Kuykendall

Sales Table, Donald and Susan deMars

Scholarship, Ronnie Elkan

Slide Show, Janet Jimenez

Sound Engineer, Gary Blodgett

Website, Dave Rietz

JAM-ARANA REPORT

Hello out there!

Well, call me the

Steve Harvey of

the Western

Swing Society.

At the last dance

I announced that

there will be no food available at

the upcoming Hall of Fame week-

end, so bring your own snacks.

Since then we received a scrump-

tious offer from American Legion

Post #709 in Rancho Cordova to

provide BBQ cuisine. Meals will

include burgers, tri-tip, and pulled

pork sandwiches with beans and

potato/macaroni salad for a price

ranging from $5.50 to $7.25. The

proceeds of this culinary fundrais-

er will benefit both organizations

and allow them to provide scholar-

ships and charitable donations for

good causes. So forget whatever I

told you before about feeding

yourselves and instead get an All-

American meal served up hot and

fresh by these generous veterans!

Hey, the last dance was not only

fun as always, but included some-

thing not all western swing bands

still use today. There is something

about adding the “Easy Sounds”

of a tenor sax to the mix that

brings back the good memories of

a Big Band era when Bob Wills

was king. Today nobody does that

better than Mr. Charlie Hull and

his Country Swing Playboys. The

authentic western swing style ac-

companied by the smooth vocals

of Dayna Wills set the stage for an

entertaining Sunday afternoon. He

truly is “Good Time Charlie”

without the blues.

Special thanks to Bob Cooper and

Continued on page 9

From the PRESIDENT

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"Swing-in'West"Mike Gross

KSEY-FM, Seymour, TX

Octobeber 1, 2016

Songs

1 Everything’s Gotta Swing in Texas- Cowboy Joe

(Chimney Rock)

2 This Song is Just for You- Paul Schlesinger &

his Knights of Western Swing

3 Dallas- Tommy Hooker (i2i)

4 She’s All Texas- Ed Montana (Six Pack Music)

5 Love is a Lingering Thing- Solitaire Miles

(Seraphic)

6 Smoky Clubs and Dizzy People- Cowboy Joe

(Chimney Rock)

7 Souvenir- Joyce Woodson (Radish)

8 Okie Dokie- Cherokee Maidens

9 Back in My Texas Home- Hot Texas Swing Band

10 Navajo Trail- Asleep at the Wheel, Willie Nel-

son & Quebe Sisters (Bismeaux)

Albums 1 Paul Schlesinger & his Knights of Western

Swing- Paul Schlesinger

2 Susie Blue & the Lonesome Fellas- Solitaire

Miles (Seraphic)

3 Mood Swings- Liz Masterson (Western Sere-

nade Music)

4 Something to Bragg About- Leddy Bragg

5 Recollections in Swing- Uptown Drifters

6 I Ain’t Dead Yet- Hot Texas Swing Band

7 Still the King- Asleep at the Wheel (Bismeaux)

8 Now Playing- Western Swing Authority

(Canadian Import)

9 Wild Blue Yonder- The Western Flyers (Versa-

Tone)

10 You’re The Best Thing- Nick Demaio


ALBUM REVIEW by Mike Gross

Album: Rose of Old Pawnee

Artist: Curio Cowboys

Label: Ruido

This wonderful Albuquerque

western swing band has just

released a brand new CD as a tribute to one

of America's greatest songwriters. This fan-

tastic album is packed with 18 Fred Rose

compositions in their very enjoyable style. It

is sure to chart really soon.

The album opens up with an awesome version

of Rootie Tootie, originally from the West-

ern Swing world of Pee

Wee King and later a

Hank Williams country

charter. Also from Hank

Williams is included

Waltz of the Wind and

I'm Satisfied with You. They also bring back so

many enjoyable musical

memories from Bob Wills with a top class re-

working of Rose of Old Pawnee, Sweet Kind of Love, I Can't Go on This Way, You Don't Care What Happens to Me, Deep Water, Roly Poly and Texarkana Baby, which was also a

huge Eddy Arnold hit. They also remember

Bob Wills and the Sons of the Pioneers with

Home in San Antone. Also included are

Fred's pop music compositions Deed I Do, Blues in My Mind and the instrumental Deep Henderson. Also included is Be Honest with Me from Gene Autry, Foggy River from Moon

Mullican and Low and Lonely from Roy Acuff

and country music. The remaining cut Tender Hearted Sue was recorded by Rose under

the pseudonym Rambling Rogue.

