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