Western Swing is a generic term applied to a particular brand of Country Music, a style that is essentially traditional string band music, dominated by the fiddle, with a hint of Jazz, or in some cases more than a hint of jazz. Bands, principally from Texas and Oklahoma, led by the likes of Bob Wills, Milton Brown, and Cliff Bruner were at the forefront of the development of Western Swing in the 1930's. The Second World War heralded a new age for the music. The large-scale migration across the United States brought about by the war, especially from the Southwest to California, led to a greater demand for Western Swing, along with other styles of music. The burgeoning Western Swing scene on the West Coast in the early 1940's became a Mecca for many musicians.

Produced by Al Turner

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1. IF YOU'RE THE SWEETHEART OF SOMEBODY ELSE (DON'T PAL AROUND WITH ME)
2. SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD
3. (I KNOW MY BABY LOVES ME) IN HER OWN PECULIAR WAY
4. SITTIN' HERE ALONE AND FEELING BLUE
5. PAPER HEART
6. GET THAT CHIP OFF YOUR SHOULDER
7. STEEL GUITAR RAG
8. YOU NEARLY LOSE YOUR MIND
9. COVERED WAGON ROLLED RIGHT ALONG
10. I LEARNED MY LESSON TOO LATE
11. BABY GIRL
12. DON'T BLAME ME
13. GIT FIDDLE BOOGIE
14. DEVIL IN DISGUISE
15. WAKE UP BABE
16. I WANT TO BE A COWBOY'S SWEETHEART
17. LITTLE DARLIN' (I'M SICK AND TIRED OF YOU)
18. COUNT THOSE BROKEN HEARTS
19. I'VE GOT A NEW BABY
20. THAT NAGGIN' WIFE OF MINE
21. THE LETTER I FORGOT TO MAIL
22. HIDE YOUR FACE
23. SIOUX CITY SUE
24. ERNEST TUBB'S TALKING BLUES