Shame On You
Released: Jul 13, 2004
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Released: Jul 13, 2004
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Shame On You is a budget-priced, introductory compilation of Western swing fiddler and bandleader Spade Cooley. Although purists and collectors will find this disc incomplete, it gives new...
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Essential Western Swing: Standard Radio Transcripts
Released: Aug 26, 2003
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Released: Aug 26, 2003
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If Donnell Clyde "Spade" Cooley didn't exactly invent Western swing (credit for that goes to pioneers like the Light Crust Doughboys and Milton Brown), then he was at least the man who gave the...
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A Western Swing Dance Date with Spade & Tex
Released: Jul 11, 2000
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Released: Jul 11, 2000
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While the title implies that this is a joint CD of Spade Cooley and Tex Williams' music, it actually focuses more on Cooley's repertoire. Tex Williams and His Western Caravan have eight tracks,...
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1941-1947
Released: Apr 11, 2000
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Released: Apr 11, 2000
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This collection straddles several different eras and facets of Cooley's career, from his pre-bandleader days working with Cal Shrum to mid-'40s transcriptions featuring his regular band to some...
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Shame on You: The Western Swing Dance Gang
Released: Apr 20, 1999
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Released: Apr 20, 1999
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Shame On You collects 25 previously unreleased radio transcriptions recorded in 1944-1945, nine of which feature Tex Williams on vocals. The title track is a version of Cooley's number one hit from...
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King of Western Swing
Released: 1997
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Released: 1997
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There's not a lot of Spade Cooley available -- only a fraction of what one can find on Bob Wills -- so this live performance from his first radio show, on July 21, 1951, is a welcome release. This...
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