Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection, Volume IV

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Tracklist

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1For the Good Times
bass guitar:
Joe Zinkan (on 1970-03-16)
bell and vibraphone:
Richard Farrell Morris (on 1970-03-16)
drums (drum set):
Willie Ackerman (US jazz drummer) (on 1970-03-16)
guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1970-03-16)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1970-03-16)
steel guitar:
Harold L. "Curly" Chalker (on 1970-03-16) and James C. Day (on 1970-03-16)
vocals:
Ray Price (American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist) (on 1970-03-16)
cover recording of:
For the Good Times (on 1970-03-16)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
Ray Price3:49
2Sin City
bass guitar:
Chris Ethridge
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Chris Hillman
piano:
Gram Parsons
steel guitar:
Sneaky Pete Kleinow
vocals:
Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons
recording of:
Sin City
composer:
Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons
The Flying Burrito Brothers4:12
3After the Fire Is Gone
producer:
Owen Bradley
acoustic guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1970-11-09)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1970-11-09)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tommy Markham (on 1970-11-09)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1970-11-09)
electric guitar:
Herman Wade (on 1970-11-09)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1970-11-09)
steel guitar:
John Hughey (on 1970-11-09)
background vocals:
Hoyt Hawkins (on 1970-11-09), Neal Matthews (on 1970-11-09), Mildred Kirkham (on 1970-11-09), Gordon Stoker (on 1970-11-09) and Ray Walker (US bass singer, Jordanaires member) (on 1970-11-09)
vocals:
Loretta Lynn (on 1970-11-09) and Conway Twitty (on 1970-11-09)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, United States (on 1970-11-09)
recording of:
After the Fire Is Gone (on 1970-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
L.E. White
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty2:41
4I Never Go Around Mirrors (I’ve Got a Heartache to Hide)
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1973-07-17)
classical guitar [gut-string guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1973-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Murrey Harman (on 1973-07-17)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-07-17) and Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1973-07-17)
guitar:
Jerry Stembridge (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1973-07-17)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1973-07-17)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1973-07-17)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1973-07-17)
vocals:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) (on 1973-07-17)
recording of:
I Never Go Around Mirrors (on 1973-07-17)
composer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Sanger D. Shafer
Lefty Frizzell2:36
5Why Me Lord
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1972-07-08) and Farrell Morris (on 1972-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Ken Buttery (on 1972-07-08)
guitar:
James Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1972-07-08), Jerry Stembridge (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1972-07-08) and Bill Justis (on 1972-07-13)
keyboard:
Bobby R. Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1972-07-08) and Michael E. Utley (on 1972-07-08)
strings:
Brenton Banks (on 1972-07-13), Carl Joseph Gorodetzky (on 1972-07-13), David Darling (cellist) (on 1972-07-13), George Binkley III (violinist, session musician) (on 1972-07-13), Lillian Hunt (on 1972-07-13), Sheldon Kurland (on 1972-07-13) and Steven Maxwell Smith (American session violinist. - Steven Maxwell Smith) (on 1972-07-13)
background vocals:
Rita Coolidge (on 1972-07-08) and Larry Gatlin (on 1972-07-08)
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (on 1972-07-08)
recording of:
Why Me (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music Publishing Co.
Kris Kristofferson3:30
6The Grand Tour
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1974-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Willie Ackerman (US jazz drummer) (on 1974-01-22)
electric guitar:
Pete Wade (on 1974-01-22)
guitar:
Tommy Allsup (on 1974-01-22), Ray Edenton (on 1974-01-22) and Glenn Keener (on 1974-01-22)
piano:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) (on 1974-01-22)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1974-01-22)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1974-01-22)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1974-01-22)
recording of:
The Grand Tour (on 1974-01-22)
writer:
George Richey, Carmol Taylor and Norris “Norro” Wilson
George Jones3:10
7Love Hurts
engineer and mixer:
Hugh Davies (US recording engineer)
producer:
Gram Parsons
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Gram Parsons (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
bass:
Emory Gordy (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Herb Pedersen (in 1973)
pedal steel guitar:
Al Perkins (Texas born guitarist esp. steel guitar) (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
piano:
Glen D. Hardin (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
vocals:
Emmylou Harris (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
cover recording of:
Love Hurts (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-08-30)
Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris53:41
8Bob Wills Is Still the King
12 string guitar [12-string guitar]:
Larry Whitmore (on 1974-09-27)
bass:
Duke Goff (on 1974-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (on 1974-09-27)
guitar:
Billy Reynolds (on 1974-09-27) and Waylon Jennings (American country musician) (on 1974-09-27)
harmonica:
Roger Crabtree (on 1974-09-27)
steel guitar:
Ralph Mooney (on 1974-09-27)
vocals:
Waylon Jennings (American country musician) (on 1974-09-27)
recording of:
Bob Wills Is Still the King
lyricist and composer:
Waylon Jennings (American country musician)
publisher:
Baron Music Publishing Co.
