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Ken Bower 
Square Dance Caller
 
ID: 33

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Ken Bower  

Ken was first introduced into square dancing in 1961 and within one year started calling. By 1965 he was traveling full time. Since then he has called in every state in the United States along with Australia, China, England, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan and Sweden to name a few. He has recorded for Chaparral Records since 1975 and now is on the Rhythm Records label. He works at Golden Village Palms Travel Trailer Park in Hemet, California from November through April calling dances and teaching classes from beginners through advanced. During the summer months he travels throughout the United States calling one night stands and working square dance weekends and week institutes. Ken and his wife, Dee, grew up and lived part of their married life in Iowa before moving to California in 1973. They have three children, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

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Recordings by Ken Bower:
Dance Ranch    Chaparral    Golden Eagle    Blue Star    ESP    Rawhide    Rhythm    Hi Hat    Chinook    Wagon Wheel    Lou Mac    Global Music    Chicago Country    Riverboat    Crown    Bob Cat    Square L    Hi Hat Retro    Chic    Rhythm Classic   
 
After The Lovin'  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 520
 
American Saturday Night  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 286
 
Any Dream Will Do  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Blue Star 2628
 
Ashes Of Love  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 534
 
Aura Lee  (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 433  On our wish list
 
Bar Room Buddies  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 3511
 
Believe  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Golden Eagle 38
 
Best Is Yet To Come  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Wagon Wheel 605
 
Big Foot Stomp  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 532
 
Bill Bailey  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call -- with Bob Elling, ESP 1122
 
Bloody Red Baron  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Wagon Wheel 606
 
Blue Suede Blues  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 530
 
But For Love  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Wagon Wheel 601
 
C'est La Vie  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Golden Eagle 34
 
California Dreaming / Skillet Lickin'  (sample clip)  Singing Call (instrumental) + Patter, Dance Ranch 1058
 
Cherokee Fiddle  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 512
 
Christmas Medley  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Chaparral 528
 
Come To Me  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Hi Hat 5366
 
Darlin' Raise The Shade  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Wagon Wheel 607
 
Dim The Lights  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 524
 
Do What You Do Well / Saints  (sample clip)  Singing Call (instrumental) + Patter, Dance Ranch 1057
 
Do You Love As Good As You Look?  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call -- with Gary Shoemake, Rhythm 315
 
Do You Right Tonight  (comments) (cue sheet)  Singing Call -- with Dan Nordbye, Riverboat 867  On our wish list
 
Dream A Little Dream Of Me  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Golden Eagle 27
 
Engine #9  (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Bob Cat 507  On our wish list
 
Engine #9  (lyrics)  Singing Call, Hi Hat Retro 507  On our wish list
 
Engine Number Nine  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Rawhide 1031
 
Every Street's A Boulvard  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 3507
 
Fever  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 519
 
Fiddlin' Around  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Patter -- with Darryl Lipscomb, Tony Oxendine, ESP 483
 
Fireball Mail  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 252
 
First Thing Every Morning  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Blue Star 1827
 
First Thing Every Morning  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Dance Ranch 707
 
Five Foot Two  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 3503
 
Flat-Footin' It  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call -- with Gary Shoemake, Crown 161
 
Footloose  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 371
 
From This Valley  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Rhythm 325
 
God Is Good  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 344
 
Guitars And Tiki Bars  (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Riverboat 1070  On our wish list
 
Hallelujah  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Blue Star 2595
 
Happy  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Blue Star 1821
 
Hazel Eyes  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 3505
 
Heart Of My Heart  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 3504
 
Hello Friends  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, ESP 1161
 
Hello Mary Lou  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 3513
 
Honeymoon Feeling  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Wagon Wheel 608
 
Honk If You Honky Tonk  (lyrics)  Singing Call, Lou Mac 238  On our wish list
 
Honky Tonk Heroes  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 502
 
Honky Tonk Heroes  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Rhythm 263
 
I Believe In Music  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Hi Hat 5303
 
I Loved Them Everyone  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 509
 
I Will Survive  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 506
 
I Won't Go Huntin' With You Jake  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 529
 
I Write The Songs  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 501
 
I'd Go Crazy  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Golden Eagle 8
 
I'd Love You More Than I Do  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Global Music 931
 
I'll Be Danged  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Chaparral 508
 
I'll Be Gone, Gone, Gone  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Chaparral 518
 
I'll Fly Away  (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Crown 172  On our wish list
 
If They Could See Me Now  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Wagon Wheel 600
 
In The Sweet By And By  (lyrics)  Singing Call, Crown 136  On our wish list
 
Jailhouse Jump Hoedown  (sample clip)  Patter, ESP 429
 
Jose (Hasta La Vista)  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, ESP 1095
 
Joy To The World  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 515
 
Joy To The World  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Rhythm 247
 
