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Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys: Legends Of Country Music (Bear Family)

John Morthland, No Depression, 31 August 2006

YOU'D THINK THAT when it comes to Bob Wills' music, there'd be no surprises left. Oh, sure, somebody's bound to turn up another live set somewhere along the way, or something like that. But the most important – and most typical – Wills material is already out there. And once you've gotten the Bear Family treatment, as he has, there's nothing left for the die-hard fan to discover.

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