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Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers
Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers
Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers
Genres: Country, Pop
 
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Western Swing was the Most Eclectic Form of Country Music and in Its Free-wheeling Diversity, it Set the Stage for Rock and Roll. Based in Traditional String Band Music, Western Swing also Incorporated Traditional Pop Melo...  more »

     
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All Artists: Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers
Title: Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers
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Label: Proper Box UK
Release Date: 1/31/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Country, Pop
Styles: Bluegrass, Classic Country, Western Swing
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPC: 805520020831

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Western Swing was the Most Eclectic Form of Country Music and in Its Free-wheeling Diversity, it Set the Stage for Rock and Roll. Based in Traditional String Band Music, Western Swing also Incorporated Traditional Pop Melodies, Jazz Improvisation, Blues and Folk, Creating a Wildly Entertaining and Eclectic Form of American Music. Bob Wills and Milton Brown Popularized the Genre in the '30s, and Wills Became Known as the Father of the Genre, Since He Remained Popular for Several Decades, During which He Had a Remarkable String of Hit Singles.

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CD Reviews

Uneven but worth the price for one GREAT song
Jmark2001 | Florida | 09/21/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Not what I expected. I was hoping for lots of Western swing here but many of these songs do not qualify for that category - there is no way that some of these songs could be considered Western swing. Lots of filler. But then you come upon Wade Ray's "It's all your fault!" What a find! This is one GREAT song. Sheer perfection: great lyrics, great music, a perfect vocal, wonderful guitar and fiddle. I uploaded that one in my ipod and have been listening to it ever since. If my ipod was a jukebox, I would have spent the equivalent of this set's price in quarters for all the times I have played that song. If you love Western swing, get the Bob Wills box set. He was the king of Western swing and his band was red hot."
Great Set Of Western Swing
HardyBoys.us | Long Island USA | 11/16/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

""Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers" takes up where Proper's last Western Swing set, "Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys", left off.

Plenty of great toe-tapping music from the famous and not-so-famous performers of the era.

The songs are the original versions and the sound quality is just fine.

Also included is an informative booklet with facts about the songs and the artists.

As with every other box set I own from Proper, this is a tremendous value.

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The Best Deal in Town
Douglas McKinnon Jr. | Tijeras, NM | 03/30/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Over 100 western swing masterpieces, most not available elsewhere, are here for your dancing and listening enjoyment! Most of them are up-tempo and have jazzy and jivey themes with hot solos and impassioned vocals - nothing called "country" music today compares to this. If you have the previous set in the series (Cowboys, Doughboys and Playboys), you'll know how good the Proper label sets are, and this one is at least as good. There's also an informative booklet included, with pictures, which will teach you all you need to know about the music and the artists. If you have ever heard of Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, Buck Owens or Asleep at the Wheel and appreciate this kind of music you simply can't go wrong here."