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Various Artists - The Bakersfield Sound (CD)
Various Artists - The Bakersfield Sound (CD)
The Bakersfield Sound
FORMAT: New CD
UPC: 5397102160363
RELEASE DATE: 10/25/19
GENRE: Country
RECORD LABEL: Bear Family

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Various Artists - The Bakersfield Sound (CD)

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Various Artists - The Bakersfield Sound (CD)

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Details: Including a larger number of previously unreleased studio and live recordings, radio recordings and demos. A treasure trove of Bakersfield history presenting country music stars Merle Haggard and Buck Owens, guitar hero Don Rich and dozens of artists like Ferlin Husky, Dallas Frazier, Jean Shepard, Wynn Stewart, Tommy Duncan, Red Simpson, Kay Adams, Duck Curless, Joe Maphis, David Frizzell, The Gosdin Brothers, Clarence White a.m.o. From hits to deep cuts to alternate takes to album tracks to live material, this set dives deeper into the Bakersfield Sound than ever before. Full-color illustrated 220-page hardcover book with a plethora of photos, many shown here for the first time, and track-by-track commentary. In depth analysis by Grammy-nominated Bakersfield Sound historian Scott B. Bomar. Foreword by Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett. Buck Owens and Merle Haggard emerged from the dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music of Bakersfield, California's thriving honky-tonk scene of the 1950s and '60s and changed country music forever. But what is the 'Bakersfield Sound?' While twanging Telecasters and crying steel guitars come to mind, the music that emanated from Central California in that era reflected a variety of influences that was expressed in myriad ways. "We represent the end results of all the years of country music in this town," Haggard once remarked about the California city that served as home base for the two Country Music Hall of Fame inductees. But how did the musical world from which Buck and Merle emerged come to be? How were the twin pillars of the Bakersfield Sound shaped by the city's larger musical community? Who were their influences, and what were the musical markers along their paths to success? In what ways did their achievements reshape the local scene from which they emerged?

TRACK LIST

Tracklist:

  1. Lloyd Stalcup - the Cotton Picker's Song
  2. Homer Pierce - Darlin' Baby
  3. Jack Bryant - Sunny Cal
  4. Mary Sullivan - Sunny California
  5. Wayne 'Gene' Dinwiddle - Home in the Government Camp
  6. King Family - Get Along Down to Town
  7. Lloyd Reading - Home in San Antone
  8. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Opening Theme / Seven Come
  9. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Get Along Home Cindy
  10. Elwin Cross and His Arizona Wranglers - Back in Dear Old Oklahoma
  11. The Maddox Brothers and Rose - Okie Boogie
  12. Bob Manning (Vocal: Billy Gray) - Reading Your Letter with Tears in
  13. Leon Payne - Lost Highway
  14. Tex Marshall ; Bill Woods - Hittin' the Trail
  15. Leo 'Tex' Butler - When the Leaves Come Tumbling Down
  16. Bill Woods / Cliff Crofford - Have I Got a Chance with You
  17. The Maddox Brothers and Rose - Water Baby Blues (Boogie)
  18. Terry Preston - (A Pretty Woman Is a) Deadly Weapon
  19. Terry Preston - I Want You So
  20. Herb Henson - Funny Book
  21. Jimmy Thomason - Honey Baby
  22. Jimmy Thomason - Your Love Was Like the Weater
  23. Hillbilly Barton - You Made Me Love You
  24. Ebb Pilling and His Ozark Squirrel Shooters - Ozark Polka
