Classic Country

About the Artist
A living legend in the world of country music, Charlie McCoy has added his harmonica stylings to countless recordings over the years. A regular on the successful 1970s country variety show HEE HAW, Charlie carved out a name for himself as a solo instrumental artist in addition to his many accompanying credits on some of Nashville's biggest hits.

Product Description:
Pulling together some of his favorite country standards, Charlie McCoy partners with producer Craig Duncan to create a tastefully traditional instrumental collection of some of country's finest hits.

Classic Country,Charlie McCoy,Green Hill Productions

Average customer rating: My sort of music CCR great stuff Gets me going in the morning Soundtrack of an era

Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits Creedence Clearwater Revival Manufacturer: Fantasy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Chronicle Vol. 2: Twenty Great CCR Classics Bob Seger - Greatest Hits The Complete Hit Singles Eagles : The Very Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd - All Time Greatest Hits ASIN: B000000XB9 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Susie Q
2. I Put A Spell On You
3. Proud Mary
4. Bad Moon Rising
5. Lodi
6. Green River
7. Commotion
8. Down On The Corner
9. Fortunate Son
10. Travelin' Band
11. Who'll Stop The Rain
12. Up Around The Bend
13. Run Through The Jungle
14. Lookin' Out My Back Door
15. Long As I Can See The Light
16. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
17. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
18. Hey Tonight
19. Sweet Hitch-Hiker
20. Someday Never Comes

Amazon.com

Few bands of the 1960s retained as much a sense of the roots of rock and roll as did Creedence Clearwater Revival. Their music is rife with country, rockabilly, and R&B influences, a combination that produced several hit singles--most of which are present on this collection. These include "I Heard It through the Grapevine," "Lodi," "Up Around the B ," "Who'll Stop the Rain," and of course "Bad Moon Rising." This is an excellent greatest-hits collection, and a perfect introduction to the music of a band that has been enduringly influential. --Genevieve Williams

Album Description

Recorded 1968-1970 and includes 'Susie Q', 'I Put a Spell on You', 'Proud Mary', 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Lodi', 'Green River', 'Commotion', 'Down on the Corner', 'Fortunate Son', 'Travelin' Band', 'Who'll Stop the Rain', 'Up Around the Bend', 'Run Through the Jungle', 'Lookin' Out My Back Door', 'Long as I Can See the Light', 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine', 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain?', 'Hey Tonight', 'Sweet Hitch-Hiker' & 'Someday Never Comes'. Fantasy label. 1991.

Customer Reviews:

My sort of music .......2007-07-12

As Im in my sixties you might think Im to old, but this is my sort of music.I reckon " john fogerty " is a great singer. Just listen to find out. Hope you like it the same as I do.

CCR.......2007-06-28

An excellent greatist hits CD, I used a handful of songs to burn a CD with other related style of music.

great stuff.......2007-06-27

listening to this CD makes you realize how great john fogerty was back in the day. great songs, great sound.

Gets me going in the morning.......2007-06-27

I've been listening to this CD for 2 weeks in my car on the way to work.

Soundtrack of an era.......2007-06-15

This is an excellent compilation of CCR's tunes from the late 60s, early 70s. There's a reason why Credence tunes kept popping up in movies and commercials. It's great music and evocative of the era from which it comes. No need for me to review the individual tunes; anybody with a radio has head most of them. A must-have for any music fan.

Average customer rating: Aces- A definite better get it. The amazing Rythm Aces: Stacked Deck Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed to Jump BUY THIS ALBUM!!!! Better than I remember!

