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America's Most Beloved Cowboy [CD & DVD] [1/10] *
 

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America's Most Beloved Cowboy [CD & DVD] [1/10] *
"Western Heritage: America's Most Loved Cowboy" (01/10/2006) Country Ritter, Tex, BCI Music (Brentwood Communication)This interesting package combines an 11-track audio CD of Tex Ritter songs with a pair of full-length Ritter films, Hittin' the Trail and Three in the Saddle, on a double-sided DVD. The music disc is on the brief side -- running almost exactly 30 minutes in length -- but makes a decent introductory sample of Ritter's mid-'40s singing style. Included are the humorous and lightly swinging "I Can't Get My Foot Off the Rail," the forward-looking (and yet not) "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder," a believable "Long Time Gone," and the sarcastic domestic dismissal ballad "When You Leave, Don't Slam the Door." In retrospect, Ritter's tongue-in-cheek, beer-drenched musical approach on his less overtly cowboy material puts him right in the center of what would later become the honky tonk wing of modern country. The movies? Well, they don't have commercials. ~ Steve Leggett

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Western Swing Chronicles, Vol. 2 * by Leon Chappel (CD - 08/13/2002)
 

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Western Swing Chronicles, Vol. 2 * by Leon Chappel (CD - 08/13/2002)
"Western Swing Chronicles, Vol. 2 *" (08/13/2002) Country Chappel, Leon, Origin RecordsPersonnel includes: Leon Chappelear (vocals, guitar); Bob Attlesey (vocals, ukelele, jug); Joe Attlesey (vocals, mandolin); Jimmie Davis (vocals); Carl Rainwater (steel guitar); Howard Oliver (tenor banjo); Lonnie Hall, J.R. Chatwell (fiddle); Speck Harrison (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Harvey, Hugh Berry (clarinet); Archie Laurent (piano). Producers: Cary Ginell, Michael Kieffer. Recorded between 1932 & 1937. Includes liner notes by Cary Ginell. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Gene Sullivan, Leon Chappelear (vocals, guitar); Joe Shelton (vocals, mandolin); Bob Shelton (vocals, ukulele); Jimmie Davis (vocals); Howard Oliver (tenor banjo); Lonnie Hall, J.R. Chatwell (fiddle). Liner Note Author: Cary Ginell. Recording information: Chicago, IL (09/13/1932-12/12/1937); Dallas, TX (09/13/1932-12/12/1937); New Orleans, LA (09/13/1932-12/12/1937); Richmond, IN (09/13/1932-12/12/1937). Arranger: Leon Chappelear. For a time during 1932-1935, Leon Chappelear (an appealing singer and guitarist) was one of the top bandleaders in Western swing, combining together early country music with jazz. Chappelear's Lone Star Cowboys were popular in the south, growing to be a sextet with two guitars, fiddle, clarinet, banjo, and bass. But a car accident on September 13, 1935, caused Chappelear some brain damage and, although he survived, he tired easily and a spark was lost in his performances. He continued on until 1938 and then spent the rest of his life until his death in 1962 working odd jobs and hoping against hope to make a comeback in music. Long forgotten, Leon Chappelear has now had his best recordings reissued on this single CD. Consisting of 27 performances from 1932-1938, the set features such numbers as "Just Because," "Who Walks in When I Walk Out," "Bugle Call Rag," "Ben Wheeler Stomp," "Angry," "Milenburg Joys," and "Deep Elm Blues." Although some of the clarinet solos in the later recordings are erratic, the music overall is quite enjoyable and reminiscent of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys. Highly recommended to Western swing collectors. ~ Scott Yanow

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Western Swing Chronicles, Vol. 4 [Remaster] by W. Lee O'Daniel (CD - 05/17/2005)
 

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Western Swing Chronicles, Vol. 4 [Remaster] by W. Lee O'Daniel (CD - 05/17/2005)
"Western Swing Chronicles, Vol. 4 [Remaster]" (05/17/2005) Country O'Daniel, W. Lee, Origin RecordsPersonnel: Kitty 'Texas Rose' Williamson (vocals); Sleepy Johnson (baritone); Clifford Gross (bass voice); Herman Arnspiger, Lynn Henderson, Buddy Duhon, Chuck Keeshan, J. Eldon 'June', 'Jerry' Whalin, Curly Perrin, Leon Huff (guitar); Lefty Perkins, Kermit Whalin, Ted Daffan (electric guitar); Ray Lundy, Leon McAuliffe (steel guitar); Doc Eastwood, Moat Bartley, Pat O'Daniel, Clifford Wells (tenor banjo); Ben Christian, Mike O'Daniel, Kenneth Pitts, Darrell Kirkpatrick, Buddy Ray (fiddle); Bundy Bratcher (accordion); Connie Galvin, Hubert Barham, Elmer Christian, Ramon DeArman, Wallace Griffin (bass instrument). Additional personnel: Carroll Hubard (fiddle); The Bar-X Cowboys, The Light Crust Doughboys, Hillbilly Boys. Audio Remasterer: Michael Kieffer.

