Western Swing was the most eclectic form of country music and in its free-wheeling diversity, it set the stage for rock & roll. Based in traditional string band music, Western swing also incorporated traditional pop melodies, jazz improvisation, blues and folk, creating a wildly entertaining and eclectic form of American music. Bob Wills and Milton Brown popularized the genre in the '30s, and Wills became known as the father of the genre, since he remained popular for several decades, during which he had a remarkable string of hit singles. This Properbox follows on from our set of several years ago ("Doughboys, Playboys & Cowboys" Properbox6), expanding on that set to look at the work of many more of the artists working in the genre from the '30s to the '50s, and presented with the same attention to detail with comprehensive liner notes, a discography and 4CDs of digitally remastered music.

Disc 1

1. Mama Don't Like No Music 2:46 - Newman , Roy
2. Mean Mama Blues 2:49 - Prairie Ramblers, The
3. Rosetta 2:47 - Sweet Violet Boys
4. Crafton Blues 2:43 - Newman, Roy
5. Triflin' Gal 2:22 - Alley, Shelly Lee
6. I'm A Do Right Papa 2:44 - Modern Mountaineers
7. White River Stomp 2:47 - Wood, Smokey & The Wood Chips
8. Little Hillbilly Heart Throb 2:44 - Sons Of The West
9. Oh Susannah 2:41 - Sons Of The West
10. There'll Be Some Changes Made 2:43 - Stockard, Ocie
11. I Can't Dance (I've Got Ants In My Pants) 2:50 - Newman , Roy
12. The Lady In Red 2:53 - Prairie Ramblers, The
13. Round And Round (Yas Yas Yas) 2:39 - Sweet Violet Boys
14. Mary Lou 2:37 - Newman , Roy
15. Try It Once Again 2:30 - Allay, Shelly Lee
16. Getting That Lowdown Swing 3:02 - Modern Mountaineers
17. Woodchip Blue 2:29 - Wood, Smokey & The Wood Chips
18. There's Evil In You Chillun 2:46 - Sons Of The West
19. Oh Monah 2:42 - Sons Of The West
20. Up Jumped The Devil 2:35 - Tune Wranglers, The
21. Tiger Rag 2:44 - Wanderers, The
22. Hot Mama Stomp 2:39 - Universal Cowboys
23. Underneath The Sun 2:36 - Bar X Cowboys
24. It's Best To Behave 2:23 - Hofner, Adolph
25. She's Doggin' Me 2:49 - Boyd, Bill

Disc 2

1. Dan The Banana Man 3:05 - Jones, Buddy
2. There'll Come A Time 2:40 - Mitchell, Charles
3. Honey Don't Turn Me Down 2:25 - Reinhart, Dick
4. I'm Going Back To Sadie 2:45 - Hi-Flyers
5. Hey Toots 2:35 - Wills, Johnnie Lee
6. Wooly Booger 2:40 - Reinhart, Dick
7. Tulsa Twist 2:28 - McBride, Dickie & Village Boys
8. I Wonder What I'm Going To Do 2:33 - Wills, Johnnie Lee
9. Alice Blue Gown 2:30 - Light Crust Doughboys
10. Bear Creek Hop 2:40 - Light Crust Doughboys
11. Jeep's Blues 2:47 - Port Arthur Jubileers
12. Mississippi Delta Blues 2:48 - Wills, Bob
13. She's A Rounder 2:23 - Sunshine Boys
14. Worried Mind 2:27 - Dafan, Ted/Texans
15. Because 2:42 - Dafan, Ted/Texans
16. Rackin' It Back 2:24 - Texas Wanderers, The
17. Sundown Blues 2:58 - Texas Wanderers, The
18. Darling It's All Over Now 2:35 - Dexter, Al
19. Drink The Barrell Dry 2:36 - Boyd, Bill
20. What'cha Know Joe 2:38 - Wills, Johnnie Lee
21. Red Wagon 2:54 - Jones, Buddy
22. Mean Mama Blues 2:48 - Mitchell, Charles
23. Rooky Toody 2:31 - Reinhart, Dick
24. Reno Street Blues 2:28 - Hi-Flyers
25. Milk Cow Blues 2:49 - Wills, Johnnie Lee

Disc 3

1. Who's Gonna Love You When I'm Gone 2:32 - Dexter, Al
2. Panhandle Shuffle 2:36 - Briggs, Billy/Xit Boys
3. Bob Wills Boogie 2:36 - Wills, Bob
4. The Devil Ain't Lazy 2:37 - Wills, Bob
5. Rattle Snakin' Daddy 2:41 - Woodall, Boots
6. Honey There Ain't No Pleasin' You 2:41 - Hobbs, Bud
7. Georgia Boogie 2:53 - Williams, Curley
8. That's My Linda Lou 2:37 - Widener, Jimmie
9. It Ain't Far To The Bar 2:37 - Tyler, Johnny
10. Shut Up And Drink Your Beer 2:45 - Wills, Luke/Rhythm Busters
11. Drinkin' And A Thinkin' 2:45 - Rogers, Smoky
12. Silver Dew On The Bluegrass 2:27 - Wills, Bob
13. Great Long Pistol 2:21 - Irby, Jerry & His Texas Ranchers
14. Never Trust A Woman 2:53 - Williams, Tex
15. Air Mail Special On The Fly 2:48 - Rusk, Leon
16. What It Means To Be Blue 2:34 - Russell, Tex
17. I'm All Through Trusting You 2:42 - Widener, Jimmie
18. High Voltage Gal 2:51 - Wills, Luke/Rhythm Busters
19. That's What I Like About The West 2:44 - Williams, Tex
20. Comin' Down The Pecos 2:13 - Nix, Hoyle
21. Deep Down Inside 2:57 - Dafan, Ted/Texans
22. Behind The Eight Ball 2:18 - Tyler, Johnny
23. My Sweet Papa 2:39 - Clauser, Al & His Oklahomans
24. I Can't Help The Way You Feel 2:56 - Rogers, Smoky
25. Darling Why Are You So Mean To Me 2:45 - Nix, Hoyle

