King of Country Music

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

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1The Great Speckled Bird
recording of:
The Great Speckled Bird
lyricist:
Guy Smith (Reverend)
composer:
Roy Carter (country songwriter)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
2:37
A2Fireball Mail
recording of:
Fireball Mail
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-02-15)
2:08
A3The Precious Jewel
recording of:
The Precious Jewel
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
3:10
A4Pins and Needles (In My Heart)
recording of:
Pins and Needles (in My Heart)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-01-28)
2:32
A5The Wreck on the Highway
recording of:
Wreck on the Highway (aka I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray)
lyricist and composer:
Dorsey Dixon
2:23
A6Unloved and Unclaimed
2:24
B1Wabash 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)
32:35
B2Don't Make Me Go to Bed and I'll Be Good
3:40
B3The Old Age Pension Check
recording of:
When Our Old Age Pension Check Comes to Our Door
lyricist and composer:
Manny Stone (songwriter)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (on 1935-05-09)
2:36
B4Night Train to Memphis
2:21
B5Lonely Mound of Clay
2:28
B6The Automobile of Life
2:42