My late father had this very record and wore it out by playing it with a steel needle. Since his copy hisses, pops, and crackles, it is so good to find a clear issue here. I love that you've shown the fancy old label and the picture of the band before their bus. Thanks for a wonderful trip down memory lane.
I could've written much more about Bob Wills, as he is undoubtedly one of my favorites, but due to space limitations, I tried to be as concise as possible. Thanks for adding the additional info in your comments though.
thanks for uploading this great version. I'm suprised in your comments you dont mention Milton Brown, who, if he had not been killed by a car crash in 1936 would have undoubtedly been a massive figure in western swing.He was the first to have electric steel guitar,via Bob Dunn the first to use slap bass via Wanna Coffman and his musical brownies recorded (1934)before Bob Wills' Texas Playboys(1935)!!!!!! ( They recorded together as The Fort Worth Doughboys in 1932)
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys rode the 50,000 watt KVOO (Voice of Oklahoma) signal across the U.S., Canada to Mexico, Ohio and Alabama across the Rockies and Intermountain basin, from the mid-30s into 1942. As a jazz an swing band, hey wore immaculate dress shirts, matching ties, pleated slacks and spit shined shoes.
Starting about 1940, with a Hollywood contract, they were cast in a series of “six-day wonder” western movies and switched to western dress.
This is "one" of my favorite Bob Wills recordings. It was on the first album (LP) of Bob Wills that I heard, along with some of his other best recordings. I was hooked for life.
@loverofcountry506070 seeing that you are a Bob Wills fan, we're paying tribute to Willie Nelson and Bob Wills with a documentary recording called "house of wills", i'd love to hear your thoughts on the project? Just click on my username or to get to our channel"
It doesn't get better than the king.
rockereb 5 months ago
You are Very Welcome. This tune is showing Bob and the Boys at their Best!
ASACurator 7 months ago
My late father had this very record and wore it out by playing it with a steel needle. Since his copy hisses, pops, and crackles, it is so good to find a clear issue here. I love that you've shown the fancy old label and the picture of the band before their bus. Thanks for a wonderful trip down memory lane.
ThymeBottle 7 months ago
Great blues song.
PatrickWall12 8 months ago
I could've written much more about Bob Wills, as he is undoubtedly one of my favorites, but due to space limitations, I tried to be as concise as possible. Thanks for adding the additional info in your comments though.
ASACurator 10 months ago
thanks for uploading this great version. I'm suprised in your comments you dont mention Milton Brown, who, if he had not been killed by a car crash in 1936 would have undoubtedly been a massive figure in western swing.He was the first to have electric steel guitar,via Bob Dunn the first to use slap bass via Wanna Coffman and his musical brownies recorded (1934)before Bob Wills' Texas Playboys(1935)!!!!!! ( They recorded together as The Fort Worth Doughboys in 1932)
ratherknotty 10 months ago
Thank you !
jb92034 11 months ago
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys rode the 50,000 watt KVOO (Voice of Oklahoma) signal across the U.S., Canada to Mexico, Ohio and Alabama across the Rockies and Intermountain basin, from the mid-30s into 1942. As a jazz an swing band, hey wore immaculate dress shirts, matching ties, pleated slacks and spit shined shoes.
Starting about 1940, with a Hollywood contract, they were cast in a series of “six-day wonder” western movies and switched to western dress.
bigsurmac 1 year ago
This is "one" of my favorite Bob Wills recordings. It was on the first album (LP) of Bob Wills that I heard, along with some of his other best recordings. I was hooked for life.
loverofcountry506070 1 year ago
@loverofcountry506070 seeing that you are a Bob Wills fan, we're paying tribute to Willie Nelson and Bob Wills with a documentary recording called "house of wills", i'd love to hear your thoughts on the project? Just click on my username or to get to our channel"
songsofwillienelson 1 year ago
@songsofwillienelson Ironic that it was Bob Wills and the playboys that was one of Willie's 1st bookings as a teenager in Texas.
jeffattonesmusic 1 year ago
How nice! So nostalgic,
Naomi
NaomiWadsworth 1 year ago
What a great find here. Thanks for this post..
preservationhall01 1 year ago