Western / Western Swing

2022 - Acuff joined Hickory Records, the label he co-owned, in 1957 and this is the first time his releases for the label between 1957 and 1962 have been compiled in such a comprehensive way. 26 tracks covering every Hickory label 7' single released by the artist between 1957 and 1962. The accompanying booklet contains the recording dates, the original catalogue numbers, all writers' credits and a detailed history of Acuff's life and career, together with scans of adverts and record labels

2015er Album im 6-seitigem Klappcover inkl. informativem Booklet - On this 22-track release, Asleep at the Wheel is joined once again by Nelson along with the likes of The Avett Brothers, George Strait, The Time Jumpers, Robert Earl Keen, Old Crow Medicine Show and many more to celebrate the music of Bob Wills, known as the King of Western Swing, and his band. 

2021 - Asleep At The Wheel is an American country music group that was formed in 1969 in Paw Paw, West Virginia by Ray Benson and Lucky Oceans. The band has won eight Grammy Awards and released over twenty albums with more than 21 singles on the Billboard country charts. There have been countless personnel changes over the years but founder member Ray Benson has remained at the helm throughout. These recordings brought to you are taken from radio broadcasts of concerts in 1973 and 1980.

2021 - Die Kult-Swamp-Boogie-Band  Asleep At The Wheel feiern ihr 50-jähriges Bandjubiläum mit der Veröffentlichung von “Half A Hundred Years“! Gastkünstler auf den neunzehn Tracks sind Lyle Lovett, George Strait, Lee Ann Womack, Willie Nelson und Emmylou Harris. Die ersten elf Tracks sind neue Songs mit den ursprünglichen Bandmitgliedern. Tracks 12 bis 16 sind Klassiker der Band, eingespielt mit den aktuellen Bandmitgliedern und ehemaligen Mitgliedern von Asleep At The Wheel. Die letzten drei Songs stammen aus den Tresoren und wurden nie zuvor veröffentlicht. Ein halbes Jahrhundert? Klingt kein bisschen alt.

2015 - One spectacular live event by Texas swing traditionalists Asleep At The Wheel, presented on both audio CD and DVD! Includes boot-stomping performances of the classics “Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie,” “The Letter That Johnny Walker Read” (#10 Country Singles chart), “Hot Rod Lincoln” and much, much more! DVD includes the full concert, professionally shot with multiple cameras, 5.1 surround sound mixes and special behind the scenes footage and interviews!

2016 - Country and western swing band Asleep at the Wheel live in concert at The Sellersville Theatre, Pennsylvania in February 2006. The band perform many of their best known songs including HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS, THE LETTER THAT JOHNNY WALKER READ, ROUTE 66 and BUMP, BOUNCE, BOOGIE. DVD bonus features include a behind-the-scenes look at the band’s rehearsal and an interview with the band..

2018 - Take the title New Routes seriously. Asleep at the Wheel have never taken a break, playing a steady number of shows every year and recording a new album every few years, but New Routes represents something a rebirth for the veteran Western swing outfit. While they by no means abandon the swing and boogie that are their stock in trade, new fiddler Katie Shore proves to be an able foil for Ray Benson. The new 11-song release features songs from Guy Clark ("Dublin Blues") and Johnny Cash ("Big River").

1999 - "A Tribute To Bob Wills And The Texas Playboys" - mit informativem Booklet - 17 Titel mit vielen Gästen wie The Dixie Chicks, Vince Gill, Clint Black oder Dwight Yoakam

2008 - eine Sammlung von 18 Titeln aus seinen Filmen, seiner CBS Radio Show "Melody Ranch" und der Gene Autry Show ( TV ) sowie von seinen Alben - u.a. ROUNDED UP IN GLORY oder COWBOY´S HEAVEN

rare 3 CD Longbox von 1997 - "The Gene Autry Collection" - enthalten sind 84 Cowboy Klassiker aus den Jahren 1937-1955, darunter 8 rare Titel von Autry's Columbia Sessions sowie rare und bis dato unveröffentlichte Aufnahmen von seiner "Melody Ranch" Radio Show

2014 - For his first solo album in more than a decade, Asleep at the Wheel main man Ray Benson went into the project with a simple mission: To break out from his band, and to try out a few different things. And he had just the right material for it, a highly personal collection of songs, which makes A Little Piece very possibly the most personal album of Rays 45-year career. And it has as tasteful a guest list as youd expect, including Willie Nelson as duet partner on one track.

2019 - Canada's own real yodelling cowboy, Wilf grew up around farms, horses and rodeos and is remembered in the Calgary Horsemen's Hall Of Fame. Known in the USA as 'Montana Slim' he developed a huge following around the world. These recordings were made in the late 1950s and feature him with some of Nashville's best musos as well as some tracks with just his own guitar accompaniment. If you like fiddle, steel, a yodel and a powerful voice, then Wilf's your man. Most of the tracks here never previously released in the UK.

2018 - Throughout the ‘50s and the ‘60s, westerns were unbelievably popular and dominated the TV channels. During the time the TV western craze was at its height, a couple of singers took shrewd advantage of the trend. This 2CD set is divided equally between them: Johnny Cash and Marty Robbins both proved to be more western than country, recording traditional cowboy classics like Streets of Laredo (familiar from numerous movies) alongside their own original songs about outlaws and gunfighters.

2019 - Spade Cooley was for several years one of the biggest stars of the subgenre of Country music called 'Western Swing'. This collection of some of his single releases is named after his greatest hit, 'Shame On You' The recordings, the hits and the jukebox favourites feature other artists who worked through Cooley's band to become stars on their own. These 28 wonderful recordings are amongst his greatest recordings between 1945 and1952. The fully detailed liner notes explain in detail his downfall as a popular entertainer.

