Country Legends Western

Country Legends Western

Country Legends Western

ASIN: B000A7ZYDG

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
A historic collection of some of Country & Western music's legendary artists performing classic Cowboy favorites. Original recordings include Tumblin' Tumbleweeds by Sons of the Pioneeers, Happy Trails by Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, Ghost Riders In The Sky by Vaughn Monroe, The Cattle Call by Eddy Arnold, and others.

Country Legends Western,Various Artists,Green Hill Productions,Country
Legends of Country: Classic Hits of the '50s, '60s & '70
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Good collection!
  • Legends of Country Music:Classic Hits of the 50's,60's&70's
  • Wonderful old songs remembered
  • I can't believe how many great songs are on this set
  • GREATS HITS. HECK - EVEN THE MISSES ARE GOOD!!
 Legends of Country: Classic Hits of the '50s, '60s & '70
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Shout
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  5. Moments To Remember: The Golden Hits Of The '50s And '60s

ASIN: B000JLQPTA
Release Date: 2006-12-05

Tracks:

  1. New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys
  2. Walking The Floor Over You - Ernest Tubb
  3. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
  4. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
  5. The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
  6. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
  7. Young Love - Sonny James
  8. Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline
  9. Oh Lonesome Me - Don Gibson
  10. I'm Moving On - Hank Snow
  11. El Paso - Marty Robbins
  12. The Wild Side Of Life - Hank Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boys
  13. It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells
  14. Crazy Arms - Ray Price
  15. Six Days On The Road - Dave Dudley
  16. I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
  17. Hello Walls - Faron Young
  18. Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
  19. The Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page

Tracks:

  1. Act Naturally - Buck Owens
  2. She Thinks I Still Care - George Jones
  3. King Of The Road - Roger Miller
  4. Abilene - George Hamilton IV
  5. Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers
  6. Once A Day - Connie Smith
  7. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean
  8. The Three Bells - The Browns
  9. Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
  10. I've Got A Tiger By The Tail - Buck Owens
  11. Ode To Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry
  12. Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley
  13. Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn
  14. Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty
  15. Please Help Me, I'm Fallign - Hank Locklin
  16. Last Date - Floyd Cramer
  17. He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
  18. Make The World Go Away - Eddy Arnold
  19. Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette

Tracks:

  1. When You're Hot, You're Hot - Jerry Reed
  2. Wasted Days And Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
  3. Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
  4. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
  5. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
  6. Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith
  7. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys - Waylon & Willie
  8. Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride
  9. Take This Job And Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
  10. Convoy - C.W. McCall
  11. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
  12. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
  13. I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
  14. Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) - Waylon Jennings
  15. The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo
  16. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
  17. It Was Almost Like A Song - Ronnie Milsap
  18. On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
  19. For The Good Times - Ray Price

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Good collection!.......2007-06-03

This is an excellent collection of country hits, especially for those of us who grew up during this time-period. This collection may not be suitable for serious country music fans, but it does provide and excellent selection of music by lead performers from the 1950s through the 1970s for those of us who appreciate Country-Western music. I was very pleased to find several songs I remember from my youth, including: "The Battle of New Orleans," "El Paso," "Six Days on the Road," "King of the Road," "Flowers on the Wall," "Big Bad John," "The Three Bells," "Ring of Fire" (I was a big Johnny Cash fan as a kid), "Ode to Billy Joe," "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "Rhinestone Cowboy," "The Most Beautiful Girl," "Convoy" (yes, I had a CB radio), "The Gambler, and others.

Check out the other songs on the title list to see if you remember these. The collection comes with 3 CDs, one for each decade. The sound quality is good, too.

4 out of 5 stars Legends of Country Music:Classic Hits of the 50's,60's&70's.......2007-05-09

If you like country music from this era it is a good sample. Many top ten hits.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful old songs remembered.......2007-01-18

My Parents and my Sister are all enjoying these songs from the days when we remembered Country Legends. This CD Collection is tremendous... has all of the greats on it. Highly recommend it to anyone wanting to hear the good "old" songs.

5 out of 5 stars I can't believe how many great songs are on this set.......2006-12-16

I bought this for my Dad for Christmas, but I can't wait to borrow it. My jaw dropped as I read the song list for this set. While a few don't really fit (When You're Hot, You're Hot???), the set is filled with some of the best songs ever to be played on country radio.

I hope there's a Volume II.

