Hope everyone had a wonderful day, and those of you on this side of the pond have eaten yourselves to delirium. Another excellent day of music for sure. These songs mean so much to me...to hear them played by you folks is a treat you cannot imagine.
Rex- Oklahoma Hills. As stated, this is my ALL TIME FAVORITE WS song, I reckon I picked correctly as it was written by Woody Guthrie and has been covered by everyone. Melissa will tell you I can get on a kick with this one that goes on for WEEKS. You did a bang up job on it and I am assuredly toe tapping and singing along.
Pa-Lonesome Train Blues. Cannot find whether he wrote it or not. Conqueror #9844 B side 6/29/1941 is all I get, but the Okey release of it has E.Smith credited. I am still trying to find out who that is, RABBIT HOLE. Anyway- excellent tune and we do love some Hank Penny around here. “Little Red Wagon” is also his. Nice job on it mate- love that harp. Mister Duncan and I discussed at length last not how darn good you are on that thing, and would like to offer our body of harp playing work as evidence.
Ryan- 60 Minute Man. No worries on borrowing from the Dominoes- that record is OUTRAGEOUS. Great work on this tune. I don't have the York Brothers version so I am off to see if I can get it. Great bring.
AlanDP- Home In San Antone. Though I'm out of money, I'm a millionaire...Excellent bring, I love this song and you have brought it just perfectly. Thanks for adding this to the list, and more melodica! How could I not love this?
Tootler. Maiden's Prayer. Even given my storied past with the recorder...this has me mesmerized my friend. Beautiful work here, just outstanding, and a song I can hear in my sleep note for note totally re-imagined and as if ti were brand new. Thanks for this one Tootler.
Pops and crew- I'm an Old Cowhand. Alan Terri AND Huck? Shoot, you know it isn't Christmas yet right? This is solid right here, and making me smile ear to ear. Has kind of a Lovett thing happening that I am totally down with. What is the other dogs name? BIg fun here folks!
AlanDP- Ida Sweet as Apple Cider. This is a beaut! Many feel the first true Western Swing Band ever was Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies, and this song was HUGE. You killed it mate, the strum, the vocals, the melodica...everything on this track is perfect. Your output this week has been incredible, but this one swings! Definitely needs to go in your set mate.
Sean- Come On Boys. Glad to see her already...she sounds great in your hands mate. Was great to see you this week even if briefly, and you made a kid and his people really happy with that old guitar. Fantastic DEEP bring here, killer sound and whistling (YAY!), and a lovely uke right there- play it into sawdust mate. Much love my friend.
Randy- Mama gets what she wants. I was wondering if we were going to get any Light Crust...Kind of the birthplace of all this so few seem to know so little about LOL. They are certainly putting forth a monumental effort for all the comments, then we have the folks that know it and offer some lessons. This is one of those right here, requisite tune, knocked right out! Excellent work mate.
Rex- Harvest Moon. Sure enough! I reckon most of the tunes in your Swing tune book were "westernized" at some point if they fell into the right era. In any event- this is a scorcher. Solid strum and rhythm, excellent singin', just laying it down right here. A delight. Thanks mate.