Classic Country: Great Story Songs

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Tracklist

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1The Battle of New Orleans
producer:
Don Law
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans (on 1959-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood (in 1936)
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner)
is based on:
The 8th of January
Johnny Horton4.752:32
2Big Iron
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
Big Iron
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins4.53:58
3Don’t Take Your Guns to Town
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-13)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1958-08-13)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-08-13)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
recording of:
Don’t Take Your Guns to Town (on 1958-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Johnny Cash43:02
4Cross the Brazos at Waco
Billy Walker2:52
5Wolverton Mountain
recording of:
Wolverton Mountain
composer:
Merle Kilgore and Claude King
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corp.
Claude King3:00
6The Ballad of Jed Clampett
recording of:
The Ballad of Jed Clampett
lyricist and composer:
Paul Henning (TV screenwriter and songwriter)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:03
7Detroit City
producer:
Chet Atkins
cover recording of:
Detroit City (on 1963-04-18)
writer:
Danny Dill and Mel Tillis
Bobby Bare42:50
8A Week in a Country Jail
recording of:
A Week in a Country Jail
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Tom T. Hall3:03
9Tom Dooley
recording of:
Tom Dooley
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4192)
The Kingston Trio43:04
10Old Rivers
recording of:
Old Rivers
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Crofford (musician & songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L
Walter Brennan2:47
11The Ballad of the Green Berets
recording of:
The Ballad of the Green Berets
writer:
Robin Moore (Robert Lowell Moore, Jr.; writer) and SSgt Barry Sadler
Barry Sadler32:30
12The Carroll County Accident
recording of:
The Carroll County Accident
lyricist and composer:
Bob Ferguson
Porter Wagoner2:51
13North to Alaska
conductor:
Lionel Newman
performer:
Johnny Horton
recording of:
North to Alaska
lyricist and composer:
Mike Phillips (songwriter of North to Alaska)
publisher:
EMI Hastings Catalog Inc
Johnny Horton2:51
14Saginaw, Michigan
recording of:
Saginaw, Michigan
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) and Don Wayne (US country songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Lefty Frizzell3:05
15El Paso
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
recording of:
El Paso (on 1959-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins54:41
16Big Bad John
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-08-18)
recording of:
Big Bad John (1961 song) (on 1961-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Dean
writer:
Roy Acuff
Jimmy Dean43:02
17A Boy Named Sue
recording of:
A Boy Named Sue
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
Johnny Cash3:48
18Harper Valley P.T.A.
producer:
Shelby Singleton
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 78)
recording of:
Harper Valley PTA (on 1968-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley43:16
19The Devil Went Down to Georgia
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Goostree (audio engineer, producer, mixer/ AV production)
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Paul Grupp
producer:
John Boylan
assistant mixer:
Dave Rideau (engineer) and Erik Zobler
bass guitar:
Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band)
drums (drum set):
Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter) and Jim Marshall (photographer)
fiddle and lead vocals:
Charlie Daniels
guitar and background vocals:
Tom Crain
keyboard [keyboards]:
Joel "Taz" DiGregorio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979)
produced for:
Sir Charles Productions
recorded at:
Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
music videos:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia by The Charlie Daniels Band
recording of:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
writer:
Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter), Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band), John Crain and James W. Marshall
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Hat Band Music (in 1979)
The Charlie Daniels Band4.653:39
20Convoy
bass:
Brian Sampson
drums (drum set):
Chip Davis (founder of Mannheim Steamroller)
five-string banjo:
Steve Hanson (banjo player with C.W. McCall)
guitar:
Ron Cooley
arranger:
Chip Davis (founder of Mannheim Steamroller)
recording of:
Convoy
lyricist:
C.W. McCall
composer:
Chip Davis (founder of Mannheim Steamroller)
C.W. McCall53:48

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part of:Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 21) (order: 21)
Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: M18804) (order: 32)