Live Recordings from the Louisiana Hayride [Live]

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Until this release, the oldest--and virtually the only--live George Jones on record was a 1965 concert released on import in 1987. So these 16 songs, recorded on the popular Hayride radio broadcast between 1956 and 1969, are talismanic for Possum fans. Does it matter that the actual recording quality is predictably atrocious, with Jones's acoustic guitar mixed way above the other musicians (some of whom you sometimes can't hear at all)? Or that while the early tracks are full of spirit, the later ones tend to peter out, perhaps paralleling the rise of his celebrated drinking excesses? (Big exception: the oft-overlooked "Say It's Not You," from 1968). No, definitely not to the true fan, who will rightly welcome any opportunity to hear his inimitable style being shaped over time. Others, though, might not be so enthusiastic. --John Morthland

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Average customer rating: Long-winded MC intros hurt this CD! The Best CD I ever heard! Memorable '50s stage performances Lively hardcore country from the 1950s

Live Recordings from the Louisiana Hayride Johnny Horton Manufacturer: Scena Records 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 Traditional Country | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001NBNA2 Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

1. Honky Tonk Man
2. Rock Island Line
3. One Woman Man
4. John Henry
5. Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
6. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
7. Jambalaya
8. All For The Love Of A Girl
9. Johnny Reb
10. Same Old Tale The Crow Told Me
11. Battle Of New Orleans
12. When It's Springtime In Alaska
13. Sal's Got A Sugar Lip
14. Sink The Bismark
15. Whispering Pines
16. Johnny Horton For Wray Ford (Bonus Track)

Customer Reviews:

Long-winded MC intros hurt this CD!.......2006-08-02

I agree with others that this music and Johnny Horton is great on this CD and when you first hear it you really get the atmosphere of these historic radio transcripts. But all the long-winded intros by the MCs and Homer and Jethro, etc. really hurt repeat listenings and slow things down when you only want to hear Johnny's songs. I ripped my CD and edited out everything except the songs themselves and when Johnny introduces his own songs, and the result was amazing! - kind of like "The Concert Johnny Horton Never Gave". What a hootnanny! This is the way I listen to this album, and I listen to it often. Perhaps in hindsight the manufacturers should have made the intros and songs into seperate tracks so it would be easier for the average person to rip just the songs to their iPod or whatever. Great performances by Johnny Horton and decent sound quality, nevertheless.

The Best CD I ever heard!.......2006-06-10

This CD proves that Johnny Horton was one of the best singers and entertainers there ever was,and his exuberence and the audience reaction are like nothing I have ever seen or heard in my lifetime. It has me saying "I'm Wild about Johnny Horton!" He was the very best!

Memorable '50s stage performances.......2004-06-24

Scena's latest volume shines a welcome light across the final five years of The Singing Fisherman's life. Beginning with 1956's "Honky Tonk Man" (his first chart success) and running through the historical songs with which he etched his lasting memory, Horton's performances seamlessly fuse folk's storytelling with honky-tonk's twang and rockabilly's drive. Horton is revealed as a masterful, driving performer who could hold an audience with a knowing pause, or rev them up with a driving beat and spirited vocal.

Horton's performances of "Honky Tonk Man" and the follow-up, "One Woman Man," combine the honky-tonk delivery of Hank Williams with the propulsive beat of rockabilly. His cover of Williams' "Jambalaya" is very much his own, as are revved up readings of "John Henry" and "My Bucket's Got a Hole In It." Horton's second wind of chart smashes is fully represented, including spirited performances of "Johnny Reb," "Battle of New Orleans," "When It's Springtime in Alaska" and "Sink the Bismarck." His mastery of folk singing turns these from novelties into showpieces.

Those familiar with Horton's work will treasure the opportunity to hear his songs amplified by an adoring crowd; those who only know the hits will be amazed by Horton's one-of-a-kind folk-rockabilly-country fusion. This may be the best disc yet in what's becoming one of the industry's brightest archival series.

Lively hardcore country from the 1950s.......2004-04-27

This set of archival recording captures late-'Fifties honkytonker Johnny Horton at the height of his powers, playing on the KWKH Louisiana Hayride program, which once competed with The Grand Ole Opry for preeminence among the live hillbilly radio shows... Horton was one of the Hayride's biggest draws, a fiery good ole boy whose delivery was just inches away from the rockabilly sound of the times, and this disc gives a great sense of his style and charisma, as well as what his live repertoire was like. There are rollicking versions of his big hits -- "Honky Tonk Man," "Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor," "Battle Of New Orleans," etc. -- as well as amped-up versions of folk tunes like "John Henry" and "Rock Island Line." The between-song banter and emcee introductions also give a glimpse into the was live performances felt on the Hayride stage... Fine sound quality, too! Horton fans, or honkytonk aficionados alike should get a real kick out of this disc.

