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Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
San Antonio Rose
Genre: Country

Track Listings (25) - Disc #1
1. Sunbonnet Sue - Bob Wills, Brown, Milton
2. Nancy Jane - Bob Wills, Brown, Milton
3. Osage Stomp - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
4. Get With It - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
5. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Bob Wills, McAuliffe, Leon
6. Spanish Two Step - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
7. Maiden's Prayer - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
8. Wang Wang Blues - Bob Wills, Busse, Henry
9. St. Louis Blues - Bob Wills, Handy, W.C.
10. Good Old Oklahoma - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
11. Blue River - Bob Wills, Allee
12. Mexicali Rose - Bob Wills, Stone, Helen
13. I Ain't Got Nobody - Bob Wills, Graham, Roger [Song
14. Never No More Blues - Bob Wills, McWilliams, Elsie
15. Who Walks in When I Walk Out - Bob Wills, Freed, Ralph
16. Old Fashioned Love - Bob Wills, Johnson, James [01]
17. Oklahoma Rag - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
18. Black and Blue Rag - Bob Wills, Nichols, Hal
19. Sitting on Top of the World - Bob Wills, Chatmon, Lonnie
20. Four or Five Times - Bob Wills, Gay, Byron
21. I Can't Be Satisfied - Bob Wills, Broonzy, William Le
22. Smith's Reel - Bob Wills, Smith, Arthur [1] "
23. Harmony - Bob Wills, Nichols, Hal
24. Tulsa Waltz - Bob Wills,
25. Waltz in D - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
Track Listings (27) - Disc #2
1. She's Killing Me - Bob Wills, Nichols, Claude
2. Weary of the Same Ol' Stuff - Bob Wills, Gaither, Bill [Blue
3. No Matter How She Done It - Bob Wills, Whittaker, Hudson
4. Bluin' the Blues - Bob Wills, Ragas
5. Steel Guitar Rag - Bob Wills, McAuliffe, Leon
6. Get Along Home, Cindy - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
7. Trouble in Mind - Bob Wills, Jones, Richard [1]
8. What's the Matter With the Mill? - Bob Wills, Traditional
9. Sugar Blues - Bob Wills, Fletcher, Lucy
10. Basin Street Blues - Bob Wills, Williams, Spencer
11. Red Hot Gal of Mine - Bob Wills, Mayo, O.W.
12. Darktown Strutters' Ball - Bob Wills, Brooks, Shelton
13. Too Busy - Bob Wills, Cohn, Chester
14. (Back Home Again In) Indiana - Bob Wills, Hanley, James F.
15. Away Out There - Bob Wills, Nolan, Bob [1]
16. Crippled Turkey - Bob Wills, Nix, Hoyle
17. Fan It - Bob Wills, Jaxon, Frankie "Hal
18. Red Head - Bob Wills, Stover, Everett
19. Mean Mama Blues - Bob Wills, ONeal, Wendell
20. There's No Disappointment in Heaven - Bob Wills, Traditional
21. Rockin' Alone (In an Old Rockin' Chair) - Bob Wills, Miller, Bobby [Coun
22. Sleepy Time in Sleepy Hollow - Bob Wills, Goodhart, Al
23. Bring It on Down to My House Honey - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
24. I've Got the Wonder Where She Went (Blues) - Bob Wills, Little, George A.
25. Right or Wrong - Bob Wills, Biese, Paul
26. Swing Blues No. 1 - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
27. Swing Blues No. 2 - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
Track Listings (30) - Disc #3
1. White Heat - Bob Wills, Hudson, Will
2. Dedicated to You - Bob Wills, Cahn, Sammy
3. Playboy Stomp - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
4. Steel Guitar Stomp - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
5. Rosetta - Bob Wills, Hines, Earl
6. Bleeding Hearted Blues - Bob Wills, Austin, Lovie [1]
7. T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1) - Bob Wills, Rodgers, Jimmie [1]
8. Tulsa Stomp - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
9. Tie Me to Your Apron Strings Again - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
10. Never No More Hard Times Blues - Bob Wills, McWilliams, Elsie
11. Sunbonnet Sue - Bob Wills, Brown, Milton
12. The New St. Louis Blues - Bob Wills, Handy, W.C.
13. Loveless Love - Bob Wills, Handy, W.C
14. I'm a Ding Dong Daddy - Bob Wills, Baxter, Phil
15. Oozlin' Daddy Blues - Bob Wills, Cox, Bill
16. Black Rider - Bob Wills, Jones, Richard [1]
17. Everybody Does It in Hawaii - Bob Wills, McWilliams, Elsie
18. Alexander's Ragtime Band - Bob Wills, Berlin, Irving
19. Blue Prelude - Bob Wills, Bishop, Joe [1]
20. Downhearted Blues - Bob Wills, Austin, Lovie [1]
21. Little Heaven of the Seven Seas - Bob Wills, Jerome, Manfred
22. Sophisticated Hula - Bob Wills, Bright, Sol K.
23. Pray for the Lights to Go Out - Bob Wills, Skidmore
24. Gambling Polka Dot Blues - Bob Wills, Rodgers, Jimmie [1]
25. Keep Knockin' (But You Can't Come In) - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
