Legends of Country: 27 All Time Favourite Country Hits

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1Jambalaya (on the Bayou)
recording of:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (on 1952-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited, Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited, Fred Rose Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1952-07-28)
Hank Williams2:54
2Indian Love Call
Slim Whitman3:09
3The Wild Side of Life
Hank Thompson2:43
4Slow Poke
Pee Wee King3:01
5The Golden Rocket
Hank Snow2:48
6(Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You
lead vocals:
Stuart Hamblen
recording of:
(Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
Stuart Hamblen3:01
7High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
recording of:
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The 25th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1952 winner)
Tex Ritter2:47
8I’ll Never Be Free
producer:
Lee Gillette
bass:
Cliffie Stone (on 1950-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Muddy Berry (on 1950-06-28)
fiddle:
Harold Hensley (on 1950-06-28)
guitar:
Jimmy Bryant (on 1950-06-28) and Eddie Kirk (on 1950-06-28)
piano:
Billy Liebert (on 1950-06-28)
steel guitar:
Speedy West (on 1950-06-28)
vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1950-06-28) and Kay Starr (on 1950-06-28)
performer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Be Free (on 1950-06-28)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (in 1950, in 1977) and Claude A. Music Co. (in 1950, in 1977)
Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford2:36
9If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 18)
recording of:
If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time (in 1950)
writer:
Jim Beck and Lefty Frizzell
Lefty Frizzell2:58
10Room Full of Roses
George Morgan2:48
11I’m Bitin’ My Fingernails and Thinking of You
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1949-02-15) and Ernest Tubb & The Texas Troubadours (on 1949-02-15)
conductor:
Vic Schoen (on 1949-02-15)
recording of:
I’m Bitin’ My Fingernails (Thinking of You) (on 1949-02-15)
writer:
Ernest Benedict, Lenny Sanders, Ernest Tubb and Roy West
Ernest Tubb & The Andrews Sisters2:50
12Down Yonder
Del Wood2:27
13Blues Stay Away From Me
producer:
Henry Glover
double bass:
Louie Innis (on 1949-05-05)
electric guitar:
Zeke Turner (on 1949-05-05)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
harmonica:
Lonnie Glosson (on 1949-05-05) and Wayne Raney (on 1949-05-05)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1949-05-05), Rabon Delmore (on 1949-05-05) and Wayne Raney (on 1949-05-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gusto Records, Inc. (in 1979)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1949-05-05)
recording of:
Blues Stay Away From Me (on 1949-05-05)
lyricist:
Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore and Wayne Raney
composer:
Henry Glover
publisher:
Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Lois, Lois Publishing and Trio Music
The Delmore Brothers2:49
14The Cattle Call
recording of:
The Cattle Call (on 1949-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Tex Owens
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (on 1934-09-14)
Eddy Arnold2:22
15No Vacancy
recording of:
No Vacancy
lyricist and composer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
Merle Travis2:40
16I Love You So Much It Hurts
recording of:
I Love You So Much It Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman2:43
17Baby It’s Cold Outside
Homer & Jethro with June Carter2:56
18Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1951-05-09)
double bass [string bass]:
Jody Rainwater (on 1951-05-09)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1951-05-09)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1951-05-09)
mandolin:
Everett Lilly (on 1951-05-09)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1951-05-09)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-09)
recording of:
Don't Get Above Your Raising (on 1951-05-09)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys2:43
19Doghouse Boogie
Hawkshaw Hawkins2:42
20Gambling Polka Dot Blues
Tommy Duncan3:07
21Jole Blon
Roy Acuff2:52
22Anticipation Blues
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:09
23I Wish I Knew
Dolph Hewitt2:38
24A-Sleepin’ at the Foot of the Bed
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens2:43
25Hangman’s Boogie
Cowboy Copas2:34
26Teardrops in My Heart
Sons of the Pioneers2:56
27Sioux City Sue
Zeke Manners and His Band2:31

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