Name: Western Swing Chronicles, Vol. 2 *
Brand: Origin Records
SKU: 1051898
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Western Swing Chronicles, Vol. 2 *

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Album: Western Swing Chronicles, Vol. 2 *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Trifling Mama Blues
2)	Just Because
3)	Who Walks in When I Walk Out
4)	No Mama Blues
5)	Bugle Call Rag
6)	Too Good to Be True
7)	Wonderful Child
8)	Texas Plains
9)	Baby Won't You Come Along
10)	Ben Wheeler Stomp
11)	Angry
12)	Red Hot Mama From Way out West
13)	Hang out the Front Door Key
14)	Kansas City Blues
15)	Milenburg Joys
16)	I Never Knew
17)	It's All Coming Home to You
18)	China Boy
19)	Trouble in Mind
20)	Crawdad Song
21)	She's Got Me Worried
22)	Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name
23)	Deep Elm Blues
24)	White River Stomp
25)	You're in My Heart to Stay
26)	I'm a Do Right Papa
27)	Too Good to Be True

Album: Western Swing Chronicles, Vol. 2 *
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Trifling Mama Blues
2)	Just Because
3)	Who Walks in When I Walk Out
4)	No Mama Blues
5)	Bugle Call Rag
6)	Too Good to Be True
7)	Wonderful Child
8)	Texas Plains
9)	Baby Won't You Come Along
10)	Ben Wheeler Stomp
11)	Angry
12)	Red Hot Mama From Way out West
13)	Hang out the Front Door Key
14)	Kansas City Blues
15)	Milenburg Joys
16)	I Never Knew
17)	It's All Coming Home to You
18)	China Boy
19)	Trouble in Mind
20)	Crawdad Song
21)	She's Got Me Worried
22)	Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name
23)	Deep Elm Blues
24)	White River Stomp
25)	You're in My Heart to Stay
26)	I'm a Do Right Papa
27)	Too Good to Be True

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Leon Chappelear (vocals, guitar); Bob Attlesey (vocals, ukelele, jug); Joe Attlesey (vocals, mandolin); Jimmie Davis (vocals); Carl Rainwater (steel guitar); Howard Oliver (tenor banjo); Lonnie Hall, J.R. Chatwell (fiddle); Speck Harrison (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Harvey, Hugh Berry (clarinet); Archie Laurent (piano).
Producers: Cary Ginell, Michael Kieffer.
Recorded between 1932 & 1937. Includes liner notes by Cary Ginell.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Gene Sullivan, Leon Chappelear (vocals, guitar); Joe Shelton (vocals, mandolin); Bob Shelton (vocals, ukulele); Jimmie Davis (vocals); Howard Oliver (tenor banjo); Lonnie Hall, J.R. Chatwell (fiddle).
Liner Note Author: Cary Ginell.
Recording information: Chicago, IL (09/13/1932-12/12/1937); Dallas, TX (09/13/1932-12/12/1937); New Orleans, LA (09/13/1932-12/12/1937); Richmond, IN (09/13/1932-12/12/1937).
Arranger: Leon Chappelear.
For a time during 1932-1935, Leon Chappelear (an appealing singer and guitarist) was one of the top bandleaders in Western swing, combining together early country music with jazz. Chappelear's Lone Star Cowboys were popular in the south, growing to be a sextet with two guitars, fiddle, clarinet, banjo, and bass. But a car accident on September 13, 1935, caused Chappelear some brain damage and, although he survived, he tired easily and a spark was lost in his performances. He continued on until 1938 and then spent the rest of his life until his death in 1962 working odd jobs and hoping against hope to make a comeback in music. Long forgotten, Leon Chappelear has now had his best recordings reissued on this single CD. Consisting of 27 performances from 1932-1938, the set features such numbers as "Just Because," "Who Walks in When I Walk Out," "Bugle Call Rag," "Ben Wheeler Stomp," "Angry," "Milenburg Joys," and "Deep Elm Blues." Although some of the clarinet solos in the later recordings are erratic, the music overall is quite enjoyable and reminiscent of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys. Highly recommended to Western swing collectors. ~ Scott Yanow