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The Complete Hank Williams
: 's Best of 1998:Hank Williams rose to prominence at the exact middle of the 20th century, and this fact helps to explain why he remains such a unique figure in country music. Put simply, he is the thread that connects (however loosely) Jimmie Rodgers and Garth Brooks. This 10-CD mother lode brilliantly captures the essence of the man and his spellbinding music. The official studio takes provide the foundation, while the demos, outtakes, and live recordings are the putty in the gaps. --Marc Greilsamer Amazon.com ...
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Goodbye, Babylon
:Album Description:Goodbye Babylon is a 6 CD gospel reissue collection. 5 CDs contain 135 songs from 1902-1960 and the 6th disc is comprised of 25 sermons recorded between 1926-1941. Also included is a 200 page book complete with Bible verses, lyric transcriptions, and notes for each recording, plus over 200 illustrations. - Art direction and design by World of anArchie, the Grammy® winning team behind 'Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton,' and other fine works such as 'Dock Boggs Country Blues,' ...
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Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection
:Album Description:Goodbye Babylon is a 6 CD gospel reissue collection. 5 CDs contain 135 songs from 1902-1960 and the 6th disc is comprised of 25 sermons recorded between 1926-1941. Also included is a 200 page book complete with Bible verses, lyric transcriptions, and notes for each recording, plus over 200 illustrations. - Art direction and design by World of anArchie, the Grammy® winning team behind 'Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton,' and other fine works such as 'Dock Boggs Country Blues,' ...
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The Limited Series
: :The Limited Series is either: a) the most generous gift to an artist's fans ever, since it packages six albums (that's Garth Brooks, No Fences, Ropin' the Wind, The Chase, In Pieces, and Fresh Horses) for a price that's actually less than what you'd normally pay for three; or b) the most manipulative use of an artist's fans ever, since it forces them to purchase as many as a half dozen albums they already own in order to hear the one new song included on ...
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The Complete Reprise Sessions
:Album Description:Singer-songwriter Gram Parsons, the architect of country-rock and patron saint of American roots music—'alt' and otherwise—died in 1973 at age 26, but the enormity of his influence remains constant. Florida-born and Georgia-bred, Parsons began playing at age 14 and launched his first group, the International Submarine Band, in NYC in the late ‘60s. Transplanted to L.A., he joined the Byrds, shaping their landmark album Sweetheart Of The Rodeo, and made further musical history with the Flying Burrito Brothers. After discovering Emmylou Harris playing in ...
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Last Train to Hicksville
:Album Description:Singer-songwriter Gram Parsons, the architect of country-rock and patron saint of American roots music—'alt' and otherwise—died in 1973 at age 26, but the enormity of his influence remains constant. Florida-born and Georgia-bred, Parsons began playing at age 14 and launched his first group, the International Submarine Band, in NYC in the late ‘60s. Transplanted to L.A., he joined the Byrds, shaping their landmark album Sweetheart Of The Rodeo, and made further musical history with the Flying Burrito Brothers. After discovering Emmylou Harris playing in ...
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Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys: The Golden Years of Western Swing
:Album Description:Budget-priced four disc set with 99 tracks from the golden years of Western Swing, including cuts by Light Crust Doughboys, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers, Tex Williams, Adolph Hofner, Hank Thompson and Cliff Bruners Texas Wanderers. Tracks include 'Pussy, Pussy, Pussy', 'Smoke, Smoke, Smoke'. 'Humpty Dumpty Heart' and 'Kangaroo Blues'. The tracks tell the story of this vibrant musical form that blended jazz with string bands, took in pop music & the blues, and pioneered amplification. Beautifully ...
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Look What Thoughts Will Do
: :With his unparalleled dulcet voice, Texas honky-tonker Lefty Frizzell represents the crucial link between traditional country and modern interpreters such as George Jones and Merle Haggard. Frizzell grew up listening to Jimmie Rodgers and borrowed heavily from Rodgers's country-blues approach, infusing his vocals with sweet slurs and melodious slides. Wisely, this 2 CD set focuses on his early creative peak: 22 of the 34 cuts are from 1950 to 1953, adding only highlights of his erratic 1955-1965 work. Frizzell dominated the charts with hits including ...
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The Music of Bill Monroe
: essential recording:It's the rare artist who virtually invents a genre single-handedly, and there's no artist in any genre whose work has remained as dominant a force as Bill Monroe. The songs here not only define bluegrass, they remain the core of any bluegrass band's repertoire. Monroe added a dose of sophistication to traditional hillbilly music--intricate group harmonies, expert musicianship--and he rehearsed his Blue Grass Boys for hours on end. MCA's lavish 4 CD set covers 60 years and 98 songs, adding detailed notes and ...
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King Of The Road: The Genius Of Roger Miller
: :Comedy gets no respect. If Merle Haggard sums up the dilemma of the American working class from the hard-bitten perspective of 'Mama Tried' or 'The Bottle Let Me Down,' he's called a blue-collar poet. If Roger Miller captures the same predicament from the warped, comic perspective of 'You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd,' he's dismissed as a novelty writer. And yet, a great comic song is just as hard to write as a serious one and sheds just as much light on its ...
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