Hey, Ron:

Talk about free association... Lon McAllister was a cute, dark-haired little guy who seemed to be in a lot of forgettable movies in the 40's. The best know of them was Stage Door Canteen. What does he have to do with Bob Wills and Western Swing. Taling about three degrees of separation. I always linked Lon McAlister with Audie Murphy... both cute little guys, and Audie was in a lot of B picture westerns, and wore them dumb little shirts with the arrows sewed on the top of the pockets. As far as I know, Lon may have hated Western Swing.

Jerry