The History of Country Music: The Fifties, Volume One

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

| |
▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Crazy Arms (1956)
recording of:
Crazy Arms
writer:
Ralph Mooney (in 1954) and Chuck Seals (in 1954)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp., Leeds Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1956)
Ray Price2:33
2Rhumba Boogie (1951)
recording of:
Rhumba Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
Hank Snow2:49
3Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way (1951)
recording of:
Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way
writer:
Louie Clark and Loys Sutherland
Carl Smith2:51
4Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (1952)
recording of:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (on 1952-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-07-28)
Hank Williams42:54
5Always Late (with Your Kisses) (1951)
recording of:
Always Late (with Your Kisses)
writer:
Blackie Crawford and Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
Lefty Frizzell3:06
6Gambler’s Guitar
Rusty Draper2:36
7Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy (1950)
guitar:
with instrumental accompaniment (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1949-11-08)
solo vocals:
Red Foley (on 1949-11-08)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1949-11-08)
recording of:
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (Jack Stap didn't actually write "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" but is credited for it.) (on 1949-11-07)
writer:
Jack Stapp and Harry Stone (US songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1950-01-11)
Red Foley2:48
8I Take the Chance (1956)
The Browns2:47
9In the Jailhouse Now (1955)
cover recording of:
In the Jailhouse Now (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Webb Pierce52:08
10The Cattle Call (1955)
recording of:
The Cattle Call (on 1955-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Tex Owens
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (on 1934-09-14)
Eddy Arnold52:46
11White Lightning (1959)
cover recording of:
White Lightning
lyricist and composer:
J. P. Richardson
publisher:
Glad Music Co.
George Jones22:48
12It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (1952)
recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Kitty Wells2:40
13Slow Poke (1951)
recording of:
Slow Poke
writer:
Pee Wee King and Chilton Price
Pee Wee King3:01
14Mexican Joe (1954)
live recording of:
Mexican Joe (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Mitchell Torok
Jim Reeves2:40
15So Many Times (1958)
Roy Acuff2:21
16Singing the Blues (1958)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-11-03)
recording of:
Singing the Blues (on 1955-11-03)
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
Marty Robbins2:29
17Golden Rocket (1952)
recording of:
The Golden Rocket
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
Hank Snow2:49
18Blue Suede Shoes (1956)
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1955-12)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun (US label founded in 1952) (from 1956 to present)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 95)
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (in 1955-12)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins42:14
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Story of My Life (1957)
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1957-07-22)
cover recording of:
The Story of My Life (on 1957-07-22)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Marty Robbins2:34
2I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes (Answer Song) (1953)
Goldie Hill2:37
3Let Me Go Lover (1954)
Hank Snow2:29
4Four Walls (1957)
recording of:
Four Walls
composer:
George Campbell and Marvin Moore (songwriter, best known for "Four Walls" and "The Green Door")
Jim Reeves2:56
5I Wanna Play House With You (1951)
recording of:
I Wanna Play House With You (on 1951-04-18)
writer:
Cy Coben
recording of:
I Wanna Play House With You (in 1951)
writer:
Cy Coben
Eddy Arnold2:12
6(When You Feel Like You’re in Love) Don’t Just Stand There (1952)
recording of:
Don't Just Stand There (When You Feel Like You're in Love)
writer:
Jack Henley and Ernest Tubb
Carl Smith2:27
7I Want to Be With You Always (1951)
recording of:
I Want to Be With You Always
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Jim Beck
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Lefty Frizzell3:04
8Birmingham Bounce (1950)
recording of:
Birmingham Bounce (on 1950-04-03)
lyricist and composer:
Sidney Louie Gunter
Red Foley3:03
9I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know [1953]
recording of:
I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
lyricist and composer:
Cecil A. Null (in 1947)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Fairway Music Corp. (on 1953-10-10)
The Davis Sisters3:01
10There You Go (1956)
recording of:
There You Go
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music
Johnny Cash2:18
11Hey Sheriff (1958)
Rusty & Doug Kershaw2:22
12Your Cheatin’ Heart (1953)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-09-23)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1952-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Farris Coursey (on 1952-09-23)
electric guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1952-09-23)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1952-09-23)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1952-09-23)
steel guitar:
Don Helms (on 1952-09-23)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1952-09-23)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 213) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 237)
recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart (on 1952-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)
Hank Williams42:43
13When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below) (1959)
recording of:
When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Johnny Horton2:38
14City Lights (1958)
recording of:
City Lights
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music (in 1958)
Ray Price3:01
15Why, Baby Why (1955)
performer:
Red Sovine
recording of:
Why Baby Why
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
Red Sovine & Webb Pierce42:32
16Blue Blue Day (1957)
recording of:
Blue Blue Day (1958 country song)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson
Don Gibson1:55
17I Walk the Line (1956)
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash2:46
18One by One (1954)
performer:
Red Foley
recording of:
One by One
writer:
Jack Anglin, Jim Anglin and Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter)
Red Foley & Kitty Wells2:55