Bandera Waltz Explained
"Bandera Waltz" is a song written by O. B. "Easy" Adams.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
It is a Western cowboy ballad.[6] [7] According to the book Country Music USA, it talks about "the famous Bandera Stampede in Texas".[7]
This was the first song released by the Texas Top Hands on their own Everstate record label in 1949. The song became a regional hit and has since been considered "a dance hall classic".[3]
Jimmy Wakely version
Jimmy Wakely released his rendition on Capitol in 1950 (cat. no. 1240, c/w "Pot o' Cold").[8] Billboard gave a positive review: "A sensational cowboy waltz is warbled to a turn by Wakely, smartly backed by smooth-playing combo."
Slim Whitman version
| Bandera Waltz |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Slim Whitman |
| A-Side: | "Bandera Waltz"
"End of the World" |
| Released: | 1952 |
| Length: | 2:40 |
| Label: | Imperial |
Slim Whitman recorded his version, along with "Love Song of the Waterfall", "My Love Is Growing Stale", and "End of the World", in November 1951 at KWKH.[9]
Whitman's first single for Imperial would be "Love Song of the Waterfall" coupled with "My Love Is Growing Stale", following by "Bandera Waltz" coupled with "End of the World".
Track listing
Notes and References
- Web site: Original versions of Bandera Waltz written by Easy Adams. SecondHandSongs. 2023-03-12.
- Book: Whiskey River (Take My Mind): The True Story of Texas Honky-Tonk . 978-1-4773-1548-4 . Bush . Johnny . Mitchell . Ricky . 24 May 2017 . University of Texas Press .
- Book: The Handbook of Texas Music. 318. 978-0-87611-193-2 . Barkley . Roy R. . 2003 . Texas State Historical Association .
- Web site: The Journal of Country Music . 1986 .
- Web site: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series . 1953 .
- Book: Shreveport's KWKH: A City and Its Radio Station in the Evolution of Country Music and Rock-and-roll . 978-0-599-68147-7 . Laird . Tracey E. W. . 2000 . University of Michigan .
- Book: Country Music USA: 50th Anniversary Edition . Bill C. Malone . Tracey E. W. Laird. 2018. 279. University of Texas Press . 978-1-4773-1535-4 .
- Billboard . Billboard . October 7, 1950 . Google Books .
- Book: Shreveport Sounds in Black and White. Kip. Lornell. Tracey E. W.. Laird. February 17, 2010. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 978-1-4968-0062-6 . Google Books.
