Swingin' West - Mike Gross


Friday January 17, 2003
9:00PM-12:00AM (Eastern) (Could Start Approx. 10 minutes late- basketball)

The Top Ten "Swingin' West" Songs of 2002
First Hour

  1. Theme
    • 10- Sweet Linda Lou- Ricky Boen & Texas Mud (Westex) (CD)
    • 9- Everytime I Close My Eyes I See Texas- Joe Paul Nichols (Custom) (CD)
    • 8- I've Waited A Lifetime- Bill Dessens (Vocal- Jim Johnson) (CD)
  2. Musician Spotlight- Clyde Brewer (Sunday, January 19th "73" Years Young)
    • How Long Must I Wait?- Cotton Thompson & Deacon Anderson (Gold Star) (Krazy Kat) (UK Import) (CD)
    • Yearning- Mark Remington (CD)
    • Just A Closer Walk With Thee- Original River Road Boys (Bellaire) (CD)
  3. Theme-
    • 7- The Shoulder You Cry On- Robin Deeter (Stardust) (CD)
    • 6- Each Time I Hear That Song- Dugg Collins (Startex) (CD)
    • 5- Tell Me Darling- Bill Dessens (Vocal- Jim Johnson) (CD)
  4. Classic Western Concert
    • Never Mind My Tears- Tex Ritter (Capitol Trans.) (Masterpiece) (LP)
    • Dutchman's Gold- The Wagonmasters (Omega) (BJB) (CD)
    • When The Cattle Range Is Gone/Close- Frontiersmen & Joanie (Sage) (Frontiersmen Productions) (CD)
  5. Theme
    • 4- TIE- Less Of Me More Often- Felicity (EMI) (Australian Import) (CD)
    • 3- TIE- Yellow Texas Moon (Vocal- Thirsty Dave) (CD)
    • 2- Old Town Taos- Rich O'Brien (Western Jubilee) (CD)
    • 1- A Woman's Place- Peggy Rains (CD)
  6. Kerry Dance- Roy Lanham & The Whippoorwills (Standard Transcription) (Soundies) (CD)
Second Hour
  1. Texas Salute
    • Higgins, Texas- Texas Panhandle Band (Vocal- Rick Martinez) (CD)
    • I Love You As Long As Texas Is Big- Terry Smith (Rhinestone Rooster) (CD)
    • Texas Women- Light Crust Doughboys & SMU Mustang Band (Light Crust Doughboys Records) (CD)
  2. Double Then & Now -
    • End Of The Line- Adolph Hofner (Vocal- Johnny Gimble) (Country Routes) (UK Import) (CD)
    • End Of The Line- George Uptmor (Uptmor Productions) (CD)
    • All Night Long- Bob Wills (Longhorn) (LP)
    • All Night Long- Texas Playboys (Vocal- Johnny Gimble) (CD)
  3. Western Swing Train Songs
    • Take The "A" Train- Lost Weekend (Redoubtable) (CD)
    • Wabash Cannonball- Riders In The Sky (CD)
    • Midnight Special- Chuck Lettes (CD)
  4. Texas Dance Hall Time
    • Green Snakes On The Ceiling- Last Mile Ramblers (Bullfrog Archives) (CD)
    • Letters Have No Arms- Jimmy Eaves (Pureco) (CD)
    • Sorry Don't Work Anymore- Chek Rippee (CD)
  5. Western Swing Boogies
    • Boogie Back To Texas- Asleep At The Wheel (Relentless) (CD)
    • Cowboogie- Kazzi Shae (CD)
    • Barnyard Boogie- Wade Benson Landry (W.B.L. Music) (CD)
  6. Rubber Dolly- Harley Huggins & Barn Dance Gang (Country Routes) (UK) (CD)
Third Hour
  1. Contemporary Western Concert- Western River Tunes
    • The Pecos Stream- Don Edwards (Western Jubilee/Shanachie) (CD)
    • By The Old San Joaquin- Wayne Austin (Dark Horse) (CD)
    • The Rivers Of Texas- Bunkhouse Orchestra (Gibbs-Smith) (CS)
    • Shenandoah- Prairie Rose Wranglers (Prairie Rose) (CD)
  2. Western Swing Rags
    • Sugarfoot Rag- Hank Garland & Sugar Footers (Decca) (Bear Family) (CD)
    • Red Skin Rag- Bobby Chatfield (CS)
    • Beaumont Rag- Jason Roberts (CD)
  3. Western Swing Blues
    • I Ain' Got Nothing But The Blues- Bob Wills (Country Routes) (UK) (CD)
    • Trouble In Mind- Hank Harrison & Rhythm Rangers (CS)
    • OPA Blues- Ocie Stockard (King) (Westside) (UK Import) (CD)
  4. Mixed Group
    • Back In The Battle Again- Luke & The Cool Hands (CD)
    • Hall Of Old Flames- Fannie Zollicoffer (Too Many Dogs) (CD)
    • I Never Loved Anyone More- Windy Wood (Palo Duro) (CD)
  5. 1950s Western Swing
    • Subdued Mood- Pee Wee King (Standard) (Bloodshot) (CD)
    • No Fuss-No Muss- No Bother- Hank Penny (Standard) (Bloodshot) (CD)
    • You've Got Me Wrapped Around Your Finger- Spade Cooley (Vocal- Ginny Jackson) (Country Routes) (UK Import) (CD)
  6. Close- Maiden's Prayer- David Russell (LP)