The group bandleader, John Feldman is heard

Continued on page 5

TOP TEN by Mike Gross

Mike Gross, KSEY-FM, Seymour,

TX, is a Hall of Fame DJ playing

old and new Western Swing on

his radio show, available on the

Internet at www.swinginwest.com

When and Where: The 2016 Festival will begin the morning of Friday, September 30th and end Sunday, October 2nd. it will take place at the Machinists Hall in Rancho Cordova, near Sacramento, California.

The Program: The listeners and dancers will be entertained by West-ern Swing bands from the Southwestern and Pacific Western states, and by morning and late night jam ses-sion sets where musicians from the different bands get together and produce spontaneous music.

Times: On Friday the music will begin at 8:30 a.m. and con-tinue until 10:00 p.m.

On Saturday the music starts at 8:30 a.m. and contin-ues until 10:00 p.m.

On Sunday morning the music will start at 8:30 a.m. and will continue to 6:15 pm, except during the Hall of Fame induction ceremony which takes place between 12:45 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. In the ceremony, new nomi-nees, performers, and others who have made signifi-cant contribution to the preservation and promotion of Western Swing Music, will be inducted into the West-ern Swing Hall of Fame. After the ceremony, the mu-sic resumes and continues until 6:15 p.m.

Admission to the Festival: $10 daily, or you can pay $25 on Friday for all three days. No admission will be charged for Inductees or persons performing in Festival bands, nor for one of their companions. Persons serving as volunteer work-ers will be admitted free on the days they work.

Food, Drink and Lodging: Free parking, along with beverages and BBQ for pur-chase will be available at the festival location.

Rooms are available at a special reduced rate for the event at the nearby La Quinta Inn, 11131 Folsom Blvd., Rancho Cordova, CA. La Quinta Inn has now come up with a toll free number for group reserva-tions. It is 1-866-527-1498.

Other nearby Lodging: Hyatt Place, (916) 635-4799; Hampton Inn (916) 638-4800; Hotel Sierra (916) 638-4141; Red Roof Inn (916) 638-2500; Mariott Hotel (916) 638-1100; Motel Six(916) 635-8784; and First Value Inn (916) 362-5800.


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th

8:30-9:45am Jam Session

10:00-11:00am Chuck Hayes Tribute Band

11:15-12:15pm Tony’s Jam Room Band

12:30-1:30pm Charlie Hull & The Country

Swing Playboys

1:45-2:45pm Dry Creek

3:00-4:00pm Ray Poe & Pickin’ Time

4:15-5:15pm Tony’s Jam Room Band

5:30-6:30pm Chuck Hayes Tribute Band

6:45-7:45pm Bite The Bullet


9:00-??:??pm Jam Session

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1st



11:15-12:15pm Eddie Burr & The Western

Swingers


1:45-2:45pm Bob Woods Swampbilly

3:00-4:00pm Sactown Playboys

4:15-5:15pm Lincoln Highway

5:30-6:30pm Ray Poe & Pickin’ Time

6:45-7:45pm Stardust Cowboys

8:00-9:00pm Chuck Hayes Tribute Band

9:00-??:??pm Jam Session

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2nd



11:30-12:30am Buck Ford & Pure Country

12:45-2:15pm Award Ceremony

2:30-3:30pm Bite The Bullet

3:45-5:00pm Hall Of Fame Band

5:15-6:15pm Lost Weekend

2016 W.S.S. HALL OF FAME

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

FINAL ~ NOTE THE CHANGES

THE WESTERN SWING SOCIETY'S 35TH ANNUAL

WESTERN SWING HALL OF FAME

MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Friday to Sunday September 30 to October 2, 2016

Western Swing Society Hall of Fame Event

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Mike Gross Review Continued from page 3

on vocals, steel guitar, mandolin, banjo and

guitar. Jordan Ripley, Byron Ripley, Joe

Carter, Carol Feldman and Jay D. Rosenblum

are also heard on vocals. Jay is also heard on

bass and Tom Walker and David Nidel do

drums. The fiddles are played by Doc Gonza-

les, Grey Howell and Joe Carter. Art Maya,

Stan Burg and Robert Rambo play guitar with

Byron Ripley also guitar and tuba. Also heard

is Larry Freedman-piano and Tim Clark-

trumpet.

