“Dallas, Texas Blues” (via St. Louis) — 1958
by Paula Bosse
Just stumbled across this slow, low-down-and-dirty Dixieland-influenced instrumental track called “Dallas, Texas Blues.” It comes from the 1958 album Dixieland from St. Louis by Sammy Gardner and His Mound City Six. I can’t find any information on this song or what it has to do with Big D, but it’s good. Take a listen:
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Sources & Notes
More info on the track — and a 99-cent download — can be found here.
Read the liner notes by Nat Hentoff on the back of the original LP here.

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