This collection includes several examples of the music of cowgirl musician Billie Maxwell and her father's White Mountain Orchestra from Nutrioso, Arizona. Billie Maxwell's songs are solo recordings while the instrumental numbers are performed by the orchestra.
This article comments on Billie Maxwell's "The Cowboy's Wife," describes John Dixon's and Al Perry's efforts to obtain an original copy of Maxwell's record, provides a biographical sketch of Billie Maxwell, and discusses her musical career, the White Mountain Orchestra, and conditions in Nutrioso, Arizona in the 1920s.
Billie Maxwell performs "The Cowboy's Wife."
Billie Maxwell and the White Mountain Orchestra perform a piece whose title is unknown.
Billie Maxwell performs "The Arizona Girl I Left Behind."
Billie Maxwell performs a piece whose title is unknown.
Billie Maxwell and the White Mountain Orchestra perform a piece whose title is unknown.
The White Mountain Orchestra performs the "Gooson Quadrille."
The White Mountain Orchestra performs an instrumental piece.
The White Mountain Orchestra performs an instrumental piece.
The White Mountain Orchestra performs the "Escudilla Waltz."