Honky Tonk Hits

Honky Tonk Hits

ASIN: B0006IIOPE

Track Listings

1. Set 'Em Up Joe - Vern Gosdin

2. City Lights

3. Whiskey Talkin'

4. Singing the Blues - Marty Robbins

5. Fifteen Beers - Johnny Paycheck

6. Honky Tonk Man - Johnny Horton

7. Loser's Cathedral - David Houston

8. Bartender's Blues - George Jones

9. 5:01 Blues - Merle Haggard

10. Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time - Mickey Gilley

Tracks:

How Do You Like Me Now?!
Country Comes To Town
You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This
I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight
I Wanna Talk About Me
My List
Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)
Who's Your Daddy?
Beer For My Horses
Stays In Mexico
Mockingbird
Go With Her
You Ain't Much Fun (Live)
Should've Been A Cowboy (Live)

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At his best, as exemplified by his 1999 megahit "How Do You Like Me Now?!" Keith is simple and direct in the tradition of Hank Williams Jr.--aware of his limitations, able to thrive within them. "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" struck a chord, though it differed little from the fist-shaking morale-boosters of previous wars. On the downside, Keith's formulaic tendencies can become tiresome, as it did on "My List," a generic celebration of life's mundane treasures. Sales notwithstanding, "Beer for My Horses" was no artistic landmark for Keith or duet partner Willie Nelson. By contrast, he and daughter Krystal have fun with the 1963 Inez and Charlie Foxx R&B hit "Mockingbird" (first revived by James Taylor and Carly Simon). "Go With Her" injects a different spin into the time-honored breakup song, wittiness absent on the gimmicky "Stays in Mexico." Raucous live performances of "You Ain't Much Fun" and his debut hit, "Should've Been a Cowboy," reflect his ability to rouse the faithful into the obligatory singalong. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

Toby Keith's Greatest Hits 2.......2007-05-07

This one is my favorite Toby Keith CD. I like the others as well but I find I play Greatest Hits 2 more often.

Keep them coming...Keith.......2007-04-16

I bought this Greatest Hits 2 because it has a lot of my favorite songs on it. My favorites are: "How Do You Like Me Now"; "I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight"; "I Wanna Talk About Me"; "Beer For My Horses" duet with Willie Nelson; "Mockingbird" duet with Krystal; "You Ain't Much Fun"; and "Should've Been a Cowboy". I also like "Stays in Mexico". I had to buy another CD to get my very favorite "Big Blue Note". All in all this CD was well worth the money. By the way, I am a 67 year old grandma that loves country western music.

Toby Keith-Greatest Hits 2 CD.......2007-03-26

Received CD in new, perfect condition. Received item before expected! Thank you so much!

this man can sing his butt off........2007-03-08

with him mellow voice all the songs Toby sings; gives this woman the chrills; he is very nice looking. I think he is an easy going type guy; with the most wonderful voice...

Now, I do like you good!!!.......2007-02-24

Smashing. A top-notch selection of up-to-date hits (How do you like me now?, Who's your daddy?), a memory trip with "Should've been a cowboy", some food for thought (My List), duets with Krystal and Willie Nelson (real duets and not just them singing in the back) and plain good old country pieces where Toby Keith gets to display his wry humor, raising that knowing smile that echoes better than a guffaw. In sum, if you were considering to get it, don't hesitate any longer. Do it! You will definitely not regret it. There are no weak spots in this CD.

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LIberal Democrat the Loves Real Country
Awesome!
beautiful song.......
Great GIft
Is ok.

Johnny Horton - Greatest Hits
Johnny Horton
Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks:

North to Alaska
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Johnny Reb
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I'm Ready If You're Willing
When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)
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While Louisiana Hayride star Johnny Horton's 1956 Top 10 debut "Honky Tonk Man" strode the line between rockabilly and honky-tonk minimalism, he found his niche in 1959 with a short-lived phenomenon known as the saga song: newly penned tunes, based on or inspired by historical events. The song that rendered Horton immortal? A rousing rendition of folksinger Jimmie Driftwood's War of 1812 number "The Battle of New Orleans," which topped both the country and pop charts for weeks. Riding a winner, Horton kept the momentum going with the Civil War-themed "Johnny Reb," and "Sink the Bismarck," based on a World War II naval battle. He died in a Texas car crash in early November 1960, days before his next single, "North to Alaska" (from the John Wayne film of the same name), hit the charts. While saga tunes understandably dominate this collection, it also includes "Honky Tonk Man" and the ballads "Whispering Pines" and "The Mansion You Stole." There's no better introduction to Horton's seminal recordings. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

LIberal Democrat the Loves Real Country.......2007-05-21

The current generation probably doesn't realize that real country was anti-establishment. I loved Johnny Horton and Jimmey Dean (Remember his song PT-109 about "commie-pinko" Jack Kennedy, who acutally FOUGHT in a war?) when I was a kid. Songs about people with gumption-- not mindless clones whose goal in life is to be a religious/corporate lackeys. You have no idea what it is to be an American... although you think you do.

