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Monday, September 27, 2010

Texas Jim Lewis Standard Radio Transcriptions

Sample song - A Year Of City Livin'(Jack Rivers-vocal)

Got a special treat today for you all from our pal Dennis Flannigan. Texas Jim Lewis Standard radio transcriptions. Recorded in about the late 40s to early 50s these recordings have vocals from the likes of Jack Rivers, Billy Lee, Dan Walsh, Judy Knight, Lloyd Worrell and of course Texas Jim himself. Also steel guitar accompaniment by steel master Tommy Sargent (sorry in advance about the skip in song "Draggin' The Steel").
There will be a total of 44 songs posted with the first 22 posted today.

Track Listing
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1. (We're a Dancing) IN THE OLD RED BARN TONIGHT (Texas Jim Lewis) (2:13)
2. A PACKAGE OF LIES TIED IN BLUE (Billy Lee-v) (Texas Jim Lewis) (3:00)
3. A YEAR OF CITY LIVIN'(Jack Rivers-v) (Texas Jim Lewis) (2:07)
4. ALL I NEED IS SOME MORE LOVIN' (Texas Jim Lewis) (2:22)
5. AS SOON AS THE ROAD GETS BETTER (Texas Jim Lewis) (2:09)
6. BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME (Trio-v) (Texas Jim Lewis) (2:17)
7. BROKEN HEART FOR SALE (Texas Jim Lewis) (2:06)
8. BUCKAROO AT EIGHTY-TWO (Dan Walsh-v) (Texas Jim Lewis) (1:54)
9. BUTTERFINGERS (Texas Jim Lewis) (2:08)
10. CHATTANOOGA SHOESHINE BOYS (Texas Jim Lewis) (2:24)
11. COWBOY'S PRAYER (Texas Jim Lewis) (2:05)
12. DRAGGIN' THE STEEL (Tommy Sargent-sg) (Texas Jim Lewis) (2:05)
13. I CAUGHT YOU WINKIN' (Texas Jim Lewis) (1:40)
14. I WANT TO LIVE AND LOVE (TJL & Billy Lee-v) (Texas Jim Lewis) (1:32)
15. IF I HAD MY DRUTHERS (Texas Jim Lewis) (1:41)
16. I'LL KEEP ON LOVING YOU (Jack Rivers-v) (Texas Jim Lewis) (2:28)
17. IT IS NO SECRET (Judy Knight & Jack Rivers-v) (Texas Jim Lewis) (1:44)
18. LEE KNIGHT'S HOP (Texas Jim Lewis) (1:30)
19. LOLELEI (Jack Rivers-v) (Texas Jim Lewis) (2:16)
20. LYIN' KISSES (Jack Rivers-v) (Texas Jim Lewis) (2:28)
21. MAYBE I'LL CRY OVER YOU (TJL & Jack Rivers-v) (Texas Jim Lewis) (3:35)
22. MY BABY DON'T LOVE NOBODY BUT HER FRIENDS (Texas Jim Lewis) (1:59)


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Monday, September 6, 2010

Western Swing 78s mix #9

Sample Song: The Saddle Tramps - Away Out There

And here's another mix of 78s donated by our pals Hillbillywolf, Phantombopper, Jugman, and HighFalutin-Newton. With special thanks to blog "Give a dollar, make Bob Holler!" $ donations from:
Rolf Samuels
David Burket
John Daubenspeck
Callan Walker
Roberta Taron
David Watt
Charles Ackman
David Carr
Scott Houston
Neil Raymond
Kevin Muller
Kara Catherwood
Carleton Palmer

Track Listing
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1. Darling, Do You Know Who Loves You (Fisher Hendley & his Aristocratic Pigs) (2:37)
2. It Makes No Difference Now (Fisher Hendley & his Aristocratic Pigs) (2:35)
3. Farther And Farther Apart (Happy Perryman & His Happy-Go-Lucky Mountaineers) (2:54)
4. Jealous Heart (Happy Perryman & His Happy-Go-Lucky Mountaineers) (2:37)
5. when the sun goes down (jesse rogers) (2:51)
6. Are You Tired Of Me Darling (Jimmie Davis & Buddy Jones) (2:32)
7. Red River Blues (Jimmie Davis & Buddy Jones) (2:35)
8. Baby You Gotta Quit That Noise (Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley Boys) (2:33)
9. Gotta Make Up For Lost Time (Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley Boys) (2:36)
10. You Brought Sorrow To My Heart (Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley Boys) (2:40)
11. Doin' It Right (Lew Preston & his Men Of the West) (2:38)
12. Some Glad Day (Lew Preston & his Men Of the West) (2:45)
13. Miss Vandy (Louisiana Ramblers) (2:38)
14. Underneath The Louisiana Moon (Louisiana Ramblers) (3:01)
15. I'm Hanging Up All My Work Clothes (Moon Mullican) (2:36)
16. No Stranger (Moon Mullican) (2:33)
17. Come On Boys We're Ridin' Into Town (Ray Whitley & his 6 Bar Cowboys) (2:37)
18. The Cowboy and the Lady (Ray Whitley & his 6 Bar Cowboys) (2:41)
19. I Want A Girl (Ross Rhythm Rascals) (2:42)
20. What's The Use (Ross Rhythm Rascals) (2:53)
21. Beyond The Shadow Of A Doubt (Ted Daffan & His Texans) (2:40)
22. Broken Vows (Ted Daffan & His Texans) (2:41)
23. Shut That Gate (Ted Daffan & His Texans) (2:56)
24. Hurry Johnny Hurry (The Buchanan Brothers) (3:02)
25. The Bottom Fell Out Of The Sky (The Buchanan Brothers) (2:40)
26. Away Out There (The Saddle Tramps) (2:44)
27. There's A Blue Sky Way Out Yonder (The Saddle Tramps) (2:44)


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