King of Country Music

~ Release by Roy Acuff (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Great Speckled Bird
recording of:
The Great Speckled Bird (on 1936-10-20)
lyricist:
Guy Smith (Reverend)
composer:
Roy Carter (country songwriter)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:56
2My Mountain Home Sweet Home
recording of:
My Mountain Home Sweet Home (on 1936-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans3:10
3Wabash Cannonball
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1936-10-21)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:51
4Freight Train Blues
recording of:
Freight Train Blues
publisher:
John Lee Lair (on 1934-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Lair
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:46
5You've Gotta See Mama Every Night
recording of:
You've Got to See Mama Every Night (Or You Can't See Mama at All) (on 1936-10-21)
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:35
6Gonna Have a Big Time Tonight
recording of:
Gonna Have a Big Time Tonight (on 1936-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans3:00
7Yes Sir That's My Baby
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:48
8You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven
recording of:
You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven (on 1936-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans3:05
9Charming Betsy
recording of:
Charmin' Betsy (blues)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff and W. R. Calaway
publisher:
Remnants of Paradise Music
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:49
10New Greenback Dollar
recording of:
Greenback Dollar (on 1936-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:53
11Steamboat Whistle Blues
recording of:
Steamboat Whistle Blues (on 1936-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:27
12Doin' It the Old Fashioned Way
recording of:
Doing It the Old Fashioned Way (on 1936-10-23)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:52
13An Old Three Room Shack
recording of:
An Old Three Room Shack (on 1937-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:50
14Steel Guitar Blues
recorded in:
Birmingham, Alabama, United States (on 1937-03-23)
double bass:
Red Jones (country bassist) (on 1937-03-23)
guitar:
Jess Easterday (on 1937-03-23)
resonator guitar:
James Clell Summey (on 1937-03-23)
vocals:
Roy Acuff (on 1937-03-23)
recording of:
Steel Guitar Blues (on 1937-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff and W. R. Calaway
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:54
15Sad Memories
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:56
16Red Lips
recording of:
Red Lips, Kiss My Blues Away
lyricist:
Alfred Bryan (US songwriter)
composer:
James V. Monaco and Pete Wendling (American composer)
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:38
17What Would You Do With Gabriel's Trumpet
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:35
18Shout Oh Lulu
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:38
19Blue Ridge Sweetheart
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:41
20One Old Shirt
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:52
21Bonnie Blue Eyes
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:34
22Automobile of Life
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:44
23Smoky Mountain Rag
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:38
24That Beautiful Picture
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:44
25Honky Tonk Mamas
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:46
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Answer to Sparkling Eyes
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:32
2Fly Birdie Fly
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:20
3Ida Red
recording of:
Ida Red
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3429)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:48
4Beautiful Brown Eyes
recording of:
Beautiful Brown Eyes (on 1939-07-05)
writer:
Arthur Smith, Jerry Capehart and Alton Delmore
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc., Vidor Publications Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
translated version of:
Leende guldbruna ögon
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:47
5Mother's Prayers Guide Me
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:39
6Living On the Mountain Baby Mine
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:54
7A Vagabond's Prayer
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:55
8Old Age Pension Cheque
recording of:
When Our Old Age Pension Check Comes to Our Door (on 1939-07-05)
lyricist and composer:
Manny Stone (songwriter)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (on 1935-05-09)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:40
9Eyes Watching You
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:45
10I'm Building a Home (In the Sky)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:43
11Walkin' in My Sleep
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:49
12Drifting Too Far from Shore
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:49
13Come Back Little Pal
recording of:
Come Back Little Pal (on 1940-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Hall (30s US bluegrass guitarist)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:52
14Will the Circle Be Unbroken
recording of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (on 1940-04-11)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Skyhill Music
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:18
15When I Lay My Burden Down
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:57
16The Streamlined Cannonball
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:44
17Weary River
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:50
18The Broken Heart
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:45
19The Precious Jewel
recording of:
The Precious Jewel (on 1940-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:48
20Mule Skinner Blues
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1940-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:52
21Just to Ease My Worried Mind
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:38
22Be Honest With Me
recording of:
Be Honest With Me (on 1941-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) (in 1940) and Fred Rose (songwriter) (in 1940)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:45
23Worried Mind
recording of:
Worried Mind (on 1941-04-28)
writer:
Ted Daffan and Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:48
24It Won't Be Long (Til I'm Leaving)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:50
25I Know You're Saying Goodbye
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:59
26Brother Take Warning
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:35
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1Stuck Up Blues
recording of:
Stuck Up Blues
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys3:00
2Lying Woman Blues
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:43
3You Are My Love
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:53
4Are You Thinking of Me Darling
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:50
5I Called and Nobody Answered
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:42
6Wreck on the Highway
recording of:
Wreck on the Highway (aka I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray) (on 1942-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dorsey Dixon
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:46
7Fireball Mail
recording of:
Fireball Mail (on 1942-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-02-15)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:34
8I'll Reap My Harvest in Heaven
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:42
9Night Train to Memphis
recording of:
Night Train to Memphis (on 1942-05-28)
writer:
Owen Bradley, Marvin Hughes and Beasley Smith
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:51
10The Prodigal Son
recording of:
The Prodigal Son (on 1942-06-04)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-02-15)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:46
11Low and Lonely
recording of:
Low and Lonely (on 1942-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-01-28)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:34
12Write Me Sweetheart
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:31
13Not a Word from Home
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:28
14I'll Forgive But I Can't Forget
recording of:
I'll Forgive You (But I Can't Forget) (on 1942-06-04)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Frank (songwriter) and Pee Wee King
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:41
15Blues in My Mind
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:43
16I Heard a Silver Trumpet
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:48
17Easy Rockin' Chair
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:33
18Wait for the Light to Shine
recording of:
Wait for the Light to Shine
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:36
19I Think I'll Go Home and Cry
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:37
20We Live in Two Different Worlds
recording of:
We Live in Two Different Worlds (on 1945-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:48
21Pins and Needles (In My Heart)
recording of:
Pins and Needles (in My Heart) (on 1945-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-01-28)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:46
22Golden Treasure
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:41
23Let Me Be the First to Say I'm Sorry
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:44
24Waiting for the Call to Glory
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:56
25Gone Gone Gone (But Not Forgotten)
recording of:
Gone, Gone, Gone (But Not Forgotten) (on 1946-03-11)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hayes (songwriter), Milton Leeds and Fred Wise
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys3:00
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