The West: 20 Cowboy Favourites

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Tracklist

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1Back in the Saddle Again
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 196)
recording of:
Back in the Saddle (on 1946-02-13)
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Ray Whitley (country & western singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Gene Autry’s Western Music Publishing Co. and Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1939-07-24)
Gene Autry2:43
2Moonlight on the Prairie
Roy Rogers3:05
3Rye Whiskey
Sons of the Pioneers2:38
4Sing, Cowboy Sing
Tex Ritter2:49
5Little Joe the Wrangler
double bass:
Billy Jack Wills (on 1946-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Cuviello (on 1946-05-13)
electric guitar:
Junior Barnard (on 1946-05-13)
fiddle:
Joe Holley (on 1946-05-13), Louis Tierney (on 1946-05-13) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1946-05-13)
piano:
Millard Kelso (on 1946-05-13)
steel guitar:
Roy Honeycutt (US steel guitarist) (on 1946-05-13)
trumpet:
Alex Brashear (US trumpeter) (on 1946-05-13)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1946-05-13)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders (San Francisco, 1940s) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1946-05-13)
recording of:
Little Joe the Wrangler (on 1946-05-13)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Thorp (US collector, publisher and writer of cowboy songs.)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys3:56
6When the Cactus Is in Bloom
recorded in:
Louisville, Kentucky, United States (on 1931-06-13)
guitar:
Wilber Ball (on 1931-06-13)
steel guitar:
Cliff Carlisle (country and blues) (on 1931-06-13)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1931-06-13)
recording of:
When the Cactus Is in Bloom (on 1931-06-13)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Jimmie Rodgers3:20
7Cool Water
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:29
8Pistol Packin’ Mama
accordion:
Paul Sells (on 1942-03-20)
bass:
Fred Whiting (US double bassist) (on 1942-03-20)
guitar:
Johnny Bond (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian) (on 1942-03-20), Al Dexter (on 1942-03-20) and Dick Reinhart (country and western singer, multi-instrumentalist bandleader and actor) (on 1942-03-20)
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician) (on 1942-03-20)
trumpet:
Harry Hollinger (on 1942-03-20)
lead vocals:
Al Dexter
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 39)
recording of:
Pistol Packin’ Mama (on 1942-03-20)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Al Dexter42:52
9I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart
Patsy Montana3:11
10Sweet Sue
Hoosier Hot Shots2:51
11Tying a Knot in the Devil’s Tail
Powder River Jack & Kitty Lee3:11
12When the Work’s All Done This Fall
Carl T. Sprague2:58
13Tumbling Tumbleweeds
recording of:
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (on 1935-01-11)
publisher:
Music of the West
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (on 1934-07-12)
Gene Autry3:21
14Get Along Little Dogies
Tex Ritter3:09
15The Strawberry Roan
Arizona Wranglers4:18
16Prairie Lullaby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-08-29)
clarinet, piano and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1932-08-29)
guitar:
Hoyt "Slim" Bryant (American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist) (on 1932-08-29)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1932-08-29)
recording of:
Prairie Lullaby (on 1932-08-29)
lyricist and composer:
George Brown (US songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Warner Chappell North America Ltd.
Jimmie Rodgers3:20
17Cattle Call
Tex Owens3:02
18Red River Valley
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:42
19You Are My Sunshine
cover recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (on 1940-02-05)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter and steel guitarist)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
Jimmie Davis2:55
20There’s a Roundup in the Sky
recording of:
There's a Round-Up in the Sky (on 1935-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter)
Sons of the Pioneers3:05