2010 - "Rawhide's Clint Eastwood sings Cowboy Favorites", 12 Titel wie BOUQUET OF ROSES - DON'T FENCE ME IN oder MEXICALI ROSE + 2 Bonus Songs: ROWDY und COWBOY WEDDING SONG

2001 - "Memories Of Marty Robbins" - die New York Daily News schrieb über Don Edwards: "... Edwards is warm and melodic. He makes the songs a nice reward after a long day on the trail." - 12 Titel wie SADDLE TRAMP und OLD RED

2018 - Dom Flemons presents Black Cowboys pays tribute to the music, culture, and the complex history of the golden era of the Wild West. In this single volume of music, the first of its kind, Flemons explores and re-analyzes this important part of our American identity. The songs and poems featured on the album take the listener on an illuminating journey from the trails to the rails of the Old West. This century-old story follows the footsteps of the thousands of African American pioneers who helped build the United States of America. Dom Flemons (vocals, banjo, guitar & resonatot guitar), Brian Farrow (fiddle), Jimbo Mathus (mandolin) and others. 60 minutes, 40-page booklet with extensive notes and photos. (In 2005, Flemons co-founded the Carolina Chocolate Drops...) 

rares Album aus dem Jahr 1998 mit purer Country Musik; einige Balladen zeigen ihr Gefühl für gute Texte, gefolgt von fröhlichen Songs mit traditionellem Touch...ihre Stimme ist angenehm, hat sich aber ein paar Ecken und Kanten bewahrt.... eingespielt u.a mit Sonny Garrish (steel & dobro) und Larry Franklin (mandolin & fiddle)

Album aus dem Jahr 1992 mit 10 Western Titeln wie AMARILLO - ROSE OF CIMARRON oder CATTLE CALL

1988 - Hot Rize's hilarious alter ego band: Red Knuckles/Tim O'Brien (vocal & rhythm guitar), Wendell Mercantile/Nick Foster (lead guitar & backgroundvocals), Waldo Otto/Pete Wernick (steel guitar & background vocals) + Slade/Charles Sawtelle (bass & background vocals) "...The best western swing and honky tonk music since Lefty Frizzell, Hank Williams and Bob Wills"; 13 Titel wie ON MONDAY - THE GOLDEN ROCKET oder IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW

2003 - produziert von Mac McAnally & Alan Schulman und eingespielt u.a. mit Brent Mason (electric guitar), Larry Franklin (fiddle) und Mac McAnally (acoustic guitar); 12 Titel wie RODEO MOON - THE BUFFALO GRASS oder BLUE BONNET BLUES

ein Klassiker aus dem Jahr 1973 mit 10 fantastischen Rodeo Songs wie RODEO TRAILS oder COPENHAGEN ANGEL

2013 - digital remastered, enthalten sind die 3 Original Alben aus den Jahren 1991, 1992 + 1993 mit insgesamt 34 Titeln wie CADILLAC COWBOY - CALL OF THE WILD - POWDER RIVER HOME und WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH A COWBOY mit Garth Brooks

2022 - On twelve all original songs, Leigh's supple winking voice and multi-instrument fluency, her interplay with Ray Benson, and the undeniable chops of the Wheel serve up a treat on Leigh's seventh album. With cameos from Emily Gimble and Katie Shore, and all the players getting their moments in the sun… “Obsessed With The West”, is a showcase not just for the Bob Wills fans, but for anyone who's ever curled up with Loretta Lynn, Hank Sr., Cindy Walker, Billie Holiday, or Willie Nelson…

1996 - "Their first recorded radio broadcasts" KFBK 1940 & KGDM 1945; enthalten sind 32 Titel wie I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU - LET ME RIDE MY PONY DOWN THE SUNSET TRAIL und BREATHLESS LOVE 1940s"

1998 - The Maddox brothers’ first radio appearance was in 1937 with 11-year-old sister Rose as their lead singer. The band enjoyed success as a “hillbilly” band playing country, cowboy (western), folk, and religious songs until disbanding in 1956. This collection features radio performances recorded during 1953. It captures the energy and spontaneity of their live performances and includes four “Mr. Know It All” comic routines.

2021 - Not for nothing were Rose Maddox and her 'Four Big Brothers' known as 'The Most Colourful Hillbilly Band In America'. Their audio legacy is preserved in part in 'You Won't Believe This', an anthology of the later years of their career, which covers their 1950s output and also includes the best recordings the Brothers made without Rose and vice versa… As always, the audio is remastered from the best possible sources and the booklet features a comprehensive biography of this fabulous family band, for whom every session sounded like a party and frequently was!

2007 - ihr fantastisches Original Album aus dem Jahr 1975, eingespielt u.a. mit Byron Berline (Fiddle) und Wayne Gailey (Steel); 12 Titel, darunter TRAMP ON YOUR STREET und DANCING SHOES

Album aus dem Jahr 2001 von David Wilkie produziert; sie singt hier u.a. Songs ihrer Songwriter Favoriten Tom Russell, Norman Blake und Wilf Carter, 15 Titel wie BLACK DIAMOND - INDIAN COWBOY und THE BRAZOS

2018 – (on vinyl/doubleLP) - For Austinology, Murphey chose songs, including some by the likes of Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt and Jerry Jeff Walker, that were important to the late 1960s and 1970s when he lived in Austin and created the “Cosmic Cowboy” era. Murphey is joined on the project by several artists who were integral to that era as well as those influenced by the work they created. The songs are given a fresh reading by Murphey and his special guests, including Willie Nelson (on “Alleys of Austin” and “Cosmic Cowboy”), The Last Bandoleros (on Guy Clark’s “LA Freeway”) and more… Murphey, who plays and sounds better than ever, also enlisted some of the finest players in the world..