Country USA: 1959

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Tracklist

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1The Battle of New Orleans
producer:
Don Law
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans (on 1959-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood (in 1936)
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner)
is based on:
The 8th of January
Johnny Horton4.752:34
2White Lightning
cover recording of:
White Lightning
lyricist and composer:
J.P. Richardson (known as The Big Bopper)
publisher:
Glad Music Co.
George Jones22:49
3Who Cares
recording of:
Who Cares
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
Don Gibson2:13
4The Three Bells
cover recording of:
The Three Bells (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles) (in 1939)
translator:
Bert Reisfeld (in 1948)
publisher:
Southern Music ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
translated version of:
Les Trois Cloches
The Browns2:53
5Black Land Farmer
Frankie Miller2:35
6The Same Old Me
Ray Price2:46
7El Paso
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
recording of:
El Paso (on 1959-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins54:43
8Amigo's Guitar
recording of:
Amigo’s Guitar
writer:
Roy Botkin, John D. Loudermilk and Kitty Wells
Kitty Wells42:42
9I Ain't Never
recording of:
I Ain’t Never
writer:
Webb Pierce and Mel Tillis
Webb Pierce41:56
10Cabin on the Hill
producer:
Don Law
double bass [string bass]:
Joe Zinkan (on 1959-04-05)
guitar:
Hylo Brown (on 1959-04-05), Lester Flatt (on 1959-04-05), Earl Scruggs (on 1959-04-05) and Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-04-05)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1959-04-05)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1959-04-05), Culley Holt (on 1959-04-05), Curley Lambert (on 1959-04-05), Earl Scruggs (on 1959-04-05), Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1959-04-05) and Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1959-04-05)
recorded at:
Bradley Film & Recording Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-04-05)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:32
11Gotta Travel On
Billy Grammer2:32
12He'll Have to Go
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1959)
recording of:
He’ll Have to Go (on 1959-10-15)
writer:
Audrey Allison and Joe Allison
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Central Songs and Central Songs, Inc.
Jim Reeves4.352:22
13Who Shot Sam
recording of:
Who Shot Sam
writer:
Darrell Edwards, Ray Jackson (Co-writer "Who Shot Sam") and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones2:27
14Country Girl
recording of:
Country Girl
lyricist and composer:
Roy Drusky
Faron Young2:38
15Set Him Free
Skeeter Davis2:17
16When It's Springtime in Alaska
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Johnny Horton2:39
17Under Your Spell Again
producer:
Ken Nelson (US record producer (’48‐’76) Capitol Records, country music)
bass:
Al Williams (US country bassist) (on 1959-06-16) and Allen Williams (on 1959-06-16)
drums (drum set):
Pee Wee Adams (on 1959-06-16)
fiddle:
Jelly Sanders (Country music songwriter and musician) (on 1959-06-16)
guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Buck Owens (on 1959-06-16)
piano:
George French, Jr. (American piano, keyboard player) (on 1959-06-16)
steel guitar:
Ralph Mooney (on 1959-06-16)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-06-16)
recording of:
Under Your Spell Again (on 1959-06-16)
writer:
Buck Owens and Dusty Rhodes (60s US country producer/songwriter)
composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Campbell Connelly, Central Songs and Central Songs, Inc.
Buck Owens32:44
18Don't Take Your Guns to Town
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-13)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1958-08-13)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-08-13)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
recording of:
Don’t Take Your Guns to Town (on 1958-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Johnny Cash43:05
19Tennessee Stud
Eddy Arnold3:08
20Heartaches by the Number
recording of:
Heartaches by the Number
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Good Ol’ Harlan Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC (in 1959)
Ray Price3:00
21Come Walk With Me
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:26
22Waterloo
recording of:
Waterloo
writer:
John D. Loudermilk and Marijohn Wilkin
Stonewall Jackson2:30
23Don't Tell Me Your Troubles
recording of:
Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
Don Gibson2:18
24The Long Black Veil
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 9) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 62)
recording of:
The Long Black Veil
lyricist and composer:
Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin
publisher:
Cedarwood Music, Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc. and PolyGram Music Publishing
Lefty Frizzell43:03

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part of:Country USA (Time-Life Music) (number: 9) (order: 9)