Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - The King Of Western Swing album flac

It was released in March 2015 under Proper Records. The album debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at No. 14 and No. 187 on the Billboard 200, selling 3,900 for the week in the US. It rose to No. 11 on the Top Country Albums chart in its third week, selling 8,600 in three weeks

They often covered Wills’ tunes, including the 1999 album Ride with Bob, and often featured former Texas Playboy Leon Rausch. Sixteen years later, Still the King features Rausch on several tracks while also inviting other hardcore Wills fans-Merle Haggard, George Strait, and Lyle Lovett-alongside newer faces like Jamey Johnson, Brad Paisley, Carrie Rodriguez, The Avett Brothers, and Old Crow Medicine Show. Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel always made known their appreciation for the Western swing of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys.

Tracks count: 9. Views: 10. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - That's What I Like About The South 02:36. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Texas Playboy Rag 02:48. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - All Night Long 02:49.

As singer, fiddler, and bandleader of the Texas Playboys, Bob Wills played the same fatherly role to western swing that Bill Monroe did to bluegrass. No one is sure if he invented the music itself, but it's clear that the recordings of his Texas Playboys have since come to define the genre. As a musical hybrid, western swing introduced blues and country music to big band jazz and swing, polishing the results to achieve an urban sophistication necessary for broad appeal. The King of Western Swing is a fine overview of Wills' first decade as a recording artist. In between, Wills and his 13- to 18-piece band swing through some of their most popular songs. Early recordings drew most heavily from country and blues. In the tradition that brought this rural music into the city in refined form, the Texas Playboys recorded sweet-coated material like "Never No More Hard Times Blues," "Fan It," and "Sugar Blues.

Western swing is all things Texas, uniquely American, and loved the world-over. Nine-time Grammy winners Ray Benson & Asleep At The Wheel have been the genre's chief practitioners, conspirators, and caretakers for over forty years, carrying its timeless tradition well into the 21st century. Widely considered The King of Western Swing, Bob Wills (1905-1975) and his Texas Playboys recorded prolifically in the late 30s and early 40s and performed thousands of shows across the United Sates for nearly six decades. This album is a perfect tribute to Wills and a wonderful introduction to western swing.

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JSP's outstanding four-CD Bob Wills anthology consists of 100 classic Western swing performances recorded between September 1935 and April 1940 in Dallas, Fort Worth, Chicago, and Saginaw. Almost all of these 78-rpm records came out under the name of the Texas Playboys; the only exceptions are two fiddle and guitar duets by Bob Wills and Sleepy Johnson and a pair of early ditties by the Fort Worth Doughboys.

Style: Country, Western Swing. –Asleep At The Wheel With Leon Rausch. Intro: Texas Playboys Theme. Asleep At The Wheel With Shooter Jennings, Randy Rogers (4) & Reckless Kelly. Bob Wills Is Still The King.