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2007-11-08 -Obits-

RIP: King of Western Swing - Hank Thompson

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Posted by Unomosing Clomons7725 2007-11-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Sorry, to me the King of Western Swing will always be Bob Wills (With Tommy Duncan and the Texas Playboys).

http://music.yahoo.com/track/1677677

Ahhhwww haaawww

Posted by OldSpook 2007-11-08 01:01|| 2007-11-08 01:01|| Front Page Top

#2 FYI, great CD I linked to by Asleep at the Wheel and all kinds of country artists doing BoB WIlls tunes. Plues the song I linked to that Waylong Jenning penned, and Asleep at the Whell did a great job of.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-11-08 01:03|| 2007-11-08 01:03|| Front Page Top

#3 http://music.yahoo.com/track/1809463

Link to Milk Cow BLues (check the other tunes for 30 sec).

Warnign, Western Swing is an aquired taste. It is to Mozart what good Moonshine is to Great Scotch - excellent in its own right but some folks just gonna choke on it; but for thsoe that "get it", its the very best of its type.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-11-08 01:08|| 2007-11-08 01:08|| Front Page Top

#4 OS, I agree with you on Bob. Ever go to Turkey, TX on the last weekend in April for the Bob Wills festival? If, not go man go! Maybe we should have a Rantberg reunion there. Expose them to the clown prince of steel guitar!

Posted by malibu_shrade">malibu_shrade 2007-11-08 08:30|| 2007-11-08 08:30|| Front Page Top

#5 oops, fat fingers typing - - Rantburg. Please accept no substitutes.............

Posted by malibu_shrade">malibu_shrade 2007-11-08 08:31|| 2007-11-08 08:31|| Front Page Top

#6 "Bob Wills is till the King!"

Waylon Jennings lyric

Posted by borgboy 2007-11-08 10:30|| 2007-11-08 10:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Note that the above was not a knock on Hank Thompson. Just that Wills is the guys.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-11-08 15:30|| 2007-11-08 15:30|| Front Page Top

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