Classic Country: 1944-1949

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mule Train
cover recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:07
2Buttons and Bows
recording of:
Buttons and Bows (1947 song) (on 1947-12-26)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (on 1948-02-25)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 21)
Gene Autry2:41
3Cool Water
recording of:
Cool Water (on 1941-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
Sons of the Pioneers2:46
4Candy Kisses
George Morgan2:36
5Have You Ever Been Lonely? (Have You Ever Been Blue?)
recording of:
Have You Ever Been Lonely?
lyricist:
George Brown (aka Billy Hill) (US songwriter)
composer:
Peter de Rose
Ernest Tubb22:52
6Bouquet of Roses
recording of:
Bouquet of Roses (on 1947-05-18)
writer:
Bob Hilliard and Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1948-06-01)
Eddy Arnold3.52:35
7There’s a New Moon Over My Shoulder
recording of:
There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder
writer:
Lee Blastic (songwriter), Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Ekko Whelan (songwriter)
Jimmie Davis2:17
8I’m Wasting My Tears on You
Tex Ritter2:50
9So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
recording of:
So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed (on 1946-10-19)
writer:
Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter), Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music (publisher) (on 1947-01-08)
Merle Travis32:59
10I Love You Because
Leon Payne2:46
11Smoke on the Water
recording of:
Smoke on the Water (on 1944-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Zeke Clements (US country musician) and Earl Nunn (American country songwriter)
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1943-05-10)
Red Foley32:57
12Oklahoma Hills
Jack Guthrie2:48
13Blues Stay Away From Me
producer:
Henry Glover
double bass:
Louie Innis (on 1949-05-05)
electric guitar:
Zeke Turner (on 1949-05-05)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
harmonica:
Lonnie Glosson (on 1949-05-05) and Wayne Raney (on 1949-05-05)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1949-05-05), Rabon Delmore (on 1949-05-05) and Wayne Raney (on 1949-05-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gusto Records, Inc. (fka King Records, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1949-05-05)
recording of:
Blues Stay Away From Me (on 1949-05-05)
lyricist:
Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore and Wayne Raney
composer:
Henry Glover
publisher:
Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Lois, Lois Publishing and Trio Music (publisher)
The Delmore Brothers2:50
14Slipping Around
recording of:
Slippin’ Around (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman (in 1949)
Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting32:15
15New San Antonio Rose
bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-16)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-16) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-16)
saxophone:
Joe Ferguson (on 1940-04-16), Don Harlan (on 1940-04-16), Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1940-04-16), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-16) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-16)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-16)
trumpet:
Tubby Lewis (on 1940-04-16) and Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1940-04-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1940-04-16)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 315 (2))
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1940-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys42:38
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tennessee Waltz
Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys3:01
2Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
vocals:
Tex Williams
recording of:
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) (on 1947-03-27)
writer:
Merle Travis and Tex Williams
publisher:
Campbell Connelly and American Music (publisher) (on 1947-06-27)
Tex Williams2:59
3Room Full of Roses
George Morgan1:32
4Why Don’t You Haul Off and Love Me
double bass:
Louie Innis (on 1949-05-05)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
harmonica:
Lonnie Glosson (on 1949-05-05) and Wayne Raney (on 1949-05-05)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
vocals:
Wayne Raney (on 1949-05-05)
recording of:
Why Don’t You Haul Off & Love Me (on 1949-05-05)
writer:
Lonnie Glosson and Wayne Rainey (American country music harmonica player, singer / songwriter)
Wayne Raney3:02
5I’ll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
recording of:
I’ll Hold You in My Heart (’Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) (on 1947-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Arnold, Hal Horton (songwriter) and Tommy Dilbeck
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1947-05-15)
Eddy Arnold42:45
6Humpty Dumpty Heart
Hank Thompson2:28
7One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
Jimmy Wakely2:49
8Divorce Me C.O.D.
recording of:
Divorce Me C.O.D. (on 1946-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music (publisher) (on 1946-08-26)
Merle Travis3:03
9You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often
recording of:
You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often (on 1945-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1945-07-17)
Tex Ritter2:44
10Stay a Little Longer
recording of:
Stay a Little Longer (on 1945-01-26)
writer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:48
11It’s Been So Long, Darling
Ernest Tubb3:27
12Guitar Polka
guitar:
Dick Reinhart
piano:
Paul Sells
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician)
trumpet:
Harry Hollinger
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Guitar Polka (on 1942-03-21)
composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Al Dexter and His Troopers52:46
13Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
recording of:
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (on 1945-11-01)
lyricist and composer:
Scott Wiseman (in 1945)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Leeds Music Ltd. (in 1982)
Gene Autry32:44
14Tumbling Tumbleweeds
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-03-15)
accordion:
Fred T. Travers
double bass:
Pat Brady
guitar:
Karl Farr and Charles Roberts (guitarist)
membranophone:
Robert Conzelman
saxophone:
John Mayhew (flutist)
violin:
Robert Barene, Hugh Farr, Erno Neufeld and Nick Pisani
vocals:
Ken Carson (country singer), Bob Nolan (Western songwriter), Lloyd Perryman and Tim Spencer (Songwriter Vernon Harold Timothy Spencer)
recording of:
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (on 1946-03-15)
publisher:
Music of the West
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (on 1934-07-12)
Sons of the Pioneers32:42
15Lovesick Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1948-12-22)
bass:
Willie Thawl (US bassist) (on 1948-12-22)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Grishaw (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis Innis (on 1948-12-22)
mandolin:
Clyde Baum (on 1948-12-22)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team) (on 1948-12-22)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
recording of:
Lovesick Blues (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
Hank Williams3.652:44