Slim Willet was a country singer, guitarist songwriter and disc jockey from Texas, born in 1919, who started performing and recording in the late ‘40s while still continuing to work on radio in Abilene. Among his more mainstream country songs, he specialised in writing material that celebrated the macho aspects of the Texas oil industry, which was  a major feature of his region of Texas. Quite separately from that, he was famous for writing and recording the song “Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes” , with which he had a country No. 1 and which was a pop No. 1 for Perry Como. This 53-track 2-CD collection comprises selected A & B sides of his singles on the Star Talent, Slim Willet, 4-Star, Decca and Edmoral labels during these years, plus those on his own Winston label. Among those were all the titles from his album “Texas Oil Patch Songs”. It naturally includes his No. 1 country hit and landmark composition “Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes”. It features recordings as Slim Willet with The Blue Sage Boys, Slim Willet with the Brush Cutters, Slim Willet with His Hired Hands and Slim Willet and his Big State Jamboree Gang, along with later recording with Jimmy Seal & Dash Crofts. This set captures most of his key recordings before his premature demise from a heart attack in 1966 at the age of 46 and admirably showcases his distinctive style of country music.

CD 1

1. I'M GOING STRONG Slim Willet (Star Talent 770) 1950

2. I'M A TOOL PUSHER FROM SNYDER Slim Willet (Star Talent 770) 1950

3. A COLD CAN OF BEER Slim Willet with The Blue Sage Boys (Star Talent 774) 1950

4. I CALL YOU STINGY Slim Willet with The Blue Sage Boys (Star Talent 774) 1950

5. NOBODY LOVES A FAT MAN Slim Willet with The Blue Sage Boys (Star Talent 777) 1951

6. GIVE ME THE KIND OF LOVE (THAT YOU WOLD LIKE TO RECEIVE0 Slim Willet with The Blue Sage Boys (Star Talent 777) 1951

7. MY STORY'S SADDER THAN YOURN Slim Willet (Star Talent 780) 1951

8. WHEN WE GROW OLD Slim Willet (Star Talent 780) 1951

9. THE FIGHT Slim Willet (Slim Willet OP133) 1952

10. FOUR-HAND BLUES Slim Willet (Slim Willet OP135) 1952

11. HADACOL CORNERS Slim Willet with the Brush Cutters (4 Star 1614) 1952

12. DON'T LET THE STARS (GET IN YOUR EYES) Slim Willet with the Brush Cutters (4 Star 1614) 1952

13. LET ME KNOW Slim Willet with His Hired Hands (4 Star 1625) 1952

14. MY LOVE SONG TO YOU Slim Willet with His Hired Hands (4 Star 1625) 1952

15. LIVE WHILE YOU'RE YOUNG (DREAM WHILE YOU'RE OLD) Slim Willet with His Hired Hands (4 Star 1637) 1953

16. THE RED ROSE Slim Willet with His Hired Hands (4 Star 1637) 1953

17. IT'S HARD TO LOVE JUST ONE Slim Willet with His Hired Hands (4 Star 1643) 1953

18. DON'T LAUGH AT ME NOW Slim Willet and his Big State Jamboree Gang (4 Star 1663) 1953

19. DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES (INSTRUMENTAL) Slim Willet with the Brush Cutters (4 Star ET-118) 1953

20. LEAVE ME ALONE NOW Slim Willet and his Big State Jamboree Gang (Decca 29066) 1954

21. COME SUNDOWN Slim Willet with His Hired Hands (4 Star EPF10501) 1954

22. I MIGHT CONFESS Slim Willet with His Hired Hands (4 Star EPF10501) 1954

23. IF WINTER COMES Slim Willet with His Hired Hands (4 Star EPF10501) 1954

24. DO AS I DO Slim Willet with His Hired Hands (4 Star EPF10501) 1954

25. DON'T WASTE YOUR HEART Slim Willet and his Hired Hands (4 Star 1645) 1954

26. LOVE ME BABY Slim Willet and his Big State Jamboree Gang (4 Star 1672) 1954

CD 2

1. WHEN LOVERS GO BY Slim Willet and his Big State Jamboree Gang (4 Star 1672) 1954

2. MATA HARI Slim Willet and his Big State Jamboree Gang (4 Star 1677) 1955

3. TELL ME NOW Slim Willet and his Big State Jamboree Gang (4 Star 1677) 1955

4. TALL MEN Slim Willet and his Big State Jamboree Gang (4 Star 1679) 1955

5. I’VE BEEN A WONDERIN’ Slim Willet and his Big State Jamboree Gang (Edmoral 1010) 1956

6. DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE MOONLIGHT  Slim Willet (Edmoral 1010) 1956

7. AIN’T GOIN’ HOME Telli W. Mils (The Fat Cat) (Winston 1017) 1957

8. PANDEMONIUM Slim Willet (Winston 1019) 1957

9. CRAZY CRAZY (OVER YOU) Slim Willet (Winston 1019) 1957

10. SNEAKY PETE Telli W. Mils (Winston 1021) 1958

11. BOOM TOWN MAN Telli W. Mils (Winston 1036) 1959

12. TOOL PUSHER (ON A ROTARY RIG) Slim Willet (Winston 1036) 1959

13. RIG MOVIN' MAN Slim Willet (Winston 1040) 1959

14. OIL PATCH GIRLS Slim Willet (Winston 1040) 1959

15. EL PASO GAS Slim Willet (Winston 1040) 1959

16. OFFSHORE DRILLING RIG Slim Willet (Winston 1040) 1959

17. JOHNNY DON'T DRILL ANYMORE Slim Willet (Winston 1040) 1959

18. DRILL BIT HONKY TONK Slim Willet (Winston 1040) 1959

19. MORNING TOWER Slim Willet (Winston 1040) 1959

20. HAYWIRE JONES Slim Willet (Winston 1040) 1959

21. ROUGHNECK Slim Willet (Winston 1040) 1959

22. SMELL THAT SWEET PERFUME Slim Willet (Winston 1040) 1959

23. BLUE EAGLES Slim Willet (Winston 1043) 1959

24. EVERYTHING IS SHAKIN' FINE Slim Willet (Winston 1061) 1961

25. BIG MONEY Slim Willet (Winston 1061) 1961

26. I DON'T CRY Slim Willet (Winston 1067) 1962

27. MOONLIGHT AND STARDUST Slim Willet (Winston 1067) 1962