Bob Wills - Greatest Hits

Bob Wills - Greatest Hits

Bob Wills - Greatest Hits

ASIN: B000000CXE

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Bob Wills is the king of Western swing, a country music hall-of-famer and honky-tonk legend whose place in the country pantheon is rivaled only by Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams Sr. Starting in the '30s, Wills pioneered a new country sound that merged his Texas frontier fiddle with big band, Dixieland, and the blues, creating country swing with his band the Texas Playboys (and inspiring a young Merle Haggard and George Jones). Recent Wills compilations are uniformly strong and essential, and neatly avoid unnecessary duplication. This 1994 collection is exceptional; a fine combination of signature songs and smaller hits, it's the perfect place for new fans to introduce themselves to "Faded Love," "Waltzing in San Antone," and "I'm Dotting Each I with a Teardrop." --David Daley

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Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 24 Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • great compilation
  • Ah Ha! What makes Bob Holler?
  • Country Legend Lives On
  • what a let down
 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 24 Greatest Hits
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001FGB
Release Date: 1994-01-25

Tracks:

  1. Bubbles In My Beer
  2. Spanish Fandango
  3. Still Water Runs The Deepest
  4. Cross My Heart I Love You
  5. Keeper Of My Heart
  6. Playboy Chimes
  7. I Ain't Got Nobody
  8. Boot Heel Drag
  9. Faded Love
  10. I Betcha My Heart I Love You
  11. I Laugh When I Think How I Cried Over You
  12. I'm Dotting Each 'I' With A Teardrop
  13. End Of The Line
  14. I'm Tired Of Living This Lie
  15. Sittin' On Top Of The World
  16. Silver Bell
  17. Send Me A Red Rose
  18. I Won't Be Back Tonight
  19. B. Bowman Hop
  20. Bottle Baby Boogie
  21. St. Louis Blues
  22. So Long, I'll See You Later
  23. Waltzing In Old San Antone
  24. A Maiden's Prayer

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Bob Wills is the king of Western swing, a country music hall-of-famer and honky-tonk legend whose place in the country pantheon is rivaled only by Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams Sr. Starting in the '30s, Wills pioneered a new country sound that merged his Texas frontier fiddle with big band, Dixieland, and the blues, creating country swing with his band the Texas Playboys (and inspiring a young Merle Haggard and George Jones). Recent Wills compilations are uniformly strong and essential, and neatly avoid unnecessary duplication. This 1994 collection is exceptional; a fine combination of signature songs and smaller hits, it's the perfect place for new fans to introduce themselves to "Faded Love," "Waltzing in San Antone," and "I'm Dotting Each I with a Teardrop." --David Daley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars great compilation.......2005-12-13

This was my first introduction to Bob Wills music. About a year ago, I bought the CD at a store, and chose it over the others simply because of its lower cost. I enjoyed it greatly.

Later, I bought Proper Records' 4 disc set, "Take me back to Tulsa", which is great.

After being further exposed to a bit more of Wills' music, I still recommend this 24 song collection.

P.S. The first customer to review this item expressed their distaste for the hollering vocals that occur throughout the music. (This is just a distracting interruption to the players and singers that all listeners of Wills must get used to). Wills loved to hear his band, and liked to show his approval outloud.

5 out of 5 stars Ah Ha! What makes Bob Holler?.......1999-05-18

Any fan of real country & western music knows the debt we all owe to Bob and the Boys. They brought so many things to the table, helped it grow from 'hick' to 'slick' in musical terms, mixing swing, blues, jazz in with traditional 'country'. And along the way, Bob hollered. Bob always gave his trademark yells as the boys did something well, put in vocal 'cuts' into the tune when it needed it...all part of what made it the Playboy Way. Western Swing without hollerin' just ain't Western Swing. It ain't bad, but it ain't the real deal. There's some classic songs included on here (we're missing some of my favorites...but 24 songs aren't enough!) and this CD is a good into to Bob and the boys. If you like this one, look over the Tiffany series. There's some gems in that collection. A gentle hint to the Milwaukee reviewer who's annoyed by 'someone' hollering in the songs...hush, child. You keep on talking that way, we're all gonna point and laugh.

5 out of 5 stars Country Legend Lives On.......1998-08-13

We're lucky that a label sees the value of Bob Wills' wonderful historic contribution to country swing! He's the father and foundation, and his trademark "Ah ha!" is as much a signature to his music, and as loved by his fans, as the exquisite guitar licks. May the *truly* knowledgeable hear this great collection and know what great country swing is. This great really brings it all back home. One fault: where's Take me back to Tulsa?