Two Classic Albums from The Amazing Rhythm Aces: Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed to Jump The Amazing Rhythm Aces Manufacturer: Collector's Choice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Toucan Do It Too/Burning the Ballroom Down The Amazing Rhythm Aces How the Hell Do You Spell Rhythum? Absolutely Live Nothin' But The Blues ASIN: B00004TZZR Release Date: 2000-07-11

Tracks:

1. Third Rate Romance
2. The 'Ella B'
3. Life's Railway To Heaven
4. The Beautiful Lie
5. Hit The Nail On The Head
6. Who Will The Next Fool Be
7. Amazing Grace (Used To Be Her Favorite Song)
8. Anything You Want
9. My Tears Still Flow
10. Emma-Jean
11. Why Can't I Be Satisfied
12. King Of The Cowboys
13. Typical American Boy
14. If I Knew Just What To Say
15. The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune)
16. Same Ol' Me
17. These Dreams Of Losing You
18. I'll Be Gone
19. Out Of The Snow
20. Fool For The Woman
21. A Little Italy Rag
22. Dancing The Night Away

Amazon.com

Substitute grits for glitz, soul for sheen, and wry humor for mythic self-regard, and the Amazing Rhythm Aces could have been the Eagles. Though they didn't fly as high commercially, the Aces' blend of rock, country, down-home rhythm & blues, and even gospel continues to satisfy on this combo reissue of the band's first two mid-'70s albums. "Third Rate Romance" remains the Memphis band's signature song and major pop hit, while "The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)" anticipated the changes in commercial country a couple of decades down the road. Rhythm aside, the key to the band's appeal is frontman Russell Smith, whose songs and singing transcend musical boundaries with amazing grace. --Don McLeese

Album Description

Their first albums for ABC, released in 1975 and 1976. Includes their big hit 'Third Rate Romance' and more. The two titles are, 'Stacked Deck' and 'Too Stuffed To Jump'. First time on CD. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

Customer Reviews:

Aces- A definite better get it........2007-06-12

If you remember these...do yourself a favor.

The amazing Rythm Aces: Stacked Deck.......2007-02-19

More than a 1 Cut Wonder, some surprising stuff here and worth the price.

Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed to Jump.......2007-02-06

Too Stuffed maybe this group's best effort. And what an album it is!

BUY THIS ALBUM!!!!.......2007-01-30

Forget buying Hotel California. Set afire your copy of On The Border. Send Marshall Tucker to the back of the play list. THIS is country rock at it's finest.

Better than I remember!.......2007-01-09

This cd is timeless! Each song is just as good today as it was when first recorded. I plan to order the rest of their music right away!

Average customer rating: Classic Country #1 Hits

Billboard #1s: Classic Country Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Classic Country Gold Pure Country Classics: The #1 Hits Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana Classic Country: Great Duets Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 4: Nashville Sound ASIN: B000FZESRG Release Date: 2006-07-18

Tracks:

1. On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
2. Act Naturally - Buck Owens
3. I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
4. Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
5. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
6. Rhinostone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
7. El Paso - Marty Robbins
8. I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
9. King Of The Road - Roger Miller
10. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
11. I Want To Go With You - Eddy Arnold
12. Mama Tried - Merle Haggard
13. The Three Bells - The Browns
14. Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
15. Somewhere Tonight - Highway 101

Tracks:

1. Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton
2. Forever And Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
3. For The Good Times - Ray Price
4. Hello Walls - Faron Young
5. Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
6. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
7. Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn
8. Young Love - Sonny James
9. Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty
10. Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
11. Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
12. Four Walls - Jim Reeves
13. Swingin' - John Anderson
14. Streets Of Bakerfield - Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens
15. I'm Moving On - Hank Snow

Customer Reviews:

Classic Country #1 Hits.......2007-05-09

EXCELLENT 2 disk set!!! It's one of the best compilations of Classic Country #1 hits, in my opinion. I bought it as gifts for 5 other people and they also thought it was fantastic. I highly recommend this set.

Average customer rating: Classic Country: Great Duets Missing Some Major Duets!!

