Mel Bay Presents the Light Crust Doughboys Songbook

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Summary: Words, Music, Sound and History All-In-One
Review: As the Texas Legislature said in 1995, The Light Crust Doughboys have always been regarded as one of the country's most precious natural resources. But fans and critics more and more are recognizing the band as the seminal group it is: just as Bill Monroe is to bluegrass, and Robert Johnson is to the blues, so are The Light Crust Doughboys to Texas-style country and western swing. This unique collection explores many of the band's Doughboy originals both in secular and gospel music. Smokey Montgomery, fast becoming heralded around the world as the tenor banjo's greatest master, edited and compiled this collecton along with his disciple, the Texas Renaissance Man, Art Greenhaw. This is a must-have for anyone who wants to see how Texas country music is so much different from Nashville country, and you can explore the soul and feeling of a band that doesn't overdub, synthesize, or homogenize. The Light Crust Doughboys, the world's longest-lived country band, are bound for eternal fame like Scott Joplin and Stephen Foster and Irving Berlin, and now we can have a rare listen and sing-along to uncovered gems of Americana through this Mel Bay classic. Western swing is a synthesis of blues, gospel, rural fiddle music, big band, and much more. This is the lab band where western swing was invented in the 1930s, and here's how it's perfected in the 1990s with this contemporary Doughboy collection (along with a few amazing tracks from the 1940s). Where is The Country Music Hall of Fame when we need 'em to induct The Light Crust Doughboys?! Let's mount a campaign for The Light Crust Doughboys NOW!!