The Road to Nashville: A History of Country Music 1926-1953

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1Prisoner's Song
recording of:
The Prisoner’s Song (on 1924-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Guy Massey (1920s US songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Vernon Dalhart3:12
2Pretty Polly
B.F. Shelton4:29
3Columbus Stockade
recording of:
Columbus Stockade Blues (on 1927-11-10)
writer:
Thomas Darby (in 1927) and Jimmie Tarlton (of Darby & Tarlton) (in 1927)
Darby and Tarlton3:08
4Bringing in the Sheaves
Mountain Singers Male Quartet3:26
5Worried Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-28)
guitar:
Frank Hutchison (on 1926-09-28)
vocals:
Frank Hutchison (on 1926-09-28)
Frank Hutchison3:24
6Are You Washed in the Blood
Da Costa Woltz’s Southern Broadcasters2:52
7Brilliancy Medley
Eck Robertson2:59
8Tom Sherman's Barroom
Dick Devall2:42
9Texas Ranger
Cartwright Brothers3:17
10Powder River Let Er 'Buck
Powder River Jack & Kitty Lee2:59
11Bucking Bronco
The Girls of the Golden West2:37
12Dixie Darling
autoharp and solo vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1936-06-08)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1936-06-08)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1936-06-08), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1936-06-08) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1936-06-08)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1936-06-08)
recording of:
Dixie Darling (on 1936-06-08)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15143)
The Carter Family3:01
13Christine Leroy
Blue Ridge Mountain Singers3:08
14Charles Giteau
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-03-23)
banjo:
Raymond D. Hundley (on 1927-03-23)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1927-03-23)
guitar:
Alfred Steagall (on 1927-03-23)
vocals:
Kelly Harrell (on 1927-03-23)
recording of:
Charles Guiteau (on 1927-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 444)
Kelly Harrell3:10
15Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues
recording of:
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (on 1925-07-27)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4854)
Charlie Poole2:56
16Ida Red
recording of:
Ida Red
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3429)
Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers2:52
17Well I Swan
Riley Puckett3:12
18Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-11-30)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 42)
recording of:
Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)) (on 1927-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Ralph Peer (publisher 1920s) (on 1928-02-03)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers3.53:28
19Penitentiary Blues
Jimmie Davis3:08
20Brakeman's Reply
Cliff Carlisle2:45
21Do Right Daddy
recording of:
Do Right Daddy Blues
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician)
Gene Autry3:23
22Since That Black Cat Crossed My Path
Ernest Tubb2:36
23Hobo's Last Ride
Hank Snow3:04
24Montana Plains
Patsy Montana2:56
25Farm Relief
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-06-20)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1929-06-20)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1929-06-20)
Uncle Dave Macon3:01
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1Cotton Mill Colic
Dave McCarn2:37
2Hallelujah I'm a Bum
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock2:38
3I Didn't Hear Anybody Pray
Dixon Brothers3:44
4Just Because
recording of:
Just Because (on 1935-02-23)
lyricist:
Bob Shelton (1930s-'40s vocalist, guitarist and mandolinist) and Joe Shelton (1930s-'40s vocalist, guitarist and mandolinist)
composer:
Leon Chappelear and Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited, Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc. (on 1936-03-19)
The Shelton Brothers3:04
5Are You From Dixie
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1939-08-21)
producer:
Dan Hornsby and Frank Walker (Canadian electronic musician & DJ)
guitar:
Earl Bolick (on 1939-08-21)
mandolin:
Bill Bolick (on 1939-08-21)
vocals:
Bill Bolick (on 1939-08-21) and Earl Bolick (on 1939-08-21)
recording of:
Are You From Dixie (’cause I’m From Dixie Too) (on 1939-08-21)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
George L. Cobb
The Blue Sky Boys2:44
6Nine Pound Hammer
recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Monroe Brothers2:16
7San Antonio Rose
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1938-11-28)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1938-11-28)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1938-11-28) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1938-11-28) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1938-11-28)
saxophone:
Zeb McNally (on 1938-11-28) and Tiny Mott (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1938-11-28)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 315 (1))
instrumental recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys52:37
8Milk Cow Blues
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version)
lyricist and arranger:
Kokomo Arnold
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Kokomo Arnold
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Cliff Bruner3:11
9Under the Double Eagle
producer:
Eli Oberstein
arranger:
Mort H. Glickman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calumet Music Co. (on 1935-04-04)
recorded at:
Texas Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States
recording of:
Under the Double Eagle (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1935-01-27)
version of:
Unter dem Doppeladler, op. 159 (Under the Double Eagle)
Bill Boyd2:54
10Shame on You
recording of:
Shame on You (on 1944-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Spade Cooley
writer:
Donnell Clyde Cooley, Jr.