This album can be obtained from

www.amazon.com or CDBaby.

Letter From The Editor

Just a moment to reflect on what a Hall of Fame cel-

ebration means to the nominees. We are all present

to enjoy music, either by playing, singing, or danc-

ing. Some do it all. Then, we have those who are

being honored for their contribution to Western

Swing Music. It is hard to put into words the excite-

ment these nominees feel on this special day. These

people not only keep the music going but even more

importantly, they keep it

alive. I personally want

to thank them all.

Ronnie Elkan

(Co- Editor)

Carol Henderson of the “T.J. and

the Spurs Country Band” passed

away on Aug. 19th. She was born in

Berkley, CA Aug. 29, 1942. She

went to school in Rio Linda, CA

and moved to So. Oregon as a late

teenager. She married Dewey Hen-

derson and had three sons, Duane,

Jody and Steven. She has been at our HOF Celebra-

tion for the last ten years and will be missed.

Kenny Lowrey passed away recent-

ly. He was living in Pennsylvania.

Kenny was born May 12, 1930. He

was inducted into our Hall of Fame

October 2, 1983. RIP Kenny. Your

Western Swing Family honors and

misses you.

RIP Carol Henderson & Kenny Lowrey

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Hi Y’all:

On Labor Day Weekend Sunday

we were treated to an outstanding

performance by Charlie Hull and

the Western

Swing Play-

boys. The dance floor was hop-

ping with Charlie-sax, clarinet,

vocals; Cliff Brezendine-guitar,

vocals; Olen Dillingham-fiddle,

mandolin, vocals;

George Cecil-drums,

vocals; Mickey Ben-

nett-bass and vocal-

ist Dana Wills as they kept dishing out classic after

classic.

Dry Creek kept the floor crowded for the remainder

of the afternoon with

their brand of dance

music. The group con-

sisted of Bill Enyeart-

guitar, keyboard, vo-

cals; Jim Baughman-

guitar; Lenny Serdahl-

guitar, vocals; Bill Cor-

nett-drums, vocals and

Billy Smith-bass. Guests

Linda Baughman, Nancy

Long and Gary Blodgett

also joined the band.

The 2016 Hall of Fame festival is scheduled for Fri-

day, September 30, Saturday, October 1 and Sunday,

October 2. There will be 14 different bands playing

during the three day celebration. Be sure to check

the Festival Program in this issue for individual band

times.

Buck Ford and Pure Country will be onstage from

11:30am-12:30pm on Sunday prior to the Hall of

Fame Induction Ceremony starting at 12:45pm. Do

plan to be with us.

From the Bandstand Friends and Fun Times


VOLUNTEER for FREE ADMISSION

To the HALL OF FAME FESTIVAL

Volunteers don't pay for the days they work.

See Janet Jimenez or Jetta Riley for details.

Come Join The Fun At

The Western Swing Society’s 35th Annual

WESTERN SWING HALL of FAME

MUSIC FESTIVAL Sept. 30,Oct. 1 & 2, 2016

Machinists’ Hall, Rancho Cordova, California

THREE DAYS OF DANCING

AND LISTENING FUN

A Dozen Great Western Swing Bands

Morning and Night Jam Sessions

For Listening and Dancing

Hall of Fame Inductions on

Sunday, October 2nd

On-Site Beverages

Special Western Swing Room Rates at

Nearby Locations

For information, call (Any Board Member)

Check out Barbara Martin’s

http://www.wsmonthly.com/subscribe.html

SPECIAL RATES AT LA QUINTA 15 rooms being held for us at a price of

$74 per night!

(916) 638-1111 11131 Folsom Blvd, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

Between Kilgore Rd and Sunrise Blvd

Let the Good Times Roll

Published March 1992 written by Glen Tarver

Even if you have only a casual familiarity with the

development of Western Swing music on the West

Coast chances are you or someone you know, will

remember hearing Cotton Roberts perform during

the early 50’s with Billy Jack Wills Band. It was the

band for that time, or any other time for that matter.

