Legends of Western Swing

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For anyone interested in discovering the powder-keg musical melange known as Western swing, this 18-song compilation serves as a wonderful primer. All of the genre's major figures are represented, and the package offers detailed notes about the gestation of Western swing and about all of the artists included. However, there is also much for longtime fans to savor here, thanks to a well-chosen program that includes many out-of-print classics and songs from lesser-known talents. In addition, it's interesting to note how many of the same vital yet unheralded musicians keep popping up across bands and years. What comes across clearly is a musical style that balances instrumental virtuosity, pop sensibility, and carefree hilarity like no other. The collection also shows the dramatic range of possibilities the genre offers: everything from pared-down quartets to sprawling orchestras, from pop ditties to gritty blues to modern-edged jazz, from tight arrangements to wheeling improvisation. --Marc Greilsamer

Legends of Western Swing,Heroes of Country Music,Rhino / Wea,Country,Country & Western,Country Collections,Pop

Average customer rating: Love Western Swing Terrific Western Swing Legends of Country Music What makes Bob holler? A moving tribute to a great musician !

Legends of Country Music Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: If You Got to Ask, You Ain't Got It! Nashville Rebel Ride With Bob Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961 - 1965 You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker ASIN: B000GRTR2E Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

1. Sunbonnet Sue
2. Nancy Jane
3. Osage Stomp
4. Get With It
5. Spanish Two Step
6. Maiden's Prayer
7. I Ain't Got Nobody
8. Who Walks In When I Walk Out
9. Oklahoma Rag
10. Sittin' On Top Of The World
11. I Can't Be Satisfied
12. Waltz In D
13. She's Killing Me
14. Bluin' The Blues
15. Steel Guitar Rag
16. Trouble In Mind
17. What's The Matter With The Mill
18. Basin Street Blues
19. Red Hot Gal Of Mine
20. Too Busy
21. Crippled Turkey
22. Bring It On Down To My House, Honey
23. Right Or Wrong
24. Swing Blues #1
25. White Heat

Tracks:

1. Steel Guitar Stomp
2. Rosetta
3. Blue Yodel No.1
4. I'm A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)
5. Oozlin' Daddy Blues
6. Black Rider
7. Down Hearted Blues
8. Pray For The Lights To Go Out
9. San Antonio Rose
10. Silver Bells
11. Beaumont Rag
12. Whoa Babe
13. Ida Red
14. Yearning
15. I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do
16. Prosperity Special
17. You're Okay
18. Liza Pull Down The Shades
19. That's What I Like 'Bout The South
20. My Window Faces The South
21. Don't Let The Deal Go Down
22. Lone Star Rag
23. That Brownskin Gal
24. Corrine Corrina
25. Time Changes Everything
26. Bob Wills Special
27. Big Beaver

Tracks:

1. New San Antonio Rose
2. Liebestraum
3. Lyla Lou
4. Maiden's Prayer
5. The Girl I Left Behind Me
6. I Knew The Moment I Lost You
7. Twin Guitar Special
8. Take Me Back To Tulsa
9. Takin' It Home
10. Cherokee Maiden
11. Dusty Skies
12. My Life's Been A Pleasure
13. Drop Us Off At Bob's Place
14. Home In San Antone
15. That Hot Lick Fiddlin' Man
16. Miss Molly
17. My Confession
18. Ten Years
19. Let's Ride With Bob
20. Bluer Than Blue
21. Hang Your Head In Shame
22. Texas Playboy Rag
23. Roly Poly
24. Stay A Little Longer
25. I Can't Go On This Way
26. I'm Thru Wasting Time On You
27. New Spanish Two Step

Tracks:

1. Sugar Moon
2. Brain Cloudy Blues
3. Bob Wills Boogie
4. Fat Boy Rag
5. The Kind Of Love I Can't Forget
6. Hometown Stomp
7. Misery
8. Deep Water
9. Bubbles In My Beer
10. Papa's Jumpin'
11. Sally Goodin'
12. Still Water Runs The Deepest
13. Blues For Dixie
14. Keeper Of My Heart
15. Ida Red Likes The Boogie
16. Boot Heel Drag
17. Faded Love
18. St. Louis Blues
19. Cadillac In Model 'A'
20. Heart To Heart Talk
21. Wabash Blues
22. A Big Ball In Cowtown (We'll Dance Around)
23. Pan Handle Rag
24. Blue Bonnet Lane
25. What Makes Bob Holler
26. Goin' Away Party