Awesome!.......2007-01-18

When I was younger, my father had a cassette with all of these songs on them, but my mother sold it in a garage sale. Of course I was upset when I looked for it years later, and I was so excited to find this CD! I remembered all the songs and still listen to it frequently. I couldn't be more satisfied.

beautiful song....... .......2007-01-12

I had decided to purchased this cd when I heard some of Johnny's song in the radio.Its a wonderful song and good for easy listening..........

Great GIft.......2007-01-10

Great gift for someone who loves Johnny Horton, It has all of the best and most loved hits.

Is ok........2007-01-06

Buy it for "Battle of NEw Orleans" and "sink the bismark." Enjoy it for "whispering pines" and "north to alaska."

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Toby Keith
It made me a fan
Awesome
This one is actually worth owning!
Toby at his best

"Toby Keith - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"
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ASIN: B00000DBYI
Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

Getcha Some
If A Man Answers
Should've Been A Cowboy
Dream Walkin'
A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action
Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You
I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying
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Who's That Man
Wish I Didn't Know Now
Big Ol' Truck
Me Too
He Ain't Worth Missing

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As a survey of Toby Keith's first four recordings (not including the seasonal Christmas to Christmas), this set turns in some strong singles, making the case for the Okie singer-songwriter as one of the more traditionally minded of the '90s hat acts. Keith rarely devastates as a singer, but he never overreaches, and there's more than a bit of grit in his delivery of "Should've Been a Cowboy" and "He Ain't Worth Missing." His emotional triumph remains the obsessive "Who's That Man," in which Keith sees another man living the life he threw away. Keith also includes two songs not available elsewhere, complementing an appealing mainstream country set. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

Toby Keith.......2007-05-13

it's a TOBY KEITH greatest hits; no reason but that to buy it; we love Toby

It made me a fan.......2006-08-08

I puchased this Toby Keith album because I was given tickets to see him in concert and didn't know even one of his songs. I became a fan of Toby's soon after listening to this CD. Although he talks through a lot of "Getcha Some", it's become of my favorites out of the fourteen tracks. "You Ain't Much Fun" is an awesome song, even if the message isn't very considerate. This album is a great collection of country!

Awesome.......2006-07-14

I not a HUGE country fan but I like some of it. Toby Keith's greatest hits volume one is AWESOME!!! There isn't one song on the cd that I don't love to listen to over and over again! My autistic son who hates almost ALL music LOVES #10 LOL. We put it on repeat in the car!!!

This one is actually worth owning!.......2006-05-28

WOW...more than ONE song on here makes it worth owning!!! I sooo wish Toby would go back to this type of music. The last couple years his music has gone downhill BIG time!

Toby at his best.......2006-03-14

This is just a small sample of what he is capable of. There are a lot of great hits on this including "Dream Walkin" and "Should have been a cowboy". My favorite is "A little less talk and a lot more action". Definitely put this in your collection. It's worth it.

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Hank made a lot of great music!
HANK TELLS IT LIKE IT IS
Classic
Never grows old
The Best Cd Ever

20 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits
Hank Williams
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ASIN: B000001EWA
Release Date: 1990-10-17

Tracks:

Your Cheatin' Heart
Move It On Over
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Ramblin' Man
My Heart Would Know
Kaw-Liga
Cold, Cold Heart
Lovesick Blues
Honky Tonk Blues
Honky Tonkin'
There'll Be No Tear Drops Tonight
Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
Hey Good Lookin'
Window Shopping
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
Half As Much
Why nDon't You Love Me
You Win Again
Baby, We're Really In Love
Take These Chains From My Heart

