KBOO Swing 'n' Country

05/24/2026

Charlie Rich was simultaneously one of the most critically acclaimed and most erratic country singers of post-World War II. Throughout his career, Rich willfully bended genres, fusing country, jazz, blues, gospel, rockabilly, and soul. Charlie had 45 country hits in a career that spanned nearly four decades. Instead of embracing the stardom those records brought him, Rich shunned it, retreating into semi-retirement. Tune in to KBOO.FM Saturday, 6:00am to 9:00 am, (PST) as we highlight Charlie Rich. .

05/20/2026

Coming up this Saturday, May 23rd on KBOO Swing 'n' Country, I'll start things off with songs from the decades ('30s-'70s) and then move on to other musical topics (or non-topics, as the case may be). There's something for everyone so please tune in to hear what I chose for YOU.
Mary
KBOO Community Radio
6-9 am
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05/10/2026

Swing’n’Country is coming your way once again on Saturday, May 16th, filling the morning with country and western sounds from 6 til 9 on KBOO Portland 90.7 FM. There’s variety and balance in this show: 21 male and 18 female performers, along with 10 duets and 5 or 6 instrumentals. The program starts with Faron Young, Lefty Frizzell (A King Without A Queen) and Wanda Jackson (Just a Queen for a Day) exchange songs, and Roy & Dale end the show. The original version of Tennessee Stud from Jimmie Driftwood in 1959 ends the second hour. Along the way you can hear several Portland area bands and singers. See ya Saturday!
Will

My Photo: Window Art in Tucson

Listen to "Swing ’n' Country" on KBOO 90.7 FM, Portland, OR or at www.kboo.fm on Saturday, May 16, from 6-9am PT. Or Listen To The Archived Program @ http://kboo.fm/SwingCountry

05/07/2026

Join Wayne & Kathy Saturday morning for 3 hours of duets!

Listen to "Swing ’n' Country" on KBOO 90.7 FM, Portland, OR or at www.kboo.fm on Saturday, May 9, from 6-9am PT. Or Listen To The Archived Program @ http://kboo.fm/SwingCountry

05/01/2026

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Hope you'll tune in on Saturday, May 2, 2026, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

04/23/2026

Waltzes, shuffles, polkas, ballads, stomps, whing-dings, yodels, harmonies, fiddle, guitar, pedal steel, heartbreak, honky-tonks, drinking, traveling and home – you can hear all these elements of a good country song when you tune in to KBOO Swing ‘n’ Country this Saturday, April 25 from 6-9 am. I hope you’ll join me as you wake up to the weekend!

04/12/2026

Another episode of Swing’n’Country is comin’ your way Saturday, April 18th from 6 till 9 am. The program features a pair of songs each from Cindy Walker, Marty Robbins and Johnny Paycheck. There are duets from George Jones & Tammy Wynette and Jessi Colter & Wayne Jennings, and music from a passel of country style singers, including Johnny Rodriguez, Rose Maddox, Bill Anderson and Dolly Parton, and many others, plus Arlo Guthrie’s City of New Orleans, by request.

The show opens with a song titled Last Call For Alcohol (by Commander Cody). It reminds me of Ketchikan, Alaska, in the 1970's. Last call was at 6 am, and the bars re-opened a couple hours later, mainly serving the pulp mill shift workers. In 1976 I was working a board shift on Ketchikan AM radio Saturdays at 6 am. Fifty years ago! I have a couple photos of the pulp mill from that era. It's no longer operational.

Please join me Saturday morning April 18th in the present day 2026 from 6-9 on KBOO 90.7 fm. Will�

My Photo: Ketchikan Pulp Mill on Ward Cove

Listen to "Swing ’n' Country" on KBOO 90.7 FM, Portland, OR or at www.kboo.fm on Saturday, April 18, from 6-9am PT. Or Listen To The Archived Program @ http://kboo.fm/SwingCountry

04/02/2026

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Spring has Sprung! Sweet, beautiful country music, Baseball and Love are ON the air this Saturday starting at 6:00 a.m., during the three-hour broadcast of Swing ’n’ Country on KBOO-FM. First Saturday hosts Graham and Robert Parish cover all the bases, beginning with Hour One, as Linda Ronstadt....

03/28/2026

It's March so it's time for my annual all-women's show!
Please join me for this special episode of Swing 'n' Country where I will once again be featuring all women vocalists in honor of Women's History Month. Women hold up half the sky so we will be getting our airtime today! Women also lift each other up, and one of the most beautiful ways we do this is through harmony singing so this show will feature many of my favorite women's duets and trios, including mother/daughter, sister/sister, sisters-in-law, cousins, aunts and nieces and just any old harmony-driven gems that I can dig up for you. If you love some good harmony, this show is for you!

03/15/2026

To quote the late Kris Kristofferson (from his intro to Me and Bobby McGee): "If it sounds like country, it’s a country song."
I used that recorded quote to justify some of my selections of unusual country singers in this episode of Swing’n’Country. (Hint - John Wayne is NOT one of the singers.) The popularity of country music has attracted many musicians from other genres over the years. Which is more relevant - the song or the singer? Can The Rolling Stones or Ella Fitzgerald convincingly sing country music? See what you think.

Please join me for three hours of mostly country style music - starting with Dean Martin "My First Country Song" - Saturday morning March 21st from 6 till 9 on KBOO 90.7 FM. Thanks for listening to and supporting your community radio station! Will

Listen to "Swing ’n' Country" on KBOO 90.7 FM, Portland, OR or at www.kboo.fm on Saturday, March 21, from 6-9am PT. Or Listen To The Archived Program @ http://kboo.fm/SwingCountry

My Photos:
1. Dean Martin 1956
2. Ella Fitzgerald album cover
3. Tacoma circa 1950 - Was I predestined for Swing ’n’ Country?