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Bob WillsSample article from the 2016-17 Newsletter: Profile - Roy Warhurst

Sample articles from the 2012 newsletter:
-
BOSTONIA BALLROOM - by Dick Heil
- Additional images from the 2011 Showcase
- Tribute to Hank Rodgers

Sample article from the 2011 newsletter:
- A Western Swing Library
- by Alan Morgan

Sample articles from the 2010 newsletter:
 - book review: Shame! Shame! - A Saga of Spade Cooley
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TRIBUTES  TO THE LATE FRANKIE  RODGERS

Full Issues available online: 2007, 2008, & 2009

Sample articles from the 2009 newsletter:
- Profile - Tony Rees & Kat Wahamaa
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Spade Cooley: The Book & The Movie
- The Swingfield Playboys
- President's Report

Back issues:

Some back issues of the newsletter are available online, along with select articles from other issues. Print copies of the WSMS Newsletters dating from 1992 to 2006 are available for purchase.  However, there are some issues where only a few are still available. 

Postage will be based on:
- the size (pages) of the particular issue you are interested in
- postage rate at the time of mailing
- the destination -  Canada, U.S.A., Europe, etc.
All of the above will determine the overall cost to you of each newsletter.

NOTE:  Vol.14 - No. 1 & 2 - Spring 2006 - featuring the Rhythm Pals’ Profile is in very short supply and  should you wish to purchase this 60 page issue, extra printing will be necessary…at an additional cost.

The date of the issue and the name of the musician profiled are listed below…this might help you decide if you wish to purchase that particular newsletter. 

Vol 1
No 1
Sept 1992
4 pgs
First      WSMS Showcase -Aug/30/92
Lone Star Restaurant
Vol 1
No 2
Nov 1992
8 pgs
First      WSMS  Year 
Vol 1
No 3
Mar 1993
20 pgs
Profile-  Dave Hamel-vocals/rhythm guitar
Vol 1
No 4
Aug 1993
16 pgs
Profile - Frankie Rodgers-fiddle
Vol 2
No 1
Jan 1994
20 pgs
Profile - Elmer Tippe - fiddle
Vol 2
No 2
May 1994
20 pgs
Profile - John Barwis - accordion
Vol 2
No 3
Nov 1994
20 pgs
Profile - Pat Gerow - steel guitar
Vol 3
No 1
Apr 1995
24 pgs
Profile - Larry ‘Pedro’ DePaul- accordionist/arranger
Vol 3
No 2
July 1995
20 pgs
Profile - Len Knutson - bass guitar/vocals
Vol 3
No 3
Nov 1995
24 pgs
Profile-  Les ‘Carrot Top’ Anderson  - steel guitar
Vol 4
No 1
Apr 1996
24 pgs
Profile -  Danny Romaniuk - fiddle
Vol 4
No 2
Nov 1996
24 pgs
Profile -  Keray Regan-composer/vocalist/
Vol 5
No 1
Mar 1997
24 pgs
Profile-   Bobby Koefer-steel guitar
Vol 5
No 2
May 1997
24 pgs
Profile -  Evan Kemp - vocals/guitar
Vol 5
No 3
Oct 1997
20 pgs
Profile -  Joaquin Murphy - steel guitar
Vol 5
No 4
 Dec 1997
24 pgs
Profile -  Clover Lane - vocalist (Pat Gerow’s wife)
Vol 6
No 1
 May 1998
24 pgs
Profile -   Alberta Slim -composer/vocals/guitar
Vol 6
No 2 & 3
Nov 1998
28 pgs
Profiles - Gene Ochitwa - violin
Vol 7
No 1
Apr 1999
24 pgs
Profile -    Roy Hatchard - violin
Vol 7
No 2
Aug 1999
32 pgs
Remembering  Larry ‘Pedro’ DePaul - accordion/arranger (reprinted Profile with additional photos)
Vol 7
No 3
Dec 1999
28 pgs
Profile -    Ronnie Hutchinson -guitar
Vol 8
No 1
June 2000
28 pgs
Profile -    Irv Mayhew- guitar/arranger
Vol 8
No 2
Sept 2000
36 pgs
Profile -    Len Ryder - steel guitar
Vol 8
No 3
Dec 2000
24 pgs
Profile -    Denny Slaght - guitar/vocals
Vol 9
No 1 & 2
May 2001
36 pgs
Profile  -    Don Berkshire -vocalist/guitar/bandleader
Vol 9
No 3 & 4
Dec 2001
40 pgs
Profiles -  Ivan Wood - vocals/bass guitar & Cotton Roberts-violin/guitar
Vol 10
No 1
Aug 2002
36 pgs
Profile -      Loyd Jones - guitar/bandleader
Vol 10
No 2
Dec 2002
36 pgs
Profile -      Benny Garcia - guitar
Vol 11
No 1 & 2
Aug 2003
48 pgs
Remembering - Mike Ferbey (Rhythm Pals) - bass & Evelyn Gerow-‘Clover Lane' - vocals
Vol 11
No 3 & 4
Winter 2003-04
40 pgs
Profile-       Red Gillean - drums/vocals
Vol 12
No 1 & 2
Fall 2004
44 pgs
Profile -      Sue Malcolm-vocals/guitar
Vol 13
No 1 & 2
Spring 2005
48 pgs
Profile -      Dick Heil - piano/vocals
Vol 14
No 1 & 2
Spring 2006
60 pgs
Profile-       The Rhythm Pals -  Mike, Marc, & Jack: bass/vocals, accordion/vocals, vocals/guitar
Vol 15
No 1 & 2
Spring 2007
48 pgs
Profile -    Judy Hayes; Remembering- Tom Morrel of the Time-Warp Tophands
Vol 16
No 1 & 2
Spring 2008
57 pgs
Profile -    Jay Riley - steel guitar
Vol 17
No 1 & 2
Spring 2009
44 pgs
Profile- Kat Wahamaa & Tony Rees , Spade Cooley: The Book & The Movie , The Swingfield Playboys , President's Report
Vol 18
No 1 & 2
Summer 2010
52 pgs
Profile - John York, Tribute - Frankie Rogers, Herb Remington story, and more


If you are interested in ordering any of the above, please complete and return the form below, & we will either e-mail or telephone you when the cost of the order is determined. You can mail the form to:

WESTERN SWING MUSIC SOCIETY
3565 CAMBRIDGE STREET
VANCOUVER, B.C.  
V5K 1M3

or contact us by email or phone: 604-299-2301

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