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Released September 23, 2003

The novelty-oriented Western swing of Hank Penny has been fairly well represented on CD between a pair of transcription packages and Westside's reissue of his classic King recordings. King of Hillbilly Bebop ups the ante with two discs containing a total of 50 recordings at an affordable price. The set begins with Penny's late-'30s recordings for Vocalion and Okeh, then navigates through a selection of his King sides from the '40s (including his three hits, "Steel Guitar Stomp," "Get Yourself a Red Head," and "Bloodshot Eyes"), and finishes up with ten of his RCA recordings from the early '50s. The early cuts lean toward Jimmie Davis-style hokum blues songs about hot mamas and papas, while the later tracks show an increasing hillbilly jazz bent with instrumentals like "Penny Blows His Top" and "Hillbilly Be-Bop." Penny played with a number of talented musicians -- Merle Travis, Noel Boggs, Zeke Turner, Speedy West -- whose talents are displayed throughout on the instrumental breaks. Despite the musicianship of Penny's band and their interest in pushing the envelope, most of the cuts retain their mainstream appeal via Penny's humorous vocal performances. The King material offered here doesn't overlap enough with the Westside anthology to discourage serious fans from buying both. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide

TRACKS

1. Sweet Talkin' Mama
2. Back Up a Little Bit
3. Cowboy's Swing
4. Mama's Getting Younger
5. Hesitation Blues
6. Hot Time Mama
7. All Night and All Day Long
8. It Ain't Gonna Rain No More
9. Mississippi Muddle
10. Won't You Ride in My Little Red Wagon
11. Red Hot Papa
12. (Say Mister Have You Met) Rosie's Sister
13. Oh Yes, Take Another Guess
14. Hawaiian Honeymoon
15. Peach Tree Shuffle
16. Tobacco State Swing
17. Blue Ridge Blues
18. Lonesome Train Blues
19. Hope You're Satisfied
20. Talkin' 'Bout You
21. Stell Guitar Stomp
22. When You Cry You Cry Alone
23. Now Ain't You Glad Dear
24. Two Timin' Mama
25. Guess Who Took Your Place

DISC 2

26. Get Yourself a Red Head
27. Low Down Woman Blues
28. Penny Blows His Top
29. Texas in My Soul
30. My Inlaws Made an Outlaw of Me
31. What You've Got
32. Hillbilly Jump
33. Got the Louisiana Blues
34. Alabama Jubilee
35. Hillbilly Be-Bop
36. Bloodshot Eyes
37. Wham! Bam! Thank You Ma'am
38. Tell Me All About Georgia
39. Jersey Bounce
40. Remington Ride
41. Texas Taxes
42. No Muss-No Fuss-No Bother
43. Hold the Phone
44. White Shotguns
45. Catch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, Tell 'Em Nothin'
46. I Like Molasses
47. I Want My Rib
48. You're Bound to Look Like a Monkey
49. The Mink on Her Back
50. Hadacillin Boogie

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