Original Texas Playboys-Take me back to Tulsa

[arknfrog]

Gene Gasaway was an awesome fiddle player.

[mkworkman]

at 1:53 "Let me off on Archer and I'll walk down to Greenwood."

[Fitzliputzli23]

lol! listen to the git player going nuts!

[xgumshoe]

wasn't that Leon Rausch singing? whoever, that was a great representation for the greatest western swing band of all time.....Spade Cooley liked to call himself the "king of western swing" but he was just a pretender!

[69rtse]

Very cool, the Great Herb Remmington on steel guitar, and the Late Great Leon Chambers on Lead.

[scruffy2112]

I had the chance to play with The Playboys a few years ago. I play fiddle, guitar, piano and steel guitar. It was neededless to say a highlight in my life. Especially playing with Leon Rausch, Bobby Boatwright, Tommy Alsup, and Johnny Gimble. The only reason was some kind of flu had taken hold of a few of the other Playboys, and the fact that I am a Great-Newphew of one of the guys. It was really great, I'll never forget it. Wish there would be a resugance of Western Swing ya can dancwe to.

[LEEFORDJAGG]

is the venue the legendary Gruene Hall?

LFJ

[ms18ins]

Where's that girl with the red dress on? Some folks calls her Dinah, Stole my heart away from me, way down in Louisana.

[dromanvibes48]

GREAT WESTERN SWING SONG , BOB WILLIS IS A GREAT TALENT

[Weissmenchland]

Drop me off at Archer and I'll walk down to Greenwood. Yes sir.

[steelguitartim]

What I enjoy about these lyrics is the freedom with which the words caper up and down. With my wretched knowledge of the pedal steel I cannot tell whether Mr Remington's solo is improvised or not, in part probably not, as I should think he had already plucked the short excerpt from the Bridal March from his hat full of well-deserved feathers. It speaks of enthusiasm and is executed without any apparent effort, except his vast experience as a PSG reference. It's "joyful", that's what it is.

Tim.

[Kohntarkosz]

When is this from? Who's the guitarist playing the Fender Jazzmaster?

[alan4sure]

Ever notice this tune is almost identical to Take me back to Tulsa? Check it out.

[LEEFORDJAGG]

Surewish I was dancing with those Texas ladies. LFJ

[LEEFORDJAGG]

Did these guys ever release a dvd?

Totally awesome

[herminestover]

they should do something about the violinist.

OH NO THAT'S ALVIN!

[dgtxdutch]

Man! That was a FEW years back there! They are still just as good though! Lost Bib Boatright recently. He sure look young here...

[srf1969]

This was a great song.

[theredarrow78]

Love that Bob Wills music

[Anna1755]

Hear that music? See those people dancing across the most famous dance floor in Texas? Lord don't let me die before I get back to AUSTIN, lol!

[dgtxdutch]

@Anna1755 Austin you say? Take me back to the Stampede Club in Big Spring Texas! It's the "Dance Hall of Dreams" as far as Western Swing goes!

[firefighter390]

Got to love Leon Chambers on the old Fender guitar too

[LowasaSnakesbelly]

Love that steel guitar!!

[ranchhand63]

Live from the Broken Spoke in Austin Texas. Hard to get any better than that.

[TCBlonde]

Oh, Western Swing, where are you? It's time for a resurgence.

[budw84]

amen

[ErrikuStewart]

Thanks, Stringmeester, for posting this and other Texas Playboys videos.