When I first heard him play, Cotton was on stand-up

bass, doing a great job of pushing the rhythm section

along. Later, he picked up his fiddle and did a fine

rendition of “Fire on the Mountain.” He also has

plenty of fire in his “smokin” guitar.

Perhaps Cotton’s humble beginnings were partly re-

sponsible for his modesty and his unassuming na-

ture. He was born July 23, 1925 in Colcord, Oklaho-

ma about 65 miles east of Tulsa. He got his first fid-

dle from money he earned selling garden seed

(sounds a little familiar) and started playing at 10

years of age. By the time he was twelve, he was

playing barn dances. At 18, he was playing bass with

Mac Gamble’s Dixieland band in Siloam Springs,

Arkansas. Later he joined Jerry Summerline & The

Cookson Hill Cowboys at Muskogee, OK. Cotton

says that “In 1950, I had the good fortune to join the

Billy Jack Wills Band playing bass and fiddle. The

original band consisted of Billy Jack on vocals, Tiny

Moore doubling on fiddle and mandolin with some

vocals, Dick McComb doubling on trumpet and

bass, Kenny Lowery on rhythm guitar, Tommy Var-

ner on Steel guitar, Charlie Moore on drums and

myself on bass and fiddle. In 1951, Varner was

drafted and he was replaced by Vance Terry. Later,

we had Claude Spencer on drums for a while, then

Tommy Perkins joined the band, replacing Spencer.”

In 1952, Billy Jack Wills & His Western Swing

band were favorites all over Northern California.

Not only did they do the daily radio show on KFBK,

Sacramento, but there was also a solid schedule of

dances. Wills Point was home base every Saturday

night and they worked a circuit from Fort Washing-

ton Beach, in Fresno and the Moonlight Gardens in

Yuba City to the NCO Cub at Hamilton Field and

halls in Redding, Red Bluff, Corning, Chico, Stock-

ton and Modesto. They toured Oregon, Idaho and

Continued on page 9


Cotton Roberts (7/23/1925-3/8/2007)

Inducted 3/7/1982

Virgil Watts

Inducted 10/4/2015

Virgil Watts was born in 1934 in Ripley, OK, son of

Leslie and Nadine Watts.

Inspired by Bob Wills on the radio, Virgil began

playing guitar at age twelve and, as a teenager, Vir-

gil began playing music with friends: Otis Craig,

Don Sessions, R. J. McBride, and “Durango Kid”

Ted McMarner. They played regularly around the

town area of Ripley. Virgil later relocated in and

around Wichita, KS, where he played his steel gui-

tar. He then moved to Kermit, TX, playing at many

well-known night spots with well-known musicians:

Don Sessions, Troy Passmore, Durwood Haddock,

Jerry Haddock, Eddie Miller, Larry Eduy, and

countless others.

Then, Virgil moved to Chicago, IL, where he played

in many night clubs and entertainment hubs with

Bobby Braden, Don Erwin, Bobby Barnett, Judy

Walker, Eddie Starr, and others. And he also played

behind “Buffalo” Johnson, Don Sessions and Milton

Mounce.

Virgil became known by other steel guitar players as

one who played using a smaller steel bar, hence,

“Virgil’s Bar.”

From Chicago, Virgil moved to Missouri, where he

met, wooed and married the love of his life – June.

In Missouri, he played at many Grand Ole Opry type

venues and backed a variety of noted Country Music

stars.

Virgil still plays music in NE Missouri where he is

often featured as a Western Swing steel guitarist.

And he belongs to the International Steel Guitar As-

sociation that has a convention every year. He has

played behind Johnny Bush, Leona Williams, and

many others there. And he has played with many

Steel Guitar Hall of Fame members: Herby Wallace,

Hal Rugg, Leonard T. Zinn, Tom Brumley, Dewitt

Scott, Jeff Newman, and many others.

Virgil has been an inspiration to countless others,

including his daughter – Starla Watts Queen, induct-

ed in the Sacramento Western Swing Society Hall of

Fame last year, and quite a musician herself.

