Anthology 1935-1973

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

Tracklist

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1Maiden'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 (on 1935-09-23), Art Haines (on 1935-09-23) and Bob Wills (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
3:06
2Steel Guitar Rag
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-09-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-29)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (on 1936-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1936-09-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (on 1936-09-29) and Bob Wills (on 1936-09-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1936-09-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1936-09-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1936-09-29)
reeds:
Ray DeGeer (on 1936-09-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1936-09-29)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1936-09-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (on 1936-09-29)
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental) (on 1936-09-29)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc.
2:46
3Right or Wrong
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-30)
bass:
Joe Ferguson (on 1936-09-30)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (on 1936-09-30) and Bob Wills (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 (on 1936-09-30)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (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 (until 1921)
2:55
4Time 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 (on 1940-04-15), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-15) and Bob Wills (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 (on 1940-04-15)
recording of:
Time Changes Everything (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan
2:41
5Corrine Corrina
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 (on 1940-04-15), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-15) and Bob Wills (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)
saxophone:
Don Harlan (on 1940-04-15), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-15) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-15)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-15)
vocals:
Bob Wills (on 1940-04-15)
cover recording of:
Corrine, Corrina (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist:
[traditional], Armetia Chatman (in 1929), J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams (in 1929) and Mitchell Parish (in 1932)
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp., EMI Music Publishing France and Gotham Music Service, Inc. (on 1932-03-18)
2:51
6Big 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 (on 1940-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-16) and Bob Wills (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 (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 (on 1940-04-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1940-04-16)
recording of:
Big Beaver (on 1940-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills
2:38
7New 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 (on 1940-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-16) and Bob Wills (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 (on 1940-04-16), Don Harlan (on 1940-04-16), Wayne Johnson (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 (on 1940-04-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1940-04-16)
part of:
V Disc (number: VP 315 (2))
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1940-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills
publisher:
Bourne Co. (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
2:36
8Take 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 (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 (on 1941-02-26) and Bob Wills (on 1941-02-26)
recording of:
Take Me Back to Tulsa (on 1941-02-25)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan and Bob Wills
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (on 1941-06-18)
2:42
9Cherokee Maiden
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-07-23)
double bass:
Darrell Jones (on 1941-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-07-23)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (on 1941-07-23), Louis Tierney (on 1941-07-23) and Bob Wills (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 (on 1941-07-23)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-07-23)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1941-07-23)
recording of:
Cherokee Maiden (on 1941-07-23)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc. (from 1942 to present) and Oree Music (in 1942)
3:00
10Home in San Antone
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-07-14)
clarinet:
Woody Wood (on 1942-07-14)
double bass:
Darrell Jones (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 (on 1942-07-14)
guitar:
Leon Huff (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
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1943-11-02)
2:32
11Miss Molly
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-07-15)
double bass:
Darrell Jones (on 1942-07-15)
drums (drum set):
Bob Fitzgerald (on 1942-07-15)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1942-07-15), Louis Tierney (on 1942-07-15) and Bob Wills (on 1942-07-15)
guitar:
Doyle Salathiel (on 1942-07-15)
piano:
Morris Billington (on 1942-07-15)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1942-07-15)
vocals:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1942-07-15)
part of:
V Disc (number: VP 721 (1))
recording of:
Miss Molly (on 1942-07-15)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker
publisher:
Mesa Music Company (in 1944)
2:37
12My Confession
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-07-16)
double bass:
Darrell Jones (on 1942-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Bob Fitzgerald (on 1942-07-16)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1942-07-16), Louis Tierney (on 1942-07-16) and Bob Wills (on 1942-07-16)
guitar:
Doyle Salathiel (on 1942-07-16)
piano:
Morris Billington (on 1942-07-16)
reeds:
Don Harlan (on 1942-07-16) and Woody Wood (on 1942-07-16)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1942-07-16)
trumpet:
Danny Alguire (on 1942-07-16), Alex Brashear (on 1942-07-16) and Benny Strickler (on 1942-07-16)
vocals:
Bob Wills (on 1942-07-16)
recording of:
My Confession (on 1942-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills
2:58
13Texas Playboy Rag
recording of:
Texas Playboy Rag (on 1945-01-24)
composer:
Cindy Walker and Bob Wills
2:48
14Roly-Poly
recording of:
Roly Poly (on 1945-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (on 1946-04-11)
2:39
15Stay a Little Longer
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-01-26)
double bass:
Ted Adams (on 1945-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Monte Mountjoy (on 1945-01-26)
electric guitar:
Cameron Hill (on 1945-01-26) and Jimmy Wyble (on 1945-01-26)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1945-01-26) and Bob Wills (on 1945-01-26)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1945-01-26)
steel guitar:
Noel Boggs (on 1945-01-26)
trumpet:
Alex Brashear (on 1945-01-26)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1945-01-26)
recording of:
Stay a Little Longer (on 1945-01-26)
writer:
Tommy Duncan and Bob Wills
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:49
16Basin Street Blues
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1946-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1946-05-06)
electric guitar:
Junior Barnard (on 1946-05-06)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1946-05-06) and Bob Wills (on 1946-05-06)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1946-05-06)
saxophone:
Louis Tierney (on 1946-05-06)
steel guitar:
Noel Boggs (on 1946-05-06)
trumpet:
Alex Brashear (on 1946-05-06)
lead vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1946-05-06)
vocals:
Evelyn McKinney (on 1946-05-06) and Dean McKinney (on 1946-05-06)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1946-05-06)
recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1946-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
3:36
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1My Window Faces the South
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1946-05-20)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1946-05-20)
electric guitar:
Junior Barnard (on 1946-05-20)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1946-05-20), Louis Tierney (on 1946-05-20) and Bob Wills (on 1946-05-20)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1946-05-20)
steel guitar:
Roy Honeycutt (on 1946-05-20)
trumpet:
Alex Brashear (on 1946-05-20)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1946-05-20)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1946-05-20)
recording of:
My Window Faces South (on 1946-05-20)
lyricist:
Jerry Livingston and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Jerry Livingston and Abner Silver
2:06
2Fat Boy Rag
recording of:
Fat Boy Rag (on 1946-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
Junior Barnard and Bob Wills
2:31
3Three Guitar Special
2:20
4Deep 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 (on 1947-10-16)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (on 1947-10-16)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1947-10-16)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1947-10-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1947-10-16)
recording of:
Deep Water (on 1947-10-16)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose
3:00
5Bubbles 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 (on 1947-10-30)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (on 1947-10-30)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1947-10-30)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1947-10-30)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1947-10-30)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-10-30)
recording of:
Bubbles in My Beer (on 1947-10-30)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan, Cindy Walker and Bob Wills
publisher:
Red River Songs, Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Chappell & Co. (in 1948)
2:18
6Blues 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 (on 1947-11-10)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (on 1947-11-10)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1947-11-10)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1947-11-10)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1947-11-10)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-11-10)
recording of:
Blues for Dixie (on 1947-11-10)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker
2:52
7South
banjo:
Ocie Stockard (on 1947-12-30)
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1947-12-30)
drums (drum set):
Monte Mountjoy (on 1947-12-30)
electric guitar:
Junior Barnard (on 1947-12-30) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1947-12-30)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1947-12-30) and Bob Wills (on 1947-12-30)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (on 1947-12-30)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1947-12-30)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1947-12-30)
recorded at:
Sound Recorders in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1947-12-30)
recording of:
South (on 1947-12-30)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (in 1971)
composer:
Bennie Moten
3:34
8Cotton Patch Blues
banjo:
Ocie Stockard (on 1947-12-30)
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1947-12-30)
drums (drum set):
Monte Mountjoy (on 1947-12-30)
electric guitar:
Junior Barnard (on 1947-12-30) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1947-12-30)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1947-12-30) and Bob Wills (on 1947-12-30)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (on 1947-12-30)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1947-12-30)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1947-12-30)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1947-12-30)
recorded at:
Sound Recorders in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1947-12-30)
recording of:
Cotton Patch Blues (on 1947-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Tiny Moore and Bob Wills
2:52
9Boot Heel Drag
double bass:
Jack Loyd (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 (on 1949-05-05)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (on 1949-05-05)
piano:
Doc Lewis (on 1949-05-05)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1949-05-05)
trumpet:
Alex Brashear (on 1949-05-05)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios 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
2:45
10Faded Love
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Jack Loyd (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 (on 1950-04-27), Johnny Gimble (on 1950-04-27) and Bob Wills (on 1950-04-27)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (on 1950-04-27)
piano:
Mancel Tierney (on 1950-04-27)
steel guitar:
Billy Bowman (on 1950-04-27)
tenor banjo:
Rusty McDonald (on 1950-04-27) and Jimmie Widener (on 1950-04-27)
vocals:
Billy Bowman (on 1950-04-27), Rusty McDonald (on 1950-04-27) and Jimmie Widener (on 1950-04-27)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1950-04-27)
recording of:
Faded Love (on 1950-04-27)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (in 1971)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bob Wills and John Wills
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (in 1951)
2:54
11St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1954-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:25
12Cadillac and a Model "A"
recording of:
Cadillac in Model "A" (on 1954-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Jack Wills
2:03
13Heart to Heart Talk
recording of:
Heart to Heart Talk (on 1960-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Lee Ross
publisher:
Loring Music, Inc. (from 1960 to present)
2:40
14The Jobob Rag
2:29
15Blue Bonnet Lane
vocals:
Leon McAuliffe
recording of:
Blue Bonnet Lane (on 1973-12-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker
2:14
16What Makes Bob Holler
recording of:
What Makes Bob Holler (on 1973-12-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker
2:29

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ASIN:US: B0000032MM [info]