Classic Country: 1941-1951

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

  • No barcode associated with release.
  • Overall catalog number for both discs in series is: A2 031257.
  • Possible alternative / supplemental catalog number for this disc is: A2 031257 A 31258.
  • No barcode associated with release.
  • Overall catalog number for both discs in series is: A2 031257.
  • Possible alternative / supplemental catalog number for this disc is: A2 031257 A 31259.
Annotation last modified on 2009-11-28 19:37 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tennessee Saturday Night
recording of:
Tennessee Saturday Night (on 1947-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hughes (Western Swing musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range (publisher)
Red Foley2:41
2Rhumba Boogie
recording of:
Rhumba Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
Hank Snow2:49
3Poison Love
recording of:
Poison Love
writer:
Tillman Franks and Elmer Laird
previously attributed to:
Ruby L. Laird
Johnnie and Jack2:22
4Drivin' Nails in My Coffin
recording of:
Drivin’ Nails in My Coffin
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Irby
Floyd Tillman2:38
5It's Been So Long, Darling
recording of:
It’s Been So Long Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb3:15
6No Letter Today
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 700 (1))
recording of:
No Letter Today (on 1942-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
Ted Daffan52:47
7Anytime
cover recording of:
Any Time (on 1947-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Happy Lawson (in 1921)
publisher:
Adams-Lawson Music Publishers (on 1921-12-22) and Herbert Happy Lawson Music Publishing Co. (on 1921-12-27)
Eddy Arnold42:55
8Room Full of Roses
recording of:
Room Full of Roses
lyricist and composer:
Tim Spencer (Songwriter Vernon Harold Timothy Spencer)
George Morgan1:32
9Guitar Polka
guitar:
Dick Reinhart (country and western singer, multi-instrumentalist bandleader and actor)
piano:
Paul Sells
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician)
trumpet:
Harry Hollinger
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Guitar Polka (on 1942-03-21)
composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Al Dexter52:46
10Divorce Me C.O.D.
recording of:
Divorce Me C.O.D. (on 1946-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music (publisher) (on 1946-08-26)
Merle Travis3:01
11Sioux City Sue
Hoosier Hot Shots2:51
12(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You
lead vocals:
Stuart Hamblen
recording of:
(Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
Stuart Hamblen3:02
13I Want to Be With You Always
recording of:
I Want to Be With You Always
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Jim Beck
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Lefty Frizzell3:04
14I 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 Payne2:45
15I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 2), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 111) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165)
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams4.252:46

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Release group

part of:Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 20) (order: 20)