This is the first album released by Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West and consists of singles recorded for Capitol between 1951 and 1956. The fact that West isn't named on the cover suggests that he was regarded as a supporting musician on these sessions. This is odd since the album wasn't released till 1960 by which time West had very clearly established his position as a leading musician on the Capitol roster. And Jimmy Bryant was dropped in 1956, just after these recordings were made, for being a "Hellraiser". So I don't know who the cowboy on the cover is...
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Lovely, thanks much!
You're missing "Hometown Polka", but otherwise fine. Thanks!
according to Rich Kienzle in Southwest Shuffle, the photograph is none other than Billy Strange. Jimmy was too bitter about Capitol dropping his contract to pose!
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