Hillbilly Music: Thank God!, Vol. 1

1. How Cold Hearted Can You Get - Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys,

2. Stratosphere Boogie - Jimmy Bryant, Speedy West

3. Nine Pound Hammer - Merle Travis

4. Merle's Boogie Woogie - Merle Travis

5. You're Learning - The Louvin Brothers

6. Twice the Lovin (In Half the Time) - Jean Shepard, Speedy West

7. Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young - Faron Young

8. Yearning, Burning Heart - The Farmer Boys

9. Hog Tied Over You - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ella Mae Morse,

10. You Oughta See Grandma Rock - Skeets McDonald

11. There's a Tear in My Beer - Big Bill Lister

12. Johnson to Jones - The Milo Twins

13. Texas Blues - Foy Willing

14. Fort Worth Jail - Tex Ritter

15. I'm Diggin a Hole to Bury My Heart - Jimmy Lee

16. It's No Use Talkin' Baby (I'm Through) - Gene O'Quin

17. Flash, Crash and Thunder - The Farmer Boys

18. Two Whoope and a Holler - Jean Shepard

19. I Wish It Had Been a Dream - The Louvin Brothers

20. Great Atomic Power - The Louvin Brothers

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

How Cold Hearted Can You Get - Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys,
Stratosphere Boogie - Jimmy Bryant, Speedy West
Nine Pound Hammer - Merle Travis
Merle's Boogie Woogie - Merle Travis
You're Learning - The Louvin Brothers
Twice the Lovin (In Half the Time) - Jean Shepard, Speedy West
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young - Faron Young
Yearning, Burning Heart - The Farmer Boys
Hog Tied Over You - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ella Mae Morse, Cliffie Stone Orchestra
You Oughta See Grandma Rock - Skeets McDonald
There's a Tear in My Beer - Big Bill Lister
Johnson to Jones - The Milo Twins
Texas Blues - Foy Willing
Fort Worth Jail - Tex Ritter
I'm Diggin a Hole to Bury My Heart - Jimmy Lee
It's No Use Talkin' Baby (I'm Through) - Gene O'Quin
Flash, Crash and Thunder - The Farmer Boys
Two Whoope and a Holler - Jean Shepard
I Wish It Had Been a Dream - The Louvin Brothers
Great Atomic Power - The Louvin Brothers
Roll, Truck, Roll - Red Simpson
Take Me Back Again - Rose Maddox
Mental Cruelty - Rose Maddox, Buck Owens
You're for Me - Buck Owens

Customer Reviews:

Thank Capitol!.......2005-07-30

Amen. What DC Hanoy said.
Boy, I'm glad I scarfed this one up in 1989 when it was released. I came on here in hopes that a Volume 2 has since been released but, alas, apparently not. And it STARTS at $58 bucks now.
Each track a sparkling gem recorded a half century ago but sounding as if recorded this morning.
Besides big names like the sublime Louvin brothers, a big influence on the Everly Bros., The Farmer Boys were a revelation to me. Much of this "hillbilly" music rocks like crazy.
The Farmer Boys do have a comp out called "Flash, Crash And Thunder" which I just got and recommend.
'Cause it looks like you ain't gettin' your hands on THIS title anytime soon.
It was compiled by Marshall Crenshaw and I just e-mailed him and told him to get busy on Volume Two. And reissue this, too, while they're at it.
Thank me later.

California Hillbilly Music.......2004-11-04

Hillbilly Music ... Thank God!, Vol. 1 is a 24-track, double-LP/single-disc collection of proto-Bakersfield, hillbilly and honky tonk music from the Capitol Records vaults. All of the material on the compilation was recorded between the late '40s and the mid-'50, and most of these artists are from the West Coast, which means this music has a different flavor than the Nashville-based honky tonk of the same era. Hillbilly Music is also filled with rarities from the likes of Buck Owens, Tommy Collins, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Hank Thompson, Jean Shepard, Merle Travis, Rose Maddox and Tex Ritter. Though there are a handful of lesser items on the compilation, Hillbilly Music is a historical document of the best kind - it's entertaining and educational. - Thom Owens, AMG

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