The Sun Country Years: Country Music in Memphis, 1950-1959

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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12" Vinyl 1: Sun Country, Vol. 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1WMC radio extracts
Slim Rhodes1:33
A2Skunk Hollow Boogie
Slim Rhodes2:30
A3Save a Little Love for Me
Slim Rhodes2:33
A4Memphis Bounce
Slim Rhodes2:31
A5Sixty Days
Slim Rhodes2:41
A6Hotfoot Rag
Slim Rhodes2:20
A7Time Marches On
Slim Rhodes2:31
A8Ozark Boogie
Slim Rhodes2:32
A9Red, White and Blue
Slim Rhodes2:21
A10WMC radio extracts
Slim Rhodes0:11
B1Don’t Believe
Slim Rhodes2:16
B2Uncertain Love
Slim Rhodes2:12
B3House of Sin
Slim Rhodes2:42
B4Are You Ashamed of Me
Slim Rhodes2:32
B5Bad Girl
Slim Rhodes2:24
B6Gonna Romp and Stomp
Slim Rhodes2:18
B7Take and Give
recording of:
Take & Give
writer:
Ronnie Hesselbein and Slim Rhodes
Slim Rhodes2:20
B8Do What I Do
Slim Rhodes2:29
B9I’ve Never Been So Blue
Slim Rhodes2:14
12" Vinyl 2: Sun Country, Vol. 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Swamp Root
guitar and harmonica:
Harmonica Frank Floyd (on 1951-07-15)
vocals:
Harmonica Frank Floyd (on 1951-07-15)
Harmonica Frank Floyd2:33
A2Goin’ Away Walkin’
Harmonica Frank Floyd2:31
A3Step It Up and Go
Harmonica Frank Floyd2:19
A4Howlin’ Tomcat (1)
Harmonica Frank Floyd2:41
A5She Done Moved
Harmonica Frank Floyd2:54
A6Howlin’ Tomcat (2)
Harmonica Frank Floyd2:46
A7The Great Medical Menagerist
Harmonica Frank Floyd3:08
A8Rockin’ Chair Daddy
Harmonica Frank Floyd3:02
A9How Long Can It Be
Bob Price3:03
A10Sticks and Stones
Bob Price2:20
B1Tennessee Drag
Red Hadley1:54
B2If I Had as Much Money (As I Had Time)
Red Hadley2:38
B3Boogie Ramble
Red Hadley2:09
B4Blues Waltz
Ripley Cotton Choppers2:50
B5Silver Bell
Ripley Cotton Choppers2:12
B6Roses and Sunshine
Ripley Cotton Choppers2:43
B7In the Dark
recording of:
In the Dark
lyricist and composer:
Oliver McGee
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Earl Peterson42:32
B8Boogie Blues
recording of:
Boogie Blues (Earl Peterson)
lyricist and composer:
Earl Peterson
publisher:
Hi Lo Music and Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Earl Peterson2:32
B9Nothing to Lose but My Heart
Earl Peterson2:39
B10I’m Leaving My Heart Up to You
Earl Peterson2:52
12" Vinyl 3: Sun Country Box, Vol. 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Make Room in the Lifeboat for Me
guitar and harmonica:
Howard Seratt (in 1953)
vocals:
Howard Seratt (in 1953)
Howard Seratt2:33
A2Jesus Means All to Me
Howard Seratt2:13
A3Troublesome Waters
Howard Seratt3:03
A4I Must Be Saved
Howard Seratt2:54
A5Now She Cares No More for Me
Doug Poindexter2:57
A6My Kind of Carrying OnDoug Poindexter2:36
A7How Do You Think I Feel
cover recording of:
How Do You Think I Feel
composer:
Webb Pierce and Wiley Walker
Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley & Johnny Bernero3:30
A8Instrumental medley
compilation of:
The Old Spinning Wheel (demo instrumental) by Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music), Silver Bell (demo instrumental) by Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) and Listen to the Mockingbird (demo instrumental) by Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
Carl Perkins5:14
B1Honky Tonk Gal
recording of:
Honky Tonk Gal
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
Carl Perkins1:50
B2Gone! Gone! Gone!
