Classic Country: The Fifties: Legends

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Aberbach (London), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash2:49
2Who Shot SamGeorge Jones2:23
3More and More
recording of:
More and More
writer:
Merle Kilgore and Webb Pierce
Webb Pierce2:22
4Eat, Drink, and Be Merry (Tomorrow You’ll Cry)Porter Wagoner2:22
5Blue Boy
producer:
Chet Atkins
cover recording of:
Blue Boy (on 1958-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.
Jim Reeves2:13
6Rose Marie
recording of:
Rose-Marie (title song of the 1924 operetta)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
Slim Whitman2:22
7(When You Feel Like You’re in Love) Don’t Just Stand ThereCarl Smith2:26
8The New Green Light
recording of:
New Green Light
composer:
Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys2:11
9Birmingham Bounce
recording of:
Birmingham Bounce (on 1950-04-03)
lyricist and composer:
Sidney Louie Gunter
Red Foley3:03
10If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the TimeLefty Frizzell2:57
11Cold, Cold HeartHank Williams2:45
12Just Call Me Lonesome
recording of:
Just Call Me Lonesome (on 1953-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Rex Griffin
publisher:
Forrest Music Corp. (on 1953-10-23)
Eddy Arnold2:37
13Love Me Tender
accordion:
Carl Fortina (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04) and Dominic Frontiere (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
banjo:
Luther "Red" Roundtree (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
bass:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Richard Cornell (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
guitar:
Vito Mumolo (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (on 1956-09-01)
vocals:
Jon Dodson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01), Charles Prescott (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01) and Rad Robinson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1956), BMG Music (in 1956), RCA/Ariola International (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
20th Century Fox Music Stage 1 in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-24, on 1956-09-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 437)
recording of:
Love Me Tender (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
lyricist:
Ken Darby (in 1956)
additional writer:
Vera Matson (in 1956) and Elvis Presley (in 1956)
composer:
George R. Poulton (in 1861)
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, R&H Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Williamson Music Company and Elvis Presley Music (from 1956 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Aura Lea
Elvis Presley2:43
14Searching (For Someone Like You)
Kitty Wells2:25
15Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
cover recording of:
Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
writer:
James Bracken, Calvin Carter (in 1953) and James Hudson (in 1953)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
Johnnie and Jack2:11
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1All Shook Up
bass:
Bill Black (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13) and Elvis Presley (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
piano:
Gordon Stoker (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley
vocals:
Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
remixer:
Dennis Ferrante
additional performer:
The Jordanaires
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1957), BMG Music (in 1957) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13) and Bloch Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (on 1961-03-25)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 18) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 353)
cover recording of:
All Shook Up (on 1957-01-12)
writer:
Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Global and Shalimar Music Corp.
Elvis Presley1:59
2Great Balls of FireJerry Lee Lewis1:54
3Believe What You SayRicky Nelson2:06
4Give Myself a Party
recording of:
Give Myself a Party
composer:
Don Gibson
Don Gibson2:39
5Yellow Roses
Hank Snow2:48
6Set Him Free
producer:
Chet Atkins
Skeeter Davis2:17
7It’s a Little More Like HeavenHank Locklin2:37
8Devoted to You
recording of:
Devoted to You (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose
The Everly Brothers2:25
9I Wann Play House With You
recording of:
I Wanna Play House With You (on 1951-04-18)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Cy Coben
Eddy Arnold2:13
10Always Late (With Your Kisses)Lefty Frizzell3:07
11Long Gone Lonesome Blues
vocals:
Hank Williams
recording of:
Long Gone Lonesome Blues (on 1950-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1950-03-01)
Hank Williams2:39
12The Same Old Me
Ray Price2:46
13Knee Deep in the Blues
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
Knee Deep in the Blues (on 1956-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley
Marty Robbins2:12
14Sweet Dreams
Faron Young2:44
15Goodnight, Irene
performer:
Red Foley and Ernest Tubb
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (on 1950-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
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 Foley3:01

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Release

ASIN:US: B000MS9UY2 [info]

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part of:Classic Country (number: 16) (order: 16)