  25. Bill Woods and His Orange Blossom Playboys with Hillbilly Barton - a
  26. Fuzzy ; Bonnie Owens - a Dear John Letter
  27. Bill Woods ; Rita Goodwin - Dear John
  28. Billy Mize with Bill Woods and His Orange Blossom Playboys - Pusan
  29. Ferlin Husky - Hank's Song
  30. Joe Maphis ; Rose Lee - Dim Lights Thick Smoke (And Loud Loud
  31. Tommy Collins - You Better Not Do That
  32. Dallas Frazier - Ain't You Had No Bringin' Up at All
  33. Bud Hobbs - Louisiana Swing
  34. Forest Lee ; Clete Stewart - When I Hold You
  35. Buck Owens - Down on the Corner of Love
  36. Dave Stogner with Al Brumley - Stepping Stones
  37. Herb Henson ; Joyce Yours - Out of Line
  38. Semie Moseley - When the Saints Go Marching in
  39. Jean Shepard - Take Possession
  40. The Farmer Boys - It Pays to Advertise
  41. Wynn Stewart - Why Do I Love You So
  42. Tommy Duncan - Crazy Mixed Up Kid
  43. Johnny Taylor - Sad Sad Saturday Night
  44. Wanda Jackson - I Gotta Know
  45. Billy Mize - Who Will Buy the Wine
  46. Al Coker with the Coker Family - Baby I Like Your Style
  47. Louise Duncan - Wherever You Are
  48. Sid Silver - Bumble Rumble
  49. Andy Morris - I Need Her Love
  50. Dusty Payne - I Want You
  51. Fuzzy Owen - Your Every Thing (I Wish That She Could Be)
  52. Bonnie Blue Bell - I Never Thought
  53. Jan Howard - What Time Tomorrow
  54. George Rich - Drivin' Away My Blues
  55. Bill Woods - Ask Me No Questions
  56. Fuzzy Owen - Beware of a Stranger
  57. Skeets McDonald - Keep Her Off Your Mind
  58. Dave Stogner - Yes Sir
  59. Harlan Howard - Fun on the Freeway
  60. Cliff Crofford - a Night for Love
  61. The Farmer Boys - Someone to Love
  62. Buck Owens - Come Back to Me
  63. Reuben Chapman with Coy Baker ; His Band - I'm Sorry Too
  64. Don Thompson with Coy Baker ; His Band - Empty Days and Lonely
  65. Phil Brown - You're a Luxury
  66. Unknown - Steady Lovin'
  67. Johnny Bond - I Like That Kind
  68. Henry Sharp - Crazy Moon
  69. Gene Martin with the Desert Stars - Pair of Empty Arms
  70. Herb Henson - You'al Come
  71. Lewis Talley - Letters Have No Arms
  72. Buck Owens - Second Fiddle
  73. Billy and Cliff - When
  74. Billy Mize - You Can't Take Your Love Outta This Boy
  75. Billy Kaundart - I Removed Your Ring
  76. Larry Bryant - Keep Right on Tryin'
  77. Buck Owens - Tired of Livin'
  78. Joe Hall - Cold Hearted Woman
  79. Owen Charles - Stage Coach
  80. Rip Goodman and Marcia - If I Could Only Tell You
  81. George Latta - Our Hearts
  82. Buck Owens - Til These Dreams Come True
  83. Billy and Cliff - Living Up to My Name
  84. Don Markham ; the Marksmen - Goose Pt. 1
  85. Bonnie Owens - Just for the Children's Sake
  86. Wally Lewis - My Baby Walks All Over Me
  87. Wynn Stewart - Playboy
  88. Al Brumley - Someone's Gonna Get Hurt
  89. Jackie Kelley - Door of Temptation
  90. Jelly Sanders - Fiddlin' Country Style
  91. Buck Owens ; Rose Maddox - Loose Talk
  92. Jimmy Patton - What Will I Do (With All These Memories)
  93. Tommy Dee - Loving You (On Someone Elses' Time)
  94. Custer Bottoms ; Jack and Jerry - Why Tell Me
  95. Buck Owens - King of Fools
  96. The Marksmen - Scratch
  97. Jerry Cornelius and the Golden Eagles - It's My Turn to Cry
  98. Wayne Morris - I Can't Stop Lovin'
  99. Wayne Morris - I Pretend
  100. Bill Woods - Truck Drivin' Man
  101. Billy Bledsoe - My Last Night in Town
  102. Leon Hart - New Home Sweet Home
  103. Kenny Hays - Crossing My Fingers
  104. Kenny Hays - Foolish Notions
  105. Georgia Lynn - on Your Wedding Day
  106. Tommy Lewis - Go Where You Wanta Go
