GUEST BAND March.6, 2016

Followed by

The Dry Creek Band

3:00pm to 5:30

Bob Woods Swampbilly 1:00pm to 3:00

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

President’s Message ...... 2

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

HOF Nominations ......... 3

About the Photos ........... 3

RIP Jay Riley ................. 3

Letter From the Editor ... 3

Mike Gross Album Review 4

Lunch Counter Closed ... 4

Upcoming Bands ........... 4

HOF Profiles .................. 5

Membership Report .............. 6

Jammin’ ......................... 6

Membership Application. ... 6

Mike Gross Top Ten ........ 7

From The Bandstand ........ 7

HOF Profiles Cont. ........ 8

Old Friends, and New .... 9

Dancers.......................... 10

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

Join the Jama-A-Rana .. 11

Hold the Date—HOF ...... 11

Board Mtg Invitation ....... 11

W H A T’ S I N S I D E

Volume 34, Number 4 April, 2016

BUD DUNCAN Inducted March 7, 1982

DAVE DUCHANE Inducted October 4, 2015

Western Swing Society Hall of Fame Profiles ~ Page 5

A good time was

had at the jam

room last month.

We played a lot of

good stuff. We

played some big

band music and

even some Chet Atkins music,

now that’s stuff you don’t hear on

the big stage. Come in and give us

a listen.

We had some newcomers come in

and did some singing and they all

did a good job. They were Linda

Baughman, Wendy Higgins-Perez.

Linda and Wendy also did a duet.

The other newcomer was Joyce

Crankshaw. Other female singers

were Nancy Long and Jeeanette

Giasson.Thank you girls, come

back again.

The Crouson family was there

with Grandpa Terry playing banjo

and singing, Grandma Betty sing-

ing and playing rhythm guitar and

“not so little” Amanda playing

fiddle and singing. My regular

musicians were Dave Rietz, singin

and playing fiddle, Bobby Gias-

son, playing lead guitar and sing-

ing, and Jeff Felsher, playing lead

guitar and hot rhythm licks. My

good friend and bass player was

Chuck Webb. Bill Enyeart came in

and sang a few songs and another

good friend of mine, Bill Cornett,

came in and played drums and did

some singing too.

I think that will do it for this

month.

Until next time, See Ya!

Tony Arana (Jam Room Host)

WESTERN SWING SOCIETY MUSIC NEWS April, 2016 - Page 2

From the PRESIDENT

Western Swing Society Music News

is published monthly by the

Western Swing Society

Views and opinions expressed by contrib-

uting authors are not necessarily those of the

editorial staff or the Society.

Submitted articles, publicity notices and

letters not relating directly to the Society or

its members may be published at the discre-

tion of the Editor, as space permits. The staff

reserves the right to edit any and all items

submitted for publication.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTALS:

All items, photographs, articles, and

ad’s are due to the Editor no later than

the 10th of the month.

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, Rosella Lee (916) 422-5834

Decorating Chair, (open)

Equipment and Staging, (open)

Hall of Fame Archivist, Jay Riley

Historian, (open)

Jam Room, Tony Arana

Membership Director, (open)

Music Director, Ronnie Elkan/Doug Weiss

Newsletter Team: Editor, (open)

Layout and Publication: Ronnie and

Shelley Elkan,

Distribution: Janet Jimenez and Jetta Riley

Photographer, Dennis Ford

Public Relations, Rex Barnes

Publicity, Lisa Braswell

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. It is

said that March is the

month of madness and

that was evident at the

last dance when the

crowd went crazy

over the country tunes

of Geoffrey Miller and the Sactown

Playboys. The dance floor was full

and toes were tapping. And who

could be more certifiable a FAN of

Bob Wills music than our esteemed

nonagenarian and past board volun-

teer, Mr. John Towner

who was kind enough to

display some of his ex-

tensive collection of

memorabilia throughout

the dance hall in honor

the 111th birth date of

Mr. Wills. You would have thought

you were in Turkey Texas for the

celebration

with all the

nostalgia.

Thanks John.