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Though Bob Wills has long been heralded as a country-music icon (an inspiration for artists from Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson through Lyle Lovett and Asleep at the Wheel, and toasted by Waylon Jennings in "Bob Wills Is Still the King"), the Texas fiddler considered himself more of a jazz bandleader. The Texas Playboys' signature dance-floor style of Western swing encompassed blues, jazz, country, and pop standards, with a sophistication at odds with the era's image of "hillbilly music." This four-disc centennial anthology (a little late, as Wills was born in 1905 and died in 1975) documents the musical progression of the band and its music from regional phenomenon to national treasure. The 105 tracks (remastered, but all previously released) showcase the legendary "twin guitars" of Leon McAuliffe and Eldon Shamblin, the smooth crooning of Tommy Duncan, the irrepressible spirit of Wills himself, and a songbook of classics such as "New San Antonio Rose" (with lyrics added to the original instrumental), "Take Me Back to Tulsa," and "Faded Love." In jukeboxes and roadhouses throughout the Southwest, it is Bob Wills, not Benny Goodman, who remains the "King of Swing." --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Love Western Swing.......2007-06-08

My husband and I have been a Bob Wills fan for many years. He is 80 and a collector of Bob Wills music. He was truly the "King of Western Swing" and this is a wonderful collection of his music.

Terrific Western Swing.......2007-05-06

I own other Bob Wills recordings, but this is the most comprehensive. It's not really country music at all...It has its own kind of energy and incorporates various styles of music. It's inventive and ageless and it's just pure pleasure to hear.

Legends of Country Music.......2007-04-11

Really a good set, with a lot of original recordings. If you like original Texas swing, this is a must box set for your collection

What makes Bob holler?.......2006-10-03

I must own about 30 Bob Wills cd's and this has made many of them obsolete. If you are a Bob Wills fan there is no need for me to convince you of Will's and his band's virtuosity. For those of you who aren't familiar with Bob Wills and western swing music, I think you owe it a hearing. Wills mixed blues, jazz, big band, and western music and literally invented what we know as western swing. The list of great musicians who played with this band are impressive. Not many people realize that Rolling Stone magazine selected Eldon Shamblin as the greatest rhythm guitar player of all time.
The recording quality of this cd is so far above everything else I've heard that it must be stressed here.
What makes Bob Holler? If he were alive today this reproduction of his great music would!

A moving tribute to a great musician !.......2006-09-22

Born to a poor family in Limestone County, Texas, Bob Wills (the undisputed "King of Western Swing") has become synonymous with that style of music. In 2006, this 4-disc release in Columbia "Legends of Country Music" series is a great way to celebrate his centennial! Wills had learned to play the fiddle by age ten. By the late 1920s, he and Herman Arnspiger were performing in the Fort Worth area as The Wills Fiddle Band. In 1931, they were joined by Milton & Durwood Brown and called themselves Aladdin's Laddies. Disc #1 in this set begins in 1932 with recordings of The Light Crust Doughboys, the band formed after the Light Crust Flour Co. hired the band for radio broadcasts. Because of a trademark, Victor Records called them The Fort Worth Doughboys. By 1934, Wills had formed his own band, moved to Tulsa, and signed with Okeh Records. Disc #2 covers 1937-1940, and disc #3 spans 1941-45. Disc #4 begins with 1946 and ends with Bob Wills' final session (1973 in Dallas).

