Melton Luttrell began calling in 1950 and over the past seventy-five years has left a last legacy in the square dance activity. In his home area of Ft. Worth, Texas, Melton has taught thousands of people to dance, mentored dozens of callers, and was instrumental in the construction of Swingtime Dance Center - the premier square dance hall in the U.S. He producer Square L Records for many years and was a founding father of CALLERLAB. He is the recipient of the Milestone Award, Gold Card, and Lifetime Achievement Award. He passed away in March 2026 at the age of 97 He called for 75 years

This album was released in 1963 on Square L Records.

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The year is 1950 and two new albums are out - the first is the only known studio recording of Lloyd "Pappy" Shaw. Considered by many to the father of Modern Square Dancing, Dr. Shaw gained an impressive reputation through the publication of his book - "Cowboy Dances" and the touring performances of his Cheyenne Mountain School students.

This recording features three dances from the "Duel In The Sun" motion picture.

Also in 1950 came the release of a series of albums for both the new and experienced dancer from the newly formed Windsor Records label. At the helm of Windsor Records was Doc Alumbaugh, a retired medical doctor who was full-time in teaching and calling in Southern California. Doc was considered not only a pioneer in the early modern square dance movement, but also an avid promoter.

This recording features two dances from his Dances For Experienced Dancers on Windsor.

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The Sets In Order American Square Dance Society under the direction of Bob Osgood, established two lists of calls that made up Modern Square Dancing; 50 Basics and 75 Extended Basics. This album used the CALLERLAB Mainstream list plus Quarterly Experimental calls. By contrast to the 75 Extended Basics for club dancers, the Mainstream list had many more calls and was for the dance enthusiast.

MC is Sets In Order owner/publisher - Bob Osgood

Featured callers are:

Jerry Haag

Dick Houlton

Frank Lane

Mac Letson

Dave Lightly

Ron Schneider

Bob Vineyard

Nelson Watkins

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