Country & Western: A Ride Through History

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

Tracklist

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1Pistol Packin’ Mama
accordion:
Paul Sells (on 1942-03-20)
bass:
Fred Whiting (US double bassist) (on 1942-03-20)
guitar:
Johnny Bond (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian) (on 1942-03-20), Al Dexter (on 1942-03-20) and Dick Reinhart (country and western singer, multi-instrumentalist bandleader and actor) (on 1942-03-20)
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician) (on 1942-03-20)
trumpet:
Harry Hollinger (on 1942-03-20)
lead vocals:
Al Dexter
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 39)
recording of:
Pistol Packin’ Mama (on 1942-03-20)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Al Dexter42:49
2El Rancho Grande
recording of:
Allá en el Rancho Grande (aka “El Rancho Grande”, Spanish-English version)
lyricist:
Bartley Costello and Juan Díaz del Moral (songwriter)
composer:
Silvano Ramos (songwriter) and Emilio Donato Uranga (Mexican composer & bandleader)
Gene Autry2:03
3Alamo Rag
Adolph Hofner2:41
4Smoke on the Water
recording of:
Smoke on the Water (on 1944-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Zeke Clements (US country musician) and Earl Nunn (American country songwriter)
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1943-05-10)
Red Foley32:58
5When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
recording of:
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again (on 1941-03-09)
writer:
Gene Sullivan (in 1940) and Wiley Walker (in 1940)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1941-12-03)
Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan2:39
6Soldier’s Last Letter
recording of:
A Soldier’s Last Letter
writer:
Redd Stewart and Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb3:14
7Red River Valley
Johnny Bond2:08
8Blueberry Hill
recording of:
Blueberry Hill (on 1940-08-20)
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist), Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
Gene Autry2:40
9Move It on Over
bass:
Bronson Reynolds (Bronson Lee Reynolds; comedian who also played bass and harmonica; sometimes nicknamed "Barefoot Brownie")
electric guitar:
Zeke Turner
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and vocal:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louie Innis
steel guitar:
Dale Lohman (guitarist; performs with Hank Williams)
recording of:
Move It On Over (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
Hank Williams42:49
10Rosalita
bass:
Fred Whiting (US double bassist)
guitar:
Johnny Bond (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian)
piano:
Paul Sells
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician)
lead vocals:
Al Dexter
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 736 (1))
recording of:
Rosalita (on 1942-03-18)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1941-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1942-02-04)
Al Dexter52:49
11Why Don’t You Haul Off and Love Me?
double bass:
Louie Innis (on 1949-05-05)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
harmonica:
Lonnie Glosson (on 1949-05-05) and Wayne Raney (on 1949-05-05)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
vocals:
Wayne Raney (on 1949-05-05)
recording of:
Why Don’t You Haul Off & Love Me (on 1949-05-05)
writer:
Lonnie Glosson and Wayne Rainey (American country music harmonica player, singer / songwriter)
Wayne Raney3:03
12Shame on You
fiddle:
Spade Cooley (on 1944-12-04)
recording of:
Shame on You (on 1944-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Spade Cooley
writer:
Donnell Clyde Cooley, Jr.
Spade Cooley32:55
13Bouquet of Roses
recording of:
Bouquet of Roses (on 1947-05-18)
writer:
Bob Hilliard and Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1948-06-01)
Eddy Arnold3.52:39
14Yodel Your Blues Away
recording of:
Yodel Your Blues Away
lyricist:
Jack Howard ("Yodel Your Blues Away")
composer:
Bill Haley and Jack Howard ("Yodel Your Blues Away")
Bill Haley2:53
15Lovesick Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1948-12-22)
bass:
Willie Thawl (US bassist) (on 1948-12-22)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Grishaw (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis Innis (on 1948-12-22)
mandolin:
Clyde Baum (on 1948-12-22)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team) (on 1948-12-22)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
recording of:
Lovesick Blues (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
Hank Williams42:45
16You Are My Sunshine
recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (on 1941-06-18)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter and steel guitarist)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
Gene Autry2:27
17Tennessee Saturday Night
recording of:
Tennessee Saturday Night (on 1947-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hughes (Western Swing musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range (publisher)
Red Foley2:43
18Dog House Boogie
Hawkshaw Hawkins2:38
19There’s a New Moon Over My Shoulder
recording of:
There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder
writer:
Lee Blastic (songwriter), Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Ekko Whelan (songwriter)
Jimmie Davis2:13
20Pan American
recording of:
Pan American (on 1947-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
Hank Williams2:49
21Anytime
cover recording of:
Any Time (on 1947-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Happy Lawson (in 1921)
publisher:
Adams-Lawson Music Publishers (on 1921-12-22) and Herbert Happy Lawson Music Publishing Co. (on 1921-12-27)
Eddy Arnold42:54
22Mule Train
cover recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:05
23At Mail Call Today
recording of:
At Mail Call Today (on 1944-12-06)
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1945-03-14)
Gene Autry2:49
24The Wreck 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
Roy Acuff2:45
25Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)
recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
Vaughn Monroe2:58
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