"WESTERN SWING ON THE RADIO"

Western Swing on the Radio is a 20-song compilation of Western Swing from the '40s and '50s, including terrific cuts from bandleaders like Bob Wills, Wesley Tuttle, Hank Thompson, Leon McAuliffe, Tex Williams, and Cecil Brower. What makes the compilation quite interesting, for both casual fans and collectors, is how it spotlights lesser-known artists, not just the King of Western Swing, Bob Wills. In doing so, it provides an excellent service, demonstrating the richness of the music, as well as its surprising variety. It remains a terrific, low-key way of exploring one of the most popular genres in country music.by Thom Owens, Allmusic

trax:
1. Draggin' The Bow/Dill Pickle Rag - Cecil Brower & His Kilocycle Cowboys 2. I'll Step Aside - Cecil Brower & His Kilocycle Cowboys 3. Liberty - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 4. Home In San Antone - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 5. Summit Ridge Drive - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 6. Three Way Boogie - Wesley Tuttle 7. Steel Guitar Rag - Leon McAuliffe & The Cimarron Boys 8. Silver Bell - Brazos Valley Boys 9. In The Mood - Brazos Valley Boys 10. Texas Playboy Rag - Spade Cooley & His Band 11. Diggin' With Spade - Spade Cooley & His Band 12. Panhandle Rag - Hank Penny & His California Cowhands 13. Boogie Blues - Hank Penny & His California Cowhands 14. Texas Playboy Rag - Hank Penny & His California Cowhands 15. Careless Love - Tex Williams & His Western Caravan 16. Steel Guitar Rag - Tex Williams & His Western Caravan 17. Home In San Antone - Tommy Duncan & The Town Hall Gang 18. South - Porky Freeman & Wade Ray 19. Corrine Corrina - Tex Williams & His Western Caravan 20. Riverside Drive - Spade Cooley & His Band
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