Description: Tracks:1.Lonesome Hearted Blues2.Dipsy Doodle3.Johnson Rag4.Mr. Cotton Picker5.Air Mail Special6.Basin Street Blues7.I Don't Know8.Woodchopper's Ball9.Teardrops From My Eyes10.Tuxedo Junction11.Twin Guitar Special12.St. Louis Blues13.Blue Guitar Stomp14.Summit Ridge Drive15.Rock City Boogie16.C Jam Blues17.Get Along Home Cindy18.Steel Guitar Stomp19.CaravanProduct Description:Personnel: Billy Jack Wills (vocals, drums); Tiny Moore (vocals, mandolin, fiddle); Vance Terry (steel guitar); Cotton Roberts (fiddle).Liner Note Author: Rich Kienzle.Recording information: Radio Station KRBK, Sacremento, CA (1952-1954).One of the most underrated (and generally overlooked) Western swing bands ever was the outfit that Billy Jack Wills (younger brother of Bob Wills) led in the early to mid-'50s. A favorite in Northern California at the time but largely forgotten since then, the band is heard performing 16 selections on this album that were recorded at a radio station in Sacramento. In addition to Wills (who takes just one vocal and is primarily in a supportive role), the group consists of the great electric mandolin player Tiny Moore (who also has six vocals), steel guitarist Vance Terry, trumpeter Dick McComb, guitarist Kenny Lowery and bassist Cotton Roberts (who occasionally switches to fiddle). The swinging material (which is highlighted by "Johnson Rag," "Air Mail Special," "Tuxedo Junction," "Twin Guitar Special" and "Summit Ridge Drive") is consistently memorable. ~ Scott Yanow
Price: 15 USD
Location: San Francisco, California
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Style: Western Swing
CD Grading: Mint (M)
Inlay Condition: Mint (M)
Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard
Type: Album
Features: Sealed
Color: does not apply
Case Condition: Mint (M)
Edition: 1st Edition
Era: 1950s
Producer: Jeff Richardson
Format: CD
Release Year: 1996
Genre: Country
Record Label: J.O.A., Joaquin Records
Artist: Billy Jack Wills
Release Title: Billy Jack Wills & His Western Swing Band
