50 Years of Country

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1The 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 Arnold2:23
2Why Don’t You Love Me
recording of:
Why Don’t You Love Me (on 1950-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (in 1950)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
Hank Williams32:25
3I’m Movin’ On
Hank Snow2:50
4Goodnight Irene
performer:
Red Foley (US country music musician) and Ernest Tubb
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (on 1950-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
Ernest Tubb & Red Foley33:04
5I’ll Sail My Ship Alone
recording of:
I’ll Sail My Ship Alone
writer:
Morry Burns, Henry Bernard, Lois Mann and Henry Thurston
Moon Mullican2:13
6The Shotgun Boogie
recording of:
Shotgun Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:36
7Mockin’ Bird Hill
recording of:
Mockin’ Bird Hill
lyricist and composer:
Vaughn Horton (from 1929 until 1930)
publisher:
Southern Music Publ. Co. Ltd.
Les Paul & Mary Ford2:19
8Hod Rod Race
recording of:
Hot Rod Race
lyricist and composer:
George Wilson (New England Fiddler)
Ramblin’ Jimmie Dolan2:33
9Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
Skeets McDonald2:33
10Wake Up Irene
recording of:
Wake Up Irene
composer:
Weldon Allard and Johnny Hathcock
Hank Thompson2:17
11Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
recording of:
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
lyricist and composer:
Joe Allison
Faron Young2:19
12Honky Tonk Merry Go Round
recording of:
Honky Tonk Merry Go Round
writer:
Frank Simon (US composer, conductor, and cornetist) and Stan Gardner
Patsy Cline2:23
13I Walk the Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash2:43
14Crazy Arms
recording of:
Crazy Arms
writer:
Ralph Mooney (in 1954) and Chuck Seals (in 1954)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp., Leeds Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1956) and MCA Music Svenska AB (in 1978)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:46
15I Gotta Know
Wanda Jackson2:29
16Bye Bye Love
recording of:
Bye Bye Love
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony ATV Acuff Rose Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Everly Brothers2:20
17Honeycomb
recording of:
Honeycomb
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl) (in 1954)
Jimmie Rodgers2:17
18Who Will the Next Fool Be
recording of:
Who Will the Next Fool Be
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
Charlie Rich2:22
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1Sixteen Tons
acoustic guitar:
Bobby Gibbons (on 1955-09-20)
bass clarinet:
Darol Rice (on 1955-09-20)
clarinet:
Red Mandel (on 1955-09-20)
double bass [bass]:
Rolly Bundock (on 1955-09-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1955-09-20)
finger snaps and lead vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1955-09-20)
trombone:
George Bruns (on 1955-09-20)
trumpet:
Charlie Parlato (on 1955-09-20)
conductor:
Jack Fascinato (on 1955-09-20)
arranger:
Jack Fascinato
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bacci Bros Records (in 2010) and Lucky Vintage (in 2014)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-09-20)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 12)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1955-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford4.652:37
2Get Rhythm
recording of:
Get Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
Johnny Cash2:14
3Walkin’ After Midnight
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)
live 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 Cline2:34
4Lovesick Blues
Sonny James2:24
5Pick Me Up on Your Way Down
recording of:
Pick Me Up on Your Way Down
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Charlie Walker2:25
6All I Have to Do Is Dream
recording of:
All I Have to Do Is Dream
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-04-21)
Everly Brothers2:22
7Night Train to Memphis
recording of:
Night Train to Memphis
writer:
Owen Bradley, Marvin Hughes and Beasley Smith
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:11
8Sittin’ and Thinkin’
recording of:
Sittin’ and Thinkin’
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
Charlie Rich3:04
9Heartaches by the Number
recording of:
Heartaches by the Number
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Good Ol’ Harlan Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC (in 1959)
Ray Price2:59
10Wings of a Dove
Ferlin Husky2:20
11A Six Pack to Go
recording of:
A Six Pack to Go
composer:
Dick Hart, Johnny Lowe and Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson2:09
12Hot Rod Lincoln
Charlie Ryan2:31
13Hello Walls
recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Faron Young2:25
14I Dreamed of a Hill-Billy Heaven
Tex Ritter3:11
15Gotta Travel On
Rose Maddox2:34
16In the Middle of a Heartache
recording of:
In the Middle of a Heartache (1960s song)
writer:
Laurie Christenson (songwriter), Pat Franzese (songwriter) and Wanda Jackson (aka the Female Elvis)
Wanda Jackson2:36
17It Keeps Right on a-Hurtin’
recording of:
It Keeps Right On a‐Hurtin’
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Tillotson
publisher:
Ridge Music Corp.