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Western Standard Time by Asleep at the Wheel (CD - 09/20/1988)
 

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Western Standard Time by Asleep at the Wheel (CD - 09/20/1988)
"Western Standard Time" (09/20/1988) Country Asleep at the Wheel, Epic (USA)Asleep At The Wheel: Larry Franklin (vocals, guitar, fiddle); Ray Benson (vocals, guitar, 6-string bass); Tim Alexander (vocals, piano); John Ely (pedal & pedal steel guitars, Fender Hawaiian); Mike Francis (saxophone); John Mitchell (bass); David Sanger (drums). Additional personnel: Larry Seyer (vocals, guitar, Fender bass); Johnny Gimble (vocals, electric mandolin, fiddle); Willie Nelson, Chris O'Connell (vocals); Tony Garnier (6-string & upright bass). Engineers include: Larry Seyers, Chris Hammond, Ray Benson. Recorded at Arlyn Studios, Bee Creek Studios, and Austin Recording Studios, Austin Texas; Pedernales Recording Studios, Spicewood, Texas; The Fire Station, San Marcos, Texas. Personnel: Johnny Gimble (vocals, guitar, mandolin); Larry Franklin (vocals, guitar, fiddle); Ray Benson (vocals, guitar, 6-string bass); Tim Alexander (vocals, piano); Chris O'Connell, Larry Seyers, Willie Nelson (vocals); John Ely (steel guitar); Michael Francis (saxophone); Tony Garnier (upright bass, 6-string bass); David Sanger (drums). Audio Mixers: Larry Seyers; Marty Lewis; Ray Benson. Recording information: Arlyn Studios, Austin, TX; Austin Recording Studios, Austin, TX; Bee Creek Studios, Austin, TX; January Sound, Dallas, TX; Pedernales Recording Studios; The Fire Station, San Marcos, TX. Photographer: Peter DeLory. Unknown Contributor Role: Jim Kemp. As the standard-bearers for a half-century old music genre, Western swing revival band Asleep at the Wheel has always had one cowboy boot planted firmly in the past. True, the band has been known to crank out a catchy original song in its time, but its bread-and-butter is the familiar repertoire of bygone country and swing tunes. WESTERN STANDARD TIME finds the band working through 10 very familiar tunes, successfully breathing life into material that, in lesser hands, could easily degenerate into museum pieces. The mother lode for Western swing material, of course, is Bob Wills' catalog, and unsurprisingly WESTERN STANDARD TIME plucks two songs, "San Antonio Rose" and "Roly Poly," from this treasure chest. The band also revisits Hank Garland's classic "Sugarfoot Rag" with a performance that earned a Grammy for best instrumental recording. Willie Nelson chips in vocal support on "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and band leader Ray Benson demonstrates considerable moxie by taking on "That Lucky Old Sun," a song previously immortalized by both Frankie Laine and Ray Charles. Other highlights of this uniformly strong album include the two-step boogie "Hot Rod Lincoln" and the anthemic "That's What I Like About the South."

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The Western Collection by Gene Autry (CD - 10/30/2001)
 

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The Western Collection by Gene Autry (CD - 10/30/2001)
"The Western Collection" (10/30/2001) Country Autry, Gene, Varese VintagePersonnel includes: Gene Autry, The Cass County Boys. Compilation producers: Cary E. Mansfield, Karla Buhlman, Johnny Western. Recorded between August 14, 1939 and December 12, 1954. Includes liner notes by Johnny Western and O.J. Sikes. All tracks have been digitally remastered. This is part of Varese Sarabande Records "Varese Vintage" series. Gene Autry was the original singing cowboy, and his voice is still echoes in the warm tone of today's "new traditionalist" balladeers. This disc documents 25 of the tunes that the Western film star recorded over the span of 15 years (1939-1954). A distinction must be made here between country and Western music. These are clearly Western tunes, travelogues of sorts that tell tales of life out on the trails, among the tumbleweed, riding through the hills and valleys or prairie flatlands. This is outdoor music, made up of campfire melodies and cowboy refrains. Classics "Home on the Range" and "Back in the Saddle Again" are found here, and these tunes wonderfully evoke the image of the vast open landscapes, along with "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)." In addition, the lesser-known Autry ballads "Rim of the Canyon" and "Purple Sage in the Twilight" make this compilation even more interesting. The haunting "Ghost Riders in the Sky" is also presented here. This song has been dusted off many times throughout the decades, (including a 1998 VH1 Storytellers performance by Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash), revealing the time-tested quality of these tunes.