Classic Country: Great Duets Johnny Cash & June Carter , Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn , Bill Anderson & Jan Howard , Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton , and David Frizzell & Shelly West Manufacturer: Time Life Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Classic Country: Hard to Find Hits Pure Country Classics: The #1 Hits Gettin' Rowdy Classic Country: Honky Tonk Heroes Country Duets of the Eighties and Nineties ASIN: B0006419N2 Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

1. Jackson -- Johnny Cash with June Carter
2. Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man -- Loretta Lynn with Conway Twitty
3. Golden Ring -- George Jones with Tammy Wynette
4. Don't Let Me Cross Over -- Carl Butler and Pearl Butler
5. Holding On to Nothin' -- Porter Wagoner with Dolly Parton
6. Loose Talk -- Buck Owens with Rose Maddox
7. For Loving You -- Bill Anderson with Jan Howard
8. We've Got Tonight -- Kenny Rogers with Sheena Easton
9. You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma -- David Frizzell with Shelly West
10. Suspicious Minds -- Waylon Jennings with Jessi Colter
11. My Elusive Dreams -- David Houston with Tammy Wynette
12. A Place to Fall Apart -- Merle Haggard with Janie Fricke
13. Feelin's -- Conway Twitty with Loretta Lynn
14. Islands in the Stream -- Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
15. You and I -- Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal gayle
16. Meet Me in Montana -- Marie Osmond with Dan Seals
17. If I Were A Carpenter -- Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash
18. We're Gonna Hold On -- George Jones with Tammy Wynette
19. I Will Always Love You -- Dolly Parton with Vince Gill
20. We Believe in Happy Endings -- Earl thomas Conley with Emmylou Harris

Album Description

Johnny & June. George & Tammy. Kenny & Dolly. Conway & Loretta. Individually they're stars, but together these artists are stellar. These unforgettable pairings of distinctive voices produced No. 1 chart toppers in the '60s, '70s and '80s—and only the biggest hits made it on Classic Country: Great Duets.

Customer Reviews:

Classic Country: Great Duets.......2007-01-22

This is one of the best I've heard if you like country & duets... Absolutely wonderful!

Missing Some Major Duets!! .......2005-07-26

These tracks are all excellent but frankly several major country duets are not here!! Where on earth are Kenny Rogers and Dottie West?? Instead we get Rogers with Sheena Easton and the Rogers/Easton combo makes it almost entirely a pop recording and it should not be on this package. Buck Owens & Rose Maddox have a track but where is Buck with his far more famous duet partner Susan Raye? The Merle Haggard - Janie Fricke track should not have been included since she really only just sings harmony on the record. Why aren't Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting who started the male/female star duet craze in 1949 with Slipping Around here or Kitty Wells & Red Foley, the first superstar duet? And where are Ferlin Husky & Jean Shepard, Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely, David Houston & Barbara Mandrell, Bobby Bare & Skeeter Davis, Roy Drusky & Priscilla Mitchell, Don Gibson & Dottie West, Johnny Duncan & Janie Fricke, to name just a few of the famous country duos of yore. Instead we have too many tracks with the same artists here. It's a very good package but it should have been a great and classic one.

Average customer rating: Truly Classic ANOTHER KEEPER Outstanding Keep up the good work Daniel O'Donnell:Songs of Inspiration/I Believe

Classic Double: Songs of Inspiration/I Believe Daniel O'Donnell Manufacturer: Dptv Media ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music International | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Songs of Faith Daniel O'Donnell - Greatest Hits Faith & Inspiration Welcome to My World Christmas With Daniel O'Donnell ASIN: B00011V87C Release Date: 2004-01-20

Tracks:

1. Footsteps
2. Footsteps
3. It Is No Secret
4. You Needed Me
5. I Saw The Light
6. One Day At A Time
7. My Forever Friend
8. When I Had You
9. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
10. Why Me Lord
11. The Old Rugged Cross
12. Yes, I Really Love You
13. How Great Thou Art
14. This World Is Not My Home
15. He Took Our Place
16. Amazing Grace
17. The Family Bible
18. In The Garden
19. Children's Band
20. Standing Room Only

Tracks:

1. Everything Is Beautiful
2. I Believe
3. Any Dream Will Do
4. I Can See Clearly Now
5. I Have A Dream
6. The Greatest Love
7. A Little Peace
8. The Way Old Friends Do
9. Rivers Of Babylon
10. What A Wonderful World
11. A Song For The World
12. Even On Days When It Rained
13. Beyond The Great Divide
14. Our Special Absent Friends
15. Love, Hope And Faith
16. Desiderata

Customer Reviews:

Truly Classic.......2007-06-02

I bought this CD for my mother and she truly loves it. It is an excellent inspirational buy. She is even sharing it with her friends.

