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Red Willow Band - Reunion!
A Concert for SD Public Broadcasting
CD and DVD release March 3, 2007

 

The Red Willow Band
existed in South Dakota from 1974 to 1982.  (Still exists, we guess, we play once or twice a year these days.)  Their business card read "Red Willow Band.....the best in country swing".  Two albums and several singles were recorded and released, with one single "I Wish I Had Your Arms Around Me" reaching #97 on the Billboard Hot Country 100 charts for a whopping 7 days.  The band made numerous TV specials for South Dakota Public Television, hosted the successful NEMO series of outdoor festivals, and toured nonstop in the upper U.S. from Washington State to New York City.

  PROMO PICS  


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2006 Onstage PROMO
 PHOTO 300 dpi
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photo by
Carol Robertson


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The band reunited in 2004 for a 3 concert tour of South Dakota.  Click here to see the poster full size.

  FUN PICS  

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Sioux River Folk Festival
1999
(Dar Berkenpas)

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The Barn at Weathertop
Sketch by Bruce Preheim

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Out behind the Barn

 
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Click here for current stage plot

click here to see some nostalgic clippings and photos

2004 Tour T-shirts are still available
Click here for information

 

It's late Saturday night
in the youth of your mind
you're parked in a blue '59 boredom
when down the strip
your best girl and six full moons
come motoring for the setting sea
the radio's on playing their tunes
everybody's dancing in their sleep
they're opening red willow wings
laughing throats and crying strings
running smooth gaining speed
the left rear door is open
the invitation's unspoken
the ride's guaranteed

Jack Kreitzer-Bald Mountain

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Reunion!  Recorded live in 2006 at the Washington Pavilion's Belbas Theatre in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Way Back When: a compilation of the 2 RWB LPs from 1976 and 1978, with a few bonus tracks thrown in. Remastered to digital by Jerry Tubb in Austin, Texas. 

Red Willow Band Live!: a collection of live tracks from cassettes and reel-to-reels recorded at various venues in the 1970's.  Not the best audio quality, but you can re-live the 70's!!

1.   Wake Me  (3:04)
2.   Beautiful Lie   (3:54)
3.   Sure Beats Me / Well You Needn’t   (3:10)
4.   Finally Hit Bottom   (3:49)
5.   Arms Around Me   (2:34)
6.   Stage Fright   (6:51)
7.   Magic Bird   (3:05)
8.   Battle The Bottle   (3:34)
9.   Leftover Blues   (2:42)
10. 2 O' Clock Shuffle   (4:20)
11. Old Photos   (5:28)
12. Bottom Of The Band   (2:14)
13. You're All I Need To Get By   (3:39)
14. Long Way To Hollywood   (9:28)
15. Orange Blossom Special   (6:06)
16. Hell or High Water   (4:19)

1.  Wake Me 2:44   MP3 sample
2.  Magic Bird 2:59   MP3 sample
3.  Old Photos 4:43
4.  Tyin' The Knot 2:37
5.  Arms Around Me 2:34
6.  Battle The Bottle 2:31
7.  You Can't Get There 3:15
8.  Leftover Blues 2:22
9.  Finally Hit Bottom 3:40
10.  Game Of Chance 3:04
11.  Beautiful Lie 3:33
12.  Sweet Lovin' 2:49
13.  Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea 2:20
14.  Snow On Bald Mountain 3:57
15.  Dreams Come True 2:36
16.  Finding My Way 3:09
17.  Today I Smiled Away 3:39
18.  Your Time's a'Comin' 4:06
19.  The Other Man 2:31
20.  Hell Or High Water 3:17
21.  Very Old Friend 3:46
22.  Song Of The Sea 6:20

  1.   Marley’s Intro   (:12)
  2.   Tom & Jerry   (1:48)
  3.   Two ‘O Clock Shuffle   (3:59)
  4.   You’re All I Need To Get By   (3:04)
  5.   Restless   (3:07)
  6.   Tailspin   (2:34)
  7.   Roly Poly   (2:41)
  8.   You Just Can’t Win   (3:21)
  9.   Bottom Of The Band   (2:12)
10.  You Gotta Be Crazy   (3:05)
11.  I Thought I Was A Child   (3:13)
12.  Stage Fright   (5:21)
13.  C Jam Blues   (8:19)
14.  The Rails That Took You Home   (1:56)
15.  Long Way To Hollywood   (5:29)
16.  Orange Blossom Special   (4:56) 

   

Original LP's, 45's and posters are available for the serious collector.
Click for information about the original LPs:
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Red Willow Band core members were Chris Gage, Hank Harris, Kenny Putnam, Marley Forman and Barry Carpenter.
Wally Saukerson helped form the band, then became the booking agent.

Also serving time were Lonnie Schumacher (bass), Tom Peterson (bass), Susan Osborn (vocals), Boyd Bristow (guitar & vocals), Owen DeJong (fiddle),  Mike 'Razz' Russell (fiddle & vocals), Wally Saukerson (mandolin), and Johnny Palomino (aka soundman Mike Grunendyke, guest vocals).  

Special thanks still go out to Dale Gage, Lost Records, Wally Saukerson, Chris Buren, Rowdy Walterman, Terry VanderPol, Dan Picht, Byrd Burton, Gary Laney, GMA, Ann Morton, and many more.

 

 

 

BAND WEBSITES:
www.chrisgage.biz
www.hankharris.com
www.houseofwally.com

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