The History of Country Music: The Forties, Volume Two

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Roly Poly
recording of:
Roly Poly
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1946-04-11)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:51
2Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
recording of:
Jingle Jangle Jingle (on 1942-06-10)
writer:
Joseph J. Lilley
composer:
Frank Loesser
Gene Autry2:40
3Tennessee Waltz
recording of:
Tennessee Waltz
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)
Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys2:59
4Singing In The Saddle
recording of:
Singin' In the Saddle
lyricist and composer:
Teddy Powell, Ira Schuster and Leonard Whitcup
Tex Ritter2:48
5What Is Life Without Love
recording of:
What Is Life Without Love
writer:
Eddy Arnold, Owen Bradley and Vic McAlpin
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1946-07-22)
Eddy Arnold2:50
6Filipino Baby
recording of:
Filipino Baby
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Texas Jim Robertson2:38
7Is It Too Late Now
Jimmie Davis2:19
8You Waited Too Long
recording of:
You Waited Too Long
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Fred Rose (songwriter) and Ray Whitley (Country & western singer/songwriter)
Roy Rogers2:21
9Tennessee Border
recording of:
Tennessee Border (on 1949-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
Red Foley2:41
10Blues Stay Away From Me
Owen Bradley Quintet3:18
11Try Me One More Time
recording of:
Try Me One More Time
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb2:22
12Siox City Sue
cover recording of:
Sioux City Sue
writer:
Max C. Freedman (American songwriter and lyricist) (in 1945) and Dick Thomas (The Singing Cowboy) (in 1945)
Zeke Manners and His Band2:30
13Crazy Cause I Love You
fiddle:
Spade Cooley
Spade Cooley2:38
14Private Buckaroo
recording of:
Private Buckaroo (on 1942-03-23)
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter)
composer:
Allie Wrubel (composer)
Sons of the Pioneers2:55
15Kentucky Waltz
producer:
Art Satherly
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Curley Bradshaw (US harmonica player/guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Kentucky Waltz (on 1945-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1945)
Bill Monroe2:43
16Take An Old Cold Tater (And Wait)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-01-16)
bass:
Joe Zinkan (on 1949-01-16)
electric guitar:
Billy Byrd (US country guitarist) (on 1949-01-16)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Lonnie Wilson (US country guitarist, performed with Roy Acuff) (on 1949-01-16)
harmonica:
Jimmie Riddle (on 1949-01-16)
steel guitar:
Pete Kirby (on 1949-01-16)
vocals:
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens (on 1949-01-16)
recording of:
Take An Old Cold Tater (And Wait) (on 1949-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Brumley
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens2:48
17Move It On Over
recording of:
Move It on Over (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
Hank Williams2:45
18Slippin' Around
recording of:
Slippin’ Around
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman (in 1949)
Floyd Tillman2:43
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Life Gits Tee-Jus, Don't It
Carson Robison and His Pleasant Valley Boys2:52
2Shame on You
recording of:
Shame on You
lyricist and composer:
Spade Cooley
writer:
Donnell Clyde Cooley, Jr.
Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers3:12
3Texarkana Baby
recording of:
Texarkana Baby (on 1947-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Cottonseed Clark and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1948-01-26)
Eddy Arnold52:40
4Sing, Cowboy, Sing
recording of:
A-Sing, Cowboy Sing
Tex Ritter2:44
5Drivin' Nails in My Coffin
recording of:
Drivin' Nails in My Coffin
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Irby
Floyd Tillman2:37
6My Filipino Rose
recording of:
Filipino Baby
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb3:13
7A Room Full of Roses
recording of:
Room Full of Roses
lyricist and composer:
Tim Spencer (Songwriter Vernon Harold Timothy Spencer)
George Morgan2:55
8Footprints in the Snow
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (US banjo player Dave Akeman) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Curley Bradshaw (US harmonica player/guitarist) (on 1945-02-13) and Tex Willis (country/bluegrass guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Footprints in the Snow (on 1945-02-13)
composer:
Rupert Jones
Bill Monroe2:40
9You Are My Sunshine
cover recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (on 1940-02-05)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
Jimmie Davis2:50
10Jale Blon
recording of:
Jole Blon
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Roy Acuff2:52
11My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
recording of:
My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1933)
Hank Williams2:32
12Country Boy
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens2:56
13Smoke on the Water
recording of:
Smoke on the Water (on 1945-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Zeke Clements (US country musician) and Earl Nunn
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1943-05-10)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:57
14Rosalita
bass:
Fred Whiting (US double bassist)
guitar:
Johnny Bond
piano:
Paul Sells
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician)
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 736 (1))
recording of:
Rosalita (on 1942-03-18)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1941-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1942-02-04)
Al Dexter52:47
15I Love You So Much
recording of:
I Love You So Much It Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman32:43
16Blue Shadows on the Trail
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-12-01)
recording of:
Blue Shadows on the Trail (from Disney's "Melody Time") (on 1947-12-01)
lyricist:
Johnny Lange
composer:
Eliot Daniel
Roy Rogers2:49
17I'll Never See Maggie Alone
Kenny Roberts3:03
18Gonna Build a Big Fence Around Texas
recording of:
Gonna Build A Big Fence Around Texas (on 1944-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Friend, George Olsen and Katherine Phillips
Gene Autry2:43