The home page of the Western Swing Society describes western swing as “a division of the American phenomenon known as jazz [fusing] elements of musical roots…including blues, Dixieland, ragtime, big band, country, pop, and breakdowns.” That kind of explains why we revisit this genre so often here on Deeper Roots. What it has most in common with jazz is the use of improvisation; what it does try to do is to take things one step further: make it dance-able. The foot-tapping rhythm and the encouragement of participation drew audiences far and wide from the north, south, east and west. This week show meanders through some fun sounds including tracks Hank Penny, Milton Brown, Ocie Stockard, and (of course) Bob Wills. We’ll have some tribute songs and old standards for you on Sonoma County community radio.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Adolph Hofner | Alamo Rag | Southern Belle [Disc 1] |  |
| 3 | Milton Brown | Hesitation Blues | Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 2] | |
| 4 | Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies | My Galveston Gal | The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – The Eyes of Texas [Disc 1] | |
| 5 | Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies | Somebody Stole My Gal | Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 3 : Easy Ridin' Papa | |
| 6 | Ocie Stockard | You Turned Me Down | You Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942 | |
| 7 | Ocie Stockard & His Wanderers | Bass Man Jive | Western Swing: Hot Hillbilly Jazz & Blues – 1935-1947 | |
| 8 | The Sunshine Boys | Gonna Get Tight (1939) | The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Tobacco State Swing [Disc 3] | |
| 9 | Louise Massey & The Westerners | Billy Boy (1940) | The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Tobacco State Swing [Disc 3] | |
| 10 | Sons Of The West | Sally's Got a Wooden Leg | The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4] | |
| 11 | The Hi-Flyers | Watcha Gonna Do | The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4] | |
| 12 | Johnny Cash | W. Lee O Daniel (And The Light Crust Dough Boys) | Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town & Water From The Wells Of Home | |
| 13 | The Light Crust Doughboys | Good Gracious Gracie (1940) | The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Tobacco State Swing [Disc 3] | |
| 14 | W. Lee & His Hillbilly Boys | Please Pass The Biscuits Pappy | Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938 | |
| 15 | W. Lee & His Hillbilly Boys | Old Yazoo | Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938 | |
| 16 | Hank Penny And His Radio Cowboys | Chill Tonic (Instrumental) | Okeh Western Swing | |
| 17 | Hank Penny | Wildcat Mama | Western Swing 40 Bootstompers From The Golden Age [Disc 2] | |
| 18 | Hank Penny | Cowboy's Swing | King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 1] | |
| 19 | Don Churchill & The Texas Mavericks | One Year Ago Tonight | The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4] | |
| 20 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) | Legends of Country Music Disc 2 | |
| 21 | Bob Wills | Cherokee Maiden | Columbia Historic Edition | |
| 22 | Bob Wills | Right or Wrong | Columbia Historic Edition | |
| 23 | Adolph Hofner | Let's Count The Stars | You Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942 | |
| 24 | Ted Daffan's Texans | Too Far Gone | Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys | |
| 25 | Zeke Clements | Oklahoma Blues | The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4] | |
| 26 | Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex Williams | I Found a New Baby | Shame On You | |
| 27 | Spade Cooley | You Better Do It Now | Spadella! The Essential Spade Cooley | |
| 28 | Tommy Duncan | You Put Me On My Feet | Texas Moon | |
| 29 | Slim Harbert & His Boys | Around The Corner At Smokey Joe's | You Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942 | |
| 30 | Leon Rusk | Air Mail Special On The Fly | Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar) | |
| 31 | Leon Selph | She's Gone Away | You Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942 | |
| 32 | Ted Daffan's Texans | Worried Mind | Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 2] Tulsa Twist) | |
| 33 | W. Lee O'Daniel | O'Daniel radio show sign off | Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938 | |
| 34 | Bill Nettles & His Dixie Blue Boys | She Selling What She Used To Give Away | Kings Of Western Swing, Vol. 2 | |