Johnny Tillotson2:50
18Funny How Time Slips Away
recording of:
Funny How Time Slips Away
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Tree Publishing
Willie Nelson3:02
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1Crazy
recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Willie Nelson2:55
2Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
cover recording of:
Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Locklin
publisher:
Four Star Sales Co.
Johnny Tillotson2:54
3Rollin’ in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
Rose Maddox2:18
4The Race Is On
recording of:
The Race Is On
composer:
Don Rollins (US songwriter from Nashville, born 1961)
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP, Pappy Daily Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Palace Music AB (in 1978)
George Jones2:08
5Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)
Jean Shepard2:13
6Queen of the House
Dean Miller2:18
7Girl on the Billboard
recording of:
Girl on the Billboard (in 1965)
writer:
Hank Mills, Samuel M. Garrett (in 1965) and Walter Haynes (in 1965)
Del Reeves42:39
8Little Pink Mack
Kay Adams2:13
9Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
cover recording of:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Fred Rose Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-07-28)
Wanda Jackson1:58
10D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
recording of:
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968 song)
lyricist:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
composer:
Bobby Braddock
Tammy Wynette2:58
11Let It Be Me
performer:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) and Bobbie Gentry
cover recording of:
Let It Be Me
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
translator:
Mann Curtis
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing France, EMA-Suisse, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Je t’appartiens
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell2:06
12Honey
Bobby Goldsboro3:58
13Okie From Muskogee
recording of:
Okie From Muskogee
writer:
Roy Burris and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:44
14Mr. Walker, It’s All Over
recording of:
Mr. Walker, It’s All Over
lyricist and composer:
Gene Crysler (American songwriter, has written over 100 songs. His name is a pseudonym)
Billie Jo Spears3:03
15Willy Jones
Susan Raye2:28
16I’m a Truck
recording of:
I’m a Truck
lyricist and composer:
Bob Stanton (US songwriter known for writing "I'm A Truck")
publisher:
Central Songs, Plaque Records and Ripcord Records
Red Simpson3:10
17My Hang Up Is You
Freddie Hart2:09
18I’ve Been Everywhere
Asleep at the Wheel2:46
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1A Good Year for the Roses
recording of:
A Good Year for the Roses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
George Jones3:05
2Bright Lights, Big City
Sonny James2:35
3Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
recording of:
Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard3:20
4The Keys in the Mailbox
Tony Booth2:18
5Rhinestone Cowboy
recording of:
Rhinestone Cowboy
lyricist and composer:
Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
House of Weiss Music Co, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
Glen Campbell3:14
6Blanket on the Ground
recording of:
Blanket on the Ground
lyricist and composer:
Roger Bowling
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Billie Jo Spears3:37
7All I Have to Do Is Dream
recording of:
All I Have to Do Is Dream
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-04-21)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band3:48
8I’m Not Lisa
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 140)
recording of:
I’m Not Lisa
lyricist and composer:
Jessi Colter
Jessi Colter3:22
9My Elusive Dreams
cover recording of:
My Elusive Dreams (1967 song)
writer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr. and Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd.
