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
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1We Might as Well Forget It
recording of:
We Might as Well Forget It (on 1942-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Bond
2:48
2Home in San Antone
bass:
Darrell Jones (on 1942-07-14)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1942-07-14), Louis Tierney (on 1942-07-14) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1942-07-14)
guitar:
Leon Huff (1940s Western swing vocalist) (on 1942-07-14) and Doyle Salathiel (on 1942-07-14)
membranophone:
Bob Fitzgerald (on 1942-07-14)
piano:
Morris Billington (on 1942-07-14)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1942-07-14)
vocals:
Danny Alguire (on 1942-07-14)
recording of:
Home in San Antone (on 1942-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-11-02)
2:32
3Liberty
recording of:
Liberty (on 1942-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:41
4Miss Molly
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 721 (1))
recording of:
Miss Molly (on 1942-07-14)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Mesa Music Company (in 1944)
2:36
5You're From Texas
recording of:
You're From Texas (on 1942-07-15)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
2:45
6Goodbye Liza Jane
recording of:
Goodbye Liza Jane (on 1942-07-15)
publisher:
Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1942-01-07)
lyricist:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:44
7My Confession
recording of:
My Confession (on 1942-07-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:59
8Texas Playboy Rag
recording of:
Texas Playboy Rag (on 1945-01-26)
composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:38
9Roly Poly
recording of:
Roly Poly (on 1945-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1946-04-11)
2:41
10Stay a Little Longer
recording of:
Stay a Little Longer (on 1945-01-26)
writer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:47
11Just a Plain Old Country Boy
recording of:
Just a Plain Old Country Boy (on 1945-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:46
12New Spanish Two Step
recording of:
Spanish Two Step (on 1945-04-20)
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)
2:33
13I'm Feelin' Bad
recording of:
I'm Feelin' Bad (on 1945-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
Harley Huggins (songwriter) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:58
14Cotton Eyed Joe
recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song) (on 1946-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
2:42
15Brain Cloudy Blues
recording of:
Brain Cloudy Blues (on 1946-09-05)
writer:
Kokomo Arnold, Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:46
16Bob Wills Boogie
banjo:
Jimmie Widener
bass guitar:
Billy Jack Wills
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble, Joe Holley, Jessie Asblock (American violin player and songwriter) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
guitar:
Junior Barnard
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player)
membranophone:
Johnny Cuviello
piano:
Millard Kelso
steel guitar:
Herb Remington
conductor:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
recording of:
Bob Wills' Boogie (on 1946-09-05)
composer:
Junior Barnard (in 1946-09), Millard Kelso (in 1946-09) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (in 1946-09)
2:39
17Fat Boy Rag
recording of:
Fat Boy Rag (on 1946-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
Junior Barnard and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:52
18A Good Man Is Hard to Find
recording of:
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
composer:
Eddie Green (1920's Jazz composer) (in 1918)
publisher:
Mayfair Music Corp.
2:10
19A Little Bit of Boogie
4:10
20Along the Navajo Trail
cover recording of:
Along the Navajo Trail
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Dick Charles (US songwriter) and Larry Markes
3:10
21Baby Won't You Please Come Home
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:21
22Betcha My Heart
recording of:
I Betcha' My Heart I Love You
lyricist and composer:
Esther Van Sciver and Bob Miller (songwriter, producer)
3:21
23China Town
recording of:
Chinatown, My Chinatown
lyricist:
William Jerome (in 1910)
composer:
Jean Schwartz (in 1910)
publisher:
Beuscher and Sim (Related to Éditions Sim)
2:31
24Dinah
recording of:
Dinah
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
2:29
25Frankie Jean
recording of:
Frankie Jean (That Trottin' Fool)
writer:
Memphis Minnie
1:52
26Hawaiian War Chant
recording of:
Hawaiian War Chant (Ta‐Hu‐Wa‐Hu‐Wai)
composer:
Ralph Freed, Prince Leleiohoku and Johnny Noble
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
3:14
▶ CD 4: 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]