Country, Bluegrass & Mountain Music

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lovesick Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1948-12-22)
bass:
Willie Thawl (US bassist) (on 1948-12-22)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Grishaw (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis Innis (on 1948-12-22)
mandolin:
Clyde Baum (on 1948-12-22)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team) (on 1948-12-22)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
recording of:
Lovesick Blues (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
Hank Williams42:48
2I Love You So Much It Hurts
Jimmy Wakely2:49
3Divorce Me C.O.D.
recording of:
Divorce Me C.O.D. (on 1946-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music (publisher) (on 1946-08-26)
Merle Travis3:03
4Shame on You
fiddle:
Spade Cooley (on 1944-12-04)
recording of:
Shame on You (on 1944-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Spade Cooley
writer:
Donnell Clyde Cooley, Jr.
Spade Cooley & His Orchestra32:54
5Deep in the Heart of Texas
John "Dusty" King3:17
6Cowboy's Lament
recording of:
Cowboy's Lament (Ken Maynard version)
version of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”)
Ken Maynard43:30
7Dust
recording of:
Dust (on 1937-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Johnny Marvin
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 nominee)
Gene Autry2:29
8Cool Water
Sons of the Pioneers2:57
9Sixteen Tons
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 105)
recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1946-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
adaptations:
16 Tons
Merle Travis2:54
10No Vacancy
recording of:
No Vacancy
lyricist and composer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
Merle Travis2:43
11I Love You Because
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-12-29)
cover recording of:
I Love You Because (on 1949-12-29)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
Ernest Tubb32:42
12I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams2:52
13Wreck on the Highway
recording of:
Wreck on the Highway (aka I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray)
lyricist and composer:
Dorsey Dixon
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:50
14Sing, Cowboy, Sing
recording of:
A-Sing, Cowboy Sing
Tex Ritter2:45
15Osage Stomp
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1935-09-23)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1935-09-23)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1935-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1935-09-23)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1935-09-23) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1935-09-23)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1935-09-23) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1935-09-23)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1935-09-23)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1935-09-23)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1935-09-23)
trombone:
Art Haines (on 1935-09-23)
recording of:
Osage Stomp (on 1935-09-23)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills3:06
16The Everlasting Hills of Oklahoma
Sons of the Pioneers3:02
17South of the Border
recorded at:
Stevens Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) (on 1939-09-11)
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (on 1939-03-30)
Gene Autry2:54
18A Mansion on the Hill
recording of:
A Mansion on the Hill (on 1947-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-30)
Hank Williams2:39
19On the Sunny Side of the Rockies
Jimmie Davis2:48
20A Gay Ranchero
recording of:
A Gay Ranchero (in 1939)
writer:
Juan José Espinosa (Juan José Espinoza Guevara, mexican composer), Francia Luban and Abe Tuvim
Roy Rogers2:28
2CD
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1Wabash Cannonball
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1936-10-21)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Acuff2:56
2I'm a Long Gone Daddy
recording of:
I’m a Long Gone Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-08-13)
Hank Williams2:55
3Steel Guitar Rag
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-09-29)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-29)
double bass:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1936-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1936-09-29)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1936-09-29) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1936-09-29)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1936-09-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1936-09-29)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1936-09-29)
reeds:
Ray DeGeer (on 1936-09-29)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1936-09-29)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1936-09-29)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1936-09-29)
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental) (on 1936-09-29)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Bob Wills2:50
4Song of the Sierras
Jimmy Wakely3:03
5Sleepy Time in Caroline
Eddie Dean3:10
6Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette!)
