Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection, Volume IV

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Tracklist

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1For the Good Times
bass guitar:
Joe Zinkan (on 1970-03-16)
bell and vibraphone:
Richard Farrell Morris (on 1970-03-16)
drums (drum set):
Willie Ackerman (US studio drummer) (on 1970-03-16)
guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1970-03-16)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1970-03-16)
steel guitar:
Harold L. "Curly" Chalker (on 1970-03-16) and James C. Day (on 1970-03-16)
vocals:
Ray Price (American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist) (on 1970-03-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1970)
cover recording of:
For the Good Times (on 1970-03-16)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
Ray Price3:49
2Sin City
bass guitar:
Chris Ethridge
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Chris Hillman
piano:
Gram Parsons
steel guitar:
Sneaky Pete Kleinow
vocals:
Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons
recording of:
Sin City
composer:
Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons
The Flying Burrito Brothers4:12
3After the Fire Is Gone
producer:
Owen Bradley
acoustic guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1970-11-09)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1970-11-09)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tommy Markham (country music songwriter) (on 1970-11-09)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1970-11-09)
electric guitar:
Herman Wade (on 1970-11-09)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1970-11-09)
steel guitar:
John Hughey (on 1970-11-09)
background vocals:
Hoyt Hawkins (on 1970-11-09), Neal Matthews (on 1970-11-09), Mildred Kirkham (on 1970-11-09), Gordon Stoker (US pianist, tenor vocalist and music publisher) (on 1970-11-09) and Ray Walker (US bass singer, Jordanaires member) (on 1970-11-09)
vocals:
Loretta Lynn (on 1970-11-09) and Conway Twitty (on 1970-11-09)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-11-09)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1972 winner)
recording of:
After the Fire Is Gone (on 1970-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
L.E. White (bluegrass fiddler and songwriter)
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty2:41
4I Never Go Around Mirrors (I’ve Got a Heartache to Hide)
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1973-07-17)
classical guitar [gut-string guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1973-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Murrey Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1973-07-17)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-07-17) and Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1973-07-17)
guitar:
Jerry Stembridge (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1973-07-17)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1973-07-17)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1973-07-17)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1973-07-17)
vocals:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) (on 1973-07-17)
recording of:
I Never Go Around Mirrors (on 1973-07-17)
writer:
Sanger D. Shafer (Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer; American country songwriter and musician)
composer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Sanger D. Shafer
Lefty Frizzell2:36
5Why Me Lord
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1972-07-08) and Farrell Morris (on 1972-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Ken Buttery (on 1972-07-08)
guitar:
James Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1972-07-08), Jerry Stembridge (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1972-07-08) and Bill Justis (on 1972-07-13)
keyboard:
Bobby R. Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1972-07-08) and Michael E. Utley (musician, songwriter, and record producer) (on 1972-07-08)
strings:
Brenton Banks (on 1972-07-13), Carl Joseph Gorodetzky (on 1972-07-13), David Darling (cellist) (on 1972-07-13), George Binkley III (violinist, session musician) (on 1972-07-13), Lillian Hunt (on 1972-07-13), Sheldon Kurland (on 1972-07-13) and Steven Maxwell Smith (American session violinist. - Steven Maxwell Smith) (on 1972-07-13)
background vocals:
Rita Coolidge (on 1972-07-08) and Larry Gatlin (on 1972-07-08)
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (on 1972-07-08)
recording of:
Why Me (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music Publishing Co.
Kris Kristofferson43:30
6The Grand Tour
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1974-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Willie Ackerman (US studio drummer) (on 1974-01-22)
electric guitar:
Pete Wade (on 1974-01-22)
guitar:
Tommy Allsup (on 1974-01-22), Ray Edenton (on 1974-01-22) and Glenn Keener (on 1974-01-22)
piano:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) (on 1974-01-22)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1974-01-22)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1974-01-22)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1974-01-22)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 38) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 40)
recording of:
The Grand Tour (on 1974-01-22)
writer:
George Richey, Carmol Taylor and Norris “Norro” Wilson (singer, songwriter and producer)
George Jones43:10
7Love Hurts
engineer and mixer:
Hugh Davies (US recording engineer)
producer:
Gram Parsons
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Gram Parsons (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
bass:
Emory Gordy (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt (drummer) (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Herb Pedersen (in 1973)
pedal steel guitar:
Al Perkins (Texas born guitarist esp. steel guitar) (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
piano:
Glen D. Hardin (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
vocals:
Emmylou Harris (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
cover recording of:
Love Hurts (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-08-30)
sub-publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris53:41
8Bob Wills Is Still the King
12 string guitar [12-string guitar]:
Larry Whitmore (on 1974-09-27)
bass:
Duke Goff (on 1974-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (on 1974-09-27)
guitar:
Billy Reynolds (on 1974-09-27) and Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1974-09-27)
harmonica:
Roger Crabtree (on 1974-09-27)
steel guitar:
Ralph Mooney (on 1974-09-27)
vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1974-09-27)
recording of:
Bob Wills Is Still the King
lyricist and composer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
dedicated to:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Baron Music Publishing Co.
