Various Artists - The Country Music Story

CHAPTER ONE:  THE PIONEERS

1.    Wildwood Flower – The Carter Family
2.    T For Texas (Blue Yodel) – Jimmie Rodgers 
3.    The Prisoner’s Song – Vernon Dalhart
4.    When The Train Comes Along – Uncle Dave Macon
5.    Wabash Cannonball – Roy Acuff
6.    Orange Blossom Special – Bill Monroe
7.    Walking The Floor Over You – Ernest Tubb 
8.    Jimmie Brown The Newsboy – The Carter Family
9.    The Runaway Train – Vernon Dalhart
10.    Frankie And Johnny – Jimmie Rodgers
11.    You Are My Sunshine – Jimmy Davis
12.    Night Train To Memphis – Roy Acuff  
13.    Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)? – Ernest Tubb
14.    Lost John Boogie – Wayne Raney
15.    Anytime – Eddy Arnold
16.    Cotton Eyed Joe – The Stanley Brothers
17.    Blue Moon Of Kentucky – Bill Monroe
18.    Old Shep – Red Foley
19.    Freight Train Boogie – The Delmore Brothers
20.    Slipping Around – Floyd Tillman
21.    I Love You Because – Leon Payne
22.    I’ll Hold You In My Heart (Til I Can Hold You In My Arms) – Eddy Arnold
23.    One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) – Jimmy Wakely
24.    Someday – Elton Britt
25.    Candy Kisses – George Morgan
26.    Footprints In The Snow – Bill Monroe
27.    Foggy Mountain Breakdown – Flatt & Scruggs
 
CHAPTER TWO:  THE WEST

1.    Back In The Saddle Again – Gene Autry 
2.    High Noon – Tex Ritter 
3.    Don’t Fence Me In – Roy Rogers 
4.    Pistol Packin’ Mama – Al Dexter
5.    Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) – Tex Williams
6.    Cool Water – Sons Of The Pioneers
7.    I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart – Patsy Montana
8.    New San Antonio Rose – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
9.    That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine – Gene Autry
10.    The Gold Rush Is Over – Hank Snow
11.    Laramie – Rex Allen
12.    Jingle Jangle Jingle – Tex Ritter
13.    The Golden Lariat – Montana Slim
14.    Oklahoma Hills – Jack Guthrie
15.    Faded Love – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
16.    Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) – Vaughn Monroe
17.    The Cattle Call – Eddy Arnold
18.    Life Gets Tee-Jus Don’t It – Tex Williams
19.    Hi-Yo, Silver! – Roy Rogers
20.    Boll Weevil Song – Tex Ritter
21.    The Yellow Rose Of Texas – Gene Autry
22.    Wagons West – Sons Of The Pioneers
23.    Pecos Bill – Roy Rogers
24.    Take Me Back To Tulsa – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
25.    Won’t You Ride In My Little Red Wagon? – Tex Williams
26.    Saturday Night Boogie – Al Dexter
27.    So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed! – Merle Travis
28.    Deck Of Cards – Tex Ritter

 
CHAPTER THREE:  HANK & THE HONKY TONKS

1.    Lovesick Blues – Hank Williams 
2.    I’m Movin’ On – Hank Snow
3.    If You’ve Got The Money (I’ve Got The Time) – Lefty Frizzell
4.    Moanin’ The Blues – Hank Williams
5.    Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way – Carl Smith
6.    Hey, Good Lookin’ – Hank Williams
7.    The Wild Side Of Life – Hank Thompson
8.    It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels – Kitty Wells 
9.    There Stands The Glass – Webb Pierce 
10.    Honky Tonkin’ – Hank Williams
11.    Goin’ Steady – Faron Young
12.    Watcha Gonna Do – Tommy Collins
13.    Why Baby Why – George Jones
14.    It’s Been So Long – Webb Pierce
15.    I Don’t Hurt Anymore – Hank Snow
16.    Jambalaya (On The Bayou) – Hank Williams
17.    I’ll Go On Alone – Marty Robbins
18.    That’s Me Without You – Sonny James
19.    Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
20.    Crazy Arms – Ray Price
21.    A Dear John Letter – Ferlin Husky & Jean Shephard
22.    I’m A One Woman Man – George Jones
23.    Divorce Me C O D – Merle Travis
24.    Right After The Dance – Buck Owens
25.    Back Street Affair – Webb Pierce
26.    Paying For That Back Street Affair – Kitty Wells
27.    Pretty Words – Marty Robbins
28.    Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes – Skeets McDonald
29.    Take These Chains From My Heart – Hank Williams

