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Texas Jim Lewis Discography of CDs
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| | Texas Jim Lewis & His Lone Star Cowboys CD (2001) (Import) United Kingdom
 $18.69 
A few fiddle breakdowns and instrumental curiosities, such as the birdcalls-on-a-violin trick on "Listen to the Mocking Bird," add to the variety. This 31-track import collects Standard transcriptions recorded with various lineups throughout the '40s, which veer from Texas dancehall swing to Sons of the Pioneers-style group vocal pieces that borrow from the Sons' repertoire. The novelty tracks incorporate Lewis' Hezzie Triesch-inspired washboard and horn getup, but the resulting music isn't nearly as wacky as that of the Hoosier Hot Shots. His band featured high-profile players such as Spade Cooley and Merle Travis at various times, but Lewis was partial to novelty music and he switched gears too often to establish an identifiable sound. This is an excellent example of country western music from the 1940s, and fea
Recorded in Hollywood, California between 1941 and 1949. ~ Greg Adams
31 track collection contains rare Texas Jim Lewis broadcasts from 1942-47 from transcription discs, most with a large contingent from the soon-to-be-formed Spade Cooley outfit. Texas Jim Lewis appeared in numerous films and scored one national hit ("Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" in 1944), but isn't often counted among the top rank of Western swing bandleaders. Texas Jim Lewis comes across as a musical jack of all trades on this eclectic set, which should appeal to more than just Western swing collectors.
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Farewell Blues: Hot String Bands 1936-41 CD (2003)
$17.39
Farewell Blues covers a very narrow but vital era, a five-year window when traditional string bands began making the rapid transition into Western swing. The tracks on this collection from British label Krazy Kat exhibit a fascinating hybrid of styles,
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Alternate spellings: CD discography of songs by band, discographie, dicography, discology, disography, discografie, discogrophy, diskography.
 Texas Jim Lewis Songs
Popular or famous Texas Jim Lewis music songs: Crawdad Song, Baby I'm Still in Love With You, Breaking the Ice, Don't You Believe It. More music songs Down on the Old Plantation, Flop-Eared Mule, Happy Cowboy, Hide Away, I Want to Live and Love, I'll Keep on Loving You, I'm Tellin' You. More music songs I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes, Land of the Golden West, Light Foot Bill, Listen to the Mocking Bird, Maybe I'll Cry Over You. More music songs Miss McCloud's Reel, Missouri, Ragtime Accordion Blues, Rakes of Mallow.
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