Waylon Jennings3:29
9Who’ll Turn Out the Lights (in Your World Tonight)
bass:
Henry Strzelecki (on 1975-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Hayward Bishop (on 1975-08-26)
electric guitar:
Glenn Keener (on 1975-08-26)
fiddle:
Marcy Cates (on 1975-08-26), Marjorie Cates (on 1975-08-26) and Tommy Williams (Fiddle player) (on 1975-08-26)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James D. Capps (guitarist (session), James D. Capps) (on 1975-08-26) and Jerry Stembridge (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1975-08-26)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1975-08-26) and Ronnie Milsap (on 1975-08-26)
steel guitar:
Dickey Overby (on 1975-08-26)
vibraphone:
Farrell Morris (on 1975-08-26)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1975-08-26), Dolores Edgin (on 1975-08-26), Wendellyn Suits (on 1975-08-26) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1975-08-26)
vocals:
Ronnie Milsap (on 1975-08-26)
Ronnie Milsap3:21
10Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (in 1977-11)
guitar:
John Hug (in 1977-11), Waylon Jennings (American country musician) (in 1977-11), Chips Moman (in 1977-11), Rance Wasson (in 1977-11) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1977-11)
guitar [guitar harmony]:
Gordon Payne (in 1977-11)
organ:
Barny Robertson (in 1977-11)
steel guitar:
Sherman Hayes (in 1977-11) and Ralph Mooney (in 1977-11)
background vocals:
Barny Robertson (in 1977-11), Gordon Payne (in 1977-11), Carter Robertson (in 1977-11) and Becky Williams (country vocals) (in 1977-11)
vocals:
Waylon Jennings (American country musician) (in 1977-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1977-11)
performer:
Waylon Jennings (American country musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 2003)
cover recording of:
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (in 1977-11)
writer:
Ed Bruce (American country music songwriter, singer and actor) and Patsy Bruce
publisher:
Tree Publishing Inc.
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson2:33
11’til I Gain Control Again
acoustic guitar:
Rodney Crowell (in 1981) and Vince Gill (in 1981)
bass:
Emory Gordy (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
Larrie Londin (in 1981)
electric guitar [lead electric guitar] and piano:
Albert Lee (guitarist) (in 1981)
guitar [shaker guitar]:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist) (in 1981)
steel guitar:
Hank DeVito (in 1981)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Vince Gill (in 1981) and Albert Lee (guitarist) (in 1981)
vocals:
Rodney Crowell (in 1981)
recording of:
Till I Gain Control Again (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Rodney Crowell
publisher:
Tessa Publishing Co
Rodney Crowell5:07
12Beneath Still Waters
acoustic guitar:
Emmylou Harris (in 1979) and Albert Lee (guitarist) (in 1979)
bass:
Emory Gordy (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
John Ware (drummer) (in 1979)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (in 1979)
guitar [high-strung guitar]:
Rodney Crowell (in 1979)
piano:
Glen D. Hardin (in 1979)
steel guitar:
Hank DeVito (in 1979)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Fayssoux Starling (in 1979)
vocals:
Emmylou Harris (in 1979)
recording of:
Beneath Still Waters (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
Emmylou Harris3:45
13The Devil Went Down to Georgia
bass:
Charles F. Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band) (on 1978-12-05)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter) (on 1978-12-05) and James W. Marshall (on 1978-12-05)
fiddle:
Charlie Daniels (on 1978-12-05)
guitar:
John T. Crain (on 1978-12-05)
keyboard:
William J. DiGregorio (on 1978-12-05)
vocals:
Charlie Daniels (on 1978-12-05), John T. Crain (on 1978-12-05) and William J. DiGregorio (on 1978-12-05)
recording of:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia (on 1978-12-05)
writer:
Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter), Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band), John Crain and James W. Marshall
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. and Hat Band Music (in 1979)
Charlie Daniels3:38
14He Stopped Loving Her Today
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1980-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1980-02-06)
guitar:
Phil Baugh (on 1980-02-06), Billy R. Sanford (guitar) (on 1980-02-06) and Pete Wade (on 1980-02-06)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1980-02-06)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1980-02-06)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1980-02-06)
strings and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1980-02-06)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1980-02-06)
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today (on 1980-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
George Jones3:15
15Old Flame
bass:
David Chaim Smith (Bassist) (on 1980-12-14)
drums (drum set):
Hayward Bishop (on 1980-12-14)
fiddle:
Hubert Hester (on 1980-12-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kenneth Mims (on 1980-12-14) and Fred Newell (on 1980-12-14)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Eubanks (on 1980-12-14) and Jack Solomon (on 1980-12-14)