26. Loveless Love - Bob Wills, Handy, W.C
27. Oh, Lady Be Good - Bob Wills, Gershwin, George
28. Way Down Upon the Swanee River - Bob Wills, Foster, Stephen [1]
29. Don't Stop Loving Me - Bob Wills,
30. Oh You Beautiful Doll - Bob Wills, Ayer, Nat D.
Track Listings (29) - Disc #4
1. Moonlight and Roses - Bob Wills, Black, Ben
2. William Tell - Bob Wills, Rossini, Gioachino
3. I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate - Bob Wills, Piron, Armand
4. Mississippi Delta Blues - Bob Wills, Neville, Jack
5. Tulsa Stomp - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
6. Empty Bed Blues - Bob Wills, Johnson, W.
7. Little Red Head - Bob Wills, Stover, Everett
8. I'll See You in My Dreams - Bob Wills, Jones, Isham
9. San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
10. Little Girl, Go Ask Your Mama - Bob Wills, McAuliffe, Leon
11. Carolina in the Morning - Bob Wills, Donaldson, Walter
12. The Convict and the Rose - Bob Wills, Chapin, Betty
13. Silver Bells (That Ring in the Night) - Bob Wills, Stark, Mel
14. Dreamy Eyes Waltz - Bob Wills, Traditional
15. Beaumont Rag - Bob Wills, Traditional
16. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star - Bob Wills, Traditional
17. If I Could Bring Back My Buddy - Bob Wills, Long, Beverly
18. Whoa Babe - Bob Wills, Clinton, Larry
19. Ida Red - Bob Wills, Moore, Tiny
20. Yearning (Just for You) - Bob Wills, Burke, Joe [2]
21. I Wonder if You Feel the Way I Do - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
22. Prosperity Special - Bob Wills, Traditional
23. Drunkard's Blues - Bob Wills, Traditional
24. You're Okay - Bob Wills, Bloom
25. Liza Pull Down the Shades - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
26. That's What I Like About the South - Bob Wills, Razaf, Andy
27. My Window Faces the South - Bob Wills, Livingston, Jerry
28. The Waltz You Saved for Me - Bob Wills, Flindt, Emil
29. Don't Let the Deal Go Down - Bob Wills, Traditional
Track Listings (29) - Disc #5
1. You Don't Love Me (But I'll Always Care) - Bob Wills, Wayne, Lou
2. No Wonder - Bob Wills, Burke, Joe [Compose
3. Lone Star Rag - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
4. There's Going to Be a Party (For the Old Folks) - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
5. I Don't Love Nobody - Bob Wills, Traditional
6. That Brownskin Gal - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
7. Corrine, Corrina - Bob Wills, Chatman, Bo
8. Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Bob Wills, Friedman, Leo
9. Blue Bonnet Rag - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
10. Time Changes Everything - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
11. Medley of Spanish Waltzes: La Golondrina/Lady of Spain/Cielito Lindo - Bob Wills, Evans
12. Bob Wills Special - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
13. Big Beaver - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
14. New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
15. Wait 'Til You See - Bob Wills, Traditional
16. Liebestraum - Bob Wills, Liszt, Franz
17. Lyla Lou - Bob Wills, Ferris, Roger
18. New Worried Mind - Bob Wills, Daffan, Ted
19. La Paloma - Bob Wills, Yradier, Sebastian
20. Maiden's Prayer - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
21. Oh! You Pretty Woman - Bob Wills, Parker, Dan [1]
22. I Found a Dream - Bob Wills, Johnson, W.
23. The Girl I Left Behind Me - Bob Wills, Anderson, Leroy
24. I Knew the Moment I Lost You - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
25. Done and Gone - Bob Wills, Traditional
26. Twin Guitar Special - Bob Wills, McAuliffe, Leon
27. Mississippi Delta Blues - Bob Wills, Neville, Jack
28. Take Me Back to Tulsa - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
29. Takin' It Home - Bob Wills, Shamblin, Eldon
Track Listings (26) - Disc #6
1. I'm Sorry We Said Goodbye - Bob Wills, Huggins, Harley
2. Honey What You Gonna Do? - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
3. Blue Bonnet Lane - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
4. Bob Wills Stomp - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
5. Li'l Liza Jane - Bob Wills, Traditional
6. Please Don't Leave Me - Bob Wills, Ashlock, Jesse
7. Don't Count Your Chickens - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
8. Cherokee Maiden - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
9. New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
10. Ride On! (My Prairie Pinto) - Bob Wills, Blackmore
11. Got a Letter from My Kid Today - Bob Wills, Kramer, Alex
12. It's All Your Fault - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
13. Goodnight Little Sweetheart - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