5 out of 5 stars GREATS HITS. HECK - EVEN THE MISSES ARE GOOD!!.......2006-12-13

Growing up in the '50s and '60s, I remember the songs on this set very well. This is a good review of one off hits like the Browns "Three Bells" (I couldn't stand that song as a kid but kind of enjoy it now), the Statler Brothers' "Flowers on the Wall",Floyd Cramer's "Last Date", "Detroit (I want to go home)", "Abilene", "El Paso" (notice the city name theme), and a host of others. All the major players are represented, Johnny Horton (Battle of New Orleans), Hank Snow (Movin' On), Patsy Cline (I Fall to Pieces), Johnny Cash (Ring of Fire), on and on and on. However, its for the more obscure hits that you should purchase this set. A great overview of the period. Hey, I discovered that Webb Pierce was a real rockin' musician!! Bet many of you didn't know that either!! The most interesting stuff is the '50s and '60s. The '70s goes into the Willie and Waylon (and similar artists)thing which you probably have on other collections. However, the sound quality is great and the early stuff fantastic!! If you like country music, buy it!! If you like country music and want to drive someone crazy who does not like traditional country, buy it BIG TIME!!
RCA Country Legends
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • K.T, Oslin
  • best
  • OUTSTANDING SONGS !
 RCA Country Legends
K.T. Oslin
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006H6BQ
Release Date: 2002-09-10

Tracks:

  1. 80's Ladies
  2. Do Ya'
  3. I'll Always Come Back
  4. Money
  5. Hold Me
  6. Hey Bobby
  7. This Woman
  8. Didn't Expect It to Go Down This Way
  9. Come Next Monday
  10. Mary and Willie
  11. You Call Everybody Darling
  12. Truly Blue
  13. Pathway of Teardrops
  14. Tear Time
  15. Old Pictures
  16. Down in the Valley

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars K.T, Oslin.......2007-01-18

I bought this as a gift. The person I bought this for loved it. It had all of K.T.'s Great songs on it.

5 out of 5 stars best.......2004-01-31

this is the best CD that i own. it is remarkable. she is @ her best.

4 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING SONGS !.......2003-09-06

I only knew one Oslin song before buying this CD..."I'll Always Come Back", a haunting melody with great lyrics...be sure to listen to the sample. Then I discovered that this lady writes most of the songs and sings them well to boot. Other favorites on this CD are "You call Everybody Darlin'" (anyone old enought to remember that in the '50s?) and "Pathway of Teardrops", Do Ya? and more. Very listenable!
Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Bobby Bare Sing Lullabys, Legends and Lies
  • Bobby Bare hits a homer!
  • An artists artist.
  • not sure if it is the right song
  • I'm Home!!!
 Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies
Bobby Bare
Manufacturer: Bear Family
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000282UN
Release Date: 1992-11-16

Tracks:

  1. Lullabys, Legends And Lies
  2. Paul
  3. Marie Laveau
  4. Daddy What If
  5. The Wonderful Soup Stone
  6. The Winner
  7. In The Hills Of Shiloh
  8. She's My Ever Lovin' Machine
  9. The Mermaid
  10. Rest Awhile
  11. Bottomless Well
  12. True Story
  13. Sure Hit Songwriters Pen
  14. Rosalie's Good Eats Cafe

Album Description

Soon after Bobby returned to RCA in 1972, he recorded an entire LP of songs by the legendary songwriter, cartoonist and humorist Shel Silverstein. The album yielded three hits, Daddy What If, Marie Laveau (Bobby's first ever #1 hit) and The Winner. Ten other songs feature Silverstein's weird and often ironic twist on the country song. This is regarded by many as Bobby's best-ever album!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Bobby Bare Sing Lullabys, Legends and Lies.......2007-03-09

I was very please to hear song that I've not hear in years. The price was great. If you are a Bobby Bare fan you can not go wrong with this CD.
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5 out of 5 stars Bobby Bare hits a homer!.......2002-10-16

This was the first album I ever bought, at the age of 12, with some money I had saved by mowning lawns. I listened to it for years until I wore the vinyl record out. "The Winner" and "Marie Leveaux" could be heard on the radio at the time but the real beauty of the album, I think, is the seldom-heard "Roaslie's Good Eats Cafe" and "In the Hills of Shiloh." Today, my wife uses "Rosalie's" to teach her 12th grade English students about descriptive writing. My two boys and I giggle at the "Mermaid", "Paul", "Sure Hit Songwriters Pen", and all the other great ones. Thanks Bobby & Shel for this artistic collaboration -- and for thirty years (and counting) of enjoyment.

5 out of 5 stars An artists artist........2002-03-11

Many of these reviews are good but also erroneous.This is probably the best theme album of all time in any genre. But it was NOT the first theme album in country music. That distinction belongs to Johnny Cash in the early sixties.To appreciate ones music one does not have to denegrate someone elses music or contribution, or to have novice listeners make silly statements without them having the scope to be in the know. Johnny Cash says Bare is his favorite, he also was known as Jennings favorite.He also should be given more credit for the sweeping changes in the artist as being in control of their music.Far before Waylon and Willie , Bare learned from Cash how to rule his music from Nashville producers. Listen and enjoy . They are all favorites - but the last The Winner is a classic!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of any genre. Thanks Mr. Bare for your lifes music. Brad Stender.