Disc 4

1. Hi De Ho Boogie On A Saturday Night 2:48 - Dexter, Al
2. Clean Town Blues 2:45 - Leaders, Benny
3. Dip Snuff Stomp 2:35 - Briggs, Billy
4. B. Bowman Hop 2:18 - Wills, Bob
5. That's My Weakness Now 2:17 - Penny, Hank & Jaye P.Morgan
6. Mule Boogie 2:42 - Boyd, Jim
7. Joaquin Special 2:38 - James, Jesse & All The Boys
8. Catch Me Cheatin' 2:15 - Rogers, Smoky
9. Wild Card 2:19 - Williams, Tex
10. I Was A Gambler In Texas 2:52 - Bruner, Cliff/Texas Wanderers
11. Hot Foot Shuffle 2:21 - Dexter, Al
12. Amarillo Rose 2:28 - Briggs, Billy
13. Hubbin' It 2:24 - Wills, Bob
14. Blue Guitar Stomp 2:58 - McAuliffe, Leon
15. You Got The Right Number 3:00 - McDonald, Rusty
16. Saturday Night Rag 2:43 - Williams, Curley
17. Tomato Can 2:39 - Duncan, Tommy
18. Snatchin' And Grabbin' 2:35 - Wills, Bob
19. The Spider And The Fly 3:03 - Thomason, Jimmy
20. It's All Your Fault 2:31 - Ray, Wade
21. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter 2:15 - McCoy, Walt & His Western Wonders
22. This Side Of Town 2:43 - McAuliffe, Leon
23. Roped And Tied 2:42 - Wills, Billy Jack
24. You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes 2:19 - Penny, Hank
25. Nancy Jane 2:25 - Duncan, Tommy

DISCOGRAPHY





BILL BOYD & His Cowboy Ramblers Texas Hotel, San Antonio, Tx. 27.1.34

(Vcl/gtr) with Jim Boyd (bs); Walker Kirkes

(ten bnjo); Slomie Creel (pno); Art Davis (fdl)



87724 MAMA DONâ??T LIKE NO MUSIC Bluebird B 5855



BILL BOYD & His Cowboy Ramblers Texas Hotel, San Antonio, Tx. 1.3.37

(Vcl/gtr) with Curly Perrin (gtr); Rankin Moulder (ten bnjo); Jim Boyd (bs); Jack Hinson (pno); Cecil Brower (fdl); J.R.Chatwell (fdl); Butch Gibson (clnt/as);



BS 07418 SHEâ??S DOGGINâ?? ME Bluebird B 6889-A



BILL BOYD & His Cowboy Ramblers Jefferson Hotel, Dallas, Tx. 12.2.40

(Trio vcl) with J.S.Williams (gtr); Jesse "Slick" Robertson (ten bnjo); Jimmy Meek (bs); Loren Mitchell (pno); Buck Buchanan (fdl); Pat Trotter (fdl/mand)



BS 047660 DRINK THE BEER BARREL DRY Bluebird B 8394-A



JIM BOYD with His Men Of The West prob Dallas, Tx. 50

(Vcl/gtr) with unk (stl gtr); (bs); (fdl); (chorus)



48-0301- A MULE BOOGIE Victor 21-0301



ROY NEWMAN & His Boys Dallas, Tx. 27.9.35

(Pno) with Band (vcl); Earl Brown (ld vcl/gtr); Jim Boyd (gtr); Randy "Buddy" Neal (gtr); Walker Kirkes (ten bnjo); Ish Erwin (bs); Art Davis (fdl), Thurman Neal (fdl); Holly Horton (clnt)



DAL-174-1 I CANâ??T DANCE (I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS) Vocalion 03117



ROY NEWMAN & His Boys Dallas, Tx.14.6.37

(Pno) with Jim Boyd (vcl/gtr); Walker Kirkes (ten bnjo); Earl Brown (gtr); Bob Dunn (stl gtr); Ish Erwin (bs); Cecil Brower (fdl); Holly Horton (clnt)



DAL 316-1 MARY LOU Vocalion 03752



BOB WILLS & Texas Playboys poss Furniture Mart Building, Chicago, Ill. 30.9.36

(Fdl) with Tommy Duncan (vcl); Herman Arnspiger (gtr); Clifton "Sleepy" Johnson (gtr); Leon McAuliffe (stl gtr); Johnnie Lee Wills (bnjo); Joe Ferguson (bs); Al Stricklin (pno); Zeb McNally (sax); Ray DeGeer (sax/clnt); Everett Stover (tpt); Jesse Ashlock (fdl); William "Smoky" Dacus (dms)