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Drew's Famous Country Western Party Music [2002] by Drew's Famous/Various Artists (CD - 07/09/2002)
 

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Drew's Famous Country Western Party Music [2002] by Drew's Famous/Various Artists (CD - 07/09/2002)
"Drew's Famous Country Western Party Music [2002]" (07/09/2002) Country Drew's Famous, Turn Up The Music, Inc.Drew's Famous Country Western Party Music collects 16 re-recorded versions of country and country-themed hits, including "Achy Breaky Heart," "Mommas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys," and "Okie From Muskogee." Nearly all of the versions are stiff and canned-sounding, although in the case of "Cotton Eye Joe," a cover of Rednex's dance-country novelty hit, it's not much of a change from the original. The track listing is very odd, bypassing many country hits for a version of the theme song from The Beverly Hillbillies and a cover of Queen's not-very-country-at-all "This Thing Called Love" and a version of Woody Guthrie's folk anthem "This Land Is Your Land." However, the collection also features some surprisingly not-bad versions of bluegrass and old-timey songs such as "Man of Constant Sorrow," "Rocky Top," and "Orange Blossom Special." The version of Tracy Byrd's "Watermelon Crawl" is another highlight, a straightforwardly performed rendition of a catchy country single that is all too rare on this album. Drew's Famous Country Western Party Music is both too eclectic and too derivative for its own good. ~ Heather Phares

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Country & Western Music Gold Collection
 

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Country & Western Music Gold Collection
"Country & Western Music Gold Collection" (09/21/1998) Country Various Artists, Retro Records (UK)

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Good Ole Country Music and Western Swing * by David Cline (CD - 05/17/2004)
 

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Good Ole Country Music and Western Swing * by David Cline (CD - 05/17/2004)
"Good Ole Country Music and Western Swing *" (05/17/2004) Country David Cline, Circle Wire Records

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Western Underground by Chris LeDoux (CD - 07/30/1991)
 

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Western Underground by Chris LeDoux (CD - 07/30/1991)
"Western Underground" (07/30/1991) Country LeDoux, Chris, Capitol Nashville RecordsPersonnel: Chris Ledoux (vocals); Brent Rowan (acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin); Mark Sissel (electric guitar); Weldon Myrick (steel guitar); Jimmy Mattingly, Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Bob Jenson (piano synthesizer); Gary Bodily (bass); K.W. Turnbow (drums). After nearly 20 years and as many self-produced albums, LeDoux found himself attracting attention as the rodeo singer mentioned in Garth Brooks's first hit, "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)." Brooks's company soon offered the cowboy his first major-label contract. Here, his producers try to turn him into a conventional Nashville hat act. ~ Michael McCall

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Great Big Western Howdy! by Riders in the Sky (CD - 07/14/1998)
 

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Great Big Western Howdy! by Riders in the Sky (CD - 07/14/1998)
"Great Big Western Howdy!" (07/14/1998) Country Riders in the Sky, Rounder SelectAll tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. On the big scale you can call this album Western music, but on individual cuts it throws you some curveballs. It has harmonies and rhythms reminiscent of the Sons of the Pioneers, and it also has stretches of country -- and they sure can yodel. With the Irish-flavored "Sidekick Jig," and the beautiful "A Border Romance," and "One More Ride" being main highlights, Great Big Western Howdy! covers wide territory. Fine vocals are contributed by everyone, but enhanced by the addition of Marty Stuart's cowbilly voice. There is also some of the finest three-part yodeling to be heard. Then, as if this isn't enough, there is the absolutely smoking mandolin break contributed by Stuart, after a fine fiddle break contributed by Woody Paul. This is a great release for one and all. ~ Bob Gottlieb

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World Of Country & Western V.3
 

World Of Country & Western V.3

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World Of Country & Western V.3
"World of Country & Western, Vol. 3" (02/01/1999) Country Various Artists, ZYX MusicArranger: Jimmie Rodgers.

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Old Time Country: Kings of Country Western by Various Artists (CD - 04/02/2002)
 

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Old Time Country: Kings of Country Western by Various Artists (CD - 04/02/2002)
"Old Time Country: Kings of Country Western" (04/02/2002) Country Various Artists, Columbia River Entertainment GroupThis is a curious little compilation by the grandaddies of country and western music. True cowboy country: No, Michael Martin Murphey isn't here, but Tex Ritter, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and the original Sons of the Pioneers all get a couple of cuts. But the true treasures on this set are by Stuart Hamblen, with his haunting, forlorn "Lola Lee"; Eddie Dean's slippery, romantic steel guitar instrumental, "One You Must Choose," and Al Dexter's early country fiddle and accordion classic "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." Given the budget price, and that everything here is consistent, this is a hip little package with three outrageously great and uncommon tunes thrown into an offbeat hits mix. ~ Thom Jurek

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