Virgil is one top picker, and still uses “Virgil’s Bar.”

MEMBERSHIP

Any Changes? Keep us up to date on any changes

in your membership information, especially mailing

and emailing addresses. We can’t get your newslet-

ter to you unless we have your current addresses.

You can mail changes in your information to the So-

ciety at P.O. Box 2474, Carmichael, CA; phone it to

(916) 965-6210; or email it to member-

[email protected]. Thanks!

Keep on Western Swingin’


JOIN THE JAM-A-RANA

The Jam Room is proving to be a great success and

a lot of fun. Time often runs out on the main stage

for guest performers but that doesn’t mean you

can’t strut your stuff. Come on back to the JR

where Board member, Tony ‘Jammin’ Arana is in

charge. Bring your instrument, voice, fans, or what-

ever and share your talent. We’d love to hear you.

UPCOMING BANDS

October Hall of Fame Sept.30, Oct. 1-2

November Eddie Burr & the Western Swingers

December Jim Baughman & “Old Friends”

January Bite the Bullet

President’s Letter Continued from page 2

Melody Page for tending Bar last month. You guys

are GREAT!

Lastly, I would like to recognize Bill Enyeart for

what he does every first Sunday of the month. Here

is a gentleman who faces challenges that would drop

most men to their knees and keep them there, but

every month Bill shows up with his dear Sally. She

unloads and sets up his equipment and then he starts

playing and singing like he was only twenty-one

years old. You have got to admire that kind of cour-

age and dignity. Here's to you both Bill and Sally.

The Western Swing Society Hall of Fame festival

will be three days of great music by some of the best

musicians in the their field. Remember to invite your

friends, family and neighbors.

See you on the dance floor.

Cotton Roberts Continued from Page 8

Washington. Most of the band musicians lived in the

Wills Point Ballroom apartments, and when playing

there, drew normal crowds of 700-800 people on

Saturday nights. If they were double-billed with a

major country act, the crowds swelled. Wills Point

was often filled with the music of Hank Williams,

Lefty Frizell, Ernest Tubb and Red Foley, not to

mention Bob Wills.

In 1953, as Western Swing declined, a victim of TV

and the deteriorating dance hall scene, the audiences

dwindled, and Bob Wills, facing a similar problem,

merged Billy Jack’s band into the Texas Playboys.

Cotton played with Bob Wills for about a year be-

fore he tired of traveling and wanted to play clubs

and be home in his own bed every night. Cotton

says: “The last time I saw Tiny Moore, he told me

the Billy Jack Wills band was the best band he had

ever played with and I must agree. We were really a

swingin’ band!”

Then Cotton played a trio with Jimmie Rivers and

Red Gillean for about four or five years at various

clubs around Sacramento. In 1970, he moved to

Washington State and got a regular job at Hanford

Nuclear Plant, bought a farm and played weekends

at a local club. In 1974, his friend Tiny Moore intro-

duced him to Merle Haggard and Cotton accepted

an offer to play a two-week gig at Harrah’s in Reno,

which he says was a real honor. Cotton has also

played the Bob Wills event in Turkey, Texas and

Pawnee, Oklahoma. He played a couple of jobs with

Johnny Gimble and also at the Sacramento Jazz Ju-

bilee and Shoreline Amphitheatre with Truitt Cun-

ningham’s San Antone Rose band. On a regular ba-

sis, he plays fiddle at local hot spot called the Coun-

try Connection with Sonny Austin and “The Takers”

in Selah, Washington.

As a performer, Cotton Roberts is the musicians mu-

sician. He holds his own with the best. As an indi-

vidual, he is also tops with us at the Western Swing

Society.

He was inducted into the Western Swing Society

Hall of Fame and the North West Western Swing

Music Society Hall of Fame. Cotton passed away at

his home in Prosser, Washington on March 8, 2007.

Board Meeting Invitation

You can attend the Society’s monthly Board meetings;

first Sunday of each month starting at 10:30 a.m. in the

Machinists Hall in Rancho Cordova.