C 1495-2 MEAN MAMA BLUES Vocalion 03492



BOB WILLS & Texas Playboys Brunswick Warehouse, Dallas, Tx. 7.6.37

(Fdl) with Tommy Duncan (vcl); Herman Arnspiger (gtr); Clifton "Sleepy" Johnson (gtr); Leon McAuliffe (stl gtr); Johnnie Lee Wills (bnjo); Joe Ferguson (bs); Al Stricklin (pno); Zeb McNally (sax); Ray DeGeer (sax/clnt); Everett Stover (tpt); Jesse Ashlock (fdl); Cecil Brower (fdl); William "Smoky" Dacus (dms)



DAL 217-1 ROSETTA Vocalion 03659



BOB WILLS & Texas Playboys Blackstone Hotel, Fort Worth, Tx. 25.2.41

(Fdl) with Tommy Duncan (vcl); Eldon Shamblin (gtr); Leon McAuliffe (stl gtr); Son Lanford (bs); Al Stricklin (pno); Louie Tierney (fdl); Eugene Tomlins (dms)



DAL 1179-1 MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUES Columbia 32416



BOB WILLS & Texas Playboys Columbia Studio, 6121 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Ca. 20.4.45

(Fdl) with Tommy Duncan (vcl); Jimmy Wyble (el gtr); Noel Boggs (stl gtr); Ted Adams (bs); Millard Kelso (pno); Joe Holley (fdl); Felton Harkness (fdl); Alex Brashear (tpt); Monte Mountejoy (dms)



H 1367-1 SILVER DEW ON THE BLUEGRASS TONIGHT Columbia 36841



BOB WILLS & Texas Playboys Columbia Studio, 6121 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Ca. 5.9.46

(Fdl) with Lester Barnard Jr (el gtr); Herb Remington (stl gtr); Jimmie Widener (bnjo); Tiny Moore (el mand); Billy Jack Wills (bs); Millard Kelso (pno); Jesse Ashlock (fdl); Joe Holley (fdl); Johnny Cuviello (dms)



H 2011-1 BOB WILLS BOOGIE Columbia 37357



BOB WILLS & Texas Playboys Wrigley Building, Chicago, Ill. 15.10.47

(Fdl) with Tommy Duncan (vcl); Eldon Shamblin (el gtr); Herb Remington (stl gtr); Ocie Stockard (bnjo); Tiny Moore (el mand); Billy Jack Wills (bs); Millard Kelso (pno); Johnny Cuviello (dms); (chorus)



CCO 4858-1 THE DEVIL AINâ??T LAZY Columbia 20458



BOB WILLS & Texas Playboys
Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Ca. 12.9.51

(Fdl) with Joe Andrews (vcl); Cotton Whittington (gtr); Bobby Koefer (stl gtr); Ocie Stockard (ten bnjo); Joe Ferguson (bs); Skeeter Elkin (pno); Paul McGhee (dms)



51-S-3133-5 HUBBINâ?? IT MGM 11213



BOB WILLS & Texas Playboys WFAA Studio, Dallas, Tx. 26.3.52

(Vcl/fdl) with Eldon Shamblin (rhy gtr); Shorty Messner (stl gtr); Bob White (stl gtr); Ocie Stockard (ten bnjo); Luke Wills (bs); Joe Andrews (bs); Skeeter Elkin (pno); Joe Holley (fdl); Keith Coleman (fdl); Paul McGhee (dms)



52-S-6040 SNATCHINâ?? AND GRABBINâ?? MGM 11241



BOB WILLS & Texas Playboys
Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Ca. 16.3.53

(Fdl) with Jay Roberts (gtr); Billy Bowman (stl gtr); Jack Lloyd (bs); Luke Wills (bs); Skeeter Elkin (pno); Jesse Ashlock (fdl); Jack Greenbach (dms)



53-S-3017-3 B.BOWMAN HOP MGM 11568



LIGHTCRUST DOUGH BOYS Hollywood, Ca. 26.5.36

Dick Reinhart (vcl/gtr); Muryel Campbell (ld gtr); Bert Dodson (bs); Clifford Gross (fdl); Kenneth Pitts (fdl)



LA 1121 LITTLE HILLBILLY HEART THROB Vocalion 03403



LIGHTCRUST DOUGH BOYS Fort Worth, Tx. 10.936

Bert Dodson (ld vcl/bs); Clifford Gross (bs vcl/fdl); Dick Reinhart (ten vcl); Kenneth Pitts (bari vcl/accd); Muryel Campbell (gtr); Marvin Montgomery (bnjo)



FW 1267 OH SUSANNAH Vocalion 03345



WANDERERS San Antonio, Tx. 28.1.35

Dick Reinhart (vcl/gtr) with Marvin Montgomery (ten bnjo); Bert Dodson (bs); Jack Norwood (pno); Holly Horton (clnt); Fred Casares (fdl)



87729-1 TIGER RAG Bluebird B-5887



UNIVERSAL COWBOYS Dallas, Tx. 23.6.39

Dick Reinhart (gtr); Wilson "Lefty" Perkins (stl gtr); James "Doc" Eastwood (ten bnjo); Kermit Whalen (bs); Darrell Kirkpatrick (accd/fdl); unk (pno)



