The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West 1940-1974

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Due to a legal claim just prior to the release date, eight songs have been removed from the CDs (replaced by a brief silence). These songs are still listed in the book. Copies also seem to exist on which these songs are present. The removed songs are 5.6, 5.7, 10.7–11, 10.26, all by Merle Haggard.

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-30 15:10 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Arms Full of Empty
recording of:
Arms Full of Empty
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Blue Book Music
Buck Owens2:25
2Love Sure Feels Good in My Heart
Susan Raye2:55
3Streets of Bakersfield
Homer Joy2:29
4I Know an Ending When It Comes
cover recording of:
I Know an Ending When It Comes
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
Merle Haggard3:13
5Something’s Wrong
cover recording of:
Something’s Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Gene Price (country/rockabilly singer/songwriter)
Buck Owens2:49
6Young Widow Brown
Doyle Singer & The Buckaroos2:57
7Cheater’s Ground
Tide Cartwright2:13
8I Laid Back Down
Blackjack Duran2:15
9This Troubled Mind of Mine
Arlo Guthrie2:30
10The Emptiest Arms in the World
Merle Haggard2:56
11Beer Drinkers of America Unite
Kenneth Johnson2:22
12Sweethearts in Heaven
recording of:
Sweethearts in Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Buck Owens & Susan Raye2:32
13Mountain of Fortune and Fame
recording of:
The Mountain of Fortune and Fame
writer:
Buddy Biglow and Buddy Wayne (country songwriter)
publisher:
Central Songs
Laurel Lee2:56
14Bill Woods From Bakersfield
Red Simpson2:37
15Good Ole Country Sound
Thad Tillotson2:21
16If You Can’t Feel It (It Ain’t There)
recording of:
If You Can’t Feel It (It Ain’t There)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Hart (Country, Nashville Sound, US)
Freddie Hart2:07
17Foolish Man
Carlyle Graham2:37
18The Lord Rested on Sunday
Kay Austin2:30
19Every Time I Hear the Fiddle Play
Cliff Crofford3:00
20Holding Things Together
recording of:
Holding Things Together
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard3:01
21I’m the Bartender’s Best Friend
David Frizzell2:39
22I Ain’t Hangin’ Around
Lawanda Lindsey2:35
23Going Back to Oklahoma
Toby Keeney1:40
24That Little Glass of Milk
Walt Pascoe2:43
25Betty Jane
Roger Spanke2:01
26Antique in My Closet
Sandy Thomas2:49
27Do You Believe in Me
Dennis Payne2:16
28Teach Me How to Love
Debi Hawkins3:17
29Mirrors Don’t Lie
Merle Haggard3:08
30A Different Kind of Sad
Tony Booth2:36
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