Spade Cooley & His Orchestra2:54
11Jessie Polka
Adolph Hofner2:45
12Jolie Blon
recording of:
Jole Blon
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Harry Choates2:50
13Chattanooga Show Shine Boy
recording of:
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (Jack Stap didn't actually write "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" but is credited for it.)
writer:
Jack Stapp and Harry Stone (US songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1950-01-11)
Tommy Duncan2:39
14Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down
The Maddox Brothers & Rose2:19
15Deed I Do
recording of:
’Deed I Do
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch
composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Farr Brothers2:37
16Cool Water
recording of:
Cool Water (on 1941-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Sons of the Pioneers2:48
17Listen to the Rhythm of the Range
recording of:
Rhythm of the Range
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Johnny Marvin
Roy Rogers3:09
18New Moon Over My Shoulder
recording of:
There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder (on 1943-11-23)
writer:
Lee Blastic (songwriter), Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Ekko Whelan (songwriter)
Tex Ritter3:04
19At Mail Call Today
recording of:
At Mail Call Today (on 1944-12-06)
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1945-03-14)
Gene Autry2:49
20There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1942-03-19)
bass:
Lester Braun (US bassist) (on 1942-03-19)
guitar:
Elton Britt (on 1942-03-19) and Tony Gottuso (Tony Gottuso, guitar) (on 1942-03-19)
trumpet:
A. William Graham (trumpet) (on 1942-03-19)
violin:
Mac Ceppos (on 1942-03-19)
vocals:
Elton Britt (on 1942-03-19)
recording of:
There’s a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (on 1942-05-08)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Roberts (songwriter) and Shelby Darnell (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Bob Miller, Inc. (on 1942-04-01)
Elton Britt32:43
21Last Page of Mein Kampf
Texas Jim Robertson2:56
22Blues Stay Away From Me
producer:
Henry Glover
double bass:
Louie Innis (on 1949-05-05)
electric guitar:
Zeke Turner (on 1949-05-05)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
harmonica:
Lonnie Glosson (on 1949-05-05) and Wayne Raney (on 1949-05-05)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1949-05-05), Rabon Delmore (on 1949-05-05) and Wayne Raney (on 1949-05-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gusto Records, Inc. (fka King Records, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1949-05-05)
recording of:
Blues Stay Away From Me (on 1949-05-05)
lyricist:
Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore and Wayne Raney
composer:
Henry Glover
publisher:
Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Lois, Lois Publishing and Trio Music (publisher)
The Delmore Brothers2:52
23Satisfied
Martha Carson2:38
24Fire Ball Mail
recording of:
Fireball Mail (on 1942-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-02-15)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:36
25Smoke Smoke Smoke
vocals:
Tex Williams
recording of:
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) (on 1947-03-27)
writer:
Merle Travis and Tex Williams
publisher:
Campbell Connelly and American Music (publisher) (on 1947-06-27)
Tex Williams2:56
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1Filipino Baby
recording of:
Filipino Baby
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Cowboy Copas2:49
2I'm Movin' On
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-03-28)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1950-03-28)
fiddle:
Tommy Vaden (US country fiddler) (on 1950-03-28)
guitar:
Hank Snow (on 1950-03-28)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Shook (on 1950-03-28)
steel guitar:
Joe Talbot (Steel guitar player and music industry executive) (on 1950-03-28)
vocals:
Hank Snow (on 1950-03-28)
recording of:
I’m Moving On (on 1950-03-28)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Hank Snow42:53
3Walking the Floor Over You
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1941-04-26)
producer:
Dave Kapp
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1941-04-26)
electric guitar [electric lead guitar]:
Fay "Smitty" Smith (on 1941-04-26)