Average customer rating: Still Laughing after 5 days, THANKS TO JUNE! June was a jem Rare spin of Carter's early stage work It's Country Music History

Live Recordings from the Louisiana Hayride June Carter Cash Manufacturer: Scena Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Keep On the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Carryin' On With Johnny Cash & June Carter Early June Wildwood Flower Press On ASIN: B0000CABHZ Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. Big Iron
2. He Don't Love Me Anymore
3. It Takes A Worried Man To Sing A Worried Song
4. Gotta Travel On
5. Tall Lover Man
6. Thirty Days
7. Under The Weeping Willow Tree
8. Wildwood Flower
9. Poor Ol' Heartsick Me
10. Heel
11. John Henry
12. It Ain't Me Babe (with Johnny Cash)
13. Teenage Queen (with Johnny Cash)
14. (Poems)
15. (Comedy)

Album Description

Full title - Live Recordings From The Louisiana Hayride. From the Scena label this collection features a collection of her 1960-1965 recordings from the Louisiana Hayride that shows her talent as a singer and comedienne. 15 tracks including 2 with Johnny Cash, 'It Ain't Me Babe' & 'Ballad Of A Teenage Queen'. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Still Laughing after 5 days, THANKS TO JUNE!.......2006-07-31

June Carter fans, get ready to buckle your seatbelts and blast off into a 1960 show of Louisiana Hayride, starring the Beautiful JUNE CARTER!!!!!!!!! I put this CD in the first day I bought it. I was up laughing until 2 AM! June has once again done an outstanding job.

These segments from the "Louisian Hayride" TV/Radio show feel as if your really at the show. June is hilarious (as usual) and includes some really funny jokes into her high-pitched, bouncy, energetic songs.

If your a new fan, this is a perfect way to get to know June's comedy. It'll bring a smile to your face, and it has some really great songs. If your an old fan, June has once again outdone herself.

So what are ya waitin' for, fellers? Buy this CD today and experience it for yourself!

Love,
June

June was a jem.......2006-03-28

I just bought this cd in Nashville and I haven't stopped listening to it since. Listening to June tell her "famous poems" is a real treat. The songs are good and June is funny. Each time she is introduced the audience goes crazy for her. After I listened to this cd, I can see why. This is a good item for long time fans or new fans (thanks to Walk the Line.) This was money well spent.

Rare spin of Carter's early stage work.......2003-11-27

This is a truly fascinating look at June Carter's early-60s stage act, including both familiar songs and comedy routines that many listeners have probably never heard. In addition A.P. Carter songbook standards, "Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow" and "Wildwood Flower," Carter shows off her original corn-pone humor and quick wit.

She shows tremendous command of the comedy stage, lampooning the lyrics of Marty Robbins' "Big Iron," reciting a humorous poem about Elvis, and tossing off frenetic asides and barbs. But much like Buck Owens, when she swings from comedy into song, she's riveting, as are the top-notch pickers with whom she's surrounded. Supported by a full band, with electric guitars and pedal steel, these recordings are fuller than the parallel Hayride volume recently issued on Johnny Cash.

A pair of tracks from 1961, highlighting a "Stars of the Opry" show at the Hayride, features Carter singing and joking with the Wilburn Brothers. But when they swing into A.P. Carter's "Worried Man Blues," the Kingston Trio's then-recent hit simply disappears in their wake. A 1962 appearance yields Carter's rapping version of "The Heel," and a 1965 visit is highlighted by her duet with Johnny Cash on "It Ain't Me, Babe," and her backup singing on Cash's Sun-era "Ballad of a Teenage Queen."

Sound quality isn't state-of-the-art, but it's clear, and Carter and the band are nicely isolated - no doubt reproduced from transcription records of the original KWKH broadcasts. The tracks are framed by Carter's stage patter and comedy, along with applause and cheering. It gives you a good sense of how much the audience loved Carter's combination of song and shtick. This is a rare glimpse of Carter standing tall on her own, unsupported by either the Carter Family or Johnny Cash. These recordings are a great find on both a beloved artist and the legendary show for which she performed.

It's Country Music History.......2003-10-27

it's corny, and the music isn't great. But if you love June Carter you will want this CD. It has a way of making you feel you are there at the hayride show. What more can I say, it is history, history of one of the greats. Get it and enjoy.

Average customer rating: Nobody Better A 'Must-Have' For Jones Fans An Honest Treasure a wonderful CD!!

Live Recordings from the Louisiana Hayride George Jones Manufacturer: Scena Records 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 Traditional Country | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Jones Sings Haggard, Haggard Sings Jones: Kickin' Out the Footlights... Again The George Jones Sings the Great Songs of Leon Payne Memories of Us/The Battle Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits 1 & 2 ASIN: B0001FVDKA Release Date: 2004-03-09

Tracks:

1. You Gotta Be My Baby
2. Color of the Blues
3. Nothing Can Stop My Loving You
4. I'm Ragged But I'm Right
5. Too Much Water
6. Accidently On Purpose
7. Big Harlan Taylor
8. Don't Stop the Music
9. White Lightning
10. Things Have Gone to Pieces
11. The Race Is On
12. Say It's Not You
13. She Thinks I Still Care
14. You Better Treat Your Man Right
15. Walk Through the World with Me
16. When the Grass Grows Over Me

