King of Country Music

Roy Acuff - King of Country Music

King of Country Music
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Artist: Roy Acuff
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2004-05-03
Music Label: Proper Box UK
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Great Speckle Bird
  2. My Mountain Home Sweet Home
  3. Wabash Cannonball
  4. Freight Train Blues
  5. You've Gotta See Mama Every Night
  6. Gonna Have A Big Time Tonight
  7. Yes Sir That's My Baby
  8. You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven
  9. Charming Betsy
  10. New Greenback Dollar
  11. Steamboat Whistle Blues
  12. Doin' It The Old Fashioned Way
  13. An Old Three Room Shack
  14. Steel Guitar Blues
  15. Sad Memories
  16. Red Lips
  17. What Would You Do With Gabriel's Trumpet
  18. Shout Oh Lulu
  19. Blue Ridge Sweetheart
  20. One Old Shirt
  21. Bonnie Blue Eyes
  22. Automobile Of Life
  23. Smoky Mountain Rag
  24. That Beautiful Picture
  25. Honky Tonk Mamas
Music CD 2
  1. Answer To Sparkling Eyes
  2. Fly Birdie Fly
  3. Ida Red
  4. Beautiful Brown Eyes
  5. Mother's Prayers Guide Me
  6. Living On The Mountain Baby Mine
  7. A Vagabond's Prayer
  8. Old Age Pension Cheque
  9. Eyes Watching You
  10. I'm Building A Home
  11. Walkin' In My Sleep
  12. Drifting Too Far From Shore
  13. Come Back Little Pal
  14. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
  15. When I Lay My Burden Down
  16. The Streamlined Cannonball
  17. Weary River
  18. The Broken Heart
  19. The Precious Jewel
  20. Mule Skinner Blues
  21. Just To Ease My Worried Mind
  22. Be Honest With Me
  23. Worried Mind
  24. It Won't Be Long (Til I'm Leaving)
  25. I Know You're Saying Goodbye
  26. Brother Take Warning
Music CD 3
  1. Stuck Up Blues
  2. Lying Woman Blues
  3. You Are My Love
  4. Are You Thinking Of Me Darling
  5. I Called And Nobody Answered
  6. Wreck On The Highway
  7. Fireball Mail
  8. I'll Reap My Harvest In Heaven
  9. Night Train To Memphis
  10. The Prodigal Son
  11. Low And Lonely
  12. Write Me Sweetheart
  13. Not A Word From Home
  14. I'll Forgive But I Can't Forget
  15. Blues In My Mind
  16. I Heard A Silver Trumpet
  17. Easy Rockin' Chair
  18. Wait For The Light To Shine
  19. I Think I'll Go Home And Cry
  20. We Live In Two Different Worlds
  21. Pins And Needles (In My Heart)
  22. Golden Treasure
  23. Let Me Be The First To Say I'm Sorry
  24. Waiting For The Call To Glory
  25. Gone Gone Gone (But Not Forgotten)
Music CD 4
  1. I Talk To Myself About You
  2. Freight Train Blues
  3. Wabash Cannonball
  4. Our Own Jole Blon
  5. Waltz Of The Wind
  6. A Sinner's Death (I'm Dying)
  7. Tennessee Central (No.9)
  8. There's A Big Rock In The Road
  9. Po' Folks All The Time
  10. When They Take The Last Look At You
  11. Heartaches And Flowers
  12. You'll Reap These Tears
  13. It's Just About Time
  14. I'll Always Care
  15. It's So Hard To Smile
  16. The Midnight Train
  17. Tennessee Waltz
  18. Dance Around Molly
  19. Black Mountain Rag
  20. Smoky Mountain Rag
  21. Lonesome Indian
  22. Polk County Breakdown
  23. Jesus Died For Me
  24. The Day They Laid Mary Away
  25. It's All Right Now

Music reviews of King of Country Music

Music Review: Original recordings 1936 to 1950
Rating: 5 Stars

For a long time, Roy Acuff was poorly represented on CD but this box released in 2004 finally provided us with what his fans wanted - the complete recordings from his early years. Everything here is presented in nearly chronological order beginning with Great speckled bird from 1937 and ending with It's all right now in 1950. Two 1936 tracks appear as tracks 3 and 4 on CD 1 to disturb the chronological sequence slightly. Within this box, you can find all of Roy's famous tracks from the years when he was at the peak of his popularity. The box includes an extensive booklet that tells you, among other things, how Bashful Brother Oswold got his name; his real name is Beecher Kirby, though he prefers to be known as Pete.

Of course, Roy maintained a successful career for the rest of his life and even wrote a few great songs in later years, most notably Blue eyes crying in the rain, the song with which Willie Nelson revitalized his career in the late seventies. Following the success of that song, interest in Roy's own music increased for a while and he had some success with his own music on the country charts. Aside from Blue eyes crying in the rain and the hits that followed, every Roy Acuff song that really matters can be found here, and then some.

Roy recorded several train songs during this period. It is particularly interesting to note that the original 1936 versions of two of them (Wabash cannonball, Freight train blues) featured band member Sam Hatcher as the singer. Roy re-recorded them with his own vocals in 1947. You'll find both versions in this box. Other train songs to be found here are Streamlined cannonball, Fireball mail, Night train to Memphis, Tennessee central #9 and Midnight train. Roy also sang about other forms of transport as you can hear on Steamboat whistle blues, Autombile of life and Wreck on the highway.

Roy sang plenty of songs about love and heartache including Blue ridge sweetheart, Broken heart, Be honest with me, I know you're saying goodbye, Lying woman blues and You are my love, but he seemed to have a fascination with eyes, writing and singing Bonnie blue eyes, Answer to sparkling eyes, Beautiful brown eyes and Eyes watching you. Roy alkso recorded several gospel songs. Apart from Great speckled bird, they include Will the circle be unbroken, Drifting too far from the shore, When I lay my burden down, Waiting for the call to glory and Jesus died for me. Roy was not afraid to comment on social issues when he felt strongly, as in Old age pension cheque.

Among the classic songs that I haven't mentioned so far are Precious jewel, Prodigal son, Pins and needles, Our own Jole Blon and I'll forgive but I can't forget. If you like country music at its most traditional, you'll love Roy Acuff - and this is by far the best compilation out there.
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(2-CD set with 48-page booklet) By the 1950s, Roy Acuff's crown was slipping. He wasn't the star that he had been, but he was still making great records as this collection of ultra-rare sides cut between 1953 and 1958 for Capitol, Decca and MGM shows. Roy was adapting to the changing face of country music, but still making music that was true to his original vision. He re-made some of his biggest hits, including Great Speckled Bird, Lonely Mound Of Clay, Wreck On The Highway, and Precious Jewel. He also recorded some surprisingly good new songs including Goodbye Mister Brown (with Kitty Wells) and I Closed My Heart's Door, which was as powerful a performance as any he ever made.

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