piano:
Willie Rainsford (on 1980-12-14)
vocals:
Jeff Cook (US country vocalist/guitarist/fiddler, member of Alabama) (on 1980-12-14), Teddy Gentry (on 1980-12-14) and Randy Owen (on 1980-12-14)
Alabama3:14
16Forty Hour Week (for a Livin’)
bass:
Larry Paxton (on 1984-09-06)
guitar:
Leo Jackson (on 1984-09-06) and Brent Rowan (on 1984-09-06, on 1984-10-29)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Eubanks (on 1984-09-06)
keyboard:
Eddie Bayers (on 1984-09-06) and Costo J. Davis (on 1984-10-31, on 1984-11-30)
percussion:
Farrell Morris (on 1984-10-22)
piano:
Willie Rainsford (on 1984-09-06)
vocals:
Jeff Cook (US country vocalist/guitarist/fiddler, member of Alabama) (on 1984-09-06), Teddy Gentry (on 1984-09-06) and Randy Owen (on 1984-09-06)
recording of:
Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')
composer:
Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz and Lisa Silver
Alabama3:24
17A Country Boy Can Survive
acoustic guitar:
Kenneth E. Bell (on 1981-04-14)
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1981-04-14)
clarinet:
Jerry Vinett (on 1981-04-14)
drums (drum set):
James C. Stroud (on 1981-04-14)
electric guitar:
Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (on 1981-04-14)
guitar:
Paul N. Worley (on 1981-04-14) and Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1981-04-14)
harmonica:
Terry Lee McMillan (on 1981-04-14)
piano:
Lawrance Knechtel (on 1981-04-14)
saxophone:
Terry M. Meade (on 1981-04-14)
sitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1981-04-14)
trombone:
Irv Kane (on 1981-04-14)
vocals:
Hank Williams, Jr. (on 1981-04-14)
recording of:
A Country Boy Can Survive (on 1981-04-14)
Hank Williams, Jr.4:18
18Don’t Get Above Your Raising
acoustic guitar and mandolin:
Ricky Skaggs (in 1981)
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Kroon (in 1981)
electric guitar:
Ray Flacke (in 1981)
piano:
Buck White (in 1981)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player) (in 1981)
vocals:
Ricky Skaggs (in 1981)
Ricky Skaggs3:14
19Honky Tonk Man
acoustic guitar:
Dwight Yoakam (in 1986)
bass:
J.D. Foster (in 1986)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donovan (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist) (in 1986)
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns (in 1986)
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
David Mansfield (in 1986)
piano:
Glen D. Hardin (in 1986)
steel guitar:
Jay Dee Maness (American pedal steel guitarist) (in 1986)
background vocals:
Brantley Kearns (in 1986) and Dwight Yoakam (in 1986)
vocals:
Dwight Yoakam (in 1986)
cover recording of:
Honky Tonk Man (1956 song) (in 1986)
writer:
Tillman Franks, Howard Hausey and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Dwight Yoakam2:49
20Kids of the Baby Boom
bass guitar [6-string bass]:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1986-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Matt Betton (drummer) (on 1986-01-13)
guitar:
Richard Bennett (American Bluegrass Singer/Guitarist) (on 1986-01-13) and Billy Joe Walker (on 1986-01-13)
harmonica:
Waldemar J. Dentz (on 1986-01-21)
percussion:
Emory Gordy, Jr. (on 1986-01-13)
piano:
John Jarvis (on 1986-01-13)
vocals:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (on 1986-01-13) and Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (on 1986-01-13)
The Bellamy Brothers3:29
219 to 5
baritone saxophone:
Kim S. Hutchcroft (in 1980)
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel (in 1980)
drums (drum set):
Richard Schlosser (drummer) (in 1980)
guitar:
Jeff Baxter (in 1980) and Martin K. Walsh (in 1980)
percussion:
Leonard Castro (in 1980)
piano:
Larry Knechtel (in 1980)
saxophone:
Tom Saviano (in 1980)
trombone:
William Reichenbach (jazz trombonist) (in 1980)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey (in 1980)
background vocals:
Anita Ball (in 1980), Denise Maynelli (in 1980) and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist) (in 1980)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1980)
recording of:
9 to 5 (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Fox Fanfare Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music and Velvet Apple Music
part of:
The 53rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dolly Parton4.052:45
22Grandpa (Tell Me About the Good Old Days)
acoustic guitar [acoustic lead guitar]:
Don Potter (on 1985-06-07, on 1985-07-26)
bass:
Jack Williams (guitarist) (on 1985-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Bayers (on 1985-05-27)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Mark Casstevens (on 1985-05-27) and Don Potter (on 1985-05-27)
piano:
Bobby Ogdin (on 1985-05-27)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Sonny Garrish (on 1985-06-07)
steel guitar:
Sonny Garrish (on 1985-05-27)
vocals:
Naomi Judd (on 1985-05-27) and Wynonna Judd (on 1985-05-27)
recording of:
Grandpa (Tell Me ’bout the Good Ol’ Days) (in 1985)
writer:
Jamie O’Hara
The Judds54:15

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part of:Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection (number: 4) (order: 4)