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From: Mike Gross
Date: October 12, 2005
That is why we can have and enjoy our Western Swing music and ignore country music and Nashville if we wish to. It was never the Mecca of Western Swing and really never had open arms to our music. Today, Nashville has two of the best Western Swing bands in the world. They are John England and the Western Swingers and the Time Jumpers. They are both made up of some of the best pickers in Nashville that truly love Western Swing music. Playing in these bands give them this opportunity to get away from the nine to five of country and do the Western Swing that they love. They should be admired and supported fully for doing this. They both have two wonderful CDs available and are played much on my "Swingin' West" radio show. In fact, John England and the Western Swingers "Thanks A Lot" CD is number one on my show right now. Mike www.swinginwest.com