A person is

generally little

put off when they get told where to

go, but thanks to the professional

talents of Dennis Ford and the hard

labor of Vince Skelly and Ronnie

Elkan we now have

a permanent sign

displayed directing

the public to West-

ern Swing. It looks

really good Gentle-

men! So at the next

dance when Dennis

has you in focus,

thank him for all the good he does

for this organization.

If your membership is up for renewal

in April the amount due is $5.00

FOR COUPLES AND $3.75 FOR

Continued on page 4

WESTERN SWING SOCIETY MUSIC NEWS April, 2016 - Page 3

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS The photos in this newsletter were taken by

Dennis Ford. If you would like to view or download

all the photos that Dennis takes at WSS, please go to

his photo webste:

fordphotos.phanfare.com

Dennis’ beautiful photos are in color and can be

downloaded to the viewer’s computer and printed

as wonderful keepsakes.

RIP James William “Jay” Riley 5/6/1931 - 2/24/2016 Jay

Riley, 84, of West Sacra-

mento went to be with our

Lord on February 24,

2016. He was a loving

husband to Jetta for over

61 years. He was born in

Texarkana, TX, during the

depression. Jay became an

Eagle Scout in his boy-

hood and learned to play

the guitar at 16. He was

part of many popular bands in the area that traveled

the Ark-La-Tex area in the 40's and 50's. He was a

steel guitar musician for 65 years who played on the

Louisiana Hayride, and was the first inductee of the

Western Swing Society in Sacramento in 1982. He

also worked in the Heavy Duty Truck Parts industry

as a salesman in the Sacramento Valley for 58 years.

He is the loving father of his daughters, Lisa (Dave),

Lori and Lani. Grandfather to A. J., Jonathan, Steph-

anie (Patrick), Katie, Randall Jr. (Tina), Mark and

Steven. Great-Grandfather to Alexandria, Erik and

Randall III. He will be missed.

Published in The Sacramento Bee on Mar. 9, 2016

HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS

It's time again to think about nominations for induc-

tion into the Western Swing Society Hall of Fame in

October. The closing date for submission of nomi-

nations is May 31, 2016.

Any member in good standing may make 2 nomina-

tions, by either postal or email. An 8 x 10 hard copy

photo and a digital jpeg (res. 300 dpi) is required at

the time of nomination. The nomination should con-

tain sufficient biographical information to enable the

committee to evaluate the nominee's qualifications.

Nominations must include the names, addresses,

phone numbers and email addresses (if available)

for the nominee and the person submitting them. If

the nominee is deceased, please include the name of

a person who may be able to accept the award.

Letter From The Editor

RIP good buddy. Jay Riley was all about “Western

Swing Music”. He lived it and loved it and always

worked to preserve it. Anyone of us that was lucky

enough to listen and learn from Jay became better

for it. As a board member I learned so much and

always take his advice with me in to every meeting.

Without guys like Jay there would be no WSS.

Thanks Jay Riley.

On another note, I’d like to thank Gary Blodgett

again. He came in to the dance still recovering from

a battle with pneumonia to run sound for us. If you

see him, let him know how much we appreciate the

effort. Thank you too, John Bush, for coming in and

helping out!

And where would we be without our army of volun-

teers who quietly give of their time and elbow

grease every month to keep our dances going!

THANK YOU!

Co-Editor, Ronnie Elkan

WESTERN SWING SOCIETY MUSIC NEWS April, 2016 - Page 4

UPCOMING BANDS

April Bob Woods Swampbilly

May Tony Arana and the Jam Room Band

June Stardust Cowboys

July Gary Blodgett and Big Trouble

August Lincoln Highway Band

Nov Eddie Burr & the Western Swingers

Dec The Back Roads Band & Friends

ALBUM REVIEW by Mike Gross

Album: Cold in Colorado

Artist: Chuck Cusimano

Label: Cusimusico

Singer/Songwriter Chuck

Cusimano has just released

this new 15 cut CD, all from his pen. The mate-

rial is a mixture of Western Swing, Texas

dance hall sounds and traditional country mu-

sic. The closing cut is the sacred narration Far Side of the Hill. In addition to writing all the

tunes, Chuck produced the album and is heard

on lead vocal and lead and rhythm guitar. Gary

Carpenter is the steel guitarist and Hank Sing-

er plays fiddle. Mark Abbott plays bass, Dixie

Hankins-drums and Eddie

Morgan-piano. Joetta Morgan

does background vocals.

