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Tony talks to Sid Hausman-- multi- instrumentalist, artist and author. Sid performs original songs Blue Horizon, Bill Pickett, Geronimo’s Land, Cactus Critter Bash and plays guitar, banjo, ukulele and bones.

Tony interviews Elizaberh Lopez and Jeff Stuges about their original songs of the southwest and historic characters like Cochise and Ed Schieffelin.

Meet the sidekicks of cowboy heroes: Gabby Hayes, Andy Devine, Ken Curtis and others.

Tony visits the timeless music of TV and movie Westerns including Bonanza, Have Gun Will Travel,Gunsmoke, Rawhide and others.

Tony interviews his long time music pard Bill Burke and they play the Old Double Diamond, Innisheer, Riding Down the Canyon,Blue Mountain, Old Paint and The Telling Takes Me Home.

Tony challenges listeners to expand their attention span by listening to songs that exceed the industry mandated three minutes. Songs include California Joe, El Paso and The Dying Ranger. 

Tony plays some songs that exceed the three minute commercial format…

Under Western Stars Episode #9 Coyote my Old Friend

 Learn about the coyotes role in the old West and see how it has adapted to it's new range.

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Under Western Stars Episode #8   Ghost Riders

Listen to the Rider of Loma Escondida, a tale of a ghost rider and and stolen gold and Stan Jones classic song Ghost Riders in the Sky.

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Under Western Stars Episode # 7  The Camp Cook

Learn about the man who fed the cowboys, in songs and poems. From Boomer Johnson to the Goodnight Loving Trail.

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Under Western Stars Episode  #6 Romaine Loudermilk

Meet Romaine  Loudermilk,  an Arizona character who gave us some of our best cowboy songs.

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Under Western Stars Episode  #5  More Horses #2

Ride the trail with Tony  across the Australian outback and fleeing hostile Indians on the Western frontier and witness a tearful farewell.

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Under Western Stars Episode  #4  

From The Tennessee Stud to the Little Blue Roan Tony takes you for a ride.

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Under Western Stars Episode  #3  looks at the different journeys people made "Going Out West". From his grandpa Henry Newyears Norris' leave taking of post Civil War Illinois to the experiences of Sweet Betsy from Pike, Tony leads us down…

Under Western Stars Episode #2

Tony talks about the geography and characters of his  Western childhood. 

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Welcome to the first episode of Under Western Stars, produced for Sun Sounds [https://sunsounds.org/] the radio service for the visually impaired and hosted by  by Tony Norris. Under Western Stars is an audio exploration of all things Western with live…

        Recently I was asked to produce a series of cowboy programs  for Sun Sounds, the radio service for the visually handicapped.. I was delighted  for the opportunity to do my schtick on the radio once again. My radio career began…