guitar:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
recording of:
Walkin’ the Floor Over You (on 1941-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ernest Tubb3.52:41
4Wild Side of Life
recording of:
The Wild Side of Life
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Carter and William Warren
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leeds Music Ltd., Unart Music Corp. and Leeds Music (in 1976)
Hank Thompson2:46
5Slippin' Around
recording of:
Slippin’ Around
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman (in 1949)
Floyd Tillman2:47
6Honky Tonk Blues
recording of:
Honky Tonk Blues
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated), Hiriam Music and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-30)
Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys2:14
7Juke Joint Mama
Jimmy Swan2:35
8My Cold Cold Heart Is Melted Now
Kitty Wells2:53
9Blue Moon of Kentucky
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1946-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Bill Monroe3:07
10I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
producer:
Don Law and Art Satherly
banjo and lead vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1950-11-03)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1950-11-03)
fiddle:
Les Woodie (on 1950-11-03)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1950-11-03)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1950-11-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-11-03)
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral) (on 1950-11-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co. (publishing company)
The Stanley Brothers3:01
11Foggy Mountain Breakdown
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1949-12-11)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1949-12-11)
double bass [string bass]:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1949-12-11)
fiddle:
Benny Sims (American fiddler) (on 1949-12-11)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1949-12-11)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1949-12-11)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (on 1949-12-11)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs42:44
12I Love You Because
recording of:
I Love You Because (on 1949-08-11)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
Leon Payne2:46
13Hey Joe
recording of:
Hey Joe (in 1953)
lyricist:
Boudleaux Bryant
composer:
Boudleaux Bryant (in 1953)
Carl Smith2:33
14Room Full of Roses
recording of:
Room Full of Roses
lyricist and composer:
Tim Spencer (Songwriter Vernon Harold Timothy Spencer)
George Morgan2:51
15I'll Sail My Ship Alone
recording of:
I’ll Sail My Ship Alone
writer:
Morry Burns, Henry Bernard, Lois Mann and Henry Thurston
Moon Mullican3:06
16If You've Got the Money
Lefty Frizzell2:59
17Railroadin'
Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant2:16
18Guitar Boogie
Arthur Smith2:22
19Shot Gun Boogie
acoustic guitar:
Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1950-07-27)
double bass [bass]:
Cliffie Stone (on 1950-07-27)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1950-07-27)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Bryant (country music guitarist & composer) (on 1950-07-27)
fiddle:
Harold Hensley (on 1950-07-27)
piano:
Billy Liebert (on 1950-07-27)
steel guitar:
Wesley Speedy West (on 1950-07-27)
vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1950-07-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1951)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-07-27)
recording of:
Shotgun Boogie (on 1950-07-27)
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford42:36
20Hangman's Boogie
Cowboy Copas2:38
21Hot Rod Race
Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan2:36
22Bandera Waltz
Slim Whitman2:35
23Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
Red Foley2:59
24The Cattle Call
recording of:
The Cattle Call (on 1949-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Tex Owens (country singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (on 1934-09-14)
Eddy Arnold2:25
25I Couldn't Keep From Crying
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1952-11-26)
recording of:
I Couldn’t Keep From Crying (on 1952-11-26)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:46

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