Western Swing pioneer Bob Wills was born on this day in 1905. He influenced people like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, who would go on to develop the Bakersfield Sound. "San Antonio Rose" is from 1941.
Song of the Day: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, “San Antonio Rose”
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Well this us a nice sage brush tune. I picture this tune in one of the many Oaters that were filmed by poverty studios
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Glad you like it!
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San Antonio Rose is the first song I learned to play on the harmonica. I associate Slim Whitman singing this song over Bob Wills. I think that was because we had Slim Whitman (vinyl) records and not Bob Wills records.
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I can hear the influence on Buck Owens.
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That’s for certain. Bakersfield was a response to Nashville going easy listening…
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Good song I remember well. If memory serves me right, my husband and I went to see them play at a dance somewhere in town here many years ago. 🙂
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Glad I could bring back some memories…
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🙂 🙂
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Could any recording be more perfect for the AM radios of the day with the signal blasting through distant thunderstorms? Bob Wills got great mileage out the song for years.
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It’s an oldie but goodie…
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