ANOTHER KEEPER.......2007-03-13

This CD is also fantastic.. he just has a way with inspirational songs that makes them so meaningful..highly recommended...this is another that I listen to everyday while at work..

Outstanding.......2007-01-10

I love to listen to this man sing these beautiful songs. Highly recommend this.

Keep up the good work.......2006-07-03

Love this. Music is awesome. I recommend to all. Lauren, New Jersey.

Daniel O'Donnell:Songs of Inspiration/I Believe.......2006-03-19

If you like Daniel O'Donnell and you love Inspirational Music, this is a winner! This is a perfect combination.

Average customer rating: Brooks Exactly what I expected :) A great intro to country

Country's 20 Classic Gospel: Songs of the Century Various Artists Manufacturer: New Haven ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Compilations | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Praise & Worship | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Good Old Country Gospel Amazing Grace - A Country Salute to Gospel, Vol. 1 Just a Closer Walk with Thee Amazing Grace, Vol. 2: A Country Salute to Gospel Amazing Grace, Vol. 3: A Country Salute to Gospel ASIN: B0001XANGM Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

1. I Know Who Holds Tomorrow - Alison Krauss & The Cox Family
2. Go Rest High On That Mountain - Vince Gill
3. Farther Along - Linda Ronstadt
4. Children Go (Where I Send Thee) - Ricky Skaggs
5. Precious Memories - Tammy Wynette
6. Uncloudye Day - Willie Nelson
7. Amazing Grace - The Statler Brothers
8. Coat Of Many Colors - Dolly Parton
9. Precious Lord, Take My Hand/Jesus Hold My Hand (Medley) - Merle Haggard
10. How Great Thou Art - Connie Smith
11. Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) - Johnny Cash
12. Crying In The Chapel - Elvis Presley
13. Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
14. Life's Railway To Heaven - Patsy Cline
15. In The Garden - Jim Reeves
16. The Old Rugged Cross - Tennessee Ernie Ford
17. Peace In The Valley - Red Foley
18. Angel Band - Stanley Brothers
19. Can The Circle Be Unbroken - The Carter Family
20. I Saw The Light - Hank Williams

Customer Reviews:

Brooks.......2007-05-17

This was one of the best buys I done lately. The artists and songs were the perfect match to songs (especially Amazing Grace by the Statlers)

Exactly what I expected :).......2007-01-12

This was a gift for my father and he loved it. We listened to it all morning Christmas Day. The songs are beautifully chosen and wonderfully familiar. A good mix.

A great intro to country.......2004-08-06

How often have you heard someone say how much they hate country, except for Johnny Cash or "O Brother Where Art Thou?"

Here's a compilation that person should enjoy.

Featuring old tracks from Cash, Elvis, Hank Williams, Ricky Skaggs, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and more, this cd breathes of the authenticity of yesterday.

As a compilation, not every track is outstanding, however I enjoyed most of them, skipping only a few. The standout track is "Farther Along" by Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and Dolly Parton.

Average customer rating: Country gold standard Four decades of country number ones + 1/2 stars...Nearly Forty Years of Classic Country

Classic Country Gold Various Artists Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Billboard #1s: Classic Country Pure Country Classics: The #1 Hits Classic Country: Great Story Songs Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 4: Nashville Sound Legends of Country: Classic Hits of the '50s, '60s & '70 ASIN: B000A0GPSQ Release Date: 2005-07-26

Tracks:

1. Hey, Good Lookin' - Hank Williams
2. It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells
3. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
4. Why Baby Why - Webb Pierce, Red Sovine
5. I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
6. All I Have to Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
7. Hello Walls - Faron Young
8. Walk on By - Leroy Van Dyke, Leroy Van Dyke
9. I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline
10. Tender Years - George Jones
11. King of the Road - Roger Miller
12. Make the World Go Away - Eddy Arnold
13. Mama Tried - Merle Haggard
14. Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty
15. Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn
16. Help Me Make It Through the Night - Sammi Smith
17. Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride
18. Chantilly Lace - Jerry Lee Lewis