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Hank 101. Country 101. After 27 years in print as 24 Greatest Hits, Mercury kindly reduced it to 20 Greatest Hits. It's still excellent value, and it's still sobering to realize that Hank recorded just 66 songs during his lifetime, almost all of them essential. Here are those that serve as a working definition of country music, and as an admonition to artists who try to get too wordy or try to lose themselves in minor keys. "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Honky-Tonk Blues," "Cold, Cold Heart," "Lovesick Blues," "You Win Again," "I Can't Help It," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and the rest. Fifty years later, they still have the power to move, and the power to shape modern country music. --Colin Escott

Customer Reviews:

Hank made a lot of great music!.......2006-11-10

Listening to this CD brought back a lot of memories of some great songs. I had forgotten how many songs Hank wrote. The quality of the recording is pretty decent, considering that some of the music was originally recorded a long time ago. There's quite a number of songs that have been recorded by others later, but Hank was the guy who wrote them...

HANK TELLS IT LIKE IT IS.......2006-08-29

I remember Hank. He could not write a bad song if he tried. The majority of his songs were about life, love and living. Often I saw myself in his songs.

To me, this collection is the best-of-the-best of Hank. If you like a good love song that tells a story, you will love this CD -- all 20 songs.
Dorothy W. Rossa
Chicago, Illinois

Classic.......2006-08-21

Anybody who likes Hank Williams will love this album. Classic Hank (tear jerker songs) Wonderful country poetry lyrics. This album has been remastered beautifully. Enjoy!

Never grows old.......2006-03-16

Hank Williams layed the foundation for all the kids that came after Him to Build.

The Best Cd Ever.......2006-03-09

I am 31 - but grew up on country music. I love all music - but especially older country music. I love Hank senior Johnny Cash etc. This CD is one of my very best purchases ever. I have a large music collection. If you enjoy his music -this is a must buy. Don't think twice. The best music is a souls essence released in song.

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All Time Greatest Hits: Roger Miller
Great Songs, Just As You Remember Them!
Roger Miller
Big River
Truly a classic!

All Time Greatest Hits: Roger Miller
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ASIN: B00008WI8H
Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

Dang Me
Chug-A-Lug
Do Wacka Do
In The Summertime (You Don't Want My Love)
King Of The Road
You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd
Engine Engine #9
One Dyin' And A Buryin'
Last Word In Lonesome Is Me
Kansas City Star
England Swings
Husbands And Wives
I've Been A Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be A Long Time Gone)
Walkin' In The Sunshine
Little Green Apples
Me And Bobby McGee
Where Have All The Average People Gone
South
Tomorrow Night In Baltimore
River In The Rain

Customer Reviews:

All Time Greatest Hits: Roger Miller.......2007-06-11

Music preview helped sell the product, fast delivery and condition just as described. Great doing business A++

Great Songs, Just As You Remember Them!.......2007-05-30

I remember my father listening to Roger Miller when I was 6 or 7 years old. He had a small reel to reel tape that we took to the beach with us. It was the kind where you had to feed the tape onto the empty reel, and then rewind it when it was done. I know, dinosaur technology, but I have fond memories of those days.

This album of Roger Miller's best songs sound as great today as they did back in the 1960s. I've had "King of the Road" stuck in my head for days, thanks to this album. I also love the aw-shucks sound of "Dang Me", "Chug A Lug" and "Do Wacka Do". My kids loved listening to "You Can't Roller Skate In a Buffalo Herd" until I actually refused to play it again.

Not all Miller's songs are funny or nonsensical, though. He sings about heartbreak and true love in "In the Summertime" and "Little Green Apples". He also does an impressive version of "Me and Bobby McGee".

In all, there are 20 classic Roger Miller songs on this album. There's also a great CD insert telling about Miller's life and his untimely death from throat cancer. I was surprised to read that Miller wrote most of his own songs, and that he was a gifted fiddle player and guitarist. So take a walk down memory lane - anyone who grew up in the 60s will remember these songs! And it's great that his albums can entertain another generation.

Roger Miller.......2007-05-19

This album is better than I remembered. I was not a country western fan in the late 70s and 80s, but I did have a Roger Miller album than used to get into the mix now and then. I remember liking it more than I expected so I ordered a new copy recently and was surprised at how much more I enjoy it now.

Big River.......2007-05-07

Great selection and finally River In The Rain from Big River again available.

Truly a classic!.......2007-01-17

Roger Miller was a talented artist and this CD is a joy to listen to. Yes, a fond trip down memory lane each and every time we hear it. The songs possess a sense of humor and a sensitiviy for the human condition.
We highly recommend this collection of superb timeless music.

