All Time Legends of Country Music

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Lone Star Trail
Ken Maynard3:14
2I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-08-16)
bass:
Jack Taylor (bassist) (on 1935-08-16)
guitar:
Salty Holmes (on 1935-08-16)
mandola:
Chick Hurt (on 1935-08-16)
violin:
Shelby David "Tex" Atchison (on 1935-08-16)
vocals:
Rubye Blevins (on 1935-08-16)
orchestra:
The Prairie Ramblers (on 1935-08-16)
recording of:
I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart (on 1935-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Patsy Montana
Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers43:07
3From the Indies to the Andies in His Undies
Hoosier Hot Shots2:47
4Take Me Back to Tulsa
bass:
Son Lansford (on 1941-02-25)
clarinet:
Don Harlan (on 1941-02-25)
clarinet and saxophone:
Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1941-02-25)
fiddle:
Louis Tierney (on 1941-02-25) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-02-25)
guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1941-02-25)
membranophone:
Gene Tomlins (on 1941-02-25)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1941-02-25)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1941-02-25)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1941-02-25)
trumpet:
Tubby Lewis (on 1941-02-25) and Jamie MacIntosh (on 1941-02-25)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1941-02-25)
recording of:
Take Me Back to Tulsa (on 1941-02-25)
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 Playboys2:41
5I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
recording of:
I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Gene Autry2:23
6Rocky Road Blues
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (US banjo player Dave Akeman) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Tex Willis (country/bluegrass guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Rocky Road Blues (on 1945-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:37
7Wabash Cannonball
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1947-01-28)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Acuff32:36
8Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley Boys2:49
9I’m a Man of Constant Sorrow
producer:
Don Law and Art Satherly
banjo and lead vocals:
Ralph Stanley (on 1950-11-03)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1950-11-03)
fiddle:
Les Woodie (on 1950-11-03)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1950-11-03)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1950-11-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-11-03)
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral) (on 1950-11-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Stanley Brothers2:58
10I Wish You Didn’t Love Me So Much
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens2:32
11Hey Joe
Carl Smith2:31
12Foggy Mountain Special
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1954-05-19)
double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1954-05-19)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1954-05-19)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-19)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis T. Innis (on 1954-05-19)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1954-05-19)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-05-19)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Special (on 1954-05-19)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:03
13Honky Tonk Man
recording of:
Honky Tonk Man (1956 song)
writer:
Tillman Franks, Howard Hausey and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Johnny Horton2:14
14My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
Ray Price2:35
15El Paso
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
recording of:
El Paso (on 1959-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins54:40
16Ring of Fire
recording of:
Ring of Fire
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
Johnny Cash2:38
17Flowers on the Wall
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1965)
recording of:
Flowers on the Wall (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Lew DeWitt
publisher:
Wallflower Music
The Statler Brothers42:21
18When I Stop Dreaming
Jim and Jesse2:55
19I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson4.52:56
20Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie
Asleep at the Wheel2:59
21My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
producer:
Willie Nelson and Sydney Pollack
guitar:
Willie Nelson (in 1979)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1979)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 2003)
cover recording of:
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
lyricist and composer:
Sharon Rice
Willie Nelson43:06
22He Stopped Loving Her Today
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 142) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 270)
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
George Jones3:18
23Pancho & Lefty
producer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Chips Moman and Willie Nelson
bass:
Mike Leech (in 1982-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1982-11)
fiddle and mandolin:
Johnny Gimble (in 1982-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (in 1982-11), Chips Moman (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11), Lewis Talley (in 1982-11) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1982-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Emmons (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
saxophone:
Don Markham (in 1982-11)
background vocals:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
vocals:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1982-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1982-11) and Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States (in 1982-11)
cover recording of:
Pancho and Lefty (in 1982-11)
lyricist and composer:
Townes van Zandt
Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson44:48

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ASIN:US: B000002956 [info]