WESTERN SWING SOCIETY MUSIC NEWS October 2016 -

OTHER WESTERN SWING MUSIC

ORGANIZATIONS/MUSIC HAPPENINGS

OTHER WESTERN SWING MUSIC

ORGANIZATIONS/MUSIC HAPPENINGS

Bakersfield Country Music Museum, P.O. Box

81623, Bakersfield CA 93380-1623. Call 661-366-

6003 24/7 for more information.

Buck Ford & Pure Country Band: Check Web-

site for schedule, http://www.buckford.com/

calendar/

Canadian Western Swing Music Society, Con-

tact: John York, 3565 Cambridge St., Vancouver,

BC, Canada V5K 1M3. Phone 604-299-2301.

CA Old Time Fiddlers Association, Meets 2nd

Sunday. Orangevale Grange on Walnut Avenue in

Orangevale, CA. www.cbaontheweb.org/

region_details.asp? Region 2

Cowtown Society of Western Music, Contact:

Joe Baker, Membership Director, 575-808-4111,

106 Roswell Street, Ruidoso, New Mexico 88345

Greater Arizona Country/Western Swing Associ-

ation and Hall of Fame, Inc. PO Box 953, Dewey,

AZ 86326. Contact Jim Gamble at 928-458-0714.

Lincoln Highway Band, 4th Sunday of the

month, 1-4pm, VFW POST 4647, 3300 U Street,

North Highlands, $5.00 cover charge. For more in-

formation call (916) 580-7390.

Northwest Western Swing Music Society,

Contact: Jeannie Yearian, Editor, 21221 174th Ave.

SE, Renton, WA 98058-9740. Meets 2nd Sunday

www.nwwsms.com

Sacramento Jazz Society, 2nd Sunday of each

month, NOON to 5:00 at Elks Lodge #6, 6446 Riv-

erside Blvd. and Florin Rd., Sacramento, CA 95831.

$8 for members and $10 for non-members.

Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest, PO Box 644, Shattuck, OK 73858. Meets quarterly.

Go to website at: www.wsmss.com.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Western Swing Society is a non-profit organi-

zation operated solely with volunteer help. There is

occasional turnover in staff positions, creating a

need for replacements. The following positions are

currently open or filled on a temporary basis. If

you want to serve the Society and have the listed

skills, contact the Secretary at (916) 487-1727, or

speak with the President at the monthly sessions.

The Society will provide the necessary training and

tools (computer, software, etc.) to get the job done.

Newsletter Archivist: We have need of someone

to archive newsletters, which involves scanning

and saving the files.

Typesetter: Hall of Fame annual tasks of print-

ing Gold Cards, Programs, and Certificates.

NO potluck needed during HOF Festival. BBQ will

be available from the American Legion Post #709 in

Rancho Cordova. Meals will include burgers, tri-tip,

and pulled pork sandwiches with beans and potato/

macaroni salad for a price ranging from $5.50 to

$7.25

November we’ll be back with our potluck.

Anybody is welcome to participate.

Here is how it works. Please bring something or do-

nate $2.00 for the plate fund.

POTLUCK REPORT

MEMBERSHIP

Annual dues in the Western Swing

Society are:

$15 for an Individual

$20 for a Couple at one address

Paid membership includes a

subscription to the monthly

newsletter, reduced admission

fee at Society music functions,

the right to vote in Society elec-

tions and on proposed By-Law

changes.

MONTHLY MUSIC SESSIONS

The Western Swing Society holds a music and dance session on

the first Sunday of each month, featuring guest bands and artists

and jam sets.

1:00 pm to 5:30 pm at The Machinists Hall

2749 Sunrise Blvd., Rancho Cordova, CA*

Donation: $5 for Members; $8 for Non-Members

For information, browse to www.westernswingsociety.net

*The address is Sunrise, but the driveway is on Citrus.

Driving Instructions to MACHINISTS HALL: From Hwy 50, take the Sunrise Blvd. South exit and cross two lights (Folsom Blvd. and Trade Center Drive). After crossing Trade Center, be in the left lane and take the next

left turn which is Citrus Road. You will see an Enterprise Car Rental lot in front of you. Turn right into the drive-

way just past Enterprise. You’ll see our wooden sign, and you are there. Park, come in and join the fun.

P.O. Box 2474

Carmichael, CA 95609

www.westernswingsociety.net

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please let us know. You can call (916) 765-4345 or email [email protected]

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