The album opens in the Tex-

as dance hall style with

Heaven's on the Other Side of Town. Other tunes in this style are She's Guilty of Lovin a Fool, Stronger than My Wine

and I Won't Need it Anymore. Traditional

country music is represented with I Surren-der, Blink of an Eye, I Said Nothing, Differ-ence and I'm a Bachelor. The wonderful sound

of Western Swing is heard on Cold in Colorado, Are You Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone, Sav-ing Grace and Worth the Chance. There is also

an exciting Christmas tune, Swingin' Christ-mas.

Mail order CDs can be ordered by going to:

www.chuckcusimano.com or www.i2irecords.com

It is post-paid for $20.00 in the U.S.A (overseas

orders are an extra $5.00 each.) For Downloads,

please use www.i2irecords.com The cost is $1.00

per song. You can also send a check to: Cusimusi-

co, 1608 Ross Lane, Springtown, TX 76082 or

from Chuck's web site, www.chuckcusimano.com

Mike Gross, KSEY-FM, Seymour, TX. , KTNK-AM,

Lompac, CA & www.swinginwest.com

Check out Barbara Martin’s

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

President’s Letter continued from page 2

SINGLES. We start a single annual pay date in July.

I want to also thank Linda Michael for adding the

St. Patrick’s touch to the table decorations. That was

mighty green of her. The next dance is on April 3rd

so no fooling when I say I look forward to seeing

you there.

See you on the dance floor—Bill.

NOTICE—

LUNCH COUNTER CLOSED

Sorry for the inconvenience, but due

to finances, we are no longer able to

support the lunch counter. Popcorn and beverages

will still be available, thanks to our volunteers who

staff those functions.

If you need sustenance during the dance, please feel

free to bring your own food, or bring in food from

one of the nearby restaurants.

DAVE DUCHANE Inducted October 4, 2015

Dave DuChane was born January 2, 1951, in Cros-

by, MN. Crosby (a small town of 3000) is not

known as a hub of musical activity, but it was a

great starting point!

At the age of 12, Dave wrote his first song on a ban-

jo and invited the neighbor kids over for his first

“Showcase.” His mother played piano and his fa-

ther played accordion. Both of his younger brothers

are accomplished musicians as well. They still get

together every year to perform at family reunions.

They set up at the local American Legion and play

for free. It’s the one night each year that the house

packs out. The family record player, in the early

days, exposed Dave to the music of Hank Williams,

Ernest Tubb and Jim Reeves (no wonder he’s a

crooner).

At fifteen, Dave got his first guitar. It was a used,

beat up guitar that cost a whopping $10.00. He

started taking guitar lessons from local “hero” Curly

Baker. Curly had performed regularly on the Loui-

siana Hayride, backing up T. Texas Tyler and many

others. The first song Curly taught him was

“Anytime” (a song that still fills the dance floor at

Western Swing events). Also, he learned to play

“Steel Guitar Rag” from Curly on a six-string guitar.

Dave switched over to bass guitar soon after that.

At sixteen, Dave landed the bass position in the very

popular local band, Axel and the Wheels, and be-

came more and more exposed to Western Swing

music. Since he was too young to play in bars, his

parents faithfully accompanied him several nights a

week for several years so he could pursue his pas-

sion.

Although bass guitar has continued to be his first

instrument, Dave also plays a strong rhythm guitar

and sings both lead and harmony vocals. After high

school, Dave continued to perform through his navy

and college years.

