Bob Wills - Ida Red Likes The Boogie: Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD)

Bob Wills is the undisputed 'King of Western Swing.' Whether he was the originator, the best fiddler, the best arranger, or whatever is an ongoing discussion among die-hard fans of the man and the genre. But Bob Wills put the big beat in country music and thus is long overdue in Bear Family's up-tempo hillbilly series 'Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight.'This carefully compiled selection spans Bob Wills' career from 1939 until 1963 and picks material from his stints with Vocalion/Columbia and Kapp, Master, MGM, + Liberty. Among the highlights of the CD are several classics: the old blues Keep Knocking But You Can't Come In, which Wills had initially played with his erstwhile partner, the legendary Milton Brown, in the Fort Worth Doughboys; country writer Cindy Walker's gem Don't Be Afraid of Your Age; and the influential Twin Guitar Special.Outstanding, however, is the tasteful compilation of Bob Wills's up-tempo dancefloor smashes - he was renowned for operating the best dance orchestra i