1 out of 5 stars not sure if it is the right song.......2002-03-01

I dont know about any review I want to be able to listen to the song befor I rate it Im not realy sure if that is the right song im thinking about if you or some one can tell me where i can listen to the song to see if it is realy the song that i am looking for

5 out of 5 stars I'm Home!!!.......2001-07-24

I think of home when I hear "Daddy what if?" Man, it realy brings me back to my childhood. My Dad and I used to sing this to each other. My Dad is a drunk now. He is a "True Alcoholic" But he and I used to sing this to each other when I was little. I am 29 now. I hope anyone who listens to this will think of us and your own babies, when you hear this song. It is realy wonderful and I am glad that I have finally found it on Amazon.com. Love always with my daddy,..... Tricia
Legends of Country Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Love Western Swing
  • Terrific Western Swing
  • Legends of Country Music
  • What makes Bob holler?
  • A moving tribute to a great musician !
 Legends of Country Music
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000GRTR2E
Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

  1. Sunbonnet Sue
  2. Nancy Jane
  3. Osage Stomp
  4. Get With It
  5. Spanish Two Step
  6. Maiden's Prayer
  7. I Ain't Got Nobody
  8. Who Walks In When I Walk Out
  9. Oklahoma Rag
  10. Sittin' On Top Of The World
  11. I Can't Be Satisfied
  12. Waltz In D
  13. She's Killing Me
  14. Bluin' The Blues
  15. Steel Guitar Rag
  16. Trouble In Mind
  17. What's The Matter With The Mill
  18. Basin Street Blues
  19. Red Hot Gal Of Mine
  20. Too Busy
  21. Crippled Turkey
  22. Bring It On Down To My House, Honey
  23. Right Or Wrong
  24. Swing Blues #1
  25. White Heat

Tracks:

  1. Steel Guitar Stomp
  2. Rosetta
  3. Blue Yodel No.1
  4. I'm A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)
  5. Oozlin' Daddy Blues
  6. Black Rider
  7. Down Hearted Blues
  8. Pray For The Lights To Go Out
  9. San Antonio Rose
  10. Silver Bells
  11. Beaumont Rag
  12. Whoa Babe
  13. Ida Red
  14. Yearning
  15. I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do
  16. Prosperity Special
  17. You're Okay
  18. Liza Pull Down The Shades
  19. That's What I Like 'Bout The South
  20. My Window Faces The South
  21. Don't Let The Deal Go Down
  22. Lone Star Rag
  23. That Brownskin Gal
  24. Corrine Corrina
  25. Time Changes Everything
  26. Bob Wills Special
  27. Big Beaver

Tracks:

  1. New San Antonio Rose
  2. Liebestraum
  3. Lyla Lou
  4. Maiden's Prayer
  5. The Girl I Left Behind Me
  6. I Knew The Moment I Lost You
  7. Twin Guitar Special
  8. Take Me Back To Tulsa
  9. Takin' It Home
  10. Cherokee Maiden
  11. Dusty Skies
  12. My Life's Been A Pleasure
  13. Drop Us Off At Bob's Place
  14. Home In San Antone
  15. That Hot Lick Fiddlin' Man
  16. Miss Molly
  17. My Confession
  18. Ten Years
  19. Let's Ride With Bob
  20. Bluer Than Blue
  21. Hang Your Head In Shame
  22. Texas Playboy Rag
  23. Roly Poly
  24. Stay A Little Longer
  25. I Can't Go On This Way
  26. I'm Thru Wasting Time On You
  27. New Spanish Two Step

Tracks:

  1. Sugar Moon
  2. Brain Cloudy Blues
  3. Bob Wills Boogie
  4. Fat Boy Rag
  5. The Kind Of Love I Can't Forget
  6. Hometown Stomp
  7. Misery
  8. Deep Water
  9. Bubbles In My Beer
  10. Papa's Jumpin'
  11. Sally Goodin'
  12. Still Water Runs The Deepest
  13. Blues For Dixie
  14. Keeper Of My Heart
  15. Ida Red Likes The Boogie
  16. Boot Heel Drag
  17. Faded Love
  18. St. Louis Blues
  19. Cadillac In Model 'A'
  20. Heart To Heart Talk
  21. Wabash Blues
  22. A Big Ball In Cowtown (We'll Dance Around)
  23. Pan Handle Rag
  24. Blue Bonnet Lane
  25. What Makes Bob Holler
  26. Goin' Away Party

