'The King Of Western Swing' 25 Hits 1935-1945

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

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1New San Antonio Rose (Tommy Duncan Vocals)
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)
2:37
2Osage Stomp
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) 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)
trombone:
Art Haines (on 1935-09-23)
recording of:
Osage Stomp (on 1935-09-23)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills
3:03
3Never No More Hard Times-Blues (Tommy Duncan Vocals)
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1937-06-08)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1937-06-08)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (on 1937-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1937-06-08)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (on 1937-06-08), Cecil Brower (on 1937-06-08) and Bob Wills (on 1937-06-08)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1937-06-08) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1937-06-08)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1937-06-08)
reeds:
Ray DeGeer (on 1937-06-08)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1937-06-08) and Tiny Mott (on 1937-06-08)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1937-06-08)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (on 1937-06-08)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1937-06-08)
recording of:
Never No More Hard Times Blues (on 1937-06-08)
lyricist and composer:
Elsie McWilliams and Jimmie Rodgers
2:34
4Steel 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.
2:47
5Sugar Blues (Bob Wills Vocal)
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)
vocals:
Bob Wills (on 1936-09-29)
recording of:
Sugar Blues (on 1936-09-29)
lyricist:
Lucy Fletcher (in 1919)
composer:
Clarence Williams (in 1919)
publisher:
Chappell Paris
3:05
6Fan It
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-09-30)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-30)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (on 1936-09-30)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (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)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1936-09-30)
reeds:
Ray DeGeer (on 1936-09-30)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1936-09-30)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1936-09-30)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (on 1936-09-30)
vocals:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-30)
recording of:
Fan It (on 1936-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
Alexander Hill and Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon
2:54
7Right Or Wrong (Tommy Duncan Vocals)
recording of:
Right or Wrong
writer:
Paul Biese (until 1921), Haven Gillespie (until 1921) and Arthur Lynn Sizemore (until 1921)
2:56
8Whoa Baby (Leon AcAuliffe Vocal)
recording of:
Whoa Babe
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton
2:37
9That's What I Like About The South (Leon AcAuliffe Vocal)
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-29)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (on 1938-11-29) and Bob Wills (on 1938-11-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-29) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (on 1938-11-29)
vocals:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1938-11-29)
recording of:
That’s What I Like ’Bout the South (on 1938-11-29)
writer:
Andy Razaf
2:38
10Lone Star Rag
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)
recording of:
Lone Star Rag (on 1940-04-15)
composer:
Bob Wills
2:46
11Corrine, Corrina (Bob Wills Vocal)
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)
2:53
12Bob Wills Special
recording of:
Bob Wills' Special
composer:
Bob Wills
2:55
13Time Changes Everything (Tommy Duncan Vocals)
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
2:42
14Big 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
2:39
15Take Me Back To Tulsa (Tommy Duncan Vocals)
recording of:
Take Me Back to Tulsa (on 1941-02-26)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan and Bob Wills
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (on 1941-06-18)
2:52
16Dusty Skies (Tommy Duncan Vocals)
recording of:
Dusty Skies
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker
publisher:
Mesa Music Company (in 1942)
2:57
17We Might As Well Forget It (Leon Huff Vocal)
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)
trumpet:
Danny Alguire (on 1942-07-14)
vocals:
Leon Huff (on 1942-07-14)
recording of:
We Might as Well Forget It (on 1942-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Bond
2:46
18Home In San Antone (Tommy Duncan Vocals)
part of:
V Disc (number: VP 721 (2))
recording of:
Home in San Antone (on 1942-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1943-11-02)
2:41
19You're From Texas (Leon AcAuliffe Vocal)
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)
recording of:
You're From Texas (on 1942-07-15)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker
publisher:
Mesa Music Company (from 1942 to present)
2:45
20Goodbye, Liza Jane (Leon AcAuliffe Vocal)
recording of:
Goodbye Liza Jane
publisher:
Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan (on 1942-01-07)
lyricist:
Tommy Duncan
composer:
[traditional] and Bob Wills
2:44
21Texas Playboy Rag
recording of:
Texas Playboy Rag
composer:
Cindy Walker and Bob Wills
2:57
22Roly Poly (Tommy Duncan Vocals)
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:
Roly Poly (on 1945-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (on 1946-04-11)
2:42
23Stay A Little Longer (Tommy Duncan Vocals)
recording of:
Stay a Little Longer
writer:
Tommy Duncan and Bob Wills
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:00
24New Spanish Two-Step (Tommy Duncan Vocals)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-04-20)
double bass:
Ted Adams (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 (on 1945-04-20)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1945-04-20)
steel guitar:
Noel Boggs (on 1945-04-20)
trumpet:
Alex Brashear (on 1945-04-20)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1945-04-20)
recording of:
Spanish Two Step (on 1945-04-20)
publisher:
Bob Wills (on 1941-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan and Bob Wills
2:34
25I'm Feeling Bad (Harley Huggins Vocal)
2:57

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ASIN:US: B0000063CZ [info]