Country Greats

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1Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers2:54
2Release Me
cover recording of:
Release Me
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Eddie Miller, Dub Williams and Robert Yount
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited, Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Dolly Parton2:16
3The Face of a Fighter
recording of:
Face of a Fighter
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson3:18
4Harper Valley PTA
producer:
Shelby Singleton
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 78)
recording of:
Harper Valley PTA (on 1968-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3:13
5Folsom 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 Cash2:48
6Walkin After Midnight
recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited, Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Patsy Cline2:33
7Cold, Cold Heart
recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart (on 1950-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1951-02-16)
Hank Williams2:44
8Your Cheating Heart
Faron Young1:41
9Jambalaya
Jerry Lee Lewis2:00
10You Ain’t Woman Enough
recording of:
You Ain’t Woman Enough
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
publisher:
Sure Fire Music Company Inc.
Loretta Lynn2:07
11Angel of the Morning
Rita Remington3:07
12Crying
cover recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd., Acuff Rose Music, Inc., Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control, MCA Music, Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
Waylon Jennings2:37
13Six Days on the Road
cover recording of:
Six Days on the Road
writer:
Earl Green and Carl Montgomery
publisher:
Newkeys Music, Inc. and Tune Publishing, Inc.
Dave Dudley2:06
14Rawhide
vocals:
Frankie Laine (on 1958-06-19)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1958-06-19)
recording of:
Rawhide (on 1958-06-19)
publisher:
Mrs. Ned Washington
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, Largo Music, MCA Music Ltd., Patti Washington Music and Volta Music Corporation
Frankie Laine2:00
15Wabash Cannonball
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1947-01-28)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Acuff2:37
16Foggy Mountain Breakdown
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:41
17Cotton Eyed Joe
banjo:
Ocie Stockard (on 1947-05-30)
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1947-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1947-05-30)
electric guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1947-05-30)
fiddle:
Louis Tierney (on 1947-05-30) and Bob Wills (on 1947-05-30)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (on 1947-05-30)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1947-05-30)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (on 1947-05-30)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (on 1947-05-30)
recorded at:
Sound Recorders in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1947-05-30)
recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song) (on 1947-05-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys1:47
18Lonely Wine
recording of:
Lonely Wine
lyricist and composer:
Roy Wells
Mickey Gilley2:14
19End of the World
Skeeter Davis2:37
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1I Saw the Light
recording of:
I Saw the Light (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones and Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1948-11-16)
Hank Williams2:46
2Cry! Cry! Cry!
recording of:
Cry! Cry! Cry!
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
Johnny Cash2:26
3Stand by Your Man
cover recording of:
Stand by Your Man
writer:
Billy Sherrill and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Lynn Anderson2:45
4Slow Down Old World
recording of:
Slow Down Old World
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson1:53
5It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-03)
bass:
Johnnie Wright (on 1952-05-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (on 1952-05-03)
guitar:
Jack Anglin (on 1952-05-03)
steel guitar:
Harold "Shot" Jackson (on 1952-05-03)
vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1952-05-03)
recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (on 1952-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
cover recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Kitty Wells2:31
6Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray
recording of:
Three Cigarettes (in an Ashtray)
writer:
Eddie Miller and W.S. Stevenson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music
Patsy Cline2:15
7Blue Moon of Kentucky
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS, Peer International Corporation, Southern Music Publishing, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:05
8Wreck of the Old ’97
Boxcar Willie2:28
9Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Jerry Lee Lewis2:24
10Cowboy Boots
recording of:
Cowboy Boots
lyricist and composer:
Baker Knight
Dave Dudley2:29
11Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
version of:
’k Blijf op je wachten
Lynn Anderson2:48
12The Cheatin’ Kind
recording of:
The Cheating Kind
writer:
Bill Funderburk and Jim Seeley
Billie Jo Spears2:44
13Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
recording of:
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
writer:
Wayne Duncan and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender3:02
14Pick Me Up on Your Way Down
recording of:
Pick Me Up on Your Way Down
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Charlie Walker2:35
15High Noon
Frankie Laine2:43
16The Tennesse Waltz
recording of:
Tennessee Waltz
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc., Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music
Patti Page2:58
17Who Will the Next Fool Be
recording of:
Who Will the Next Fool Be
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
Charlie Rich2:22
18Cheating Is
Barbara Fairchild2:35
19Please Help Me I’m Falling
recording of:
Please Help Me, I’m Falling
lyricist and composer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc., Don Robertson Music Corp., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Hank Locklin2:20
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1I Walk the Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A and House of Cash, Inc.
Johnny Cash2:43
2I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (number: 2), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 111) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165)
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH, Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams2:47
3Healing Hands of Time
recording of:
Healing Hands of Time
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:15
4I Forgot to Remember to Forget
recording of:
I Forgot to Remember to Forget
writer:
Charlie Feathers and Stan Kesler
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:27
5Blue Bayou
recording of:
Blue Bayou
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (in 1961)
Lynn Anderson3:45
6Wings of a Dove
recording of:
On the Wings of a Dove
lyricist and composer:
Bob Ferguson
publisher:
Belinda Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Husky Music Co. Inc. and Larrick Music Co.
Ferlin Husky2:17
7Sixteen Tons
recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Merle Travis2:08
8Honky Tonk Waltz
Kitty Wells2:33
9Crazy Dreams
recording of:
Crazy Dreams
composer:
Charles Beam, Charles Jiles and W.S. Stevenson
Patsy Cline2:31
10Orange Blossom Special
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music and MCA Music
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:33
11Driver
Dave Dudley3:13
12Devil’s Alley
recording of:
Devil’s Alley
lyricist and composer:
Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner2:44
13Country Girl
recording of:
Country Girl (1970 song)
writer:
Margaret Lewis and Mira Smith
Jeannie C. Riley2:39
14Out of a Honky Tonk
Charlie Walker2:14
15I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)
live recording of:
I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) (in 1936)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
The Johnny Mercer Foundation and WC Music Corp.
Gene Autry1:45
16Life to Go
recording of:
Life to Go
lyricist and composer:
George Jones
George Jones2:21
17Mule Train
recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell and W. Disney Mus.
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frankie Laine2:33
18Gone at Last
Lynn Anderson3:14