Hillbilly Boogie

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: 1994
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Country

Review

A find for fans of Western swing and honky tonk music, Hillbilly Boogie's 20 selections from 1946-1954 mirror the carefree postwar years with a rousing blend of vocal numbers and instrumentals. The selections include everything from fiddle and pedal-steel combo swingers like Paul Howard & His Cotton Pickers' "Drinking All My Troubles Away" to big-band country numbers like Al Dexter & His Troopers' "New Broom Boogie." Even the South's unsung Eastern European musical heritage is given its due on a handful of accordion-heavy polkas, including Spade Cooley's "Yodeling Polka" and Louise Massey & the Westeners' "Squeeze Box Polka." Plenty of boogie-woogie rhythm is also on hand with Curley Williams & His Georgia Peach Pickers' "Georgia Boogie" and Andy Reynolds & His 101 Ranch Boys' "Fiddlin' Boogie." Other fine cuts are contributed by country stars Bob Wills, Lefty Frizzell, and Little Jimmy Dickens. Topped off with excellent transfers from the original lacquers, plenty of humor ("Hamburger Hop"), and fine playing throughout, Hillbilly Boogie is a must for devotees of the golden era of pre-Nashville sound country music. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)	Merle Travis, Tex Williams	Johnny Bond	(2:49)
Three-Way Boogie [Instrumental]	Spade Cooley, John Weis, Joaquin Murphy, George Bamby	Spade Cooley & His Orchestra	(2:41)
Take It Away, Leon	Scott Billington	Leon Mcauliffe & His Western Swing Band	(2:43)
New Broom Boogie	Al Dexter	Al Dexter and His Troopers	(3:00)
Hamburger Hop	Jim Leisy	Johnny Hicks	(2:27)
Drinking All My Troubles Away		Paul Howard & His Cotton Pickers	(2:52)
Georgia Boogie	Curley Williams, Joe Pope	Curley Williams	(2:56)
Cowboy Stomp	Tiny Moore, Bob Wills	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	(2:23)
Mean Mama Boogie	Johnny Bond	Johnny Bond	(2:51)
Yodeling Polka	Spade Cooley, Jim Soldi, Pedro DePaul	Spade Cooley & His Orchestra	(2:42)
Saturday Night Boogie	Al Dexter	Al Dexter and His Troopers	(2:41)
Rootie Tootie	Fred Rose	Paul Howard & His Cotton Pickers	(2:48)
Blue Guitar Stomp	Cal Smith	Leon Mcauliffe & His Western Swing Band	(3:00)
Squeeze Box Polka		Louise Massey & Her Westerners	(2:52)
Beer Bottle Mama		Andy Reynolds & His 101 Ranch Boys	(2:28)
Fiddlin' Boogie	Curley Williams	Curley Williams	(2:38)
My Baby's Just Like Money [Previously Unissued First Version][#]	Lefty Frizzell, Jimmy Beck	Lefty Frizzell	(2:16)
Get Your Kicks (from the Country Hicks)		Johnny Hicks & His Troubadours	(2:25)
Give Me a Red Hot Mama and an Ice Cold Beer		Smiley Maxedon	(2:21)
Salty Boogie	Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant	Little Jimmy Dickens	(2:17)

Credits

Julian Peploe (Art Direction), Westerners (Cover Photo), Louise Massey & Her Westerners (Performer), Frank Driggs (Photo Courtesy), Al Dexter and His Troopers (Performer), Hope Chasin (Packaging Manager), Bobby Irwin (Producer), Bob Irwin (Compilation Producer), Robert Constanzo (Packaging Manager), Artie Traum (Liner Notes), Adam Block (Project Director), Julian Peploe (Design), Spade Cooley & His Orchestra (Performer), Lefty Frizzell (Performer), Curley Williams (Performer), Bob Wills (Performer), Michael Ochs (Photo Courtesy), Vic Anesini (Archival Restoration), Vic Anesini (Mastering), Louise Massey (Cover Photo), Leon Mcauliffe & His Western Swing Band (Performer), Little Jimmy Dickens (Performer)