Preserving the Culture of the Old West
For our Movie Saturday program, we talk about Hollywood’s Humble Maestro–Russell Garcia. His granddaughter, Kristy Corwin, joins us. Garcia was a child prodigee regarding music. He composed music for a number of westerns including Rawhide.
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Our guest is Ben Lee. He runs the Camp Verde School near Sedona, Arizona. His great grandfather author Yan Phou Lee. He came to America in 1872 to pursue his eduction. On the way east,
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Pat Garrett, the lawman that captured and killed Billy the Kid, was found shot to death along the road near Las Cruces, NM Territory. The question is who actually killed Garrett and why. That’s what
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Lettie Irons Connell joins for the hour to talk about her family’s history. Her great grandmother was an interpreter for Sitting Bull. Her entire family is dedicated to telling their family’s history. Lettie also served
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For our next Movie Saturday program, it’s all about the cookies that kept the trail drives going. From Hop Sing to Wishbone we talk about the actors who cooked it up for the cowboys. https://voicesofthewest.net/MP3/Movie_Saturday_Cowboy_Cooks_083124.mp3Podcast:
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Dr. David Turpie joins us for the hour to talk about zoos in Arizona–their aim, economic contribution and more. David is with the Arizona Histiorical Society which has recently published their latest edition talking about
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Brad Ness, the founder of Commemorative Firearms joins us. His company produces specialty firearms for groups to use as fundraisers. The company has been in business since 1982 and has provided firearms for auctions for
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John Payne aka The One Arm Bandit joins us from the road. He’s based in Oklahoma and travels throughout the country performing at rodeos and fairs. He’s called The One Arm Bandit because of an
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Retired National Park Service ranger and historian Dan Martinez joins us from Hawaii. His latest job was the Chief Historian of the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. Dan also worked at the Little Bighorn
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Author Michael F. Blake joins us to talk about his book on John Ford’s cavalry trilogy–Fort Apache, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, and Rio Grande. These films are cowboy classics. His book, The Cavalry Trilogy,
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