It happened in Fort Worth, Texas in the summer of 1928. It could not have happened anywhere else. It could not have happened at another time. No one else could have done it.

A cigar salesman with a rich baritone voice, a barber who was also the best fiddle player in Texas, and a fifteen-year-old waitress who loved to dance.

Together, they created a style of music that still exists today. A style of music that is now the official music style  for the state of Texas. Some called it Texas Swing. Most people just called it dance music.

They were Milt Brown, Mollie Perkins, and Jim-Bob Wills.

This is Mollie’s story.

Songs

Act 1

• Deep in the Heart of Texas ^##
• Panhandle Rag ^##
• Thanks for Your Letter ^##
• Come and Kiss Me, Goodbye ^##
• Oh, Miss Mollie ^##
• Star Spangled Banner ^##
• Boot Kickin’ Dance Music
• Times is Hard
• Feelin’ Rhythm in the Air
• Swingin’ Western Style

^## – historical music from 1945 Armed Forces Radio broadcast

Act 2

• Lonesome Prairie Polka
• Boot Kickin’ Dance Music
• Brandin’ My Man with Love
• Breakfast for a Texas Man
• Crystal Springs
• Lawson’s Little Pills
• Zip-Zip Zipper ^*
• Pass them Biscuits
• Country Howdown

*Historical music performed by Light Crust Doughboys

Act 3

• Truth Wars Against My Heart
• Somebody Loses, Somebody Wins ^YY
• When I was Young and Handsome ^YY
• Galveston-Town Blues
• Hand and Hand, We Face the Sea (Glorious Morning)
• Melody Ranch Two-Step
• San Antonio Rose ^zz
• Fort Worth Molly
• Silver Wings

^YY Historical music performed by Texas Jim Robertson

^zz Historical music performed by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys

Disclaimer:

This is a work of fiction built around historical circumstances. Molly Perkins as depicted in this work is a fictional character. She does not represent any person alive or dead.

Original music composed using Suno-AI and Soundful software.

Historical music was drawn from the American Armed Forces Radio Network Archives, Archive Number 3, 1945.  It was accessed through the Internet Archive. Org website on May 11, 2024.