DAL-927-2 HOT MAMA STOMP Vocalion 05040



DICK REINHART & His Universal Cowboys Los Angeles, Ca. 28.8.40

(Vcl/gtr) with Johnny Bond (gtr);Jimmy Wakely (gtr); Frank Marvin (stl gtr); Paul Sells (pno); Carl Cotner (fdl)



LA 2342 HEY TOOTS Okeh 05917

LA 2349 WOOLY BOOGER Okeh 05917



DICK REINHART & His Lone Star Boys Hollywood, Ca. 4.8.41

(Vcl) with Johnny Bond (gtr); Fred Whiting (bs); Paul Sells (pno); Jack Mayhew (clnt); Carl Cotner (fdl); Paul Sells (perc); Spike Jones (dms)



H 413 ROOKY TOODY Okeh 06595



LIGHTCRUST DOUGH BOYS Burrus Sawmill Studio, Fort Worth, Tx. 24.4.40

Joe Ferguson (vcl); Leroy Millican (gtr);

Cecil Brower (fdl); "Babe" Wright (pno)



DAL 1057-2 ALICE BLUE GOWN Vocalion 05535



LIGHTCRUST DOUGH BOYS WBAO Studio, Blackstone Hotel, Fort Worth,Tx. 3.3.41

Parker Willson (Announcer/bs vcl); J.B.Brinkley (ld vcl); Joe Ferguson (ten vcl); Kenneth Pitts (bari vcl); Cecil Brower (fdl); (h/claps)



DAL 1208 BEAR CREEK HOP Okeh 06349



TED DAFFANâ??S TEXANS Dallas, Tx. 25.4.40
Chuck Keeshan (vcl/rhy gtr); Ted Daffan (stl gtr); Sidney "Buddy" Buller (ld gtr); Harry Sorenson (accd); Ralph Smith (pno); Elmer B.Christian (bs)



DAL 1058 WORRIED MIND Okeh 05668



TED DAFFANâ??S TEXANS Dallas, Tx. 22.2.41

Chuck Keeshan (vcl/rhy gtr); Ted Daffan (stl gtr); Sidney "Buddy" Buller (ld gtr); Harry Sorenson (accd); Ralph Smith (pno); Elmer B.Christian (bs)



DAL 1162 BECAUSE Okeh 06172



TED DAFFANâ??S TEXANS Hollywood, Ca. 47

George Strange (vcl); Ted Daffan (stl gtr); poss Sidney "Buddy" Buller (ld gtr); Charlie Morgan (rhy gtr); George Williamson (pno); Clark Edsell (accd)



HCO 1810 DEEP DOWN INSIDE Columbia 20427



OCIE STOCKARD & The Wanderers Dallas Athletic Club, Dallas, Tx. 11.9.37

(Vcl/ten bnjo) with Buster Ferguson (gtr); Wanna Coffman (bs); George Bell (pno); Buck Buchanan (fdl); Johnny Borowski (fdl); Harry Palmer (tpt)



014025 THEREâ??LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE Bluebird 7570



JIMMIE REVARD & Oklahoma Playboys Texas Hotel, San Antonio, Tx. 22.10.36

(Bs) with Eddie Whitely (vcl/pno); Adolph Hofner (gtr); Emil Hofner (stl gtr); Cotton Cooper (bnjo); Ben McKay (fdl)



02804-1 TRIFLINâ?? GAL Bluebird 6739



JIMMIE REVARD & Oklahoma Playboys Texas Hotel, San Antonio, Tx. 26.10.36

(Bs) with Eddie Whitely (pno); Adolph Hofner (gtr); Emil Hofner (stl gtr); Cotton Cooper (bnjo); Ben McKay (fdl)



02937-1 CRAFTON BLUES Bluebird 6712



ADOLPH HOFNER & His Texans San Antonio, Tx. 25.10.38

(Vcl/gtr) with Emil "Bash" Hofner (stl gtr); Bill Dickey (bs); Bert Ferguson (pno); Tom Dickey (fdl); Beal Ruff (clnt)



02586-1 ITâ??S BEST TO BEHAVE Bluebird B7955



TUNE WRANGLERS San Antonio, Tx. 24.10.36

Buster Coward (gtr); George Timberlake (pno); Arthur "Eddie" Fielding (ten bnjo); Eddie Duncan (stl gtr); Eljay "Bill" Dickey (bs); Tom Dickey (fdl)



02881-1 UP JUMPED THE DEVIL Bluebird B-6982



LEON CHAPPELEARâ??S LONE STAR COWBOYS Chicago, Ill. 14.8.35

Leon Chappelear (vcl/gtr); Gene Sullivan (gtr); Howard Oliver (ten bnjo); Skipper Hawkins (bs); Lonnie Hall (fdl); Johnny Harvey (clnt)



90230 Iâ??M A DO RIGHT PAPA Decca 5361

15.8.35



90243 WHITE RIVER STOMP (inst) Decca 5433



PRAIRIE RAMBLERS NYC, New York. 17.8.35

George "Willie" Thall (vcl/clnt); Jack Taylor (ld gtr); Salty Holmes (rhy gtr); Chick Hurt (ten bnjo); Bob Miller (pno); Tex Atchison (fdl)