In 1979, Dave moved from Hawaii to West Texas to

play bass in a band that toured as far west as The

Continued on page 8

WESTERN SWING SOCIETY MUSIC NEWS April, 2016 - Page 5

Sunday, April 3, 2016 1:00 pm

Bob Woods Swampbilly FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCING PLEASURE

BUD DUNCAN Inducted March 7, 1982

My interest in music goes back as far as I can re-

member. My dad played fiddle for local barn dances

with his two brothers and a friend. While my older

sister and my cousins ran around playing, I spent the

evening sitting in front of the band listening to the

music.

My dad quit playing when I was three or four years

old, so I didn’t get much exposure the next five or

six years, but I never lost my desire for music.

When I was about eight years old a friend gave me a

“TATER BUG MANDOLIN”. It did not have any

strings, and we could not afford to buy any. I tried to

use bailing wire, but that didn’t work. We lived on a

farm and one day, while working in the fields, I was

sent to the house for some reason, and I searched

until I found my dad’s fiddle. I got so engrossed

sawing on the fiddle that I lost of track of time, until

I heard a noise and looked up to find I had an audi-

ence that I was not prepared for. The fact that the

tune was identifiable did not help. Dad thought it

sounded pretty good. Mom had a few things to say

that did not exactly spark my desire at the moment.

So hello and goodbye to my career as a fiddler.

The next year we moved to Missouri to pick cotton,

which I hated with a passion. It was here that I heard

the Steel Guitar Rag. I did not know what the in-

strument was, but I was totally fascinated by that

sound. I knew that was what I wanted to play, but

that would come later.

In February, 1940, we moved to California, and the

next two years, like to many families, we followed

the migrant trail. If it didn’t move , we picked it!

That summer, while living in a fruit camp in Brent-

wood, California, I got my first taste of the stage,

and I loved it. A medicine show moved in and put

on a talent contest every night for kids sixteen and

under. First prize was a Parker pen, pencil and knife

set for the winner at the end of the week. There was

a young girl, about fifteen, in the lead. On the final

night a buddy and I sneaked out to watch the finals

Continued on page 8

APPLYING FOR MEMBERSHIP AND NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION

Submit the following information in a note with your check to:

The Western Swing Society, P.O. Box 2474, Carmichael, CA 95609:

Name(s), mailing address, email address, and telephone number.

Fees (make check payable to Western Swing Society)

Individual Membership, $15 per year. *

Couples Membership, $20 per year. (one address only). *

Non-member Newsletter Subscription, $12 per year.

* Newsletter Subscription is included in benefits of dues-paying members. Don’t miss the color version of our newslet-

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reduced admission fee at Society music functions, and the right to vote in Society elections and on proposed By-Law

changes.

Jammin’

WESTERN SWING SOCIETY MUSIC NEWS April, 2016 - Page 6

MEMBERSHIP REPORT

NOTE: If you paid your dues by mail, or in per-

son at the December, 2015 session, your name may

not have been listed in this column. The member-

ship data is updated from the receipt forms issued at

time of payment, and the December receipts are

missing. Phone or email me if you’re in this situa-

tion, so we can make sure your record is up-to-date.

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

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

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

ship@westernswingsociety.org. Thanks!

Keep on Western Swingin’

Charlie Hull, Member Information

FROM THE BAND-

STAND by Doug Weiss

Wow, what a great perfor-

mance by Geoff Miller and

the SacTown Playboys. The

full dance floor certainly con-

firmed it. With Geoff’s vocals

and lead guitar work and the Playboys consisting of

drummer Larry Carr plus our Hall of Fame members

Olen Dillingham – fiddle/mandolin and Conrad Nel-

son – bass/vocals, we enjoyed a wonderful two

hours of music. Thanks guys and your welcome

back anytime.

Dry Creek finished the day and never sounded bet-

ter. There was Bill Enyeart vocals/guitar; Billy

Smith fiddle; Bill Cornett vocals/drums and Biff

Adams drums; Nate Brian – vocals/bass; Jim

Baughman guitar, keep coming back Jim; and Ralph

Chase vocals/keyboard making the trip down from

Redding to be with us. We were also treated to guest

performances by Nancy Long, Wendy Higgins-

Perez, first timer Joyce Crankshaw along with John

Bush (harmonica) and Gary Blodgett.

