Various Artists - Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country Music, Vol. 3

Title: Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country Music, Vol. 3 Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 1991 Re-Released On: 2/1/1994 Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Album Type(s): Various artists collection, Greatest Hits UPC: 033251042321 Genre: Country Styles: Gospel, Traditional Bluegrass, Traditional Country, Cowboy, Progressive Country, Country-Pop, Rockabilly, Early Pop/Rock, Country-Folk, Bluegrass, Honky Tonk, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Country Gospel Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 3 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. You Win Again :: Jerry Lee Lewis
2. Young Love :: Sonny James
3. I Walk the Line :: Johnny Cash
4. Crazy Arms :: Ray Price
5. He'll Have to Go :: Jim Reeves
6. Faded Love :: Patsy Cline
7. The Battle of New Orleans :: Johnny Horton
8. El Paso :: Marty Robbins
9. Big Bad John :: Jimmy Dean
10. When I Stop Dreaming :: The Louvin Brothers
11. Detroit City :: Bobby Bare
12. We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds :: George Jones, Melba Montgomery
13. Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) :: Buck Owens
14. Hello Walls :: Faron Young
15. Ode to Billie Joe :: Bobbie Gentry
16. King of the Road :: Roger Miller
17. Green, Green Grass of Home :: Porter Wagoner
18. Funny How Time Slips Away :: Willie Nelson
19. Gentle on My Mind :: Glen Campbell
20. Rocky Top :: Osborne Brothers
21. Coal Miner's Daughter :: Loretta Lynn
22. Coat of Many Colors :: Dolly Parton
23. Folsom Prison Blues [Live] :: Johnny Cash
24. Stand by Your Man :: Tammy Wynette
25. Homecoming :: Tom T. Hall
26. (Is Anybody Going To) San Antone :: Charley Pride

Year Type Label Catalog # 1994 CD Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 423

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On par with their excellent jazz collection, Smithsonian's Classic Country Music series takes in the highlights from the early string band days of the Carter Family and the rise of honky tonk to the Nashville sound and the crossover sounds of the '80s. Spread over four discs with close to 25 tracks a disc, the series offers country newcomers an ideal place to start. The third installment takes up the story in the mid-'50s, as rock & roll was starting to make waves. The first half covers the latter days of honky tonk with hits by Ray Price and Johnny Horton, not to mention a few nods to theSun Records milieu by way of some Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash. The disc proceeds to take in most of the '60s, including early country-pop (Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline), the bakersfield sound (Buck Owens), mega hits (Bobbie Gentry and Roger Miller), and two of the music's strongest female voices (Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette). A fine taste of country before the producers really started jockeying for the crossover dollar and lost sight of those honky tonk roots. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Casey Guitar Anita Kerr Vocals (Background) Anita Kerr Singers Vocals (Background) Bill C. Malone Selection Bill Irwin Organ Billy Grammer Guitar Billy Linneman Bass Bob Moore Bass, Bass (Electric) Bobbie Gentry ?, Performer, Vocals Bobby Austin Bass Bobby Bare Guitar, ?, Vocals, Performer Bobby Dyson Bass Bobby Osborne Vocals, Mandolin Bobby Thompson Banjo Brenton Banks Violin Buck Owens Performer, ?, Guitar, Vocals Buck Trent Guitar (Electric) Buddy Harman Drums Buddy Killen Sound Effects Buddy Spicher Fiddle Byron Bach Violin Carl Perkins Guitar (Electric) Carter Family Vocals Cecil Brower Violin Charley Pride Vocals, Performer, ? Charlie Louvin Vocals, Guitar Charlie McCoy Harmonica Chet Atkins Guitar (Electric) D.J. Fontana Drums Dale Potter Fiddle Dave Kirby Guitar (Electric) Dolly Parton ?, Vocals, Performer Dolores Edgin Vocals (Background) Don Rich Fiddle Don Warden Guitar Dorothy Ann Dillard Vocals (Background) Doug Dillard Banjo Ernie Newton Bass Faron Young Vocals, ?, Performer Floyd Chance Bass Floyd Cramer Piano Gary Williams Violin George Binkley III Violin George Jones Performer, Vocals, ? George McCormick Guitar Gil Wright Vocals (Background) Glen Campbell Guitar, Vocals, ?, Performer Gordon Stoker Vocals (Background) Grady Martin Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar Hal Rugg Guitar (Steel) Hank Garland Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Hargus "Pig" Robbins Organ, Piano Harold Bradley Banjo, Guitar Harold Rugg Guitar (Steel) Henry Strzelecki Bass Howard Carpenter Violin Hoyt Hawkins Vocals (Background) Hugh Jarrett Vocals (Background) Hurshel Wiginton Vocals (Background) Ira Louvin Mandolin, Vocals Jack Eubanks Guitar (Electric) Jack Towers Mastering James "Jimmie" Selph Guitar (Rhythm) Jan Howard Vocals (Background) Jerry Carrigan Drums Jerry Kennedy Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Jerry Lee Lewis Vocals, Piano, ?, Performer Jerry Reed Hubbard Guitar Jerry Smith Piano Jerry Stembridge Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) Jim Glaser Vocals Jim Gordon Drums Jim Reeves Performer, Vocals Jimmy Dean Vocals, ?, Performer Joe Babcock Vocals (Background) Joe Osborne Bass Johnny Cash Vocals, Guitar, Performer, ? Johnny Gimble Fiddle Johnny Horton Performer, ?, Guitar, Vocals June Page Vocals (Background) Lawrence Blackwell Bass Lillian Hunt Violin Lloyd Green Guitar (Steel) Loretta Lynn Performer, ?, Vocals Louis Dean Nunley Vocals (Background) Luther Perkins Guitar (Electric) Mack Magaha Fiddle Margaret Robinson Producer, Executive Producer Marshall Grant Bass Martin Katahn Violin Marty Robbins Vocals, Performer, ? Marvin Hughes Vibraphone, Piano Melba Montgomery Vocals, Performer, ? Millie Kirkham Vocals (Background) Murray Harman, Jr. Drums, Sound Effects Neal Matthews Vocals (Background) Osborne Brothers Performer, ? Otis Jett Drums Patsy Cline Performer, Vocals, ? Pete Drake Guitar (Steel), Guitar (Electric) Pete Wade Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Porter Wagoner ?, Performer, Vocals Priscilla Ann Hubbard Vocals (Background) Randy Hughes Guitar Ray C. Walker Vocals (Background) Ray Edenton Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar Ray Price Vocals, ?, Performer Roger Miller Performer, Guitar, Vocals, ?, Vocal Harmony Roy M. "Junior" Husky Bass Sid Manker Guitar Solie Fott Violin Sonny James ?, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Performer Sonny Osborne Banjo, Vocals Tammy Wynette ?, Performer, Vocals The Jordanaires Vocals (Background) The Louvin Brothers ?, Performer The Statler Brothers Vocals Thumbs Carllile Sound Effects Tom T. Hall Performer, Vocals, ? Tommy Jackson Fiddle Velma Smith Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar Verna Richardson Violin W.S. Holland Drums William Paul Ackerman Drums William Whitney Pursell Piano Willie Nelson Guitar, Performer, Vocals, ? Winifred S. Breast Vocals (Background)