Just Another Polka  (lyrics)  Singing Call, Hi Hat Retro 514  On our wish list
 
Just Dropped In  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Rhythm 285
 
Just Hang Loose  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call -- with Buddy Weaver, Blue Star C100
 
Just Hang Loose  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Rawhide 1000
 
Kinda Keep It Country  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Chaparral 527
 
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine  (comments) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Riverboat 1042  On our wish list
 
Lady Be Good  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 375
 
Light The Candles  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 268
 
Love Me Honey Do  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 525
 
Lovin' You Baby  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Chaparral 3502
 
Mas Fina  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 261
 
Medley  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Chaparral 3506
 
Mental Journey  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Blue Star 1836
 
Mercy  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 517
 
Mississippi  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Wagon Wheel 603
 
Misty  (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 232  On our wish list
 
Mockingbird  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call -- with Gary Shoemake, Riverboat 283
 
Mountain Pass  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 516
 
MTA  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, ESP 1119
 
My Baby's Gone Away  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 507
 
My Toot Toot  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Patter -- with Darryl Lipscomb, Buddy Weaver, Tony Oxendine, Gary Shoemake, ESP 493
 
Never Can Say Goodbye  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 237
 
Never Ending Love  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Blue Star 2617
 
Night Train To Memphis  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Square L 1003
 
Old Lamp Lighter  (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call -- with Elmer Sheffield, Jr., Riverboat 672  On our wish list
 
Old Man From The Mountain  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Crown 160
 
On With The Show  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 329
 
Once In A While  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Chinook 132
 
One Day At A Time  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Crown 214
 
Ooh La La  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Chaparral 513
 
Pickle Up A Doodle  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 291
 
Pretty Blue Eyes  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Rhythm 252
 
Red River Valley  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 305
 
Rhythm Of The Road  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 3501
 
Ride, Ride, Ride  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Crown 152
 
Rockin' Pneumonia And Boogie Woogie Flu  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 503
 
Romping Stomping  (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Riverboat 693  On our wish list
 
Same Old Song And Dance  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Golden Eagle 37
 
Santa's Reindeer Ride  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chic 1035
 
Saturday Night  (sample clip)  Patter, Chaparral 105
 
Shadows In The Moonlight  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Golden Eagle 31
 
Shufflin' Shoes  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Blue Star 1829
 
Silver Bells  (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call -- with Dan Nordbye, Carol Hilliard (Reardon), Riverboat 1036  On our wish list
 
Sitting On Top Of The World  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Blue Star 2523
 
Small World  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 521
 
Smooth and Easy  (sample clip)  Patter, Chaparral 104
 
So In Love With You  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 510
 
Someone Must Feel Like A Fool Tonight  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 533
 
Somewhere My Love  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 3514
 
Stay A Little Longer  (sample clip)  Patter, Chaparral 109
 
Streets Of Bakersfield  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 522
 
Summer Sounds  Singing Call -- with Elmer Sheffield, Jr., Lawrence Johnstone, Riverboat 557  On our wish list
 
Summertime  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Blue Star 2463
 
Sunny  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 511
 
Sunny Side Of The Street  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 3510
 
Suspicious Minds  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Rhythm 283
 
Take Two  (sample clip)  Patter, Riverboat 244
 
That's All  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Global Music 910
 
That's The Thing About Love  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 514
 
The Best Things In Life Are Free  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 3508
 
The Night That Marshall Flippo Came To Town  (comments) (cue sheet)  Singing Call -- with Gary Shoemake, Melton Luttrell, Mike Seastrom, Tony Oxendine, Jerry Junck, Rhythm Classic 203  On our wish list
 
The Red Baron  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chicago Country 40
 
These Boots Are Made For Walking  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 531
 
This Is The Stuff  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 314
 
This Time Baby  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 288
 
Twelfth Street Rag  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 505
 
Walk Across Texas  (lyrics)  Singing Call, Bob Cat 515  On our wish list
 
Walking My Baby Back Home  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 526
 
Waltz Across Texas  (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Hi Hat Retro 520  On our wish list
 
Waltz Across Texas  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Rawhide 1108
 
What You Do To Me  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Chaparral 523
 
When The Saints Go Marching In  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call -- with Jerry Haag, Gary Shoemake, Beryl Main, Chaparral 3509
 
When You're Hot, You're Hot  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Wagon Wheel 604
 
White Christmas  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 287
 
Wild, Wild West  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call -- with Gary Shoemake, Rhythm 248
 
Window On The World  (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Rhythm 304X
 
Workin' Man's Blues  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Crown 182
 
YMCA  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Riverboat 250
 
You're The One That I Want  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Chaparral 504
 
You're Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby  (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Riverboat 1000  On our wish list
 
Young At Heart  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Blue Star 2475
 
Your Time Hasn't Come Yet  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Wagon Wheel 602

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