Buddy Weaver Podcast

The Sets In Order organization which published Square Dancing Magazine had by 1970 established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing.  The average club level was called the Extended 75, similar to today's SSD program.  "Sets" released albums for their subscribers which featured prominent callers from around the world using calls from the SIO lists.  This was the Extended 75 album. 

MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood

Featured callers are:

Frank Lane

Harper Smith

Billy Lewis

Arnie Kronenberger

Al Brundage

Vaughn Parrish

Jack Murtha

Cal Golden

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The Sets In Order organization which published Square Dancing Magazine had by 1970 established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing.  The introductory list was called the 50 Basics which was considered beginner or entry level.  "Sets" released albums for their subscribers which featured prominent callers from around the world using calls from the SIO lists.  This was the Basics Album. 

MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood

Featured callers are:

Bob Ruff

Art Shepherd

Dave Taylor

Earl Johnston

Bruce Johnson

John Essex

Dick Leger

Lee Helsel

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Recorded in 1967, here are two of the big name callers of the day, Bob Page and Frank Lane.  Both started calling in 1949 and both were successful full-time traveling callers.  This is an excellent snap-shot of square dancing in 1967 - the calls used, the music played, style and speed of calling.  These were two of the best.

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Buddy Weaver, host of this podcast is producer of Rawhide Music, accompaniment used in these singing calls.  Excellent for all dancers as the calls are from the SSD program.

"Smoothies From Buddy Weaver For Your Listening And Dancing Pleasure".  The seven singing calls featured are available from buddyweavermusic.com

"Just To Hear You Say You Love Me"

"Dreamland Express" 

"Smooth Sailing" 

"You Belong To Me" 

"Burgers And Fries" 

"Young At Heart" 

"Come To Me"

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Here is BS 1006 "The Great Flippo Calls A Terrific Dance Of Great Square Dances To Double Your Dancing Pleasure".  

Released in August 1963 for dancer's home practice with Marshall Flippo, premier recording artist and traveling caller using calls that were new to the dancer in 1963.

Read more about Marshall Flippo here

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Here is BS 1005 "Andy Andrus Calls 'Em Sensational"

Incorrectly identified in the podcast (should be Blue Star 1005), this long play album was released in May 1963 for dancer's home practice.  Some of the calls used are no longer in square dancing today so listeners have to do some research before dancing.

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Released in May 1962 for dancer's home practice.  Only ten calls are used and the content of this album fits nicely into today's MWSD.  Marshall Flippo, the premier recording artist and traveling caller comes across in the style that is clear, concise, and smooth.  This is Blue Star 1004

Read more about Marshall Flippo here

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A star that burned bright but brief was that of Jerry Schatzer.  In the seventies, Jerry began a national travel calling career that saw him quickly become one of the most popular callers in the country.  Featured at festivals, weeks and weekends, recordings, Jerry Schatzer was well-known up to his passing in in 1986.

Here is a live dance recording from the George Knox collection.  From 1979 in Northern California.

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Buddy Weaver Music is the copyright owner of Blue Star Records.  Some episodes of this podcast will be presenting the Blue Star Records album collection.  Here is BS 1003 "Andy Andrus Calls 'Em Wild"

Released in April 1962 for dancer's home practice.  At this time in history, demand for long-play albums of square dancing was growing and this is the second album from Blue Star in as many months.  Today's dancer may have to research some of the calls used on this release.

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Released in March 1962 for dancer's home practice.  While only twenty calls are used (the basic of MWSD at the time), they are put together in challenging combinations.  Marshall Flippo's presentation is excellent and shows how he had evolved as a caller from his previous album.

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