Album: Bob Wills Special by Bob Wills (2004)
Genre: Country | Mood: Cheerful
Format: Album

Description: This issue in Collectables' Priceless Collection series is actually a reissue of a 1981 LP by Harmony Records. Here are 14 tracks by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys ranging from the 1930s to the early '50s. All are original recordings, and while "San Antonio Rose," "Big Ball's in Cowtown," and "Cotton-Eyed Joe" are not here, "Steel Guitar Rag," "Can't Get Enough of Texas," and "Tulsa Stomp" are. This is a nice little taste of Wills -- especially for the money -- but hardly a definitive introduction.

Artist Background: James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 - May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western swing, he was widely known as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King Of Western Swing" from 1942 to 1969). Wills formed several bands and played radio stations around the South and West until he formed the Texas Playboys in 1934 with Wills on fiddle, Tommy Duncan on piano and... Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Country movement.

Music Scene: Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Country movement.

Tags: Country, Cheerful, 2000s, Album


This issue in Collectables' Priceless Collection series is actually a reissue of a 1981 LP by Harmony Records. Here are 14 tracks by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys ranging from the 1930s to the early '50s. All are original recordings, and while "San Antonio Rose," "Big Ball's in Cowtown," and "Cotton-Eyed Joe" are not here, "Steel Guitar Rag," "Can't Get Enough of Texas," and "Tulsa Stomp" are. This is a nice little taste of Wills -- especially for the money -- but hardly a definitive introduction.

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