1 out of 5 stars what a let down.......1998-07-19

First, I like jazz. I like country swing. I heard good things about Bob Wills. The songs were good on this CD. The music was good. Themain singer was good. But, each song had some guy singing things like "ah, ha", "oh, yes" , "yes, yes" over and over and over again. It ruined each an every song. Now if they can remove that annoying voice, I would buy the CD again.
Bob Wills - Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Good, but you could do better, part 2
 Bob Wills - Greatest Hits
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Manufacturer: Curb Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000CXE
Release Date: 1990-09-25

Tracks:

  1. Faded Love
  2. Bubbles In My Beer
  3. Keeper Of My Heart
  4. Deep In The Heart Of Texas
  5. New San Antonio Rose
  6. South Of The Border
  7. Across The Alley From The Alamo
  8. Cimarron
  9. Heart To Heart Talk
  10. Image Of Me
  11. Ida Red

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Bob Wills is the king of Western swing, a country music hall-of-famer and honky-tonk legend whose place in the country pantheon is rivaled only by Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams Sr. Starting in the '30s, Wills pioneered a new country sound that merged his Texas frontier fiddle with big band, Dixieland, and the blues, creating country swing with his band the Texas Playboys (and inspiring a young Merle Haggard and George Jones). Recent Wills compilations are uniformly strong and essential, and neatly avoid unnecessary duplication. This 1994 collection is exceptional; a fine combination of signature songs and smaller hits, it's the perfect place for new fans to introduce themselves to "Faded Love," "Waltzing in San Antone," and "I'm Dotting Each I with a Teardrop." --David Daley

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Good, but you could do better, part 2.......2000-03-04

My comments on "Bob Wills - Greatest Hits" are the same as for "Best of Bob Wills" and some of the other budget CDs. The music and performances are great, as is the remastering of the early recorded sound, but too many good pieces are missing. This is a hold-over from early CD years, before producers began to push the total playing time beyond the LP era. The 11 tracks here are great, but so are the 28 tracks on "King of Lonestar Swing" and the 20 or so tracks on "The Essential Bob Wills", both of which are only modestly more expensive. If you have a hankering to own all of the Bob Wills CDs or if you find a song here that you can't get on the more generously filled CDs, go for it. However, if this is to be your only Bob Wills CD, you could do better.
Golden Greats: Greatest Country Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Many of country's early big hits, hard to find and common
 Golden Greats: Greatest Country Hits
Jimmie Davis , Rosalie Allen , and Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Manufacturer: Disky Golden Greats
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000062UVT
Release Date: 2002-02-26

Tracks:

  1. Bouquet Of Roses - Eddy Arnold
  2. When It's Lamplighting Time In The Valley - Tex Ritter
  3. Guitar Polka - Al Dexter
  4. Smoke On The Water - Red Foley
  5. I'm Biting My Fingernails And Thinking Of You - Ernest Tubb
  6. At Mail Call Today - Gene Autry
  7. Detour - Foy Willing
  8. The Prodigal Son - Roy Acuff
  9. New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys
  10. Soldier's Last Letter - Ernest Tubb
  11. Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams
  12. No Letter Today - Ted Daffan's Texans
  13. Each Night At Nine - Floyd Tillman
  14. I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) - Eddy Arnold
  15. I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart - Rosalie Allen
  16. Shame On You - Spade Cooley
  17. Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter
  18. New Spanish Two Step - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
  19. Riders In The SKy - Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra
  20. It's Been So Long, Darling - Ernest Tubb
  21. Waltz Of The Wind - Roy Acuff
  22. It's A Sin - Eddy Arnold
  23. Cool Water - Sons Of The Pioneers
  24. They Took The Stars Out Of Heaven - Floyd Tillman

Tracks:

  1. New Jole Blond - Red Foley
  2. There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder - Jimmie Davis
  3. Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You) - Elton Britt
  4. Candy Kisses - George Morgan
  5. I'll Forgive You, But I Can't Forget - Roy Acuff
  6. Sugar Moon - Bob Wills & This Texas Playboys
  7. Rainbow At Midnight - Ernest Tubb
  8. Deep In The Heart Of Texas - Gene Autry
  9. Wedding Bells - Hank Williams
  10. Tennessee Saturday Night - Red Foley
  11. Don't Rob Another Man's Castle - Eddy Arnold
  12. Pistol Packin' Mama - Bing Crosby
  13. Roly Poly - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
  14. Have I Told U Lately That I Love You - Gene Autry
  15. Tennessee Waltz - Pee Wee King
  16. Singing In The Saddle - Tex Ritter
  17. What Is Life Without Love - Eddy Arnold
  18. Filipino Baby - Texas Jim Robertson
  19. Is It Too Late Now - Jimmie Davis
  20. Choc'late Ice Cream Cone - Kenny Roberts
  21. Tennessee Border - Red Foley
  22. Blues Stay Away From Me - Owen Bradley Quintet
  23. Try Me One More Time - Ernest Tubb
  24. Sioux City Sue - Zeke Clements

