Take Me Back to Tulsa

~ Release by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This 109 track monster includes every important track Wills recorded between the years 1932 and 1950 and illustrates how he revolutionised country music. The 52 page booklet tells Wills' fascinating story and includes session details and many rare photos.

Disc 1 track 18 is listed as the 1936 recording of "Basin Street Blues", but the 1946 Tiffany Transcriptions recording has been included by mistake.

Disc 2 track 10 is also mislabeled; it should be the 1938 recording of "My Window Faces the South" (vocal by Leon McAuliffe) but is actually the 1946 Tiffany transcription (vocal by Tommy Duncan).

Annotation last modified on 2025-09-29 06:20 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Get With It
2▼CD: Cherokee Maiden
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1Black Rider
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-05-16)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-05-16)
clarinet:
Charles Laughton (on 1938-05-16)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1938-05-16)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-05-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-05-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-05-16)
guitar:
Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-05-16)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-05-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-05-16)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-05-16)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-05-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1938-05-16)
recording of:
Black Rider (on 1938-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
J. M. Williamson and Richard M. Jones (US jazz pianist)
2:47
2Pray for the Lights to Go Out
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-05-16)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-05-16)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1938-05-16)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-05-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-05-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-05-16)
guitar:
Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-05-16)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-05-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-05-16)
saxophone:
Charles Laughton (on 1938-05-16) and Zeb McNally (on 1938-05-16)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-05-16)
vocals:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-05-16)
recording of:
Pray for the Lights to Go Out (on 1938-05-16)
lyricist and composer:
Will E. Skidmore and Renton Tunnah
2:54
3San Antonio Rose
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-28)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-28)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-28) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-28) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-28)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-28) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-28)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 315 (1))
instrumental recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
52:35
4Carolina in the Morning
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-28)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-28)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-28) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-28) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-28)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-28) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
Carolina in the Morning (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1922)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1922)
42:47
5Silver Bells
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-28)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-28)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-28) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-28) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-28)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-28) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-28)
recording of:
Silver Bell (1910 song usually performed as an instrumental) (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist:
Edward Madden (in 1910)
composer:
Percy Wenrich (American composer) (in 1910)
previously attributed to:
Mel Stark (songwriter) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:43
6Beaumont Rag
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-28)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-28)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-28) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-28) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-28)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-28) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-28)
recording of:
Beaumont Rag (on 1938-11-28)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger and adapter:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
2:43
7Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-28)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-28)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-28) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-28) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-28)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-28) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-28)
recording of:
Twinkle Little Star (Traditional Fiddle Tune) (on 1938-11-28)
2:33
8Whoa Baby
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-28)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-28)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-28) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-28) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-28)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-28) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-28)
vocals:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1938-11-28)
recording of:
Whoa Babe (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton
2:36
9I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-29)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-29) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-29) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-29)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1938-11-29)
recording of:
I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do (on 1938-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:39
10My Window Faces South
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1946-05-20)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1946-05-20)
electric guitar:
Junior Barnard (on 1946-05-20)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1946-05-20), Louis Tierney (on 1946-05-20) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1946-05-20)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1946-05-20)
steel guitar:
Roy Honeycutt (US steel guitarist) (on 1946-05-20)
trumpet:
Alex Brashear (US trumpeter) (on 1946-05-20)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1946-05-20)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders (San Francisco, 1940s) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1946-05-20)
recording of:
My Window Faces South (on 1946-05-20)
lyricist:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Abner Silver
2:05
11That's What I Like About the South
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-29)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-29) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-29) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-29)
vocals:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1938-11-29)
recording of:
That’s What I Like ’Bout the South (on 1938-11-29)
writer:
Andy Razaf
2:38
12The Waltz You Saved for Me
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-30)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-30)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-30)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-30) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-30)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-30) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-30)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-30)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-30)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-30) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-30)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-30)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1938-11-30)
recording of:
The Waltz You Saved for Me (on 1938-11-30)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Emil Flindt and Wayne King
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
2:32
13Prosperity Special
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-29)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-29) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-29) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-29)
recording of:
Prosperity Special (on 1938-11-29)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:41
14Don't Let the Deal Go Down
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-30)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-30)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-30)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-30) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-30)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-30) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-30)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-30)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-30)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-30) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-30)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-30)
recording of:
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (on 1938-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4854)
2:45
15You're Okay
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-29)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-29) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-29) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-29)
vocals:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1938-11-29)
recording of:
You're Okay (on 1938-11-29)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Mickey Bloom (songwriter)
42:27
16Lone Star Rag
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-15)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-15)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-15)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-15), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-15) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-15)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-15) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-15)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-15)
