Pistol Packin' Mama: Beloved Country Songs of WWII

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Annotation

"They Took the Stars Out of Heaven," Floyd Tillman appears both on disc one track five and disc 3 track 23.

Annotation last modified on 2019-07-15 10:14 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Pistol 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 Dexter and His Troopers42:50
2I’ll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
recording of:
I’ll Hold You in My Heart (’Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) (on 1947-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Arnold, Hal Horton (songwriter) and Tommy Dilbeck
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1947-05-15)
Eddy Arnold42:44
3Born to Lose
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 700 (2))
recording of:
Born to Lose (on 1942-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
Ted Daffan42:43
4Deep in the Heart of Texas
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
Gene Autry2:49
5They Took the Stars Out of Heaven
recording of:
They Took the Stars Out of Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman2:30
6Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
Elton Britt2:37
7Tomorrow Never Comes
producer:
Joe Perry (producer with Decca)
bass:
Herbert M. "Butterball" Tommy Paige (on 1944-01-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Sapp (on 1944-01-13)
guitar:
Ernest Tubb (on 1944-01-13)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Erwin "Jimmie" Short (on 1944-01-13)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Melvin Leon Short
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1944-01-13)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-01-13)
recording of:
Tomorrow Never Comes (on 1944-01-13)
writer:
Johnny Bond (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian) and Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ernest Tubb33:05
8Oklaoma Hills
Jack Guthrie2:49
9Song of the Sierras
Jimmy Wakely3:03
10I Love You a Thousand Ways
Nicolas Frize2:47
11I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart
Patsy Montana3:10
12So Long Pal
guitar:
Johnny Bond (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian)
piano:
Paul Sells
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician)
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 736 (2))
recording of:
So Long Pal (on 1942-03-18)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-04-03)
lyricist and composer:
Albert Poindexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Al Dexter and His Troopers32:59
13Time Changes Everything
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-15)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-15)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-15)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-15), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-15) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-15)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-15) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-15)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-15)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-15)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1940-04-15)
recording of:
Time Changes Everything (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist)
Bob Wills42:42
14Each Minute Seems a Million Years
recording of:
Each Minute Seems A Million Years (on 1944-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Alton Watson (songwriter)
Eddy Arnold2:56
15Write Me Sweetheart
Roy Acuff2:34
16When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
Cindy Walker2:49
17No Letter Today
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 700 (1))
recording of:
No Letter Today (on 1942-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
Ted Daffan’s Texans52:47
18You 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 Davis2:54
19There’s Nothing More to Say
Ernest Tubb2:59
20A Pair of Broken Hearts
fiddle:
Spade Cooley
recording of:
A Pair of Broken Hearts (on 1944-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jenny Lou Carson and Fred Rose (songwriter)
Spade Cooley3:00
21I’ll Forgive You but I Can’t Forget
recording of:
I'll Forgive You (But I Can't Forget) (on 1942-06-04)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Frank (songwriter) and Pee Wee King
Roy Acuff2:43
22I’ll Never Let You Worry My Mind
Red Foley2:46
23Tennessee Waltz
Pee Wee King3:02
24Someday You’ll Want Me to Want You
Elton Britt2:51
25Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima
Sons of the Pioneers2:33
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ASIN:US: B004M1A20Q [info]