17973-2 THE LADY IN RED ARC 5-11-53-A



SWEET VIOLET BOYS Chicago, Ill. 24.5.37

Chick Hurt (vcl/mandla); Salty Holmes (rhy gtr); Jack Taylor (bs); Tex Atchison (fdl); George "Willie" Thall (clnt); Group (vcl)



C-1884-1-2 ROUND AND ROUND (YAS YAS YAS) Vocalion 03663



WADE RAY Hollywood, Ca. 53

(Vcl/fdl) with Noel Boggs (stl gtr); unk (gtr); (rhy gtr); (bs); (pno)



ITâ??S ALL YOUR FAULT RCA-Victor 5091



SHELLY LEE ALLEY Dallas, Tx. 5.5.38

(Vcl/fdl) with Chuck Keeshan (gtr); Lester J.Voss (bs); Ted Daffan (stl gtr); Douglas Blaikie (pno);Cliff Bruner (fdl); Anthony Scanlin (clnt/ts)



DAL 480-1 TRY IT ONCE AGAIN Vocalion 4145



MODERN MOUNTAINEERS Texas Hotel, San Antonio, Tx. 1.3.37

Smoky Wood (vcl/pno); J.C.Way (stl gtr); Lefty Groves (gtr); Johnny Thames (bnjo); Rip Ramsey (bs); J.R.Chatwell (fdl); Hal Herbert (ts)



07431-1 GETTINâ?? THAT LOW DOWN SWING Bluebird 7047



SMOKY WOOD & The Woodchips Dallas Athletic Club, Rooms D&B, Dallas,Tx.12.9.37

(Vcl/pno) with Horace Edmondson (gtr); Gene Edmondson (ten bnjo); J.C.Way (stl gtr); unk (bnjo); Lonnie Mitchel (bs); George Uttenger (fdl) Clarence Clark (tpt)



014069-1 WOODCHIP BLUE Bluebird 7729



SONS OF THE WEST Texas Hotel, San Antonio, Tx. 16.9.38

Jimmie Meek (vcl/bs); Billy Briggs (stl gtr); Freddie Dean (gtr); Jesse "Slick" Robertson (bnjo); Pat Trotter (fdl)



64524 THEREâ??S EVIL IN YOU CHILLUN Decca 5641

64529 OH MONAH! Decca 5608



BILLY BRIGGS & XIT Boys Dalhart, Tx. 49

(Vcl/stl gtr); Jess Williams (gtr); Weldon Allard (bs); Pat Trotter (fdl)



A (NEW) PANHANDLE SHUFFLE Time 109



BILLY BRIGGS Amarillo, Tx. 4.51

(Vcl/stl gtr) with Jess Williams (gtr); Weldon Allard (bs)



IF266 AMARILLO ROSE Imperial 8110



BILLY BRIGGS
poss Jim Beck Studio, Dallas Tx. c.5.51

(Vcl/stl gtr) with prob Jess Williams (gtr); Weldon Allard (bs)



IF273 DIP SNUFF STOMP Imperial 8110



HI-FYLERS Fort Worth, Tx. 10.3.41

Sheldon Bennett (el gtr); Buster Ferguson (gtr); Andrew Schroeder (stl gtr); poss Wayne Benson (bs); Landon Beaver (pno); Darrell Kirkpatrick (accd)



DAL-1285-1 RENO STREET BLUES Okeh 06183



BAR-X COWBOYS Dallas, Tx. 14.12.47

(Group vcl); Chuck Keeshan (gtr); Lynn Henderson (gtr); Moat Bartley (ten bnjo); Johnny Cuttiette (bs); Ben Christian (fdl); Elwood "Elmer" Christian (fdl)



63054-1 UNDERNEATH THE SUN Decca 5537



JERRY IRBY & His Texas Ranchers Hollywood, Ca. 10.47

(Vcl/gtr) with unk (ld gtr); Deacon Evans (stl gtr); unk (bs); Pete Burke (pno); Tony Sepolio (fdl); poss Clyde Brewer (fdl)



47-S-3187 GREAT LONG PISTOL MGM 10188



BENNY LEADERS & The Western Rangers ACA Studio, Houston, Tx. C.2.52

(Vcl/bs) with Bill Buckner (gtr); Frank Juricek (stl gtr); Doc Lewis (pno); Ernie Hunter (fdl); Earl Caruthers (fdl); Eddie Hurd (sax); Link Davis (sax); prob Olin Davidson/Hal Black (dms)



A CLEAN TOWN BLUES Nucraft 105



JESSE JAMES & All The Boys prob Austin, Tx. C.9.50

(Gtr) with Jimmy Grabowske (stl gtr); Joe Ramon (bs); Dean Curry (pno); Eddy Sweat (fdl); prob Baldy Rambo (fdl); Eddie Mays (dms)



3805 JOAQUIN SPECIAL 4 Star 1520



WALT McCOY & His Western Wonders Hollywood, Ca. 52

(Vcl) with unk (el gtr); (rhy gtr); (stl gtr); (bs)



CRS 621 Iâ??M A LOVER NOT A FIGHTER Crystal 362



LEON RUSK L.A., Ca. 10.46

(Vcl) with unk (rhy gtr); (stl gtr); (bs); (accd); (fdl); (fdl)



