The 101 Greatest Country Hits, Volume 6: Timeless Country

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1The Battle of New Orleans
producer:
Don Law
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans (on 1959-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood (in 1936)
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner)
is based on:
The 8th of January
Johnny Horton4.752:35
2Indian Love Call
Slim Whitman3:19
3Sixteen Tons
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
arranger:
Paul Brody
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:37
4Your Cheatin’ Heart
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-09-23)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1952-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Farris Coursey (on 1952-09-23)
electric guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1952-09-23)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1952-09-23)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1952-09-23)
steel guitar:
Don Helms (on 1952-09-23)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1952-09-23)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 28), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 213) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 237)
recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart (on 1952-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)
Hank Williams3.252:44
5Big Midnight Special
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:35
6Ring of Fire
cover recording of:
Ring of Fire
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
Johnny Cash2:40
7Don’t Let Me Cross Over
Carl and Pearl Butler2:55
8I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven
Tex Ritter3:11
9I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby
Charlie Louvin2:08
10Foggy Mountain Beakdown
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1965-09-03)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1965-09-03) and Joe Zinkan (on 1965-09-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1965-09-03)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1965-09-03)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1965-09-03)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1965-09-03)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1965-09-03)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-09-03)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 57)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (on 1965-09-03)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:20

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ASIN:US: B000000RP6 [info]

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part of:The 101 Greatest Country Hits (number: 6) (order: 6)