Western Swing: Texas 1928–1944

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Who Walks in When I Walk Out?
recording of:
Who Walks in When I Walk Out (on 1935-09-24)
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
writer:
Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:53
2Lovesick Blues
Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers2:50
3Talking About You
Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies3:00
4I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You
Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies3:21
5Boyd’s Blues
Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers2:39
6Red’s Tight Like That
The Tune Wranglers2:54
7El Rancho Grande
The Tune Wranglers2:59
8Buster’s Crawdad Song
The Tune Wranglers2:34
9Blues in the Bottle
Jimmie Revard and His Oklahoma Playboys3:19
10Show Me the Way to Go Home
Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers3:03
11Milk Cow Blues
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version) (on 1937-02-05)
lyricist and arranger:
Kokomo Arnold
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Cliff Bruner & His Texas Wanderers3:10
12Ride’em Cowboy
Jimmie Revard and His Oklahoma Playboys3:02
13Louise Louise Blues
Brown’s Musical Brownies2:37
14Blue Guitars
The Light Crust Doughboys2:27
15Fort Worth Stomp
Crystal Springs Ramblers2:27
16Dirty Hangover Blues
W. Lee O'Daniel and His Hillbilly Boys2:20
17Just Once Too Often
The Light Crust Doughboys2:22
18Everybody’s Truckin’
recording of:
Everybody's Truckin'
lyricist and composer:
Babe Fritsch
The Modern Mountaineers2:26
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Twin Guitar Special
bass:
Son Lansford (on 1941-02-24)
fiddle:
Louis Tierney (on 1941-02-24) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-02-24)
guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-02-24)
membranophone:
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-02-24)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-02-24)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-02-24)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1941-02-24)
recording of:
Twin Guitar Special (on 1941-02-25)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe and Eldon Shamblin
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:44
2Lonesome Road Blues
W. Lee O'Daniel and His Hillbilly Boys2:40
3Try It Once Again
Shelly Lee Alley & The Alley Cats2:33
4Pussy Pussy Pussy
The Light Crust Doughboys2:25
5Oh! Swing It
Jimmie Revard and His Oklahoma Playboys2:42
6Chill Tonic
Hank Penny & His Radio Cowboys2:50
7Truck Driver’s Blues
recording of:
Truck Driver's Blues (on 1939-08-26)
writer:
Ted Daffan
Cliff Bruner and His Boys2:56
8Brown Eyed Sweet
Adolph Hofner and His Texans2:23
9Settle Down Blues
Buddy Jones3:10
10Pipeliner’s Blues
The Modern Mountaineers2:56
11Blue Steel Blues
recording of:
Blue Steel Blues (on 1940-04-25)
composer:
Gary Lambert
Ted Daffan’s Texans2:40
12Watcha Gonna Do
The Hi-Flyers2:42
13Juke Box Jump
The Hi-Flyers2:39
14Sally’s Got a Wooden Leg
Sons of the West2:47
15Panhandle Shuffle
Sons of the West2:27
16Draft Board Blues
Cliff Bruner & His Texas Wanderers2:38
17Little Liza Jane
recording of:
Little Liza Jane (Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan version) (on 1941-07-24)
publisher:
Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-10-14)
lyricist:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist)
composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
version of:
Li’l Liza Jane (1916 original)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:40
18Shame on You
fiddle:
Spade Cooley
recording of:
Shame on You (on 1944-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Spade Cooley
writer:
Donnell Clyde Cooley, Jr.
Spade Cooley32:51