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Merle's 40 #1 Hits
Haggard's 40 Best
TO ALAN: NOW I'M A HAGGARD FAN TOO!
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Barroom Buddies is off vinyl!

40 #1 Hits
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Branded Man
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Natural High
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Customer Reviews:

Merle's 40 #1 Hits.......2007-03-09

I am so glad that I purchased this CD. It is the best CD to have if you are a Merle Haggard Fan. This CD gives the music fan a great taste of all his hits throughout his career. I recommend this CD to any country music fan that loves the "Oldies" of country music and the artist that sings them.

Haggard's 40 Best.......2007-01-18

If you're a Merle Haggard fan, this CD is a must have. From way back to fairly recent, all of Merle's greatest are here. This is real, pure country music.

TO ALAN: NOW I'M A HAGGARD FAN TOO!.......2006-01-21

I owe it all to Alan Jackson. Recently I bought his album, WHEN SOMEBODY LOVES YOU and was listening to the first track, Meat and Potato Man. As I listened I heard Jackson sing, "I'm a Haggard fan. A meat and potato man..." I backtracked on the CD to make sure that I had heard him right. Did he say a Haggard fan? After playing it few a couple of times I was sure that Jackson was pitching Merle Haggard.

Interestingly, the lyrics came back to me again and again over the next few days until, finally, I determined to check Haggard out and 40 #1 HITS was the album that I chose. After listening I can certainly see why Alan Jackson would call himself "a Haggard Fan." If you haven't heard anything from Merle Haggard, there's certainly much more than the stereotypic "Okie From Muskogee." Here you'll be introduced to a broad range of Haggard offerings like "Mama Tried," "Grandma Harp," "I'm Always On A Mountain When I Fall," "Pancho And Lefty (with Willie Nelson)," and, my album favorite, "Going Where The Lonely Go." But, heck, there are forty songs here, any of which I could have listed.

Is Haggard worth a listen? Absolutely. Alan Jackson was dead right!

THE HORSEMAN

To Add to Your Collection.......2005-03-25

According to Billboard, Merle Haggard from Bakersfield, CA had 90 chart releases from 1963 to 1990. Think about that statistic! All 38 #1 songs are here on this two CD release. Two of Merle's 8 #2 hits round out the collection. Personal favorites are highly subjective but his reviewer favored "Things Aren't Funny Anymore", "and "Sing Me Back Home". The latter was dedicated to a former fellow inmate at San Quentin who was executed for murdering a prison guard. The former was composed while a marriage was breaking up. VERY special mention goes to " I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me". It's about a POW in Vietnam who is afraid his family and friends back in the World have forgotten him. That must have happened in real life far too often. The only tracks that failed to satisfy were the 3 duets, "Bar Room Buddies" - with Clint Eastwood! - "Pancho and Lefty" with Willie Nelson and "Yesterday's Wine" with George Jones. There is a fine quasi-duet with the ubiquitous Janie Fricke, "A Place to Fall Apart". Merle has always admitted to be heavily influenced by Lefty Frizzell and the similarity of styles is unmistakable, more to the credit of both men. Linear notes by Nancy Henderson embellish the collection and give context to several of the tracks. (Some may feel that the small, dropped out typeface doesn't do the insert complete justice.) Before reading Joel Whitburn's "Billboard Book of Country Music", this reviewer was unaware that many of Hag's best-known work did NOT attain #1 status. That list would include "Ramlin' Fever", and "Misery and Gin". Their exclusions should be ignored. The final word here is that this CD is a worthwhile addition to any serious classic country collection. For the $$, it is also a great value. Testimony such as that may appear trite, but it is on target in this case

Barroom Buddies is off vinyl!.......2005-02-01

The hard to find duet "Barroom Buddies" with Clint Eastwood from the soundtrack of Any Which Way You Can is taken from VERY poor quality vinyl for this collection. Shame On You Capitol Records! Although this collection is issued by Capitol Records, I have a sneaking suspicion that many of the songs here that were originally released on Capitol are rerecorded versions. Can anybody verify this? The Sony titles are definetly the originals (tracks 9-20 on disc 2).

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Super collection of Johnny Cash/June Carter duets
The Best of the Best of Johnny and June
Some GREAT Tunes, Some So-So, Bare Bones Packaging but Still a Good Duets Collection of Johnny and June
A great disc to own.....and, a word of caution
PRETTY GOOD IDEA .

