THE BORDER RADIO SHOW: THE BIG JUKEBOX IN THE SKY

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REVIEW OF THE EVENT

"There was plenty of toe-tapping music, thigh-slapping laughter, and good old-fashioned fun at the premiere of The Border Radio: The Big Juke Box in the Sky."

"A special treat of the evening was hearing original pitchman and cowboy crooner Dallas "Nevada Slim" Turner. The 78-year-old re-created pitches for Gas-Be-Gone and Peruna - a curiously nondescript remedy for just about anything that ails you. Turner also sang "Cowboys, Horses, and Dogs," which captured the bygone spirit of cowboy culture and perhaps the golden age of border radio as well."

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Headlining as the show's special guests was the "so pretty it hurts" Rick Trevino. He was superb, as were old-time conjunto masters Ernesto Guerra and Mario Saenz Sr., La Joya High School's Mariachi Los Coyotes, and the incomparable Miss Lavelle White. However, the show's foundation was the house band, the Hillbilly Caballeros, led by musical director Mike Maddux. Darcie Deaville was exceptional on fiddle, guitar, and backup vocals, as was "La Voz de la Frontera," Clemencia Zapata on drums and percussion. Zapata also offered some of the show's narration, introduced performers, and lent her vocal talent."

"Future Border Radio shows will feature Texas songbirds, Western swing pioneers, the legacy of the legendary Carter Family, rhythm and blues, rock en Español singing cowboys, honky-tonk, and gospel. If the first of the Border Radio series is any indication, these future shows should not be missed."

-- Belinda Acosta. The Austin Chronicle. 9/23/05.