Waylon Jennings3:29
9Who’ll Turn Out the Lights (in Your World Tonight)
bass:
Henry Strzelecki (on 1975-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Hayward Bishop (on 1975-08-26)
electric guitar:
Glenn Keener (on 1975-08-26)
fiddle:
Marcy Cates (on 1975-08-26), Marjorie Cates (on 1975-08-26) and Tommy Williams (Fiddle player) (on 1975-08-26)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James D. Capps (guitarist (session), James D. Capps) (on 1975-08-26) and Jerry Stembridge (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1975-08-26)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1975-08-26) and Ronnie Milsap (on 1975-08-26)
steel guitar:
Dickey Overby (on 1975-08-26)
vibraphone:
Farrell Morris (on 1975-08-26)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1975-08-26), Dolores Edgin (on 1975-08-26), Wendellyn Suits (on 1975-08-26) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1975-08-26)
vocals:
Ronnie Milsap (on 1975-08-26)
Ronnie Milsap3:21
10Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
bass:
Sherman Hayes (in 1977-11)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (in 1977-11)
guitar:
John Hug (in 1977-11), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1977-11), Chips Moman (in 1977-11), Gordon Payne (in 1977-11), Rance Wasson (in 1977-11) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1977-11)
guitar [guitar harmony] and harmonica:
Gordon Payne (in 1977-11)
keyboard and organ:
Barny Robertson (in 1977-11)
steel guitar:
Sherman Hayes (in 1977-11) and Ralph Mooney (in 1977-11)
background vocals:
Barny Robertson (in 1977-11), Gordon Payne (in 1977-11), Carter Robertson (in 1977-11), Rance Wasson (in 1977-11) and Becky Williams (country vocals) (in 1977-11)
lead vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1977-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1977-11)
vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1977-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1977-11)
performer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1977), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
American Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1977-11)
cover recording of:
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (in 1977-11)
writer:
Ed Bruce (American country music songwriter, singer and actor) and Patsy Bruce
publisher:
Tree Publishing Inc.
version of:
Mama Don't Let Your Cowboys Grow Up to Be Babies
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson42:33
11’til I Gain Control Again
producer:
Rodney Crowell
acoustic guitar:
Rodney Crowell (in 1981) and Vince Gill (in 1981)
bass:
Emory Gordy (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
Larrie Londin (in 1981)
electric guitar [lead electric guitar] and piano:
Albert Lee (guitarist) (in 1981)
guitar [shaker guitar]:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist) (in 1981)
steel guitar:
Hank DeVito (in 1981)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Vince Gill (in 1981) and Albert Lee (guitarist) (in 1981)
vocals:
Rodney Crowell (in 1981)
recording of:
Till I Gain Control Again (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Rodney Crowell
publisher:
Tessa Publishing Co. (BMI)
Rodney Crowell5:07
12Beneath Still Waters
acoustic guitar:
Emmylou Harris (in 1979) and Albert Lee (guitarist) (in 1979)
bass:
Emory Gordy (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
John Ware (drummer) (in 1979)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (in 1979)
guitar [high-strung guitar]:
Rodney Crowell (in 1979)
piano:
Glen D. Hardin (in 1979)
steel guitar:
Hank DeVito (in 1979)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Fayssoux Starling (in 1979)
vocals:
Emmylou Harris (in 1979)
recording of:
Beneath Still Waters (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
Emmylou Harris3:45
13The Devil Went Down to Georgia
bass:
Charles F. Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band) (on 1978-12-05)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter) (on 1978-12-05) and James W. Marshall (on 1978-12-05)
fiddle:
Charlie Daniels (on 1978-12-05)
guitar:
John T. Crain (on 1978-12-05)
keyboard:
William J. DiGregorio (on 1978-12-05)
vocals:
Charlie Daniels (on 1978-12-05), John T. Crain (on 1978-12-05) and William J. DiGregorio (on 1978-12-05)
recording of:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia (on 1978-12-05)
writer:
Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter), Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band), John Crain and James W. Marshall
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Hat Band Music (in 1979)
Charlie Daniels3:38
14He Stopped Loving Her Today
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1980-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1980-02-06)
guitar:
Phil Baugh (on 1980-02-06), Billy R. Sanford (guitar) (on 1980-02-06) and Pete Wade (on 1980-02-06)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1980-02-06)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1980-02-06)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1980-02-06)
strings and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1980-02-06)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1980-02-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 142) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 270)
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today (on 1980-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
George Jones53:15
15Old Flame
bass:
David Chaim Smith (Bassist) (on 1980-12-14)
drums (drum set):
Hayward Bishop (on 1980-12-14)
fiddle:
