SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SWING – Various Artistes. BACM CD 657

A mixed bag of western swing and country from California spanning the years 1941-54. The Great Depression had brought a mass migration to California from Oklahoma and Texas and elsewhere adding Western and rural influences to the local musical scene, eventually spawning the Bakersfield Sound near LA and, another regional scene 200 miles to the north covering the central and lower San Joaquin Valley. Thanks due to Kevin Coffey for contributing recordings from his collection and for the liner notes.

Price: GBP £13.00

Genres: US State & Label Compilations, Western Swing/Country Jazz | Eras: 1940s

Track listing:

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BOB SKYLES & HIS SKYROCKETS – GOODBYE ADELITA GOODBYE. Vocal Bob Skyles (1941)THE SAGEBRUSH SERENADERSCOWBOY BUGLE BOY
- DIVORCE ME C.O.D.
- MY INLAWS MADE AN OUTLAW OUT OF ME
- RENDEZVOUS BEND
- BLESS YOUR HEART
- JOURNEY’S END



RODY ERICKSON & HIS DUDE RANCH BOYS (1947-49)HOW MANY TIMES
- DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE – SATURDAY DANCE
- PROMISE ME (YOU’LL BE MINE)
- I’LL BE YOURS



BILL CHOATE (1949)I’LL BE YOURS
- IF IT TAKES ALL MY LIFE



BRAD KING & HIS DUDE RANCH GANG (1949).WHO DO YOU THINK YOU’RE FOOLING
- CRADLE LAND LULLABY
- TAG ALONGYOU AIN’T GOT MY NUMBER ANYMORE



ORVILLE NEWBY & THE SADDLE SERENADERS (1950).GHOST TOWN BOOGIE
- I CAN’T SEE THE SUN FOR THE TEARS



JACK THORNHILL & HIS ROYAL TEXANS (1950)STEP ON THIS HEART OF MINE
- CHECK YOUR GUNS



DUSTY DUNCAN & HIS WESTERN TRAVELERS (1951).MILK COW BLUES
- MOONLIGHT ON MY PILLOW



RUSTY NEWBY & THE SADDLE SERENADERS (1954)WORD OF HONOR
- WHEN YOU WALKED OUT ON MY HEART
- DON’T BLAME ME
- MUSICIAN’S BLUES

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Listen to sample tracks:

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