Giants of Country

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Kenny Rogers, Johnny Cash, Freddy Fender, Willie Nelson
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Folsom Prison Blues
bass:
Jimmy Tittle (from 1987-10-12 until 1987-12-10)
brass:
Jack Hale, Jr. (from 1987-10-12 until 1987-12-10) and Bob Lewin (from 1987-10-12 until 1987-12-10)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (from 1987-10-12 until 1987-12-10)
electric guitar:
Bob Wootton (from 1987-10-12 until 1987-12-10)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (from 1987-10-12 until 1987-12-10) and Jim Soldi (US country guitarist and producer) (from 1987-10-12 until 1987-12-10)
harmonica:
Jack Hale, Jr. (from 1987-10-12 until 1987-12-10)
piano:
Earl Poole Ball (US country pianist) (from 1987-10-12 until 1987-12-10)
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (from 1987-10-12 until 1987-12-10)
recorded at:
GCN Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1987-10-12 until 1987-12-10)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (from 1987-10-12 until 1987-12-10)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash2:48
2Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers3.652:56
3Before the Next Teardrop Falls
cover recording of:
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
writer:
Vivian Keith and Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Freddy Fender52:33
4Face of a Fighter
recording of:
Face of a Fighter
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson3:20
5Ruben James
recording of:
Reuben James
writer and composer:
Barry Etris and Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
publisher:
Unart Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers2:47
6You’ll Loose a Good Thing
background vocals [girl-group background vocals]:
The Poppies (60s US girl group)
performer:
Freddy Fender
cover recording of:
You’ll Lose a Good Thing
lyricist and composer:
Barbara Lynn Ozen
publisher:
Crazy Cajun Music (This is the publisher. Label is Crazy Cajun only), Dandelion Music Co. and Jamie Music Publishing Co.
Freddy Fender32:50
7End of Understanding
recording of:
End of Understanding
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:35
8Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash2:12
9Since I Met You Baby
Freddy Fender3:12
10Blame It on the Time
recording of:
Blame It on the Times
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:18
11Elvira
cover recording of:
Elvira
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1965)
Kenny Rogers42:41
12I Walk the Line
live recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash2:45
13Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
recording of:
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
writer:
Wayne Duncan (drums) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender2:55
14Is There Something on Your Mind
recording of:
Is There Something on Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:33
15Sunshine
recording of:
Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
Kenny Rogers33:11
16Big River
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-12)
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-11-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-11-12)
guitar:
Jack Clement (on 1957-11-12)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
performer:
The Tennessee Two
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1957) and Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recording of:
Big River (on 1957-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) and Knox Music, Inc.
Johnny Cash3.252:31
17Mathilda
Freddy Fender2:27
18Building Heartaches
recording of:
I’m Building Heartaches
writer:
Garland Perry Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:06
19Loser
recording of:
Loser
lyricist and composer:
Mike Settle
Kenny Rogers3:04
20Next in Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-04-04)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-04-04)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-04-04)
guitar:
Jack Clement (on 1957-04-04)
background vocals:
Bill Abbott (barbershop lead vocalist) (on 1957-11-22), Don Carter (barbershop baritone vocalist) (on 1957-11-22), Lee Holt (on 1957-11-22), Cyd Mosteller (on 1957-11-22), Nita Smith (on 1957-11-22) and Asa Wilkerson (on 1957-11-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1957)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-04-04, on 1957-11-22)
recording of:
Next in Line (from 1957-04-04 until 1957-11-22)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Johnny Cash32:45
2▶CD: Hank Williams, Conway Twitty, Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline
3▶CD: Jim Reeves, Johnny Horton, Slim Whitman, Don Gibson
4▶CD: Dolly Parton, Don Williams, Ray Charles, Frankie Laine