From the Vaults: Decca Country Classics, 1934 - 1973

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: 1934 – 1941
▼ CD 2: 1946 – 1961
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ruby
Cousin Emmy and Her Kinfolk2:43
2Sugarfoot Rag
Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland2:44
3Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
guitar:
with instrumental accompaniment (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1949-11-08)
solo vocals:
Red Foley (on 1949-11-08)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1949-11-08)
recording of:
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (Jack Stap didn't actually write "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" but is credited for it.) (on 1949-11-07)
writer:
Jack Stapp and Harry Stone (US songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1950-01-11)
Red Foley2:49
4Uncle Pen
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-10-15)
double bass and baritone vocals:
Joel Price (on 1950-10-15)
fiddle:
Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1950-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1950-10-15)
mandolin and lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1950-10-15)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-10-15)
recording of:
Uncle Pen (on 1950-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (in 1975)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:47
5It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-03)
bass:
Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter) (on 1952-05-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1952-05-03)
guitar:
Jack Anglin (on 1952-05-03)
steel guitar:
Harold "Shot" Jackson (US country music guitar and dobro player) (on 1952-05-03)
vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1952-05-03)
recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (on 1952-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Kitty Wells2:34
6I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes
Goldie Hill2:37
7Crying in the Chapel
Rex Allen3:09
8Pork Chop Stomp
Grady Martin & His Winging Strings2:18
9I Gotta Go Get My Baby
Justin Tubb2:17
10Why Baby Why
recording of:
Why Baby Why
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
Red Sovine & Webb Pierce2:34
11If Jesus Came to Your House
Red Sovine2:56
12Blue Days, Black Nights
recording of:
Blue Days, Black Nights
lyricist and composer:
Ben Hall (Texas based singer, songwriter, label owner, active 1950s/60s; studio owner through 1990s)
publisher:
Palace Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Valley Publishers, Inc. (not to be confused with Valley Pub. Inc)
Buddy Holly2:07
13Fraulein
recording of:
Fraulein
lyricist and composer:
Lawton Williams
Bobby Helms2:54
14When
vocals:
Kalin Twins (from 1989-06-16 until 1989-06-17)
conductor:
Jack Pleis
live recording of:
When (from 1989-06-16 until 1989-06-17)
writer:
Paul Evans (50s US rock n roll singer/songwriter) and Jack Reardon
Kalin Twins2:29
15On This Mountain Top
Donny Young & Roger Miller2:10
16I Ain’t Never
recording of:
I Ain’t Never
writer:
Webb Pierce and Mel Tillis
Webb Pierce41:56
17Another
recording of:
Another
writer:
Roy Drusky and Vic McAlpin
Roy Drusky2:44
18I’m Sorry
background vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (Mixed vocal group)
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
conductor:
Owen Bradley
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 28)
recording of:
I’m Sorry (Brenda Lee song, 1960)
writer:
Dub Albritton and Ronnie Self
publisher:
Songs of Universal
Brenda Lee3.52:42
19Crazy Bullfrog
Lewis Pruitt2:03
20A Little Bitty Tear
cover recording of:
A Little Bitty Tear
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
Burl Ives2:03
▶ CD 3: 1961 – 1973