Classic Country: Great Story Songs

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Big Bad John
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-08-18)
recording of:
Big Bad John (1961 song) (on 1961-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean43:03
2The Battle of New Orleans
cover recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans (on 1959-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood
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 Horton52:33
3Wolverton Mountain
Claude King3:01
4A Week in a County Jail
recording of:
A Week in a County Jail
writer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Tom T. Hall3:04
5Ballad of Jed Clampett
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1962-09-24)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1962-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (on 1962-09-24)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1962-09-24)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1962-09-24)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Josh Graves (on 1962-09-24)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-09-24)
recording of:
The Ballad of Jed Clampett (on 1962-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Henning (TV screenwriter)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:04
6The Blizzard
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
The Blizzard (on 1960-03-31)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Jim Reeves3:24
7Saginaw, Michigan
recording of:
Saginaw, Michigan (in 1965)
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) and Don Wayne (US country songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Lefty Frizzell3:05
8The Carroll County Accident
recording of:
The Carroll County Accident
lyricist and composer:
Bob Ferguson
Porter Wagoner2:52
9Cross the Brazos at Waco
Billy Walker2:53
10Miller’s Cave
producer:
Chet Atkins
cover recording of:
Miller’s Cave
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Bobby Bare2:54
11Big Iron
recording of:
Big Iron
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins43:59
12B.J. the DJ
Stonewall Jackson2:50
13When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)
recording of:
When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Johnny Horton2:37
14Don’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 (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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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 Cash43:03
15The Devil Went Down to Georgia
recording of:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
writer:
Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter), Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band), John Crain and James W. Marshall
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. and Hat Band Music (in 1979)
The Charlie Daniels Band53:36
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tom Dooley
recording of:
Tom Dooley
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4192)
The Kingston Trio43:05
2Ballad of the Green Berets
recording of:
The Ballad of the Green Berets
writer:
Robin Moore (Robert Lowell Moore, Jr.; writer) and SSgt Barry Sadler
Barry Sadler2:31
3Old Rivers
recording of:
Old Rivers
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Crofford
Walter Brennan2:48
4The Long Black Veil
Lefty Frizzell3:12
5A Boy Named Sue
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recording of:
A Boy Named Sue
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
Johnny Cash43:49
6North to Alaska
conductor:
Lionel Newman
performer:
Johnny Horton
recording of:
North to Alaska
lyricist and composer:
Mike Phillips (songwriter of North to Alaska)
publisher:
EMI Hastings Catalog Inc
Johnny Horton2:52
7The Pool Shark
recording of:
The Pool Shark
lyricist and composer:
T. T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Dave Dudley3:04
8P.T. 109
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-12-05)
Jimmy Dean3:13
9El Paso
recording of:
El Paso (on 1959-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc., 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 Robbins54:41
10The Wall
Freddie Hart2:47
11Tennessee Stud
Eddy Arnold3:07
12Harper Valley P.T.A.
cover recording of:
Harper Valley PTA
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3:17
13Sink the Bismark
recording of:
Sink the Bismarck
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Johnny Horton3:15
14Detroit City
producer:
Chet Atkins
cover recording of:
Detroit City (on 1963-04-18)
writer:
Danny Dill and Mel Tillis
Bobby Bare52:51
15Convoy
C.W. McCall3:47

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part of:Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 21) (order: 21)
Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: M18804) (order: 32)