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.

Annotation last modified on 2022-02-07 15:31 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Get With It
▶ CD 2: Cherokee Maiden
▶ CD 3: Just a Plain Old Country Boy
▼ CD 4: The End of the Line
#TitleRatingLength
1I'm a Ding Dong Daddy
recording of:
I'm a Ding Dong Daddy
writer:
Phil Baxter (US songwriter, singer and band leader)
3:15
2Milk Cow Blues
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version)
lyricist and arranger:
Kokomo Arnold
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Kokomo Arnold
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
2:56
3My Gal Sal
recording of:
My Gal Sal
lyricist and composer:
Paul Dresser
2:17
4Red River Valley
recording of:
Red River Valley
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 756)
2:40
5Sugar Moon
recording of:
Sugar Moon (on 1946-09-05)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1947)
2:17
6Sweet Jennie Lee
recording of:
Sweet Jennie Lee
composer:
Walter Donaldson
2:09
7The Girl I Left Behind
recording of:
The Girl I Left Behind Me (for brass, Langford)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Girl I Left Behind
2:17
8At the Woodchopper's Ball
recording of:
Woodchopper’s Ball
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:40
9Blues for Dixie
recording of:
Blues for Dixie (on 1947-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
2:53
10Bubbles in My Beer
recording of:
Bubbles in My Beer (on 1947-10-30)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist), Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Red River Songs, Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Chappell & Co. (in 1948)
2:18
11Can't Get Enough of Texas
recording of:
Can't Get Enough of Texas
lyricist and composer:
Thomas C. Dilbeck and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:35
12Cotton Patch Blues
recording of:
Cotton Patch Blues (on 1947-11-10)
lyricist and composer:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:50
13Cowboy Stomp
recording of:
Cowboy Stomp (on 1947-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:29
14Crazy Rhythm
1:57
15Deep Water
recording of:
Deep Water (on 1947-10-16)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
2:57
16Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age
recording of:
Don’t Be Ashamed of Your Age (on 1947-10-30)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1947)
2:28
17Keeper of My Heart
recording of:
Keeper of My Heart (on 1947-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Irby and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:42
18Little Cowboy Lament
recording of:
Little Cowboy Lullaby (on 1947-10-29)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:34
19Thorn in My Heart
recording of:
Thorn in My Heart (on 1947-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Martin (songwriter 1940-50) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:24
20Ida Red Likes to Boogie
recording of:
Ida Red Likes the Boogie (on 1949-12-07)
lyricist and composer:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:42
21Boot Heel Drag
recording of:
Boot Heel Drag (on 1949-05-05)
lyricist and composer:
Herb Remington and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:45
22Faded Love
recording of:
Faded Love (on 1950-04-27)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) and John Wills (Texas fiddler)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1951)
52:53
23I Laugh When I Think How I Cried Over You
recording of:
I Laugh When I Think of How I Cried Over You (on 1950-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Maxine Fowler and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:29
24I'll Be Lucky Someday
recording of:
I'll Be Lucky Some Day (on 1950-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Lee Martin (Louisiana swamp pop artist), Dickie McBride and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
3:03
25I Didn't Realize
recording of:
I Didn't Realize (on 1950-04-27)
lyricist and writer:
Rusty McDonald and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:47
26Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues
recording of:
Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues (on 1950-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Tierney, Billy Jack Wills and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:54
27Jolie Blon Likes the Boogie
2:21
28The End of the Line
recording of:
The End of the Line (on 1950-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Gimble and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:34

Credits

Release Group

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