First-rate, anthology of precursor / parallel music to Western Swing featuring name artists like Clayton McMichen, Texas Jim Lewis and Al Clauser but also many less well-known, equally excellent artists. Detailed notes by ace discographer - researcher, Kevin Coffey.

Track Details

Clayton McMichen : Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Dixieland Swingsters : Fiddleobia
Hi Neighbor Boys : Keep Truckin'
Swing Billies : I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Al Clauser : Whoa, Mule, Whoa
Eldon Baker : Happy Cowboy
The Westerners : Buckaroo Stomp
Ambrose Haley : I'm So Alone With The Crowd
Hugh & Shug : Union County
Rice Brothers : Japanese Sandman
Herald Goodman : Tennessee Swing
Claude Casey : You're Gonna Be Sorry
Hi Neighbor Boys : Guitar Fantasy
Swing Billies : Leavin' Home
Tobacco Tags : Little Red Piggy
Washboard Wonders : Let's Incorporate
Sons Of The Ozarks : Sweet Irene From Illinois
Texas Jim Lewis : Crawdad Song
Jack Pierce : Has Anybody Seen My Gal
Eldon Baker : It's Hard
Slim Johnson : Honeysuckle Blues
Carl Boling : Big Fat Gal Of Mine
Tennessee Ramblers : Tonight You Belong To Me
Louise Massey & The Westerners : Huckleberry Picnic
Clayton McMichen : Farewell Blues