Golden Age of Country

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Waltz Across Texas (disc 1)
2▼CD: Waltz Across Texas (disc 2)
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1Lovesick Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1948-12-22)
bass:
Willie Thawl (US bassist) (on 1948-12-22)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Grishaw (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis Innis (on 1948-12-22)
mandolin:
Clyde Baum (on 1948-12-22)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team) (on 1948-12-22)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
recording of:
Lovesick Blues (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
Hank Williams42:45
2Walkin’ After Midnight
vocals:
Patsy Cline
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline4.62:36
3There Stands the Glass
recording of:
There Stands the Glass (in 1953)
lyricist:
Audrey Greisham and Mary Jean Shurtz
composer:
Russ Hull
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Webb Pierce3.652:25
4Makin’ Believe
recording of:
Making Believe (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
Kitty Wells2:55
5Ballad of a Teenage Queen
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-11-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-11-12)
background vocals:
Bill Abbott (barbershop lead vocalist) (on 1957-11-22), Don Carter (barbershop baritone vocalist) (on 1957-11-22), Lee Holt (on 1957-11-22), Cyd Mosteller (on 1957-11-22), Nita Smith (on 1957-11-22) and Asa Wilkerson (on 1957-11-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-12, on 1957-11-22)
samples from:
The Fabulous Johnny Cash by Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen (from 1957-11-12 until 1957-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash4.52:14
6The Tennessee Waltz
orchestra:
Jack Rael & his Orchestra (in 1950-11)
conductor:
Jack Rael (in 1950-11)
cover recording of:
Tennessee Waltz (on 1950-10-14)
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patti Page3:05
7My Special Angel
recording of:
My Special Angel
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Duncan (US songwriter & producer from Texas)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bobby Helms3:00
8Tender Years
recording of:
Tender Years
composer:
Darrell Edwards
publisher:
Glad Music Co. and Glad Music Ltd.
George Jones32:26
9Don’t Come Home a-Drinkin’ (with Lovin’ on Your Mind)
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass [bass]:
Roy Huskey, Jr. (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (on 1966-10-05)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Murrey Harman, Jr. (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1966-10-05)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1966-10-05)
electric guitar:
Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1966-10-05)
guitar:
Johnny Russell (US country singer, songwriter and comedian) (on 1966-10-05)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1966-10-05)
steel guitar:
Harald Rugg (on 1966-10-05)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) and Loretta Lynn (on 1966-10-05)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-10-05)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 38)
recording of:
Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind) (on 1966-10-05)
writer:
Loretta Lynn and Peggy Sue (70s US country singer-songwriter)
Loretta Lynn42:10
10It’s Only Make Believe
recording of:
It’s Only Make Believe (on 1958-05-07)
writer:
Jack Nance (in 1958) and Conway Twitty (in 1958)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Tree Publishing Co., Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Conway Twitty42:15
11Trouble’s Back in Town
recording of:
Trouble’s Back in Town
lyricist and composer:
Dick Flood
The Wilburn Brothers2:13
12Still
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1962-12-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-12-18)
recording of:
Still (on 1962-12-18)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Johnny Bienstock Music and Moss Rose Publications, Inc.
Bill Anderson2:50
13Three Hearts in a Tangle
cover recording of:
Three Hearts in a Tangle
writer:
Ray Pennington and Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
Roy Drusky2:44
14What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 95)
recording of:
What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me) (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:37
15Dang Me
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
vocals:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
recording of:
Dang Me (on 1964-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller1:53
16Rocky Top
recording of:
Rocky Top
composer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Osborne Brothers2:36
3▶CD: Hard to Find Hits (disc 1)
4▶CD: Hard to Find Hits (disc 2)
5▶CD: Crazy Arms (disc 1)
6▶CD: Crazy Arms (disc 2)
7▶CD: Honky-Tonk Man (disc 1)
8▶CD: Honky-Tonk Man (disc 2)
9▶CD: The Wild Side of Life
10▶CD: Hillbilly Heaven