50 Years of Country

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Cattle Call
recording of:
The Cattle Call (on 1949-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Tex Owens (country singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (on 1934-09-14)
Eddy Arnold2:23
2Why Don’t You Love Me
recording of:
Why Don’t You Love Me (on 1950-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (in 1950)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
Hank Williams32:25
3I’m Movin’ On
Hank Snow2:50
4Goodnight Irene
performer:
Red Foley (US country music musician) and Ernest Tubb
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (on 1950-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
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 Foley33:04
5I’ll Sail My Ship Alone
recording of:
I’ll Sail My Ship Alone
writer:
Morry Burns, Henry Bernard, Lois Mann and Henry Thurston
Moon Mullican2:13
6The Shotgun Boogie
recording of:
Shotgun Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:36
7Mockin’ Bird Hill
recording of:
Mockin’ Bird Hill
lyricist and composer:
Vaughn Horton (from 1929 until 1930)
publisher:
Southern Music Publ. Co. Ltd.
Les Paul & Mary Ford32:19
8Hod Rod Race
recording of:
Hot Rod Race
lyricist and composer:
George Wilson (US country/rockabilly songwriter)
Ramblin’ Jimmie Dolan2:33
9Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
Skeets McDonald2:33
10Wake Up Irene
recording of:
Wake Up Irene
composer:
Weldon Allard and Johnny Hathcock
Hank Thompson2:17
11Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
recording of:
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
lyricist and composer:
Joe Allison
Faron Young2:19
12Honky Tonk Merry Go Round
recording of:
Honky Tonk Merry Go Round
writer:
Frank Simon (US composer, conductor, and cornetist) and Stan Gardner
Patsy Cline2:23
13I Walk the Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash2:43
14Crazy Arms
recording of:
Crazy Arms
writer:
Ralph Mooney (in 1954) and Chuck Seals (in 1954)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp., Leeds Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1956) and MCA Music Svenska AB (in 1978)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:46
15I Gotta Know
Wanda Jackson2:29
16Bye Bye Love
recording of:
Bye Bye Love
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony ATV Acuff Rose Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Everly Brothers2:20
17Honeycomb
recording of:
Honeycomb
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl) (in 1954)
Jimmie Rodgers2:17
18Who Will the Next Fool Be
recording of:
Who Will the Next Fool Be
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
Charlie Rich2:22
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