Country: Nashville – Dallas – Hollywood 1927–1942

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Railroad Blues recorded in: Richmond, Indiana, United States (in 1934-08)	Sam McGee	3:17
2	Omie Wise recorded in: Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-18) fiddle: G.B. Grayson (on 1927-10-18) vocals: G.B. Grayson (on 1927-10-18) recording of: Omie Wise (on 1927-10-18) writer: [traditional] part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 447)	G.B. Grayson	3:13
3	Peg and Awl recorded in: Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-14) banjo: Dock Walsh (on 1928-10-14) guitar: Clarence "Tom" Ashley (on 1928-10-14) guitar and harmonica: Garley Foster (on 1928-10-14) vocals: Clarence "Tom" Ashley (on 1928-10-14) and Garley Foster (on 1928-10-14) recording of: Peg and Awl (on 1928-10-14) lyricist and composer: [traditional] part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4619)	Carolina Tar Heels	3:02
4	A Lazy Farmer Boy recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1931-06-26) fiddle: Posey Rorer (on 1931-06-26) guitar: Preston Young (on 1931-06-26) vocals: Preston Young (on 1931-06-26) recording of: A Lazy Farmer Boy (on 1931-06-26) lyricist and composer: [traditional] part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 438)	Buster Carter & Preston Young	3:03
5	The Butcher’s Boy recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1928-01-16) five-string banjo: Buell Kazee (on 1928-01-16) vocals: Buell Kazee (on 1928-01-16) recording of: The Butcher Boy (or I Wish I Was a Maid Again) (on 1928-01-16) lyricist and composer: [traditional] part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 409) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 409) is based on: Died for Love	Buell Kazee	3:05
6	My Name Is John Jo Hannah recording of: My Name Is John Jo Hannah (on 1927-03-23) lyricist and composer: [traditional]	Kelly Harrell	3:16
7	The House Carpenter recorded in: Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-14) five-string banjo: Clarence Ashley (on 1930-04-14) vocals: Clarence Ashley (on 1930-04-14) recording of: The Daemon Lover (aka The House Carpenter) (on 1930-04-14) lyricist and composer: [traditional] part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 14) and Child Ballads (number: 243)	Clarence Ashley	3:17
8	Gonna Die With My Hammer in My Hand recorded in: St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1927-04-26) fiddle: Arnold Williamson (on 1927-04-26) guitar: Curry (on 1927-04-26) and Irving Williamson (on 1927-04-26) vocals: Curry (on 1927-04-26), Arnold Williamson (on 1927-04-26) and Irving Williamson (on 1927-04-26) recording of: John Henry (on 1927-04-26) lyricist and composer: [traditional] publisher: Sonet Publishing Ltd. part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)	Williamson Brothers	3:26
9	Country Blues recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-09) banjo: Dock Boggs (on 1927-03-09) vocals: Dock Boggs (on 1927-03-09) recording of: Country Blues (on 1927-03-09) lyricist and composer: Dock Boggs	Dock Boggs	2:59
10	Brownskin Blues	Dick Justice	3:13
11	Slow Wicked Blues recording of: Slow Wicked Blues	Jimmie Tarlton	3:04
12	Pan American Man recording of: Pan American Man	Cliff Carlisle	2:14
13	John Hardy recorded in: Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-10) guitar: Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-10) vocals: Sara Carter (on 1928-05-10) recorded at: Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-10) recording of: John Hardy (traditional) (on 1928-05-10) lyricist and composer: [traditional] part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3262)	Carter Family	2:56
14	Wildwood Flower guitar: Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-10) vocals: Sara Carter (on 1928-05-10) recorded at: Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-10) part of: Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 32) recording of: Wildwood Flower (Carter family version) (on 1928-05-10) lyricist and composer: A.P. Carter publisher: APRS and Peer International Corporation version of: I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (parlour song, source for Wildwood Flower)	Carter Family	3:12
15	Blue Yodel no. 8 recorded in: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-07-11) guitar: Jimmie Rodgers (on 1930-07-11) vocals: Jimmie Rodgers (on 1930-07-11) recording of: Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1930-07-11) lyricist and composer: Jimmie Rodgers publisher: Peer International Corporation part of: Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers	Jimmie Rodgers	3:00
16	All the Good Times Are Passed and Gone	Monroe Brothers	2:44
17	Sinner, You Better Get Ready	Monroe Brothers	2:36
18	Brown’s Ferry Blues guitar and lead vocals: Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) tenor guitar and background vocals: Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09) vocals: Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09) recorded at: E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09) recording of: Brown’s Ferry Blues (in 1946-09) writer: Alton Delmore	Delmore Brothers	2:38

2▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Jimmie’s Texas Blues recorded in: Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-08-10) guitar: Billy Burkes (on 1929-08-10) steel guitar: Joe Kaipo (on 1929-08-10) vocals: Jimmie Rodgers (on 1929-08-10) recording of: Jimmie’s Texas Blues (on 1929-08-10) lyricist and composer: Jimmie Rodgers	Jimmie Rodgers	2:50
2	Rockin’Blues recording of: Rockin’ Blues (on 1932-11-03) lyricist and composer: Jimmie Davis	Jimmie Davis	3:14
3	The Days of ’49 recording of: Days of '49 (on 1928-04-24) publisher: Old Put writer: [traditional]	Jules Verne Allen	2:43
4	The Dying Cowboy recording of: Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy) (on 1928-04-21) lyricist: Edward Hubbell Chapin composer: [traditional]	Jules Verne Allen	3:20
5	Rye Whiskey, Rye Whiskey recording of: Rye Whiskey (on 1933-03-15) writer: [traditional] publisher: Blackwing Music	Tex Ritter	3:15
6	I’ll Go Ridin’Down That Old Texas Trail	Gene Autry	3:00
7	Song of the Bandit	Sons of the Pioneers	2:48
8	Cowboy Night Herd Song	Roy Rogers	2:59
9	I Wanna Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart part of: Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 44)	Pasty Montana	3:08
10	What’s the Matter With the Mill? recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-09-29) banjo: Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1936-09-29) double bass: Joe Ferguson (on 1936-09-29) drums (drum set): Smokey Dacus (on 1936-09-29) fiddle: Jesse Ashlock (on 1936-09-29) and Bob Wills (on 1936-09-29) guitar: Herman Arnspiger (on 1936-09-29) and Sleepy Johnson (on 1936-09-29) piano: Al Stricklin (on 1936-09-29) reeds: Ray DeGeer (on 1936-09-29) saxophone: Zeb McNally (on 1936-09-29) steel guitar: Leon McAuliffe (on 1936-09-29) trumpet: Everett Stover (on 1936-09-29) vocals: Tommy Duncan (on 1936-09-29) and Bob Wills (on 1936-09-29) recording of: What's the Matter With the Mill (Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan version) (on 1936-09-29) lyricist and composer: Tommy Duncan, Minnie McCoy and Bob Wills version of: What's the Matter With the Mill	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	2:54
11	Liza, Pull Down the Shades recording of: Liza Pull Down the Shades (on 1938-11-29) lyricist and composer: Bob Wills	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	2:21
12	Hesitation Blues	Milton Brown and His Brownies	2:45
13	Alamo Rag	Adolph Hofner and His San Antonians	2:40
14	Women, Women, Women	Shelley Lee Alley & His Alley Cats	2:43
15	Fox and Hounds	Jimmie Revard and His Oklahoma Playboys	2:40
16	Wreck on the Highway recording of: Wreck on the Highway (aka I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray) lyricist and composer: Dorsey Dixon	Roy Acuff and the Smokey Mountain Boys	2:47
17	Fireball Mail recording of: Fireball Mail (on 1942-05-28) lyricist and composer: Floyd Jenkins publisher: Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1943-02-15)	Roy Acuff and the Smokey Mountain Boys	2:34
18	I Ain’t Honky Tonkin’Anymore recording of: I Ain't Goin' Honky Tonkin' Anymore lyricist and composer: Ernest Tubb publisher: Belinda Music and Unichappell Music	Ernest Tubb and the Troubadours	2:31

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