Thanks for posting this. My great Uncle was Millard Kelso the pianist on this recording. he was one of the many pianist that worked with Bob wills. I have been told he coined the term "Texas Swing" while with Bob Wills. It is hard to find his work. If you have the actual record I would love a picture of it to add to my research on him.
just because he may have recorded this first, you have to wonder where he got this style from. which would have been from some black juke joint, black people invented that type of music period.
@bigblk45 Silly bigot, great music is cross cultural. Django reinhardt (half gypsy and half jewish) and european , along with the frenchman stephane grapelli, took american jazz and added european gypsy elements to create gypsy swing inthe 1930s which in turn had a great influence on chet atkins, les paul and western swing. try listening to what django was doing in the 1930s ( especially 1937s "undecided") American music IS the meeting of black and euro elements.Period.
Jr. Barnard is credited on this one; The guitar playing and tone sounds like rock and roll before it was called rock and roll. As usual Wills, was ahead of the curve.
WOW I can hear where the Beatles got " DAY TRIPPER" from for starters! Among others! WOW AGAIN! This song was really advanced as well the Group!
AEDC49 11 months ago
WOW I can hear where the Beatles got " DAY TRIPPER" from for starters! Among others! WOW AGAIN!
AEDC49 11 months ago
So THIS is where Carl Perkins;Jerry Lee Lewis & Elvis learned how to swing & boogie woogie - YAY! :D
KickazzRedhead 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this. My great Uncle was Millard Kelso the pianist on this recording. he was one of the many pianist that worked with Bob wills. I have been told he coined the term "Texas Swing" while with Bob Wills. It is hard to find his work. If you have the actual record I would love a picture of it to add to my research on him.
dllapham 1 year ago
@dllapham , The picture is above, in the video. Enjoy!
guitarslim56 2 months ago
And now you know the reason why Bob Wills is in both the Country and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame.
Wills drew his musical styles from many sources, combining them into a unique whole was his genius.
BrickPa 1 year ago
Real Hot!
cvwtzhaar 1 year ago
just because he may have recorded this first, you have to wonder where he got this style from. which would have been from some black juke joint, black people invented that type of music period.
bigblk45 2 years ago
@bigblk45 Silly bigot, great music is cross cultural. Django reinhardt (half gypsy and half jewish) and european , along with the frenchman stephane grapelli, took american jazz and added european gypsy elements to create gypsy swing inthe 1930s which in turn had a great influence on chet atkins, les paul and western swing. try listening to what django was doing in the 1930s ( especially 1937s "undecided") American music IS the meeting of black and euro elements.Period.
zalman595 1 year ago
Guitar and Piano really sound that
they got something there
Mratking1 2 years ago
The first R&R song ever. Totally unknown gem of a tune for the foundation of rock. Beats the Rocket 88 hands down as being the first.
Just because ya have a fiddle doesn't mean it's not rock!
yooperd 2 years ago
Jr. Barnard's guitar tone and playing sound like rock and roll (way before it was called rock and roll).
This tune rocks all the way around!
gringoflamenco 2 years ago
Jr. Barnard is credited on this one; The guitar playing and tone sounds like rock and roll before it was called rock and roll. As usual Wills, was ahead of the curve.
gringoflamenco 2 years ago