Tracks:

1. Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo
2. Eleven Roses - Hank Williams, Jr.
3. I Love - Tom T. Hall
4. Jolene - Dolly Parton
5. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
6. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
7. San Antonio Stroll - Tanya Tucker
8. Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - Waylon Jennings
9. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
10. Gambler - Kenny Rogers
11. Do You Know You Are My Sunshine - The Statler Brothers
12. I Believe in You - Don Williams
13. Elvira - The Oak Ridge Boys
14. I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - George Jones, Barbara Mandrell
15. Fourteen Carat Mind - Gene Watson
16. God Bless the U.S.A. - Lee Greenwood
17. Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses - Kathy Mattea
18. Timber, I'm Falling in Love - Patty Loveless

Customer Reviews:

Country gold standard.......2006-01-30

Mainstream, popular Country music is what you get on this double CD album. From the dawn of the 1950s, when commercial recording interests took a firm hold on this particular strand of America's musical tradition, to the end of the 1980s, when other styles started to squeeze Country out of the charts.

In the late 60s and early 70s, it was widely acknowledged that the two gods of Country were Johnny Cash and Jim Reeves (selling better than ever after his untimely death). So it is strange that Reeves's star has waned so quickly, and he is excluded from a compilation like this. That would have been unthinkable thirty years ago; now it is unremarkable.

On the other hand, Jerry Lee Lewis definitely does not belong here. When Tennessee Ernie Ford says "If you see me coming, better stand aside. A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died", you don't really take him seriously. When Lewis introduces himself as "The Killer", you get the uneasy feeling he really means it. His music is on the fringes of country and his attitude is on the edge of sanity.

Still, this is a good, representative collection and is available at bargain prices, so has to be recommended. I always take it when I drive through the Mojave or the Sierras. For me, this is music for the open road.

Four decades of country number ones.......2005-07-29

Only one of the thirty-six tracks here didn't make it to number one in the American country singles charts, that being God bless the USA, which the compilers understandably selected to represent Lee Greenwood here in preference to any of his country number one hits. In its way, that selection shows that number one is not the only thing that matters in the music business - some of the most famous songs in popular music never made it to number one in any chart. Nevertheless, the number one position does indicate a certain measure of popularity and this collection contains many great country classics.

This compilation, being by Hip-O, has easy access to the vaults of the record labels that are now part of the Universal group, so those labels dominate - however, Hip-O have licensed some tracks from the Sony / BMG group, so Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Charley Pride and Eddy Arnold are included. The real surprise is that Reba McEntire and George Strait, two artists who each had several number one hits for Universal labels in the eighties, are omitted. You'd think it was easier for Hip-O to include them than to worry about Dolly and the others.

The tracks are in chronological sequence, beginning with Hank Williams in 1951 and ending with Patty Loveless in 1989. 1989 is an interesting and appropriate end-point, as that was the year when a new generation of singers changed everything in country music, or so it seemed. Of course, the new generation has recorded a lot of great music (though how much of it can truly be described as country is a matter for debate) but I know that many country fans regard 1989 as the beginning of the end of their kind of country music.

The compiler clearly likes the seventies best as there are fifteen tracks from that decade with seven tracks each from the fifties, sixties and eighties. I can well understand the compiler's preference, as it was a very good decade for country music, both at home in America and internationally.

With a compilation like this, it is always possible to argue about track selection - whether the song selected for the chosen artist is the best, whether some omitted artists should have been included and so on - but when you look at it overall, this is a brilliant compilation that provides a great introduction to four decades of country music - and it comes with liner notes by Rich Kienzle.

+ 1/2 stars...Nearly Forty Years of Classic Country.......2005-07-27

This 36-track collection chronologically covers nearly four decades of country music beginning with Hank Williams 1951 hit "Hey, Good Lookin'" and ending with Patty Loveless's 1989 hit "Timber, I'm Falling in Love." For any 2-CD set to adequately cover four decades is a nearly impossible task--especially when both discs run under sixty minutes.

