In August of 1988, seven callers got together and formed a record label to record square dance music. Don McWhirter , David Mee , Lee Schmidt , Red Cullop , Tim Pepper , Dennis Young and Pat Carnathan wanted square dance music that was more modern. It took a few years for the Shakedown style to develop, but the motto at Shakedown is "Be true to the song". In other words, the singing call should sound just like the original tune. No repetitive, monotonous boom-chuck rhythms, no modifying the verse-chorus str