In 1979 I released the first 45 RPM record under the studio's HYPE label, by artist David Cohee, called "My Mountain Town". David, a resident of Mountain Home, composed this song to describe his love for our hometown.

David Cohee My Mountain Town

From the album "It Is What It Is" by Whiplash Gumbo. Recorded at Cedar Crest Studio. Produced by Bob Ketchum and Randy Keck - 1998. Violin Solo by George Mason.

Whiplash Gumbo - Two Is For You

This is a recent track from the "It Is What It Is" album by WAVEFORM LLC:

Everybody Needs An Angel
(Bob Ketchum/Ron Miller)

Everybody knows the secret
Everybody knows the score
There are times when you need an angel
To come and open up a door

Everybody needs an angel
Someone always by your side

When you’re feelin’ dark and lonely
Just lookin’ for a ray of hope
It’s nice to know there’s always someone
Just waitin’ to throw you a rope

To help you make the right decisions
To be right there along the ride

When hard times and troubles come along
You don’t have to find a place to hide

So life your head up and be thankful
For every day that you’re given
You can always look around you
And see little pieces of Heaven

There are angels all around you
Some you see and some you don’t
But you have to believe in angels
And you have to believe in love
Everybody needs an angel
Up in the heaven’s above 

Waveform LLC - 10 Everybody Needs An Angel

Bob Maples Promo

This is the song "Jesse James", from the album "Bringin' It Back" by The Mountain Magic Band. Recorded by Bob Ketchum in the late 1970's. Personnel: Michael & Misty Newman, Tim Phillips, Johanna Taylor, Alathea Janik. Tim Phillips on vocal.

The Mountrain Magic Band - Jesse James

This is taken from a 78 RPM record that my father recorded on January 15, 1950. I was three years old, as dad prompts me to sing "Humpty Dumpty", dedicated to my Grandma Hazel, who lived in Waco, Texas.

Tex Ketchum Sings!

TAKEN FROM THE BOOK "FACE THE MUSIC" -
In the year 1964 I wrote a spoof of the Jimmy Dean hit "Big Bad John". I called my song "My Granny". The lyrics were inspired by and written about my own escapades in the Purple Bomb, but since driving was a no-no in military school I wrote in Granny as the lead character. Rick Chyka, Phil Gilbert and I would hang out on the canteen deck, smoking cigarettes and singing these lyrics and the song just sort of caught on with other cadets. Pretty soon everyone on the canteen deck was singing “My Granny”. For some unknown reason, my mother thought it was cute and decided to foot the bill for an actual recording session to record "My Granny" and another song I wrote called "Mustang", which glorified the brand new Ford product that was storming the country. And so there we were….. In a real recording studio in Tampa called Charles Fuller Productions. The Buccaneers agreed to come and back us up. We had one rehearsal day when the band invited us to work on the two songs with them in the school chapel. I had died and gone to Heaven!

I had never been in a real recording studio before, and must admit I was pretty nervous when we got inside the large soundproofed room. The control room was separated from the studio by a huge double-paned glass window. The engineers sat facing us and the effect was we were in a giant fish tank. They arranged the musical equipment roughly in a circle with Rick, Phil and I behind a portable padded wall called a “gobo” with a window in it. The drums sat in a back corner with a single microphone on a tall boom holding a microphone which pointed at the kit. The bass and guitar amplifiers were at an opposite wall behind a baffled wall similar to the one which separated the singers from the band. The grand piano was right under the glass of the control room. The lid was up to a half-stick and covered with a large quilted blanket. Kent and Jim shared a microphone for their saxes and were roughly in the middle of the room. We all wore headphones and the engineers would talk to us on the phones for instructions. We did “My Granny” first and we all performed it together just as if we were playing the song live. Well, actually I guess we were playing it live because there was no overdubbing in those days. If someone made a mistake we all had to perform it over again. They recorded every take. We did it perhaps five times. The voice in the phones said “We got a pretty good take that time”, but we felt that the ending wasn’t quite right. We did it one more time and got the ending better but the overall performance of the previous take was much better. So the decision was made to splice the latest ending onto the previous take. This was done with a razor blade, but we stayed out in the main room and could not see what was going on in the control room. In a few moments they played it back for us and miraculously it sounded perfect! Next, we tackled “Mustang” and it was much easier to record. I think we got it in only three takes. After we recorded the two songs mom had 100 45-RPM records pressed. We must have sold most of them as only two of the records remain in my possession. We even got to perform live on stage during a sock hop held in the new gym that year. We devised our own stage uniforms (we wore black sweaters over our dress whites – as sanctioned by the school) and called ourselves "The Cobras". All I remember about the event was that I was scared to death and I am so grateful there is no recording of that performance! It’s bad enough the have to listen to the record forty five years later.


The Cobras - My Granny

This track is from Gwenn Marie's latest album "Rainbow Rider". recorded in 2013 and mixed/released in May of 2014 at Cedar Crest Studio.

Gwenn Marie - Grandpa

Here are some examples of music from the concert  - - 
Boots Walker
Ron Miller
Jerry Bone
Randy Keck/Whiplash Gumbo
Doug Deforest
Bob Ketchum/Goldrush


BK & Friends - SNIPPETS

This is the Mountain Home High School fight song: "Bomber Man", as performed by the 1964 MHHS Sr/Jr High concert band, directed by Russell Langston. Taken from the original 33 1/3 RPM vinyl album. GO BOMBERS !

1964 MHHS Band - Bomber Man

This is the original "Album Review Theme". I ripped it from an Iron Butterfly album and then did some flanging on the instrumental track. It was always the show's opening music theme on KWHN/KMAG (heard out of Ft. Smith, AR) at 11PM each week night in 1971 - 1975.

Album Review Theme

This track is from the "Waveform LLC" Project by Bob Ketchum and Ron Miller.

Waveform LLC - Easy Livin

Another track from the WAVEFORM LLC album "It Is What It Is". SPECIAL GUEST BASSIST: The Nimble Fingers of Jerry Bone. For more go here:
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Waveform LLC - Better World

Groove track from the CD "If You Can't Beat 'Em" by OMC. Recorded and produced at Cedar Crest Studio, deep in the heart of the Ozark Mountains.

OMC - Pelota (EDIT)

Cedar Crest Studio is the home to many artists and musicians that live in the Ozarks. The genres we cover are rock, pop, modern country, blues and jazz. We specialize in soundtracks for movies and video.

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