Legends of Country Music

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

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
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – CTDP-145732

Annotation last modified on 2024-08-09 15:29 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Sugar Moon
recording of:
Sugar Moon
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1947)
2:31
2Brain Cloudy Blues
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-09-05)
banjo:
Jimmie Widener (on 1946-09-05)
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1946-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1946-09-05)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1946-09-05), Joe Holley (on 1946-09-05) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1946-09-05)
guitar:
Junior Barnard (on 1946-09-05)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) (on 1946-09-05)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1946-09-05)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1946-09-05)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1946-09-05)
recording of:
Brain Cloudy Blues (on 1946-09-05)
writer:
Kokomo Arnold, Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:47
3Bob Wills Boogie
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-09-05)
banjo:
Jimmie Widener (on 1946-09-05)
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1946-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1946-09-05)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1946-09-05), Joe Holley (on 1946-09-05) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1946-09-05)
guitar:
Junior Barnard (on 1946-09-05)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) (on 1946-09-05)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1946-09-05)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1946-09-05)
conductor:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1946-09-05)
recording of:
Bob Wills' Boogie (on 1946-09-05)
composer:
Junior Barnard (in 1946-09), Millard Kelso (in 1946-09) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (in 1946-09)
2:39
4Fat Boy Rag
2:52
5The Kind of Love I Can’t Forget
recording of:
The Kind of Love I Can't Forget (on 1946-09-06)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and writer:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter)
2:43
6Hometown Stomp
2:35
7Misery
recording of:
Misery (on 1947-10-15)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
writer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist), Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:41
8Deep Water
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-16)
banjo:
Ocie Stockard (on 1947-10-16)
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1947-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1947-10-16)
electric guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1947-10-16)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1947-10-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1947-10-16)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) (on 1947-10-16)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1947-10-16)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1947-10-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1947-10-16)
recording of:
Deep Water (on 1947-10-16)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
2:58
9Bubbles 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)
2:17
10Papa’s Jumpin’
recording of:
Papa's Jumpin' (on 1947-10-30)
lyricist and composer:
Eldon Shamblin and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:38
11Sally Goodin’
recording of:
Sally Goodin’ (on 1947-10-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 739)
2:17
12Still Water Runs the Deepest
recording of:
Still Water Runs the Deepest
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter)
2:52
13Blues for Dixie
banjo:
Ocie Stockard (on 1947-11-10)
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1947-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1947-11-10)
electric guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1947-11-10)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1947-11-10) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1947-11-10)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) (on 1947-11-10)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1947-11-10)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1947-11-10)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1947-11-10)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-11-10)
recording of:
Blues for Dixie (on 1947-11-10)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
2:53
14Keeper 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)
2:41
15Ida Red Likes the Boogie
recording of:
Ida Red Likes the Boogie (on 1949-12-07)
lyricist and composer:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:41
16Boot Heel Drag
double bass:
Jack Loyd (US bassist and singer) (on 1949-05-05) and Luke Wills (on 1949-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Billy Jack Wills (on 1949-05-05)
electric guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1949-05-05)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1949-05-05) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1949-05-05)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) (on 1949-05-05)
piano:
Doc Lewis (American country swing pianist) (on 1949-05-05)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1949-05-05)
trumpet:
Alex Brashear (US trumpeter) (on 1949-05-05)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1949-05-05)
recording of:
Boot Heel Drag (on 1949-05-05)
lyricist and composer:
Herb Remington and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:44
17Faded 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
52:52
18St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:24
19Cadillac in Model ‘A’
recording of:
Cadillac in Model "A" (on 1954-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Jack Wills
2:02
20Heart to Heart Talk
2:38
21Wabash Blues
recording of:
Wabash Blues
lyricist:
Dave Ringle
composer:
Fred Meinken
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. (on 1921-09-16)
2:41
22A Big Ball in Cowtown (We’ll Dance Around)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-07-19)
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
vocals:
Leon Rausch (on 1966-07-19)
recording of:
Big Ball’s in Cowtown (on 1966-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Hoyle Nix
2:11
23Pan Handle Rag
2:26
24Blue Bonnet Lane
vocals:
Leon McAuliffe
recording of:
Blue Bonnet Lane (on 1973-12-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
2:14
25What Makes Bob Holler
recording of:
What Makes Bob Holler
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
2:32
26Goin’ Away Party
vocals:
Leon Rausch
recording of:
Goin’ Away Party (on 1973-12-03)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
2:40