Amazon.com

Though Bob Wills has long been heralded as a country-music icon (an inspiration for artists from Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson through Lyle Lovett and Asleep at the Wheel, and toasted by Waylon Jennings in "Bob Wills Is Still the King"), the Texas fiddler considered himself more of a jazz bandleader. The Texas Playboys' signature dance-floor style of Western swing encompassed blues, jazz, country, and pop standards, with a sophistication at odds with the era's image of "hillbilly music." This four-disc centennial anthology (a little late, as Wills was born in 1905 and died in 1975) documents the musical progression of the band and its music from regional phenomenon to national treasure. The 105 tracks (remastered, but all previously released) showcase the legendary "twin guitars" of Leon McAuliffe and Eldon Shamblin, the smooth crooning of Tommy Duncan, the irrepressible spirit of Wills himself, and a songbook of classics such as "New San Antonio Rose" (with lyrics added to the original instrumental), "Take Me Back to Tulsa," and "Faded Love." In jukeboxes and roadhouses throughout the Southwest, it is Bob Wills, not Benny Goodman, who remains the "King of Swing." --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Love Western Swing.......2007-06-08

My husband and I have been a Bob Wills fan for many years. He is 80 and a collector of Bob Wills music. He was truly the "King of Western Swing" and this is a wonderful collection of his music.

5 out of 5 stars Terrific Western Swing.......2007-05-06

I own other Bob Wills recordings, but this is the most comprehensive. It's not really country music at all...It has its own kind of energy and incorporates various styles of music. It's inventive and ageless and it's just pure pleasure to hear.

4 out of 5 stars Legends of Country Music.......2007-04-11

Really a good set, with a lot of original recordings. If you like original Texas swing, this is a must box set for your collection

5 out of 5 stars What makes Bob holler?.......2006-10-03

I must own about 30 Bob Wills cd's and this has made many of them obsolete. If you are a Bob Wills fan there is no need for me to convince you of Will's and his band's virtuosity. For those of you who aren't familiar with Bob Wills and western swing music, I think you owe it a hearing. Wills mixed blues, jazz, big band, and western music and literally invented what we know as western swing. The list of great musicians who played with this band are impressive. Not many people realize that Rolling Stone magazine selected Eldon Shamblin as the greatest rhythm guitar player of all time.
The recording quality of this cd is so far above everything else I've heard that it must be stressed here.
What makes Bob Holler? If he were alive today this reproduction of his great music would!

5 out of 5 stars A moving tribute to a great musician !.......2006-09-22

Born to a poor family in Limestone County, Texas, Bob Wills (the undisputed "King of Western Swing") has become synonymous with that style of music. In 2006, this 4-disc release in Columbia "Legends of Country Music" series is a great way to celebrate his centennial! Wills had learned to play the fiddle by age ten. By the late 1920s, he and Herman Arnspiger were performing in the Fort Worth area as The Wills Fiddle Band. In 1931, they were joined by Milton & Durwood Brown and called themselves Aladdin's Laddies. Disc #1 in this set begins in 1932 with recordings of The Light Crust Doughboys, the band formed after the Light Crust Flour Co. hired the band for radio broadcasts. Because of a trademark, Victor Records called them The Fort Worth Doughboys. By 1934, Wills had formed his own band, moved to Tulsa, and signed with Okeh Records. Disc #2 covers 1937-1940, and disc #3 spans 1941-45. Disc #4 begins with 1946 and ends with Bob Wills' final session (1973 in Dallas).

It's important for such compilations to include a musician's big hits, as well as a sampling of their entire repertoire and influential pieces. We hear many favorites like "Big Ball in Cowtown," "Bubbles In My Beer," "Roly Poly," "Take Me Back to Tulsa" and "Stay A Little Longer." "San Antonio Rose" and "New San Antonio Rose" are both included, the former written in just 30 minutes when Wills needed another number at a recording session. Pandhandle Rag was a top ten hit in 1949. We're given the 1969 version here. Leon McAuliffe's influential "Steel Guitar Rag" appears on disc #1. In the 1960, Wills made the charts with "Shape Up or Ship Out" and "I Don't Love Nobody." Unfortunately, these songs are not provided. And how in the heck could they not have included "Across the Alley from the Alamo"? Oh well ... can't have everything.

With 105 tracks in total, this compilation certainly tells the musical story with both old-time fiddling (e.g. Osage Stomp) and country-styled jazz (e.g. Trouble in Mind, Basin Street Blues) well represented. But don't forget about the times that Bob Wills lived and played his music in, just after the Depression. Many of his fans were poor, the working folks in need of a charismatic performer to look up to. Somewhat of a folk hero, Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys traveled the backroads to rural areas in a large bus with a big longhorn steer head on the front. With heavy emphasis on the backbeat and guitar chords played over a moving bass line, the music was infectious an designed for dancing. And then there were the great lyrics, often sung by the great Tommy Duncan. Excellent notes, in a booklet with many excellent historic photographs, are an added bonus in this legends series. All I can say, is that it's a moving tribute to a great musician. So, to quote Bob Wills, "Aaaaa-haaaa!" (Joe Ross, Roseburg, OR.)
RCA Country Legends
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Hits and Rare recordings
 RCA Country Legends
Porter Wagoner
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005YXJT
Release Date: 2002-03-05

Tracks:

  1. Company's Comin'
  2. A Satisfied Mind
  3. A Good Time Was Had By All
  4. Midnight
  5. Misery Loves Company
  6. Cold Dark Waters
  7. Legend Of The Big Steeple
  8. Green, Green Grass Of Home
  9. Everything She Touches Gets The Blues
  10. The Cold Hard Facts Of Life
  11. The Carroll County Accident
  12. Confessions Of A Broken Man
  13. Howdy Neighbor Howdy
  14. The Rubber Room
  15. The First Mrs. Jones
  16. The Life Of The Party

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Hits and Rare recordings.......2003-01-10

Porter was finally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002. This collection has some of his best known hits and some album cuts and rare B sides. If you like your country REAL then you cannot go wrong with this collection. GREAT STUFF!!!
RCA Country Legends
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Fine Collection
  • Much needed collection
  • Long needed reissue
 RCA Country Legends
Hank Locklin
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008BXJI
Release Date: 2003-03-04

Tracks:

  1. Why Baby Why
  2. Geisha Girl
  3. Livin' Alone
  4. Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On
  5. It's A Little More Like Heaven
  6. Blue Grass Skirt
  7. Please Help Me, I'm Falling
  8. One Step Ahead Of My Past
  9. From Here To There To YOu
  10. Happy Birthday To Me
  11. Happy Journey
  12. We're Gonna Go Fishin'
  13. Followed Closely By My Teardrops
  14. The Country Hall Of Fame
  15. Danny Boy
  16. Bonaparte's Retreat

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Fine Collection.......2006-04-03

Here's an artist easily forgotten, although his talent is nothing short of stellar. Hank Locklin was somehow able to tie the original Honky Tonk sound with the Nashville sound that made him a favorite of fans from both categories of country music. This "Best of..." collection includes all of his biggest hits, including "Send Me the Pillow" and "Please Help Me I'm Falling"; although his best vocal work can be found in "Geisha Girl" and "Followed Closely By My Teardrops". These are origianl recordings and the sound is as good as it gets. A+

5 out of 5 stars Much needed collection.......2003-09-26

These are the original recordings of Hank Locklin's hit songs. No need to look around any more. Aside from the Bear Family Boxed sets, this is the only collection with the original versions available.

The booklet has recording dates and session musicans listed anlong with an essay.

I would say this is the definate Hank Locklin.

4 out of 5 stars Long needed reissue.......2003-03-12

Hank Locklin was a fine country singer in both the honky tonk and Nashville Sound styles. This CD is a much welcomed reissued collection of his hits including the classics "Please Help Me I'm Falling" and "Send Me the Pillow." Check out the organ playing by Ray Stevens on "Bonaparte's Retreat"! An essential addition to any country music collection.
RCA Country Legends
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Don Gibson Sings Beyond Country
  • Brilliant!
  • Okay, Four and a HALF Stars
  • A Worthy Collection
 RCA Country Legends
Don Gibson
Manufacturer: Buddha
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005CEN6
Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

  1. Oh Lonesome Me
  2. Blue Blue Day
  3. Sea Of Heartbreak
  4. I Can't Stop Lovin' You
  5. Give Myself A Party
  6. Sweet Dreams
  7. (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time
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  10. It Has To Be
  11. Who Cares
  12. Didn't Work Out, Did It?
  13. Just One Time
  14. Lonesome Number One
  15. Foggy River
  16. Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings

Amazon.com

If Don Gibson is mentioned these days, it's usually as the country songwriter responsible for standards like "I Can't Stop Lovin' You," "Sweet Dreams," and "Oh Lonesome Me." This CD is a reminder that Gibson was also a commanding, sensitive singer who first put those titles--and eight others included here--in the Country Top 10. Producer Chet Atkins only lightly sweetened these early Nashville Sound tracks, allowing Gibson's affecting style plenty of room. His greatest performance might be on "Sea of Heartbreak," a Hal David-penned number that's a small lesson in controlled vocal emotion. In addition to Gibson's most notable hits, this collection also offers several fine album tracks (a stylishly low-key version of "Camptown Races," the midtempo near-rocker "It Has to Be"). Astonishingly, the liner notes point out, Gibson has yet to be inducted into country's Hall of Fame. If nothing else, though, this reissue should help reset the balance in appreciation of Gibson's work. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Don Gibson Sings Beyond Country.......2007-02-17

Don Gibson matured with this CD. His voice has that silky smooth sound we know from music on the radio. He may be called a "Country Legend", but the songs on this CD go beyond country. This is a good CD.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant!.......2007-01-15

Listening to Don Gibson is always soo great! I really enjoy this CD, including all the good songs I remember!

4 out of 5 stars Okay, Four and a HALF Stars.......2004-12-09

It doesn't look like there's heavy traffic here to see this compilation by The Sad Poet. The Amazon info is dated also for Don Gibson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001, two years before he passed away in Nashville. This is a pretty good package of Big Don's music, some really solid hits. Don had a roller coaster career what with drug and alcohol problems but he left us with some fine music much of which is in this compilation. Too bad it doesn't include his later (1972) country hit, "Woman, Sensuous Woman" but that could have been for another label. This one is worth the price and I recommend it.

