Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs of the West

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This two-disc collection highlights over an hour-and-a-half of 1940s vintage radio transcriptions featuring a host of country and western crooners. Although the sweet vocal style was popularized by the likes of the decidedly urbane Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, the rural sound of the American West also boasted a fair number of honey-toned singers, as the 40 tracks on Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs of the West (2004) aptly demonstrate. Many, if not all of these readings hail from Melody Roundup, a 15-minute program that aired daily for American service men and women over the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS). Included are well-known artists, such as the Sons of the Pioneers, ("Just a Happy Rovin' Cowboy") Tex Ritter ("Ballad of the 'Bo Weevil"), the Riders of the Purple Sage ("Cool Water"), Dale Evans ("My Heart Is Down Texas Way"), hubby Roy Rogers ("When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again"), as well as Eddy Arnold ("I Have to Live and Learn"). Likewise, slightly more obscure performers such as Judy Canova ("Along the Navajo Trail"), Johnnie Lee Wills("You Broke My Heart Little Darlin'") and Elton Britt("Darlin' What More Can I Do") are sprinkled liberally throughout the proceedings. This offers a real treat for listeners as old familiar tunes sit comfortably beside new-found or long-lost favorites. As these recordings vary in age and source, so too does the fidelity. With few exceptions, however, the sound is as rich and full as one might expect for sides that date back to the 1940s. It should be noted that this compilation consists of exclusive sessions documented for U.S. troops and should not be mistaken for a simple 'best-of' as each cut was done live specifically for broadcast, rather than retail. Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West is a Collectors' Choice Music exclusive and is part of the label's ongoing AFRS CD reissue series.

DISC 1:
1. Timber Trail - The Sons of the Pioneers
2. It Makes No Difference Now / You Are My Sunshine - Jimmie Davis
3. Ballad of the Bo Weevil, The - Tex Ritter
4. Ridin' Down the Trail - The Johnson Sisters
5. Gonna Build a Big Fence Around Texas - Cowboy Joe Randall
6. Cool Water - Riders of the Purple Sage
7. Shame on You - Spade Cooley
8. Too Late - Laura Lee/Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
9. Rock Me to Sleep in My Saddle - Roy Rogers/The Sons of the Pioneers
10. Frankie & Johnny - Dale Evans
11. Down in the Little Green Valley - Rhubarb Red
12. Let's Live a Little (Before We Say Goodbye) - Tex Williams
13. My Confession - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
14. Along the Navajo Trail - Judy Canova
15. Right or Wrong - Tommy Duncan/Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
16. Down Along the Sleepy Rio Grande - Johnnie Lee Wills
17. Old Saddle Pony - The Plainsmen
18. I Have to Live and Learn - Eddy Arnold
19. My Heart Is Down Texas Way - Dale Evans
20. New San Antonio Rose - Riders of the Purple Sage

DISC 2:
1. Jack O' Diamonds - The Plainsmen
2. When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again - Roy Rogers
3. I'll Be True to the One That I Love - Laura Lee/Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
4. Jesse James - Rhubarb Red
5. Just a Happy Rovin' Cowboy - The Sons of the Pioneers
6. When It's Twilight on the Trail - Pat Friday
7. Too Late - Jimmy Wakely
8. No Letter Today - Judy Canova
9. There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder - Jimmie Davis
10. Cowboy Wedding - Roy Rogers
11. Out on the Open Range - Riders of the Purple Sage
12. Home on the Range - Dale Evans/The Sons of the Pioneers
13. When I Talk to Myself About You - Eddy Arnold
14. I Don't Want to Be Free - Tex Williams
15. Get Along Home, Cindy - Tommy Duncan/Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
16. You Broke My Heart Little Darlin' - Johnnie Lee Wills
17. Walkin' the Floor Over You - Judy Canova
18. Light of Old Santa Fe - Roy Rogers/Dale Evans
19. I Cried Myself Over You - Riders of the Purple Sage
20. Darlin' What More Can I Do? - Elton Britt

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