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An Exploration of the DC Comics character, the Vigilante, first published in Action Comics 42, in September 1941. Greg Sanders, the Prairie Troubador, leads a double life as the Vigilante, a crime fighter who uses the tactics and weapons of his Wyoming upbringing against a plethora of super-villains and criminals.
Episodes
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Ep 35 – Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942, Chapter 1 of 7, The Seven Soldiers of Victory, “Seven Steps To Conquest” (Introduction)
Introduction
Original Radio Play of Part 1 of 7, Leading Comics #4, Autumn 1942;
Examination of Roy Thomas’ free adaptation in All-Star Squadron #56, Apr 1986
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Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
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- “Magnificent Seven Theme” – Elmer Bernstein
- “Sirius” – Alan Parsons Project
- “Ray’s Bar and Grill” – Ray Griff
- “Eye in the Sky” – Alan Parsons Project
- “Cheer March” – National Symphonic Band
- “Magnificent Seven” vocal – cast of “Cheers”
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Ep 34 – Action Comics #54, “The Rookie Who Fought A Ghost” - November 1942
Introduction
Discussion and Original Radio Play adaptation of Vigilante feature appearing in Action Comics #54, November 1942
Greg Sanders Radio Rodeo
Notes
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Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “The Night Chicago Died” - Paper Lace
- “Theme from the Untouchables” -Ennio Morricone
- “Old Corrals and Sagebrush” - Ian Tyson
- “Switchblade” – Link Wray
“Fingers on Fire” – Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith - “What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor” – Captain Tractor
- “Theme from Police Story” – Ray Conniff
“Turn Me Round” – k.d. lang - Closing Stinger – “Four Strong Winds” Marshall Tucker Band - Ian Tyson
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Ep 33 – Bonus New Year’s Eve 2023 and a Brief Tribute to Ian Tyson
A Potpourri of Odds and Songs from and for winter’s night.
But a day before publication, we learned of the passing of a hero of this podcast.
This episode is dedicated to the memory and rich musical legacy of Ian Tyson.
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Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “Lone Star and Coors” - Ian Tyson
- “Alberta’s Child” - Ian Tyson
- “Waiting for a Chinook” Wilf Carter
- “Let the Good Bus Win” – Murray McLaughlin, Paul Hyde and Tom Cochrane
- Closing – “Four Strong Winds” Marshall Tucker Band - Ian Tyson
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Ep 32 – "Podcasting For Dummys" All-Star Squadron #51,53, 54 1985 – Crisis on Infinite Earths Tie-Ins
Introduction
Discussion of Crisis on Infinite Earths and the appearance of The Dummy in All-Star Squadron.
Greg Sanders Radio Rodeo
Notes
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Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “Hooked On Swing” – Larry Elgart
- “Great American Big Bands of the 1930s & 1940s” Glenn Miller & Duke Ellington, etc.
- “Cowboy Christmas Ball” – Michael Martin Murphy, with Suzy Boggus, Don Edwards and Riders in the Sky
- Closing Stinger – “The Last of the Singing Cowboys,” Marshall Tucker Band
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Ep 31 – Action Comics #53, “The Blackout in Blues October 1942
Introduction
Discussion and Original Radio Play adaptation of Vigilante feature appearing in Action Comics #53, October 1942
Greg Sanders Radio Rodeo
Notes
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Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “Some Kind of Fool” – Ian Tyson
- “Black and Blue” – Louis Armstrong
- “Big Yellow Taxi” – Joni Mitchell
- “White Room” – Eric Clapton
- “Little Green Bag” – George Baker Selection
- “Black Mountain Rag” – Roy Clark
- “Flo’s Yellow Rose” – Hoyt Axton
- Closing Stinger – “The Last of the Singing Cowboys,” Marshall Tucker Band
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Prairiie Justice is taking a break as PJ Central is moving into the foothills of the Alberta Rockies.
Music Credits.
Midnight Rodeo Band - "Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin' Song"
Ian Tyson - "Summer Wages"
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Ep 30 – Action Comics #52, “Sing A Song of Six Guns,” September 1942
Introduction
Discussion of Vigilante appearance in All-Star Squadron #31, March 1984
Original Radio Play adaptation of Vigilante feature appearing in Action Comics #52, September 1942
Greg Sanders Radio Rodeo
Notes
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Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “Home on the Range” – Ian Tyson
- “The Last Round-Up” – Gene Autry
- Don Giovanni – Mozart by Ashraf Violine
- “The Hangin’ Tree” – Norton Buffalo Stampede
- “San Antonio Rose” – Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
- “Curly’s Theme” – Bill Hersh and Blue Train
- “Take Me Back To Tulsa” – Asleep at the Wheel
- Closing Stinger – “The Last of the Singing Cowboys”, Marshall Tucker Band
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Ep 28 – Leading Comics #3, Summer 1942, Chapter 7 of 7,
The Seven Soldiers “The Time Tyrants: Conclusion”
Introduction
Original Radio Play of The Seven Soldiers of Victory in “The Time Tyrants: Conclusion – Chapter 7 of 7, Leading Comics #2, Spring 1942
Notes and Listener Feedback
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Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “Magnificent Seven Theme” – Elmer Bernstein
- “Cheer March” – National Symphonic Band
- “A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight” – Leon Redbone
- “A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight” – The Dukes of Dixieland
- Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier – Corb Lund
- Closing Stinger – “The Last of the Singing Cowboys”, Marshall Tucker Band
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Ep 27 – Leading Comics #3, Summer 1942, Chapter 6 of 7,
The Crimson Avenger, “Fiddler’s Farewell”
Introduction
Original Radio Play of The Crimson Avenger, “Fiddler’s Farewell” – Chapter 6 of 7, Leading Comics #3, Summer 1942
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Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “Magnificent Seven Theme” – Elmer Bernstein
- “Soprano’s Theme” – Alabama 3
- “The Song of Times” –Lyre Gauloise, Atelier Skald
- “Sailor’s Hornpipe” – Carlos Nunez
- “Time After Time” – Cyndi Lauper
- “Magnificent Seven” vocal – cast of “Cheers”
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Ep 26 – Leading Comics #3, Summer 1942, Chapter 5 of 7,
The Vigilante, “The Spirit of Wild Bill Dickson”
Introduction
Original Radio Play of The Vigilante in “The Spirit of Wild Bill Dickson” – Chapter 5 of 7, Leading Comics #3, Summer 1942
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Twitter: @ToltonGord
Music Excerpts Used
- Opening Stinger– “Nashville Just Wrote Another Cheatin’ Song” – Midnight Rodeo Band
- “Magnificent Seven Theme” – Elmer Bernstein
- “The Black Hills of Dakota” – Howard Keel & Doris Day
- “Deadwood” theme – David Schwartz
- “South Dakota Morning” – The Bee Gees
- “Magnificent Seven” vocal – cast of “Cheers”