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Somebody mentioned Bob Wills a while back, he was the real deal.
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Griff,You bet! I'm mighty fond of oldtime swing. I've got a great compilation from Living Era, ASV LTD. out of England. 'The King of Western Swing'Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. Its the original mono recordings from 1935-45. 25 cuts. It'll get ya tapping your toe. a-ha! Living Era does a great job with these compilations, fun to listen to, no clunker cuts, and they're like $12.
Another fine Living Era disc perfect for selected occasions is 'Swing from Paris- Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli- The Quintet of the Hot Club of France, 1935-39. 22 cuts.
And one more that gets lots of play here is 'Oscar Aleman: Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1938-57'Acoustic Disc-29. Its a two disc set. He rivals Django.
There is a trio out of Austin, TX- 'Hot Club of Cow Town' that brings the swing to life. They tour a bit, tore up the last Winnipeg folkfest, and have a few CDs out- Dev'lish Mary and Tall Tales on Hightone records. Look out for them on tour if you wanna fun night out.