This collection could easily have been expanded by an additional dozen or more tracks, allowing the compilers to focus more attention on country's golden era, namely the fifties and the sixties. There are only five tracks from the fifties and eight from the sixties, while the seventies--an era marked by crossover artists like Glen Campbell and Kenny Rogers--is represented by fifteen tracks (nearly half of the total).

In fact, the compilers of this anthology placed a lot of emphasis on crossover hits. Twenty of these No. 1 country hits also hit the top 40 on the pop charts, with "Sixteen Tons," "All I Have To Do Is Dream," "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "Rhinestone Cowboy" placing No. 1 on both charts.

There's only one serious misstep in the song selection. While it DID reach the top of the country charts in 1972, Jerry Lee Lewis's versions of the Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace" simply is out of place. And personally, I could have done without Lee Greenwood's maudlin "God Bless the U.S.A." [Besides, it's the only song that didn't reach No. 1.] The only other flaw in this collection is that even though it runs through 1989, there are no artists from country's new traditionalism movement. Where's George Strait or Randy Travis?

With that said, this is an overall satisfying--albeit brief--look at four decades of country music. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Average customer rating: Joe South "Classic Masters" These are HIS SONGS Old Memories Going back home. Sandwich?

Classic Masters Joe South Manufacturer: EMI Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Classic Masters Classic Masters Tommy Roe - Greatest Hits [MCA] Classic Masters Johnny Rivers: Greatest Hits (Capitol) ASIN: B00006369Q Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

1. Walk A Mile In My Shoes
2. Games People Play
3. Rose Garden
4. Hush
5. Don't It Make You Want To Go Home
6. These Are Not My People
7. I Knew You When
8. Children
9. Untie Me
10. Fool Me
11. Down In The Boondocks
12. Birds Of A Feather

Customer Reviews:

Joe South "Classic Masters".......2007-01-17

This Cd brought back a lot of memory's. I remember these songs when they were new. I used to listen to them on AM Radio. This CD is great addition to your music collection. Even if you haven't heard Joe South. A lot of these songs were in the top of the chart.

These are HIS SONGS.......2007-01-13

No, these are not "covers"! Such a talent to be chewed-up by the music biz. Sad.
What a talent.

Old Memories.......2007-01-09

I thought I was 20 years old again. I haven't hear a guitar like Joe's since then. His songs (Games People Play, Walk a Mile in My Shoes, These are not My People, Don't It Make You Want to Go Home) hold a lot of truth still today.

Going back home........2007-01-03

Joe South is a great songwriter, his tales of life and love touches everyone somehow, he really makes you want to go back to where it all started.

Sandwich?.......2006-01-30

This has got to be one of the best cd's I have. All the songs on this album are great. You can not beat the quality all I think about when I think about this album is it's like a SANDWICH! Joe South Rules!!!!!

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Live from Austin, TX Jerry Lee Lewis Manufacturer: New West Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Jerry Lee Lewis: Live From Austin Texas Jerry Lee Lewis: Greatest Live Performances of the 50s, 60s and 70s At My Age Fats and Friends Three from the Vault ASIN: B000QFCD54 Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

1. Keep My Motor Runnin'
2. You Win Again
3. Sweet Little 16
4. 39 And Holding
5. Think About It Darling
6. Rock & Roll Over
7. Boogie Woogie Country Man
8. C C Rider
9. Chantilly Lace
10. I'll Find It Where I Can
11. In The Garden
12. No Headstone On My Grave
13. What Did I Say
14. Great Balls Of Fire
15. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

Product Description

From the vaults of the award-winning PBS Austin City Limits TV show, this is the latest release in the acclaimed Live From Austin, TX series.

Rock and Roll s the thing, and Jerry Lee s the King... or so said an English fan once upon a time somewhere. Elvis fans might dispute that title, but nobody else in the history of popular music would dare call himself The Killer. Of all the legends who came out of Sun Records in the 1950s Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison no one would have bet the last one standing would be the pill-popping, whiskey-guzzling, gun-waving hellion from Ferriday, La. Except The Killer, of course.

