Sons Of The West

Sons Of The West

Sons Of The West

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Thinking Of You
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I Live In Memory Of You
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Mama Inez
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Make A Wreath For Mary
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Am I Blue

Albums

  • Country Essentials

    Aug 2011 • 15 songs

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Sons Of The West

Biography

The Sons of the West were a Western swing group who played mostly in Amarillo, TX, during the late '30s and early '40s, becoming the Panhandle area's first significant outfit working in that style. They were founded in 1936 by fiddler Son Lansford, a cousin of Bob Wills who'd performed with the Texas Playboys for a time. Lansford actually started the group in Fort Worth but moved them to Amarillo in search of a largely untapped market for music. The Sons ran through 11 members during the course of their brief existence: bassist/lead singer Jimmy Meek (who later assumed leaders...
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