We’ve got a real treat for you in April when Hall of

Famer, Bob Woods and Bob Woods Swampbilly

grace the stage. They will bring a mix of western

swing, blues, zydeco and rockabilly for your danc-

ing and listening pleasure You sure don’t want to

miss them.

WESTERN SWING SOCIETY MUSIC NEWS April, 2016 - Page 7

April 1, 2016

Songs

1 Love is a Lingering Thing- Solitaire Miles

(Seraphic)

2 Smoky Clubs and Dizzy People- Cowboy Joe

(Chimney Rock)

3 Okie Dokie- Cherokee Maidens

4 Everything’s Gotta Swing in Texas- Cow-

boy Joe (Chimney Rock)

5 Back in My Texas Home- Hot Texas Swing

Band

6 Navajo Trail- Asleep at the Wheel, Willie

Nelson & Quebe Sisters (Bismeaux)

7 Swingtime Lullabye- Western Swing Au-

thority (Canadian Import)

8 All the Love in San Antone- Lisa Layne

(i2i)

9 Meaning to Miss You- Christina Mae

10 It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie- Mikki Daniel &

Dave Alexander (Musikode)

Albums 1 Susie Blue & the Lonesome Fellas- Solitaire

Miles (Seraphic)

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

3 Something to Bragg About- Leddy Bragg

4 Still the King- Asleep at the Wheel

5 Now Playing- Western Swing Authority

(Canadian Import)

6 Down the Trail- Kristyn Harris

7 Cowgirl Swing- Mikki Daniel (Musikode)

8 That’s My Home- Jason Roberts

9 Legends- Coby Carter

10 Badger & the Belles- Rich O’Brien, Devon

Dawson & Kristyn Harris

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 Inter-

net at www.swinginwest.com

The Geoff Miller and the SacTown Playboys

WESTERN SWING SOCIETY MUSIC NEWS April, 2016 - Page 8

Bud Duncan Continued from Pg 5

and she was still in the lead. His comment, “Boy,

she sure can sing and play that guitar!” I thought she

was terrible and told him so. I said I could beat what

she was doing and I didn’t even know how to play

My buddy disappeared for a few minutes, then came

back and said someone wanted to see me. That

someone turned out to be the guy running the show.

He asked me what instrument I played. I looked

around and saw every type of instrument except a

fiddle. So I said, “A fiddle, but I don’t have one,”

thinking I’d save face and be on my way. No such

luck! He pulled out a fiddle, and shoved me out on

the stage. I won the contest playing the only instru-

ment I knew. And who do you think was sitting in

the front row? Mom and Dad! Good thing I didn’t

see them first!

When I was fifteen I became acquainted with Logan

Lamb, who did a live broadcast daily from KGDM

in Stockton, California. He had a guitar player who

was trying to learn how to play steel, but was not

doing too well. It took me about three months to

work up enough courage to ask him to let me play

around with the steel. That lead to my playing music

with them, for which I was paid fifty cents per show.

About that time, my dad decided to go back to play-

ing on weekends and he met up with Fred Maddox.

Fred mentioned they needed a steel player. Dad told

them about me. As a result, I literally learned how to

play the steel guitar on the band stand while playing

with the Maddox Brothers and Rose from 1946 to

1950. Then I decided I didn’t want to travel all the

time, so I quit. But day jobs were hard to find then

for ex-musicians, so I had to play once in a while, to

supplement my income.

In 1954 I was introduced to Bob and Wanda Kenne-

dy who were taking over the Hoffman Hayride T.V.

Show on Channel 13. They were looking for a fiddle

player and someone who could sing harmony. By

that time my fiddling had improved. I knew about

four songs but they decided all they really needed

was someone to sing back-up harmony. I spent the

next two years singing harmony and holding a fiddle

that I borrowed from dad, only for use during com-

mercials. No one ever noticed that I never actually

played the fiddle.

