The King of Western Swing

~ Release by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Dallas, Chicago: 1935, 1936
2▶CD: Chicago, Dallas: 1936,1937
3▶CD: Dallas: 1937, 1938
4▼CD: Dalas Saginaw: 1938, 1940
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1Silver Bells
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-28)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-28)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-28) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-28) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-28)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-28) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-28)
recording of:
Silver Bell (1910 song usually performed as an instrumental) (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist:
Edward Madden (in 1910)
composer:
Percy Wenrich (American composer) (in 1910)
previously attributed to:
Mel Stark (songwriter) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:43
2Dreamy Eyes Waltz
recording of:
Dreamy Eyes Waltz (on 1938-11-28)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:39
3Beaumont Rag
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-28)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-28)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-28) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-28) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-28)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-28) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-28)
recording of:
Beaumont Rag (on 1938-11-28)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:42
4Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-28)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-28)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-28) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-28) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-28)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-28) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-28)
recording of:
Twinkle Little Star (Traditional Fiddle Tune) (on 1938-11-28)
2:32
5If I Could Bring Back My Buddy
recording of:
If I Could Bring Back My Buddy (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist and composer:
Beverly Long and Jimmy Long
2:28
6Whoa Babe
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-28)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-28)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-28) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-28) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-28)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-28) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-28)
vocals:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1938-11-28)
recording of:
Whoa Babe (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton
2:38
7Ida Red
recording of:
Ida Red (on 1938-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3429)
2:25
8Yearning (Just for You)
recording of:
Yearning (on 1938-11-29)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:25
9I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do
recording of:
I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do (on 1938-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:38
10Prosperity Special
recording of:
Prosperity Special (on 1938-11-29)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:40
11Drunkard's Blues
recording of:
Drunkard's Blues (on 1938-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:24
12You're Okay
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-29)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-29) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-29) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-29)
vocals:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1938-11-29)
recording of:
You're Okay (on 1938-11-29)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Mickey Bloom (songwriter)
42:29
13Liza Pull Down the Shades
recording of:
Liza Pull Down the Shades (on 1938-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
42:22
14That's What I Like 'Bout the South
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-29)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-29) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-29) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-29)
vocals:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1938-11-29)
recording of:
That’s What I Like ’Bout the South (on 1938-11-29)
writer:
Andy Razaf
2:36
15My Window Faces the South
recording of:
My Window Faces South (on 1938-11-30)
lyricist:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Abner Silver
2:16
16The Waltz You Saved for Me
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-30)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-30)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-30)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-30) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-30)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-30) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-30)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-30)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-30)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-30) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-30)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-30)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1938-11-30)
recording of:
The Waltz You Saved for Me (on 1938-11-30)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Emil Flindt and Wayne King
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
2:29
17Don't Let the Deal Go Down
recording of:
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4854)
2:44
18You Don't Love Me (But I'll Always Care)
recording of:
You Don't Love Me But I'll Always Care (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Wayne (Country singer and songwriter)
2:54
19No Wonder
recording of:
No Wonder (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
2:37
20Lone Star Rag
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-15)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-15)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-15)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-15), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-15) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-15)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-15) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-15)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-15)
saxophone:
Don Harlan (on 1940-04-15), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-15) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-15)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-15)
recording of:
Lone Star Rag (on 1940-04-15)
composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:45
21There's Going to Be a Party (For the Old Folks)
recording of:
There's Going To Be A Party (For The Old Folks) (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:44
22I Don't Lov'a Nobody
recording of:
I Don't Lov'a Nobody (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:30
23That Brownskin Gal
recording of:
That Brownskin Gal (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
2:32
24Corrine Corrina
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-15)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-15)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-15)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-15), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-15) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-15)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-15) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-15)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-15)
saxophone:
Don Harlan (on 1940-04-15), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-15) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-15)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-15)
vocals:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-15)
cover recording of:
Corrine, Corrina (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Armetia Chatman (blues musician, aka Bo Chatmon) (in 1929), J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams (in 1929) and Mitchell Parish (in 1932)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp., EMI Music Publishing France and Gotham Music Service, Inc. (on 1932-03-18)
52:53
25Let Me Call You Sweetheart (I'm in Love with You)
recording of:
Let Me Call You Sweetheart (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist:
Beth Whitson
composer:
Leo Friedman
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
2:45

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ASIN:US: B000O591AQ [info]