Between the late 1940s and mid-1950s, Wesley ‘Speedy’ West could be heard on dozens if not hundreds or thousands of recordings, from hillbilly to pop and far beyond and by artists as diverse as Doris Day, Spike Jones, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra – as well as finding time to record several dozen instrumental duets with his ‘regular’ guitar playing chum Jimmy Bryant. This collection spotlights his work as a side man with diverse musical settings.............
1. STEEL GUITAR RAG - Speedy West with Cliffie Stone and his Hometown Hepcats 2. HILLBILLY BEBOP (Alternate Take) - Hank Penny 3. CANDY KISSES - Eddie Kirk 4. STEEL STRIKE - Cliffie Stone and his Hometown Gang 5. BOOGIE WOOGIE FEVER - Gene O’Quin 6. TATER PIE - Cliffie Stone and his Hometown Jamboree Gang 7. HEY GOOD LOOKING - Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford 8. RUN LITTLE EVA - Red Ingle 9. HOME SWEET OKLAHOMA - Roy Rogers with Frank Worth’s Orchestra and the Roy Rogers Riders 10. YOU’RE MY SUGAR - Kay Starr and Tennessee Ernie 11. OAKIE BOOGIE (First Version) - Ella Mae Morse 12. COOL COOL KISSES - Helen O’Connell and Tennessee Ernie 13. I’VE TURNED A GADABOUT - Spike Jones and his Country Cousins 14. A FULL TIME JOB - Doris Day and Johnnie Ray with Paul Weston and his Orchestra 15. TENNESSEE NEWSBOY - Frank Sinatra with Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl 16. FATBACK, LOUISIANA, U.S.A - Tennessee Ernie Ford with Cliffie Stone’s Orchestra 17. SETTIN’ THE WOODS ON FIRE - Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford 18. HONKY TONK BLUES - Jan Garber and his Orchestra 19. MISTER TAP TOE - Doris Day with Paul Weston and his Orchestra and the Norman Luboff Choir 20. SHENANDOAH SHUFFLE - The Lancers with Nelson Riddle’s Orchestra 21. CRYING STEEL GUITAR WALTZ - Jean Shepard and Speedy West 22. Y’ALL COME - Bing Crosby with the Cass County Boys 23. BLUE GUITAR - Sheb Wooley 24. COMMON FOLKS - Roberta Lee 25. HEY JOE! - Frankie Laine with Paul Weston and his Orchestra and the Norman Luboff Choir 26. SWEET THING - Dinah Shore with Harry Zimmerman and his Orchestra 27. LOOK-A HERE, BABY - Ramblin’ Jimmie Dolan 28. BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY - Cliffie Stone and his Orchestra 29. BLUE SUEDE SHOES - Bob Roubian with Cliffie Stone and his Orchestra 30. I’M A HONKY TONK GIRL - Loretta Lynn
