Cindy Walker was a Texas native who was best known for her song writing expertise. In every decade from the 1940s to the 1980s Walker turned out country and pop hits for herself and a plethora of other artists. Known for her romantic, sentimental, Western-inspired works, she wrote more than …
Bob Wills is known as one of the pioneers of western swing alongside Milton Brown. He is known for his signature “AH…HAHH!” in all his songs while mixing together ragtime, blues, and fiddle sounds to create what is known as western swing Bob Wills was born in Turkey, Texas, on …
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies Lyrics The Eyes of Texas are upon you, all the live long day The Eyes of Texas are upon you, You can not get away Do not think you can escape them At night or early in the morn- The Eyes of Texas are …
Lyrics … Well, when you’re down on your luck and you ain’t got a buck, in London you’re a goner. Even London Bridge has fallen down and moved to Arizona; now I know why. And I’ll substantiate the rumor that the English sense of humor is drier than the Texas …
“Beautiful Texas” written in 1933 by W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel and performed by the Light Crust Doughboys is a western swing song. Musician and Songwriter The Light Crust Doughboys started as the Willis Fiddle Band which consisted of James Robert (Bob) Wills and Herman Arnspirger. Milton Brown joined the band …
The song I chose to analyze was “You’re From Texas” by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. This song is an example of the Western Swing music genre, and was first recorded on July 15, 1942. Although performed by Bob Wills and his 10 Texas Playboy string band members, the …
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