Classic Country: The Fifties: Legends

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash4.352:49
2Who Shot Sam
recording of:
Who Shot Sam
writer:
Darrell Edwards, Ray Jackson (Co-writer "Who Shot Sam") and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones2:23
3More and More
recording of:
More and More
writer:
Merle Kilgore and Webb Pierce
Webb Pierce42:22
4Eat, Drink, and Be Merry (Tomorrow You’ll Cry)
recording of:
Eat, Drink and Be Merry (Tomorrow You'll Cry)
writer:
Celia Ferguson and Sandra Ferguson
Porter Wagoner2:22
5Blue Boy
producer:
Chet Atkins
cover recording of:
Blue Boy (on 1958-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
Jim Reeves2:13
6Rose Marie
recording of:
Rose-Marie (title song of the 1924 operetta)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
Slim Whitman2:22
7(When You Feel Like You’re in Love) Don’t Just Stand There
recording of:
Don't Just Stand There (When You Feel Like You're in Love)
writer:
Jack Henley and Ernest Tubb
Carl Smith2:26
8The New Green Light
recording of:
New Green Light
composer:
Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys2:11
9Birmingham Bounce
recording of:
Birmingham Bounce (on 1950-04-03)
lyricist and composer:
Sidney Louie Gunter
Red Foley3:03
10If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 18)
recording of:
If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time (in 1950)
writer:
Jim Beck (James Albert Beck, country music producer, talent agent, record promoter, recording studio owner, A&R engineer, music publisher) and Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
Lefty Frizzell2:57
11Cold, Cold Heart
recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart (on 1950-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
Hank Williams42:45
12Just Call Me Lonesome
recording of:
Just Call Me Lonesome (on 1953-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Rex Griffin (American country musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Forrest Music Corp. (on 1953-10-23)
Eddy Arnold2:37
13Love Me Tender
accordion:
Carl Fortina (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04) and Dominic Frontiere (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
banjo:
Luther "Red" Roundtree (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
bass:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s) (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Richard Cornell (Percussion) (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
guitar:
Vito Mumolo (Session Musician (Guitar)) (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-09-01)
vocals:
Jon Dodson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01), Charles Prescott (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01) and Rad Robinson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1956), BMG Music (in 1956), RCA/Ariola International (not for release label use! precursor of Bertelsmann Music Group aka BMG, 1985–87) (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
recorded at:
20th Century Fox Music Stage 1 in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-24, on 1956-09-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 437)
recording of:
Love Me Tender (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
lyricist:
Ken Darby (in 1956)
additional writer:
Vera Matson (in 1956) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (in 1956)
composer:
George R. Poulton (in 1861)
publisher:
Aberbach Musikverlag (German publisher), ABG Elvis Songs, Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, R&H Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Williamson Music Company and Elvis Presley Music (from 1956 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Aura Lea
Elvis Presley42:43
14Searching (For Someone Like You)
Kitty Wells2:25
15Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
cover recording of:
Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
writer:
James Bracken, Calvin Carter (in 1953) and James Hudson (American clarinetist and saxophonist) (in 1953)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
Johnnie and Jack2:11
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Release

ASIN:US: B000MS9UY2 [info]

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part of:Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 16) (order: 16)