16 Biggest Hits
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ASIN: B000E6EJ2K
Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

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Jackson
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Oh, What A Good Thing We Had
Darlin' Companion
If I Were A Carpenter
'Cause I Love You
The Loving Gift
Help Me Make It Through The Night
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No Need To Worry
Old Time Feeling
One Way Rider
Brand New Dance
Far Side Banks Of Jordan
It Takes One To Know Me

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There have been many highly successful duet partnerships in the history of country music. But no other coupling as lasting or has made the same impact as Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Having met in the mid 1950's on various package tours, Johnny and June had a tumultuous courtships that yielded the greatest of all country marriages. Partners in life and in song, Johnny and June had some of the best duets like "Jackson" and "It Ain't Me Babe," collected here for the first time.

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Super collection of Johnny Cash/June Carter duets.......2007-05-07

I heard and loved "Far Side Banks of Jordan" from The Last Gunfighters vinyl album performed by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. The Apostle soundtrack had the song performed by the Carter Family but it's not as good as the duet. I was thrilled to be able to get the original on this new duet CD along with many other greats. It's a wonderful collection of their duets!

The Best of the Best of Johnny and June.......2007-02-28

This CD is awesome! I already had 2 Johnny Cash Cds, but this one which features only duets that he and June did together is actually my favorite. All the songs are awesome! No music collection is complete without it!

Some GREAT Tunes, Some So-So, Bare Bones Packaging but Still a Good Duets Collection of Johnny and June.......2006-05-10

JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER CASH: 16 BIGGEST HITS is a decent collection of songs, some are excellent, some are just okay. If the song list looks interesting to you, then you will probably enjoy this CD. This record company has a whole line of 16 BIGGEST HITS that they do for many of their artists, so this is the one for Johnny and June.

"Jackson" and "If I Were a Carpenter" are probably the biggest hits. "Long-Legged Guitar Picking Man" is similar to "Jackson" in how the lyrics have the two singers teasing each other for laughs. "Long-Legged..." is also the only time that the real Johnny and June are heard in the movie WALK THE LINE, as the final credits roll at the end of the film. "Far Side Banks of Jordan" is a nice, spiritual tune, not really Gospel, but it was quoted by Rosanne Cash at the funeral for June Carter Cash, and has very touching lyrical content about being reunited with loved ones after death. "The Pine Tree" and "Brand New Dance" are great songs which I never heard before getting this CD. "It Ain't Me, Babe" is also another famous song, but I kind of think the version from the film, sung by Joachin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, gives this song some stiff competition as to which sounds better.

There are a few songs that don't measure up to the rest, but the good ones can keep me listening for at least half of this CD, and then I might as well just let the whole thing play.

This CD is 45 minutes long, and the songs range in length from 2:15 to 3:35 minutes. The songs were recorded between 1964 and 1983.

It seems that the record company didn't do anything special for this CD release. The packaging is nowhere near as nice as many other Johnny Cash CDs, like his reissued, live, prison concerts, AT FOLSOM PRISON and AT SAN QUENTIN, or his earlier Columbia CDs like SONGS OF OUR SOIL and THE FABULOUS JOHNNY CASH.

The photo on the cover is the only photo, and the CD "booklet" only tells the song list with a few details of each song, like duration, writer, recording date, and when it was originally released. There are no liner notes to read like an essay about the CD, as appears in the other CDs I've already mentioned, which is a let down.

The WALK THE LINE SOUNDTRACK from the movie is pretty entertaining, if you enjoyed the music from the film, then you will pleased with that CD! But if you're like me, you will get the Soundtrack CD first, then get curious about what the original, REAL THING sounded like in the first place, which is why I have been buying Johnny Cash CDs lately.

If you are new to Johnny Cash, like I pretty much was before I saw the WALK THE LINE movie, then I would suggest that you start your Johnny Cash collection with THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH, which has been incredibly remastered with super clear sound, especially for his 1950s hits, and comes with a nice CD booklet. But THE LEGEND does not focus much on the duets with June, so if its the June Carter duets that you are interested in, then this 16 BIGGEST HITS is definitely the way to go, as far as I know.

Johnny also did a lot of Gospel projects. GOSPEL GLORY is my favorite CD of Gospel tunes by Johnny, with guest appearances by June, the Carter Family, and many great, classic, traditional songs.

