Country Legends

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Rawhide
2▶CD: Jambalaya
3▶CD: Blame It on the Times
4▶CD: Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
5▶CD: King of the Road
6▶CD: Ruby Tuesday
7▶CD: Honky Tonkin
8▶CD: For the Good Times
9▶CD: Kiss an Angel Good Morning
10▶CD: I Walk the Line
11▼CD: Railroad Bill
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Roly Poly
live cover recording of:
Roly Poly
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1946-04-11)
recording of:
Roly Poly
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1946-04-11)
Jim Reeves1:47
2Go Away
recording of:
Go Away
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:23
3Silver Haired Daddy of Mine
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 34)
recording of:
That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine (on 1931-10-29)
publisher:
Jimmy Long (on 1931-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Jimmy Long
Gene Autry52:53
4Big Town
recording of:
Big Town
lyricist and composer:
Harold L. Jenkins
Conway Twitty2:27
5Shutters and Boards
Charley Pride2:34
6Railroad Bill
recording of:
Railroad Bill
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Anne Murray1:02
7I’ll Never Be Free
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Be Free
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (in 1950, in 1977) and Claude A. Music Co. (in 1950, in 1977)
Billie Jo Spears3:19
8Corine Corina
Jimmy C. Newman2:20
9Honky Tonk Song
recording of:
Honky Tonk Song
writer:
Buck Peddy and Mel Tillis
Webb Pierce2:01
10A Stranger in My Arms
recording of:
A Stranger in My Arms
writer:
Mary Lu Jeans, Virginia Patterson Hensley and Charlotte White (songwriter associated with Patsy Cline)
Patsy Cline2:28
11She’s About a Mover
Freddy Fender2:34
12Mule Train
cover recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frankie Laine2:32
13Somebody Somewhere
recording of:
Somebody Somewhere (Dont’ Know What He’s Missin’)
lyricist and composer:
Lola Jean Dillon
Loretta Lynn2:19
14Goodnight Irene
producer:
Jack Clement and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (from 1956-11 until 1956-12)
guitar:
Roland Janes (from 1956-11 until 1956-12)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1956-11 until 1956-12)
background vocals and choir vocals:
Ed Bruce (American country music songwriter, singer and actor) (on 1958-04-04), Vernon Drane (on 1958-04-04), Lee Holt (on 1958-04-04), Charlie Rich (US country singer) (on 1958-04-04), Alice Rumple (on 1958-04-04), Bob Strong (on 1958-04-04) and Bobby Thompson (1950s country singer) (on 1958-04-04)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1956-11 until 1956-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (from 1958 to present, in 1958)
remix of:
Goodnight Irene (undubbed master) by Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1958-04-04)
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (on 1958-04-04)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
Jerry Lee Lewis2:56
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 Williams42:45
16Lay It Down
cover recording of:
Lay It Down
lyricist and composer:
Gene Thomas (US country singer)
recording of:
Lay It Down
lyricist and composer:
Gene Thomas (US country singer)
Tina Turner3.53:34
12▶CD: Cowboy Boots