Artist:Louise Massey and The Westerners
Song:My Adobe Hacienda
Album:As Good As It Gets: Western Swing
Louise Massey was a pioneer of Western Swing beginning in the 20s. But she had her greatest success when her 1941 single My Adobe Hacienda was rereleased in 1947. She was born Aug. 10, 1902 in Midland. TX but she grew up near Roswell, NM. In 1918, Louise's father Henry Massey started a band with three of his eight children wearing cowboy suits and playing instruments. Louise played piano and sang. She married Milton Mable at age 15 and he joined the band. The other members were Louise's brothers Curt and Allen. As The Massey Five, they had a show on Kansas City radio station KMBC. Henry Massey retired in 1930. He was replaced by accordionist Larry Wellington. Louise took over the band and they became Louise Massey and The Westerners. They had their own radio show on NBC. They recorded for Vocalion. Their best known song at the time was When the White Azaleas Start Blooming. They even appeared in the Tex Ritter film Where the Buffalo Roam. Louise switched to Columbia's Okeh label. My Adobe Hacienda was released in 1941 and it reached #23 on the Hit Parade. After Eddy Howard reached #2 with his 1947 recording of My Adobe Hacienda, Columbia rereleased Louise's recording and it reached #16. Louise wrote the song about her own house. The band split up in the late 40s. Louise retired and moved to Texas. She died on June 20, 1983 at age 81. There is no Louise Massey comp that has My Adobe Hacienda. You can find it on this 2CD various artists comp. In the 60s, Curt Massey was musical director at The Beverly Hillbillies TV show. He sang the theme for Petticoat Junction. Here's a video for My Adobe Hacienda by Louise Massey and The Westerners.
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