Pee Wee King's Country Hoedown

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Western swing in its heyday was never as popular east of the Mississippi, where acts played theaters, as in the Southwest, where dance halls reigned supreme. Pee Wee King's Golden West Cowboys were the exception to that rule. The group was founded before World War II, and King, the diminutive accordionist who cowrote "Tennessee Waltz" with Cowboys fiddler-vocalist Redd Stewart, hit his peak after the war with constant tours, TV work, and hit singles like "Slowpoke." The consummate show band, the Cowboys had a creamy, meticulously rehearsed sound (excepting Bobby Koefer's sly, articulate steel guitar) that contrasted with Bob Wills's raw spontaneity and Spade Cooley's sophisticated intensity. Nonetheless, their wilder RCA recordings could give Wills or Cooley a run for their money. Precious little of that wildness surfaces on this highly subdued collection of 1952 material recorded exclusively for radio broadcast. Spirited departures like "Ramblin' Blues" notwithstanding, the majority of the performances are an incessant string of bland, Lawrence Welk-style bounces and ballads sung by Stewart, who cowrote many of the tunes with King. --Rich Kienzle

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Average customer rating: Country Sounds of the Past

Pee Wee King's Country Hoedown Pee Wee King Manufacturer: Bloodshot Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00002EPL1 Release Date: 1999-11-30

Tracks:

1. 'This Is Pee Wee King...'
2. I Love The Way You Roll Them Eyes At Me
3. The Reason I'm In Love With You
4. Ramblin' Blues
5. I'm Goin' Back To The Middle Of The Middle West
6. One Way Street
7. I'll Never Love No One But You
8. You Tried To Ruin My Name
9. Get Together Polka
10. Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus
11. There's A Moon In The Sky
12. Slowpoke
13. Empty Vows
14. Oh Monah
15. Blow Out All The Candles
16. Between You & The Birds & The Bees & Cupid
17. Western Limited
18. Brother Drop Dead Boogie
19. Doghouse Blues
20. Cowboy Special
21. Steel Guitar Waltz
22. 'Tain't What You Want
23. Hog Wild Too
24. I Don't Know Why I Should Love You
25. Postage Due
26. Subdued Mood
27. If And When
28. 'We've Just About Reached The Half-Way Point...'

Tracks:

1. Fool's Gold
2. Silver And Gold
3. Sweetest Little Girl
4. Darling Don't Cry
5. Flower Of Texas
6. I Wanna Say Hello
7. Let Me Hold You When You're Blue
8. Where Oh Where Has My Little Love Gone
9. I Need A Lot Of Lovin'
10. Where Were You Last Night
11. I'm Just A Gad-About
12. Song Of The Early Settlers
13. Take These Shakles From My Heart
14. The Calendar Song
15. Don't Apologize To Me
16. Charleston Alley
17. Opportunity
18. Rich In Love
19. I Can't Feel Those Kisses In Your Letters
20. Mohegas
21. Tadpole
22. Your Kisses Aren't Kisses Anymore
23. Tennessee Tango
24. Darling, Stop Playing With My Heart
25. Tears, Tears, Tears
26. 'There's That Man With The Stopwatch...'

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Western swing in its heyday was never as popular east of the Mississippi, where acts played theaters, as in the Southwest, where dance halls reigned supreme. Pee Wee King's Golden West Cowboys were the exception to that rule. The group was founded before World War II, and King, the diminutive accordionist who cowrote "Tennessee Waltz" with Cowboys fiddler-vocalist Redd Stewart, hit his peak after the war with constant tours, TV work, and hit singles like "Slowpoke." The consummate show band, the Cowboys had a creamy, meticulously rehearsed sound (excepting Bobby Koefer's sly, articulate steel guitar) that contrasted with Bob Wills's raw spontaneity and Spade Cooley's sophisticated intensity. Nonetheless, their wilder RCA recordings could give Wills or Cooley a run for their money. Precious little of that wildness surfaces on this highly subdued collection of 1952 material recorded exclusively for radio broadcast. Spirited departures like "Ramblin' Blues" notwithstanding, the majority of the performances are an incessant string of bland, Lawrence Welk-style bounces and ballads sung by Stewart, who cowrote many of the tunes with King. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

Country Sounds of the Past.......2003-06-23

In our fast living times names like Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart might not sound too familiar to younger folks, but they were real big in the 1940's and 1950's. It is always good to hear the old material again, songs like "Slowpoke", "Oh Monah" and "Silver and Gold". Pee Wee King's music was always a blend of Western Swing, Hillbilly, Polka with a little touch of Jazz and upcoming Rockabilly, the band's players were top notch. Sound quality of these transcriptions is very good, interesting liner notes are included. Another chance to listen to the early sounds of Country Music that influenced the modern day music. The transcriptions were recorded around 1952, the heighdays of Hillbilly Music.

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