Saturday Night Rag: 1934-1936

by Bill Boyd

Overview

Although Texan Bill Boyd and the various incarnations of his Cowboy Ramblers undeniably played western swing, they were only a deliberate step or two removed from being an old-time string band, albeit an incredibly jazzy one. This fun set collects 16 of the band's early sides for Bluebird Records, all recorded between 1934 and 1936, and includes a mix of delightful instrumentals along with updated and streamlined string band classics like "Mama Don't Like No Music." Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers would go on to record for RCA Records, cutting well over 200 singles and appearing in a half-dozen Hollywood Westerns in the '40s, but the template for all of that was set in these early sessions for Bluebird Records. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	05/25/2004
Label:	Acrobat Music
UPC:	0824046513221
Rank:	119231

Tracks

1. The Strawberry Roan
2. Ramblers Rag
3. I'm Gonna Hop Off That Train
4. The Windswept Desert (Desert Blues)
5. Mama Don't Like No Music
6. Going Back to My Texas Home
7. Under the Double Eagle
8. I Can't Tame Wild Women
9. Barn Dance Rag
10. Wah Hoo
11. Goofus
12. River Blues
13. Saturday Night Rag
14. Way Out There
15. You Shall Be Free Monah
16. Draggin It Around

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bill Boyd   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers   Primary Artist
Slomie Creel   Piano
Art Davis   Mandolin,Vocals,Fiddle
William "Curly" Perrin   Vocals,Guitar
Walter Kirkes   Banjo
Jim Boyd   Vocals,Bass
Jack Henson   Piano

Technical Credits

William Harold   Composer
Curley Fletcher   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Bob Nolan   Composer
Wayne King   Composer
Fred Howard   Composer
Nat Vincent   Composer