Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Prime Wills:

This package is a must! While some feel that these recordings are a step down from the Columbia years of the 30s and early 40s, I feel like the MGM years are actually the realization of everything that came before. It's remarkable how much spirit there was in these recordings, considering Bob's popularity was waning. You'd never know it! Also, while Tommy Duncan was Bob's best loved and known vocalist, I thing everyone who fills in for him after 1948 when he left is just as good. It makes it interesting to... more info

Great Music, Great Recordings, Great Package Finally:

As the previous comments make, those of us who bought the 24 Hits Version of Bob's MGM recordings might have feared to buy this, because 24 Hits was an awful selection, recorded awfully, with next to non existent notes. Surprise!!! This is a well recorded, well documented, fun collection of good music. If you like Western Swing and you don't have this, you need to buy it. If you don't like or know about Western Swing, you will love it after you hear this.

What shines is the band, and the degree to which... more info

Excellent Reissue of Prime Bob Wills:

The MGM recordings of Bob Wills finally get a decent and respectful reissue with this 2 CD set. Many of these tracks were previously available on Polydor's 24 Greatest Hits, a shoddy package that featured perhaps the worst sound I've ever encountered on a reissue of studio recordings. Happily, the sound is pretty good on Boot Heel Drag, and it's nice to have these important recordings available again.

Wills, of course, was the legendary creator of Western Swing, an infectious hybrid of country, jazz, and... more info

Tracks:

1. I'll Have Someone Else
2. Sally Goodin'
3. Blues For Dixie
4. The Warm Red Wine
5. Playboy Chimes
6. Ida Red Likes The Boogie
7. Dog House Blues
8. Papa's Jumpin'
9. Keeper Of My Heart
10. Texas Drummer Boy
11. Pastime Blues
12. Still Water Runs the Deepest
13. Thorn In My Heart
14. Three Little Kittens
15. Silver Lake Blues
16. Cotton Patch Blues

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