Jerry Lee Lewis took black rhythm & blues, white gospel and other funky Mississippi sounds and turned them into rock and roll. But Jerry Lee s life also is, and has always been, his piano; he has kicked and banged and set on fire (literally) many of them over the course of six-plus decades.

He almost never made it to Austin City Limits. He cancelled one appearance, and only weeks before this recording on October 17, 1983, his wife died in a freak swimming pool accident at their home. But he did make it, and what we have here is one of the most amazing performances ever to go down on the ACL stage. Throughout the day he was a perfect gentleman, showing up on time and acting very graciously to one and all, but once he hit the stage, all hell broke loose. The songs speak for themselves; they re ALL here.

For many years later, Jerry Lee would carry a tape of this show to play for friends (and himself, many times). When producers tried to book him again for a return performance, the response was, Jerry Lee doesn t think he could possibly do a better show.

This CD captures all the hits and more, and includes songs that were never aired on the original TV broadcast.

Average customer rating: Classic Bluegrass From Smithsonian Folkways Great selections from a great catalog Absolutely the best Classic If you can't afford this sell your pop discs.

Classic Bluegrass From Smithsonian Folkways Various Artists Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Bluegrass | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Smithsonian Folkways Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics Classic Old-Time Music Classic Bluegrass, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000063NDJ Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

1. White House Blues - Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys
2. Our Last Goodbye - Johnson Mountain Boys
3. When He Reached Down His Hand for Me - Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
4. Tiny Broken Heart - Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard
5. New Camptown Races - Red Allen, Frank Wakefield, and the Kentuckians
6. Suzanne - Harley Allen-Mike Lilly Band
7. I Heard My Mother Call My Name in Prayer - Nashville Grass
8. Teardrops in My Eyes - Friendly City Playboys
9. Cumberland Gap - Snuffy Jenkins
10. Live and Let Live - Red Allen and the Kentuckians
11. The World is Waiting for the Sunrise - Roger Sprung and Doc Watson
12. Hello City Limits - Hugh Moore
13. (Legend of the) Brown Mountain Light - Country Gentlemen
14. Lonesome Road Blues - Roni Stoneman
15. The Train That Carried My Girl from Town - Doc Watson
16. The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake - New Lost City Ramblers
17. Little Birdie - Stanley Brothers
18. Rabbit in a Log - Stanley Brothers
19. Grey Eagle - David and Billie Ray Johnson
20. Wayfaring Stranger - Cullen Gaylean and the Virginia Mountain Boys
21. Billy in the Lowground - Lonesome Strangers
22. The Rebel Girl - Hazel Dickens
23. Train 45 - Smiley Hobbs
24. 'Neath That Cold Grey Tomb of Stone - Lilly Brothers and Don Stover
25. Get Up John - Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys

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Originally known as a folk music label, Folkways, founded by Moses Asch in 1948 and now owned by the Smithsonian Institution, also released a number of fine bluegrass records over the years as folk revivalists became hip to the mountain style. This superb 25-track, 65-minute collection represents the best of the label's bluegrass offerings. Some of the musicians--Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Doc Watson--are household names. Others are members of the genre's second generation: Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard, Red Allen and Frank Wakefield, and the Country Gentlemen. Still others, including three-finger-style banjo pioneer Snuffy Jenkins and Nashville Grass singer Curly Seckler, are ripe for rediscovery. Most of the music on Classic Bluegrass is as traditional as it gets, but not all of it. If you think drums are relatively new to bluegrass, listen to the surprisingly jazzy "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise," recorded by Watson and banjoist Roger Sprung in 1963 for a years-ahead-of-its-time Folkways album titled Progressive Bluegrass and Other Instrumentals: Vol. 1. This set is full of such delights. --David Hill

Album Description

It all began in 1956 with the release of the historic Folkways album American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style (SFW 40037), the first-ever full-length bluegrass LP. From that point on, Folkways Records was synonymous with great bluegrass music. Folkways founder Moses Asch released scores of bluegrass albums, and this collection comprises the cream of the crop from these recordings, including works from giants of the genre such as Red Allen & Frank Wakefield, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, the Stanley Brothers, and The Country Gentlemen. It serves as an outstanding introduction to the wealth of great bluegrass Smithsonian Folkways has to offer. Extensive notes, photos, 62 minutes. Compiled and annotated by Lee Michael Demsey and Jeff Place.