It's important for such compilations to include a musician's big hits, as well as a sampling of their entire repertoire and influential pieces. We hear many favorites like "Big Ball in Cowtown," "Bubbles In My Beer," "Roly Poly," "Take Me Back to Tulsa" and "Stay A Little Longer." "San Antonio Rose" and "New San Antonio Rose" are both included, the former written in just 30 minutes when Wills needed another number at a recording session. Pandhandle Rag was a top ten hit in 1949. We're given the 1969 version here. Leon McAuliffe's influential "Steel Guitar Rag" appears on disc #1. In the 1960, Wills made the charts with "Shape Up or Ship Out" and "I Don't Love Nobody." Unfortunately, these songs are not provided. And how in the heck could they not have included "Across the Alley from the Alamo"? Oh well ... can't have everything.

With 105 tracks in total, this compilation certainly tells the musical story with both old-time fiddling (e.g. Osage Stomp) and country-styled jazz (e.g. Trouble in Mind, Basin Street Blues) well represented. But don't forget about the times that Bob Wills lived and played his music in, just after the Depression. Many of his fans were poor, the working folks in need of a charismatic performer to look up to. Somewhat of a folk hero, Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys traveled the backroads to rural areas in a large bus with a big longhorn steer head on the front. With heavy emphasis on the backbeat and guitar chords played over a moving bass line, the music was infectious an designed for dancing. And then there were the great lyrics, often sung by the great Tommy Duncan. Excellent notes, in a booklet with many excellent historic photographs, are an added bonus in this legends series. All I can say, is that it's a moving tribute to a great musician. So, to quote Bob Wills, "Aaaaa-haaaa!" (Joe Ross, Roseburg, OR.)

Average customer rating: A real treasure! A real treasure!

Heroes of Country Music, Vol. 1: Legends of Western Swing 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 Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Country | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1940-1949 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1930-1939 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000033SS Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

1. Sunbonnet Sue - Fort Worth Doughboys
2. Taking Off - Milton Bown & His Bownies
3. Eveybody's Truckin' - Modern Moutaineers
4. Pussy, Pussy, Pussy - Light Crust Doughboys
5. When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With.. - Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanders
6. Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon - Hank Penny & His Radio Cowboys
7. Milk Cow Blues - Johnnie Lee Willis & His Boys
8. Tulsa Twist - Dickie McBride & The Village Boys
9. Southern Belle (From Nashville, Tennessee) - Curly Williams & His Georgia Peach Pickers
10. Faded Love - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
11. Boggs Boogie - Spade Cooley (King Of Western Swing) & His Band
12. Artistry In Western Swing - Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
13. My Bank Account Is Gone - Jesse Ashlock
14. Pan Handle Rag - Leon McAuliffe & His Western Swing Band
15. It's All Your Fault - Wade Ray
16. Steelin' Home - Noel Boggs & His Day Sleepers
17. Troubles (Those Lonesome Kind) - Billy Jack Wills & HIs Western Swing Band
18. Woodchopper's Ball - Hank Tompson

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For anyone interested in discovering the powder-keg musical melange known as Western swing, this 18-song compilation serves as a wonderful primer. All of the genre's major figures are represented, and the package offers detailed notes about the gestation of Western swing and about all of the artists included. However, there is also much for longtime fans to savor here, thanks to a well-chosen program that includes many out-of-print classics and songs from lesser-known talents. In addition, it's interesting to note how many of the same vital yet unheralded musicians keep popping up across bands and years. What comes across clearly is a musical style that balances instrumental virtuosity, pop sensibility, and carefree hilarity like no other. The collection also shows the dramatic range of possibilities the genre offers: everything from pared-down quartets to sprawling orchestras, from pop ditties to gritty blues to modern-edged jazz, from tight arrangements to wheeling improvisation. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

A real treasure!.......1999-07-08

This collection will be a welcome addition to any country or American music lovers shelf. It offers recordings representative of numerous styles of Western Swing ranging from the familiar (Faded Love) to the rarely heard (Everybody's Truckin'). This ones a joy!

A real treasure!.......1999-07-08

This collection will be a welcome addition to any country or American music lovers shelf. It offers recordings representative of numerous styles of Western Swing ranging from the familiar (Faded Love) to the rarely heard (Everybody's Truckin'). This ones a joy!