5 out of 5 stars A Worthy Collection.......2001-05-26

Well-focused and more thorough than other Gibson collections. A real effort was made here, both in the song selection, and the extensive liner notes, to emphasize the collaboration between Don Gibson and his producer/guitarist Chet Atkins. These two exceptional artists truly created in the artistic, not merely commercial sense, a new, more urban style of country music. Gibson's "Big Four" compositions are here:"Oh Lonesome Me", "Legend In My Time", "Can't Stop Lovin' You", and "Sweet Dreams". It's nice to find "Who Cares" and "Don't Tell Me Your Troubles" together on a single disc collection, as these two songs are usually buried in multi-disc sets. They are, deservedly, highlighted better in this album. One can listen to this album, and like a collection of mid-40's Bill Monroe, or Elvis mid-50's Sun sessions, get an appreciation of something going on that was actually taking a genre somewhere new-- in this case, the development of the Nashville Sound. The liner notes do a very good job of detailing just what Gibson and Atkins set out to do. My personal favorite 'throw-in' cut is Camptown Races', the Stephan Foster piece of Americana that gets tender loving care from vocalist and producer. Putting the new sound to work here is like restoring an antique to new luster. If I had my 'druthers' here, I'd have picked a couple of Gibson self-penned tunes... maybe "Times Were Good", or "Far, Far, Away", instead of "Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings" and "Did'nt Work Out". The former, a Mickey Newberry tune, is good, but is a little heavy on the 'doo-wop' for me. But, that's just me playin' favorites, and nitpicking, in light of the overall quality of this album. Don Gibson was one of country music's true originals, and his artistry is wonderfully portrayed here.
RCA Country Legends
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • That old and beautiful memory...
  • Not As Good As I Expected
  • Sylvia "Just Sylvia"
  • Refreshingly Different!
  • Sylvia's stuff is so rare!
 RCA Country Legends
Sylvia
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006H6A3
Release Date: 2002-09-10

Tracks:

  1. Tumbleweed
  2. Nobody
  3. Cry Baby Cry
  4. No News Is Good News
  5. Anytime, Anyplace
  6. Drifter
  7. Tonight I'm Gettin' Friendly with the Blues
  8. So Complete
  9. True Blue
  10. Eyes Like Mine
  11. Come to Me
  12. Makes You Wanna Slow Down
  13. I Never Quite Got Back (From Loving You)
  14. Bobby's in Vicksburg
  15. Cry Just a Little Bit
  16. The Boy Gets Around

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars That old and beautiful memory..........2006-09-29

Well, I was a Sylvia fan, and that was over 20 years ago... Gee... I was just a senior high school student and it was just so hard to buy an album like that, especially I live in Taiwan...
I even joined Sylvia's fan club for about 1 or 2 years, I didn't remember that... That was such a beautiful memories...
Now, I do wonder if there's any way to buy those old records. She's really got a special voice and those were really great songs.

4 out of 5 stars Not As Good As I Expected.......2006-06-19

When I wrote this review, all the other reviews had given this album 5-stars except one and it was 4 stars. Must be all reviews written by hardcore Sylvia fans! I gave it 4 too. Why not 5? Because there isn't much here that seems that interesting. Sometimes I think that maybe the difference between a really successful singer and one that doesn't do as well may be how good their material is. If an artist gets lousy songs they aren't going to be as successful as someone who may not sing as well but has great material. Nothing particularly lousy with any of Sylvia's material on this album; just not many interesting songs. Sylvia has a great, smooth, beautiful voice and I love the sound of it. It's just that the songs are a little boring and not memorable. There are a couple of exceptions. Have always liked Tumbleweed. Drifter is not bad either. Most of the other songs are forgettable. Pleasant listening experience. It just seems that you forget the songs as soon as you hear them. There is a lot of repeating in some of the songs too, such as "Eyes Like Mine".
It's too bad because I think with better material, Sylvia could have been much more successful. Fans please note that one of the available albums is listed on Amazon under Sylvia Hutton, rather than just Sylvia.

5 out of 5 stars Sylvia "Just Sylvia".......2006-02-09

I bought Sylvia's cassette entitled "Just Sylvia" back in 1984. Wow, what a great set of songs (material)!! Unfortunately,I no longer have that particular cassette because I wore it out. I wish it would be re-released on CD. I have not even been able to locate a cassette to purchase on-line. While raising my children, we traveled a lot. Sylvia was one of my favorite traveling tapes and now, is my daughter's favorite. Together, we have been searching for a replacement. How disappointing we have not been able to locate one. Every song on this particular tape was just "fabulous"!!! Thank you Sylvia!!

