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Call it the Bob Wills record for short...

Join the PVC as they erect a worthy monument to one of the most versatile and beloved figures in all of American music. You get 19 Bob Wills nuggets that show the breadth of his musical magic, from C & W, to western swing, to jazz, to blues, and to all points in between.

Here's the lowdown: In addition to the usual crew, Sub-Commandante Mark Durante (Waco Brothers) sits in on pedal steel and revives the spirit of Leon McAuliffe, and some crack local players add tasty guitar, fiddle, horns, and piano.

Here's the kicker: handling the vocal duties is a powerhouse line-up of insurgent country greats and near-greats. Here's a quick listing of some of the guest stars: Texas legends Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Alejandro Escovedo, Kelly Hogan (Jody Grind, Rock*A*Teens), Robbie Fulks, Bob Boyd (from the archetypal Chicago swing masters The Sundowners), Sally Timms (Mekons), Brett Sparks (Handsome Family), Canadian dirtybird Neko Case, Edith Frost (Drag City artist), The Meat Purveyors, and Rico Bell (Mekon accordion man).

All of this masterful stuff is contained within a package of super-cool Langford art that is worth the price of admission alone!!! It is a spot-on classic and puts mainstream country tributes to the masters that they have otherwise forsaken to shame. Word.

Bob Wills own daughter, Rosetta, has given their efforts her blessing as, "the best tribute to my father's music I've ever heard."

No, we did not pay her to say that.

"One of the brightest homages I've heard in a long time... not a bad or boring track to be found." Bob Townsend, Stomp and Stammer

"Somewhere beyond the pearly gates, Bob Wills is stretched out in a rocking chair, a cigar in his left hand, a glass of Jack Daniels in the other, tapping his foot and grinnin' from ear to ear. With all the crap on the airwaves that tries to pass itself as country music these days, this new recording is blessed relief... 19 songs all told, each executed with the wild abandon and excellent musicianship that characterized Wills and the Playboys." David Bennett, San Antonio Current

"The band conjures up an almost magical aura of easy authenticity, never letting their deep respect for Wills get in the way of having a grand time." Natalie Nichols, Raygun

"Damn, it's good. [One highlight is] badass goofball Robbie Fulks, who knows better than most that country music needs a touch of Viet Cong attitude: Sometimes you've got to burn the village in order to save it. Good times are assured." Steve Dollar, Playboy.com