Western Swing was the most eclectic form of country music and in its free-wheeling diversity, it set the stage for rock & roll. Based in traditional string band music, Western swing also incorporated traditional pop melodies, jazz improvisation, blues and folk, creating a wildly entertaining and eclectic form of American music. Bob Wills and Milton Brown popularized the genre in the '30s, and Wills became known as the father of the genre, since he remained popular for several decades, during which he had a remarkable string of hit singles. This Properbox follows on from our set of several years ago ("Doughboys, Playboys & Cowboys" Properbox6), expanding on that set to look at the work of many more of the artists working in the genre from the '30s to the '50s, and presented with the same attention to detail with comprehensive liner notes, a discography and 4CDs of digitally remastered music.

BILL BOYD 1. Mama Don't Like No Music BOB WILLS 2. Mean Mama Blues 3. Rosetta JIMMIE REVARD 4. Crafton Blues 5. Triflin' Gal LEON CHAPPELEAR 6. I'm A Do Right Papa 7. White River Stomp LIGHT CRUST DOUGHBOYS 8. Little Hillbilly Heart Throb 9. Oh Susannah OCIE STOCKARD 10. There'll Be Some Changes Made ROY NEWMAN 11. I Can't Dance (I've Got Ants In My Pants) PRARIE RAMBLERS 12. Lady In Red SWEET VIOLET BOYS 13. Round Round (Yas Yas Yas) ROY NEWMAN 14. Mary Lou SHELLY LEE ALLEY 15. Try It Once Again MODERN MOUNTAINEERS 16. Getting That Lowdown Swing SMOKEY WOOD & THE WOODCHIPS 17. Woodchip Blue SONS OF THE WEST 18. There's Evil In You Chillun 19. Oh Monah TUNE WRANGLERS 20. Up Jumped The Devil WANDERERS 21. Tiger Rag UNIVERSAL COWBOYS 22. Hot Mama Stomp BAR X COWBOYS 23. Underneath The Sun ADOLPH HOEFNER 24. It's Best To Behave BILL BOYD 25. She's Doggin' Me NETTLES BROS. STRING BAND 26. Dan The Banana Man AL DEXTER 27. There'll Come A Time BUDDY JONES 28. Honey Don't Turn Me Down 29. I'm Going Back To Sadie DICK REINHART 30. Hey Toots 31. Wooly Booger DICKIE MCBRIDE & THE VILLAGE BOYS 32. Tulsa Twist JOHNNIE LEE WILLS 33. I Wonder What I'm Going To Do LIGHT CRUST DOUGHBOYS 34. Alice Blue Gown 35. Bear Creek Hop PORT ARTHUR JUBILEERS 36. Jeep's Blues BOB WILLS 37. Mississippi Delta Blues SUNSHINE BOYS 38. She's A Rounder TED DAFFANS TEXANS 39. Worried Mind 40. Because TEXAS WANDERERS 41. Rackin'it Back 42. Sundown Blues AL DEXTER 43. Darling It's All Over Now BILL BOYD 44. Drink The Barrell Dry JOHNNIE LEE WILLS 45. What' Cha Know Joe BUDDY JONES 46. Red Wagon CHARLES MITCHELL 47. Mean Mama Blues DICK REINHART 48. Rooky Toody HI-FLYERS 49. Reno Street Blues JOHNNIE LEE WILLS 50. Milk Cow Blues AL DEXTER 51. Who's Gonna Love You When I'm Gone BILLY BRIGGS XLT BOYS 52. Panhandle Shuffle BOB WILLS 53. Bob Wills Boogie 54. Devil Ain't Lazy BOOTS WOODHALL 55. Rattle Snakin' Daddy BUD HOBBS 56. Honey There Ain't No Pleasin' You CURLEY WILLIAMS 57. Georgia Boogie JIMMY WIDENER 58. That's My Linda Lou JOHNNY TYLER 59. It Ain't Far To The Bar LUKE WILLS RHYTHM BUSTERS 60. Shut Up & Drink Your Beer SMOKEY ROGERS 61. Drinkin' & A-Thinkin' BOB WILLS 62. Silver Dew On The Bluegrass JERRY IRBY & THE TX. RANGERS 63. Great Long Pistol TEX WILLIAMS 64. Never Trust A Woman LEON RUSK 65. Air Mail Special On The Fly TEX RUSSELL 66. What It Means To Be Blue JIMMY WIDENER 67. I'm All Through Trusting You LUKE WILLS RHYTHM BUSTERS 68. High Voltage Gal TEX WILLIAMS 69. That's What I Like About The West HOYLE NIX 70. Comin' Down The Pecos TED DAFFANS TEXANS 71. Deep Down Inside JOHNNY TYLER 72. Behind The Eight Ball AL CLAUSER $ HIS OKLAHOMANS 73. My Sweet Papa SMOKEY ROGERS 74. I Can't Help The Way You Feel HOYLE NIX 75. Darling Why Are You So Mean To Me AL DEXTER 76. Hi-De-Ho Boogie On A Saturday Night BENNY LEADERS 77. Clean Town Blues BILLY BRIGGS 78. Dip Snuff Stomp BOB WILLS 79. Bowman Hop HANK MORGAN 80. That's My Weakness Now JIM BOYD 81. Mule Boogie JEESSE JAMES & ALL THE BOYS 82. Joaquin Special SMOKEY ROGERS 83. Catch Me Cheatin' TEX WILLIAMS 84. Wild Card CLIFF BRUNER 85. I Was A Gambler In Texas AL DEXTER 86. Hot Foot Shuffle BILLY BRIGGS 87. Amarillo Rose BOB WILLS 88. Hubbin' It LEON MCAULIFFE 89. Blue Guitar Stomp RUSTY MCDONALD 90. You Got The Right Number CURLEY WILLIAMS 91. Saturday Night Rag TOMMY DUNCAN 92. Tomato Can BOB WILLS 93. Snatchin' & Grabbin' JIMMY THOMASON 94. Spider & The Fly WADE RAY 95. It's All Your Fault WALT MCCOY & WESTERN WONDERS 96. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter LEON MCAULIFFE 97. This Side Of Town BILLY JACK WILLS 98. Roped And Tied HANK PENNY 99. You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes TOMMY DUNCAN 100. Nancy Jane