We’re going to take another journey through those dusty, neon-lit archives of Western swing, a genre that famously thumbed its nose at musical boundaries. While the “King” Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys rightly claim the throne, the true soul of the movement lives in the smaller, rowdier units that blurred the lines between Appalachian fiddling, big band jazz, and low-down blues. For our listeners, we’re looking past the “San Antonio Rose” to the grit of the lower Great Plains. We’ll be digging into the deep-cut recordings that highlight the genre’s technical audacity, exploring a sound that kept the dance halls jumping through the Depression proving that Western swing was always much more than just “hillbilly jazz”—it was a revolution you could dance to.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pee Wee King | Birmingham Bounce | Rompin' Stompin' Singin' Swingin' |
| 2 | Moon Mullican | Grandpa Stole My Baby | Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56 |
| 3 | Hank Penny | Wildcat Mama | The Western Swing: Doughboys Playboys and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie |
| 4 | Bill Haley | Rovin' Eyes | From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (1): Rocket 88 |
| 5 | The Hi-Flyers | Hi-Flyer Stomp | Western Swing: Hot Hillbilly Jazz & Blues – 1935-1947 |
| 6 | Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies | Right or Wrong | Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 1: Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies |
| 7 | Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys | New San Antonio Rose | The King Of Western Swing-25 Hits 1935-1945 |
| 8 | Hank Penny | You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes | Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag) |
| 9 | Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys | Snatchin' and Grabbin' | Boot Heel Drag: The MGM Years [Disc 2] |
| 10 | Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys | Let Me Be | More Ballroom Kings |
| 11 | Tommy Duncan | Who Drank The Beer (While I Was In The Rear) | Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies |
| 12 | Skeets McDonald | Scoot Git And Begone | Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys |
| 13 | Sons Of The West | Sally's Got A Wooden Leg | Steelin' It: The Steel Guitar Story |
| 14 | Dickie McBride And The Villiage Boys | Tulsa Twist | Hillbilly Fever! Vol. 1: Legends Of Western Swing |
| 15 | Roy Hogsed | Cocaine Blues | Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys |
| 16 | Johnny Lee Wills | Rag Mop | The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 16 |
| 17 | Bill Haley with the Saddlemen | Dance with a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking) | From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (2): Rock the Joint |
| 18 | Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers | Mama Don't Like No Music | Saturday Night Rag 1934-1936 Vol. 1 |
| 19 | Wade Ray with Noel Boggs | It's All Your Fault | Heroes Of Country Music Vol 1: Legends Of Western Swing |
| 20 | Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant | Two Of A Kind | Swingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2 |
| 21 | Hal Lone Pine & His Mountaineers | Honey Honey Mine | More Ballroom Kings |
| 22 | Spade Cooley & His Orchestra feat. Tex Williams | Detour | That's What I Like About The West |
| 23 | Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex Williams | One Sweet Letter From You | Shame On You |
| 24 | Hank Penny & Jaye P. Morgan | You Played On My Piano | Crossroads In Cowtown |
| 25 | Texas Jim Robertson & His Panhandle Punchers | Jaw Jaw Yap Yap Yap | More Ballroom Kings |
| 26 | Tex Atchinson | You Don't Do Right By Me Anymore | Kings Of Western Swing Vol. 2 |
| 27 | Moon Mullican | Bottom Of The Glass | The Very Best Of |
| 28 | Billy Jack Wills & His Western Swing Band | Troubles (Those Lonesome Kind) | Hillbilly Fever! Vol. 1: Legends Of Western Swing |
| 29 | Les Paul | San Antonio Rose | Swing West – vol 2 – Guitar Slingers |
| 30 | Asleep at the Wheel | Ida Red | A Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills (Dance Versions) |
| 31 | Asleep at the Wheel | My Baby Thinks She's a Train | Back to the Future Now Live at Arizona Charlie's Las Vegas |
| 32 | Buddy Emmons; Ray Pennington; Swing Shift Band | I Built a Wall | Swingin' by Request |
| 33 | Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys | Music To Her Ears | Swingin' West |
| 34 | Kevin Russell | Milk Cow Blues | Country Swing |
| 35 | Freddy Fender | Please Mr. Sandman | Voices of America |
