Friday, November 10, 2017

New San Antonio Rose and the Restaurant of the Mind

Tomorrow I will be signing Waylon County at the Restaurant of the Mind book store across the street from the Saginaw studio where Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys recorded "New San Antonio Rose," which sold more than a million copies. In honor of my musical heroes, I will be hauling my guitar. I might just play a song or two.

Here is "New San Antonio Rose," which was a monster hit in the 1940s. Notice that it is on the Okeh label. Okeh specialized in German, Czech, Yiddish, Polish, African-American, and "Hillbilly" records and has one of the most fascinating musical catalogs in existence.



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