The King of Country Music

~ Release by Roy Acuff (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Great Speckled Bird
recording of:
The Great Speckled Bird (on 1936-10-20)
lyricist:
Guy Smith (Reverend)
composer:
Roy Carter (country songwriter)
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:53
2Tell Mother I'll Be There
recording of:
Tell Mother I'll Be There (on 1937-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Millard Fillmore
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:40
3Wait for the Light to Shine
recording of:
Wait for the Light to Shine (on 1944-12-19)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:32
4Wreck on the Highway
recording of:
Wreck on the Highway (aka I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray)
lyricist and composer:
Dorsey Dixon
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:45
5I Saw the Light
cover recording of:
I Saw the Light
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:42
6The Precious Jewel
recording of:
The Precious Jewel
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:47
7The Great Shining Light
recording of:
The Great Shining Light (on 1938-11-04)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff and Herald Goodman
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:38
8If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
recording of:
If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again (on 1949-12-18)
lyricist:
John Whitfield Vaughan and James Rowe (settler)
composer:
John Whitfield Vaughan
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans3:11
9The Great Judgement Morning
recording of:
The Great Judgment Morning
lyricist and composer:
Bertram H. Shadduck and Charles Davis Tillman
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:38
10Great Speckled Bird No. 2
recording of:
Great Speckled Bird No. 2 (on 1937-03-22)
lyricist:
Roy Acuff
is based on:
The Great Speckled Bird
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:40
11Wabash Cannonball
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1947-01-28)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:34
12Lonesome Old River Blues
recording of:
Lonesome Old River Blues (on 1940-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:49
13Be Honest With Me
recording of:
Be Honest With Me
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) (in 1940) and Fred Rose (songwriter) (in 1940)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:43
14Fire Ball Mail
recording of:
Fireball Mail (on 1942-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-02-15)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:34
15Tennessee 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)
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:55
16Mule Skinner Blues
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:48
17Low And Lonely
recording of:
Low and Lonely (on 1942-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-01-28)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:32
18Pins And Needles (In My Heart)
recording of:
Pins and Needles (In My Heart) (on 1945-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-01-28)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:45
19Freight Train Blues
recording of:
Freight Train Blues (on 1936-10-21)
publisher:
John Lee Lair (on 1934-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Lair
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans2:37
20Night Train To Memphis
recording of:
Night Train to Memphis
writer:
Owen Bradley, Marvin Hughes and Beasley Smith
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys2:47