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Bobs & Bobbys | Music Crossroads of Texas

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This week on the Music Crossroads of Texas, Curtis's theme is Bobs and Bobbys. Selections come from Bob Wills, Bobby Keys, Bob Livingston, Bobby Butler and more. Enjoy this buffet of Bobbys!

Credit Houston Chronicle
The Rolling Stones - March 14, 1971 at the Roundhouse in London. The band features Bobby Keys on saxophone, left
Credit Deke Dickerson / Vintage Guitar Magazine
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Vintage Guitar Magazine
Bob Wills (front) & Tiny Moore (back)

Tracks

  1. Ida Red Likes the Boogie - Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys
  2. Take Me Back to Tulsa - Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys
  3. Deep Ellem Blues - Bob Campbell
  4. Rubber Dolly - Bob Skyles & the Skyrockets
  5. Turn Loose & Go to Town - Bob Skyles & the Skyrockets
  6. All I Ever Wanted - Linda Kay Parker duet with Billy Bob Thornton
  7. La Malaguena - Tortilla Factory feat. El Charro Negro (aka Bobby Butler)
  8. Tocando Puertas - Tortilla Factory feat. El Charro Negro (Bobby Butler)
  9. The Usual Thing - Bob Livingston
  10. Android's Lament - Bob Livingston
  11. Green Back Dollar - Bob & his Agents
  12. One Sided - Bob & his Agents 
  13. Monster - Bobby Bookout
  14. Remedy - Bobby Bookout
  15. Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones feat. Bobby Keys
  16. Fingernails - The Liquidators feat. Bobby Keys

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Bobby Bookout

Curtis Peoples, Ph.D., is the Archivist for the Southwest Music Archive and oversees the Crossroads Recording Studio for the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University. He is a musician who has worked in the music business for four decades, numerous recording studios, and has been a production manager for many events. Dr. Peoples teaches regional music history classes and American media studies; his research centers on music and place.