Various Artists - Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country Music, Vol. 2

Title: Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country Music, Vol. 2 Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 1991 Re-Released On: 2/1/1994 Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Duration: 72:28 Album Type(s): Various artists collection, Greatest Hits UPC: 033251042222 Genre: Country Styles: Rock & Roll, Gospel, Traditional Bluegrass, Old-Timey, Traditional Country, Cowboy, Country-Pop, Western Swing, Rockabilly, Early Pop/Rock, Bluegrass, Honky Tonk, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Country Gospel, Instrumental Country, Country Boogie, Close Harmony Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 3 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Pistol Packin' Mama :: Al Dexter and His Troopers
2. There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere :: Elton Britt
3. Cattle Call :: Eddy Arnold
4. Wabash Cannonball :: Roy Acuff
5. Kentucky :: The Blue Sky Boys
6. (New Pretty Blonde) New Jole Blon :: Moon Mullican
7. Philadelphia Lawyer :: The Maddox Brothers & Rose
8. I Am a Pilgrim :: Merle Travis
9. It's Mighty Dark to Travel :: Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
10. Randy Lynn Rag :: Lester Flatt
11. Slipping Around :: Floyd Tillman
12. The Tramp on the Street :: The Cumberland Mountain Folks, Molly O'Day
13. I'm Movin' On :: Hank Snow
14. Take an Old Cold Tater (And Wait) :: Little Jimmy Dickens
15. Tennessee Waltz :: Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys
16. Peace in the Valley :: Red Foley
17. Lovesick Blues :: Hank Williams
18. Your Cheatin' Heart :: Hank Williams
19. I Love You a Thousand Ways :: Lefty Frizzell
20. The Wild Side of Life :: Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
21. It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels :: Kitty Wells
22. Slowly :: Webb Pierce
23. Country Gentleman :: Chet Atkins
24. I Really Don't Want to Know :: Eddy Arnold
25. Sixteen Tons :: Tennessee Ernie Ford
26. Blue Moon of Kentucky :: Elvis Presley
27. Bye Bye Love :: The Everly Brothers

Year Type Label Catalog # 1994 CD Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 422

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Classic Country Music, Vol. 2 has a good cross-section of honky tonk, cowboy and traditional country cuts from the '50s, including tracks from Hank Williams, Kitty Wells, Webb Pierce, Al Dexter, Moon Mullican, Gene Autry, Hank Thompson, Floyd Tillman, and Left Frizzell. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Dexter Performer, ? Al Dexter and His Troopers Performer Bill Monroe ?, Performer Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Performer Blue Grass Boys Performer Chet Atkins ?, Performer Earl Scruggs Performer Eddy Arnold ?, Performer Elton Britt ?, Performer Elvis Presley ?, Performer Flatt & Scruggs Performer, ? Floyd Tillman ?, Performer Foggy Mountain Boys Performer Hank Snow ?, Performer Hank Thompson ?, Performer Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys Performer Hank Williams Performer, ? Kitty Wells Performer, ? Lefty Frizzell ?, Performer Lester Flatt Performer Little Jimmy Dickens Performer, ? Merle Travis Performer Molly O'Day Performer, ? Moon Mullican ?, Performer Pee Wee King Performer, ? Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys Performer Red Foley Performer, ? Roy Acuff ?, Performer Showboys Performer Smoky Mountain Boys Performer Tennessee Ernie Ford ?, Performer The Blue Sky Boys ?, Performer The Cumberland Mountain Folks Performer The Everly Brothers Performer, ? The Maddox Brothers & Rose Performer, ? Webb Pierce Performer, ?