Charlie Rich3:36
10If Not You
producer:
Ron Haffkine
recording of:
If Not You
lyricist and composer:
Dennis Locorriere
Dr. Hook3:12
11Let Your Love Flow
producer:
Phil Gernhard (songwriter and producer) (in 1975-10) and Tony Scotti (in 1975-10)
bass guitar:
Emory Gordy (in 1975-10)
drums (drum set):
Dennis St. John (in 1975-10)
guitar:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1975-10), Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1975-10), Richard Bennett (American guitarist) (in 1975-10) and Doug Rhone (American guitarist, songwriter, touring and studio musician) (in 1975-10)
percussion:
King Errison (conguero) (in 1975-10)
synthesizer:
Alan Lindgren (American keyboardist, arranger, producer, studio & session musician) (in 1975-10)
lead vocals:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1975-10) and Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1975-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curb Records (in 1975) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1976)
engineered at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1975-10)
recording of:
Let Your Love Flow (in 1975-10)
lyricist and composer:
Lawrence Eugene Williams (songwriter, "Let Your Love Flow") (in 1975)
Bellamy Brothers3.653:17
12One Piece at the Time
recording of:
One Piece at a Time
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Kemp
Johnny Cash4:01
13Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1975), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1976), Liberty Records (not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits related to US label Liberty) (in 1976) and Capitol Nashville (in 1977, in 1979)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 71)
cover recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Crystal Gayle4.42:34
14I Cheated on a Good Woman’s Love
Billy ‘Crash’ Craddock2:39
15Pittsburgh Stealers
The Kendalls2:56
16The Gambler
Don Schlitz3:52
17Ain’t Life Hell
Hank Cochran & Willie Nelson2:34
18Maybe Baby
Susie Allanson2:54
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1What’s Happened to Blue Eyes
Jessi Colter2:21
2Never Did Like Whiskey
recording of:
Never Did Like Whiskey
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
Billie Jo Spears2:11
3Heaven’s Just a Sin Away
recording of:
Heaven’s Just a Sin Away
writer:
Jerry Gillespie (songwriter)
publisher:
Big Yellow Dog Music
The Kendalls2:24
4You Light Up My Life
producer:
Joseph Brooks (US songwriter/film director)
arranger:
Joseph Brooks (US songwriter/film director)
produced for:
Mike Curb Productions
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 3) and Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 12)
cover recording of:
You Light Up My Life
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Brooks (US songwriter/film director)
publisher:
Curb Songs, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 電通ミュージック・アンド・エンタテインメント PR第3事業部
part of:
The 50th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1977 winner)
recording of:
You Light Up My Life
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Brooks (US songwriter/film director)
publisher:
Curb Songs, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 電通ミュージック・アンド・エンタテインメント PR第3事業部
part of:
The 50th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1977 winner)
Debby Boone53:38
5Paper Rosie
Gene Watson3:53
6Southern Nights
Glen Campbell3:00
7Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For
Crystal Gayle2:58
8If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body
engineer:
Jim Crosby (engineer) (in 1978) and Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) (in 1978)
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) (in 1978)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1978) and Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1978)
bass guitar:
Jesse Chambers (in 1978)
drums (drum set):
Rodney Price (drummer) (in 1978)
electric guitar:
Carl Chambers (in 1978)
keyboard:
Joe LaFrandre (in 1978)
steel guitar:
Danny Jones (US steel guitarist) (in 1978)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1980)
recording of:
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers)
Bellamy Brothers23:15
9Heartbreak Hotel
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1980)
Willie Nelson3:02
10Lousiana Saturday Night
Mel McDaniel2:51
11Dance Little Jean
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band3:14
q4Baby I Lied
Deborah Allen3:54
13Pins and Needles
The Whites2:12
14Why Not Me
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 84)
recording of:
Why Not Me
writer:
Harlan Howard, Brent Maher and Sonny Throckmorton (American country singer / songwriter)
The Judds4.53:30
15Thank God for the Radio
The Kendalls2:55
16Bop
Dan Seals43:45
17I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire
Suzy Bogguss2:56
18Strong Enough to Bend
additional recording engineer:
Steve Day (Recording Engineer)
assistant recording engineer:
Chris Hammond
recording engineer and mixer:
Scott Hendricks (producer)
producer:
Jerry Crutchfield (Country & Pop record producer, songwriter, musician)
assistant mixer:
Mark Nevers
acoustic guitar:
Dan Potter
bass guitar:
Bob Wray (American Bassist)
drums (drum set):
James Stroud
electric guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist) and Kenny Mims
fiddle:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
keyboard:
Mitch Humphries
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
resonator guitar [pedal dobro] and steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
synthesizer:
David Innis
background vocals:
Michael Black (Vocalist), Jessica Boucher, Beth Nielsen Chapman (American singer and songwriter), Carol Chase, Greg Gordon (backing vocalist), Katerina Kitridge, Diane Vanette, Hurshel Wiginton, Dennis Wilson (country vocals, bassist) and Curtis Young (country singer)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas
mixed at:
The Castle (Castle Recording Studios) in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Strong Enough to Bend
writer:
Beth Nielsen Chapman (American singer and songwriter) and Don Schlitz
Tanya Tucker42:44
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