Average customer rating: Good but a bit misleading

Legends Of The Incredible Lap Steel Guitar Various Artists Manufacturer: Horse Rock ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Slide Show Totally Hot Nashville Steel Guitar Golden Steel Guitar Hits/Steel and Strings Dobro: Blues & Bluegrass Lap Steel Guitar ASIN: B0000WU39Q Release Date: 2003-02-01

Tracks:

1. In The Dark (Gary Brandin)
2. Only Then Will Your House Be Blessed (Harry Manx)
3. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonught (Bobbe Seymour)
4. Mardi March (Orville Johnson)
5. It Happened In Monterey (Bob Brozman)
6. Santo's Dream (Greg Leisz)
7. Steel Guitar Rag (Tom Morrell)
8. Flambee Montalbanaise (Stacy Phillips)
9. Hula Blues (Herb Remington)
10. Locust Grove (Cindy Cashdollar)
11. Ka Loke De La Corazon (Ken Emerson)
12. Bells Of St. Mary's (Kayton Roberts)
13. London (Jeff Lang)
14. Saturday Night Shuffle (The Fugitive Steeler)

Album Description

The Lap Steel Guitar has been called ..."the most expressive and toneful instrument ever conceived". When you hear this album, you'll know why. Featuring a diverse range of musical styles such as Country, Hawaiian, Folk, Western Swing, Surf 'Noir'and New Age, performed by spectacular musicians from The United States, Canada, Hawaii and Australia. Some of the musicians are legendary, some have played with 'legends'. All are brilliant. Included are some 'classic' songs as well as some new compositions that are pure genius. There are two vocal tracks that show another dimension to the depth and versatility the instrument has to offer. This CD is guranteed to 'steel' your heart.

Customer Reviews:

Good but a bit misleading.......2004-01-07

First-I liked the album. The good things about it included the variety and breadth of musical styles - from Bob Brozman (poster child for all things National Guitar) to Kayton Roberts who does a nice version of Bells of St. Mary's. My only gripe is that much of the music deviates from what is known as the "lap steel guitar" (a relatively small electrified six to 10 string instrument), offering various slide guitar and resonator guitar songs as well. It would be as if they called a record "all about trombones" and only include one or two songs just with trombones and the rest with other instruments. I was not disappointed with the sound, but thought that they could have either called it something else or included more actual lap steel guitars on the record.

Average customer rating:

Legends of Country Music: The Best of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Best of Bob Wills, Vol. 1 For the Last Time The King of Western Swing: 25 Hits (1935-1945) The Essential Bob Wills 1935-1947 Asleep at the Wheel - 20 Greatest Hits ASIN: B000ICLTNW Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

1. Get With It
2. I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me)
3. Steel Guitar Rag
4. Trouble In Mind
5. Red Hot Gal Of Mine
6. Oozlin' Daddy Blues
7. That's What I Like 'Bout The South
8. Corrine Corrina
9. Time Changes Everything
10. New San Antonio Rose
11. Liebestraum
12. Take Me Back To Tulsa
13. Bluer Than Blue
14. Roly Poly
15. Stay A Little Longer
16. Brain Cloudy Blues
17. Bubbles In My Beer
18. Faded Love

Average customer rating: Wide-ranging collection of country guitar styles

Legends Of Guitar : Country, Vol. 1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Country | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Legends Of Guitar : Country, Vol. 2 Guitar Player Presents: Legends of Guitar: Jazz, Vol. 1 Guitar Player Presents Rock: Legends of Guitar: The 60s, Vol. 1 Guitar Player Presents Rock: Legends of Guitar: The 50s, Vol. 1 Guitar Player Presents: Legends of Guitar: Jazz, Vol. 2 ASIN: B0000032LZ Release Date: 1990-09-18

Tracks:

1. Hurricane - Larry Collins, Joe Maphis
2. Night Rider - Jimmy Bryant, Speedy West
3. Paso - Marty Robbins
4. Oklahoma Stomp - Spade Cooley & His Orchestra
5. Cannon Ball Stomp - Merle Travis
6. Lost Weekend - Roy Lanham
7. Cheezy Breeze
8. Galloping on the Guitar - Chet Atkins
9. Twin Guitar Special - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
10. Honey Fingers - Leon Rhodes,
11. Guitar Boogie - Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith
12. Sugar Foot Rag - Hank Garland, Vaughn
13. Tennesee - Carl Perkins
14. I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink - Merle Haggard
15. Slowly - Webb Pierce
16. Windy and Warm - Doc Watson
17. Nashville West - The Byrds