The DVD movie GOSPEL ROAD is great, and has Johnny narrating the story of Jesus, with Johnny appearing onscreen every ten minutes or so, and including a great cameo performance of Mary Magdalene by June Carter Cash herself--a true labor of love from the early 1970s.

My favorite project by Johnny Cash is his spoken word reading of the entire NEW TESTAMENT of the Holy Bible, which is affordably priced for a 16 CD set, check it out!

A great disc to own.....and, a word of caution.......2006-04-20

This disc comes highly recommend. OR, another containing the same material......however, not both [unless you are a 'completist'].

Found elsewhere on this site is a lovely selection of duets by Johnny & June -- title is simply "Johhny Cash & June Carter Cash - DUETS".

"DUETS" appears to be a nicely done re-packaging of the "16 BIGGEST HITS" disc found here. In fact, when I ripped this disc to my 'puter it came up as....uhhuhhh, you guessed it! '16 Biggest Hits".

PRETTY GOOD IDEA ........2006-03-27

Its funny, in all the years that I have been a fan of Johnny Cash I never considered a "greatest hits" of John and June duets. Interesting. Actually, to tell you the truth I never knew there were that many to fill an album. While Junes appearances lighten up a few CASH tunes, I never really considered that she was responsible for much of his sixties chart success.. (not to be mentioned the fact that SHE wrote the song RING OF FIRE..)
Well, here it is. I guess no one else considered this idea until now.. (the hit movie inspired this collection, duh_) and this is perfect for the peeps who liked the film. The WALK THE LINE soundtrack was good, I'll give you that, with fresh renditions of the JOHN/JUNE duets by JOUQUIN/REESE. But if you wanna hear what these songs REALLY sounded like, and feel what that magic was between the REAL Johnny Cash and June Carter, this collection is pretty darned intrestin'.
JACKSON, DARLIN COMPANION, LONG LEGGED GUITAR PICKIN MAN.... June Carter adds much playfulness to Johnny Cash's style. Cash's music is mainly stuff to cry to when you're drinkin', but Cash/Carter duets are stuff to clap your hands and smile to... when you're drinkin'.
Although I'm missing the Live stuff (and really I will probably mention the FOLSOM and SAN QUENTIN albums in EVERY review I write for anything CASH related... you get June Carter sass in those too, and they rock the most) but this is the meatiest collection of the two together, spanning the years 1964-1983. Theres something good about those two, they inspire good energy, you may like...

However, that has got to be the WORST picture of the two of them on the front of the CD. Whats up with that? Oh well 5 stars.

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Good old country!
PERFECT COUNTRY CLASSICS
Ray Price 16 Great ones
Ray Price
A very nice collection of Ray Price's best.

16 Biggest Hits
Ray Price
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Essential Ray Price (1951-1962)
16 Biggest Hits
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ASIN: B00000JT4K
Release Date: 1999-08-10

Tracks:

Crazy Arms
I've Got A New Heartache
My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You
City Lights
Heartaches By The Number
The Same Old Me
One More Time
Make The World Go Away
Burning Memories
The Other Woman (In My Life)
For The Good Times
I Won't Mention It Again
I'd Rather Be Sorry
She's Got To Be A Saint
You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
Danny Boy

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Here's a career that defies explanation. Ray Price, the father of the Texas shuffle, achieved dance-hall immortality in 1956 with "Crazy Arms," with its walking bass; heavily bowed, single-string fiddle; and slightly tetched lyrics. He may never have topped it, but hits like "City Lights," "The Other Woman," and "Heartaches by the Number" proved it was no fluke. Price's big, mellow voice made country music sound erotic. Then in 1967 he threw away his honky-tonk reign with "Danny Boy" of all things, cut with a 47-piece orchestra. That one may have left something to be desired, but his 1970 reading of Kris Kristofferson's "For the Good Times" was certainly as earthy and compelling as Countrypolitan got. It's hard not to want more Harlan Howard and Hank Cochran songs, and less Jim Weatherly, but Price is as contrary as country stars come, and this set represents him accurately. --John Morthland

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Good old country!.......2007-05-21

This CD was a joy to hear after so many years! All 16 of the great songs that made Ray Price famous. I loved hearing these songs again as only Ray Price could sing them: Crazy Arms; One More Time; Make the World Go Away; For the Good Times; I Won't Mention It Again; and You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me. In addition, Ray's version of Danny Boy is the finest I'd ever heard.
I enjoyed this so much, and will listen to it again and again. Thanks for the memories!