recording of:
Gone, Gone, Gone
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Knox Music and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins2:32
B3Dixie Bop
recording of:
Dixie Bop
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
Carl Perkins1:53
B4Sure to Fall
recording of:
Sure to Fall
writer:
Bill Cantrell (in 1956), Quinton Claunch (in 1956) and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Hi-Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Knox Music Ltd., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Philtac Music Company and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins2:35
B5Tennessee
recording of:
Tennessee
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Knox Music and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins3:04
B6Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Rex Griffin (American country musician and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Knox Music Ltd., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Wren Music Co. and Knox Music, Inc. (on 1957-11-12)
Carl Perkins2:17
B7Forever Yours
recording of:
Forever Yours
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
Carl Perkins2:35
B8Breakin’ My Heart
Carl Perkins3:02
B9Try My Heart Out
Carl Perkins2:50
12" Vinyl 4: Sun Country, Vol. 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Drinkin’ Wine Spo Dee o Dee
Malcolm Yelvington2:48
A2Just Rolling Along
Malcolm Yelvington2:20
A3Lonely Sweetheart
Bill Taylor3:02
A4Split Personality
Bill Taylor & Smokey Joe Baugh2:20
A5Hula Bop
Smokey Joe Baugh2:50
A6She’s a Woman
Smokey Joe Baugh2:24
A7The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Smokey Joe Baugh3:26
A8Listen to Me
Smokey Joe Baugh2:26
A9The Signifying Monkey
Smokey Joe Baugh3:15
A10Red Hair and Green Eyes
Thurman Enlow & The Johnny Bernero Band2:30
B1Yakety Yak
Malcolm Yelvington2:35
B2Way Down Blues
Malcolm Yelvington2:29
B3Rockin’ With My Baby
Malcolm Yelvington2:17
B4It’s My Baby
Malcolm Yelvington2:23
B5Goodbye Marie
Malcolm Yelvington2:46
B6Mr. Blues
Malcolm Yelvington2:11
B7First and Last Love
Malcolm Yelvington2:39
B8Did I Ask You to Stay
Malcolm Yelvington2:18
B9Trumpet
Malcolm Yelvington2:24
B10Goin’ to Sea
Malcolm Yelvington1:21
12" Vinyl 5: Sun Country, Vol. 5
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Runnin’ Around
Charlie Feathers2:03
A2I’ve Been Deceived
Charlie Feathers2:55
A3Peepin’ Eyes
Charlie Feathers2:12
A4I’ve Been Deceived
Charlie Feathers2:41
A5We’re Getting Closer to Being Apart
Charlie Feathers2:40
A6Defrost Your Heart
Charlie Feathers2:41
A7Wedding Gown of White
Charlie Feathers3:24
A8Bottle to the Baby
Charlie Feathers2:21
A9Man in Love
Charlie Feathers1:54
B1How Long
Maggie Sue Wimberly2:44
B2Daydreams Come True
Maggie Sue Wimberly2:53
B3No More
Jimmy Haggett2:22
B4They Call Our Love a Sin
Jimmy Haggett2:11
B5They Who Condemn
Maggie Sue Wimberly2:23
B6Call Me Anything (But Call Me)
Maggie Sue Wimberly2:53
B7Rock and Roll Cinnamon Tree
Maggie Sue Wimberly2:04
B8How Come You Do Me
Jimmy Haggett2:05
B9Rhythm Called Rock and Roll
Jimmy Haggett2:00
B10Rock Me Baby
Jimmy Haggett1:54
B11Rabbit Action
Jimmy Haggett1:42
12" Vinyl 6: Sun Country Box, Vol. 6
12" Vinyl 7: Sun Country Box, Vol. 7
12" Vinyl 8: Sun Country Box, Vol. 8
12" Vinyl 9: Sun Country Box, Vol. 9
12" Vinyl 10: Sun Country Box, Vol. 10
12" Vinyl 11: Sun Country Box – Bonus LP