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
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Nancy Jane
recording of:
Nancy Jane (on 1932-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Milton Brown (30s western swing bandleader)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1932-03-22)
Fort Worth Doughboys3:14
2Sunbonnet Sue
recording of:
Sunbonnet Sue (on 1932-02-09)
composer:
Milton Brown (30s western swing bandleader)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1932-03-22)
Fort Worth Doughboys3:04
3Osage Stomp
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1935-09-23)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1935-09-23)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1935-09-23) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1935-09-23)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1935-09-23) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1935-09-23)
membranophone:
Smokey Dacus (on 1935-09-23)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1935-09-23)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1935-09-23)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1935-09-23)
trombone:
Art Haines (on 1935-09-23)
recording of:
Osage Stomp (on 1935-09-23)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:03
4Get With It
recording of:
Get With It (on 1935-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:03
5Spanish Two Step
recording of:
Spanish Two Step (on 1935-09-23)
publisher:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:56
6Maiden's Prayer
recording of:
A Maiden’s Prayer (on 1935-09-23)
composer:
Tekla Bądarzewska (Polish classical composer)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys43:06
7I Ain't Got Nobody
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1935-09-23)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:48
8Who Walks in When I Walk Out
recording of:
Who Walks in When I Walk Out (on 1935-09-24)
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
writer:
Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:55
9Oklahoma Rag
recording of:
Oklahoma Rag (on 1935-09-24)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:50
10Smith's Reel
recording of:
Smith's Reel (on 1935-09-25)
composer:
Arthur Smith
Bob Wills & Sleepy Johnson2:52
11Weary of the Same Ol' Stuff
recording of:
Weary Of The Same Ol' Stuff (on 1936-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:47
12No Matter How She Done It
recording of:
No Matter How She Done It (on 1936-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Hudson Whittaker
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:54
13Bluin' The Blues
recording of:
Bluin' The Blues (on 1936-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Ragas
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:12
14Red Hot Gal of Mine
recording of:
Red Hot Gal Of Mine (on 1936-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Wendell Mayo (songwriter) and Al Stricklin
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:03
15Steel Guitar Rag
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental) (on 1936-09-29)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc.
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:47
16What's the Matter With the Mill
recording of:
What's the Matter With the Mill (Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan version) (on 1936-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist), Minnie McCoy and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
version of:
What's the Matter With the Mill
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:56
17Sugar Blues
recording of:
Sugar Blues (on 1936-09-29)
writer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1920)
composer:
Lucy Fletcher and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:04
18Basin Street Blues
live recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3:37
19Too Busy
recording of:
Too Busy (on 1936-09-29)
writer:
Chester Conn and Ned Miller (Nathan "Ned" Miller)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:37
20Fan It
recording of:
Fan It (on 1936-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
Alexander Hill (songwriter) and Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:53
21There's No Disappointment in Heaven
recording of:
There's No Disappointment in Heaven (on 1936-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
Claudia Mays and Frederick Martin Lehman
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:55
22Swing Blues No. 1
recording of:
Swing Blues No.1 (on 1936-09-30)
composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:43
23Playboy Stomp
recording of:
Playboy Stomp (on 1937-06-07)
composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:46
24Blue Yodel No. 1
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1937-06-08)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1937-06-08)
clarinet:
Ray DeGeer (on 1937-06-08)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (on 1937-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1937-06-08)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1937-06-08) and C. G. "Sleepy" Johnson (on 1937-06-08)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1937-06-08)
saxophone:
Ray DeGeer (on 1937-06-08), Tiny Mott (on 1937-06-08) and Robert "Zeb" McNally (on 1937-06-08)
steel guitar:
Leon McAucliffe (on 1937-06-08)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1937-06-08)
violin:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1937-06-08), Cecil Brower (on 1937-06-08), C. G. "Sleepy" Johnson (on 1937-06-08) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1937-06-08)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1937-06-08)
recording of:
Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)) (on 1937-06-08)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Ralph Peer (publisher 1920s) (on 1928-02-03)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:24
25Never No More Hard Time Blues
live recording of:
Never No More Hard Times Blues
lyricist and composer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:33
26Oozlin' Daddy Blues
recording of:
Oozlin' Daddy Blues (on 1937-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Cox and Alton Delmore
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:28
▶ CD 2: Cherokee Maiden
▶ CD 3: Just a Plain Old Country Boy
▶ CD 4: The End of the Line

Credits

Release Group

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