This week’s show has us revisiting the Old Chisholm Trail and prairie passages that resemble all things that follow those romantic icons whose life on the range was less than what their songs usually embellish. In the western sunsets where John Lomax first went out in search of the ‘cowboy song’, we’ll explore more enlightened performances from the silver screen to the deep folk traditions that have become so laminated with romance that it’s hard to see the images beneath. This week’s show will take us from Carl T. Sprague, the original cowboy crooner, to Johnny Horton, Fess Parker, Rex Allen, and Roy Rogers. The music is sometimes sappy (Rick Nelson’s My Rifle, My Pony, and Me), sometimes light (Roy Rogers’ My Chickashay Girl), and other times full of storytelling and history. So many performances to light up the evening sky…just before dusk…just before that ceiling of stars appears in the night sky. Join us for our first live show from our new KOWS studios in downtown Santa Rosa.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	Rex Allen	The Covered Wagon	Riding All Day
2	Jimmie Rodgers	Prairie Lullaby	Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 5]
3	Carl T. Sprague	O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie	…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces
4	The Carter Family	Cowboy Jack	On Border Radio – 1939 – vol. 2
5	Rhubarb Red	Little Green Valley (Radio)	Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1
6	The Riders Of The Purple Sage	Cool Water (Radio)	Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1
7	Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers	The Strawberry Roan	Saturday Night Rag 1934-1936 Vol. 1
8	Hank Snow	I Traded My Saddle for a Rifle	1942-1943 (Warped 4206)
9	Rex Allen	Dreaming of the Western Plains	Riding All Day
10	Roy Rogers	My Chickashay Girl	1942-1947 (Warped 4561)
11	Roy Rogers	Don't Fence Me In	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
12	Sons of the Pioneers	Moonlight On the Prairie	Songs of the Prairie – CD1
13	Sons of the Pioneers	Cool Water	Cool Water & 17 Western Favorites
14	Charlie Haden	Oh Shenandoah	Charlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling Boy
15	Al Caiola & His Orchestra	Bonanza	TV Land presents Favorite TV Theme Songs
16	Various	The Virginian	Television's Greatest Hits Vol.II – 65 More TV Themes 50s and 60s
17	Johnny Western	The Ballad Of Paladin	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
18	Johnny Cash	The Rebel Johnny Yuma	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
19	Lee Marvin	Wand'rin Star	Rare Songs Played on Radio, Vol. 1
20	Dean Martin	Rio Bravo	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
21	Rick Nelson	My Rifle My Pony And Me (w/ Dean Martin)	Legacy [Disc 1]
22	Marty Robbins	Ballad Of The Alamo	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
23	Frankie Laine	Rawhide	The Cowboy Album
24	Johnny Horton	Sleepy-Eyed John	Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (2 of 2)
25	Patsy Montana	My Dear Old Arizona Home	The Best Of Patsy Montana
26	Roy Rogers	Rock Me to Sleep in My Saddle	1942-1947 (Warped 4561)
27	Fess Parker	The Ballad Of Davy Crockett	The Cowboy Album
28	Vaughn Monroe	(Ghost) Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)	The Cowboy Album
29	Johnny Cash	The Sons Of Katie Elder	My Rifle, My Pony And Me
30	Gene Autry	Red River Valley	The Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946
31	Johnny Bond	Twilight On The Trail	Country Hits Vol. 6
32	The Sons Of The Pioneers	O Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie	Sons Of The Pioneers
33	The Cinema Sound Orchestra	High Noon	Western Film Themes
34	Willie Nelson	Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys [Album Version]	Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)