Roy Newman & His Boys "Messin' Around" on Vocalion 02906 (1934) Bill Boy...

Time for music by Roy Newman and His Boys, "Messin' Around."

Recorded on September 30, 1934 in Fort Worth, Texas and released on Vocalion #02906.

LOUD MOUTH by the Modern Mountaineers

Time for music by The Modern Mountaineers as the boys play----and Smokey Wood sings---"Loud Mouth."

Recorded in San  Antonio, Texas on March 1, 1937 and released on Bluebird #B-7047 that July.

Milton Brown and his Brownies, Somebody's Been Using That Thing, 1936

"Somebody's Been Using That Thing," presented by Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies.


Recorded in New Orleans on March 3, 1936 and released on Decca #5201.

Light Crust Doughboys - Baby, Give Me Some of That

It's time for Western swing with The Light Crust Doughboys as they play---and Jim Boyd sings---"Baby, Give Me Some Of That."


Recorded in Dallas on November 30, 1938 and released on Vocalion #04638.

The Tune Wranglers - Lonesome Blues (1936).

Here are The Tune Wranglers with "Lonesome Blues."

PIC SHOWS Circa 1935 :Left to Right Tom Dickey, Red Brown, Curly Williams, Eddie Whitley, Buster Coward and Charley Gregg.

Recorded in San Antonio, Texas on February 28, 1936 and issued on Bluebird #B 6513.

Prairie Ramblers - The Lady In Red (1935 hot string band)

Here are the Prairie Ramblers with "The Lady In Red."

Personnel:

Tex Atchison, fiddle

Bill Thall, clarinet/vocal

Possibly Bob Miller, piano

Chick Hurt, tenor banjo

Salty Holmes, guitar

 Jack Taylor, string bass

Recorded in New York City on August 17, 1935 and released on Melotone #5-11-53.

Prairie Ramblers "Jug Rag"

Time now for an Old Time Dance with the Prairie Ramblers, "Jug Rag."

This 1936 recording was released on Melotone #6-12-58.

Spade Cooley TV Show, Part 3 (1957)

Here's the third and final part of a 1957 kinescope of a KTLA telecast of The Spade Cooley Show.

Spade Cooley TV Show, Part 2 (1957)

Here's the second of three parts of a 1957 KTLA telecast of The Spade Cooley Show.

In this segment, here's 18-year old accordionist and piano player Jo Ann Castle (less than a year before making her first Lawrence Welk appearance).

Spade Cooley TV Show, Part 1 (KTLA, Los Angeles-1957)

Here's a kinescope of a 1957 telecast of The Spade Cooley Show, which aired on KTLA-TV in Los Angeles.

By this time the self-proclaimed "King of Western Swing" had become, albeit for a short period, the Phil Spitalny of Western Swing as Spade fronted an all-female band (which included an 18-year-old accordionist and piano player named Jo Ann Castle).

Shown in three parts.

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Yearning Just for You (1938)

Here's "Yearning" from Bob Wills and His Texas, Playboys.

Bob does the vocal here.

Recorded on November 29, 1938 and released on Vocalion #4934.

Tex Williams - Suspicion

On Capitol Americana #40109 from 1948, here's Tex Williams and His Western Caravan with "Suspicion."

Tex and the Trio handle the vocal here.

"When They Play Rural Rhythm" Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers 1936

"When They Play Rural Rhythm" is the selection from Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers.

Bill and his brother Jim handle the vocals here.

Personnel:

Jesse Ashlock, fiddle

Wilson Perkins, electric steel guitar

Walter Kirkes, tenor banjo

Jack Hinson, piano

Bill Boyd, guitar and vocal

Jim Boyd, string bass and vocal

Recorded in San Antonio, Texas on February 26, 1936 and released on Bluebird #B-6420.

Rhythm Is Our Business - Roy Newman And His Boys

Time for some Western swing with Roy Newman and His Boys as they perform "Rhythm is Our Business."

Recorded in Dallas on September 27, 1935 and released on Vocalion #03103.

1952 Hank Thompson - The Wild Side Of Life (#1 C&W hit for 15 wks)

Here's Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys with the 1952 classic "The Wild Side of Life."

Released on Capitol #F1942.

You Were My Dream Last Night by Ole Rasmussen & His Nebraska Cornhuskers...

It's been ages since we presented any Western swing, so here we present Ole Rasmussen and His Nebraska Cornhuskers with "You Were My Dream Last Night."

Ole, under the nom de plume of "Teddy Wilds," handles the vocal here.

This 1951 recording was released on Capitol #F1434.

1192 Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers - Barn Dance Rag

Here's more music by Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers, "Barn Dance Rag," recorded on August 12, 1935 (82 years ago today!) in San Antonio, Texas and released on Bluebird #B-6177 in December of that same year.

Bill Boyd and his Cowboy Ramblers "Red Lips Kiss my Blues away" 1937

Here's music by Bill Boys and His Cowboy Ramblers, "Red Lips, Kiss My Blues Away."



Bill's brother Jim handles the vocal here.



Recorded in San Antonio, Texas on March 1, 1937 and released on Bluebird #B-7507 in April, 1938.

1887 Cliff Bruner - Draft Board Blues

Time for "Draft Board Blues" with Cliff Bruner and His Texas Wanderers, with vocal by banjo player Bruce Pierce.



Recorded in Dallas on April 28, 1941 and released on Decca #5953 in May of that year.

ZEKE MANNERS &THE SINGING LARIATEERS You'll Get Used To It VICTOR 1947

Here's music by Zeke Manners and The Singing Lariateers, "You'll Get Used To It."



Recorded in 1946 in New York City and released on RCA Victor #20-2247 in April, 1947.