The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West 1940-1974

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

Annotation

Due to a legal claim just prior to the release date, eight songs have been removed from the CDs (replaced by a brief silence). These songs are still listed in the book. Copies also seem to exist on which these songs are present. The removed songs are 5.6, 5.7, 10.7–11, 10.26, all by Merle Haggard.

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-30 15:10 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Cotton Picker’s Song
Lloyd Stalcup0:55
2Darlin’ Baby
Homer Pierce1:36
3Sunny Cal
Jack Bryant1:35
4Sunny California
Mary Sullivan1:00
5Home in the Government Camp
Wayne Dinwiddie1:06
6Get Along Down to Town
The King Family3:01
7Home in San Antone
Lloyd Reading2:36
8Opening Theme / Seven Come Eleven
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys3:25
9Get Along Home Cindy
recording of:
Get Along Home Cindy
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:48
10Back in Dear Old Oklahoma
Elwin Cross And His Arizona Wranglers3:38
11Okie Boogie
The Maddox Brothers & Rose2:22
12Reading Your Letter With Tears in My Eyes
Bob Manning2:02
13Lost Highway
Leon Payne2:43
14Hittin’ the Trail
Tex Marshall & Bill Woods3:02
15When the Leaves Come Tumbling Down
Leo Butler2:50
16Have I Got a Chance With You
Bill Woods And His Orange Blossom Playboys2:48
17Water Baby Blues (aka Water Baby Boogie)
The Maddox Brothers & Rose2:10
18(A Pretty Woman Is a) Deadly Weapon
Terry Preston2:19
19I Want You So
Terry Preston2:30
20Funny Book
(Cousin) Herb Henson & Joyce Yours2:21
21Honey Baby
Jimmy Thomason1:48
22Your Love Was Like the Weather
Jimmy Thomason3:02
23You Made Me Love You
Billy Barton2:21
24Ozark Polka
Ebb Pilling & His Ozark Squirrel Shooters2:29
25A Heart Break Ago
Bill Woods And His Orange Blossom Playboys2:35
26A Dear John Letter
Fuzzy Owen & Bonnie Owens2:37
27A Dear John Letter
Bill Woods & Rita Goodwin2:38
28Pusan
Billy Mize & Bill Woods And His Orange Blossom Playboys2:17
29Hank’s Song
Ferlin Husky3:14
30Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Loud, Loud Music)
Joe & Rose Lee Maphis2:58
31Dear John Letter
cover recording of:
A Dear John Letter
writer:
Billy Barton (country/rockabilly), Charles “Fuzzy” Owen and Lewis Tally
publisher:
American Music, Inc.
Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky2:31
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Better Not Do That
Tommy Collins2:31
2Ain’t You Had No Bringin’ Up at All
Dallas Frazier2:46
3Louisiana Swing
Bud Hobbs2:25
4When I Hold You
Forrest Lee & Clete Stewart1:49
5Down on the Corner of Love
recording of:
Down on the Corner of Love
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
Buck Owens & Rose Maddox2:23
6Stepping Stones
Dave Stogner And His Western Rhythmaires2:32
7Out of Line
(Cousin) Herb Henson & Joyce Yours2:37
8When the Saints Go Marching In
Semie Moseley3:18
9Take Possession
Jean Shepard2:44
10It Pays to Advertise
The Farmer Boys2:53
11Why Do I Love You So
Wynn Stewart2:07
12Crazy Mixed Up Kid
Tommy Duncan2:36
13Sad Sad Saturday Night
Johnny Taylor3:04
14I Gotta Know
Wanda Jackson2:31
15Who Will Buy the Wine
Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford2:36
16Baby I Like Your Style
Al Coker & The Coker Family2:06
17Wherever You Are
Louise Duncan2:33
18Bumble Rumble
Sid Silver2:03
19I Need Her Love
Andy Morris1:42
20I Want You
Dusty Payne2:24
21Your Every Thing (I Wish That She Could Be)
Fuzzy Owen2:20
22I Never Thought
Bonnie Blue Bell2:17
23What Time Tomorrow
Jan Howard2:25
24Drivin’ Away My Blues
George Rich2:10
25Ask Me No Questions
Bill Woods2:21
26Beware of a Stranger
Fuzzy Owen2:20
27Keep Her Off Your Mind
Skeets McDonald2:34
28Yes Sir
Dave Stogner2:19
29Fun on the Freeway
Harlan Howard2:44
30A Night for Love
Cliff Crofford2:07
31Someone to Love
The Farmer Boys2:41
32Come Back to Me
Buck Owens & Rose Maddox2:19
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’m Sorry Too
Reuben Chapman & Coy Baker & His Band2:24
2Empty Days and Lonely Nights
Don Thompson & Coy Baker & His Band3:01
3You’re a Luxury
Phil Brown2:07
4Steady Lovin’
Skeets McDonald1:46
5I Like That Kind
recording of:
I Like That Kind
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Johnny Bond2:13
6Crazy Moon
Henry Sharpe1:55
7Pair of Empty Arms
Gene Martin & Desert Stars2:52
8You’al Come
(Cousin) Herb Henson2:11
9Letters Have No Arms
Lewis Talley2:46
10Second Fiddle
recording of:
Second Fiddle
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp. and Central Songs, Inc.
Buck Owens2:08
11When
Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford1:27
12You Can’t Take Your Love Out of This Boy
Billy Mize1:45
13I Removed Your Ring
Billy Kaundart2:04
14Keep Right on Tryin’
Larry Bryant2:01
15Tired of Livin’
recording of:
Tired of Livin’
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
Buck Owens2:04
16Cold Hearted Woman
Joe Hall2:26
17Stage Coach
Charles “Fuzzy” Owen2:21
18If I Could Only Tell You
recording of:
If I Could Only Tell You
writer:
Rip Goodman and G. Latta
Rip Goodman & Marcia2:50
19Our Hearts
George Latta2:19
20Til These Dreams Come True
recording of:
’Til These Dreams Come True
writer:
Buck Owens and Dusty Rhodes (60s US country producer/songwriter)
Buck Owens2:30
21Living Up to My Name
Billy Mize & Cliff Crofford2:50
22Goose, pt. 1
Don Markham & The Marksmen2:19
23Just for the Children’s Sake
Bonnie Owens2:21
24My Baby Walks All Over Me
Wally Lewis2:29
25Playboy
Wynn Stewart2:23
26Someone’s Gonna Get Hurt
Al Brumley2:18
27Door of Temptation
Jackie Kelley2:06
28Fiddlin’ Country Style
Jelly Sanders1:49
29Loose Talk
cover recording of:
Loose Talk
writer:
Freddie Hart (Country, Nashville Sound, US) and Ann Lucas
Buck Owens & Rose Maddox2:35
30What Will I Do (With All These Memories)
Jimmy Patton2:34
31Loving You (on Someone Else’s Time)
Tommy Dee2:55
32Why Tell Me
Custer Bottoms & Jack And Jerry2:33
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