K2209 AIR MAIL SPECIAL ON THE FLY King 582



NETTLES BROTHERS STRING BAND Dallas, Tx. 3.4.41

Bill Nettles (vcl/mand); Norman Nettles (gtr); Jimmy King (stl gtr); Reginald Ward (bs); Lonnie Hall (fdl)



063003-1 DAN THE BANANA MAN Bluebird B-8720



BUDDY JONES
Houston. Tx. 8.4.40

(Vcl/gtr) with Buster jones (stl gtr); Buddy Ray/Bill Mounce (bs); Moon Mullican (pno)



92050-A Iâ??M GOING BACK TO SADIE Decca 5861



BUDDY JONES Dallas, Tx. 29.4.41

(Vcl/gtr) with Oliver "Sock" Underwood (gtr); Bruce Pierce (ten bnjo); Bill Vitovsky (stl gtr); Moon Mullican (pno); Cliff Bruner (fdl-1/el gtr-2); prob Herschel Woodal (bs)



93723-A HONEY DONâ??T TURN ME DOWN -1 Decca 5984

93724-A RED WAGON -2 Decca 5950



CHARLES MITCHELL & His Orchestra Dallas, Tx. 10.10.41

(Stl gtr) with Moon Mullican (vcl/pno); Tex Swaim (gtr); Herschel Woodal (bs); Cliff Bruner (fdl); Jim Hewlitt (tpt); unk (dms)



071166-1 MEAN MAMA BLUES Bluebird 33-0508



TEXAS WANDERERS Houston, Tx. 4.4.40

Cameron Hill (el gtr); Red Greenshaw (gtr); Johnny Thames (ten bnjo); Bill Mounce (bs); Moon Mullican (pno); Buddy Ray (fdl)



92011-A RACKINâ?? IT BACK Decca 5831



TEXAS WANDERERS Houston, Tx. 10.4.40

Moon Mullican (vcl/pno); Cameron Hill (el gtr); Red Greenshaw (gtr); Johnny Thames (ten bnjo); Bill Mounce (bs); Buddy Ray (fdl)



92070-A SUNDOWN BLUES Decca 5856



DICKIE McBRIDE & The Village Boys Dallas, Tx. 1.5.41

(Gtr) with Red Greenhaw (gtr); Bob Dunn (stl gtr); Marcel Tierney (pno); Hezzie Bryant (bs); Dick Jones (fdl); Buddy Ray (fdl)



93743-A TULSA TWIST Decca 5949



CLIFF BRUNER & The Texas Wonderers ACA Studio, 5520 Washington Ave., Houston, Tx. 5.50

(Fdl) with Bobby Lane (vcl/gtr); unk (stl gtr); (bs); (dms)



ACA 1644 I WAS A GAMBLER IN TEXAS Ayo 109



PORT ARTHUR JUBILEERS Houston, Tx. 3.4.40

Tom Kelly (gtr); Alton Bailey (ten bnjo); Byron "Barney" Youngblood (bs); Dick Jones (fdl); Earl Caruthers (fdl); Jimmy Hart (accd)



92001-A JEEPâ??S BLUES Decca 5854



SUNSHINE BOYS Fort Worth, Tx. 13.3.41

Grundy "Slim" Harbert (vcl/bs); Merle Shelton (gtr); Roscoe Pierce (ten bnjo); Jack Hinson (pno); Jimmy Thomason (fdl/mand)



DAL-1317-1 SHEâ??S A ROUNDER Okeh 06540



JIMMY THOMASON Los Angeles, Ca. 30.1.52
(Vcl/gtr) with unk. musicians



K3355 THE SPIDER AND THE FLY King 1085



AL DEXTER & His Troopers Fort Worth, Tx. 4.3.41

(Vcl/gtr) with J.B. Brinkley (gtr); Ted Daffan (stl gtr); Joe Ferguson (bs); Cecil Brower (fdl); Aubrey Gass (wshbd/trps)



DAL-1221-2 DARLING ITâ??S ALL OVER NOW Okeh 06397



AL DEXTER & His Troopers Hollywood, Ca. 20.3.42

(Vcl/el gtr) with Dick Reinhart (gtr); Dick Roberts (stl gtr); Fred Whiting (bs); Paul Sells (accd); Wilmot "Holly" Hollinger (tpt)



H-744-1 THEREâ??LL COME A TIME Columbia 20593



AL DEXTER & His Troopers Hollywood, Ca. 5.4.45

(Vcl/gtr) with unk (stl gtr); (bnjo); (bs); (pno); (accd); (clnt); (tpt)



H 1342-1A WHOâ??S GONNA LOVE YOU WHEN Iâ??M GONE Columbia 37352



AL DEXTER poss Cincinnati, OH. 19.5.50

(Vcl/gtr) with unk (ld gtr); (stl gtr); (bs); (fdl)



K3053 HI-DE-HO BOOGIE ON A SATURDAY NIGHT King 884



AL DEXTER poss Dallas, Tx. 7.2.52

(Gtr) with unk (fdls); (accd); (bs)



82577 HOT FOOT SHUFFLE (inst) Decca 28137



AL CLAUSER & His Oklahomans Radio KTUL, Tulsa, OK. C.12.45

(Gtr) with Patti Page (vcl); Tex Grooms (el gtr); Jim McCall/Curly Bray (bs); Denny Cole (stl gtr); Bud Roberts (fdl)



