“…. This is a delightful first — New England Bob Wills. This CD deserves a big Bob Wills AAAHHHAA.” — Dr. Charles R. Townsend, author of “San Antonio Rose: The Life and Music of Bob Wills.” . BOB WILLS & HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS never toured in New England, but his western swing music got through anyway. And now a group of devoted fans in Massachusetts has recorded western swing in an exciting new way! On this fresh heartfelt tribute, “Goodbye Liza Jane: Hello Western Swing,” producer-musician Peter Ward and the Lone Pine Western Swing Band with special guest — steel guitar legend Herb Remington, an original Texas Playboy — set out to record songs the way Bob Wills would have liked them … direct and honest with a beat you can dance to. Judging by the early reviews, they succeeded. “The CD captures not only the spirit of Bob Wills; it also captures the great musicianship he demanded. Herb Remington and all the other musicians on this album more than demonstrate that.” — Dr. Charles R. Townsend. Peter Ward of Melrose, Mass., traveled to Turkey, Texas and Tulsa, Oklahoma where Wills fans still celebrate the music. There he met idols guitarist Eldon Shamblin, Bob’s brother Luke Wills, drummer Johnny Cuviello, bassist Joe Frank Ferguson, singer Leon Rausch, pianist Clarence Cagle and Tommy Duncan’s brother Glynn Duncan. “After years of listening to everything Bob recorded that was commercially available, I decided I wanted to show my appreciation to Bob, Tommy Duncan and all the Playboys for making music that consistently made me happy for so long,” said Ward, a native of Lewiston, Maine. “I’m especially honored that Herb Remington agreed to play on my CD. He’s spectacular.” At the annual Bob Wills Day in Turkey in the 1990s, Wills biographer Charles Townsend signed his book, “San Antonio Rose,” for Ward: “I don’t get to sign many books for people from Massachusetts.” On “Goodbye Liza Jane,” Peter Ward and the band “have not compromised Bob Wills style one iota in order to appeal to a modern age,” said Townsend. “Bob would never compromise either.” (For more information, please visit www.westernswingmusic.com.