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Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
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  • Summary: The third tribute album to Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys from the western swing band features guest appearances from such artists as the Avett Brothers, Billy Briggs, Elizabeth Cook, Kat Edmonson, Merle Haggard, Jamey Johnson, Pokey LaFarge, Amos Lee, Lyle Lovett, Old Crow Medicine Show,The third tribute album to Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys from the western swing band features guest appearances from such artists as the Avett Brothers, Billy Briggs, Elizabeth Cook, Kat Edmonson, Merle Haggard, Jamey Johnson, Pokey LaFarge, Amos Lee, Lyle Lovett, Old Crow Medicine Show, Brad Paisley, Shooter Jennings, George Strait, and The Time Jumpers.… Expand
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  • Record Label: Proper Records
  • Genre(s): Country, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Western Swing Revival
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The Girl I Left Behind Me
Wrote her a letter when I'd known better and asked her to be my wife Along came a feller and hit me on the smeller and it almost took my life Oh that... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Mar 18, 2015
    89
    The results are predictably top-notch.
  2. AllMusic
    Mar 18, 2015
    80
    Clearly, Asleep at the Wheel draw sustenance from the music of the Texas Playboys, finding life within these old songs, and their love remains infectious and palpable after all these years.
  3. The New York Times
    Mar 18, 2015
    80
    Still the King genuflects little to Nashville’s reigning commercial center, but the artists on deck pull their weight.
  4. The Guardian
    Mar 18, 2015
    60
    Genial Texan magic.

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