Seven Miles Out of Town
Bob Wills and the Texas Cowboys
From the CD:
These rare recordings from the late '30s and '40s never saw release during Bob Wills' or Tommy Duncan's lifetimes. This is their first domestic release on CD.
Bob Wills name will forever be associated with Western swing. Although he did not invent the genre single-handedly, he did popularize it and changed its rules.
Throughout the 40s, Bob Wills And The Texas Playboys was one of the most popular groups in the country and the musicians in the Playboys were among the finest of their era.
Among the Texas Playboys included on these tracks are brother Billy Jack Wills on bass and Johnny Cuviello on drums, keeping the rhythm bright and swinging. Right on top is the captivating musical combination of Tommy Duncans singing and Bob Wills hollering. Their special magic can be found here in some of their most obscure tunes, rarities like the jazzy 31st Street Blues, a Dixieland dance number called Darktown Strutters Ball, and the topical World War II gem, G.I. Blues.
These rare recordings from the late 30s and 40s never saw release during Bob Wills or Tommy Duncans lifetimes. They were, in fact, issued only for a short time in the US on Longhorn Records, and this is their first domestic release on CD.
TRACK LISTING
1 31st Street Blues
Vocal: Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan
2 When They Baptized Sister Lucy Lee
Vocal: Junior Barnard
3 Sunbonnet Sue
Vocal: Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan
4 Bob Wills Special (Instrumental)
5 Twinkle Star (Instrumental)
6 G.I. Wish
Vocal Tommy Duncan
7 Whats The Matter With The Mill?
Vocal: Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan
8 Darktown Strutters Ball
Vocal: Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan
9 Right Or Wrong
Vocal: Tommy Duncan
10 Waltz You Save For Me
Vocal: Tommy Duncan
11 Crafton Blues (Instrumental)
12 Corrine, Corrina
Vocal: Bob Wills
13 Home In San Antone
Vocal: Tommy Duncan
14 Seven Miles Out Of Town (Instrumental)
15 Turkey In The Straw (Instrumental)