The Essential Roy Acuff

~ Release by Roy Acuff (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
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)
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2The Precious Jewel
recording of:
The Precious Jewel (on 1940-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
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3Wreck 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
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4Night 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)
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5Fireball 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)
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6Low 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)
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7Pins 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)
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8Wait for the Light to Shine
recording of:
Wait for the Light to Shine
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
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9Wasbash Cannonball
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-01-28)
bass:
Joe Zinkan (on 1947-01-28)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1947-01-28)
guitar:
Lonnie Wilson (US country guitarist, performed with Roy Acuff) (on 1947-01-28)
harmonica:
Jimmie Riddle (on 1947-01-28)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Pete Kirby (on 1947-01-28)
vocals:
Roy Acuff (on 1947-01-28)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 53)
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)
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10Freight Train Blues
recording of:
Freight Train Blues (on 1936-10-21)
publisher:
John Lee Lair (on 1934-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Lair
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11Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
recording of:
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Milene Music (publisher) and Sony/ATV Milene Music
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12Tennessee Waltz
recording of:
Tennessee Waltz
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
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13This World Can't Stand Long
recording of:
This World Can't Stand Long
writer:
Jim Anglin
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14I Saw the Light
cover recording of:
I Saw the Light
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones (hymnist) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
recording of:
I Saw the Light
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones (hymnist) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
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