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    Country: The American Tradition

    10/12/1999

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    • All Music Guide Review

    Even when isolated from the gargantuan 26-disc box set Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century, the 51-track Country: The American Tradition is impressive. Columbia was one of the biggest labels in the early days of the record industry, as is evident from the beginning of this collection, which features cuts by Fiddlin' John Carson, Charlie Poole, Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers, and the Carter Family. What's more impressive is that the label -- and later, its subsidiaries -- captured the sound of each era. A glance at the featured artists -- Gene Autry, Bob Wills, Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash, the Byrds, Tammy Wynette, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, and the Dixie Chicks are among them -- gives a sense of not only how the label developed, but how country music did as well. Some major artists are missing -- they didn't sign everyone, after all -- as are some trends, but the overall effect is overwhelming. This set traces the history of country music in the 20th century, offering a terrific educational experience while also being entertaining. It's a feat that's difficult to pull off, let alone by concentrating on one group of labels, which is why it's all the more impressive. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

    Country: The American Tradition Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane
  • Carson, Fiddlin' John
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane from Country: The American Tradition


  • 2
  • Cindy in the Meadows
  • Bumgarner, Samantha
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Cindy in the Meadows from Country: The American Tradition


  • 3
  • Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues from Country: The American Tradition


  • 4
  • Soldier's Joy
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Soldier's Joy from Country: The American Tradition


  • 5
  • Lafayette (Allons a Lafayette)
  • Falcon, Joseph
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Lafayette (Allons a Lafayette) from Country: The American Tradition


  • 6
  • Lovesick Blues
  • Miller, Emmett [Country]
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Lovesick Blues from Country: The American Tradition


  • 7
  • Hobo's Lullaby
  • Reeves, Goebel
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Hobo's Lullaby from Country: The American Tradition


  • 8
  • Can the Circle Be Unbroken (Bye and Bye)
  • Carter Family
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Can the Circle Be Unbroken (Bye and Bye) from Country: The American Tradition


  • 9
  • I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart from Country: The American Tradition


  • 10
  • Great Speckled Bird
  • Acuff, Roy & The Smokey Mountain Boys
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Great Speckled Bird from Country: The American Tradition


  • 11
  • A Beautiful Life
  • Chuck Wagon Gang
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for A Beautiful Life from Country: The American Tradition


  • 12
  • Song of the Bandit
  • Sons Of The Pioneers
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Song of the Bandit from Country: The American Tradition


  • 13
  • Orange Blossom Special
  • Hall, Roy & His Blue Ridge Entertainers
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for Orange Blossom Special from Country: The American Tradition


  • 14
  • Back in the Saddle Again
  • Autry, Gene
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Back in the Saddle Again from Country: The American Tradition


  • 15
  • New San Antonio Rose
  • Wills, Bob & His Texas Playboys
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for New San Antonio Rose from Country: The American Tradition


  • 16
  • Born to Lose
  • Daffan, Ted
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Born to Lose from Country: The American Tradition


  • 17
  • Pistol Packin' Mama
  • Dexter, Al and his Troopers
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Pistol Packin' Mama from Country: The American Tradition


  • 18
  • Blue Moon of Kentucky
  • Monroe, Bill [1] & His Bluegrass Boys
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Blue Moon of Kentucky from Country: The American Tradition


  • 19
  • Slipping Around
  • Tillman, Floyd
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Slipping Around from Country: The American Tradition


  • 20
  • The Fields Have Turned Brown
  • Stanley Brothers
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for The Fields Have Turned Brown from Country: The American Tradition


  • 21
  • Hillbilly Fever
  • Dickens, Little Jimmy
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Hillbilly Fever from Country: The American Tradition


  • 22
  • Always Late (With Your Kisses)
  • Frizzell, Lefty
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Always Late (With Your Kisses) from Country: The American Tradition


  • 23
  • Loose Talk
  • Smith, Carl [1]
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Loose Talk from Country: The American Tradition


  • 24
  • Crazy Arms
  • Price, Ray [1]
  • 2:31
  • Sound Clip for Crazy Arms from Country: The American Tradition

