As teenagers in 1932 the Willis Brothers formed the Oklahoma Wranglers, playing a blend of Western swing and cowboy.
They were the first group to record with Hank Williams, and paid their dues as Grand Ole Opry regulars for 30 years, finally cracking the country music top-10 in 1964 when "Give Me 40 Acres (To Turn This Rig Around)" became their biggest hit.
And then in 1966, while apparently stuck in the truck-driving novelty niche, the Willis Bros amazing 2 second blast of garage punk jump-started this otherwise not too shabby slab of country fuzz.
(thanks: WFMU)
Posted on 01/09/2008
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My Trusted MOGs
That's classic - thank you indeed! There are some _choice riffs_ in that tune. Curvaceous sounds!
My Trusted MOGs
Here's a blast from a past post:
My Trusted MOGs
O Yeah - awesome! I love those guitar sounds. Wanda Jackson - definitely want some more of her. Thanks!