Dim Lights, Thick Smoke & Hillbilly Music: Country & Western Hit Parade - 1948

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

Tracklist

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1Tennessee 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 Foley2:40
2Lost Highway
Leon Payne2:43
3Waltz of the Wind
recording of:
The Waltz of the Wind
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
Roy Acuff2:37
4New Muleskinner Blues
The Maddox Brothers & Rose3:10
5Someday You’ll Call My Name
Eddie Hill2:59
6Bartender’s Blues
recording of:
Bartender’s Blues
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
Johnny Bond2:22
7Anytime
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 Arnold42:57
8Little Cabin Home on the Hill
Bill Monroe3:03
9Breeze
Cowboy Copas2:54
10Wedding Bells
Bill Carlisle3:10
11Dog House Boogie
Hawkshaw Hawkins2:42
12Tennessee Waltz
Pee Wee King3:00
13Dear Oakie
Doye O’Dell2:45
14Sweeter Than the Flowers
Moon Mullican3:00
15Lost John Boogie
harmonica and lead vocals:
Wayne Raney (on 1947-12-30)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1947-12-30)
background vocals:
Maxine Luna (on 1947-12-30) and Norman Luna (on 1947-12-30)
recorded at:
Radio Station KWEM in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States (on 1947-12-30)
recording of:
Lost John Boogie (on 1947-12-30)
writer:
Wayne Raney
Wayne Raney2:40
16Doin’ My Time
Jimmie Skinner3:19
17I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling
Bill Monroe3:01
18Molly and Tenbrook
recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
The Stanley Brothers2:36
19Mansion on the Hill
recording of:
A Mansion on the Hill
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-30)
Hank Williams2:36
20Tennessee Border
Jimmy Work2:59
21Deck of Cards
T. Texas Tyler3:17
22I Love You So Much It Hurts
recording of:
I Love You So Much It Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman32:46
23Merle’s Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Merle’s Boogie Woogie (on 1947-07-01)
writer:
Merle Travis
Merle Travis3:06
24One Has My Name (the Other Has My Heart)
Jimmy Wakely2:50
25Life Gets Tee‐Jus, Don’t It?
Carson Robison2:54
26Bubbles in My Beer
banjo:
Ocie Stockard (on 1947-10-30)
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1947-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1947-10-30)
electric guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1947-10-30)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1947-10-30) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1947-10-30)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) (on 1947-10-30)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1947-10-30)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1947-10-30)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1947-10-30)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-10-30)
recording of:
Bubbles in My Beer (on 1947-10-30)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist), Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Red River Songs, Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Chappell & Co. (in 1948)
Bob Wills2:20
27Bouquet 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 Arnold3.52:37
28I’m My Own Grandpa
Lonzo & Oscar3:17