From the Vaults: Decca Country Classics, 1934 - 1973

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: 1934 – 1941
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Texas Plains
recording of:
Texas Plains
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
Stuart Hamblen2:52
2Cattle Call
Tex Owens3:05
3Just Because
recording of:
Just Because (on 1935-02-23)
lyricist:
Bob Shelton (1930s-'40s vocalist, guitarist and mandolinist) and Joe Shelton (1930s-'40s vocalist, guitarist and mandolinist)
composer:
Leon Chappelear and Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc. (on 1936-03-19)
The Shelton Brothers3:02
4Listen to the Mockingbird
Curley Fox2:49
5The Eyes of Texas
Milton Brown and His Brownies3:09
6My Dixie Darling
autoharp and solo vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1936-06-08)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1936-06-08)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1936-06-08), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1936-06-08) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1936-06-08)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1936-06-08)
recording of:
My Dixie Darlin’ (on 1936-06-08)
The Carter Family2:58
7La Bonne Valse
Leo Soileau's Rhythm Boys2:32
8The Last Letter
recording of:
The Last Letter
lyricist and composer:
Rex Griffin (American country musician and songwriter)
Rex Griffin3:05
9Bile ’em Cabbage Down
Clayton McMichen's Georgia Wildcats2:46
10Short Life of Trouble
recording of:
Short Life of Trouble
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3418)
Riley Puckett2:34
11Singin’ In the Saddle
recording of:
Singin' In the Saddle (on 1939-01-04)
lyricist and composer:
Teddy Powell, Ira Schuster and Leonard Whitcup
Tex Ritter & His Texans2:50
12I’ll Get Mine Bye and Bye No. 2
Buddy Jones3:03
13Sparkling Blue Eyes
Bill Carlisle's Kentucky Boys2:46
14Truck Driver’s Blues
recording of:
Truck Driver's Blues
writer:
Ted Daffan
Cliff Bruner and His Boys2:58
15You Are My Sunshine
cover recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (on 1940-02-05)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
Jimmie Davis with Charles Mitchell's Orchestra2:51
16Cool Water
recording of:
Cool Water (on 1941-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
Sons of the Pioneers2:46
17Walking the Floor Over You
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1941-04-26)
producer:
Dave Kapp
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1941-04-26)
electric guitar [electric lead guitar]:
Fay "Smitty" Smith (on 1941-04-26)
guitar:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
recording of:
Walkin’ the Floor Over You (on 1941-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ernest Tubb32:40
18Milk Cow Blues
Johnny Lee Wills and His Boys2:51
19They Took the Stars Out of Heaven
recording of:
They Took the Stars Out of Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman and His Favorite Playboys2:29
20Gospel Cannonball
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1941-07-16)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (on 1941-07-16)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1941-07-16)
cover recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1941-07-16)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
The Delmore Brothers2:32
▼ CD 2: 1946 – 1961
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ruby
Cousin Emmy and Her Kinfolk2:43
2Sugarfoot Rag
Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland2:44
3Chattanoogie 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 (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 Foley2:49
4Uncle Pen
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-10-15)
double bass and baritone vocals:
Joel Price (on 1950-10-15)
fiddle:
Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1950-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1950-10-15)
mandolin and lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1950-10-15)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-10-15)
recording of:
Uncle Pen (on 1950-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (in 1975)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:47
5It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-03)
bass:
Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter) (on 1952-05-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1952-05-03)
guitar:
Jack Anglin (on 1952-05-03)
steel guitar:
Harold "Shot" Jackson (US country music guitar and dobro player) (on 1952-05-03)
vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1952-05-03)
recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (on 1952-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Kitty Wells2:34
6I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes
Goldie Hill2:37
7Crying in the Chapel
Rex Allen3:09
8Pork Chop Stomp
Grady Martin & His Winging Strings2:18
9I Gotta Go Get My Baby
Justin Tubb2:17
10Why Baby Why
recording of:
Why Baby Why
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
Red Sovine & Webb Pierce2:34
11If Jesus Came to Your House
Red Sovine2:56
12Blue Days, Black Nights
recording of:
Blue Days, Black Nights
lyricist and composer:
Ben Hall (Texas based singer, songwriter, label owner, active 1950s/60s; studio owner through 1990s)
publisher:
Palace Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Valley Publishers, Inc. (not to be confused with Valley Pub. Inc)
Buddy Holly2:07
13Fraulein
recording of:
Fraulein
lyricist and composer:
Lawton Williams
Bobby Helms2:54
14When
vocals:
Kalin Twins
conductor:
Jack Pleis
recording of:
When
writer:
Paul Evans (50s US rock n roll singer/songwriter) and Jack Reardon
Kalin Twins2:29
15On This Mountain Top
Donny Young & Roger Miller2:10
16I Ain’t Never
recording of:
I Ain’t Never
writer:
Webb Pierce and Mel Tillis
Webb Pierce41:56
17Another
recording of:
Another
writer:
Roy Drusky and Vic McAlpin
Roy Drusky2:44
18I’m Sorry
background vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (Mixed vocal group)
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
conductor:
Owen Bradley
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 28)
recording of:
I’m Sorry (Brenda Lee song, 1960)
writer:
Dub Albritton and Ronnie Self
publisher:
Songs of Universal
Brenda Lee3.52:42
19Crazy Bullfrog
Lewis Pruitt2:03
20A Little Bitty Tear
cover recording of:
A Little Bitty Tear
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
Burl Ives2:03
▼ CD 3: 1961 – 1973
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Trouble’s Back in Town
The Wilburn Brothers2:14
2Tennessee
Jimmy Martin2:35
3Still
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1962-12-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-12-18)
recording of:
Still (on 1962-12-18)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Johnny Bienstock Music and Moss Rose Publications, Inc.
Bill Anderson2:49
4Sweet Dreams
cover recording of:
Sweet Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1955-12-28)
Patsy Cline52:37
5The Bridge Washed Out
Warner Mack2:20
6Hello Vietnam
Johnnie Wright3:09
7Put It Off Until Tomorrow
recording of:
Put It Off Until Tomorrow (in 1965-06)
writer:
Bill Owens and Dolly Parton
Bill Phillips2:34
8Evil on Your Mind
Jan Howard2:20
9Misty Blue
Wilma Burgess2:41
10There Goes My Everything
Jack Greene2:36
11I Never Had the One I Wanted
Claude Gray2:54
12Louisiana Saturday Night
Jimmy Newman2:47
13Rocky Top
The Osborne Brothers2:38
14Coal Miner’s Daughter
acoustic guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1969-11-01)
banjo:
Bob Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1970-09-15)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1969-11-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Murrey Harman, Jr. (on 1969-11-01)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1969-11-01)
electric guitar:
Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1969-11-01)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1969-11-01)
steel guitar:
Harald Rugg (on 1969-11-01)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1969-11-01) and Loretta Lynn (on 1969-11-01)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-11-01, on 1970-09-15)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 255)
recording of:
Coal Miner’s Daughter (on 1969-11-01)
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn4.353:00
15Hello Darlin’
Conway Twitty2:28
16(You’ve Been Quite a Doll) Raggedy Ann
recording of:
Raggedy Ann (You've Been Quite a Doll)
lyricist and composer:
Red Lane
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Jimmy Dickens3:59
17After 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 (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 (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)
recording of:
After the Fire Is Gone (on 1970-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
L.E. White
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty2:40
18If You Leave Me Tonight I’ll Cry
Jerry Wallace2:44
19The Lord Knows I’m Drinking
Cal Smith2:52
20This Much a Man
recording of:
This Much a Man
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:56