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In the mid-1940s, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys had their own syndicated radio show for the Tiffany music company, of which Wills was part owner. The recordings of the shows, made on transcription discs, didn't have the three-minute time limit of 78s, affording the band a unique opportunity to stretch out. THE TIFFANY TRANSCRIPTIONS were originally released in individual volumes, but this box set collects 150 tracks under one roof. Over the course of this historic set, you can hear the powerhouse Playboys, including guitarist Eldon Shamblin, fiddler Tiny Moore, and steel guitarist Noel Boggs, stretching out at the peak of their powers on their distinctive blend of country, blues, and swing.
Liner Note Authors: Eldon Shamblin; Dean McKinney Moore; Monte Mountjoy; Roy Honeycutt; Herb Remington; Luke Wills; Merle Haggard; Ranger Doug; Ray Benson; Rich Kienzle; Tiny Moore; Ashley Kingman.
Recording information: Sound Recorders, San Francisco, CA (03/25/1946-12/31/1947); Universal Studios, San Francisco, CA (03/25/1946-12/31/1947).
Authors: Eldon Shamblin; Johnny Cuviello.
Photographer: Bill Andrews.
Personnel: Bob Wills (vocals, fiddle); Dean McKinney, Slim Andrews, Tommy Doss, Evelyn McKinney, Tommy Duncan (vocals); Eldon Shamblin, Lester Barnard, Jr. (electric guitar); Roy Honeycutt, Herb Remington, Noel Boggs (steel guitar); Ocie Stockard (banjo); Tiny Moore (mandolin, fiddle); Louis Tierney (fiddle, saxophone); Joe Holley (fiddle); Alex Brashear (trumpet); Millard Kelso (piano); Monte Mountjoy, Johnny Cuviello (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Bob Fisher .
Rolling Stone (p.67) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "Cut at the band's peak of popularity between 1946 and 1947 for a radio series..."
Spin (p.81) - "[This] finds the master fiddler creating a singular eccentric form analogous to Django Reinhardt's Gypsy jazz."
Down Beat (p.85) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "The program posits all sorts of pleasures in its variety: hook-laden pop; jazz flag-wavers; serious blues; and southwestern originals."
Living Blues (pp.61-62) - "The band's frequent employment of boogie piano and a four to the bar beat reveals their continued indebtedness to Kansas City swing....A mix that both takes in the best of American music and is bigger than the sum of its parts."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.96) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "Wills and his illustrious soloists stretch out, improvise and jam on not only their originals but also songs by their rivals, big-band swing numbers and current pop tunes." Tiffany Transcriptions Music
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