I thought this look at Americana and the music of Bob Wills might interest some of the readers on the forum. Turkey is a town of some 400 in Hall County just west of Childress. It is about 100 miles NE of Lubbock.
To: Theodore R.; bentfeather; MoJo2001; Fawnn; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
As far as I know, I've never been in Turkey, TX, but if I was off work today, I'd be there!
I'm glad to know this is an annual celebration for one of the all time greats of country music!
Thanks, Theodore!
To: Theodore R.
There will never be another Bob Wills but Asleep at the Wheel is close.
The album "Riding with Bob" is one of my favorites
3 posted on
04/25/2004 1:16:01 PM PDT by
76834
To: Theodore R.
Bob Wills is still the king!
Next year in Turkey....
To: Theodore R.
His BIG BEAVER is as good as any Big Band sound ever
10 posted on
04/25/2004 1:32:44 PM PDT by
uncbob
To: Theodore R.
I love texas swing. It doesn't seem that popular today, is always sort of passed over on CMT that seems to have lost the western out of country western music.
Great to see a mention here.
To: Theodore R.; TexasCowboy; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; Fawnn; Freebird Forever; Willie Green; ...
Bob Wills Is Still The King
(Waylon Jennings)
Well the Honky Tonks in Texas were my natural second home
the way you tip your hat to the ladies in the rose of San Antone
I grew up on music that we call western swing
it don't matter who's in Austin, Bob Wills is still the King
Lawd, I can still remember the way things were back then
in spite of all the hard times i'd live it all again
to hear the Texas Playboys and Tommy Duncan sing
makes me proud to be from Texas where Bob Wills is still the King
You can hear the Grand Ol Opry in Nashville Tennessee
its the home of country music on that we all agree
but when you cross that ol Red River hoss,
that just don't mean a thing
once you're down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the King
If you aint never been there, then I guess you aint been told
that you just can't live in Texas unless you got alot of soul
its the home of Willie Nelson, the home of western swing
he'll be the first to tell you, Bob Wills is still the King.
(Thanks Willie Green for finding the lyrics!)
Click the hyperlinks!!
Cherokee Maiden
Roly Poly
Deep In The Heart Of Texas
16 posted on
04/25/2004 1:52:21 PM PDT by
MoJo2001
(Thank you to our Veterans and Active Duty For Our Freedom!)
To: Theodore R.
Big Balls' In Cowtown BUMP!
20 posted on
04/25/2004 2:10:59 PM PDT by
FreedomFarmer
(In memory of FReeper Harpseal. Yorktown.)
To: Mrs Zip; BOBWADE
ping
22 posted on
04/25/2004 2:21:15 PM PDT by
zip
(Remember: DimocRat lies told often enough became truth to 42% of americans)
To: Theodore R.
"They had (country) music back in those days, and Bob Wills came along and put western
swing to it," said Al Paschall of Lubbock. "A lot of people tried to copy it,
but they just ain't got it."
One thing that has struck me when older relatives would talk about Bob Wills
is that his band's appearances drew a multi-generational crowd: from
the grandparents down to the grandkids.
Surely the "only game in town" aspect of enterainment "in the day"
accounted for some of this, but it sure does sound like "the good old days".
And we lost something when this artform started to pass along.
23 posted on
04/25/2004 2:29:57 PM PDT by
VOA
To: Theodore R.
Haggard and Strait both do excellent covers on his Milk Cow Blues
30 posted on
04/25/2004 4:43:06 PM PDT by
uncbob
To: Theodore R.
I have seen many of Bob Wills' band mates play in Wichita Falls a couple of times. They are passing away much too fast. We had a high school reunion in 1991 and next door Henrietta was having a reunion. We had a DJ and the Henrietta folks had a western swing band with some of Bob Wills' band mates. We closed our reunion and joined the Henrietta reunion. That's Texas for you.....
33 posted on
04/25/2004 8:03:09 PM PDT by
vetvetdoug
(If First you don't succeed, give up and go get drunk. At least you'll feel better.)
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