What's not to like about Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys?
 

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Waylon was a big fan:

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Plenty of bands would copy his style decades later

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Can’t deny that Big Sandy was influenced:

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I like all that old Texas music. Don Walser is another favorite..

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I grew up with the Eddie Arnold version. Dad loved the way Eddie Arnold sang.

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And The Time Jumpers. Dawn Sears (RIP) had a voice!

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I remember my Grandfather playing "Cattle Call" over and over, drove Grandma nuts! :)

Thanks for the Time Jumpers video. I never miss a chance to see A at the W;

Speaking of Ray Benson

And Rod Steiger on the pedal steel...

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The King of Western Swing

Dig all that, essentially inventing the western swing genre.....

Nothing not to like

If you ever have the chance to see The Quebe Sisters you won't be sorry. They are a talented group of Gals. I've seen them a few times at Cowboy Poetry Festivals...

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Wore my Cain's ballroom shirt today. Home of Bob!

This one:

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Click image to open Amazon link; used copies are < $5.


Check out all the incredible guest talent on this 2-disc set:

1 Red Wing (Instrumental) - Eldon Shamblin/Johnny Gimble/Chet Atkins...
2 Big Balls In Cowtown - George Strait And Ray Benson
3 Yearning (Just For You) - Vince Gill
4 Bring It On Down To My House - Ray Benson
5 Deep Water - Garth Brooks
6 Blues For Dixie - Lyle Lovett
7 Billy Dale - Dolly Parton
8 Across The Alley From The Alamo - Johnny Rodriguez/Ray Benson
9 Old Fashioned Love - Suzy Bogguss/Ray Benson
10 Ida Red - Jody Nix/Huey Lewis/Willie Nelson/Ray Benson
11 Misery - Mary Stuart
12 I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do - Merle Haggard
13 Hubbin' It - Huey Lewis/Ray Benson
14 Corine,Corina - Brooks And Dunn
15 Still Water Runs The Deepest - Willie Nelson
16 All Night Long - Leon Rausch
17 Got A Letter From My Kid Today - Ray Benson
18 Dusty Skies - Riders In The Sky/Ray Benson

Hmm, errands to run. Think I'll slide an Asleep CD in.