5 out of 5 stars Refreshingly Different!.......2005-10-17

So many "girl" country singers sound the same. Sylvia has a unique sound and unique material. If you like country you should have this as part of your collection.

5 out of 5 stars Sylvia's stuff is so rare!.......2004-10-31

I recently bought this album cause I only have Sylvia's material on vinyl LP's. But I am biased cause I love all her material. Sylvia was definitely ahead of her time! Unique voice and fantastic interpretations & arrangements of the songs! I wish RCA would release the early albums like "Surprise" .. which is my favourite album!
Dottie West - RCA Country Legends
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Dottie - one of my all-time favorites
  • Vintage Dottie!
  • At Last!!!!
 Dottie West - RCA Country Legends
Dottie West
Manufacturer: Buddha
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
Nashville SoundNashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00005O6IK
Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

  1. Here Comes My Baby
  2. Would You Hold It Against Me
  3. Let Me Off At The Corner
  4. What's Come Over My Baby
  5. Paper Mansions
  6. Night Life
  7. There's A Story (Goin' Round) - Dottie West/Don Gibson
  8. Slowly - Dottie West/Jimmy Dean
  9. Country Sunshine
  10. Lock, Stock And Teardrops - Dottie West/Don Gibson
  11. Careless HAnds
  12. The Cold Hand Of Fate
  13. Country Girl
  14. If It's All Right With You
  15. Sweet Thing - Dottie West/Jimmy Dean
  16. Before The Ring On Your Finger Turns Green

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Dottie - one of my all-time favorites.......2002-07-27

I first came across Dottie's music soon after I started collecting music seriously in the late seventies, because of her excellent duets with Kenny Rogers. My immediate thoughts were (and remain) Wow! what a voice. Great though the music from her seven-year stint with United Artists was, it is the music from her fourteen years with RCA that made her one of my all-time favorites. I bought all but one of her LP's in my vinyl days (no easy matter) and I'd love to be able to buy a boxed set, but somehow I doubt such a box will ever be released.

This CD is an excellent introduction to Dottie's music. It does not contain all her biggest RCA hits - they can be found on The essential Dottie West - but it does contain the absolute essentials (Here comes my baby, Would you hold it against me, Country girl, Paper mansions and Country sunshine). These five tracks, plus What's come over my baby, There's a story going round (with Don Gibson) and Slowly (with Jimmy Dean) appear on both.

Of the eight tracks on this collection but not not the other, four (Let me off at the corner, Careless hands, If it's all right with you and Before the ring on your finger turns green) were hits. The other four, including a stunning cover of Night life, were album tracks, two of which were also B sides.

Dottie had a lot of hits with RCA, many of which have yet to appear on CD. Sadly, she didn't have enough really big hits (all those are available on CD). Maybe some of the other minor hits will appear on CD in due course. One of these (I'm only a woman) was covered by Jeannie C Riley and her version can be found on one of her CD's (which I've also reviewed). What it proves is that Dottie's minor hits are every bit as good as some other singer's major hits. There's no justice in this world.

Tracks I'd particularly like see on the next Dottie West compilation - I'm only a woman, Just what I've been looking for, Route 65 to Nashville, Carolina cousins, Back home again, This stranger my little girl, As long as I love ..... I could go on, but I'm just dreaming.

If enough people buy this and enjoy it, perhaps record companies will be encouraged to release more of Dottie's music on CD.

5 out of 5 stars Vintage Dottie!.......2002-06-22

This is a very good CD for people who remember the late great Dottie West or those who have never experienced the range of her talent. Previously I had more exposure to her later recordings especially the ones with Kenny Rogers but what a treat this early material is. A must for any fan of country music!

5 out of 5 stars At Last!!!!.......2001-10-02

At Last a collection from the RCA years. Anyone who is a fan of Country Music will enjoy this compilation, A must for every music lover.
Horse Legends
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A Great Western Album
  • Not great, but no more unnecessary than needless re-do's by R&B divas or alt-rock bands of great songs from the '60's and 70's
  • Horse Legends Michael Martin Murphey
  • Completely beautiful horse song CD
  • If you love horses, this is for you
 Horse Legends
Michael Martin Murphey
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002NFG
Release Date: 1997-07-08

Tracks:

  1. Tennessee Stud
  2. Running Shadow
  3. Ponies
  4. Wildfire
  5. The Running Blood
  6. See How All The Horses Come Dancing
  7. Palomino Days
  8. Run For The Roses
  9. The Pony Man
  10. Quarter Horse Rider (America's Horse)

Amazon.com

The biggest hit of Michael Martin Murphey's career was his 1975 No. 3 single, "Wildfire," a musical fable about a pony who roamed the Nebraska plains after his owner died. With a cheap romanticism borrowed from Jonathan Livingston Seagull and an acoustic-pop arrangement borrowed from a hundred fellow James Taylor imitators, the song epitomized the sensitive soft-rock of the mid-'70s. The number has been re-recorded for Murphey's 1997 album, The Horse Legends, a collection of 10 songs about horses. Most of the other tracks reflect the same facile myth-making and easy-listening/folk that made Murphey a star more than two decades ago.

The singer wrote or cowrote six of the numbers, including tributes to a thoroughbred race horse ("The Running Blood"), a wild horse ("Running Shadow"), a palomino pony ("Palomino Days"), and a quarter horse ("Quarter Horse Rider"). He pays tribute to his fellow mid-'70s guitar strummers by singing Dan Fogelberg's "Run for the Roses" and Gordon Lightfoot's "The Pony Man," but somehow he managed to avoid doing Roger McGuinn's "Chestnut Mare." Little evidence of how ornery and contrary horses can be survives the golden gauze that seems to hang over these songs. The only number that seems firmly connected to the ground, in fact, is the duet between Murphey and Johnny Cash on the great Jimmie Driftwood song, "Tennessee Stud." --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Great Western Album.......2007-05-23

I've never owned a horse and never lived on a ranch or farm. I don't even like country music. But I love Horse Legends by Michael Martin Murphey. The CD is musical, engaging, and listenable from beginning to end.

I started buying Murphey albums, and kept adding onto the collection. They do not disappoint. When I import the CDs into iTunes, I set a custom category on Murphey's stuff to "Western" not "Country". There is a dramatic difference. Murphey rings true like a classic western movie. Contrast that with most country music, authentic like casting John Travolta as a Texan in Urban Cowboy.

Murphey's voice sounds better today than it did in the 70's, at the height of his fame. Contrary to another reviewer here who complained that Wildfire was not the original recording, you will find the version included on this disc to be superb, perhaps better than the original.

The Amazon Editor's flippant remark calling Michael Martin Murphey a "James Taylor imitator" is highly inaccurate and offensive. As an English major, I've always thought greatness is not apparent in the moment. Shakespeare's stature as an artist is established by a body of work, not by a few clever rhymes.

Don't buy this CD for sentimental reasons. Buy it to rediscover an awesome artistic talent, someone whose body of work merits attention. You will be rewarded with music that is never tiresome, which transcends the moment, and which finds in simple subjects the great eternal themes.

3 out of 5 stars Not great, but no more unnecessary than needless re-do's by R&B divas or alt-rock bands of great songs from the '60's and 70's .......2006-08-07

Also, not as annoying as all that sampling of old songs stuck in hip-hip recordings and then passed off as original.

Amazon reviewer Geoffrey Himes needs to get laid or something. I hate cheap sentimentality and know it when I hear it. "Feelings", "Endless Love" or any other countless songs by Lionel Richie, or even Air Supply, now that is cheap sentimentality. And "Wildfire" is not a fable about a pony who roamed the Nebraska plains after his owner died.

"There have been legends about ghost horses, especially in the Western folk tradition," says Murphey. "I had heard these all my life, but one night in Los Angeles I woke from a dream with the name Wildfire and these images in my head. The song came from that. A girl and her pony were both lost one winter, but they reappear occasionally to help westerners. It's all about the dream of freedom and escape."

Not every song has to have a rough edge to it or a whiskied voice singing it in order to be a good or even great song. Sounds like Mr. Himes is the one who is "ornery and contrary".

3 out of 5 stars Horse Legends Michael Martin Murphey.......2006-03-22

Notb exactly what I was attending, but always nice to listen to

5 out of 5 stars Completely beautiful horse song CD.......2005-08-15

This has become my favorite CD. I believe the Amazon critique is over-critical about the emotions expressed, as most horse lovers experience similar feelings. "Running Shadow" isn't about wild horses, as the review states; it's about Spirit Horses of Native American legends.

5 out of 5 stars If you love horses, this is for you.......2002-08-03

Whatever reason you love horses for, there is something to interest you here. This is not a cowboy album, although it will no doubt appeal to lovers of cowboy music. Michael wrote several of the songs, but also covered some classic equine songs.

There are two songs about thoroughbred racing, Run for the roses (Dan Fogelberg's ode to the Kentucky Derby) and The running blood, a more general song. There is also a song about quarter horses (Quarter horse rider).

Ponies was first recorded by Michael Johnson in the eighties and was later lovingly covered by Lynn Anderson (an expert equestrian) on her Cowboy's sweetheart album, which also included Run for the roses.

Tennessee stud (featuring Johnny Cash) was originally a Jimmy Driftwood song, but has been recorded by (among others), the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their original Will the circle be unbroken album, recently re-mastered.

Wildfire is a re-recording of Michael's own hit. The original recording would have sounded out of place on this album, and the Amazon editorial noted it was a re-recording, so the earlier reviewer who complained has only himself to blame.

Each and every song is wonderful, and will give pleasure to horse lovers everywhere. There are plenty of other horse songs which could have been included - Stewball and Strawberry roan to name but two. I hope Michael does a second volume some day.

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