saxophone:
Don Harlan (on 1940-04-15), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-15) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-15)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-15)
recording of:
Lone Star Rag (on 1940-04-15)
composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:46
17Corrine Corrina
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-15)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-15)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-15)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-15), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-15) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-15)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-15) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-15)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-15)
saxophone:
Don Harlan (on 1940-04-15), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-15) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-15)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-15)
vocals:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-15)
cover recording of:
Corrine, Corrina (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Armetia Chatman (blues musician, aka Bo Chatmon) (in 1929), J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams (in 1929) and Mitchell Parish (in 1932)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp., EMI Music Publishing France and Gotham Music Service, Inc. (on 1932-03-18)
52:54
18Bob Wills Special
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-16)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-16)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-16)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-16) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-16)
saxophone:
Don Harlan (on 1940-04-16), Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1940-04-16), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-16) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-16)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-16)
trumpet:
Tubby Lewis (on 1940-04-16) and Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1940-04-16)
recording of:
Bob Wills' Special (on 1940-04-16)
composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:32
19Time Changes Everything
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-15)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-15)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-15)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-15), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-15) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-15)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-15) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-15)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-15)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-15)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1940-04-15)
recording of:
Time Changes Everything (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist)
42:42
20Big Beaver
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-16)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-16)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-16)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-16) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-16)
saxophone:
Don Harlan (on 1940-04-16), Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1940-04-16), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-16) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-16)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-16)
trumpet:
Tubby Lewis (on 1940-04-16) and Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1940-04-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1940-04-16)
recording of:
Big Beaver (on 1940-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
42:39
21New San Antonio Rose
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-16)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-16)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-16)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-16) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-16)
saxophone:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1940-04-16), Don Harlan (on 1940-04-16), Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1940-04-16), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-16) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-16)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-16)
trumpet:
Tubby Lewis (on 1940-04-16) and Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1940-04-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1940-04-16)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 315 (2))
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1940-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
42:36
22I Knew the Moment I Lost You
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1941-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-02-25)
fiddle:
Louis Tierney (on 1941-02-25) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-02-25)
guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-02-25)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-02-25)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-02-25)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1941-02-25)
recording of:
I Knew the Moment I Lost You (on 1941-02-25)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:49
23Twin Guitar Special
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1941-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-02-25)
fiddle:
Louis Tierney (on 1941-02-25) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-02-25)
guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-02-25)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-02-25)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-02-25)
recording of:
Twin Guitar Special (on 1941-02-25)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe and Eldon Shamblin
2:40
24Take Me Back to Tulsa
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1941-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-02-26)
fiddle:
Louis Tierney (on 1941-02-26) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-02-26)
guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-02-26)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-02-26)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-02-26)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1941-02-26) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-02-26)
recording of:
Take Me Back to Tulsa (on 1941-02-25)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1941-06-18)
2:43
25Takin' It Home
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1941-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-02-26)
fiddle:
Louis Tierney (on 1941-02-26) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-02-26)
guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-02-26)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-02-26)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-02-26)
recording of:
Takin' It Home (on 1941-02-26)
lyricist and composer:
Eldon Shamblin and Louis Tierney
32:53
26Please Don't Leave Me
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-07-23)
double bass:
Darrell Jones (US bassist, active 1940s) (on 1941-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-07-23)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1941-07-23), Louis Tierney (on 1941-07-23) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-07-23)
guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-07-23)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-07-23)
reeds:
Don Harlan (on 1941-07-23) and Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1941-07-23)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-07-23)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1941-07-23)
recording of:
Please Don’t Leave Me (on 1941-07-23)
writer:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter)
2:43
27Cherokee Maiden
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-07-23)
double bass:
Darrell Jones (US bassist, active 1940s) (on 1941-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-07-23)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1941-07-23), Louis Tierney (on 1941-07-23) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-07-23)
guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-07-23)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-07-23)
reeds:
Don Harlan (on 1941-07-23) and Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1941-07-23)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-07-23)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1941-07-23)
recording of:
Cherokee Maiden (on 1941-07-23)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc. (from 1942 to present) and Oree Music (BMI) (in 1942)
3:01
28Dusty Skies
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-07-24)
double bass:
Darrell Jones (US bassist, active 1940s) (on 1941-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-07-24)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1941-07-24), Louis Tierney (on 1941-07-24) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-07-24)
guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-07-24)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-07-24)
reeds:
Don Harlan (on 1941-07-24) and Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1941-07-24)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-07-24)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1941-07-24)
recording of:
Dusty Skies (on 1941-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Mesa Music Company (in 1942)
2:56
29My Life's Been a Pleasure
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-07-24)
double bass:
Darrell Jones (US bassist, active 1940s) (on 1941-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-07-24)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1941-07-24), Louis Tierney (on 1941-07-24) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-07-24)
guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-07-24)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-07-24)
reeds:
Don Harlan (on 1941-07-24) and Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1941-07-24)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-07-24)
vocals:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-07-24)
recording of:
My Life’s Been a Pleasure (on 1941-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter)
2:29
3▶CD: Just a Plain Old Country Boy
4▶CD: The End of the Line

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part of:Juke Box Jury (SPIN magazine, 2004-01) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1256597 [info]