Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.8 / 5.0

What a deal on the best Western Swing ever!:

This is another one of those incredible deals floating around the Internet that sounds simply too good to be true: a four CD box set of the incredible Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys -- 109 tracks in all -- for $21.99? You're putting me on! Well, it's all true. These four CDs contain superb quality versions of all the songs; I've never heard Bob Wills sound so clear and clean. The CDs present his musical career from 1932 to 1948, a treasure trove of Western Swing of all varieties, in roughly chronological... more info

King of western swing:

Asleep at the wheel have kept Bob's music alive by recording two tribute albums with star-studded guest lists, both of which I've already reviewed. Patsy Cline, Ray Price and Willie Nelson are among many country singers who have had hits with covers of his songs. Furthermore, Waylon Jennings famously sang about Bob Wills, who may have still been king when Waylon recorded that song in the seventies, but I wonder how many young people these days - even in Texas - know or care whom Bob Wills is. This... more info

Great set:

I think people look at these sets from Proper, and think, Ah, too good to be true. Think again. This is great stuff, and cheap. It really gives you insight into the swing side of Bob Wills, rather than the Western. The man was a great jazzman.

Tracks:

1. Nancy Jane - Fort Worth Doughboys
2. Sunbonnet Sue - Fort Worth Doughboys
3. Osage Stomp
4. Get With It
5. Spanish Two Step
6. Maiden's Prayer
7. I Ain't Got Nobody
8. Who Walks in When I Walk Out
9. Oklahoma Rag
10. Smith's Reel
11. Weary of the Same Ol' Stuff
12. No Matter How She Done It
13. Bluin' the Blues
14. Red Hot Gal of Mine
15. Steel Guitar Rag
16. What's the Matter With the Mill?

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