Customer Reviews:

Wide-ranging collection of country guitar styles.......2002-02-11

The guitar’s evolution from rhythm to lead was paralleled by the increasing renown of its country players. But even with the guitar’s lead role, Nashville’s system often subordinated the stardom of pickers to the vocalists (or band leaders) on whose records they performed. Guitar Player’s 1990 collection highlights seventeen stellar guitar performances, ranging from hotshot slingers like Joe Maphis whose instrumentals serve up his flying fingers front-and-center, to brilliant players like Grady Martin, whose Mexicali-flavored picking serves as a duet to Marty Robbins’ vocal on "El Paso."

The range of musical and guitar playing styles presented here is astonishing. Maphis and his disciple Larry Collins flat pick up a storm in "Hurricane." Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West duel with guitar and steel on "The Night Rider." Earl "Joaquin" Murphey provides swinging steel in Spade Cooley’s big-band. Merle Travis shows off his acoustic fingerpicking talents (as opposed to the honky-tonk he’s more commonly known for) on "Cannon Ball Stomp," and Chet Atkins (backed by Homer and Jethro) shows off his variation of Travis’ style on "Galloping on the Guitar." Leon McAuliffe (of Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys) and Leon Rhodes (of Ernest Tubb’s Texas Troubadours) shine on a pair of instrumentals.

Carl Perkins, remembered today mostly for his rockabilly sides demonstrates his exceptional country skills on "Tennessee," an early side waxed for Sun. Later samplings include the chiming 12-string of Roger McGuinn supporting the picking of Clarence White on the Byrds’ "Nashville West," and Reggie Young’s 1981 work on Merle Haggard’s loping "I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink."

Additional highlights include Bud Isaacs watershed pedal steel appearance on Webb Pierce’s "Slowly" and Doc Watson’s folk-country fingerpicked cover of John D. Loudermilk’s "Windy and Warm." The inclusion of longtime Sons of the Pioneers guitarist Roy Lanham’s bebop playing on "Lost Weekend," is a fine, though not particularly relevant to the theme of the collection - too bad a Pioneer’s side couldn’t be included. The disc’s lack of chronological sequencing is a bit puzzling. Audio quality is generally excellent (with a few pops and crackles on some of the earlier transcription work), and Rich Kienzle’s extensive liner notes are thorough and engaging.

4-1/2 stars, if Amazon allowed fractional ratings.

Average customer rating: Fun and well-chosen tracks If I had a jukebox...

Heroes of Country Music, Vol. 2: Legends of Honky Tonk Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1940-1949 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Heroes of Country Music, Vol. 3: Legends of Nashville Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 2: Honky Tonk Heroes Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 1: The Golden Age Continuum ASIN: B0000033ST Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

1. Honky Tonk Blues - Al Dexter
2. The Last Letters - Rex Griffin
3. It Makes No Difference Now - Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers
4. Walking The Floor Over You - Ernest Tubb
5. Born To Lose - Ted Daffan's Texans
6. Drivin' Nails In My Coffin - Floyd Tillman
7. Honky Tonkin' - Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
8. Tennessee Saturday Night - Red Foley With The Cumberland Valley Boys
9. I Love You Because - Leon Payne
10. Sick, Sober And Sorry - Johnny Bond
11. The Wild Side Of Life - Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
12. Baby I'm Ready - The Tunesmiths
13. Car Hoppin' Mama - Hawkshaw Hawkins
14. Juke Joint Johnny - Red Sovine
15. Just Can't Live That Fast (Any More) - Lefty Frizzell
16. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down - Charlie Walker
17. A Girl I Used To Know - George Jones & The Jones Boys
18. Pop A Top - Jim Edward Brown

Customer Reviews:

Fun and well-chosen tracks.......2004-04-08

A fun, unique sampler of the greats. A chronological progression from 1937 - '67, with classic instrumentation and surprises like Carl Smith on "Baby I'm Ready" and Chet Atkins on "Car Hoppin' Mama". Interesting liner notes, too.