When the hayride show closed out in 1956, a friend,

Continued on pg.10

Dave DuChane Continued from Pg. 5

Palomino Club in Hollywood, CA, to as far east as

Opryland in Nashville, TN.

For twenty-five years, Dave played music profes-

sionally. During those years, he backed up dozens

of recording artists, including Hank Thompson, Don

Gibson, Donna Fargo and David Houston. He also

shared the stage with the likes of Asleep at the

Wheel, Porter Wagner, Shelley West, Ronnie Mil-

sap, Vince Gil, Dolly Parton, Brooks and Dunn . . .

the list goes on and on.

In the 90s, Dave played bass for Johnny Lee. John-

ny recorded two of Dave’s original songs, “A Heart

Like Mine” and “Those Old 45s.”

Upon moving to the Northwest, Dave was delighted

to find that Western Swing music was alive and well

there. The Northwest Chapter of the Western Swing

Music Society welcomed him into the fold. It has

been his pleasure to meet and jam with so many

wonderful musicians at their functions.

Dave’s band, Dave DuChane and the Western Wran-

glers, hosted several of the monthly gatherings and

was featured at the NWWSMS’ 2011 Hall of Fame

celebration in Auburn, WA. In 2012 Dave was in-

ducted into the Hall of Fame of the NorthWest

Western Swing Music Society. Since that time,

Dave, as part of the Southern Comfort Band, has

performed regularly at the western swing showcases

and the annual festival. He is currently serving his

3rd year on the NWWSMS Board.

Dave’s greatest asset is his wife, Mitzi. It was Mitzi

who made Dave’s first fretless bass. The wife of a

traveling musician is burdened with the task of rais-

ing the kids and keeping the family together. They

have a son, a daughter and three wonderful grand-

children, all living close by in the Lake Stevens area.

LOVED ONES, OLD FRIENDS, AND NEW

WESTERN SWING SOCIETY MUSIC NEWS April, 2016 - Page 9

PHOTOS BY DENNIS FORD

WESTERN SWING SOCIETY MUSIC NEWS April, 2016 - Page 10

PHOTOS BY DENNIS FORD

DANCERS

WESTERN SWING SOCIETY MUSIC NEWS April, 2016 - Page 11

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.

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.

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.

Hold the Date for

The Western Swing Society’s 35th Annual

WESTERN SWING HALL of FAME

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

Bud Duncan continued from pg.8

Cotton Roberts, introduced me to Billy Jack Wills,

who offered me a job. I thought I was going to re-

new my steel guitar playing but he put a guitar in my

hand. At that point I probably knew at least a half

dozen chords, but I figured if he was willing to pay,

I was willing to play.

After I left Billy Jack, I formed a group and played

in North Sacramento at “Bob Les Club” for nine

years. Then I quit for three years, then started play-

ing week-ends with Truitt Cunningham, whom I had

known since 1940. I continued to play jobs with him

from time to time.

During my musical career I have had the pleasure of

playing with Billy Jack Wills, The Maddox Brothers

and Rose, Spade Cooley, Tex Williams, Hank

Thompson, Red Foley, and many other very fine

musical groups and entertainers.

I was inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame

in 1982. I married my lovely wife, Lavona in 1948.

We have two daughters, Linda and Kathy, a son,

Buddy Jr., and five grandchildren.

Musically yours, Bud Duncan

Bud can still seen playing dances in the area.

MEMBERSHIP

Annual dues in the Western Swing Society are:

$15 for an Individual

$20 for a Couple at one address

Newsletter Subscription is included in benefits of dues-paying

members. Non-members can subscribe for $12 per year.

Paid membership includes a subscription to the monthly newslet-

ter, reduced admission fee at Society music functions, the right

to vote in Society elections and on proposed By-Law changes.

Non-dues payers must subscribe if they wish to receive the

newsletter. Subscriptions are for twelve consecutive months.

Mail to Subscription, PO Box 2474, Carmichael, CA 95609.

Include your name, address, phone, and e-mail address

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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know. You can call 916 765-4345 or email ronnie.elkan@gmail.com