 
CHAPTER FOUR:  IT’S ONLY ROCK & ROLL

1.    Move It On Over – Hank Williams
2.    Long Gone Lonesome Blues – Marty Robbins
3.    You Win Again – Jerry Lee Lewis 
4.    Blue Moon Of Kentucky – Elvis Presley
5.    Maybe Little Baby – George Jones
6.    Get Rhythm – Johnny Cash 
7.    Mystery Train – Elvis Presley
8.    That’s All Right – Marty Robbins 
9.    Rock It – George (Thumper) Jones
10.    Good Rockin’ Tonight – Elvis Presley
11.    Maybelline – Marty Robbins
12.    Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
13.    I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone – Elvis Presley
14.    I Walk The Line – Johnny Cash
15.    Tennessee Toddy – Marty Robbins
16.    Cry! Cry! Cry! – Johnny Cash
17.    I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine – Elvis Presley
18.    Shake, Rattle & Roll – Bill Haley & His Comets
19.    Great Balls Of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis
20.    Cradle Of Love – Johnny Preston
21.    The Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley
22.    It’s Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty
23.    I Forgot To Remember To Forget – Elvis Presley
24.    So Doggone Lonesome – Johnny Cash
25.    Oh, Lonesome Me – Don Gibson
26.    You’re A Heartbreaker – Elvis Presley
27.    Sweet Nothin’s – Brenda Lee 
28.    Singing The Blues – Guy Mitchell
29.    Let’s Have A Party – Wanda Jackson
30.    Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley & His Comets

CHAPTER FIVE:  WORLD WIDE COUNTRY

1.    Rose Marie – Slim Whitman
2.    Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford
3.    My Special Angel – Bobby Helms
4.    Running Bear – Johnny Preston
5.    Please Help Me, I’m Falling – Hank Locklin
6.    Let’s Think About Living – Bob Luman
7.    Sea Of Heartbreak – Don Gibson
8.    Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean
9.    All Alone Am I – Brenda Lee
10.    Walk On By – Leroy Van Dyke
11.    From A Jack To A King – Ned Miller
12.    The End Of The World – Skeeter Davis
13.    King Of The Road – Roger Miller
14.    Born A Woman – Sandy Posey
15.    Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love To Town) – Kenny Rogers 
16.    England Swings – Roger Miller
17.    Harper Valley P T A – Jeannie C Riley
18.    Single Girl – Sandy Posey
19.    Rose Garden – Lynn Anderson
20.    Stand By Your Man – Tammy Wynette (live)
21.    He’ll Have To Go – Jim Reeves (live)
22.    Blanket On The Ground – Billie Jo Spears
23.    Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich
24.    It’s Four In The Morning – Faron Young
25.    What I’ve Got In Mind – Billie Jo Spears
26.    I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee
27.    The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich

 
CHAPTER SIX:  THE GREAT COUNTRY SONGS

1.    Green Green Grass Of Home – Porter Wagoner
2.    There Goes My Everything – Jack Greene
3.    Me And You And A Dog Named Boo – Stonewall Jackson
4.    Act Naturally – Johnny Russell
5.    Send Me The Pillow You Dream On – Hank Locklin
6.    Hello Walls – Faron Young
7.    Help Me Make It Through The Night – Sammi Smith 
8.    Detroit City – Bobby Bare 
9.    Crazy – Wanda Jackson
10.    Abilene – George Hamilton IV
11.    Still – Bill Anderson
12.    One Day At A Time – Jeannie Seely
13.    I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
14.    My Elusive Dreams – Charlie Rich
15.    Walkin’ In The Sunshine – Roger Miller
16.    Six Days On The Road – Dave Dudley
17.    Cryin’ In The Rain – Tammy Wynette (live)
18.    Sea Of Love – David Houston
19.    ’57 Chevrolet – Billie Jo Spears
20.    Nobody’s Darlin’ But Mine – Stonewall Jackson
21.    Sweet Dreams – Don Gibson
22.    Me And Bobby McGee – Bobby Bare
23.    I Will Always Love You – Deborah Allen
24.    Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) – Lacy J Dalton
25.    Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘round The Ole Oak Tree) – Johnny Carver
26.    Top Of The World – Lynn Anderson
27.    500 Miles Away From Home – Bobby Bare


 
CHAPTER SEVEN:  LEGENDS

1.    Walkin’ After Midnight – Patsy Cline 
2.    Lonely Street – Patsy Cline
3.    Just Out Of Reach – Patsy Cline
4.    Yonder Comes A Sucker – Jim Reeves 
5.    I’ve Lived A Lot In My Time – Jim Reeves
6.    Bimbo – Jim Reeves
7.    Making Believe – Dolly Parton
8.    Release Me – Dolly Parton
9.    Letter To Heaven – Dolly Parton
10.    Ain’t It Funny What A Fool Will Do – George Jones
11.    She Thinks I Still Care – George Jones
12.    A Good Year For The Roses – George Jones
13.    Coal Miner’s Daughter – Loretta Lynn (live)
14.    Somebody Somewhere – Loretta Lynn (live)
15.    You Ain’t Woman Enough – Loretta Lynn (live)
16.    Hello Darlin’ – Conway Twitty
17.    Danny Boy – Conway Twitty
18.    You’ve Never Been This Far Before – Conway Twitty
19.    Crystal Chandeliers – Charley Pride
20.    Just Between You And Me – Charley Pride
21.    Is Anybody Going To San Antone – Charley Pride
22.    Heartaches By The Number – Ray Price
23.    For The Good Times – Ray Price
24.    Make The World Go Away – Ray Price
25.    Gentle On My Mind – Glen Campbell (live)
26.    Southern Nights – Glen Campbell (live)
27.    Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell (live)


 
CHAPTER EIGHT:  HEROES & OUTLAWS

1.    Guess Things Happen That Way – Johnny Cash & Tommy Cash
2.    I’m A Lonesome Fugitive – Merle Haggard
3.    Healing Hands Of Time – Willie Nelson
4.    Take My Hand For A While – Don Williams
5.    You Nearly Lose Your Mind – Ernest Tubb/Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings
6.    Just Beyond The Pain – Charlie Louvin & Crystal Gayle
7.    Mama Tried – Merle Haggard
8.    Thoughts On The Flag – Johnny Cash/Tommy Cash/George Jones/Tom T Hall
9.    I Believe In You – Don Williams (live)
10.    It’s So Easy – Waylon Jennings
11.    Soldier’s Last Letter – Ernest Tubb & Johnny Cash
12.    Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys – Ed Bruce
13.    Makin’ Music – Charlie Louvin, Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
14.    I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am – Merle Haggard
15.    Journey’s End – Ernest Tubb, Marty Robbins & The Wilburn Brothers
16.    Take This Job And Shove It – Johnny Paycheck
17.    This Darn Pen – Charlie Louvin & Willie Nelson
18.    Thanks A Lot – Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn
19.    Sing Me Back Home – Merle Haggard
20.    Will You Remember – Willie Nelson
21.    If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again – Charlie Louvin & Tammy Wynette 
22.    The Last Cowboy Song – Ed Bruce
23.    Hank And George, Lefty And Me – Tommy Cash & George Jones
24.    Country Boy’s Dream – Charlie Louvin, Waylon Jennings & George Jones 
25.    The Women Make A Fool Out Of Me – Ernest Tubb/Jerry Kennedy/Conway Twitty