Bob Wills - Sings & Plays - In Concert

Here are two Bob Wills titles packaged together on a single disc by Collectables. Bob Wills Sings & Plays was originally issued on the Liberty label in 1963; In Concert was released by Capitol in 1976 a year after Wills passed away, but it was from the same period as the Liberty sides. Both albums feature a late edition of the Texas Playboys in the post-Hollywood era. The bands were smaller than his large groups of the '40s, but they were still potent, as both these recordings show; heavier on the strings, but no less swinging. Both sets contain Wills favorites, and cuts like "Sittin' on Top of the World," "Boot Heel Drag," "Beaumont Rag," "Don't Let The Deal Go Down," and "St. Louis Blues" were part of the repertoire in those days. Despite the late dates of the recordings, these sides are welcome addition to any Wills collection.

Track Listings

1. Rosetta
2. Blues in "A"
3. Sittin' on Top of the World
4. Yearning (Just for You)
5. My Mary
6. Don't Let the Deal Go Down
7. South
8. Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone
9. Maiden's Prayer
10. My Confession
11. Boot Heel Drag
12. Snap Your Fingers
13. South
14. Ida Red
15. Don't Let the Deal Go Down
16. San Antonio Rose
17. Beaumont Rag
18. Sooner or Later
19. From a Jack to a King
20. La Golondrina
21. Summit Ridge Drive
22. Right or Wrong
23. Little Star of Heaven
24. Smith's Reel
25. Just Friends
26. St. Louis Blues
27. Gone Indian