Various 5000 Miles Away From Home, Germany 1957 (CD)

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1-CD with 28-page booklet, 9 tracks Playing time 24:19 mns. At the height of the Cold War,... more

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Various: 5000 Miles Away From Home, Germany 1957 (CD)

1-CD with 28-page booklet, 9 tracks Playing time 24:19 mns.

At the height of the Cold War, there were hundreds of thousands of American troops stationed overseas, many of them in Germany. The USO arranged tours to boost the morale of troops stationed far from home, and in 1957 it contracted with RCA for almost the entire Nashville roster to go on a tour of Germany. The troupe included the Browns, Hank Locklin, Janis Martin, Jim Reeves, and Del Wood. The AFN taped one of the performances, and the result is a fascinating document. We hear Jim Reeves singing Courtin' In The Rain, a song he was not otherwise known to have recorded, as well as Have I Told You Lately That I Love You.

We also hear the Browns sing It Takes A Long Red Train With A Red Caboose, Hank Locklin reprise It Takes A Good Woman's Love, and Tommy Hill sings (what else?) Fraulein. Janis Martin does a storming version of I'm Walkin'. Add a few instrumentals and it becomes a fascinating little time capsule. Travel was far more difficult in those days, and there was the ever-present threat of War. Against that background, we hear a group of country singers five thousand miles from home entertaining their fellow countrymen, and helping to bring country music to Europe.

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Interpret: Various
Album titlle: 5000 Miles Away From Home, Germany 1957 (CD)
Genre Country
Label Bear Family Records
Preiscode AH
Artikelart CD
EAN: 4000127164919
weight in Kg 0.115

Various Artists - 5000 Miles Away From Home, Germany 1957 (CD) CD 1
01	Intro	BROWNS
02	It Takes A Long, Long Train With A Red...	Various
03	A Good Woman's Love	LOCKLIN, Hank
04	I'm Walking	MARTIN, Janis
05	Have I Told You Lately That I Love You	REEVES, Jim
06	12th Street Rag	WOOD, Del
07	Fraulein	HILL, Tommy
08	Courtin' In The Rain	REEVES, Jim
09	Wildwood Flower	JACKSON, Leo