20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bob Wills

~ Release by Bob Wills (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Keeper of My Heart
banjo:
Ocie Stockard (on 1947-11-12)
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1947-11-12)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1947-11-12)
electric guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1947-11-12)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1947-11-12) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1947-11-12)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) (on 1947-11-12)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1947-11-12)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1947-11-12)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1947-11-12)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-11-12)
recording of:
Keeper of My Heart (on 1947-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Irby (Country singer and songwriter from Houston, Texas) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:42
2Bubbles in My Beer
banjo:
Ocie Stockard (on 1947-10-30)
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1947-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1947-10-30)
electric guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1947-10-30)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1947-10-30) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1947-10-30)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) (on 1947-10-30)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1947-10-30)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1947-10-30)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1947-10-30)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-10-30)
recording of:
Bubbles in My Beer (on 1947-10-30)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist), Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Red River Songs, Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Chappell & Co. (in 1948)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:18
3Faded Love
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Jack Loyd (US bassist and singer) (on 1950-04-27) and Luke Wills (on 1950-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Billy Jack Wills (on 1950-04-27)
electric guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1950-04-27)
fiddle:
Keith Coleman (US fiddler and saxophonist) (on 1950-04-27), Johnny Gimble (on 1950-04-27) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1950-04-27)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) (on 1950-04-27)
piano:
Mancel Tierney (Cherokee pianist from Oklahoma) (on 1950-04-27)
steel guitar:
Billy Bowman (US steel guitarist) (on 1950-04-27)
tenor banjo:
Rusty McDonald (on 1950-04-27) and Jimmie Widener (on 1950-04-27)
vocals:
Billy Bowman (US steel guitarist) (on 1950-04-27), Rusty McDonald (on 1950-04-27) and Jimmie Widener (on 1950-04-27)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1950-04-27)
recording of:
Faded Love (on 1950-04-27)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) and John Wills (Texas fiddler)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1951)
is based on:
Darling Nellie Gray
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys52:53
4Cadillac and a Model "A"
recording of:
Cadillac in Model "A" (on 1954-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Jack Wills
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:03
5New San Antonio Rose
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1967-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:46
6Lone Star Rag
recording of:
Lone Star Rag (on 1955-01-25)
composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:20
7New Spanish Two-Step
recording of:
Spanish Two Step
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 Playboys2:18
8Bob's Breakdown
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:44
9Across the Alley From the Alamo
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
recording of:
Across the Alley From the Alamo (on 1968-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:09
10Time Changes Everything
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1946-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1946-05-13)
electric guitar:
Junior Barnard (on 1946-05-13)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1946-05-13), Louis Tierney (on 1946-05-13) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1946-05-13)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1946-05-13)
steel guitar:
Roy Honeycutt (US steel guitarist) (on 1946-05-13)
trumpet:
Alex Brashear (US trumpeter) (on 1946-05-13)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1946-05-13)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders (San Francisco, 1940s) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1946-05-13)
recording of:
Time Changes Everything (on 1946-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:19
11Cherokee Maiden
recording of:
Cherokee Maiden
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc. (from 1942 to present) and Oree Music (BMI) (in 1942)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:10
12Milk Cow Blues
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version)
lyricist and arranger:
Kokomo Arnold
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Kokomo Arnold
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:23

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Release

liner notes:Rich Kienzle
ASIN:US: B00004D3AH [info]