Country Music Showcase International

IOWA/MIDWEST MUSIC ON-LINE VIRTUAL MUSEUM, LIBRARY, AND HALL OF FAME.
This is a museum different than any you would be used to. There is a front door to go through, then in the entryway you can choose which room of the museum you want to visit. Whether you choose the Library doorway to see music or books, or choose the Hall of Fame doorway to see the talented people who have shaped music in the Midwest, or choose the Museum doorway to see artifacts that have been such a part of our music history. You can nominate someone from Iowa/Midwest who you think has significantly contributed to the country music art form in some way. Look for the link to the nomination form on the "Hall Of Fame" doorway.

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FORMER CARLISLE, IOWA KAJAC RECORD CORPORATION PUBLIC RELATION EXECUTIVE (circa) 1969-1974

BALLROOM HISTORY COMES ALIVE ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2009
AT THE PONDEROSA BALLROOM IN WALFORD, IOWA. 3:00 PM till ???

The Dance and Stage Show will be to celebrate the "DAVE DIGHTON BAND REUNION". many of the past members will be playing, including the six original members of the of the original band.

Dave actually played professionally for fifty-two years and after starting his own band, played for thirty-nine years as The Dave Dighton Band. The band played over 300 nights a year for several years, recorded 4- LPs, 4- 90 minute cassettes and 2- 8 tracks.

The band enjoyed their popularity enormously playing their special brand of western swing music in Iowa Ballrooms, including; “The Riviera”, Janesville “Electric Park Ballroom” Waterloo, “The Surf Ballroom”, Clear Lake “The Fairgrounds in Dubuque and Davenport, “The Prairiemoon Ballroom”, Prairieburg “DanceMor” Swisher ,“The Val Air Ballroom” West Des Moines ,“The Ponderosa Ballroom”, Walford, “The Coliseum”, Walcott, “The Col Ballroom”, Davenport, “The Armar Ballroom” in Marion. In addition to the Iowa venues the band also played at;“The Medina Ballroom”, Hamel Minnesota, “The Bel Rae Ballroom”, Minneapolis Minnesota, and “The Fairgrounds” in Aledo Illinois.

In August of 2008, Dave Dighton was inducted in to the Iowa Midwest Country Music Hall of Fame for his dedication to entertaining thousands of people throughout his 52 years on the stage. Another nice surprise was his son, Kirk and his band were also inducted the same year. Kirk and his band took over the Dave Dighton Band when Dave retired January 1, 2001.

Sharing the stage at The Ponderosa Ballroom on September 13^th 2009, will be the ever-popular Kirk Dighton Band who will open the dance at 3:00 pm. Dave Dighton and the “Bands” will play 4:00 to 5:00 pm and 6:00 to 7:00 pm, with The Kirk Dighton Band playing in between.

Tickets are $10 each and there will be new CDs of The Dave Dighton Band’s popular “Country Clover” album recorded in 1976.

You are certain to enjoy this night of dancing to some of the fantastic musicians who were with The Dave Dighton Band for years. So come on out on September 13^th 2009 to the Ponderosa Ballroom in Walford Iowa and revisit the days when ballroom music was alive with Western Swing played by The Dave Dighton Band.

For more information on the band CLICK HERE

For more information on the Ponderosa Ballroom CLICK HERE

“Wanna Dance? Follow Us!”

Smokey Smith Say's "DON'T YOU DARE MISS IT"

COUNTRY MUSIC SHOWCASE INTERNATIONAL, INC. PRESENTS AN IOWA/MIDWEST "VIRTUAL" COUNTRY MUSIC HERITAGE TRIBUTE DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF LEE MACE'S OZARK OPRY
(circa-1927-1985)

From Our Hall Of Fame Archive CLICK HERE to see an extremely rare video clip of a segment of a Ozark Opry Show. For more info on this or to obtain a DVD of the entire show email us at museum@cmshowcase.org

Some of our museum archives are in the form of a video so as to bring you access to these videos in the best possible quality (as some of the videos are very old) the Iowa/Midwest "Virtual" Museum has partnered with AP Services media support services.

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This page will be the definitive authority on the history of Kajac Records and its subsidiaries of other labels and music publishing. If you recorded at Kajac Recording Studio in Carlisle, Iowa or have any information or pictures on someone who did, please contact us at haroldl@cmshowcase.org . We are going to include a "What Their Doing Now" section to follow-up from the original recordings.

If you are one of the Recording Artists That Recorded In Our Studios, Or Had Recording Contracts with Kajac Corporation, Or were an employee we, would like to hear from you with information, pictures and follow-up on any original recordings you made in the studio. We want to inform you that you may be eligible for INDUCTION into our Iowa/Midwest Country Heritage “Virtual” Museum, Library and Hall Of Fame