100 Country Greats

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Annotation

The songs that grace this comprehensive 4CD package all come from the golden age of country music… Often called “white man’s blues”, there is a strong case to be made for country music being the authentic beating-heart of the United States. During the 1950s and 1960s, these classic country songs could be heard across the land - all the way from the Gulf of Mexico, right up to the frozen wastes of Minnesota. Enjoy this superb collection including Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams and many more.

Annotation last modified on 2018-12-27 06:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
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 Cash4.352:48
2High Noon
conductor:
Johnny Williams (American score composer and conductor)
Frankie Laine2:23
3She’s Got You
recording of:
She’s Got You (on 1961-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
Patsy Cline4.652:58
4Me and Bobby McGee
cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs Ltd. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Kenny Rogers2:34
5He’ll Have to Go
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1959)
recording of:
He’ll Have to Go (on 1959-10-15)
writer:
Audrey Allison and Joe Allison
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Central Songs and Central Songs, Inc.
Jim Reeves4.352:19
6Crazy Arms
recording of:
Crazy Arms
writer:
Ralph Mooney (in 1954) and Chuck Seals (in 1954)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp., Leeds Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1956) and MCA Music Svenska AB (in 1978)
Ray Price2:31
7Nothin’ Better Than a Pretty Woman
Glen Campbell2:40
8Misery Loves Company
recording of:
Misery Loves Company
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
Porter Wagoner2:32
9Cocaine Blues
Hank Thompson3:04
10I’m a Fool to Care
recording of:
I’m a Fool to Care
lyricist and composer:
Ted Daffan
Connie Francis2:31
11The Story of My Life
recording of:
The Story of My Life
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Marty Robbins2:29
12Open Pit Mine
recording of:
Open Pit Mine
lyricist and composer:
D.T. Gentry
George Jones3:06
13No Other Baby
Bobby Helms2:36
14Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
recording of:
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
lyricist and composer:
Joe Allison
Faron Young2:18
15Candy Kisses
George Morgan2:56
16Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got a Heartache)
Kitty Wells2:47
17The Long Black Veil
Lefty Frizzell3:04
18Take These Chains From My Heart
recording of:
Take These Chains From My Heart (on 1952-09-23)
writer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31)
Hank Williams2:37
19Blue Blue Day
recording of:
Blue Blue Day (1958 country song)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
Don Gibson1:55
20The Darkest Day
recording of:
The Darkest Day
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn2:29
21The Wall
recording of:
The Wall
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Freddie Hart2:45
22Loose Talk
cover recording of:
Loose Talk
writer:
Freddie Hart (Country, Nashville Sound, US) and Ann Lucas
Buck Owens2:33
23A Thousand Miles Ago
Webb Pierce2:04
24One Rose (That’s Left in My Heart)
Hank Snow2:18
25Sail Along Silv’Ry Moon
Slim Whitman2:27
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