Collection 1935-50

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

Tracklist

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1Let’s Ride With Bob
recording of:
Let's Ride With Bob (on 1942-07-16)
composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:44
2Home in San Antone
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-07-14)
clarinet:
Woody Wood (US clarinetist) (on 1942-07-14)
double bass:
Darrell Jones (US bassist, active 1940s) (on 1942-07-14)
drums (drum set):
Bob Fitzgerald (on 1942-07-14)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1942-07-14), Louis Tierney (on 1942-07-14) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1942-07-14)
guitar:
Leon Huff (1940s Western swing vocalist) (on 1942-07-14) and Doyle Salathiel (on 1942-07-14)
piano:
Morris Billington (on 1942-07-14)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1942-07-14)
vocals:
Danny Alguire (on 1942-07-14)
recording of:
Home in San Antone (on 1942-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-11-02)
2:31
3You’re From Texas
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1946-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1946-05-27)
electric guitar:
Junior Barnard (on 1946-05-27)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1946-05-27), Louis Tierney (on 1946-05-27) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1946-05-27)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1946-05-27)
steel guitar:
Roy Honeycutt (US steel guitarist) (on 1946-05-27)
trumpet:
Alex Brashear (US trumpeter) (on 1946-05-27)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1946-05-27)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders (San Francisco, 1940s) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1946-05-27)
recording of:
You're From Texas (on 1946-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Mesa Music Company (from 1942 to present)
2:33
4We Might as Well Forget It
recording of:
We Might as Well Forget It (on 1942-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Bond (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian)
2:36
5Hang Your Head in Shame
recording of:
Hang Your Head in Shame (on 1945-01-26)
writer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader), Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Fred Rose (songwriter)
2:39
6Smoke on the Water
recording of:
Smoke on the Water (on 1945-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Zeke Clements (US country musician) and Earl Nunn (American country songwriter)
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1943-05-10)
2:56
7Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima
recording of:
Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Johnson
2:49
8You Don’t Care What Happens to Me
recording of:
You Don’t Care What Happens to Me (on 1945-01-26)
writer and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
2:35
9Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight
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:
Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight (on 1946-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
Ed Burt (songwriter)
2:29
10Texas Playboy Rag
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-01-24)
double bass:
Ted Adams (US bassist) (on 1945-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Monte Mountjoy (on 1945-01-24)
electric guitar:
Cameron Hill (on 1945-01-24) and Jimmy Wyble (on 1945-01-24)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1945-01-24) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1945-01-24)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1945-01-24)
steel guitar:
Noel Boggs (on 1945-01-24)
trumpet:
Alex Brashear (US trumpeter) (on 1945-01-24)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1945-01-24)
recording of:
Texas Playboy Rag (on 1945-01-24)
composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:38
11White Cross on Okinawa
recording of:
White Cross on Okinawa (on 1945-10-03)
writer:
Cliff Johnsen, Cliff Sundin and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:54
12New Spanish Two Step
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-04-20)
double bass:
Ted Adams (US bassist) (on 1945-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Monte Mountjoy (on 1945-04-20)
electric guitar:
Cameron Hill (on 1945-04-20) and Jimmy Wyble (on 1945-04-20)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1945-04-20) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1945-04-20)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1945-04-20)
steel guitar:
Noel Boggs (on 1945-04-20)
trumpet:
Alex Brashear (US trumpeter) (on 1945-04-20)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1945-04-20)
recording of:
Spanish Two Step (on 1945-04-20)
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)
2:32
13Roly Poly
recording of:
Roly Poly (on 1945-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1946-04-11)
2:37
14I Can’t Go on This Way
recording of:
I Can't Go on This Way (on 1945-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
2:35
15Stay a Little Longer
recording of:
Stay a Little Longer
writer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:47
16I’m Gonna Be Boss From Now On
2:28
17Brain 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
18Sugar 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
19Bob Wills’ Boogie
2:39
20This Is Southland
2:44
21Bubbles 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
22Texarkana Baby
recording of:
Texarkana Baby (on 1947-10-16)
lyricist and composer:
Cottonseed Clark and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1948-01-26)
2:47
23Keeper 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
24Thorn in 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:
Thorn in My Heart (on 1947-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Martin (1940s country songwriter) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:22
25Don’t Be Ashamed of Your Age
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:
Don’t Be Ashamed of Your Age (on 1947-10-30)
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)
2:27
26Ida Red Likes the Boogie
2:20
27Faded 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
52:50