W. Lee O’Daniel is one of the great unsung Western Swing heroes, having led both the Light Crust Doughboys from 1933 to 1935 and the Hillbilly Boys from 1935 to 1938. This CD collects tracks from both of those outfits and features vocalists Leon Huff and “Texas Rose” aka Kitty Williamson, Western swing’s first female vocalist!

Tracklist:

1. Blue Bonnet Governer
2. My Million Dollar Smile
3. Beautiful Texas
4. Please Pass the Biscuits, Pappy
5. Doughboy Rag – (instrumental)
6. Who’s Sorry Now
7. Hillbilly Stomp (A.K.A. ‘Pickin’ My Way’) – (instrumental)
8. Lonesome Road Blues
9. Old Yazoo
10. Roll on Mississippi Roll On
11. Rhythm and Romance
12. Don’t Let the Deal Go Down – (instrumental)
13. Everybody Kiss Your Partner (The Whistle Song)
14. Memories of Jimmy Rodgers
15. Dirty Hangover Blues
16. San Antonio
17. Saturday Night Rag – (instrumental)
18. Congratulate Me
19. When They Baptized Sister Lucy Lee
20. Confessin’ (That I Love You)
21. All I Do Is Dream of You
22. Milenberg Joys – (instrumental)
23. So Tired of Dreaming
24. Cross Patch
25. Roll up the Carpet
26. Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home
27. That Old Fashioned Way
28. Please Pass the Biscuits, Pappy
29. O’Daniel Radio Show Sign-Off

UPC: 784554100323
Label: ORIGIN JAZZ
Release Date: 5.17.05
Format: CD