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Welcome to Rhythm Records!

New single releases for rhythm, (within last 3 months).

  • You Are My Special Angel RR 440 ( 2024-07-01) Vocal by Wade Driver
  • Nobody Nowhere RR 436 ( 2024-07-01) Vocal by Wade Driver
  • Kindly Keep It Country RR 433 ( 2024-07-01) Vocal by Mike Seastrom, Mike Wright
  • Wasted Days And Wasted Nights RR 431 ( 2024-07-01) Vocal by Adam Christman
  • Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song RR 451 ( 2024-05-30) Vocal by Wade Driver

New Single Releases for All Other Labels

  • Gonna Get Along Without You Now LS 614 ( 2024-08-16) Vocal by Henna Yauger
  • Live Your Story RI 976 ( 2024-07-02) Vocal by Jake Shimada
  • Wild Honey RS 731 ( 2024-07-01) Vocal by Walt Burr
  • Volare RS 728 ( 2024-07-01) Vocal by Greg Moore
  • Something Stupid RS 725 ( 2024-07-01) Vocal by Wade Driver, Nao Nittono
  • What Am I To You RI 943 ( 2024-07-01) Vocal by Jennifer Davis, Wade Driver

Advanced Singing Call School

August 5 — 10, 2024 instructors: wade driver & shauna kaaria, miller hall willis, tx.

  • Select, perfect, and record a singing call to be released on Shade Recordings , a label jointly owned by Shauna and Wade.
  • Learn and improve presentation skills for both singing calls and patter.
  • Intense focus on the development and presentation of singing calls.
  • Calling/Vocal guidance from both the male and female perspective.
  • Discussions on harmony, and harmony singers for your recording (if applicable for your song).
  • Over 40 hours of class/calling/recording time.
  • Program and present a full dance on Thursday evening for the local club in Willis, TX

COST: $1,000.00 ($500 deposit)

For information, or to register, contact Wade Driver (email [email protected] ) or Shauna Kaaria (email [email protected] )

Songs From The 2023 Shade Recordings Advanced Singing Call School

  • Cabo San Lucas Vocal by Cherie Cox
  • Everybody Loves A Lover Vocal by Nao Nittono
  • Dance Me To The End Of Love Vocal by Greg Moore
  • Whiskey River Vocal by Dave Vieira
  • There's No Stoppin' Your Heart Vocal by Michele Vieira
  • Sweet Life Vocal by Dave and Michele Vieira
  • Fight Song Vocal by Masumi Nishinaka
  • Make Your Own Kind Of Music Vocal by Karin Rabe
  • She's In Love With The Boy Vocal by Sharon Eichelman

These songs are all available at the Shade Recordings website, either individually for $10 each, or as a package for $75.

Rhythm International

A mixture of past Rhythm releases with new vocals by a staff of international callers, and brand-new releases by our international staff. These will include harmony tracks that we were not able to produce in the past when we were distributing on vinyl. All Rhythm International releases will be single releases, and not part of the Rhythm Exclusive program.

Brand New Releases

  • RI 976 - Live Your Story called by Jake Shimada (2024-07-02)
  • RI 975 - Speechless called by Jake Shimada (2023-12-06)
  • RI 973 - XXX's And OOO's (An American Girl) called by Juli Burr (2023-08-21)
  • RI 974 - Permission To Dance called by Jake Shimada (2023-08-21)
  • RI 970 - Miss The Mississippi called by Hanna Tenenbaum (2023-06-14)
  • RI 968 - That's What Breaking Hearts Do called by Keita Takahata, Adam Christman (harmony) (2023-06-12)
  • RI 967 - Heartfirst called by Nao Nittono (2022-12-13)
  • RI 969 - Crazy called by Masumi Nishinaka (2022-12-08)
  • RI 965 - Cabaret called by Keita Takahata (2022-10-31)
  • RI 964 - Casablanca called by Rascal Araki (2022-09-19)

Re-Releases (New vocals, new harmony tracks)

  • RI 948 - Loving You Is A Natural High called by Nao Nittono (originally RR 136)
  • RI 949 - What's Forever For called by Kiyomi Taneyama (originally RR 176)

See Our Rhythm International page

Rhythm exclusive program, exclusive 2022-23, order now delivery beginning april, 2022.

  • Wasted Days and Wasted Nights from Freddy Fender, vocal by Adam
  • What Am I To You from Norah Jones, vocals by Jennifer and Wade
  • I Want To Dance With Somebody from Whitney Houston, vocal by Teresa
  • Nobody From Nowhere from Jimmy Buffett, vocal by Wade
  • Our Last Summer from ABBA, vocal by Shauna Kaaria and Wade
  • Kindly Keep It Country from Hank Thompson, vocal by Mike, with Mike Wright
  • Something Stupid from Frank & Nancy Sinatra, vocal by Wade and Nao Nittono
  • Misty from Ray Stevens, vocal by Wade
  • You Are My Special Angel from Bobby Vinton, vocal by Wade
  • You Make Me Feel Like Dancin' from Leo Sayer, vocal by Matt
  • Volare from Bobbie Rydell, vocal by Greg Moore
  • Somebody's Knocking from Terri Gibbs, vocal by Michele Vieira
  • Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do) from Hank Williams, vocal by Kieth Klix
  • Wild Honey from Ronnie Milsap, vocal by Walt Burr

Exclusive 2021-22

Delivery now complete see exclusive page for listing, exclusive 2019-20 single releases available, see and order previous editions on the exclusive page.