If I had a jukebox..........2001-03-13

...this would be the first platter I'd put on it. While this is playing, you can close your eyes and almost feel the honky tonk hardwood floor vibrating with the music and the dancers. The "Honky Tonk Heroes" CD over on Columbia is real nice, but not as fine as this: You got your Hank Williams Sr., your early George Jones, your "Wild Side of Life" from Hank Thompson and your Lefty Frizzell. I guess the only thing missing would be a classic from Patsy Cline but I guess you can't have everything or else life, like this CD,would be five stars.

Can't hardly go wrong with those, but then you've also got your Leon Payne (the Blind Balladeer)and horny Al Dexter (going nuts for that gal with "her skirts up to her knee"). Did you know that the Al Dexter cut was done in the same sessions as Robert Johnson's recordings of "Cross Road Blues" and other blues classics?

Highly recommended, along with the aforementioned "Honky Tonk Heroes" CD.

Average customer rating: As Good As It Gets A Compilation-Lover's Must-Have

All-Time Legends of Country Music Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Country | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000002956 Release Date: 1994-11-01

Tracks:

1. The Lone Star Trail - Ken Maynard
2. I Want A To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart - Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers
3. From The Indies To The Andies In His Undies - Hoosier Hot Shots
4. Take Me Back To Tulsa - Bob Willis & His Texas Playboys
5. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - Gene Autry
6. Rocky Road Blues - Bill Monroe & His Blues Grass Boys
7. Wabash Cannon Ball - Roy Acuff
8. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) - Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley Boys
9. I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow - The Stanley Brothers
10. I Wish You Didn't Love Me So Much - Little Jimmy Dickens
11. Hey Joel - Carl Smith
12. Foggy Mountain Special - Flatt & Scruggs
13. Honky Tonk Man - Johnny Horton
14. My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You - Ray Price
15. El Paso - Marty Robbins
16. Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
17. Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers
18. When I Stop Dreaming - Jim & Jesse
19. I Never Promised You A Rose - Lynn Anderson
20. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Asleep At The Wheel
21. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys - Willie Nelson
22. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
23. Pancho & Lefty - Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson

Customer Reviews:

As Good As It Gets.......2004-03-24

There are a lot of country music anthologies, but this is as fine a 1-disc sampler as one could want. "El Paso," "Ring of Fire," and "Flowers on the Wall" (in succession!) are worth the price of the CD by themselves.

Throw in Patsy Montana, George Jones, the Stanley Brothers, Bob Wills, Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Roy Acuff, Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson, and a lot of others and you can't miss.

A Compilation-Lover's Must-Have.......2001-05-13

You have to appreciate the mind that put this CD together. It carries you from the Hoosier Hot Shots' hilarious and irreverent "From the Indies to the Andes in His Undies," to Patsy Montana's luminous yodeling on "I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart," and from the true sobriety of "I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow" (this last alone should earn the compilation a following after the success of the Coen brothers' O Brother Where Art Thou?) to the dark humor of George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today." Throw in Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson's duet, "Pancho and Lefty," and get ready to be truly entertained.

If you've got any friends who say they don't like country music, let them borrow this and see if they change their minds.

Average customer rating: Unqualified technical and melodic tour de force.

Legends Of Guitar : Country, Vol. 2 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 Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Country | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music 1940-1949 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Legends Of Guitar : Country, Vol. 1 Guitar Player Presents: Legends of Guitar: Jazz, Vol. 1 Legends Of Guitar : Rock, 1950s, Vol. 2 Guitar Player Presents Rock: Legends of Guitar: The 50s, Vol. 1 Guitar Player Presents Rock: Legends of Guitar: The 60s, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0000032M1 Release Date: 1991-04-02

Tracks:

