[78-L] Unissued western swing on Bear Family

[Cary Ginell]

Bear Family has finally decided to issue western swing other than Bob Wills, 
and they've started in fine fashion with a single CD consisting of 
unissued recordings from the nascent pre-war era. The material was culled from the 
Columbia/Brunswick/ARC archives. (don't know if one is forthcoming for 
Victor/Bluebird and Decca masters).



http://www.bear-family.de/repertoire/country-bearfamily/you-oughta-see-my-fanny-dance.html?lang=1



My good friend Kevin Coffey was put in charge of annotating the set, so 
you know that a lengthy, interesting essay and complete sessionography 
would be included. The set features unissued tracks by Roy Newman, Ocie 
Stockard, The Nite Owls, Al Dexter, Slim Harbert, The Hi Flyers, Leon 
Selph, Dick Reinhart, Adolph Hofner, and Bob Wills (what? no Light Crust
 Doughboys?). John Sellards, who does all of our art design at Origin 
Jazz Library, did the design and photo restoration. The set will be 
officially released next Monday. I just got my copy today and will be 
hunkering down with a cold lemonade, put my feet up, and listen to some 
hot western swing recordings I've never heard before. It's like unwrapping a
 present.



Cary Ginell