Hal Smith & His Country Squires
This El Paso band was formed when Johnny Cash sound-alike Hal Smith joined forces with Luther Perkins sound-alike Dave Wardlaw. Their name came from the Ford station wagon they drove to their gigs (the farthest from home they ever got was Prescott, Arizona). They recorded three singles for the Yucca label, at least one of which got a good review in Billboard magazine. Those records are now prized by collectors, and have appeared in several anthologies of West Texas rockabilly rarities.
They also broadcast "live" on KHEY radio, and this is one of those shows. It was recorded by Hal's father from an AM table radio in 1958 or 1959. Although the sound quality is negligible, it's a nostalgic treat for those of us who remember El Paso as it was in those days.
Ten years later, Hal would give me my first job, name me Zoomer, and let me copy this tape. Enjoy the warm, friendly atmosphere of the Golden Horseshoe!
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El Paso artist Pat Olchefski-Winston (Buddy's wife) did this vibrant water color of Buddy and me in 2001. For more information about Pat and her work, go to: www.olchefski.com and www.artistsofthesouthwest.com
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What it is...
I've been playing music in the El Paso area for nearly fifty years, and I've accumulated hundreds of tapes along the way. Here they are. Most of these performances were captured with inexpensive portable equipment in living rooms, taverns, houses of worship, festival tents and theatres. Some were recorded off the radio, some directly from public address systems. A few were actually recorded in professional recording studios. Some of these hands are folded now, and some of these voices are stilled. This is what I've done, where I've been and who I've known. This is my scrapbook.
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- Home In Pasadena
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- Hardin Wouldn't Run
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- Memories
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- Roadside Rag
- Milwaukee Rag
- Tom Dooley
- Little Darlin'
- A Teardrop On A Rose
- The Golden Horseshoe Jamboree
- Hard Travelin'
- Lovesick Blues
- I Know You Rider
- There's No U-Turn (On the Road of Life)
- Wasted Tears
- American Patrol
- Yesterday
- Weary Blues (From Waitin')
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- You're Not Mine Anymore (alternate mix)
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Art by Pat Olchefski-Winston
El Paso artist Pat Olchefski-Winston (Buddy's wife) did this vibrant water color of Buddy and me in 2001. For more information about Pat and her work, go to: www.olchefski.com and www.artistsofthesouthwest.com
With Ernest Tubb ~ 1980
Back in 1983 with Mickey Cochran (guitar) and Bobby Napier (fiddle). Bobby went on to bigger things, including a stint with Tammy Wynette.
1980s Bidness Card
