Hollywood Western Swing 1944-1947

Hank Penny | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 11, 1996)
• Original Release Date: May 11, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Krazy Kat
• ASIN: B00000IN26
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #452,667 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Back Up a Little Bit

2. Sweet Talkin' Mama

3. When You Cry, You Cry Alone

4. Texas in My Soul

5. Hillbilly Jump

6. Big Fat Papa

7. I'm Gonna Change Things

8. Time Will Tell

9. Wildcat Mama

10. Steel Guitar Stomp

11. Hope You're Satisfied

12. Talkin' 'Bout You

13. Tearstains on Your Letter [Alternate Take]

14. Last Night [Remake]

15. Low Down Woman Blues

16. Why Didn't I Think of That

17. My Inlaws Made an Outlaw of Me

18. Red Hot Mama and Ice Cold Papa

19. Boogie Woogie Now [Alternate Take]

20. Penny Blows His Top

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

This compilation covers the underrated western swing artist's work, who is joined by high quality sidemen Merle Travis, Roy Lanham, Jimmy Widener, Charlie Morgan, Noel Boggs & others.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a light hearted to tapping CD One of the greatest!, May 20, 1999

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This review is from: Hollywood Western Swing 1944-1947 (Audio CD)

Hank Penny has a gift for writting amuzing songs that we can all relate to. The music is traditional western swing. You laugh and want to dance, at the same time. If you like traditional country music but don't like to cry, try Hank Penny

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Western Swing, October 20, 2007

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COMPUTERJAZZMAN "computerjazzman" (Cliffside Park, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hollywood Western Swing 1944-1947 (Audio CD)

If you enjoy Western Swing music from the 1940's and 1950's, then you'll be happy you purchased this CD. I guess Hank Penny is not as well known today as others from those days, when this kind of music was a big craze on the West Coast, probably due to the preponderence of Western movies made in Hollywood: Bob Wills, Spade Cooley, or Tex Williams, but this music swings just as much. I would say he most closely sounds like another great Western Swing star, Merle Travis. Upbeat, uptempo music with nice guitars (electric and pedal steel).