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Bob Wills' songbook -- which, of course, includes tunes popularized, not written, by Wills -- is one of the most resilient in country music, ranking alongside Hank Williams in popularity and its ability to be reinterpreted in continuously fresh fashions. So, it comes as no surprise that George Jones, one of the greatest singers in country, did a bang-up job with his tribute album, the 1962 platter George Jones Sings Bob Wills. Where some Wills tributes are faithful to a fault, Jones, as produced by Pappy Daily, plays these songs as hardcore honky tonk, occasionally informed by Western swing, but only as a coloring device. He is singing these songs in his signature pure country style, and the results are pretty terrific, not only because this is the hardest country he cut at United Artists, fueled by a crackerjack band playing at its peak, but because these are tremendous songs that are open to such a sly reinterpretation as given to them by Jones and Daily. Furthermore, in addition to the standards -- "Bubbles in My Beer," "Faded Love," "Roly Poly," "Take Back to Tulsa," "Time Changes Everything," and "San Antonio Rose" -- he finds a few obscurities in "The Warm Red Wine," "Worried Mind," and "Silver Dew on the Bluegrass Tonight," which help accentuate his own spin on Wills' music. This record is so good, you're inclined to forgive Jones for sitting out the last two songs and letting the bandmembers play since, after all, they, like the Possum or any other musician, sound at their best when playing the music of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys. And that's why this is a small treasure in George Jones' discography.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Grady Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Killen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE JONES, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cindy Walker, Composer - Bob Wills, Composer - Jimmy Capps, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Duncan, Composer - Jimmy Day, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hargus Robbins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pappy Daily, Producer - Murrey "Buddy" Harman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
John Wills, Composer - Grady Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Killen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE JONES, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Wills, Composer - Jimmy Capps, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Day, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hargus Robbins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pappy Daily, Producer - Murrey "Buddy" Harman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Grady Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Killen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE JONES, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - FRED ROSE, Composer - Jimmy Capps, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Day, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hargus Robbins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pappy Daily, Producer - Murrey "Buddy" Harman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Grady Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Killen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE JONES, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Capps, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard M. Jones, Composer - Jimmy Day, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hargus Robbins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pappy Daily, Producer - Murrey "Buddy" Harman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
Grady Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Killen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE JONES, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Wills, Composer - Jimmy Capps, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Duncan, Composer - Jimmy Day, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hargus Robbins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pappy Daily, Producer - Murrey "Buddy" Harman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Grady Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Killen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE JONES, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cindy Walker, Composer - Jimmy Capps, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Day, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hargus Robbins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pappy Daily, Producer - Murrey "Buddy" Harman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Grady Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Killen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE JONES, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Capps, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Duncan, Composer - Jimmy Day, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hargus Robbins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pappy Daily, Producer - Murrey "Buddy" Harman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Grady Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Killen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Daffan, Composer - Jimmie Davis, Composer - GEORGE JONES, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Capps, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Day, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hargus Robbins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pappy Daily, Producer - Murrey "Buddy" Harman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
Grady Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Killen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE JONES, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Capps, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Day, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hargus Robbins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pappy Daily, Producer - Ed Burt, ComposerLyricist - Murrey "Buddy" Harman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Grady Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Killen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE JONES, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Wills, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Capps, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Day, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hargus Robbins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pappy Daily, Producer - Murrey "Buddy" Harman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Grady Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Killen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Merle Travis, Composer - GEORGE JONES, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Capps, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McAuliffe, Composer - Jimmy Day, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hargus Robbins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pappy Daily, Producer - Cliff Stone, Composer - Murrey "Buddy" Harman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Grady Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Killen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE JONES, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Wills, Composer - Jimmy Capps, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Day, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hargus Robbins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pappy Daily, Producer - Murrey "Buddy" Harman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Albumbeschreibung
Bob Wills' songbook -- which, of course, includes tunes popularized, not written, by Wills -- is one of the most resilient in country music, ranking alongside Hank Williams in popularity and its ability to be reinterpreted in continuously fresh fashions. So, it comes as no surprise that George Jones, one of the greatest singers in country, did a bang-up job with his tribute album, the 1962 platter George Jones Sings Bob Wills. Where some Wills tributes are faithful to a fault, Jones, as produced by Pappy Daily, plays these songs as hardcore honky tonk, occasionally informed by Western swing, but only as a coloring device. He is singing these songs in his signature pure country style, and the results are pretty terrific, not only because this is the hardest country he cut at United Artists, fueled by a crackerjack band playing at its peak, but because these are tremendous songs that are open to such a sly reinterpretation as given to them by Jones and Daily. Furthermore, in addition to the standards -- "Bubbles in My Beer," "Faded Love," "Roly Poly," "Take Back to Tulsa," "Time Changes Everything," and "San Antonio Rose" -- he finds a few obscurities in "The Warm Red Wine," "Worried Mind," and "Silver Dew on the Bluegrass Tonight," which help accentuate his own spin on Wills' music. This record is so good, you're inclined to forgive Jones for sitting out the last two songs and letting the bandmembers play since, after all, they, like the Possum or any other musician, sound at their best when playing the music of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys. And that's why this is a small treasure in George Jones' discography.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:28:33
- Main artists: George Jones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Music Nashville (ERN)
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Country
© 1962 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
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