14. Dusty Skies - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
15. My Life's Been a Pleasure - Bob Wills, Ashlock, Jesse
16. We Might as Well Forget It - Bob Wills, Bond, Johnny
17. Drop Us Off at Bob's Place - Bob Wills, Bond, Johnny
18. Home in San Antone - Bob Wills, Jenkins, Floyd
19. That Hot Lick Fiddlin' Man - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
20. Liberty - Bob Wills, Traditional
21. Miss Molly - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
22. It Never Can Be - Bob Wills, Walker, C.
23. Honeymoon Trail - Bob Wills, Walker, C.
24. It Seems Like Yesterday - Bob Wills, Agnew, Red
25. You're from Texas - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
26. Goodbye Liza Jane - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
Track Listings (25) - Disc #7
1. My Confession - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
2. Ten Years - Bob Wills, Bond, Johnny
3. This Little Rosary - Bob Wills, Walker, C.
4. When It's Honeysuckle Time in the Valley - Bob Wills, Huff
5. Let's Ride With Bob - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
6. My Laddie - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
7. Whose Heart Are You Breaking Now? - Bob Wills, Jenkins, Floyd
8. Hang Your Head in Shame - Bob Wills, Nelson, Edward
9. Smoke on the Water - Bob Wills, Clements, Zeke
10. Texas Playboy Rag - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
11. Bluer Than Blue - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
12. Hang Your Head in Shame - Bob Wills, Nelson, Edward
13. Smoke on the Water - Bob Wills, Clements, Zeke
14. Texas Playboy Rag - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
15. Bluer Than Blue - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
16. Roly Poly - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
17. Roly Poly - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
18. Frankie Jean - Bob Wills, Traditional
19. You Don't Care What Happens to Me - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
20. Stay a Little Longer - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
21. You Should Have Thought of That Before - Bob Wills, Browne
22. I Can't Go on This Way - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
23. I'm Thru Wastin' Time on You - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
24. Easy Rockin' Chair - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
25. Just a Plain Old Country Boy - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
Track Listings (26) - Disc #8
1. Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima - Bob Wills, Johnson, Cliff [4]
2. Silver Dew on the Bluegrass Tonight - Bob Wills, Burt, Ed
3. I'm So Glad I Met You - Bob Wills, Holley
4. New Spanish Two-Step - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
5. Empty Chair at the Christmas Table - Bob Wills, Johnston
6. I'm Feelin' Bad - Bob Wills, Huggins, Harley
7. White Cross on Okinawa - Bob Wills, Johnsen, C.
8. This Is Southland - Bob Wills, Anderson, Les
9. Cotton Eyed Joe - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
10. Cotton Eyed Joe - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
11. Staccato Waltz - Bob Wills, Allender, Paul
12. Punkin' Stomp - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
13. Sugar Moon - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
14. Rose of Old Pawnee - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
15. How Can It Be Wrong - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
16. Brain Cloudy Blues - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
17. Bob Wills Boogie - Bob Wills, Barnard, Lester Jr.
18. There's a Big Rock in the Road - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
19. I Got a Cinder in My Eye - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
20. Go to Sleep Our Baby - Bob Wills, Allender, Nicholas
21. Virginia - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
22. I'm Gonna Be Boss from Now On - Bob Wills, Ashlock, Jesse
23. Fat Boy Rag - Bob Wills, Barnard, Lester Jr.
24. Drum Test - Bob Wills,
25. The Kind of Love I Can't Forget - Bob Wills, Ashlock, Jesse
26. There's Two Sides to Every Story - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
Track Listings (21) - Disc #9
1. The Devil Ain't Lazy - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
2. A Sweet Kind of Love - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
3. Hometown Stomp - Bob Wills, Remington, Herbie
4. Cowboy Stomp - Bob Wills, Moore, Tiny
5. Misery - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
6. Down in My Neck of the Woods - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
