As its title implies, Encore is a collection of late Bob Wills recordings, made after his primary work was done. In 1960, Wills reunited with singer Tommy Duncan, who had left his band in 1948, for the Liberty Records LPs Together Again (1960) and Living Legend (1961). Naturally, the two recorded many early Wills favorites, such as "Take Me Back To Tulsa" and "San Antonio Rose," but also included was "Heart To Heart Talk," which became Wills's first country Top Ten hit in a decade, and his last. In 1963, Liberty recorded a ...
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As its title implies, Encore is a collection of late Bob Wills recordings, made after his primary work was done. In 1960, Wills reunited with singer Tommy Duncan, who had left his band in 1948, for the Liberty Records LPs Together Again (1960) and Living Legend (1961). Naturally, the two recorded many early Wills favorites, such as "Take Me Back To Tulsa" and "San Antonio Rose," but also included was "Heart To Heart Talk," which became Wills's first country Top Ten hit in a decade, and his last. In 1963, Liberty recorded a "solo" Wills album, Bob Wills Sings And Plays, on which the bandleader, while still accompanied by a group, was prominently featured both on fiddle and vocals. Ten years later, United Artists Records recorded what turned out to be the final Bob Wills album, For the Last Time, when Wills suffered a stroke following the first session. This three-CD set, which, with a running time of two hours and 35 minutes, might have just fit onto two discs, draws from all these recordings as well as some live radio transcriptions from 1963-64 for a comprehensive portrait of Wills's last two decades. The box, which features a cover photograph of Wills in his prime and gives no indication of when the tracks were recorded, could be deceiving, and the lavish 40-page booklet, containing an extensive essay by Wills biographer Charles R. Townsend, tends to suggest that these recordings have more importance than they actually do in Wills's discography. As Townsend writes, the set contains "fifty-seven of the best recordings Wills made in his later years, " but, while entertaining and constituting a coda to his greatest work that is of historical interest, these recordings are not among Wills's best overall. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi
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Fine in very good packaging. 3 discs. Originally released: 1994. (3314CDVD) PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY: This sale is for MUSIC on CD( SET OF 1 Discs Music). There is no visible Scratches on this disc) Case or Box and cover tab (Good), Insidee disc s Holding tab is (Good), Cover or insert pamphlet (not issued). These is no Marking ON the Discs. if you ve received the item and you are not at most 65% satisfied with this item, return the item.
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