M-101 MY SWEET PAPA Okla 209



HOYLE NIX & His West Texas Cowboys Jim Beck Studio, Dallas, Tx. C.10.49

(Vcl/fdl) with Ben Nix (vcl/rhy gtr); Wayne Walker (ld gtr); Tommy Harvell (stl gtr); Charlie Smith (bnjo); Loran Warren (pno); John Minnick (bs)



212 DARLING WHY ARE YOU SO MEAN TO ME Star Talent 750

214 COMINâ?? DOWN THE PECOS (inst) Star Talent 750



BUD HOBBS with His Trail Herders prob L.A., Ca. 18.12.47

(Vcl/gtr) with unk (ld gtr); (stl gtr); (bs); (fdl)



47-S-3356-2 HONEY THERE AINâ??T NO PLEASINâ?? YOU MGM 10163



BOOTS WOODALL & His Radio Wranglers King Studio, Cincinnati, OH. 24.1.47

(Vcl) with Bob Stoddard (ld gtr); Marvin Taylor (rhy gtr); Lee Lunsford (bs); Bobby Atcheson (fdl); Doug Chandler (fdl)



K2273 RATTLE SNAKINâ?? DADDY King 616



HANK PENNY (& JAYE P.MORGAN-1) RCA Victor Studio, Hollywood, Ca. 20.11.52

(Vcl/gtr) & (vcl-1) with Rex Galleon (ld gtr); Noel Boggs (stl gtr); Von Galleon (bs); Jo Ella Wright (pno); Dick Shanahan (dms)



E2-VB 7033-1 YOU CANâ??T PULL THE WOOL OVER MY EYES RCA 20-5283

E2-VB 7036-1 THATâ??S MY WEAKNESS NOW RCA 20-5150



CURLEY WILLIAMS & His Georgia Peach Pickers Radio KNX Studio, Hollywood, Ca. 9.12.47
(Vcl/fdl) with Teddy Wilds (el gtr); Joseph Williams (rhy gtr); Jesse Kennedy (stl gtr); Sanford Williams (bs); Joe Pope (pno); John Rives (fdl)



HCO 2915 GEORGIA BOOGIE Columbia 20443



CURLEY WILLIAMS & His Georgia Peach Pickers Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, Tn. 5.6.50
(Fdl) with George â??Chinkâ? Hightower (el gtr); Carl â??Wimpyâ? Jones (rhy gtr); Clyde â??Bootsâ? Harris (stl gtr); Billy Diehl (bs); Owen Bradley (pno)



HCO 4090 SATURDAY NIGHT RAG (istr) Columbia 20725



SMOKEY "BUCK" ROGERS & His Texans L.A., Ca. 12.46

(Vcl/gtr) with unk (el gtr); (stl gtr); (bs); (pno); (accd); (fdl); Trio (vcl)



156 I CANâ??T HELP THE WAY YOU FEEL 4 Star 1157



SMOKEY ROGERS Hollywood, Ca. 11.4748

(Vcl/gtr) with poss Johnny Weis (ld gtr); Joaquin Murphey (stl gtr); Deuce Spriggens (bs); Max Fielder (fdl);Trio (vcl)



2843 DRINKINâ?? AND A-THINKINâ?? Capitol 40080



SMOKEY ROGERS L.A., Ca. 28.8.50

(Vcl/gtr); with unk (El gtr); (stl gtr); (bs); (pno); (fdl)



L 5805 CATCH ME CHEATINâ?? Coral 64077



TEX RUSSELL & His Hollywood Cowboys L.A., Ca.c.5.46

(Vcl) with Glynn Duncan (bs); unk (gtr); (stl gtr); (pno); (accd); (fdl); (fdl)



No mtx WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BLUE Aladdin 508



TEX WILLIAMS Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Ca. 15.7.47

(Vcl) with Deuce Spriggens (vcl); Johnny Weis (ld gtr); Smokey Rogers (rhy gtr/vcl); Les Anderson (stl gtr); Cliffie Stone (bs); Ossie Godson (pno); Spike Featherstone (hrp); Cactus Soldi (fdl); Harry Sims (fdl); Rex Call (fdl); Muddy Berry (dms)



2120 THATâ??S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE WEST Capitol 40031



TEX WILLIAMS Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Ca. 27.7.47

(Vcl) with Deuce Spriggens (vcl); Smokey Rogers (rhy gtr/vcl); Johnny Weis (ld gtr); Cliffie Stone (bs); Pedro DePaul (accd); Harry Sims (fdl); Cactus Soldi (fdl); Rex Call (fdl); George Wendt (tpt); Ossie Godson (vbs); Muddy Berry (dms)



2290 NEVER TRUST A WOMAN Capitol 40054



TEX WILLIAMS Capitol Studio, Melrose Ave., Hollywood, Ca. 9.8.50

(Vcl) with Jimmy Bryant (ld gtr); Smokey Rogers (rhy gtr); Dean Ecker (rhy gtr); Fred Tavares (stl gtr); Deuce Spriggens (bs); Ossie Godson (pno); Pedro DePaul (accd); Max Fidler (fdl); Harry Sims (fdl); Cactus Soldi (fdl); Muddy Berry (dms)



