O.J. Sikes
O.J. Sikes is a Western music historian and
nationally syndicated reviewer of Western music whose work appears
regularly in Western Clippings, Rope Burns, The Western Way
and on a number of web sites. He wrote the liner notes for the
Gene Autry CD 25 Cowboy Classics, The Cass County Boys' CD Ride,
Ranger, Ride, Monte Hale's CD The Full Monte: Complete Recordings
and others, is a frequent panelist at Western music festivals
and is the host of the internet radio show, Western Music Time,
accessible any time at www.BostonPete.com/ojsikes . In 1994
The Western Music Assn. recognized his contributions to the
preservation and advancement of Western music by giving him
the association's prestigious Bill Wiley Award during their
Hall of Fame ceremony. He is currently serving with Rex Allen,
Jr., Roy Rogers, Jr., Johnny Western and others on the Western
Music Association's Advisory Board.
Reviews
"Hello, A wonderful thing happened this morning. After
arriving at work I immediately put on music on my computer as
usual. I often listen to the bluegrass channel but wanted something
different so looked around and by chance came across your music.
I can't believe that there's a channel of all cowboy music!
It has long been my favorite kind of music - I have dozens of
hours of recordings of cowboy songs but can never have enough.
And already I've heard you play several songs that I'd never
heard before. I don't know yet how many hours of music you've
recorded for this channel, but I won't mind hearing the same
over and over if necessary. You have mademy day, week, month
and year!" M.
"Have I died and gone to heaven? Or are you truly on
the net? I thought this kind of music was lost in my childhood!
Keep it playing." From England listener
"Thanks for bringing back some favorite music from my early
years... Hope your program becomes daily rather than weekly.
It's great to listen to while I'm working on the internet".
Florida
"Hi O.J., I have just found your website and I am thrilled,
You are playing the kind of music I love...
Many thanks pardner." Canada.
"Love your show. There's nothing on the Web like it."
B.
"Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your show.
I love western music...I appreciate the background information
you provide in your show, as well as your selection of music."
Indiana
"I just came upon the BostonPete site this week, and have
been listening to your show all day for several days now. Awesome!"
Colorado
"I am from Taiwan, a small island near Mainland China.This
is my first time to listen to the
Western broadcast...I am so excited now~WOW~~~"
Dear Mr. Sikes,
"I'm a new listener to your show. I finally found you and
I could listen all day. The problem is that I need to go
home and I can't pull myself away. Do you have a remedy for
this condition?
I hope to hear you tomorrow and tomorrow... Perhaps soon you'll
have a
library out so that I can listen to you on long car rides? "
"Hi OJ. Love the show. Nothing like it in the rather limited
number of radio stations available to us on the wireless but
the web has opened up all sorts of new musical avenues..."
England
"Merci, merci et merci pour la super musique que vous passez."
France
"Am listening in N.C. for the first time. Faantastic. Don't
change a thing."
"Hi O.J. I am a trucker,over the roed. Never finshed highschool.
My spellin is very bad, so do frogive me. I get you on my Sprint
web wire in my rig."
"It's 11:30am here in Wales and my 13 year-old grand-daughter
has tuned into your prog via the net and has her friends around
to listen. They're in awr at the songs of my yester-year."
