reviews · 11/14/2017

Merl Lindsay was working in California when Bob Wills suggested that he name his Western Swing band, the Oklahoma Night Riders. The name stuck, and they returned to Oklahoma City to record for a couple of labels in the late 40’s. There are other CDs around with many of the band’s commercial recordings, but this album contains previously unissued performances from demos and radio broadcasts, recorded 1948-1962. Lindsay’s “sound” doesn’t necessarily copy other greats in Western Swing, altho