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Bob Wills - King of Western Swing!

Bob Wills - King of Western Swing!

Update: 2020-05-11
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Today we listen to some of the jazzier sides recorded by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, mostly in the 1930's.  "Western Swing" as a term didn't come into use until the middle 1940's - these players considered themselves jazz musicians and their playing on standards like "Lady Be Good," "White Heat," "Wang Wang Blues," "Who Walks In When I Walk Out" and others demonstrate this very well.  The most impressive soloists are Jesse Ashlock on violin and Leon McAuliffe on steel and electric guitar, but acoustic guitarist Eldon Shamblin, pianist Al Stricklin, trumpeters Everett Stover and Tubby Lewis, sax/clarinet players Ray DeGeer, Charles Laughton and Wayne Johnson should not be overlooked either!



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Bob Wills - King of Western Swing!

Bob Wills - King of Western Swing!

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