North Carolina Western Swing 1939-50

Sample Song - Arthur Guitar Boogie Smith - I'm Afraid Of Wimmin

A Couple months ago I got a request  for any western swing artists from Arkansas. I have still yet to find enough to put together a decent posting. I hope to do a few state spotlights in the future but I will surely need some help compiling the right artists. To the rescue comes WS on 78 contributor Lightnin' Wells with the first of the state from his home state of North Carolina.

Track Listing
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 1. Old Missouri Moon (Claude Casey and his Pine State Playboys)

 2. I'm So Lonesome Tonight (Claude Casey and his Pine State Playboys)

 3. Shut That Gate (Dewey Price and his Carolina Hillbillies)

 4. So Worried, So Blue (Dewey Price and his Carolina Hillbillies)

 5. Somewhere A Heart Is Breaking (Fred Kirby of WBT's Briarhoppers)

 6. Hello My Baby (Fred Kirby of WBT's Briarhoppers)

 7. Our Hearts Beat Together (Fred Kirby of WBT's Briarhoppers)

 8. Out Of My Mind (Fred Kirby of WBT's Briarhoppers)

 9. Atomic Power (Fred Kirby of WBT's Briarhoppers)

10. Honey Be My Honeybee (Fred Kirby of WBT's Briarhoppers)

11. Gold On The Rainbow (The Carolina Playboys)

12. Be My Darlin' (The Carolina Playboys)

13. Fort Worth Jail (The Carolina Playboys)

14. Each Minute Seems A Million Years (The Carolina Playboys)

15. So Long To My Little Old Homestead (The Carolina Playboys)

16. I'll Get You Back Somehow (The Carolina Playboys)

17. Don't Cry Over Me When I'm Gone (The Carolina Playboys)

18. It Makes No Nevermind (The Carolina Playboys)

19. Get On The Right Side Of Jesus (Arthur Smith's Krackerjacks)

20. Memories And Dreams (Arthur Smith's Krackerjacks)

21. New York To New Orleans (Arthur Smith's Krackerjacks)

22. Mountain Polka (Arthur Smith's Krackerjacks)

23. I.H. Boogie (Arthur Guitar Boogie Smith)

24. I'm Afraid Of Wimmin (Arthur Guitar Boogie Smith)

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Red River Dave - Set 2

And here's set 2 :-)

Track Listing
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 1. You Can Count on Me (Red River Dave & Sula's Texas Rangers)
 2. Wrong Number (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
 3. When He Comes Back (Red River Dave & his Red River Hillbillies)
 4. Wagon Trail (Red River Dave)
 5. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Red River Dave & Sula's Texas Rangers)
 6. Take Me Back to My Boots and My Saddle (Red River Dave)
 7. La La La La La La La (Red River Dave)
 8. Red River Valley (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
 9. Red Headed Momma Blues (Red River Dave & Sula's Texas Rangers)
10. Put Me in Your Pocket (Red River Dave & Sula's Texas Rangers)
11. Old Faithful (Red River Dave)
12. Loads of Pretty Women (Red River Dave & Sula's Texas Rangers)
13. Life's Not the Same (Red River Dave & His Red River Hillbillies)
14. Let's Stop Making Make Believe (Red River Dave & Sula's Texas Rangers)
15. The Last Round-Up (Red River Dave)
16. Jolly Joe (Red River Dave & Sula's Texas Rangers)
17. Is There Room in the Grave for Me (Red River Dave & Sula's Texas Rangers)
18. Is the Range Still the Same Back Home (Red River Dave)
19. I Have Got My Back to the Wall (Red River Dave & The Texas Tophands)
20. I've Got Nobody to Love (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
21. I'm Leavin' 'Cause There's Nothin' Left to Do (Red River Dave & Sula's Texas Rangers)
22. I'll Never be Ashamed of You (Red River Dave)
23. I Don't Want to Lose You Now (Red River Dave & Sula's Texas Rangers)
24. Home on the Range (Red River Dave)
25. First Love (Red River Dave & The Texas Tophands)
26. Empty Saddles in the Old Corral (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)

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Red River Dave - Set 1

Sample Song - San Antonio Rose

Here's the first of a two volume set of 78 rips from 'WS on 78' contributer Dennis Flannigan. Red River Dave McEnery was mostly known for his cowboy ballads but his different backing groups like 'The Texas Top Hands' and 'Sula's Texas Rangers' could make 'em swing.
Here's a short bio on Red River Dave:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McEnery_%28musician%29

Track Listing
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 1. Goodbye Little Darling, Goodbye (Red River Dave)
 2. Her Name Was Rosita (Red River Dave)
 3. Sierra Sue (Red River Dave)
 4. Things That Might Have Been (Red River Dave)
 5. Would You Care¿ (Red River Dave)
 6. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight (Red River Dave)
 7. Can't Win, Can't Place, Can't Show (Red River Dave)
 8. Cool Water (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
 9. Cotton Eyed Joe (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
10. Fiesta in Old San Antone (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
11. Hayseed Schottische (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
12. I Can't Tell a Lie to My Heart (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
13. I'm a Married Man (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
14. If Prayers Would Bring You Back (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
15. Italian Dream Waltz (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
16. The Letter Edged in Black (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
17. Living a Lie Over You (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
18. Mary 'Warner' Blues (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
19. Red River Moon (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
20. San Antonio Rose (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
21. She'll Be There (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
22. Some Day You'll Want Me to Want You (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
23. There Ain't a Town in Texas (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
24. Time Will Tell the Story (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
25. Two Sides To Every Story (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)
26. Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight (Red River Dave & The Texas Top Hands)

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