Silver Bells (That Ring in the Night) - Bob Wills, Stark, Mel
Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? - Bob Wills, Carter, A.P.
The Jobob Rag - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
Sitting on Top of the World - Bob Wills, Chatmon, Lonnie
Boot Heel Drag - Bob Wills, Remington, Herbie
Yearning - Bob Wills, Burke, Joe [2]
Ida Red Likes to Boogie - Bob Wills, Moore, Dean
Stay a Little Longer - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
It Makes No Difference Now - Bob Wills, Davis, Jimmie
Wabash Blues - Bob Wills, Meinken, Fred
Take Me Back to Tulsa - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
The Kind of Love I Can't Forget - Bob Wills, Ashlock, Jesse
Li'l Liza Jane - Bob Wills, Traditional
A Maiden's Prayer - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
Blues for Dixie - Bob Wills, Mayo, O.W.
Bubbles in My Beer - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
Hang Your Head in Shame - Bob Wills, Nelson, Edward
Time Changes Everything - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
This collection, originally a 1973 two-LP set, was among the first Bob Wills reissues to exploit the renewed interest in his music, drawing from his 1960-to-'63 recordings for Liberty Records. Despite the fact that Western... more » swing's popularity had bottomed out during that era, Wills had his strongest Texas Playboy lineup in years, centered around veteran fiddler Joe Holley, steel guitarist Gene Crownover, and guitarist Leon Rausch. Of greater significance was the fact that he'd reunited with original vocalist Tommy Duncan, whom he'd fired in 1948. Though omitting Wills's final, honky-tonk-oriented hit singles with Liberty, the set offers up respectable remakes of 1930s and 1940s Wills favorites like "My Confession," "Boot Heel Rag," "Time Changes Everything," "Stay a Little Longer," "San Antonio Rose," and "Blues for Dixie." Wills and Duncan resumed their old patter as if they'd never stopped (Bob nearly breaks him up on "Bubbles in My Beer"). With excellent playing and a couple of rough-hewn Wills vocals, the set reflects the best of his autumnal years, before failing health and musical malaise set in. --Rich Kienzle« less
This collection, originally a 1973 two-LP set, was among the first Bob Wills reissues to exploit the renewed interest in his music, drawing from his 1960-to-'63 recordings for Liberty Records. Despite the fact that Western swing's popularity had bottomed out during that era, Wills had his strongest Texas Playboy lineup in years, centered around veteran fiddler Joe Holley, steel guitarist Gene Crownover, and guitarist Leon Rausch. Of greater significance was the fact that he'd reunited with original vocalist Tommy Duncan, whom he'd fired in 1948. Though omitting Wills's final, honky-tonk-oriented hit singles with Liberty, the set offers up respectable remakes of 1930s and 1940s Wills favorites like "My Confession," "Boot Heel Rag," "Time Changes Everything," "Stay a Little Longer," "San Antonio Rose," and "Blues for Dixie." Wills and Duncan resumed their old patter as if they'd never stopped (Bob nearly breaks him up on "Bubbles in My Beer"). With excellent playing and a couple of rough-hewn Wills vocals, the set reflects the best of his autumnal years, before failing health and musical malaise set in. --Rich Kienzle
Bradley Olson | Bemidji, MN United States | 08/12/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This double LP compilation remastered on 1 CD by the one and only Steve Hoffman offers a western swing delight by offering many of his 1960-1963 recordings for Liberty and they include many remakes of his 30's-40's hits that are well done. As Rich Kienzle said, Bob did reunite with Tommy Duncan on the lead vocals whom he fired in 1948. If you were never a western swing fan, this will convert you into one. This is not the same as the Country Music Hall of Fame CD released by MCA in 1991, this compilation was first released in 1973. The remastering and the sound quality are great as well."
ONE OF THE BEST
Jim Manning | Garland, TX | 07/19/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"One of the first Bob Wills, albums I bought as a kid. This album introduces the listner to several of the great Bob Wills classics. You also get to hear the singing of the great Tommy Duncan. If you are not a western swing fan before, you will be after listening to this CD."
Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