7. Bob Wills Schottische - Bob Wills, Moore, Billie
8. I Just Don't Want That Kind of Love - Bob Wills,
9. Texarkana Baby - Bob Wills, Clark, Cottonseed
10. Good Time Cake-Walk - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
11. Can't Get Enough of Texas - Bob Wills, Dilbeck, Thomas
12. You're There - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
13. Thanks for the Heartaches (Thanks for the Tears) - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
14. New Texas Playboy Rag - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
15. What's the Use to Take You Back Again - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
16. Deep Water - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
17. Have I Stayed Away Too Long? - Bob Wills, Loesser, Frank
18. Cimarron - Bob Wills, Bond, Johnny
19. Stardust - Bob Wills, Carmichael, Hoagy
20. My Buddy - Bob Wills, Donaldson, Walter
21. Tears on My Pillow - Bob Wills, Autry, Gene
Track Listings (29) - Disc #10
1. Steel Guitar Rag - Bob Wills, McAuliffe, Leon
2. Swing Blues No. 1 - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
3. Steel Guitar Stomp - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
4. Tulsa Stomp - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
5. Never No More Hard Times Blues - Bob Wills, McWilliams, Elsie
6. Oozlin' Daddy Blues - Bob Wills, Cox, Bill
7. Black Rider - Bob Wills, Jones, Richard [1]
8. Everybody Does It in Hawaii - Bob Wills, McWilliams, Elsie
9. Alexander's Ragtime Band - Bob Wills, Berlin, Irving
10. Gambling Polka Dot Blues - Bob Wills, Rodgers, Jimmie [1]
11. Oh, Lady Be Good - Bob Wills, Gershwin, George
12. Way Down Upon the Swanee River - Bob Wills, Foster, Stephen [1]
13. Oh You Beautiful Doll - Bob Wills, Ayer, Nat D.
14. Lone Star Rag - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
15. There's Going to Be a Party (For the Old Folks) - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
16. I Don't Love Nobody - Bob Wills, Traditional
17. That Brownskin Gal - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
18. Corrine, Corrina - Bob Wills, Chatman, Bo
19. Bob Wills Special - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
20. Big Beaver - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
21. Big Beaver - Bob Wills, Wills, Bob
22. Liebestraum - Bob Wills, Liszt, Franz
23. Lyla Lou - Bob Wills, Ferris, Roger
24. New Worried Mind - Bob Wills, Daffan, Ted
25. The Girl I Left Behind Me - Bob Wills, Anderson, Leroy
26. I Knew the Moment I Lost You - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
27. Twin Guitar Special - Bob Wills, McAuliffe, Leon
28. Twin Guitar Special - Bob Wills, McAuliffe, Leon
29. Takin' It Home - Bob Wills, Shamblin, Eldon
Track Listings (29) - Disc #11
1. Blue Bonnet Lane - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
2. Blue Bonnet Lane - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
3. Li'l Liza Jane - Bob Wills, Traditional
4. Ride On! (My Prairie Pinto) - Bob Wills, Blackmore
5. It's All Your Fault - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
6. Miss Molly - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
7. Miss Molly - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
8. It Never Can Be - Bob Wills, Walker, C.
9. Roly Poly - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
10. You Don't Care What Happens to Me - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
11. Stay a Little Longer - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
12. You Should Have Thought of That Before - Bob Wills, Browne
13. New Spanish Two-Step - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
14. I'm Feelin' Bad - Bob Wills, Huggins, Harley
15. This Is Southland - Bob Wills, Anderson, Les
16. Punkin' Stomp - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
17. How Can It Be Wrong - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy
18. Brain Cloudy Blues - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
19. Virginia - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
20. I'm Gonna Be Boss from Now On - Bob Wills, Ashlock, Jesse
21. There's Two Sides to Every Story - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
22. The Devil Ain't Lazy - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
23. Hometown Stomp - Bob Wills, Remington, Herbie
24. Misery - Bob Wills, Duncan, Tommy
25. Down in My Neck of the Woods - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
26. I Just Don't Want That Kind of Love - Bob Wills,
27. Good Time Cake-Walk - Bob Wills, Rose, Fred
28. Can't Get Enough of Texas - Bob Wills, Dilbeck, Thomas
29. New Texas Playboy Rag - Bob Wills, Walker, Cindy