1. Little Rock Getaway - Jimmy Bryant
2. Wildwood Flower - Carter Family
3. Chinatown, My Chinatown - Chet Atkins
4. Steelin' The Blues - Jerry Byrd
5. Corn Pickin' - Ralph Mooney And James Burton
6. Farewell Blues - Clarence White And The Kentucky Colonels
7. Blue Smoke - Merle Travis
8. Dented Fender - Roy Clark
9. The Claw - Jerry Reed
10. Home In San Antone - Johnny Bush
11. Me And My Guitar - Tony Rice
12. Country Boy - Albert Lee
13. Barnard Blues - Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys
14. Seventh And Union - Hank Garland
15. Give My Love To Nell - Chet Atkins And Les Paul
16. Out Of Business - 'Little' Jimmy Dickens
17. Six Days On The Road - Dave Dudley
18. Pork Chop Stomp - Grady Martin And His Winging Strings

Customer Reviews:

Unqualified technical and melodic tour de force........2003-11-21

Legends Of Guitar is no misnomer. This is a desperately fine compilation that must rank as one of the best for its genre. Roy Clark, Albert Lee, James Bryant, et al, and the always amazing Jerry Reed on "Claw" round out a spirited, fun and plucky rock and roll, country/blues set that will have you tappin' and a snappin' in no time. Chet Atkins' vocal duet with Les Paul on "Give My Love to Nell" lulls, though perhaps merely serves as the valley next to so many towering tunes. "Six Days on the Road" (D. Dudley) makes you wish this cd didn't end, or otherwise pine for a Peterbilt! These guys are serious professionals.

A must-have for music afficionados.

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Legends of Country Various Artists Manufacturer: Prism Platinum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000634VX Release Date: 2005-07-26

Tracks:

1. Hey, Good Lookin' - Hank Williams
2. Shotgun Boogie - Tennessee Ernie Ford
3. I Love You Because - Leon Payne
4. Sixteen Tons - Merle Travis
5. I'm Movin' On - Hank Snow
6. Deck of Cards - Buddy Cole, Tex Ritter
7. Candy Kisses - George Morgan
8. Cold, Cold Heart - Hank Williams
9. Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
10. Tennessee Waltz - Pee Wee King
11. Slipping Around - Margaret Whiting
12. I'll Sail My Ship Alone - Moon Mullican
13. Detour - Spade Cooley & His Orchestra,
14. Hillbilly Fever - Little Jimmy Dickens
15. Make up Your Mind - Kitty Wells
16. Birmingham Jail - Slim Whitman
17. Always Late (With Your Kisses) - Lefty Frizzell
18. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs
19. Goodnight Irene - Red Foley, Ernest Tubb
20. Cool Water - The Sons of the Pioneers
21. Wondering - Webb Pierce
22. Barber Shop Rag - Chet Atkins
23. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley
24. Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way - Carl Smith
25. Anytime - Eddy Arnold
26. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) - Tex Williams
27. Mule Train - Tennessee Ernie Ford

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Heroes of Country Music, Vol. 3: Legends of Nashville Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music 1940-1949 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Legends of the West Coast ASIN: B0000033SU Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

1. Hillbilly Fever - 'Little' Jimmy Dickens
2. It's Been So Long Darling - Earnest Tubb
3. Bouquet Of Roses - Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboys
4. Tennessee Waltz - Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys
5. Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
6. Room Full Of Roses - George Morgan
7. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley
8. Wondering - Webb Pierce
9. No Help Wanted - The Carlisles
10. Indian Love Call - Slim Whitman
11. Goodnight Irene - Red Foley & Ernest Tubb With The Sunshine Trio
12. It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells
13. If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') - Faron Young
14. I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby - The Louvin Brothers
15. Crazy Arms - Ray Price
16. Young Love - Sonny James, The Southern Gentleman
17. Singing The Blues - Marty Robbins
18. Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline

Music Album:

1. Live in Europe 1971 [Import]
2. Live & In Good Company [Live]
3. Make up in Love
4. Man in Black V.3 [Box set] [Import]
5. Meet Me by the Moonlight
6. Musical Pictures
7. Out of Hand/Your Place or Mine
8. Outside Chance
9. Pickin' on Clint Black
10. Plain Brown Wrapper

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