Western Swing: Texas 1928–1944

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Who 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 & His Texas Playboys2:53
2Lovesick Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-06-12)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1928-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (Big band-era drummer) (on 1928-06-12)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1928-06-12)
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1928-06-12)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1928-06-12)
trumpet:
Leo McConvile (on 1928-06-12)
vocals:
Dan Fitch (on 1928-06-12) and Emmett Miller (on 1928-06-12)
cover recording of:
Lovesick Blues (on 1928-06-12)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers2:50
3Talking About You
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1934-08-08)
banjo:
Ocie Stockard (on 1934-08-08)
bass:
Wanna Coffman (on 1934-08-08)
fiddle:
Cecil Brower (on 1934-08-08) and Ted Grantham (on 1934-08-08)
guitar:
Derwood Brown (on 1934-08-08)
piano:
Fred "Pappy" Calhoun (on 1934-08-08)
vocals:
Milton Brown (30s western swing bandleader) (on 1934-08-08)
recording of:
Talking About You (on 1934-08-08)
writer:
Milton Brown (30s western swing bandleader)
Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies3:00
4I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You
Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies3:21
5Boyd’s Blues
Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers2:39
6Red’s Tight Like That
The Tune Wranglers2:54
7El Rancho Grande
The Tune Wranglers2:59
8Buster’s Crawdad Song
The Tune Wranglers2:34
9Blues in the Bottle
Jimmie Revard and His Oklahoma Playboys3:19
10Show Me the Way to Go Home
Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers3:03
11Milk Cow Blues
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version) (on 1937-02-05)
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
Cliff Bruner & His Texas Wanderers3:10
12Ride’em Cowboy
Jimmie Revard and His Oklahoma Playboys3:02
13Louise Louise Blues
Brown’s Musical Brownies2:37
14Blue Guitars
The Light Crust Doughboys2:27
15Fort Worth Stomp
Crystal Springs Ramblers2:27
16Dirty Hangover Blues
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1937-06-11)
banjo:
Pat O'Daniel (US western swing musician) (on 1937-06-11)
double bass:
Wallace Griffin (US bassist) (on 1937-06-11)
fiddle:
Carroll Hubbard (US fiddler) (on 1937-06-11) and Mike O'Daniel (US western swing musician) (on 1937-06-11)
guitar:
Leon Huff (1940s Western swing vocalist) (on 1937-06-11) and William "Curly" Perrin (US western swing musician) (on 1937-06-11)
vocals:
Leon Huff (1940s Western swing vocalist) (on 1937-06-11)
W. Lee O'Daniel and His Hillbilly Boys2:20
17Just Once Too Often
The Light Crust Doughboys2:22
18Everybody’s Truckin’
recording of:
Everybody's Truckin'
lyricist and composer:
Babe Fritsch
The Modern Mountaineers2:26
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