RLP 121 Slim Pickens Wilson-The Idol Of The Ozarks
I'M MOVIN' ON/THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE (& Goo-Goo Rutledge)/(You're Drivin') ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD/SHE'S THE LILY OF HILLBILLY VALLEY/I'LL BE BACK A-SUNDAY/I'LL DANCE AT YOUR WEDDING (& Goo-Goo Rutledge)/HOW LONG CAN I WAIT/LET'S PRETEND (Trio)/I'LL BE THERE (If You Ever Want Me)/KNOTHOLE (Trio)/FIREBALL MAIL/YOU DO (& Goo-Goo Rutledge)/SUGAR MOON/LOVE SONG OF THE WATERFALL (Trio)/WEDDING DOLLS (From Your Wedding Cake)/TO EACH HIS OWN (& Goo-Goo Rutledge)/I GOTTA BE GETTIN' HOME/ASHES OF LOVE (Trio)/MUSKRAT RAMBLE.
Slim Wilson, although I know about three different singers carrying the same name in the USA and Canada, is a legend in the Ozarks...and there's but one Slim Pickens Wilson. He started his radio career in 1933 and was included in or leader of different singing combinatios like, for instance, Slim and Shorty, Flash and Whistler, The Goodwill Family and The Tall Timber Trio. He did numerous transcriptions in the 1940's and 1950's but his commercial cuts have rather been rare. Four of the super rare cuts for Universal of 1948 are included. They are from the period he was associated Whistler with Flash (Goo-Goo Rutledge) and The Buster Fellows - certainly his greatest combination of all. Great musicians can be heard on all tracks, for instance Tommy Jackson (fiddle), Bud Isaacs (steel), Grady Martin (guitar). A must for collectors! More information about Slim see link below:
