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King of the Hillbillies!:
Considering his importance in the history of Country Music it is rather surprising that this is the first significant box set dedicated to Roy Acuff. These are original recordings (1930s-1950) of his hits including "Wabash Cannonball," "Precious Jewel," and "Great Speckled Bird." Also included are some hot string band recordings, which might surprise fans who only remember the older Acuff singing ballads. Acuff's band included some excellent players instrumental in moving Country music from an old time sound (like Charlie Poole) to the style now considered "classic." Other listeners will be surprised by the inclusion of one cut from the "Bang Boys," Acuff's nom de disc for recording risque titles (included here is "Doin It the Old Fashioned Way"). A nice box, good sound, and a needed reissue. Hopefully Bear Family is already preparing a systematic reissue of Acuff, if anyone deserves it, he does.
| Artist: | Roy Acuff | | Binding: | Audio CD | | EAN: | 0805520020701 | | Format: | Best of | | Format: | Box set | | Number Of Discs: | 4 | | Original Release Date: | 2004-05-25 | | Release Date: | 2007-12-20 | | UPC: | 805520020701 |
Tracks:- Great Speckled Bird - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- My Mountain Home Sweet Home - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- Wabash Cannonball - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- Freight Train Blues - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- You've Gotta See Mama Every Night - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- Gonna Have a Big Time Tonight - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- Yes Sir That's My Baby - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- Charming Betsy - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- New Greenback Dollar - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- Steamboat Whistle Blues - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- Doin' It the Old Fashioned Way - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- Old Three Room Shack - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- Steel Guitar Blues - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- Sad Memories - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- Red Lips - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
- What Would You Do With Gabriel's Trumpet
- Shout Oh Lulu
- Blue Ridge Sweetheart
- One Old Shirt
- Bonnie Blue Eyes
- Automobile of Life
- Smoky Mountain Rag \oInstrumental\c
- That Beautiful Picture
- Honky Tonk Mamas
- Answer to Sparkling Eyes
- Fly Birdie Fly
- Ida Red
- Beautiful Brown Eyes
- Mother's Prayers Guide Me
- Living On the Mountain Baby Mine
- Vagabond's Prayer
- Old Age Pension Cheque
- Eyes Watching You
- I'm Building a Home (In the Sky)
- Walkin' in My Sleep
- Drifting Too Far from Shore
- Come Back Little Pal
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken
- When I Lay My Burden Down
- Streamlined Cannonball
- Weary River
- Broken Heart
- Precious Jewel
- Mule Skinner Blues
- Just to Ease My Worried Mind
- Be Honest With Me
- Worried Mind
- It Won't Be Long (Til I'm Leaving)
- I Know You're Saying Goodbye
- Brother Take Warning
- Stuck Up Blues
- Lying Woman Blues
- You Are My Love
- Are You Thinking of Me Darling
- I Called and Nobody Answered
- Wreck on the Highway
- Fireball Mail
- I'll Reap My Harvest in Heaven
- Night Train to Memphis
- Prodigal Son
- Low and Lonely
- Write Me Sweetheart
- Not a Word from Home
- I'll Forgive But I Can't Forget
- Blues in My Mind
- I Heard a Silver Trumpet
- Easy Rockin' Chair
- Wait for the Light to Shine
- I Think I'll Go Home and Cry
- We Live in Two Different Worlds
- Pins and Needles (In My Heart)
- Golden Treasure
- Let Me Be the First to Say I'm Sorry
- Waiting for the Call to Glory
- Gone Gone Gone (But Not Forgotten)
- I Talk to Myself About You
- Freight Train Blues
- Wabash Cannonball
- Our Own Jole Blon
- Waltz of the Wind
- Sinner's Death (I'm Dying (
- Tennessee Central (#9)
- There's a Big Rock in the Road
- Po' Folks All the Time
- When They Take the Last Look at You
- Heartaches and Flowers
- You'll Reap These Tears
- It's Just About Time
- I'll Always Care
- It's So Hard to Smile
- Midnight Train
- Tennessee Waltz
- Dance Around Molly \oInstrumental\c
- Black Mountain Rag \oInstrumental\c
- Smoky Mountain Rag \oInstrumental\c
- Lonesome Indian \oInstrumental\c
- Polk County Breakdown \oInstrumental\c
- Jesus Died for Me
- Day They Laid Mary Away
- It's All Right Now
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