Bob Wills Vocalists on Internet Continuously

[Mike Gross]

The April edition of the recorded continuous airing of "Swingin' West" has just come up on the Internet on twangtownusa.com. It will be on 24 hours a day seven days a week, over and over, for the entire month.


The theme for this month, April, is Part II of “They All Sang for Bob.” More vocalists of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys after their days with Bob Wills. You will hear legendary names such as Leon McAuliffe, Joe Frank Ferguson, Johnny Gimble and Bob Lee.



You will also hear some of Bob’s female vocalists Evelyn McKinney, Darla Daret and Bob’s great bassist and vocalist Louie Rowe after their years with Bob.



Also heard are brothers Luke and Billy Jack as well as Keith Coleman, Jimmie Widener, Harley Huggins and so many others. You will also hear some of Bob’s session vocalists (not official Texas Playboys) in days after their Wills sessions. Johnny Preston is heard with former Wills guitarist Billy Carter, Carolina Cotton with the Tex Williams band, Mel Tillis and the Statesiders from a rare Western Swing album and an all grown up Darrell Glenn.



The recorded edition of "Swingin' West" can always be heard by clicking the mouse on the appropriate spot on the bottom of the home page of the "Swingin' West" web site, www.swinginwest.com



Thank You!



Mike Gross

[Mike Gross]

Bump!

[Herbie Meeks]

Would like to hear the show "Swinging West"
But they have another one of those players
that my computer blocks. and asks if I want to
install this,
I have to click ,dont install,did this once on another site
and caused problems, had to spend 2 hours cleaning
that player out, as it installed files in several
places
I use Windows Media Player 11, it plays all other
sound well

Herb

[Mike Gross]

Herb,

Thanks so very much for your interest. I have heard the same from many people and this is the best suggestion as a Real Player alternative.


http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video ... native.cfm

[Les Anderson]

It is getting more and more common that many of the songs posted on the net will not play on a "cover-them-all" format anymore.

I do though, love Bob Will's music and tune into the Wills sites often.

[Mike Gross]

Les,

Your namesake played some super steel with Bob Wills and I have one by him after his days with Bob on this show on there now.

Mike
www.swinginwest.com

[Les Anderson]

Les,

Your namesake played some super steel with Bob Wills and I have one by him after his days with Bob on this show on there now.

Mike
www.swinginwest.com

Yes he sure did. I visited Les a few times when he and his wife lived in Keremeos BC (about four hours from my hometown). It has been said that Les rarely talked about himself; however, that's not the Les Anderson I met and knew. He talked at length about his stint with Spade Cooly, Bob Wills, Roy Rogers and a few other notables of his day.

By the way, Les's career did not start out as a steel guitarist but a vocalists. In fact, that's why Spade Cooly picked him up. From then on it was a battle between Les, Noel Boggs & Jimmy Wyble who got to play steel on Cooly's shows.

[Mike Gross]

Les,

I am glad that you got to meet Carrot Top. He was such a nice person as is Betty, whom I still exchange holiday cards. I just love to watch him play the steel on the old Spade Cooley movies. To me he will always be Leon's replacement in the Texas Playboys.

[Les Anderson]

Yes he was a great guy. After listening to some of his stories it is tough to feel sorry for the sad stories in here about how tough today's musicians have it. Jeez, back in Les Anderson's beginning days, they stole chickens, turkeys, fruit and anything else they could get their hands on to feed themselves. They would rent one hotel room and sneak five or six; or more, friends in to get out of the weather for the night.

And yes, Les's wife still lives in Keremeos and is a sweetheart from her toes up.