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Foy Willing And The Riders of The Purple Sage - Texas Blues: The Classic Years 1944-50

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Foy Willing And The Riders of The Purple Sage - Texas Blues: The Classic Years 1944-50

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Taking their name from the landmark 1912 western novel by Zane Grey Riders Of The Purple Sage, Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage were a country group who combined recording and performing with appearing in a string of Western movies in the later heyday of the genre in the ‘40s and early ‘50s. Foy Willing, who hailed from Texas, landed up in California in the early ‘40s and became popular on radio, forming the band around the same time. Founded with Iowa musician Al Sloey, the band included Patti Page on vocals, fiddler Johnny Paul, and accordionist Ken Coopern. With their screen commitments they did not record prolifically, but had five country hits through the second half of the 1940s.

This 48-track set comprises most of the A- and B-sides of their releases on the Capitol, Decca, Majestic, Varsity and Columbia labels during this era, including a release with the orchestra of Louis Prima. It features all their career chart entries including the No.3 country hit Texas Blues, the No.4 hit Have I Told You Lately That I Love You and the No.6 hit “Detour” along with the Top 20 hits Anytime and Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes. Noted for their vocal harmonies, their style reflected their Hollywood outlook, with more then a hint of western swing about it, even though they recorded numerous numbers by top Nashville writers. This collection offers a solid and representative overview of the key era of the collective’s career .

Although the group disbanded in 1952, they clearly had a significant influence on the west coast and their name was borrowed in the ‘60s psychedelic era by The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, a west coast country-rock band that was part of the genesis of Grateful Dead.

TRACKS

Disc 1
Track	Title	Artist
1	Hang Your Head In Shame	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
2	Texas Blues	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
3	No One To Cry To	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
4	160 Acres	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
5	Address Unknown	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
6	Detour	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
7	Someone Won Your Heart Little Darlin'	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
8	Vout Cowboy	Louis Prima & His Orchestra with Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
9	Mary Lou	Louis Prima & His Orchestra with Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
10	Cool Water	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
11	Have I Told You Lately (That I Love You)	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
12	Live And Learn	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
13	Chained To A Memory	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
14	Darling What More Can I Do	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
15	Divorce Me C.O.D.	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
16	So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
17	No One To Cry To	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
18	I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
19	Wait'll I Get My Sunshine In The Moonlight	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
20	Tumbling Tumbleweeds	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
21	Twilight On The Trail	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
22	Holiday For The Blues	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
23	Where The Cool Clear Water Spills	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
24	Be My Darlin'	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
Disc 2
Track	Title	Artist
1	When The Sun Goes Down	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
2	That's What I Like About The West	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
3	Never Trust A Woman	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
4	Blue Shadows On The Trail	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
5	Little White House	Foy Willing & His Trio
6	I Couldn't Believe It Was True	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
7	Sometimes	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
8	Kentucky	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
9	I'm Waltzing With A Broken Heart	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
10	Any Time	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
11	I Had My Heart Set On You	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
12	You Told A Lie	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
13	Sometime	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
14	I’ll Have Somebody Else	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
15	Lay Your Little Head On My Shoulder	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
16	Just A Little Lovin’	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
17	Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
18	Rose Of Old Pawnee	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
19	I Care No More	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
20	Goodbye And Good Luck	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
21	Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
22	I Cried Myself To Sleep Over You	Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
23	Stampede	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage
24	Someone In Tennessee	Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage