Golden Age of Country: Honky-Tonk Man

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Disc One
2▼CD: Disc Two
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wake Up Little Susie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 21) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 311)
recording of:
Wake Up Little Susie (in 1957)
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Everly Brothers4.652:00
2Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On
producer:
Jack Clement and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records) (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1957-02-05)
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1957-02-05)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1957-02-05)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1957-02-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun (US label founded in 1952) (in 1957), Sun Record Company (in 1957) and Charly Records (from 2008 to present)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-02-05)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 1) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 61)
cover recording of:
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (on 1957-02-05)
writer:
Roy Hall (US rockabilly pianist & songwriter) and Dave “Curly” Williams
publisher:
Cherio Music Publishers, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Marlyn Music Publishing Inc., Marlyn Music Publishing Ltd., Ni'Mani Entertainment Co. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Whole Lotta Shakin' Music
recording of:
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
writer:
Roy Hall (US rockabilly pianist & songwriter) and Dave “Curly” Williams
publisher:
Cherio Music Publishers, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Marlyn Music Publishing Inc., Marlyn Music Publishing Ltd., Ni'Mani Entertainment Co. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Whole Lotta Shakin' Music
Jerry Lee Lewis4.652:55
3(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely
producer:
Stephen H. Sholes
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1954-02-21)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1954-02-21)
guitar:
Louis Innis (on 1954-02-21)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Shot Jackson (US country music guitar and dobro player) (on 1954-02-21)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1954-02-21)
lead vocals:
Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter) (on 1954-02-21)
tenor vocals:
Jack Anglin (on 1954-02-21)
recorded at:
Thomas Productions in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-02-21)
cover recording of:
(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely (on 1954-02-21)
lyricist and composer:
Pat Ballard
Johnnie And Jack51:58
4City Lights
cover recording of:
City Lights
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music (in 1958)
Ray Price3:01
5Honky-Tonk Man
recording of:
Honky Tonk Man (1956 song) (in 1956)
writer:
Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton and Howard Hausey
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Johnny Horton2:14
6Saginaw, Michigan
recording of:
Saginaw, Michigan (in 1965)
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) and Don Wayne (US country songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Lefty Frizzell53:04
7Please Help Me, I'm Falling
recording of:
Please Help Me, I’m Falling
lyricist and composer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Don Robertson Music Corp., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Hank Locklin2:25
8Daddy Sang Bass
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-07-30)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-07-30)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1968-07-30)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1968-07-30)
electric guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (on 1968-07-30) and Luther Perkins (on 1968-07-30)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1968-07-30), Jan Howard (on 1968-07-30) and The Statler Brothers (on 1968-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-07-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
cover recording of:
Daddy Sang Bass (on 1968-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
is based on:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Johnny Cash3.52:22
9Walk Through This World With Me
cover recording of:
Walk Through This World With Me (in 1967)
writer:
Kay Savage and Sandra Seamons
George Jones2:18
10Almost Persuaded
recording of:
Almost Persuaded (Glenn Sutton/Billy Sherrill song) (on 1966-04-07)
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
David Houston2:57
11I've Been Everywhere
recording of:
I’ve Been Everywhere
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Mack
publisher:
Belinda Music and EMI Belinda Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Hank Snow2:35
12Green, Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
Porter Wagoner2:25
13My Heart Skips a Beat
producer:
Ken Nelson (US record producer (’48‐’76) Capitol Records, country music)
bass:
Doyle Holly (on 1964-01-28)
drums (drum set):
Mel Taylor (USA drummer) (on 1964-01-28)
guitar:
Buck Owens (on 1964-01-28), Don Rich (on 1964-01-28) and Jelly Sanders (Country music songwriter and musician) (on 1964-01-28)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Buck Owens (on 1964-01-28)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-01-28)
recording of:
My Heart Skips a Beat (on 1964-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
recording of:
My Heart Skips a Beat (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
Buck Owens2:26
14Don't Touch Me
recorded at:
Fred Foster Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
Don’t Touch Me (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
Jeannie Seely3:16
15Hey Joe!
recording of:
Hey Joe (in 1953)
lyricist:
Boudleaux Bryant
composer:
Boudleaux Bryant (in 1953)
Carl Smith2:30
16I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
recording of:
I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know (on 1953-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Cecil A. Null (in 1947)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Fairway Music Corp. (on 1953-10-10)
The Davis Sisters2:59

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included in:Golden Age of Country
part of:Golden Age of Country (Time Life series) (order: 4)