TEX WILLIAMS & HIS WESTERN CARAVAN "1946 - 1951 Live From The Palace Barn & Transcription Discs"

Superb selection of one of the finest Western Swing outfits ever. Two-thirds from transcription discs and the final third "live" from the Palace Barn in 1946-1947 with arguably his finest aggregation. Excellent notes by prime Western Swing discographer, Kevin Coffey. (Interstate)

31 tracks recorded live between 1946 and 1951 with Tex and the boys in fine form on a swinging selection of songs and instrumentals including The Big Print Giveth (a delightful and always timely song)/ Last Go Round/ Don't Come Home Cryin' To Me/ Steel Guitar Rag/ Irma/ Who Clipped Samson's Hair/ Red Ball Whistle/ Texas In My Soul/ Please Don't Leave Me/ What's The Matter With You/ Roly Poly and lots more. Musicians include Johnny Weis, Smokey Rogers, Deuce Spriggins, Cactus Soldi, Joaquin Murphey, Wayne Burdick and others. Good sound and informative notes from Kevin Coffey. (Roots & Rhythm)

trax:
01 The Big Print Giveth 02 Brother Drop Dead 03 Leaf Of Love 04 Last Go Round 05 Close The Door Richard 06 Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon 07 Don't Come Cryin' To Me 08 Slam My Door 09 Tell Me How Lonely Can You Get 10 Steel Guitar Rag 11 Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette 12 New Panhandle Rag 13 Irma 14 Hot Dingy Dongy 15 Minor Boogie 16 Who Clipped Samson's Hair 17 Western Boogie 18 Scale Boogie 19 Red Ball Whistle 20 Palace Stomp (Aka Shivers) 21 Down By The Railroad Tracks 22 Texas In My Soul 23 No Vacancy 24 Cattle Call 25 Please Don't Leave Me 26 I Let My Wife Support Me 27 Columbus Stockade Blues 28 What's The Matter With You 29 Tho I Tried 30 When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again 31 Roly Poly
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