Country Greats

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Annotation

Please note: Disc 1 is a bit of a guess, the others I have in hand so are confirmed

Annotation last modified on 2016-10-23 07:49 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Volume 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash4.352:48
2Harper Valley P.T.A.
producer:
Shelby Singleton
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 78)
recording of:
Harper Valley PTA (on 1968-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3.753:14
3Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers22:55
4Walkin’ After Midnight
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline2:34
5You’ve Never Been This Far Before
recording of:
You’ve Never Been This Far Before
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Conway Twitty3:08
6King of the Road
recording of:
King of the Road
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller2:26
7Blue Suede Shoes
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins2:15
8Running Bear
recording of:
Running Bear
lyricist and composer:
J.P. Richardson (known as The Big Bopper)
publisher:
Big Bopper Music Company, Hall-Clement Publications, Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Johnny Preston2:41
9Okie From Muskogee
recording of:
Okie From Muskogee
writer:
Roy Burris and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:42
10Walk on By
recording of:
Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke song)
lyricist and composer:
Kendall Hayes (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Lowery Music Co. Inc.
Leroy Van Dyke2:16
11Run, Jeannie, Run
recording of:
Run Jeannie Run
writer:
Clark Bentley and Jerri Clark
Jeannie C. Riley3:24
12High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
recording of:
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The 25th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1952 winner)
Frankie Laine2:49
13I’m Wasting My Tears on You
recording of:
I'm Wastin' My Tears on You (on 1943-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Harford and Tex Ritter
Tex Ritter & His Texans2:49
14Snowbird
Liv Maessen2:05
15Carroll Country Accident
Bobby & Laurie2:47
16Ginger Man
recording of:
Ginger Man
writer:
Brian Cadd
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Brian Cadd4:07
17All I Want to Do
Lee Conway2:24
18Broken Promises
recording of:
Broken Promises
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Nelson-Willie-Music Inc.
Willie Nelson2:12
19Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
recording of:
Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
lyricist and composer:
Lobo (American singer-songwriter Roland Kent LaVoie)
Stonewall Jackson2:45
20Old Man Emu
recording of:
Old Man Emu (John Williamson song)
lyricist and composer:
John Williamson (Australian country musician)
John Williamson2:53
2▶CD: Volume 2
3▶CD: Volume 3
4▶CD: Volume 4
5▶CD: Volume 5
6▶CD: Volume 6
7▶CD: Volume 7
8▶CD: Volume 8
9▶CD: Volume 9
10▶CD: Volume 10

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Release

ASIN:UK: B0000B00J5 [info]