Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.7 / 5.0

One last time:

This was the last recording session Bob was ever in. He died shortly after this. A must for diehard Western Swing fans; has a good mix of his music. They did leave off one song that is one of his best - 'Maiden's Prayer' - but the rest are foot stompin' good! I happen to grow up with this music; I wish everyone had a chance to.

A Good Swan Song to a Illustrious Career and Life:

Bob Wills was too sick to finish the project and was replaced by one of his aging 'Playboys' as chief hollar. Other than that disappointment, the playing is magnificent and the set list couldn't have been better or more generous--San Antonio Rose, Blue Bonnet Lane, That's What I Love About the South, Miss Molly, Twin Guitar Boogie, Faded Love, etc etc. (Take Me Back to Tulsa was the only omission for a single anthology.)

The customer should supplement this recording with a 'best of' featuring Tommie... more info

I wonder why I dont listen to it all the time!:

I have hundreds of CDs, and more tapes. If I had to have one, this would be it. This is a masterwork. In fact, thinking about it, I wonder why I dont listen to it all the time!
Wills is joined by the best of the survivors (although I would have preferred having Joe Holly there along with Johnnie and Keith), along with Tommy Allsup (bass player in Johnnie Lee Will's band and in the second edition of Buddy Holly's Crickets) Haggard, Jody and Hoyle Nix (whose band Wills performed with after the Playboys... more info

Tracks:

1. Playboy Theme
2. Yearning (Just for You)
3. Faded Love
4. What Makes Bob Holler
5. Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)
6. Goin' Away Party
7. Big Ball's in Cowtown
8. Keeper of My Heart
9. Twin Guitar Boogie
10. Bubbles in My Beer
11. Blue Bonnet Lane
12. When You Leave Amarillo (Turn off the Lights)
13. San Antonio Rose
14. I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do
15. My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
16. Miss Molly

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