Tracks:

  1. Crazy Cause I Love You - Spade Cooley
  2. Private Buckaroo - Sons Of The Pioneers
  3. Kentucky Waltz - Bill Monroe
  4. Take An Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait) - Little Jimmy Dickens
  5. Move It On Over - Hank Williams
  6. Slippin' Around - Floyd Tillman
  7. Life Gits Tee - Jus Don't It - Carson Robison
  8. Shame On You - Bill Boyd & The Cowboy Ramblers
  9. Texarkana Baby - Eddy Arnold
  10. Bang Bang - Jimmie Davies
  11. Drivin' Nails In My Coffin - Floyd Tillman
  12. My Filipino Rose - Ernest Tubb
  13. Room Full Of Roses - George Morgan
  14. Gonna Build A Big Fence Around Texas - Gene Autry
  15. Never Trust A Woman - Red Foley
  16. Jole Blon - Roy Acuff
  17. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It - Hank Williams
  18. Country Boy - Little Jimmy Dickens
  19. Smoke On The Water - Bob Wills
  20. Rosalita - Al Dexter
  21. I Love You So Much It Hurts - Floyd Tillman
  22. Blue Shadows On The Trail - Roy Rogers
  23. I Never See Maggie Alone - Kenny Roberts
  24. Footprints In The Snow - Bill Monroe

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Many of country's early big hits, hard to find and common.......2002-12-31

If you are a casual fan of vintage country music or you are a diehard collector, this compilation is a must buy for you as on 3 CDs you get, with generally excellent sound, 72 of the biggest hits on the country charts from the 1940s-1951. The price is excellent and among the more commonly available tracks such as Bouquet of Roses by Eddy Arnold, Bing & The Andrews Sisters's Pistol Packin' Mama, the Al Dexter tracks, the Hank Williams tracks, Sons of The Pioneers's Cool Water, Shame On You by Spade Cooley, etc. you will get many hard to find gems including Blues Stay Away With Me by the Owen Bradley Quintet (a #7 hit in 1950 and Owen would later become the A&R of Decca), Kenny Roberts's only 2 top 10 hits: Choc'late Ice Cream Cone and I Never See Maggie Alone, Is It Too Late Now and Bang Bang by Jimmie Davis, No Letter Today by Ted Daffan, Bill Boyd's Shame On You, and especially Life Gits Tee-jus, Don't It by Carson Robison among others. These hard to find gems and the great sound are worth the admission of this budget 3 CD set although there are no liner notes.
The Great Bob Wills/Remembering...The Greatest Hits of Bob Wills
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		The Great Bob Wills/Remembering...The Greatest Hits of Bob Wills
    Bob Wills
    Manufacturer: Collectables
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
    Western SwingWestern Swing | Country | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00008IAMA
    Release Date: 2003-04-15

    Tracks:

    1. You're There
    2. New Texas Playboy Rag
    3. Misery
    4. Fat Boy Rag (Instrumental)
    5. A Sweet Kind Of Love
    6. Bob Wills Schottische (Instrumental)
    7. I'm Feelin' Bad - Vocal by Harley Huggins
    8. Bob Wills Boogie (Instrumental)
    9. Staccato Waltz - Vocal By Tommy Duncan & The McKinney Sisters
    10. Bob Wills' Special (Instrumental)
    11. Corrine Corrina - Vocal by Bob Wills
    12. Time Changes Everything
    13. New San Antonio Rose
    14. Twin Guitar Special (Instrumental)
    15. Steel Guitar Rag (Instrumental)
    16. Roly-Poly
    17. Spanish Two Step (Instrumental)
    18. Maiden's Prayer (Instrumental)
    19. Mexical Rose
    20. The Waltz You Saved For Me

    Album Description

    Bob Wills almost singlehandedly popularized the genre of Western Swing, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1968 for his career achievements. "The Great Bob Wills" was released by Harmony Records in 1965, and features recordings made by Wills between 1938 and 1947, including "New Texas Playboy Rag" and "Fat Boy Rag." "Remembering..." is a collection of ten "greatest hits," released by Columbia a year after Wills' passing in 1975. It hit #46 on Billboard's Country Albums' chart.

    Album Description

    Full Title - The Great Bob Wills (1940)/Remembering Bob Wills (1938). This twenty tune CD includes two complete original albums from the vaults of Columbia Records. Collectables. 2003.

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