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Until this release, the oldest--and virtually the only--live George Jones on record was a 1965 concert released on import in 1987. So these 16 songs, recorded on the popular Hayride radio broadcast between 1956 and 1969, are talismanic for Possum fans. Does it matter that the actual recording quality is predictably atrocious, with Jones's acoustic guitar mixed way above the other musicians (some of whom you sometimes can't hear at all)? Or that while the early tracks are full of spirit, the later ones tend to peter out, perhaps paralleling the rise of his celebrated drinking excesses? (Big exception: the oft-overlooked "Say It's Not You," from 1968). No, definitely not to the true fan, who will rightly welcome any opportunity to hear his inimitable style being shaped over time. Others, though, might not be so enthusiastic. --John Morthland

Customer Reviews:

Nobody Better.......2005-06-09

Of several George Jones live recordings, this is my favorite. Jones is in great voice throughout, despite a couple of surprises from his band, which actually (through several versions beginning in the 50's) is pretty tight. It is interesting to note the evolution of Jones' voice through these appearances on the Hayride. Although these are all songs he's recorded more than once, the subtle variations in his interpretations make this CD worth having for even casual Jones fans. I've collected and listened to lots of country over the years and to me Jones is the best country singer and one of the best of any genre. Now for a desperate sincere plea, however -- Jones is woefully under-represented on CD, and now that the Red Sox have won, my next greatest hope and wish is that Bear Family (or whoever might be able to do as good a job, is there anyone else?) will anthologize Jones in the way he deserves to be. There is a huge trove of great Jones songs on Starday, Mercury, Musicor, UA etc which have never been released on CD. Way way overdue.

A 'Must-Have' For Jones Fans.......2005-01-13

I wouldn't recommend this as an intro to the Possum's work, but for knowledgeable Jones fans, it's a must-have. Hearing the evolution of the deeper, distinct Jones sound is something the true fan will fully appreciate. My favorite is Walk Through This World, but like others have said, all of them past track No. 10 or so suggest the giant voice that is to emerge!

An Honest Treasure.......2004-09-03

This CD is an honest Treasure! Featuring George in his very early recording years, to 1969 as a seasoned Country Performer! On this CD you will hear how George has developed his style, the standard which performers are judged today! These live radio recordings are part of history, the history of the man known to be the Greatest Country Singer! As a George Jones fan, I am very glad I bought this CD! Give it a listen and you will be too!

a wonderful CD!!.......2004-03-10

i want to tell all of you to try and ignore the callous review of John Morthland, who has always been overly critical of nearly everything issued on George. He used to be a music critic for a magazine called "Country Music" and i've read his reviews over the years and so i'm not being mean, just honest. well, i'm listening to the CD as i write this review and i simply can't hear anything remotely close to "atrocious", as Morthland indicates. i can hear the guitar, fiddle, and the other instruments in the style George performed in back then and if THAT'S what Morthland calls atrocious then we all know he hates bare-bones production. some songs contain an intro by whoever was hosting the show in a given week. George talks, too, and you can tell he's a little drunk but that's old news, nothing surprising there. i also realize that these recordings are 45 to 50 years old and i'll allow for any bad spots but there isn't any that'll distract you too much! "Don't Stop the Music" is perhaps the song that'll seem disappointing because of it's low playback. this CD is a MAJOR treasure for anyone seeking out Jones in his primitive years and throughout the late '60s. the audiences are wild and appreciative, as expected. tracks 1 through 9 are from the '50s. with track 10 onward, George starts to sound the way everyone knows him to sound. He introduces the band and his voice and stage patter makes you think of today...it's the same but only the band-members have changed! Unbelievable! Like George Strait, the motto for Jones must be "if it ain't broke don't fix it" when it comes to his concerts and mannerisms. "Things Have Gone to Pieces" turns into a near laugh-riot as the drummer slams on the drums when Jones sings "somebody threw a baseball through my window..." and it messes him up and he starts laughing. all in all a good CD. i give it 5 stars because it's great as a whole, with only the slightest rough spots {as earlier mentioned, "Don't Stop the Music"}.

Average customer rating:

Live Recordings from the Louisiana Hayride Faron Young Manufacturer: Scena Records 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 | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000223558 Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

1. The Good Lord Must 've Sent You
2. Go Back You Fool Go Back You Fool
3. Going Steady Going Steady
4. The Shrine Of St. Cecilia The Shrine Of St. Cecilia
5. Anything Your Heart Desires Anything Your Heart Desires
6. If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'
7. I've Got Five Dollars & It's I've Got Five Dollars & It's Saturday Night
8. Rosalee's Gonna Get Married
9. Sweet Dreams
10. Your Cheatin' Heart
11. I Miss You Already
12. I'm Aiming On Living Some
13. A Long, Long Time Ago
14. Every Time I'm Kissing You
15. Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
16. Alone With You
17. Mansion Over The Hilltop

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7. On a Good Night
8. Real: The Tom T. Hall Project
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