Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.7 / 5.0

It does not get any better than this I mean that.:

Incidentally, if you like the Hot Club of Cowtown, this is the period of Bob Wills music that most of their Western Swing tunes seek to replicate. Elana really has studied the great fiddling of Jim Joe Holly and Louis Tierny on these records, and Whit has really listened to the electric mandolin playing of Tiny Moore as well as the guitar playing of Junior Bernard and Eldon Shamblin.

The Tiffanies are extra special. I can remember in the 1970s, when a friend of a friend of a friend who had some of the... more info

Get kicked in the pants and like it...:

Years ago I read an article reviewing volume 1 of "The Tiffany Transcriptions" in which the author said: "I have yet to meet someone who, after hearing Wills' music, did not like it." Though this is an obvious hyperbole, you would have to be pretty downcast to not like this stuff. It's as uplifting as a shot of caffeine or a good kick in the pants.

This is not purely "country" music, though it has some elements of country music in it. The cover art with bucking broncos, cowboy hats and lasso font betrays... more info

A great starting point for a Bob Wills review!:

As a life-long Bob Wills fan, and the daughter of a Bob Wills super-fan, I've listened to almost every version of his recordings. The Tiffancy Transcriptions are excellent, and the sound quality cannot be better. This is a really enjoyable start to a great collection.

Tracks:

1. Nancy Jane
2. Mission to Moscow
3. Dinah
4. Lone Star Rag
5. Cotton Patch Blues
6. Sweet Jennie Lee
7. I Hear You Talkin'
8. Girl I Left Behind Me
9. Straighten up and Fly Right
10. Little Betty Brown
11. Nobody's Sweetheart
12. Blackout Blues
13. What's the Matter With the Mill?
14. Jumpin' at the Woodside

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