  107. Vancie Flowers - Private Party
  108. Buck Owens - There's Gonna Come a Day
  109. Anita Cross - Why Should I Cry Again
  110. Bonnie Owens - Waggin' Tongues
  111. Rollie Weber - Painting the Town
  112. Johnny Barnett - Too Old to Hurt
  113. Merle Haggard - Skid Row
  114. Bill Meyers - Good-Bye Mr. Blues
  115. Buck Owens - If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
  116. Bill Bledsoe - Tell Me Why
  117. Bob Morris - Put Your Arms Around Him
  118. Roy Nichols - Silver Bells
  119. Buck Owens - Act Naturally (Live)
  120. Merle Haggard - Life in Prison
  121. Bobby Durham - My Past Is Present
  122. Bobby Durham - Queen of Snob Hill
  123. Vancie and Rita - Tears in My Beer
  124. Rose Stassi - Out of My Mind
  125. Buck Owens - Close Up the Honky Tonks
  126. Merle Haggard ; Bonnie Owens - Slowly But Surely
  127. Bob Hortter - Working Overtime
  128. Jim Witlock - S.O.S
  129. Buck Owens - Fallin' for You
  130. Merle Haggard - If I Had Left It Up to You
  131. Merle Haggard - I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can (Tally)
  132. Merle Haggard - I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can (Capitol)
  133. Tommy Duncan - I Wish I Hadn't Called You
  134. Jim Ward - Red Wine
  135. Lewis Talley - More Wine More Women More Song
  136. Merle Haggard ; Bonnie Owens - I'll Take a Chance
  137. Don Rich ; the Buckaroos - I'm Layin' It on the Line
  138. Buck Owens - There Never Was a Fool
  139. Doyle Holly ; the Buckaroos - After You Leave Me
  140. Dee Mize (Aka Buddy Mize) - Just Leave My World Alone
  141. Billy Mize - Walking My Fool
  142. Liz Anderson - (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
  143. Tommy Collins - If You Can't Bite Don't Growl
  144. Jeanie O'Neal - Alcohol and Tears
  145. Bobby Durham - Home Is Where I Hang My Head
  146. Red Simpson - Jeannie with the Light Brown Cadillac
  147. Merle Haggard - Swinging Doors (Alternate Take)
  148. Kay Adams - Roll Out the Red Carpet
  149. Dick Curless ; Kay Adams - Old Standby
  150. Buck Owens - House of Memories
  151. Buck Owens - Tiger By the Tail (Live at Carnegie Hall)
  152. Vicki Lester - Fool Me Again
  153. Ray Salter - the Bad Guy Gets the Girl
  154. Billy Mize - Pappy Was a Clever Man
  155. Jeanie O'Neal - Correspondence Course in Love
  156. Bobby Austin - Apartment #9
  157. Buck Owens - Open Up Your Heart
  158. Dick Curless - a Good Job Huntin' and Fishin'
  159. Gary Paxton - Goin' Thru the Motions
  160. Red Simpson - I'm Actin' Like My Old Self Again
  161. Kay Adams - Little Pink Mack
  162. Doyle Holly - the Dumb Thing
  163. Merle Haggard - Someone Told My Story
  164. Red Simpson - Diesel Smoke Dangerous Curves
  165. Barbara Mandrell - Queen for a Day
  166. Ronnie Sessions - I Guess You're Finally Satisfied
  167. Merle Haggard - Mixed Up Mess of a Heart
  168. Joe and Rose Lee Maphis - a Lifetime of Love
  169. Del and Sue Smart - I'm So Mad at Me
  170. Merle Haggard - Drink Up and Be Somebody
  171. Wayne Wilson ; Don Rich with the Buckaroos - You'll Never Miss
  172. Bob Morris - the First Thing I Think of
  173. Faye Hardin - Only the Strong Can Survive
  174. Merle Haggard - You Don't Have Very Far to Go
  175. Bobby Austin - I'm Not Looking for An Angel
  176. The Buckaroos - Chicken Pickin'
  177. Doyle Holly ; the Buckaroos - a Foolish Notion
  178. Merle Haggard - I Made the Prison Band
  179. Oscar Whittington - 50 Year Waltz
  180. Del and Sue Smart - Love That Just Won't Stop
  181. The Gosdin Brothers - Hangin' on
  182. Suzi Arden - Who Do You Go to
  183. Merle Haggard - Where Does the Good Times Go
