Cooley, Spade & Tex Williams - A Western Swing...

Spade Cooley & Tex Williams
A Western Swing Dance Date with Spade & Tex
Jasmin Records JASMCD 3510

Presented here is a slice from the golden age of Western Swing, indeed a ‘Western Swing Dance Date’. Its purpose was, and is, to entertain, through the grim war years of the 1940s and the happier aftermath. Clear the floor and get ready to dance! Incidentally, featured on the front cover along with Spade (left) and Tex (middle) is Smokey Rogers.

Tracks:
1. DIGGIN' WITH SPADE (a)
2. ARIA FROM DIXIE (b)
3. YOU'LL RUE THE DAY (a) v. Tex Williams
4. GUITAR SWING (a)
5. MY CHICKASHAY GAL (a) v. Smokey Rogers
6. YEARNING (JUST FOR YOU)(a)
7. DO YA OR DON'T CHA (a) v. Tex Williams
8. HORNPIPE SWING (a)
9. THE WABASH CANNONBALL (a) v. Ginny Jackson
10. TEXAS PLAYBOY RAG No. 2 (a)
11. FIREBALL MAIL (a) v. Ginny Jackson
12. SIOUX CITY SUE (a) v. Red Egner
13. TATTLE-TALE POLKA (a)
14. PIGGY BANK POLKA (a) v. Red Egner & Del Porter
15. LEATHER BRITCHES (a) v. Del Porter
16. PALE MOON (b)
17. RED WING (b)
18. CRAZY 'CAUSE I LOVE YOU (a) v. Red Egner
19. CALIFORNIA POLKA (a)
20. TEXAS PLAYBOY RAG (a)
21. YOU CAN'T BREAK MY HEART (a) v. Tex Williams
22. SPADELLA (a)
23. HIDE YOUR FACE (a) v. Tex Williams
24. COWPOKE POLKA (a)
25. BANJO POLKA (b)
26. RIVERSIDE STOMP (b)
27. SNOW DEER STOMP
(a) With Spade Cooley's Dance Band (b) With Tex Williams' Western Caravan