6489 WILD CARD Capitol 1166



JOHNNIE LEE WILLS & His Boys Dallas, Tx. 28.4.41

(Ten bnjo) with Cotton Thompson (vcl/fdl); Lester "Junior" Barnard (el gtr); Harley Huggins (gtr); Luther Jay "Luke" Wills (bs); Millard Kelso (pno); Band (vcl-1)



93697-A I WONDER WHAT Iâ??M GOING TO DO Decca 5957

93701-A WHATâ??CHA KNOW JOE-1 Decca 5948

93702-A MILK COW BLUES Decca 5985



LUKE WILLS RHYTHM BUSTERS Hollywood, Ca. c.7.47

Luke Wills (vcl interjections) with unk (vcl); poss Lester Barnard Jr (gtr); Roy Honeycutt (stl gtr); Mancel Tierney (pno); Glynn Douglas (bs); Joe Holley (fdl)



D7VB 1305-1 SHUT UP AND DRINK YOUR BEER RCA-Victor 20-2415



LUKE WILLS RHYTHM BUSTERS Hollywood, Ca. 20.10.47

Luke Wills (vcl interjections); Lehmon "Johnny" Tyler (vcl); Tommy Doss (gtr); Richard Morgan (gtr); J.L.Jenkins (stl gtr); Darrell Jones (bs); Sidney Barnes (pno); Robert Berg (fdl); James Holley (fdl); Sidney Barnes (dms)



D7-VB-1307-3 HIGH VOLTAGE GAL RCA-Victor 20-2577



JOHNNY TYLER & The Riders Of The Rio Grande Hollywood, Ca. 21.4.47

(Vcl/gtr) with George Chuman (gtr); Joyce Murrell (gtr); Richard Hamilton (gtr); Richard Cole (gtr); Alan Barker (bs); James Pruett (pno); Norman Baker (fdl); John Mount (dms)



D7-VB 509 BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL RCA-Victor 20-2290



JOHNNY TYLER & The Riders Of The Rio Grande Hollywood, Ca. 2.12.47

(Vcl/gtr) with Billy Hughes (gtr);Richard Hamilton (gtr); Richard Cole (gtr); Alan Barker (bs); Robert T.Fell (hca); James Pruett (pno); Johnnie Edwards (dms)



D7-VB 2139 IT AINâ??T FAR TO THE BAR RCA-Victor 21-0053



BILLY JACK WILLS & His Western Swing Band Los Angeles, Ca. 51
(Vcl/bs) with Tiny Moore (el mand); Kenneth Lowery (rhy gtr); Vance Terry (stl gtr); Dick McComb (tpt/bs); Cotton Roberts (fdl); poss Tommy Perkins (dms)



4049 ROPED AND TIED 4 Star X-11



LEON McAULIFFE & Cimarron Boys Castle Studio, Nashville, Tn. 29.1.51

(Stl gtr); Robert Kiser (ld gtr); Ted Adams (bs); Pee Wee Calhoun (pno); Jimmy Hall (fdl); Cecil Brower (fdl); Murel Wayne Johnson (clnt); Bobby Lee (tpt); Salomon Gamboa (dms)



CO-45215 BLUE GUITAR STOMP Columbia 20845



LEON McAULIFFE & Cimarron Boys Jim Beck Studio, Dallas, Tx. 28.1.52

(Stl gtr); Billy Walker (gtr); Ted Adams (bs); poss Robert Kiser (ld gtr); Cecil Brower (fdl); Jimmy Hall (fdl); Pee Wee Calhoun (pno); Salomon Gamboa (dms)



CO 47649 THIS SIDE OF TOWN Columbia 20952



RUSTY McDONALD Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Ca. 5.8.52
(Vcl) with unk (gtr); (stl gtr); (bs); (fdl)



RR-1965 YOU GOT THE RIGHT NUMBER Intro 6061



JIMMIE WIDENER Universal Recorders, Hollywood, Ca. 4.46

(Vcl) with prob Jimmy Wyble (gtr); Noel Boggs (stl gtr); unk (pno); (bs); poss Tex Atchison (fdl); Harold Hensley (fdl)



K2006 Iâ??M ALL THROUGH TRUSTING YOU King 542



JIMMIE WIDENER Universal Recorders, Hollywood, Ca. 23.9.46

(Vcl) with Jimmy Wyble (el gtr); Noel Boggs (stl gtr); Jimmy Pruett (pno); Harold Hensley (fdl); Woody Applewhite (fdl); Buddy Ray (fdl); Truman Quigley (tpt)



K2189 THATâ??S MY LINDY LOU DeLuxe 5048



TOMMY DUNCAN with the Ranger Trio Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Ca. 19.11.51

(Vcl) with Gene Barnard (ld gtr/vcl trio); Curly Roberts (rhy gtr/vcl trio); Toby Stiles (bs/vcl trio); Billy Mize (stl gtr); Hank Caldwell (bs); William Allen Wardle (pno); Harold Hensley (fdl); Zed Tennis (fdl); Alex Brashear (tpt); Richard Prine (dms)



RR 1809-2 NANCY JANE Intro 6054



TOMMY DUNCAN Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Ca. 23.6.52

(Vcl) with Richard Hamilton (gtr); Jimmie Widener (gtr); Fred Tavares (stl gtr); Hank Caldwell (bs); Bill Lee Woods (pno); Billy Armstrong (fdl); Harold Hensley (fdl); Muddy Berry (dms)



RR 1941-1 TOMATO CAN Intro 6060