PERFECT COUNTRY CLASSICS.......2007-04-19

THIS WONDERFUL CD HAS SOME OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER RECORDED BY RAY PRICE , THE SOUND IS PERFECT , I GIVE IT 2 THUMBS WAY UP.

Ray Price 16 Great ones.......2006-11-06

A very good assembly of Ray's early hits and his popular cross-over hits.

A couple of the tracks come across slightly muted making for volume adjustments as you listen, but all in all a good addition to any music
lovers collection

Ray Price.......2006-07-13

I had forgotten about Ray Price and the one song I loved that he sang, FOR THE GOOD TIMES. The CD starts out typically country then it turns a little more contemporary starting with FOR THE GOOD TIMES. It's a good CD to add to your country music collection.

A very nice collection of Ray Price's best........2005-09-25

Once again, an album offers a stroll down AM radio lane. The overall fidelity of these recordings isn't bad considering their age.

The country music fans love this CD... there's an innocence of years gone by here. Many of these songs haven't been heard since they slipped off the charts long ago. We have resurrected them at the shows to a full dance floor.

If you enjoy Ray Price's music, this is a nice collection. We recommend it.

I hope it helps.

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Sum up George Jones in one word? Master
Greatest living country artist
A Fine Introduction
Yabba Dabba Doo The King is Gone and So are You
Oh that voice!

16 Biggest Hits
George Jones
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009CZP
Release Date: 1998-07-14

Tracks:

A Picture Of Me (Without You)
What My Woman Can't Do
The Grand Tour
These Days (I Barely Get By)
The Door
Bartender's Blues
He Stopped Loving Her Today
If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)
Still Doin' Time
I Always Get Lucky With You
She's My Rock
Wine Colored Roses
The Right Left Hand
Radio Lover
The King Is Gone (So Are You)
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes

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In the third decade of his career, already long famous, George Jones followed his new lover Tammy Wynette to Epic, where he offered his incomparable voice to her producer, Billy Sherrill. The singles Jones released with Sherrill--"The Grand Tour," "The Door," "He Stopped Loving Her Today," to name just three--elevated Jones from great country singer to living legend. This 16-track set skips far too many Jones-Sherrill highlights (and it oddly includes "Radio Lover," one "biggest hit" that was never a hit at all), but it's the only one-disc set to provide an overview of the team's entire 17-year partnership. From 1972's poignantly countrypolitan "A Picture of Me" to the grim humor of 1989's "The King Is Gone," no country music is as painfully beautiful as this. --David Cantwell

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Sum up George Jones in one word? Master.......2007-06-27

I'm not a fan of country music, but have listened to George Jones for 25 years. There are few singers who capture the twang of true country, but Mr. Jones does (Dwight Yoakum is another).

This particular CD is my all time favorite b/c it combines his best songs. The ones that move you to sing along (or grab a box of Kleenex).

HOW can you beat these old hits?

1. A Picture Of Me (Without You)
2. What My Woman Can't Do
3. The Grand Tour
4. These Days (I Barely Get By)
5. The Door
6. Bartender's Blues
7. He Stopped Loving Her Today
8. If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)
9. Still Doin' Time
10. I Always Get Lucky With You
11. She's My Rock
12. Wine Colored Roses
13. The Right Left Hand
14. Radio Lover
15. The King Is Gone (So Are You)
16. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes

I recommend this particular CD highly. It's the best of the best.

Greatest living country artist.......2006-11-07

I saw Geroge Jones live recently and I was blown away. This guy is 75 years old and still sings like he was in his twentys! He fractured his wrist and had a cold but he still performed, something most artist wouldnt do. If you want to see real country, check out any of his records and you wont be disappointed. Greatest living country artist alive. No one will ever be able to fill his shoes.

A Fine Introduction.......2006-08-18

Though I've long known George Jones's name and reputation, I am fairly unfamiliar with his music. I enjoyed this CD as a good introduction to that man's resonant voice and honest song-stylings. The disc is also very good value for money. The only downside I can suggest is that most of the songs will probably be unfamiliar to listeners looking for "standards"--but that's my problem, not Mr. Jones's.

