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Annotation

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Copyright © – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Mastered At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – CTDP-145730
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – CTDP-145731
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Annotation last modified on 2024-08-09 15:29 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Sunbonnet Sue
fiddle:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1932-02-09)
guitar:
Derwood Brown (on 1932-02-09)
tenor guitar:
Sleepy Johnson (on 1932-02-09)
vocals:
Milton Brown (30s western swing bandleader) (on 1932-02-09)
recorded at:
Jefferson Hotel in Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1932-02-09)
recording of:
Sunbonnet Sue (on 1932-02-09)
composer:
Milton Brown (30s western swing bandleader)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1932-03-22)
Fort Worth Doughboys3:03
2Nancy Jane
fiddle:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1932-02-09)
guitar:
Derwood Brown (on 1932-02-09)
tenor guitar:
Sleepy Johnson (on 1932-02-09)
vocals:
Milton Brown (30s western swing bandleader) (on 1932-02-09)
recorded at:
Jefferson Hotel in Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1932-02-09)
recording of:
Nancy Jane (on 1932-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Milton Brown (30s western swing bandleader) and Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1932-03-22)
Fort Worth Doughboys3:11
3Osage Stomp
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1935-09-23)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1935-09-23)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1935-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1935-09-23)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1935-09-23) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1935-09-23)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1935-09-23) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1935-09-23)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1935-09-23)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1935-09-23)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1935-09-23)
trombone:
Art Haines (on 1935-09-23)
recording of:
Osage Stomp (on 1935-09-23)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:01
4Get With It
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1935-09-23)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1935-09-23)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1935-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1935-09-23)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1935-09-23) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1935-09-23)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1935-09-23) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1935-09-23)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1935-09-23)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1935-09-23)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1935-09-23)
trombone:
Art Haines (on 1935-09-23)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1935-09-23)
recording of:
Get With It (on 1935-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:02
5Spanish Two Step
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1935-09-23)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1935-09-23)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1935-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1935-09-23)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1935-09-23), Art Haines (on 1935-09-23) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1935-09-23)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1935-09-23) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1935-09-23)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1935-09-23)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1935-09-23)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1935-09-23)
recording of:
Spanish Two Step (on 1935-09-23)
publisher:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:54
6Maiden’s Prayer
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1935-09-23)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1935-09-23)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1935-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1935-09-23)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1935-09-23), Art Haines (on 1935-09-23) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1935-09-23)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1935-09-23) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1935-09-23)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1935-09-23)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1935-09-23)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1935-09-23)
recording of:
A Maiden’s Prayer (on 1935-09-23)
composer:
Tekla Bądarzewska (Polish classical composer)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys43:04
7I Ain’t Got Nobody
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1935-09-23)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1935-09-23)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1935-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1935-09-23)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1935-09-23) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1935-09-23)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1935-09-23) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1935-09-23)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1935-09-23)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1935-09-23)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1935-09-23)
trombone:
Art Haines (on 1935-09-23)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1935-09-23)
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1935-09-23)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:44
8Who Walks in When I Walk Out
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1935-09-24)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1935-09-24)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1935-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1935-09-24)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1935-09-24) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1935-09-24)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1935-09-24) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1935-09-24)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1935-09-24)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1935-09-24)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1935-09-24)
trombone:
Art Haines (on 1935-09-24)
vocals:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1935-09-24)
recording of:
Who Walks in When I Walk Out (on 1935-09-24)
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
writer:
Ralph Freed, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:52
9Oklahoma Rag
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1935-09-24)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1935-09-24)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1935-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1935-09-24)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1935-09-24) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1935-09-24)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1935-09-24) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1935-09-24)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1935-09-24)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1935-09-24)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1935-09-24)
trombone:
Art Haines (on 1935-09-24)
recording of:
Oklahoma Rag (on 1935-09-24)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:49
10Sitting on Top of the World
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1935-09-24)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:17
11I Can’t Be Satisfied
recording of:
I Can't Be Satisfied (on 1935-09-24)
composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:00
12Waltz in D
recording of:
Waltz in D (on 1935-09-25)
composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:02
13She’s Killing Me
recording of:
She's Killin' Me (on 1936-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Claude Nichols
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:46
14Bluin’ the Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-09-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-29)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1936-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1936-09-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1936-09-29) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1936-09-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1936-09-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1936-09-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1936-09-29)
reeds:
Ray DeGeer (on 1936-09-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1936-09-29)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1936-09-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1936-09-29)
recording of:
Bluin' The Blues (on 1936-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Ragas
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:10
15Steel Guitar Rag
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-09-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-29)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1936-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1936-09-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1936-09-29) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1936-09-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1936-09-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1936-09-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1936-09-29)
reeds:
Ray DeGeer (on 1936-09-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1936-09-29)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1936-09-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1936-09-29)
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental) (on 1936-09-29)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:48
16Trouble in Mind
recording of:
Trouble in Mind (on 1936-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Jones (US jazz pianist)
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:58
17What’s the Matter With the Mill
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-09-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-29)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1936-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1936-09-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1936-09-29) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1936-09-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1936-09-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1936-09-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1936-09-29)
reeds:
Ray DeGeer (on 1936-09-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1936-09-29)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1936-09-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1936-09-29)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1936-09-29) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1936-09-29)
recording of:
What's the Matter With the Mill (Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan version) (on 1936-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist), Minnie McCoy and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
version of:
What's the Matter With the Mill
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:53
18Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1936-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:00
19Red Hot Gal of Mine
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-09-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-29)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1936-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1936-09-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1936-09-29) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1936-09-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1936-09-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1936-09-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1936-09-29)
reeds:
Ray DeGeer (on 1936-09-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1936-09-29)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1936-09-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1936-09-29)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1936-09-29)
recording of:
Red Hot Gal Of Mine (on 1936-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Wendell Mayo (songwriter) and Al Stricklin
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:04
20Too Busy
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-09-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-29)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1936-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1936-09-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1936-09-29) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1936-09-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1936-09-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1936-09-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1936-09-29)
reeds:
Ray DeGeer (on 1936-09-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1936-09-29)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1936-09-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1936-09-29)
recording of:
Too Busy (on 1936-09-29)
writer:
Chester Conn and Ned Miller (Nathan "Ned" Miller)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:34
21Crippled Turkey
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-09-29)
fiddle:
James Robert Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1936-09-29)
recording of:
Crippled Turkey (on 1936-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Hoyle Nix
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:47
22Bring It on Down to My House
recording of:
Bring It On Down to My House, Honey (on 1936-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:42
23Right or Wrong
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-30)
bass:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1936-09-30)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1936-09-30) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1936-09-30)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1936-09-30) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1936-09-30)
membranophone:
Smokey Dacus (on 1936-09-30)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1936-09-30)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1936-09-30)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1936-09-30)
tenor saxophone:
Ray DeGreer (on 1936-09-30)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1936-09-30)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1936-09-30)
recording of:
Right or Wrong (on 1936-09-30)
writer:
Paul Biese (until 1921), Haven Gillespie (until 1921) and Arthur Lynn Sizemore (American pianist, composer and songwriter) (until 1921)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:54
24Swing Blues #1
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-09-30)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-30)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1936-09-30)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1936-09-30)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1936-09-30) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1936-09-30)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1936-09-30) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1936-09-30)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1936-09-30)
reeds:
Ray DeGeer (on 1936-09-30)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1936-09-30)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1936-09-30)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1936-09-30)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1936-09-30)
recording of:
Swing Blues No.1 (on 1936-09-30)
composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:39
25White Heat
recording of:
White Heat (on 1937-06-07)
composer:
Will Hudson
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:41
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