  • Lyrics for Crazy Arms from Country: The American Tradition

  • 25
  • Hop, Skip and Jump
  • Collins Kids
  • 1:52
  • Sound Clip for Hop, Skip and Jump from Country: The American Tradition


  • 26
  • The Battle of New Orleans
  • Horton, Johnny
  • 2:29
  • Sound Clip for The Battle of New Orleans from Country: The American Tradition


  • 27
  • El Paso
  • Robbins, Marty
  • 4:39
  • Sound Clip for El Paso from Country: The American Tradition


  • 28 (2)
  • Big Bad John
  • Dean, Jimmy
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Big Bad John from Country: The American Tradition


  • 29 (2)
  • Ring of Fire
  • Cash, Johnny
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Ring of Fire from Country: The American Tradition


  • 30 (2)
  • Flowers on the Wall
  • Statler Brothers
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for Flowers on the Wall from Country: The American Tradition


  • 31 (2)
  • Foggy Mountain Breakdown
  • Flatt & Scruggs
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for Foggy Mountain Breakdown from Country: The American Tradition


  • 32 (2)
  • Almost Persuaded
  • Houston, David
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Almost Persuaded from Country: The American Tradition


  • 33 (2)
  • Hickory Wind
  • Byrds
  • 3:32
  • Sound Clip for Hickory Wind from Country: The American Tradition


  • 34 (2)
  • Stand by Your Man
  • Wynette, Tammy
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for Stand by Your Man from Country: The American Tradition


  • 35 (2)
  • Rose Garden
  • Anderson, Lynn
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Rose Garden from Country: The American Tradition


  • 36 (2)
  • Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
  • Kristofferson, Kris
  • 3:48
  • Sound Clip for Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) from Country: The American Tradition


  • 37 (2)
  • Behind Closed Doors
  • Rich, Charlie
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Behind Closed Doors from Country: The American Tradition


  • 38 (2)
  • Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)
  • Tucker, Tanya
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone) from Country: The American Tradition


  • 39 (2)
  • Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
  • Nelson, Willie
  • 2:19
  • Sound Clip for Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain from Country: The American Tradition


  • 40 (2)
  • Golden Ring
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Golden Ring from Country: The American Tradition


  • 41 (2)
  • Take This Job and Shove It
  • Paycheck, Johnny
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Take This Job and Shove It from Country: The American Tradition


  • 42 (2)
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia
  • Daniels, Charlie Band
  • 3:35
  • Sound Clip for The Devil Went Down to Georgia from Country: The American Tradition


  • 43 (2)
  • He Stopped Loving Her Today
  • Jones, George [1]
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for He Stopped Loving Her Today from Country: The American Tradition


  • 44 (2)
  • Seven Year Ache
  • Cash, Rosanne
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Seven Year Ache from Country: The American Tradition


  • 45 (2)
  • Crying My Heart Out over You
  • Skaggs, Ricky
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Crying My Heart Out over You from Country: The American Tradition

  • Lyrics for Crying My Heart Out over You from Country: The American Tradition

  • 46 (2)
  • Pancho and Lefty
  • 4:47
  • Sound Clip for Pancho and Lefty from Country: The American Tradition


  • 47 (2)
  • I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried
  • Crowell, Rodney
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried from Country: The American Tradition


  • 48 (2)
  • He Thinks He'll Keep Her
  • Carpenter, Mary Chapin
  • 4:05
  • Sound Clip for He Thinks He'll Keep Her from Country: The American Tradition


  • 49 (2)
  • How Can I Help You Say Goodbye
  • Loveless, Patty
  • 4:25
  • Sound Clip for How Can I Help You Say Goodbye from Country: The American Tradition


  • 50 (2)
  • Third Rock from the Sun
  • Diffie, Joe
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Third Rock from the Sun from Country: The American Tradition


  • 51 (2)
  • Wide Open Spaces
  • Dixie Chicks
  • 3:43
  • Sound Clip for Wide Open Spaces from Country: The American Tradition


    • Credits of Country: The American Tradition

    • Billy Altman
    • Compilation Producer, Editorial Director, Discography, Annotation
    • Joe Diffie
    • Vocals, Performer, Vocals (Background), Producer


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