Buddy Weaver Podcast

A cassette album of Modern Western Square Dancing from a slightly vintage era (the 1980s)

The late Johnnie Wykoff is featured from his cassette album "Should I Come Home Or Should I Go Crazy".  A former owner/produced of Blue Star Records, he recorded 169 singles, mostly on Blue Star.

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This episode we feature a vintage EZ Records long-play album recorded by Lem Smith.  Released in the early 1980s using the 38-basic calls presented by CALLERLAB.

Lem Smith, who hailed from Texas was active in recording for Blue Star Records and sister label, Bogan Records.

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This episode we feature a vintage Blue Star Records long-play album recorded by Jerry Helt.  Released in June 1970 as Blue Star 1016, "Both Sides Jerry Helt"

Jerry was a remarkable caller who at the time of this recording was popular on the travel calling circuit in addition to touring Universities teaching traditional squares with modern.  A seasoned recording caller, who first entered the studio in the mid-1950s to record an album for Sear & Roebuck, Jerry holds the record for the most years recording.

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Unique to the MWSD activity is square dance callers, singing in professional produced recordings.  This episode features the final album of the Hi Hat Pioneers with callers Ernie Kinney, Tom Perry, Wayne McDonald, and now Buddy Weaver has joined the group.  There is a cameo appearance by Deborah Carroll-Jones.  Recorded in the late 1990s on the ELK label.

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Recorded at the Yuma Festival in Arizona, the weekend of February 18-20, 2022, here is all the excitement of modern western square dancing at its finest.  Patter and singing calls are at the Plus level (intermediate level).

For more information on the Yuma Festival and all dancing in Yuma, visit www.yumadancing.com

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This episode we feature a vintage Dance Ranch long-play album recorded by Ron Schneider.  Released in June 1974.

This is Ron's first of two albums on the Dance Ranch label

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This episode we feature a vintage Blue Star Records long-play album recorded by Marshall Flippo.  Released in August 1969 as Blue Star 1016, "Marshall Flippo Sings 'em and Swings 'em in Stereo"

This is Marshall's eleventh recorded album and his first of only singing calls

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Bob Fisk was certainly one of the most popular callers in modern western square dancing.  His voice, style, and delivery electrified dancers every where he went.  Todays podcast starts with three cuts from a dance in 1970 recorded in New Orleans, LA, while the remaining cuts are all singing calls from his California annual weekend.  A combination of reel-to-reel tapes and DAT tapes were remastered for this program.

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This podcast advocates for the newest Modern Western Square Dance program - SSD or Social Square Dancing.  Proving to be a dancer favorite as an excellent way to get dancers back on the floor without classes.  SSD promotes dancer success and the opportunity for non-dancers to join into square dancing faster.

Today's episode features singing calls that were produced and released in the late 1990-2000 time frame.  Music by Buzzy Smith from Texas.  Excellent for home use, when you don't have a caller, or for callers to use as a learning resource.

Here are the singing calls use in this episode:

"Peg Of My Heart" on Blue Star 2493

"Blue Blue Day" on Blue Star 2501

"When Memphis Gave Birth To Rock And Roll" on Blue Star 2527

"I Drove All Night" on Blue Star 2489

"Waiting For The Robert E. Lee" on Blue Star 2461

"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" on Blue Star 2529

"Hello My Baby" on Blue Star 2507

"When The Red Red Robin" on Blue Star 2503

"Ma, She's Making Eyes At Me" on Blue Star 2545

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A cassette tape recording of Marshall Flippo calling a live dance in Kansas City around 1980.  

Most of the calls used in the recording are part of todays Plus program.

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