vocals:
Tex Williams
recording of:
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) (on 1947-03-27)
writer:
Merle Travis and Tex Williams
publisher:
Campbell Connelly and American Music (publisher) (on 1947-06-27)
Tex Williams2:54
7Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
Red Foley2:59
8Tennessee Border
recording of:
Tennessee Border (on 1949-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
Red Foley2:46
9Lie Low, Little Doggies
Sons of the Pioneers3:10
10Goin' to the Barn-Dance Tonight
Carson Robison and His Pioneers2:50
11Little Bessie
The Alabama Barnstormers3:21
12Ragtime Cowboy Joe
The Hill Billies2:57
13Meet Me by the Icehouse, Lizzie
Hoosier Hot Shots3:06
14Ridin' Down to Santa Fe
Merle Travis3:14
15The Cowboy's Trademark
recording of:
Cowboy's Trademark
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
Gene Autry2:44
16The Last Round Up
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-16) and Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1959-06)
recording of:
The Last Roundup (on 1947-10-16)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. (in 1933)
Sons of the Pioneers2:39
17I'll Hold You in My Heart
recording of:
I’ll Hold You in My Heart (’Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) (on 1947-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Arnold, Hal Horton (songwriter) and Tommy Dilbeck
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1947-05-15)
Eddy Arnold42:46
18Move It On Over
bass:
Bronson Reynolds (Bronson Lee Reynolds; comedian who also played bass and harmonica; sometimes nicknamed "Barefoot Brownie")
electric guitar:
Zeke Turner
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and vocal:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louie Innis
steel guitar:
Dale Lohman (guitarist; performs with Hank Williams)
recording of:
Move It on Over (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
Hank Williams42:49
19She Come Rolling Down the Mountain
The Aaron Sisters3:06
20She's Too Good for Me
Rex Cole's Mountaineers3:04
3CD
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1Cigarettes, Whisky and Wild Women
Sons of the Pioneers2:57
2So Round, So Rirm, So Fully Packed!
recording of:
So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed (on 1946-10-19)
writer:
Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter), Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music (publisher) (on 1947-01-08)
Merle Travis33:02
3The Runaway Train
Vernon Dalhart3:17
4I'll Be a Bachelor 'Til I Die
recording of:
I’ll Be a Bachelor ’til I Die (on 1947-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
Hank Williams2:41
5Dear Old Western Skies
recording of:
Dear Old Western Skies
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
Gene Autry2:54
6Get Along Little Dogies
Tex Ritter3:08
7The Little Old Sod Shanty On My Chain
Marc Williams3:12
8I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart
Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers3:10
9My Clinch Mountain Home
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1929-02-14)
guitar:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-02-14)
steel guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1929-02-14)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1929-02-14) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-02-14)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1929-02-14)
recording of:
My Clinch Mountain Home (on 1929-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
The Carter Family3:22
10Foggy Mountain Top
guitar:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-02-15)
steel guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1929-02-15)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1929-02-15) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-02-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1929-02-15)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Top (on 1929-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
The Carter Family3:08
11Tumbilng Tumbleweeds
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-03-15)
accordion:
Fred T. Travers
double bass:
Pat Brady
guitar:
Karl Farr and Charles Roberts (guitarist)
membranophone:
Robert Conzelman
saxophone:
John Mayhew (flutist)
violin:
Robert Barene, Hugh Farr, Erno Neufeld and Nick Pisani
vocals:
Ken Carson (country singer), Bob Nolan (Western songwriter), Lloyd Perryman and Tim Spencer (Songwriter Vernon Harold Timothy Spencer)
recording of:
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (on 1946-03-15)
publisher:
Music of the West
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (on 1934-07-12)
Sons of the Pioneers32:43
12Rootie Tootie
recording of:
Rootie Tootie (on 1947-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
Hank Williams2:50
13Take Me Back To Tulsa
recording of:
Take Me Back to Tulsa (on 1941-02-26)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1941-06-18)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:54
14Mississippi
Red Foley2:35
15The Streamlined Cannon Ball
Roy Acuff2:48
16The Golden Lariat
Montana Slim2:51
17The Brakeman's Blues
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-02-14)
ukulele:
Ellsworth T. Cozzens (Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
The Brakeman’s Blues (on 1928-02-14)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Jimmie Rodgers43:14
18Born to Lose
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 700 (2))
recording of:
Born to Lose (on 1942-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
Ted Daffan’s Texans42:45
19The West Ain't What it Used to Be
Carson Robison and His Pioneers3:13
20What a Shame
Merle Travis2:47