Time Changes Everything - Spade Cooley, Duncan, Tommy
Sweethearts or Strangers - Spade Cooley, Davis, Jimmy [1]
Worried Mind - Spade Cooley, Daffan, Ted
You Waited Too Long - Spade Cooley, Duncan, Tommy
Forgive Me One More Time - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Shame on You - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
I Guess I've Been Dreaming Again - Spade Cooley, Jenkins, Floyd
I've Taken All I'm Gonna Take from You - Spade Cooley, Carson, Jenny
A Pair of Broken Hearts - Spade Cooley, Carson, Jenny
Troubled Over You - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
You'll Rue the Day - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
You Can't Break My Heart - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Detour - Spade Cooley, Westmoreland, Paul
Crazy 'Cause I Love You - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Hide Your Face - Spade Cooley, Cargill, Henson
I Can't Help the Way You Feel - Spade Cooley, Williams, T.
Three-Way Boogie - Spade Cooley, Bamby, George
Oklahoma Stomp - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Cow Bell Polka - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Steel Guitar Rag - Spade Cooley, McAuliffe, Leon
You Better Do It Now - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
You Never Miss the Water - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Spadella - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Swinging the Devil's Dream - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Track Listings (26) - Disc #2
It's Dark Outside - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Minuet in Swing - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
All Aboard for Oklahoma - Spade Cooley, Cargill, Henson
Texas Steel Guitar - Spade Cooley, Westmoreland, Paul
You Can't Take Texas Out of Me - Spade Cooley, Milton
Three Fiddle Rag - Spade Cooley, Traditional
Call Me Darlin' Do - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Tuesday Two-Step - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Fickle Woman - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Lord Nottingham's War Dance - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Big Chief Boogie - Spade Cooley, Hughes
Whistle Bait - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Four Fiddle Polka - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Topeka Polka - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Wagon Wheels - Spade Cooley, Hill, Cameron
The Last Round Up - Spade Cooley, Hill, Cameron
Hillbilly Fever - Spade Cooley, Horton, Vaughn
Chew Tobacco Rag - Spade Cooley, Briggs, Billy
Hitsitty Hotsitty - Spade Cooley,
The Cowboy Waltz - Spade Cooley, Guthrie, Woody
Down Yonder - Spade Cooley, Gilbert, L. Wolfe
Horse Hair Boogie - Spade Cooley,
Crazy 'Cause I Love You - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Swinging the Devil's Dream - Spade Cooley, Cooley, Spade
Carmen's Boogie - Spade Cooley, Cates, George
One Sweet Letter from You - Spade Cooley, Brown, Lew
Import exclusive compilation for the 'King of Western Swing' features over two hours of music & a substantial booklet with biographical notes & rare photos. 52 tracks in a slipcase. Proper Records. 2003.
Import exclusive compilation for the 'King of Western Swing' features over two hours of music & a substantial booklet with biographical notes & rare photos. 52 tracks in a slipcase. Proper Records. 2003.
Excellent career survey of the King of Western Swing
Kevin Fontenot | New Orleans, LA United States | 07/01/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Cooley was the first proclaimed "King of Western Swing," though Bob Wills came before him. Cooley established his career on the west coast during the Second World War and became an early star of televison after the war. Cooley's brand of Western Swing was sophisticated and at times approached the experimental, making him something of a Stan Kenton of the genre. His "Swinging the Devils Dream" opens with a sweeping floor harp and then segues into rapid, yet fluid, twin fiddling. Cooley was never as funky as Wills or Milton Brown, but he was clearly cutting his own path with a smooth sound. Unfortunately, his later recordings were rather lackluster and reflected a move toward mainstream pop and occasional cornball treatment of material. But during the period of the war and immediately after, Cooley swung beautifully. This collection is essential and is the best introduction to Spade. Let's hope there is a box set in future!"
Quality western swing from CA
S. D. Abbott | Austin, TX | 09/30/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This release covers an extended stretch and seems to document/sample the duration of Cooley's career pretty well. There is some really hot stuff in this collection, specifically 'three way boogie' and 'spadella'. The accordion play throughout sounds terrific. I will say, however, that much of this is a somewhat stark contrast to what Bob Wills was putting out in the same time period. Spade Cooley's sound seems to be MUCH more polished...hardly any fiddle improvisation, in fact, it is mostly fiddle in groups of 3. In my opinion, much more polished, than the Wills, Milton Brown, Adolph Hofner, or Cliff Bruner stuff that was coming out in the same era. Truthfully, some of the fiddle parts -- specifically the orchestration -- tends to sound a bit like the very last recordings of Oscar Aleman. hot stuff -- just not very "folksy".
Anyways, Tex Williams does have a golden voice, the standard guitar work is very respectful and entertaining throughout and Cooley's playing on the earlier stuff is also very respectful/refined. a good collection from Prosper records."
Good music out of the past!
Wayne Scarberry | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 08/21/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is sometimes hard to find music from my past, that I grew up on and enjoyed so much on a disk that sounds so good, thanks!"