  • 2020-21 ($160)
  • 2019-20 ($160)
  • 2018-19 ($160)
  • 2017-18 ($75)
  • 2016-17 ($75)
  • 2015-16 ($75)
  • 2014-15 ($75)
  • 2013-14 ($75)
  • 2012-13 ($75)
  • 2011-12 ($75)

A selection of recordings by some of the true legends in square dance callings. Appearances on this imprint are by invitation only.

  • Amarula Sun called by Larry Letson
  • The Okie From Muskogee's Coming Home called by Elmer Sheffield, Jr. of ESP Recordings
  • The Night That Marshall Flippo Came To Town called by Gary Shoemake, Melton Luttrell, Mike Seastrom, Tony Oxendine (Royal Records), Ken Bower (Blue Star/Riverboat), Jerry Junck and Wade Driver
  • Baby What Do You Want Me To Do called by Dan Nordbye

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Includes all single releases up to and including the Rhythm Exclusive 2012 Package!

If you are thinking about or just beginning to use a laptop for your calling, and you don't have the time, equipment, and/or expertise to transfer music from vinyl to an mp3 format !! Great News !! Get Rhythm Records singing calls 101 through 305, and hoedowns 1300 through 1315, including vocals, instrumentals and cuesheets

$350.00 plus $10 processing That's an average of less than $1.60 per tune

NOTE: Packages are too large to be offered by instant download. When we receive confirmation from PayPal, you will be sent an email with download instructions.

From The Driver's Seat

Remastered vocal collection, new cd available, the shedhouse three, wade driver, elmer sheffield, dan nordbye all singing calls.

Rhythm Records came into being in December, 1975. Since that time, we have strived to produce and provide to square dance callers around the world the very best music possible.

We have produced more than two hundred singing calls and fifteen hoedowns. While not as many as some, we feel our music quality is second to none.

Many of our releases are considered classics, such as:

and many others.

We would like to thank all of the callers who have used our music and sincerely hope you will continue to do so.




3118 Schumann Oaks Drive
Spring, TX 77386
(281) 253-1447

Rhythm Records * Lone Star Records

Rhythm Square Dance Clubs, Inc

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Welcome to esp.

Elmer Sheffield Productions was founded in 1980 by Elmer Sheffield Jr., to provide quality music to square dance callers. Some of the world's best callers have recorded on the ESP label. To date, over 450 titles have been produced, and new music is added every month.

Click on the link buttons above to explore the different parts of this website. If you have questions, please contact us.

Thanks for visiting! Please check back for new music regularly — we're always adding more!

Check Out Our Packages!

  • ESP Classic Patter package 30 of ESP's patter classics for $85 — less than half price!
  • 10-Song You-Pick-'Em package Pick any 10 ESP or JoPat titles for $40 — that's a $20 savings!

See the Packages page for details and ordering info

Great for the holiday season (or for any time), we have gift certificates . (Well, it's not an actual paper certificate, but you can give it to your favorite caller and let them redeem it for music!)

We now have the JoPat catalog online!

The JoPat library, which Elmer took over back in the '90s, has been unavailable since vinyl was phased out. Now we have it again! Check out our JoPat page .

New Releases from ESP

Go to the music page to listen or order, top downloads (as of 2024-08-19), singing calls.

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Welcome to Riverboat.com the Internet home of Bob and Lois Elling

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  2. Riverboat Records Square Dance Music: Home

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  11. Riverboat Records: MP3 Catalog

    Riverboat MP3 Catalog Each title is available as a MP3 download for $10 . If you need the music on CD, please contact Bob Elling directly to order. Titles on CD are $15 each, due to extra handling required. ... Square Dance Town H - Harmony: Kumi Takahashi, Mitchell Osawa: H: Add To Cart $10.00: RIV 1106:

  12. Riverboat Records: Dance Party CDs (Square Dance Music for dancers)

    Some of the best callers around have recorded square dance music with Riverboat Records, and Riverboat is making collections of pre-recorded singing calls available in CD form. Just slip a CD into a boom box and enjoy! (Dance Party CDs are $15 each.) music producer Elmer Sheffield, Jr! Featuring 12 songs recorded by national caller Dan Nordbye!

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  14. Music For Callers

    A one-stop place to shop for your square dance music needs! Take advantage of the Recent Additions button to quickly see what has been released in the last 30 days. Use the Title Search on the right for a quick song search, or click on the Search for Songs button above for additional search options. Click on the label name/logo to access their catalog/website.

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  16. RHYTHM RECORDS: Home

    Rhythm Records came into being in December, 1975. Since that time, we have strived to produce and provide to square dance callers around the world the very best music possible. We have produced more than two hundred singing calls and fifteen hoedowns.

  17. Riverboat Records Square Dance Music: Home

    Riverboat Records was purchased in the 1980s by Bob Elling in the San Francisco Bay Area. His love of both square dancing and good music has driven his dedication to create the finest square dance music available. The early years produced several square dance records using top-notch musicians, including Phil Aaberg and Norton Buffalo.

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    Of the five dances uploaded in this series, this one has the best views of the various musicians.Lester Bradley (caller and guitar) with Paul Amey, fiddle, j...

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    Vocal by Steve Kopman, Darryl Lipscomb. 2024-06-13 ESP 496 - Ready To Run (Patter) Vocal by Darryl Lipscomb, Dan Sahlstrom, Larry Letson, Jerry Junck, Daryl Clendenin, Justin Russell, Kip Garvey. Recorded live at CALLERLAB 2024 in Grapevine, TX. 2024-05-14 ESP 369 - Home To Louisiana.

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  21. Riverboat Records: Links

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  23. Riverboat Home

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