Tex Williams - Capitol Years 1946-51 [New CD]

Description: Tex Williams - Capitol Years 1946-51 [New CD] Artist: Tex Williams Title: Capitol Years 1946-51 Condition: Format: CD Release Date: 2019 Label: Acrobat UPC: 824046331726 Genre: Country Album TracksDISC 1:1. The California Polka2. Rose of the Alamo3. I Got Texas in My Soul4. The Leaf of Love5. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)6. Roundup Polka7. Big Bass Polka8. Cowboy Polka9. Miss Molly10. That's What I Like About the West11. Downtown Poker Club12. Never Trust a Woman13. What It Means to Be Blue14. Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell a Woman15. Blue As a Heart Ache16. Artistry in Western Swing17. Happy Birthday Polka18. Suspicion19. Flo from St. Joe Mo20. Banjo Polka21. Pretty Red Lights22. Who' Me'23. Foolish Tears24. Just a Pair of Blue Eyes25. Talking Boogie26. Life Gets Tee-Jus, Don't It'27. Big Hat PolkaDISC 2:1. The Traveling Salesman Polka2. Old Paint's Complaint3. Hurry, Don't Delay4. I Cried Myself to Sleep5. You Broke Your Promise6. Castle of My Dreams7. Johnstown Polka8. Ham and Eggs9. A & E Rag10. Rakes of Mallow11. Hot Pretzels12. Cotton Eyed Joe13. Bluebird on Your Window Sill14. Crocodile Tears15. The Winter Song16. With Men Who Know Tobacco Best (It's Women Two to One)17. Three Little Girls in Blue18. Great Big Needle19. Birmingham Bounce20. Wild Card21. Don't Make Love to Mary22. Tulsa Trot23. She Didn't Even Kiss Me Goodbye24. I Lost My Gal from Memphis25. Good Night Cincinnati26. Black Strap Molasses (Wheat Germ Bread)27. I Want to Be Near You (You're the One, the One) Tex Williams was one of the leading figures in the distinctive sub-genre of country known as Western Swing, beginning his career as the vocalist in the highly successful band of Spade Cooley during the early 1940s, before leaving to launch his own band. He developed a highly distinctive approach to the music with a large 12-piece orchestra which he called the Western Caravan, with a dynamic blend of electric and steel guitars, fiddles, bass, accordion, trumpet and drums, and occasional other instruments so that their music ranged from country square dance and polkas to mainstream country, with Williams also specialising in his individual brand of "talking blues". He topped both the pop and country charts in 1947 with a classic example of that style "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette!", which effectively launched his career, and over the next few years he had a further dozen hits, subsequently falling out of favour until a chart comeback in the mid-'60s. This great-value 54-track 2-CD set comprises selected A & B sides of his forty or so releases on the Capitol label during these years, before he moved to RCA in 1951. It naturally features his landmark No. 1, along with the other dozen country chart entries he had during this era, including the somewhat politically incorrect No. 2 hits "Never Trust a Woman" and "Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph (Tell a Woman)". As a fairly substantial overview of his output in this key period of his career, it showcases his ability to range across the spectrum of the styles in a highly individual and entertaining fashion.Copyright DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Location: Shepherdsville, Kentucky

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