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A Country Music Odyssey: My Favorite Songs
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A Country Music Odyssey: My Favorite Songs
Genre: Country
 
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Fifty years ago record buyers and radio programmers worldwide discovered a three-minute saga about the birth, marriage and death of the fictional Jimmy Brown. The unexpected success of The Three Bells suddenly catapulted a...  more »

     
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All Artists: The Browns
Title: A Country Music Odyssey: My Favorite Songs
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bear Family
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 11/24/2009
Album Type: Import
Genre: Country
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 4000127165336

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Fifty years ago record buyers and radio programmers worldwide discovered a three-minute saga about the birth, marriage and death of the fictional Jimmy Brown. The unexpected success of The Three Bells suddenly catapulted a struggling country trio from Arkansas into pop stardom. The Browns Jim Ed, Maxine and Bonnie followed that success with a string of crossover hits that secured their place in popular music history. Their international following included the Beatles, who once cited them as among their favorite American singers. A half-century later, the soft, gentle harmonies of the Browns remain fresh and timeless. To celebrate the anniversary of the trio's breakthrough with 'The Three Bells', Bear Family asked Maxine Brown to select the tracks that rank among her personal favorites. All the big hits are here many others should have been hits, but weren't: 'Margo (The Ninth Of May')', 'Angel's Dolly', 'The Big Blizzard', 'Rhythm Of The Rain' and 'You Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree'. This set also includes fan favorites from the trio's earliest years, including 'Here Today And Gone Tomorrow' and 'I Take The Chance', along with two enduring Jim Ed and Maxine duets: 'Looking Back To See' and 'I Heard The Bluebirds Sing'. Four songs from the Browns' February 1967 sessions await rediscovery. Efficiently produced by Felton Jarvis, they capture the trio at an artistic peak. But by then Jim Ed's solo career was taking off, and everyone sensed the end was near. That October a tearful Bonnie Brown formally announced the Browns' retirement to a stunned Grand Ole Opry audience. Since then other country acts tried to reproduce the Browns' signature sound. Some made admirable attempts, but not one came close to capturing the Browns' special magic.

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Movie Fan. | Westmoreland Tn. | 12/10/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's The Best Album Of The Browns It Has The Three Bells & The Old Master Painter

Those I Like This Album Is The Best I Ever Bought It Has 36 Songs Bear Family Does

Thing Right When They Release Stuff Old Stuff ."