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
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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