Collection 1935-50

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Good Old Oklahoma
recording of:
Good Old Oklahoma (on 1935-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
3:05
2Osage Stomp (Rukus Juice Shuffle)
live recording of:
Osage Stomp
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
3:02
3Sittin’ on Top of the World
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
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.
3:19
4Wang Wang Blues
recording of:
Wang Wang Blues (on 1935-09-23)
lyricist:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929)
composer:
Henry Busse, Buster Johnson (American jazz musician) and Gus Mueller
3:01
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)
2:54
6Trouble 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)
2:58
7Steel Guitar Rag
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)
2:48
8Right 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)
2:54
9Back Home Again in Indiana
recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1936-09-29)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
2:52
10I’m a Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas
1:58
11Playboy Stomp
recording of:
Playboy Stomp (on 1937-06-07)
composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:46
12Maiden’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)
43:05
13San Antonio Rose
2:34
14Liza, Pull Down the Shades
2:20
15Beaumont Rag
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-28)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-28)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-28) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-28) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-28)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-28) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-28)
recording of:
Beaumont Rag (on 1938-11-28)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger and adapter:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
2:40
16Ida Red
recording of:
Ida Red (on 1938-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3429)
2:23
17Medley of Spanish Waltzes: La Golondrina, Lady of Spain, Cielito Lindo
recording of:
Medley of Spanish Waltzes (on 1940-04-15)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley of:
La golondrina
medley of:
Lady of Spain
medley of:
Cielito lindo
2:36
18New San Antonio Rose
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-16)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-16)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-16)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-16) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-16)
saxophone:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1940-04-16), Don Harlan (on 1940-04-16), Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1940-04-16), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-16) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-16)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-16)
trumpet:
Tubby Lewis (on 1940-04-16) and Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1940-04-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1940-04-16)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 315 (2))
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1940-04-16)
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)
42:38
19Bob Wills’ Special
bass:
Son Lansford (on 1941-04-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1941-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1941-04-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-04-16)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1941-04-16) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-04-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-04-16)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-04-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1941-04-16)
recording of:
Bob Wills' Special (on 1940-04-16)
composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:44
20Time Changes Everything
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-15)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-15)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-15)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-15), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-15) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-15)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-15) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-15)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-15)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-15)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1940-04-15)
recording of:
Time Changes Everything (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist)
42:39
21Big Beaver
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-16)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-16)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-16)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-16) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-16)
saxophone:
Don Harlan (on 1940-04-16), Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1940-04-16), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-16) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-16)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-16)
trumpet:
Tubby Lewis (on 1940-04-16) and Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1940-04-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1940-04-16)
recording of:
Big Beaver (on 1940-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
42:41
22Take Me Back to Tulsa
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1941-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-02-26)
fiddle:
Louis Tierney (on 1941-02-26) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-02-26)
guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-02-26)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-02-26)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-02-26)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1941-02-26) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-02-26)
recording of:
Take Me Back to Tulsa (on 1941-02-25)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1941-06-18)
2:40
23Twin Guitar Special
recording of:
Twin Guitar Special
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe and Eldon Shamblin
2:41
24Corrine Corrina
live cover recording of:
Corrine, Corrina (in 1971)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Armetia Chatman (blues musician, aka Bo Chatmon) (in 1929), J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams (in 1929) and Mitchell Parish (in 1932)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp., EMI Music Publishing France and Gotham Music Service, Inc. (on 1932-03-18)
2:52
25Cherokee Maiden
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-07-23)
double bass:
Darrell Jones (US bassist, active 1940s) (on 1941-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-07-23)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1941-07-23), Louis Tierney (on 1941-07-23) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-07-23)
guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-07-23)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-07-23)
reeds:
Don Harlan (on 1941-07-23) and Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1941-07-23)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-07-23)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1941-07-23)
recording of:
Cherokee Maiden (on 1941-07-23)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc. (from 1942 to present) and Oree Music (BMI) (in 1942)
2:59
26Dusty Skies
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-07-24)
double bass:
Darrell Jones (US bassist, active 1940s) (on 1941-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-07-24)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1941-07-24), Louis Tierney (on 1941-07-24) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-07-24)
guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-07-24)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-07-24)
reeds:
Don Harlan (on 1941-07-24) and Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1941-07-24)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-07-24)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1941-07-24)
recording of:
Dusty Skies (on 1941-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Mesa Music Company (in 1942)
2:52
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