Country Roots

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Dixie Darling
autoharp and solo vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1936-06-08)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1936-06-08)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1936-06-08), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1936-06-08) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1936-06-08)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1936-06-08)
recording of:
Dixie Darling (on 1936-06-08)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15143)
The Carter Family3:00
2In the Jailhouse Now
Jimmie Rodgers2:55
3Lovesick Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1948-12-22)
bass:
Willie Thawl (US bassist) (on 1948-12-22)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Grishaw (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis Innis (on 1948-12-22)
mandolin:
Clyde Baum (on 1948-12-22)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team) (on 1948-12-22)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
recording of:
Lovesick Blues (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
Hank Williams42:45
4Wabash Cannonball
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1936-10-21)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Acuff2:53
5The Cattle Call
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1944-12-04)
fiddle:
James H. McNatt (US fiddler) (on 1944-12-04)
guitar:
Eddy Arnold (on 1944-12-04) and Gabe Tucker (US country musician, comedian, broadcaster and manager) (on 1944-12-04)
steel guitar:
Ivan L. Wiggins (formerly Little Roy Wiggins) (on 1944-12-04)
vocals:
Eddy Arnold (on 1944-12-04)
recording of:
The Cattle Call (on 1944-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Tex Owens (country singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (on 1934-09-14)
Eddy Arnold3:05
6I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 44)
Patsy Montana3:08
7Walking the Floor Over You
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1941-04-26)
producer:
Dave Kapp
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1941-04-26)
electric guitar [electric lead guitar]:
Fay "Smitty" Smith (on 1941-04-26)
guitar:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
recording of:
Walkin’ the Floor Over You (on 1941-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ernest Tubb3.52:38
8Jealous Heart
recording of:
Jealous Heart (on 1944-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1944-07-18)
Tex Ritter2:58
9The Prisoner’s Song
Vernon Dalhart3:17
10Back in the Saddle Again
lead vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Back in the Saddle (on 1939-04-18)
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Ray Whitley (country & western singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Gene Autry’s Western Music Publishing Co. and Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1939-07-24)
Gene Autry42:37
11New San Antonio Rose
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-16)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-16)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-16)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-16) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-16)
saxophone:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1940-04-16), Don Harlan (on 1940-04-16), Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1940-04-16), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-16) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-16)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-16)
trumpet:
Tubby Lewis (on 1940-04-16) and Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1940-04-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1940-04-16)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 315 (2))
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1940-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
Bob Wills42:36
12Long Gone Lonesome Blues
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
recording of:
Long Gone Lonesome Blues (on 1950-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1950-03-01)
Hank Williams2:40
13You 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 Davis2:52
14The Yellow Rose of Texas
Roy Rogers2:36
15Oklahoma Hills
Jack Guthrie2:49
16Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
vocals:
Tex Williams
recording of:
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) (on 1947-03-27)
writer:
Merle Travis and Tex Williams
publisher:
Campbell Connelly and American Music (publisher) (on 1947-06-27)
Tex Williams2:58
17I Love You Because
recording of:
I Love You Because (on 1949-08-11)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
Leon Payne2:45
18Divorce Me C O D
recording of:
Divorce Me C.O.D. (on 1946-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music (publisher) (on 1946-08-26)
Merle Travis3:01
19Blue Yodel (T for Texas)
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-11-30)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 42)
recording of:
Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)) (on 1927-11-30)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Ralph Peer (publisher 1920s) (on 1928-02-03)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers3.53:23
20Stay a Little Longer
recording of:
Stay a Little Longer
writer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Bob Wills2:58