Customer Reviews:

Classic Bluegrass From Smithsonian Folkways.......2007-06-02

Very good. I'm just getting to know bluegrass other than Flat & Scruggs from the "Beverly Hill Billies".

Great selections from a great catalog.......2006-07-03

This anthology digs deep into the Smithsonian-Folkways catalog of bluegrass albums (1956-1992), with virtually each track representing a different group/performer. The Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe, The Country Gentlemen, Doc Watson, Snuffy Jenkins, and Red Allen are all included, and they are just the best-known artists here. Highlights for me include OUR LAST GOODBYE by the Johnson Mountain Boys, THE LITTLE GIRL AND THE DREADFUL SNAKE by The New Lost City Ramblers, TRAIN 45 by Smiley Hobbs, and HELLO CITY LIMITS by Hugh Moore, not to mention sides by the list of performers mentioned earlier. What's truly amazing is the realization that this CD anthology is only the tip of the iceberg of S-F holdings, which I believe are all still available in their original form - scores of albums. Hardcore bluegrass fans know all about those albums; CDs such as this do a great service for those just learning about the music or the S-F catalog, or for those just wanting to dip their toes into the music. It's a solid CD filled with terrific bluegrass offerings, with a 30-page, fact-filled booklet included, all for a great price. Definitely worth acquiring.

Absolutely the best.......2006-03-20

I subscribe to a cable TV network who has a bluegrass music station. I noticed that all of the best songs (out of hundreds played on this network), the true "classics", were from this particular album, so I ordered it. If you want the best of the best, this is the one for you.

Classic.......2004-04-09

The plethora of worthy collections riding on the coattails of O Brother, Where Art Thou? continues with Classic Bluegrass From Smithsonian Folkways, 25 tracks of serious bluegrass untarnished by rock, pop or other outside influences. Recorded between 1956 and 1992, it includes three numbers from what's purportedly the first bluegrass LP ever, Folkways' American Banjo: Three-Finger And Scruggs Style. Dashing mandolin runs by Earl Taylor (and his Stoney Mountain Boys) and bluegrass's patriarch Bill Monroe (with Peter Rowan) open and close this crisp disc while Ralph Stanley, singing with older brother Carter, offers clawhammer banjo picking.

Many of the performers - Red Allen, Doc Watson and Hazel Dickens, for example - grew up with the music. The Harley Allen-Mike Lilly Band (Harley being Red's son) shows how the genre's trademark tight harmonies can turn smooth (in an Osborne Brothers style) rather than sharp, without sacrificing the essence of true bluegrass. The New Lost City Ramblers' "The Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake" as well as The Lilly Brothers And Don Stover's "'Neath That Cold Grey Tomb Of Stone" evoke mountain music's darkness, but then a wildfire fiddle breakdown such as David and Billy Ray Johnson's "Grey Eagle" comes along to show its fun side. It's a sumptuous buffett of bluegrass.

If you can't afford this sell your pop discs........2002-10-13

With 25 tracks from the FOLKWAYS archives this is the most generous helping of bluegrass music that one might
hope for. An incredible roller-coaster ride through the most diverse styles. If you aren't a fan of bluegrass music, just pick track 21, 'Billy in the Lowground' (an instrumental that clocks in at exactly o n e minute) and you'll see the light.
The sleeve notes, packaging and sound quality are superb, as you might expect from a record from the prestigious FOLKWAYS label. As a German, I must admit that in European folk music nothing that I know comes close to the sheer exuberant energy of bluegrass. It's the perfect antidote to the whole MTV catalogue with its 100 %predictability. Doc Watson's two tracks on this CD, 'The world is waiting for the sunrise' (track 11, together with the excellent Roger Sprung) and 'The train that carried my girl from town'(track 15) fill me with awe about the incredible wealth of material that this pivotal figure of American folk music has produced. Quite definitely one of my records of 2002.

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