Hubert Hester (on 1980-12-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kenneth Mims (on 1980-12-14) and Fred Newell (on 1980-12-14)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Eubanks (on 1980-12-14) and Jack Solomon (country guitarist) (on 1980-12-14)
piano:
Willie Rainsford (on 1980-12-14)
vocals:
Jeff Cook (US country vocalist/guitarist/fiddler, member of Alabama) (on 1980-12-14), Teddy Gentry (on 1980-12-14) and Randy Owen (on 1980-12-14)
Alabama3:14
16Forty Hour Week (for a Livin’)
bass:
Larry Paxton (on 1984-09-06)
guitar:
Leo Jackson (on 1984-09-06) and Brent Rowan (on 1984-09-06, on 1984-10-29)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Eubanks (on 1984-09-06)
keyboard:
Eddie Bayers (drummer) (on 1984-09-06) and Costo J. Davis (on 1984-10-31, on 1984-11-30)
percussion:
Farrell Morris (on 1984-10-22)
piano:
Willie Rainsford (on 1984-09-06)
vocals:
Jeff Cook (US country vocalist/guitarist/fiddler, member of Alabama) (on 1984-09-06), Teddy Gentry (on 1984-09-06) and Randy Owen (on 1984-09-06)
recording of:
Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')
composer:
Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz and Lisa Silver
Alabama3:24
17A Country Boy Can Survive
acoustic guitar:
Kenneth E. Bell (on 1981-04-14)
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1981-04-14)
clarinet:
Jerry Vinett (on 1981-04-14)
drums (drum set):
James C. Stroud (on 1981-04-14)
electric guitar:
Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (on 1981-04-14)
guitar:
Paul N. Worley (on 1981-04-14) and Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1981-04-14)
harmonica:
Terry Lee McMillan (on 1981-04-14)
piano:
Lawrance Knechtel (on 1981-04-14)
saxophone:
Terry M. Meade (on 1981-04-14)
sitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1981-04-14)
trombone:
Irv Kane (on 1981-04-14)
vocals:
Hank Williams, Jr. (on 1981-04-14)
recording of:
A Country Boy Can Survive (on 1981-04-14)
writer:
Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.3.254:18
18Don’t Get Above Your Raising
acoustic guitar and mandolin:
Ricky Skaggs (in 1981)
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Kroon (in 1981)
electric guitar:
Ray Flacke (in 1981)
piano:
Buck White (in 1981)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player) (in 1981)
vocals:
Ricky Skaggs (in 1981)
Ricky Skaggs3:14
19Honky Tonk Man
producer:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
acoustic guitar:
Dwight Yoakam (in 1986)
bass:
J.D. Foster (in 1986)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donovan (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist) (in 1986)
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns (in 1986)
piano:
Glen D. Hardin (in 1986)
background vocals:
Brantley Kearns (in 1986) and Dwight Yoakam (in 1986)
vocals:
Dwight Yoakam (in 1986)
cover recording of:
Honky Tonk Man (1956 song) (in 1986)
writer:
Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton and Howard Hausey
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Dwight Yoakam4.52:49
20Kids of the Baby Boom
bass guitar [6-string bass]:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1986-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Matt Betton (drummer) (on 1986-01-13)
guitar:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist) (on 1986-01-13) and Billy Joe Walker (on 1986-01-13)
harmonica:
Waldemar J. Dentz (on 1986-01-21)
percussion:
Emory Gordy, Jr. (on 1986-01-13)
piano:
John Jarvis (American pianist, keyboardist and songwriter) (on 1986-01-13)
vocals:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (on 1986-01-13) and Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (on 1986-01-13)
The Bellamy Brothers3:29
219 to 5
producer:
Gregg Perry (American producer, arranger, songwriter and keyboardist)
baritone saxophone:
Kim S. Hutchcroft (in 1980)
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel (in 1980)
drums (drum set):
Richard Schlosser (drummer) (in 1980)
guitar:
Jeff Baxter (in 1980) and Martin K. Walsh (in 1980)
percussion:
Leonard Castro (in 1980)
piano:
Larry Knechtel (in 1980)
saxophone:
Tom Saviano (in 1980)
trombone:
William Reichenbach (jazz trombonist) (in 1980)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey (in 1980)
background vocals:
Anita Ball (in 1980), Denise Maynelli (in 1980) and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist) (in 1980)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1980) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1980)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 191)
recording of:
9 to 5 (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dunbar Music Canada Ltd. (Canadian publisher), Fox Fanfare Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music and Velvet Apple Music
part of:
The 53rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1980 nominee)
Dolly Parton3.552:45
22Grandpa (Tell Me About the Good Old Days)
acoustic guitar [acoustic lead guitar]:
Don Potter (on 1985-06-07, on 1985-07-26)
bass:
Jack Williams (US multi-instrumentalist and arranger) (on 1985-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Bayers (drummer) (on 1985-05-27)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Mark Casstevens (on 1985-05-27) and Don Potter (on 1985-05-27)
piano:
Bobby Ogdin (on 1985-05-27)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Sonny Garrish (on 1985-06-07)
steel guitar:
Sonny Garrish (on 1985-05-27)
vocals:
Naomi Judd (on 1985-05-27) and Wynonna Judd (on 1985-05-27)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1987 winner)
recording of:
Grandpa (Tell Me ’bout the Good Ol’ Days) (in 1985)
writer:
Jamie O’Hara
The Judds4.54:15

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part of:Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection (number: 4) (order: 4)