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Border Radio: The Big Jukebox in the Sky

From Texas Folklife | 00:58:56
Producers: Ginger Miles, Radio Producer; Texas Folklife (executive producer)

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An hour-long music special on the story of Border Radio. Toe tapping music from hillbilly, western swing, Mexican conjunto and contemporary, rhythm and blues, and good ole rock and roll.

Border Radio: The Great Big Jukebox in the Sky: (Stereo) An hour-long music special on the story of Border Radio. Lots of good toe tapping music from hillbilly, western swing, Mexican conjunto and contemporary, rhythm and blues, and good ole rock and roll.

Between the 1930s through the 1960s, mega-watt "border blaster" stations set up just across the Mexican border to evade U.S. broadcast regulations, and beamed programming across the United States and as far away as Europe. For the first time, American listeners heard ?race music,? rhythm and blues, and a diverse span of music from ?hillbilly? to gospel that carried the voices and sounds of Mexico and the Southwest to a vast audience.

The first in a series of taped-for-radio specials, Border Radio: The Big Juke Box in the Sky features Texas musicians, including Rick Trevi?o from Grammy-winning Los Super Seven; Austin?s own blues diva, Miss Lavelle White; rock and roller Joe King Carrasco; traditional conjunto from South Texas; and contemporary Tex-Mex rocker, Patricia Vonne.

Border Radio?s most famous dee-jay, Wolfman Jack, makes a fictional dramatic appearance. Other special guests on Border Radio include Dallas ?Nevada Slim? Turner, one of border radio?s original cowboy singers and pitchmen, and a surprise appearance by Kinky Friedman, humorist and wildcard gubernatorial candidate for Texas in 2006.

Border Radio: the Great Big Jukebox in the Sky
is produced for radio by Ginger Miles, and executive-produced by Texas Folklife, made possible in part by a grant from National Endowment for the Arts.
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Border Radio: The Great Big Jukebox in the Sky: (Stereo) An hour-long music special on the story of Border Radio. Lots of good toe tapping music from hillbilly, western swing, Mexican conjunto and contemporary, rhythm and blues, and good ole rock and roll. Between the 1930s through the 1960s, mega-watt "border blaster" stations set up just across the Mexican border to evade U.S. broadcast regulations, and beamed programming across the United States and as far away as Europe. For the first time, American listeners heard ?race music,? rhythm and blues, and a diverse span of music from ?hillbilly? to gospel that carried the voi...
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Review of Border Radio: The Big Jukebox in the Sky

The sound of this show makes me think of a mix between A Prairie Home Companion and American Routes - it sounds like a great variety show. Not something heard very often on any radio today. It's nice to hear lots of great music for this hour. This is a music special and not a documentary, but you get a good sense of the importance of border radio and the music from the songs.

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Review of Border Radio: The Great Big Jukebox in the Sky

This is a pulsating tumbleweed tornado swooping through the ether - it reverberates exactly with the bygone days of driving through the Southern night twisting the dial hoping to hook something GOOD. No disappointment here -the amount of music, sound and good times that have been crocheted up into this mere hour is awesome. How many biscuits can I eat? More - my New Year's diet is history!

One comment - make sure stations have a very simple intro to give listeners a heads up that this fever dream is coming their way - like, "straight from Austin Texas, recorded live over an evening."

The extra tone I select is: exciting!

Broadcast History

DEBUT
Recorded in live performance at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas and edit/mixed for one-hour radio special by producer Ginger Miles

Timing and Cues

SPACE FOR ID/BREAK 28:45-29:00
SPACE FOR ID/BREAK 58:35-59:00

Musical Works

2:38-3:15 How many biscuits can you eat? Performers: Border Radio International Hot Timers
8:55-11:14 Estrellia Performer: Mary Welch
12:45-13:06 Keep on the Sunny Side Performers: Border Radio International Hot Timers
13:25-14:30 There's No Depression In Heaven: Performers:Gina Lee and Darcie Deaville
17:26-20:00 Cowboys Horses and Dogs Performer: Dallas Turner
20:50-22:57 I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart: Performers: Gina Lee and Darcie Deaville
25:25-27:00 What Makes Bob Holler Performer: Mary Ann Price
27:10-28:30 Faded Love Performer: Rick Trevino
STATION ID: 28:30-29:00
33:10-34:25 Conjunto 'Reynaldo' Performers: Ernesto Guerra and Mario Seinz
34:50-35:55 Mal Hombre Performer: Kitty Scott
36:32-39:54 La Gitana Performer: Patricia Vonne and Robert LaRoche
40:04-41:46 La Gustito Performer: Rick Trevino
44:02-48:35 Part Time Love Performer: Lawrence Hornsby
46:40-48:35 Livin In The City Performer: Lavella White
49:07-50:45 Make It Easy On Yourself Performer: Tim Curry
51:18-52:05 Every Woman I Know Crazy Bout An Automobile Performer: Joe King Carrasco
54:15-55:55 Oh Happy Day Performer Lavelle White
56:06 Volver CREDITS BEGIN: Performers: Hillbilly Cabelleros
58:35-59:00 STATION ID

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