Yabba Dabba Doo The King is Gone and So are You.......2004-10-23

I Don't really know George Jones's music all that well, but ever since I was in Reno, and heard yabba dabba doo the king is gone, I have had this song stuck in my head, I love it. The king is gone is truely a red neck song, YeeeHaaaw, this song is awesome

Oh that voice!.......2003-06-13

George Jones embodies what country music is all about. There is something deeply effecting about his voice. His rich voice is also very comforting... in a strange sort of way. When you listen to George croon a song it's like slipping a warm, old blanket over your shoulders.
I guess his voice is comforting, in that you can tell George has felt pain just like we all have at one time or another.
This album is excellent. The 16 Biggest Hits series gives country music conisuers a good overview of some of the best artists of all time. George Jones is just that, One of the best!
The back of the album says that some people call George Jones, "The Rolls Royce" of country music. I would have to agree. In my opinion, "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is probably one of the best country songs ever. It's so sad and mournful it's almost melodramtic! The words of the song are haunting and memorable. Georges striking vocals wring the pain right out of the song. Once you hear it you never forget it.
There is much more great music on this album, too much to get into in this review.
Buy it... Listen to it... Live it along with George!

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Ultra Listenable
Riminising With George
Outstanding!
Merry Christmas Dad
Great Time Piece

50 Years of Hits
George Jones
Manufacturer: Bandit Records
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ASIN: B00064AEPG
Release Date: 2004-11-09

Tracks:

Why Baby Why
Just One More
Tall, Tall Trees
Color Of The Blues
White Lightning
Window Up Above
Tender Years
She Thinks I Still Care
You Comb Her Hair
The Race Is On
We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds
Still Doin' Time
Walk Through This World With Me
She's Mine
I'll Share My World With You
A Good Year For The Roses
Take Me

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A Picture Of Me Without You
Once You've Had The Best
The Grand Tour
These Days I Barely Get By
Her Name Is
Near You
Bartender's Blues
Night Life
He Stopped Loving Her Today
Yesterday's Wine
Same Ole Me
I Always Get Lucky With You
She's My Rock
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes
The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)
The Right Left Hand
Radio Lover

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I'm A One Woman Man
A Few Ole Country Boys
You Couldn't Get The Picture
Finally Friday
I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair
High-Tech Redneck
One
I Must Have Done Something Bad
When Did You Stop Loving Me
Wild Irish Rose
Choices
The Cold Hard Truth
Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)
50,000 Names
I Got Everything
Amazing Grace

Customer Reviews:

Ultra Listenable.......2007-05-20

Along with "Hits I Missed and One I didn't", every time I listen to this 3 disc set in my vehicle it seems like the first time I've heard Jones' voice, hooking, mesmerizing...
For me George ranks right there with Tina Turner, "The Best", Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart", Rolling Stones "40 Licks", Dylan and Cash "Girl from the North Country", Clapton's "Layla", Big Head Todd "Bittersweet", Dylan and the Dead "Slow Train Comin", Kris Kristofferson "Me and Bobbie McGee" and "Sunday Mornin", Fleetwood Mac, Gordon Lightfoot's "Edmund Fitzgerald", Beach Boys, CSNY,CCR,Buffalo Springfield, Roy Orbison, The Band, Hapa's "He'Eia", Eagles, Motown, Jefferson Airplane.. all the music I listen to driving and running that just turns to dust it's so worn out. And also George is right there with, Winston Churchill, whose liver, Richard Burton said, "The world would admire".

Can't disagree with Wynona that the best country song ever and the best country singer at that moment singing it is "He can't stop loving her today".For me, better than "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is the phenominal "Choices", his story...everybody's story in a way.

How many other guys riding around out there on their John Deere riding lawnmowers to go get a bottle of Jack are turning out as clean and good as this?

Riminising With George.......2007-05-17

When I purchased this CD I thought I was buying it for my husband, Lyle. Little did I know, how much I would enjoy the CD. Some of the older songs were not familar to me,but Lyle remembered them all(he's nine years wiser than me). We've introduced it to family members and have yet to find anyone who doesn't enjoy it as much as we do. I'm glad Mr. Jones was able to release this CD while he could still comment on his life and career instead of someone doing it after he's gone. That personal touch means alot.

Outstanding!.......2007-04-04

If you love George Jones like many of us do, you must buy this set! It is probably the BEST of ALL his recordings. The quality is pure, crisp, studio sound with his best vocals. I have many recordings of George Jones, but this set is simply the best versions of his repitoire!

Merry Christmas Dad.......2007-01-12

I got this for my dad at Christmas. He couldn't have been happier. He loves George Jones. It made his day

Great Time Piece.......2007-01-09

I bought this cd as a goft for my father and he loved it. Brought back memories of better days.

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