"SUNSHINE STATE SWING" 1944-1949 - Western Music On Los Angeles Radio

Fascinating documentation from rare and obscure broadcasts over Los Angeles radio covering the birth and growth of Western Swing in South California from the likes of Hank Penny, Tex Williams, Spade Cooley, T Texas Tyler, Johnny Bond, Les Paul and Merle Travis. (Interstate)

Transcriptions from popular radio shows in the Los Angeles area. Although the music is great and the performers are legendary (Spade Cooley, T. Texas Tyler, Hank Penny and Harold Hensley, to name a few...), the sound quality on the disc is sometimes not great. Still, if you want to study the showmanship of the time, and catch some of the snappy patter between songs, here's another great chance to hear how they did things in the old days…(Slipcue)

trax:
1. It's Dark Out Side - Spade Cooley 2. South - Spade Cooley 3. You Don't Love Me But I'Ll Always Care - Spade Cooley 4. Flying Home - Spade Cooley 5. Remember Me - T.Texas Tyler 6. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It - T.Texas Tyler 7. Between Memphis And New Orleans - T.Texas Tyler 8. The Grass Looks Greener Over Yonder - Porky Freeman 9. Coquette - Freddie Tavares 10. Guitar Boogie - Rue Barclay 11. Still Water Runs The Deepest - Hank Penny 12. We Met Too Late - Hank Penny 13. Gals Don't Mean A Thing - Johnny Bond 14. Tomorrow Never Comes - Johnny Bond 15. John Henry - Merle Travis 16. Little Rock Getaway - Jack Rivers 17. Don'T Telephone Don'T Telegraph - Tex Williams 18. Noah - The Sunshine Boys 19. Texas Set-Up - Harold Hensley 20. Midnight Special - Les Paul 21. Be Honest With Me - Red Rowe 22. Riverside Drive - Spade Cooley 23. One Sweet Letter From You - Spade Cooley 24. Fireball Mail - Spade Cooley 25. Devil's Dream - Spade Cooley 26. Shame On You/Steel Guitar Rag - Spade Cooley
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