Country & Western: A Ride Through History

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Tracklist

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1Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy
guitar:
with instrumental accompaniment (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1949-11-08)
solo vocals:
Red Foley (US country music musician) (on 1949-11-08)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1949-11-08)
recording of:
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (Jack Stap didn't actually write "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" but is credited for it.) (on 1949-11-07)
writer:
Jack Stapp and Harry Stone (US songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1950-01-11)
Red Foley2:46
2A-Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens2:42
3Remember Me, I’m the One Who Loves You
recording of:
(Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
Stuart Hamblen2:58
4Moanin’ the Blues
recording of:
Moanin’ the Blues (on 1950-08-31)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
Hank Williams2:22
5Letters Have No Arms
recording of:
Letter Have No Arms
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
Ernest Tubb3:03
6If You’ve Got the Money, I’ve Got the Time
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 18)
recording of:
If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time (in 1950)
writer:
Jim Beck (James Albert Beck, country music producer, talent agent, record promoter, recording studio owner, A&R engineer, music publisher) and Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
Lefty Frizzell2:55
7Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma’am
cover recording of:
Wham! Bam! Thank You Ma’am!
writer:
Hank Penny
Ramblin’ Jimmie Dolan2:39
8Sugarfoot Rag
recording of:
Sugarfoot Rag (on 1949-11-10)
composer:
Hank Garland and Vaughn Horton
publisher:
Valley Pub. Inc.
Red Foley2:23
9I’ll Sail My Ship Alone
recording of:
I’ll Sail My Ship Alone
writer:
Morry Burns, Henry Bernard, Lois Mann and Henry Thurston
Moon Mullican3:00
10I’ll Never Be Free
producer:
Lee Gillette
bass:
Cliffie Stone (on 1950-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Muddy Berry (on 1950-06-28)
fiddle:
Harold Hensley (on 1950-06-28)
guitar:
Jimmy Bryant (country music guitarist & composer) (on 1950-06-28) and Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1950-06-28)
piano:
Billy Liebert (on 1950-06-28)
steel guitar:
Speedy West (on 1950-06-28)
vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1950-06-28) and Kay Starr (on 1950-06-28)
performer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Be Free (on 1950-06-28)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (in 1950, in 1977) and Claude A. Music Co. (in 1950, in 1977)
Tennessee Ernie Ford & Kay Starr2:36
11Tennessee Waltz
orchestra:
Jack Rael & his Orchestra (in 1950-11)
conductor:
Jack Rael (in 1950-11)
cover recording of:
Tennessee Waltz (on 1950-10-14)
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patti Page3:00
12Blue Guitar Stomp
Leon McAuliffe2:59
13Old Soldiers Never Die
performer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) (in 1951)
recording of:
Old Soldiers Never Die (on 1951-05-21)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Kind Words Can Never Die
Gene Autry3:15
14Somebody’s Been Beatin’ My Time
recording of:
Somebody’s Been Beatin’ My Time
lyricist and composer:
Zeke Clements (US country musician)
Eddy Arnold2:14
15Look What Thoughts Will Do
Lefty Frizzell2:26
16Beautiful Brown Eyes
Jimmy Wakely2:35
17Get Your Kicks (From the Country Hicks)
Johnny Hicks2:24
18Cryin’ Heart Blues
producer:
Stephen H. Sholes
double bass:
Paul Rice (Rice Brothers Gang (hillbilly string band, not bluegrass)) (on 1951-05-06)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1951-05-06)
guitar:
Jack Anglin (on 1951-05-06) and Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ) (on 1951-05-06)
maracas and lead vocals:
Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter) (on 1951-05-06)
resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals:
Ray Atkins (US dobro player) (on 1951-05-06)
tenor vocals:
Jack Anglin (on 1951-05-06)
recorded at:
Acoustic Equipment (active in 1940s and 1950s) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1951-05-06)
recording of:
Cryin’ Heart Blues (on 1951-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Brown (songwriter, "Cryin' Heart Blues")
Johnnie and Jack2:33
19South of the Border
recording of:
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
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 Autry3:14
20Heart Strings
Eddy Arnold2:46
21I Want to Be With You Always
Lefty Frizzell3:02
22Tennessee Waltz
Pee Wee King3:01
23Hey Good Lookin’
recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’ (on 1951-03-16)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
Hank Williams42:53
24Sparrow in the Tree Top
Rex Allen2:38
25There’s Been a Change in Me
recording of:
There’s Been a Change in Me
lyricist and composer:
Cy Coben (songwriter)
Eddy Arnold2:13
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