The History of Country Music: The Forties, Volume One

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Annotation

UK 1993 CD release
Label: Kenwest Music - Cat#: KNEWCD 715 - Distributor: Terry Blood Distribution - EAN: 5 014587 071525

UK 1993 CD release
Label: Kenwest Music - Cat#: KNEWCD 715 - Distributor: Terry Blood Distribution - EAN: 5 014587 071525

Annotation last modified on 2006-02-28 22:45 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1New San Antonio Rose
bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-16)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-16) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-16)
saxophone:
Joe Ferguson (on 1940-04-16), Don Harlan (on 1940-04-16), Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1940-04-16), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-16) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-16)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-16)
trumpet:
Tubby Lewis (on 1940-04-16) and Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1940-04-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1940-04-16)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 315 (2))
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1940-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys42:36
2It's Been So Long Darling
double bass:
Jack Drake (on 1958-10-08)
electric guitar:
Billy Byrd (US country guitarist) (on 1958-10-08)
guitar:
Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1958-10-08) and H.K. Wilson (on 1958-10-08)
membranophone:
Buddy Harman (on 1958-10-08)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1958-10-08)
steel guitar:
Buddy Emmons (on 1958-10-08)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1958-10-08)
recording of:
It’s Been So Long Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb2:47
3Waltz of the Wind
Roy Acuff2:36
4It's a Sin
recording of:
It’s a Sin (on 1946-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Zeb Turner
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1947-05-11)
Eddy Arnold52:24
5Cool Water
recording of:
Cool Water (on 1941-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
Sons of the Pioneers2:45
6They Took the Stars Out of Heaven
recording of:
They Took the Stars Out of Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman2:29
7New Jole Blonde
recording of:
New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)
Red Foley3:07
8There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder
recording of:
There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder
writer:
Lee Blastic (songwriter), Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Ekko Whelan (songwriter)
Jimmie Davis2:11
9Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
Elton Britt2:51
10Candy Kisses
George Morgan2:57
11I'll Forgive You, but I Can't Forget
recording of:
I'll Forgive You (But I Can't Forget) (on 1942-06-04)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Frank (songwriter) and Pee Wee King
Roy Acuff2:42
12Sugar Moon
recording of:
Sugar Moon (on 1946-09-05)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:17
13Rainbow at Midnight
Ernest Tubb3:10
14Deep in the Heart of Texas
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
Gene Autry2:46
15Wedding Bells
recording of:
Wedding Bells (on 1949-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Claude Boone
publisher:
Morley Music Co. Inc. and Hometown Music Co., Inc. (on 1947-11-21)
Hank Williams2:56
16Tennessee Saturday Night
recording of:
Tennessee Saturday Night (on 1947-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hughes (Western Swing musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range
Red Foley2:41
17Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
recording of:
Don’t Rob Another Man’s Castle (on 1948-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1949-02-22)
Eddy Arnold42:37
18Pistol Packin' Mama
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-09-27)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1943-09-27) and Bing Crosby (on 1943-09-27)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1943-09-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
cover recording of:
Pistol Packin’ Mama (on 1943-09-27)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters33:02