 | I'll Sail My Ship Alone by Moon Mullican
Buy used from: $24.95 Moon Mullican is one of the greatest artists of all time. This CD showcases Moon's early days as Western swing vocalist and also his definitive honky tonk and blues styles.
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 | Moonshine Jamboree by Moon Mullican
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $13.96 If you want to see where Western swing, rock 'n' roll, blues, country and R&B meet, get this CD.
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 | Moon's Rock by Moon Mullican
Buy new: $24.99 / Used from: $19.94 On this CD, we have a much older Mullican. Here, he sings straight ahead honky tonk, jazz, blues, rock 'n' roll and Nashville sound. He has lost none of his early powers as singer and musician.
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 | Moon Mullican - 22 Greatest Hits by Moon Mullican
Buy new: $8.98 / Used from: $5.23 Another latterday Moon CD. This is a great example of how a western swinger reacts to the post-WS era.
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 | Seven Nights to Rock by Moon Mullican
Buy used from: $67.36 This CD features much great western swing, and points the direction towards rock 'n' roll as well.
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 | Moon's Tunes by Moon Mullican
Buy used from: $40.00 A much more appalachian-ish Moon Mullican set, here. Some western swing, but also a lot of early country music that shows Moon can be as uptown or oldtime as he likes.
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 | The EP Collection by Moon Mullican
Buy used from: $76.48 If you must only have one Moon Mullican CD, this is the one that contains all his greatest hits. Great introduction to this great vocalist and pianist.
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 | Cliff Bruner & His Texas Wanderers by Cliff Bruner
Buy new: $107.99 / Used from: $107.84 This band features Cliff Bruner on fiddle, Moon Mullican on vocals and piano, and Bobby Dunn on steel. It doesn't get any better - the collaborations of these 3 is the best Western swing ever made.
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 | The King of Western Swing: 25 Hits (1935-1945) by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Buy used from: $6.99 If you must own one Bob Wills CD, this is the one. This is Wills at his best.
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 | The Essential Bob Wills 1935-1947 by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $5.00 Another great album from Wills' classic years. Tommy Duncan, along with Moon Mullican, is the greatest western swing vocalist.
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 | Anthology 1935-1973 by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Buy new: $24.96 / Used from: $6.85 For those who want an entire overview of Wills' colourful career, this is the one. Great collection, and everyone will have their favorite period.
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 | The Essential Jimmie Rodgers by Jimmie Rodgers
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $5.39 Jimmie Rodgers probably was the first to fuse jazz, blues and country. He in effect invented Western swing years before it ever was called that.
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 | Freight Train Boogie by The Delmore Brothers
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $8.00 Not sure if this is "Western swing" but it is the link between western swing and bluegrass.
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 | The Complete Hank Williams by Sr. Hank Williams
Buy new: $98.97 / Used from: $79.00 No country music collection of any kind is complete without Hank Williams. Hank was influenced by, contributed to and collaborated with western swing and western swingers.
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 | Complete Recordings of the Father of Western Swing 1932-37 by Milton Brown
Buy new: $81.49 / Used from: $80.00 Probably the first artist to conciously record "Western swing". A true legend.
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 | South Texas Swing by Adolph Hofner
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $5.75 The Czech Republic is a great nation for a lot of things: one of them is western swing, and this artist is the proof.
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 | Killer Country by Jerry Lee Lewis
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $2.88 Jerry Lee's country music borrows a lot from western swing. Much of his country style echoes Moon Mullican and on this CD, you'll hear a lot of western swing derived material.
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 | Boogie My Blues Away by Merrill Moore
Buy new: $41.97 / Used from: $71.17 Western swing meets boogie woogie.
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 | Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys: The Golden Years of Western Swing by Various Artists
Buy new: $25.98 / Used from: $19.99 They're all here. The legends like Bob Wills and Moon Mullican, and also many rarer artists. 4 excellent CDs.
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 | Kings of Western Swing by Various Artists
Buy used from: $9.99 Another great one, with the famous (Moon Mullican, Bob Wills, Leon Selph) and the not so famous.
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 | Seven Come Eleven: Texas Swing on Radio & TV 1946 by Seven Come Eleven -Texas Swing on Radio & TV 19
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $9.06 Great radio transcriptions: Moon Mullican, Adolph Hofner, rarer artists. Much of it is pure jazz.
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 | I Love You So Much It Hurts: His Recordings 1936-1962 & 1981 by Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman is another one of the main links between western swing and honky tonk. This box set tells you why.
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 | You Are My Sunshine: 1937-1948 by Jimmie Davis
Buy new: $119.98 / Used from: $95.00 Although best-known for gospel, Davis started out as a western swing and blues singer.
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 | Vintage Collections by Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Buy new: $5.98 / Used from: $1.74 Hank Thompson is the man who helped keep Western swing alive.
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 | Beneath a Neon Star in Honky Tonk by Tommy Duncan
Buy new: $22.98 / Used from: $52.53 Tommy Duncan lead a solo career after he left Bob Wills. He recorded great music that should have hit bigger than it did.
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