11 CD's plus a DVD and book.

CD Details

All Artists: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Title: San Antonio Rose
Members Wishing: 4
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bear Family
Original Release Date: 1/1/2000
Re-Release Date: 12/1/2000
Album Type: Box set, Import
Genre: Country
Styles: Bluegrass, Classic Country, Western Swing
Number of Discs: 12
SwapaCD Credits: 12

Synopsis

Album Description

11 CD's plus a DVD and book.

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CD Reviews

Bob Wills box

Oscar J Sikes | Leonia, New Jersey United States | 04/06/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"SAN ANTONIO ROSE -Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys Bear Family 11 CD/1 DVD boxed set This 11 CD, 1 DVD boxed set contains the complete Bob Wills recordings from 1932 to 1947, available in one package for the first time. Beautifully remasterd, there are nearly 300 songs, some previously unissued, beginning with Bob's first work with Milton Brown. Each CD contains well over an hour of music. The DVD contains the Tex Ritter movie TAKE ME BACK TO OKLAHOMA from 1940, with 7 songs from the film. The addition of the DVD to this package was a stroke of genius, as it allows you to see Wills and the Playboys at work. His actions on stage and on screen helped communicate his vitality and his love of the music; he lived it, and audiences couldn't help but get caught up in the excitement. With the DVD you can watch the film, with its crystal clear image, go straight to your favorite song or watch/listen to the songs. Bob and the band appeared in films with Ken Curtis, Charles Starrett, Glenn Ford, Penny Singleton and quite a few with Russell Hayden. These are beautifully illustrated with stills and color lobby cards in a remarkable 184 page book written by Rich Kienzle. The book also contains a detailed history, analyses of a number of songs and a discography. But the music is the primary element in this box, that wonderful music that, to this day, sets the standard for the genre. The original vesions of the big hits are here. You also hear different versions of Bob's band as it evolved over the years. Most of Bob's hits featured twin fiddles, steel and his amazing rhythm section led by rhythm guitarist Eldon Shamblin. But one of of Wills' main sources of inspiration was the big band sound, and you'll hear plenty of his big band arrangements in this package. Wills could more than hold his own with his swingin' urban cousins and he even did a couple of sweet band numbers as well. Some of his intros sound much like Count Basie's, e.g. "Roly Poly," and listen to his swingin' "Whose Heart are You Breaking Now?" contrasted with the sweet arrangements of "This Little Rosary" and "My Laddie." Although the last recording session represented here took place in 1947, releases from these years continued into 1948, '49 and beyond. His 3 most legendary steel guitarists, Leon MacAuliffe, Noel Boggs and Herb Remington are well represented, as are his vocalists, with emphasis on the master,Tommy Duncan. This set is the perfect centerpiece for any western swing collection! Highly recommenned!"

A Must!

Walter Stettner | Vienna Austria | 06/26/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yes, it is expensive! But every serious music lover knows: With Bare Family Records you get more than the money's worth back. In this case, you'll have over 300 recordings (from 1932 to 1947) in top quality, a hardback, LP-size book with the written history about the man, and the full recording information (dates, musicians, locations) - all in all, the first attempt to completely document the history of the founding father of Western Swing and his band. There are lots of unissued songs or alternate versions and outtakes. It is hard to imagine the work that had to be done to finish this musical treasury.You'll hear Bob starting with the more traditional fiddle music, exploring and inventing Western Swing, going to the real Big Band sounds around 1940 (with full horn section) and back to unbelievable Western Swing in the 40's.No real Western Swing Lover can live without this set, but of course it should be highly recommended to every serious music lover!"

Essential Box for Music Lovers

Kevin Fontenot | New Orleans, LA United States | 07/11/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Bob Wills fused country, blues, jazz, and just about every other form of American music to produce Western Swing. Bear Family has done its usual fantastic job of assembling all the extant Columbia recordings of the Texas Playboys. They are in great sound and the book is absolutely stunning, complete with many photos and reproductions of movie posters. Also included is a DVD of Wills' first movie "Take Back to Oklahoma" with Tex Ritter. Words can't do this box justice, and the price is not too high when one considers just how wonderful this box is."