Search - Various :: 50 Years of Country

Over Seven Hours Of Pure Country Listening Pleasure

10/16/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"From what I see it appears that, in addition to this 8-CD box-set, there are also available for sale sets of two culled from the set. In this complete package you get 144 tunes that range from 1949 to 1999, all with excellent sound, from Disky of Holland. There are no liner notes, nor is there any kind of discography other than the year the song first appeared.



I can also tell you that Discs 1 and 2 above are actually Discs 7 (1991 - 1997) and 8 (1990 - 1999). The contents of the rest are:



Disc 1 (1949-1957): 1. The Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold (1949); 2. Why Don't You Love Me? - Hank Williams (1950); 3. I'm Movin' On - Hank Snow (1950); 4. Goodnight Irene - Red Foley & Ernest Tubb with The Sunshine Trio (1950); 5. I'll Sail My Ship Alone - Moon Mullican (1950); 6. The SHotgun Boogie - Tennessee Ernie Ford (1950); 7. Mocking Bird Hill - Les Paul & Mary Ford (1951); 8. Hot Rod Race - Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan (1951); 9. Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Skeets McDonald (1952); 10. Wake Up Irene - Hank Thompson (1953); 11. Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young - Faron Young (1955); 12. Honky Tonk Merry-Go-Round - Patsy Cline (1955); 13. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two (1956); 14. Crazy Arms - Jerry Lee Lewis (1956); 15. I Gotta Know - Wanda Jackson (1956); 16. Bye Bye Love - Te Everly Brothers (1957); 17. Honeycomb - Jimmie Rodgers (1957); 18. Who Will The Next Fool Be? - Charlie Rich (a 1970 hit actually recorded in 1959, and so misplaced here).



Disc 2 (1955-1962): 1. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford (1955); 2. Get Rhythm - Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two (1956); Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline (1956); 4. Lovesick Blues - Sonny James (1957); 5. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down - Charlie Walker (1958); 6. All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers (1958); 7. Night Train To Memphis - Jerry Lee Lewis (1959); 8. Sittin' And Thinkin' - Charlie Rich (not indicated); 9. Heartaches By The Number - Ray Price (1959); 10. The Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky (1960); 11. A Six PAck To Go - Hank Thompson (1960); 12. Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan & The Timberline Riders (1960); 13. Hello Walls - Faron Young (1961); 14. I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven - Tex Ritter (1961); 15. Gotta Travel On - Rose Maddox (1961); 16. In The Middle Of A Heartache - Wanda Jackson (1961); 17. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotosn (1962); 18. Funny How Times Slips Away - Willie Nelson (1962).



Disc 3 (1962-1972): 1. Crazy - Willie Nelson (1962); 2. Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On - Johnny Tillotson (1962); 3. Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Rose Maddox (1962); 4. The Race Is On - George Jones (1964); 5. Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar) - Jean Shepard (1964); 6. Queen Of The House - Jodie Miller (1965); 7. Girl On The Billboard - Del Reeves (1965); 8. Little Pink Mack - Kay Adams (1966); 9. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Wanda Jackson (1966); 10. D.I.V.O.R.C.E. - Tammy Wynette (1968); 11. Let It Be Me - Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry (1968); 12. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro (1968); 13. Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard & The Strangers (1969); 14. Mr. Walker, It's All Over - Billy Jo Spears (1969); 15. Willy Jones - Susan Raye (1970); 16. I'm A Truck - Red Simpson (1971); 17. My Hang Up Is You - Freddie Hart (1972); 18. I've Been Everywhere - Asleep At The Wheel (1972).



Disc 4 (1970-1978): 1. A Good Year For The Roses - George Jones (1970); 2. Bright Lights, Big City - Sonny James (1971); 3. Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) - Merle Haggard (1971); 4. The Key's In The Mailbox - Tony Booth (1972); 5. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell (1975); 6. Blanket On The Ground - Billie Jo Spears (1975); 7. All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1975); 8. I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Colter (1975); 9. My Elusive Dreams - Charlie Rich (1975); 10. If Not You - Dr. Hook (1976); 11. Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers (1976); 12. One Piece At A Time - Johnny Cash (1976); 13. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue? - Crystal Gayle (1977); 14. I Cheated On A Good Woman's Love - Billy "Crash" Craddock (1978); 15. Pittsburgh Stealers - The Kendalls (1978); 16. The Gambler - Don Schlitz (1978); 17. Ain't Life Hell - Hank Cochran & Willie Nelson (1978); 18. Maybe Baby - Susie Allanson (1978).



Disc 5 (1975-1988): 1. What's Happened To Blue Eyes - Jessi Colter (1975); 2. Never Did Like Whiskey - Billy Jo Spears (1976); 3. Heaven's Just A Sin Away - The Kendalls (1977); 4. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone (1977); 5) Paper Rosie - Gene Watson (1977); 6) Southern Nights - Glen Campbell (1977); 7. Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For? - Crystal Gayle (1978); 8. If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me? - The Bellamy Brothers (1979); 9. Heartbreak Hotel - Willie Nelson & Leon Russell (1979); 10. Louisiana Saturday Night - Mel McDaniel (1981); 11. Dance Little Jean - The Nitty Gritty Dirst Band (1983); 12. Baby I Lied - Deborah Allen (1983); 13. Pins And Needles - The Whites (1984); 14. Why Not Me? - The Judds (1984); 15. Thank God For The Radio - The Kendalls (1984); 16. Bop - Dan Seals (1985); 17. I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - Suzy Bogguss (1987); 18. Strong Enough To Bend - Tanya Tucker (1988).



Disc 6 (1980-1988): 1.Dancin' Cowboys - The Bellamy Brothers (1980); 2. Wishful Drinkin' - Diane Pfeifer (1980); 3. Te Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) - Juice Newton (1981); 4. Cherokee Fiddle - Johnny Lee & Friends (1982); 5. I Wonder Who's Holding My Baby Tonight? - The Whites (1983); 6. Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On - Mel McDaniel (1984); 7. B-B-B-Burnin' Up With Love - Eddie Rabbitt (1984); 8. Have Mercy - The Judds (1985); 9. Step That Step - Sawyer Brown (1985); 10. Mind Your Own Business - Hank Williams, Jr., Reba McIntyre & Willie Nelson (1986); 11. Just Another Love - Tanya Tucker (1986); 12. Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold) - Dans Seals (1987); 13. Born To Boogie - Hank Williams, Jr. (1987); 14. Unconditional Love - New Grass Revival (1987); 15. It's Only Make Believe - Ronnie McDowell with Conway Twitty (1987); 16. Darlene - T. Graham Brown (1988); 17. I Still Believe In You - The Desert Rose Band (1988); 18. Blue To The Bone - Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (1988).



The 8 discs are in individual shiny cardboard sleeves inside a hinged cardboard box. Note that on Disc 2 in the site listing above (really Disc 8) track 10 is Honky Tonk Habits by Emilio. Well worth the price shown."