Merle Travis - Boogie Woogie Cowboy

Title: Boogie Woogie Cowboy Artist: Merle Travis Release Date: 12/23/2003 Re-Released On: 11/25/2003 Label: Country Routes (UK) Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 008637902926, 086379029262 Genre: Country Styles: Traditional Country, Instrumental Country, Country Boogie Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Lively, Innocent, Organic, Confident, Playful, Sentimental, Freewheeling, Gentle, Light, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Relaxed, Smooth, Stylish, Warm, Earnest, Complex, Earthy Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. The Down South Blues
2. I'm Learning to Live Without You
3. Be Brave My Darling
4. You're Breaking This Poor Heart of Mine
5. Boogie Woogie Cowboy
6. Cimarron
7. Born to Lose
8. A & E Hornpipe
9. I Want to Be Wanted
10. I'll Forgive You But I Can't Forget
11. When You and I Were Young, Maggie
12. This Ain't the Same Old Range
13. You're Gonna Pay
14. Nobody
15. If I Didn't Care
16. Jokes
17. John Bolin
18. Johnson Rag
19. Petticoat Fever
20. I'm Ridin' the Rails
21. Weary Lonesome Blues
22. Catalog Cowboy Joe
23. Gettin' Some Sleep
24. Texas Home
25. There'll Be Some Changes Made
26. Fireball Mail
27. I've Got the Weary Lonesome Blues
28. John Henry
29. Cannonball Rag

Year Type Label Catalog # 2003 CD Country Routes (UK) 29

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This intriguing collection of radio transcriptions and movie soundtrack pieces isn't exactly a Merle Travis set, although he plays guitar -- mostly electric -- on every track. Recorded between 1944 and 1956, these cuts generally feature other vocalists (Jimmie Dean, for instance, sings the title track), with Travis working as part of a backup ensemble, taking center stage on maybe a half-dozen selections, including the brilliant guitar instrumentals ("Down South Blues" and "Cannon Ball Rag") that open and close the album. There are a couple of Travis vocals, too, including his fine take on "Nobody" and a swinging, chugging version of "John Henry." There is a good deal of in-studio patter, scripted radio introductions, and cornball humor on display, as well. More than anything, Boogie Woogie Cowboy spotlights the golden era of western swing on radio during a time when television had yet to steal the whole audience. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Billy Liebert Accordion Charles Linville Fiddle Charlie Crump Remastering Cliffie Stone Bass, Leader Darol Rice Vocals Eddie Cletro Vocals, Guitar Jack Rivers Guitar Jimmie Dean Vocals, Guitar Jimmy Wakely Performer Joe Strand Piano Johnny Bond Vocals, Guitar Kevin Coffey Liner Notes Merle Travis Vocals, Guitar Pedro DePaul Accordion Redd Harper MC Smiley Burnette Vocals Tex Atchison Fiddle Wesley Tuttle Guitar, Bass, Vocals