Various - Country & Western Hit Parade 1958 - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music

(2)

Preview: 1958 - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music

1958 - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music

Listen to sample now:

0:00

$19.43 * $22.04 * (11.84% Saved)

* incl. VAT / plus shipping costsDepending on the country of delivery, the VAT at checkout may vary.

Ready to ship today,
delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

catalog number: BCD16963
weight in Kg 0.2
PDF (deutsch) Download
PDF (english) Download

P Secure bonuspoints now

1-CD-Album deluxe with 72-page booklet, 30 tracks. Playing time: 74:10 minutes. Wesley Rose's... more

Close menu

Various - Country & Western Hit Parade: 1958 - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music

1-CD-Album deluxe with 72-page booklet, 30 tracks. Playing time: 74:10 minutes.

Wesley Rose's 1956 prophecy about rock 'n' roll killing country was ringing true and the music was at its lowest ebb. ,Nevertheless it couldn't be ignored. Songwriter Don Gibson put the Nashville Sound firmly on the map with Oh Lonesome Me while its "B" side I Can't Stop Loving You became a massive hit for Kitty Wells. More smooth sounds came from Jim Reeves (Blue Boy) and Hank Locklin (Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On) while Ray Price remained undeterred by musical changes, having made the 4/4 shuffle an art form, and newcomer Charlie Walker followed in finest honky-tonk tradition. Johnny Cash and George Jones were both well established with their highly distinctive vocal styles. Veteran Roy Acuff couldn't be anything but country, as heard on Once More, as were the Louvin Brothers' harmonies (My Baby's Gone). ,

Simon Crum (aka Ferlin Husky) humoursly stated that "country music was here to stay" and Wayne Raney and his family group's religious thoughts about rock 'n' roll became - ironically - a much sought after rockabilly record. And a couple of 1958 industry notes: stereo was introduced after 30 years of experimentation and, after 60 years, 78s were on the way out. ,
After the volumes covering 1945-1955 were released, the word was out. This series is definitive, fabulously packaged, and faultlessly remastered! Everything you'd expect from Bear Family...and more!
Jack Clement, who produced Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, Don Williams, and many others, said, 'This is the best country series of all time. No doubt. No question.' Robert Hilburn in the 'Los Angeles Times' said, 'An invaluable album project...enables fans to step back in time and listen to the radio just like Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, and Bob Dylan did.'

Now the story continues from 1956 until 1960. Every CD is generously full. Every booklet is extensive and chocked full of rare photos and illustrations, as well as complete stories behind the songs!
In addition to the hits, the series contains rarities that went on to influence country music...and all music...in the years ahead, like Wanda Jackson's original version of Silver Threads And Golden Needles,
Carl Belew's original Lonely Street, and Chet Atkins' influential Walk, Don't Run. This series is designed to introduce new listeners to the very best that country music has to offer... while keeping longtime fans entertained. Every volume is a fabulous time capsule.

Here's the story. For many years, we'd received requests to do a truly definitive country series, but it wasn't until the success of our year-by-year R&,B/Soul series, 'Blowin' The Fuse' (now 'Sweet Soul Music' and soon to be continued into the Funk era) that we decided we needed to do something comparable for country music. The first volumes of 'Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music' took us from 1945-1955, and now the story continues into the era of the Nashville Sound.

The series has been compiled with today's fans in mind. Sure, the big hits are there, but so are the classic performances that weren't necessarily hits at the time, but became influential in the years ahead. Every volume has incredibly detailed behind-the-scenes stories, fabulously rare photos, and an ongoing history of country music set against the backdrop of the broader American music business. The booklets alone are 72 pages! Definitive You bet!

Superlatives are often overused, but we feel that this series is part of our mission to bring this incredible music to new fans ... as well as entertaining older fans. We pick up the story in 1956....just as country music was coming to terms with the upset of rock 'n' roll!

Video von Various - Country & Western Hit Parade - 1958 - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music

Article properties: Various - Country & Western Hit Parade: 1958 - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music

Interpret: Various - Country & Western Hit Parade
Album titlle: 1958 - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music
Genre Country
Label Bear Family Records
Preiscode AR
Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
Artikelart CD
EAN: 4000127169631
weight in Kg 0.2

Various - Country & Western Hit Parade - 1958 - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music CD 1
01	Oh Lonesome Me	Gibson, Don
02	I Can't Stop Loving You	Wells, Kitty
03	Ballad Of A Teenage Queen	Cash, Johnny
04	Blue Boy	Reeves, Jim
05	My Baby's Gone	Louvin Brothers
06	Once More	Acuff, Roy
07	Stop The World (And Let Me Off	Johnnie & Jack
08	Color Of The Blues	Jones, George
09	Have Blues Will Travel	Noack, Eddie
10	Send Me The Pillow You Dream On	Locklin, Hank
11	Just Married	Robbins, Marty
12	Cigarettes And Coffee Blues	Frizzell, Lefty
13	Invitation To The Blues	Price, Ray
14	Half A Mind	Tubb, Ernest
15	Big River	Cash, Johnny û Tennessee Two
16	Life To Go	Jackson, Stonewall
17	Blue, Blue Day	Gibson, Don
18	Treasure Of Love	Jones, George
19	It's A Little More Like Heaven	Locklin, Hank
20	You Win Again	Lee Lewis, Jerry
21	Talk To Me Lonesome Heart	O'Gwynn, James
22	Tupelo County Jail	Pierce, Webb
23	City Lights	Price, Ray
24	Alone With You	Young, Faron
25	Billy Bayou	Reeves, Jim
26	Ain't I The Lucky One	Robbins, Marty
27	Pick Me Up On Your Way Down	Walker , Charlie
28	Guess Things Happen That Way	Cash, Johnny
29	Country Music Is Here To Stay	Crum, Simon (Ferlin Husky)
30	We Need A Whole Lot More Of Jesus	Raney, Wayne & Raney Family