Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
TracksOh Lonesome Me, I Can't Stop Loving You, Ballad of a Teenage Queen, Blue Boy, My Baby's Gone, Once More, Stop the World (And Let Me Off), Color of the Blues, Have Blues Will Travel, Send Me the Pillow You Dream on, Just Married, Cigarettes and Coffee Blues, Invitation to the Blues, Half a Mind, Big River, Life to Go, Blue Blue Day, Treasure of Love, It's a Little More Like Heaven, You Win Again, Talk to Me Lonesome Heart, Tupelo County Jail, City Lights, Alone with You, Billy Bayou, Ain't I the Lucky One, Pick Me Up on Your Way Down, Guess Things Happen That Way, Country Music Is Here to Stay, We Need a Whole Lot More of Jesus (And a Lot Less Rock and Roll)
NotesAfter the volumes covering 1945-1955 were released, the word was out. This series is definitive, fabulously packaged, and faultlessly remastered! Everything you'd expect from Bear Family... and more! Jack Clement, who produced Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, Don Williams, and many others, said, 'This is the best country series of all time. No doubt. No question. ' Robert Hilburn in the 'Los Angeles Times' said, 'An invaluable album project... enables fans to step back in time and listen to the radio just like Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, and Bob Dylan did. ' Now the story continues from 1956 until 1960. Every CD is generously full. Every booklet is extensive and chocked full of rare photos and illustrations, as well as complete stories behind the songs! In addition to the hits, the series contains rarities that went on to influence country music... and all music... in the years ahead, like Wanda Jackson's original version of Silver Threads And Golden Needles, Carl Belew's original Lonely Street, and Chet Atkins' influential Walk, Don't Run. This series is designed to introduce new listeners to the very best that country music has to offer... while keeping longtime fans entertained. Every volume is a fabulous time capsule.