  184. Joe Maphis - Pickin' and Guitin'
  185. Rose Lee Maphis - Country Girl Courtship
  186. Wayne Wilson - I'd Rather Be Hurt By You
  187. Buck Owens - the Heartaches Have Just Started
  188. Gene Moles - Fingerlickin'
  189. Al Brumley - I'm Goin' Crazy
  190. Bill Handy with Jelly Sanders Combo - Don't Leave Me Cryin'
  191. Leo Stephens - Walking in My Sleep Crying Over You
  192. Tom Rose - It's Over
  193. Buck Owens and Buddy Alan - Let the World Keep on a Turnin'
  194. Merle Haggard - Too Many Bridges to Cross Over
  195. Dean Sanford - Too Young to Grow Old Over You
  196. Tommy Wiggins - Calling All Lovers
  197. Larry Daniels ; the Buckshots - Buckshot
  198. Bonnie Owens - Lead Me on
  199. Leon Copeland - I'm Out of My Mind
  200. Clarence White - Buckaroo
  201. The Sanland Brothers - Vaccination for the Blues
  202. Red Simpson - You Put My World Back Together
  203. The Strangers (Merle Haggrad) - Hammin' It Up
  204. Bob Ross - Lucy Clowers
  205. Ronnie Sessions - (I Used to Live) the Life of Riley
  206. Barbara Cheatwood - Married Man
  207. Billy Mize - Make It Rain
  208. Cliff Crofford - Mention My Name
  209. Buck Owens - Sam's Place (Live in London)
  210. Merle Haggard - California Cottonfields
  211. Rodney Lay - Not Going Back to Jackson
  212. Glenda Blackwell - I Want to Live in Your House
  213. Tom Tall - Pitty Pitty Patter
  214. Judy Hall - My Old Used to Be
  215. Ira Allen - Love Is Me
  216. Faye Hardin - Mistakes I've Made
  217. Harold Cox ; the Sooners - Pumpkin Center
  218. Jerry Dallas - Tears of Joy (Are A-Croppin' Out on Me)
  219. Stan Farlow - Devil River
  220. Merle Haggard - Mama Tried (Live in Muskogee)
  221. The Strangers - Stealin' Corn
  222. Truitt Cunningham - Forgive and Forget
  223. Buck Owens ; Susan Raye - Cryin' Time
  224. Buck Owens - Bring Back My Peace of Mind
  225. The Sanland Brothers - Cowboy Convention
  226. Don Rich ; the Buckaroos - Guitar Pickin' Man
  227. Don Rich - Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)
  228. Buddy Alan (Sohn Von Buck ; Bonnie Owens) - a Whole Lot of
  229. Merle Haggard - I'm a Good Loser
  230. Bobby Wayne - California on My Mind
  231. Buck Owens - Reno Lament
  232. The Hagers - Your Tender Loving Care
  233. Henry Sharpe - There Is No Easy Way
  234. Lewis Talley - Because You Can't Be Mine
  235. Mike Beagles - She Don't Care Now
  236. Dave Price - Night Life Is My Weakness
  237. Merle Haggard - Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
  238. Sharon Haley - Heartbreak Mountain
  239. Mayf Nutter - Never Ending Song of Love
  240. Tony Booth - Cinderella
  241. Red Simpson - I'm a Truck
  242. Johnny Campbell - Mr. Conscience
  243. Vancie Flowers - How Dark Is My Journey
  244. Merle Haggard - Bring It on Down to My House
  245. Kenni Huskey - Number One Heel
  246. Sonny Anglin - Today's Tomorrow's Yesterday
  247. Merle Haggard - I'm Tired of Your Understanding Ways
  248. Kenny Vernon - I Bought the Shoes (That Just Walked Out on Me)
  249. Buck Owens - Arms Full of Empty
  250. Susan Raye - Love Sure Feels Good in My Heart
  251. Homer Joy - Streets of Bakersfield
  252. Merle Haggard - I Know An Ending When It Comes
  253. Buck Owens - Something's Wrong
  254. Doyle Singer ; the Buckaroos - Young Widow Brown
  255. Tide Cartwright - Cheater's Ground
  256. Blackjack Duran - I Laid Back Down
  257. Arlo Guthrie - This Troubled Mind of Mine
  258. Merle Haggard - the Emptiest Arms in the World
  259. Kenny Johnson with the Country Mile - Beer Drinkers of America
  260. Buck Owens ; Susan Raye - Sweethearts in Heaven
  261. Laurel Lee - Mountain of Fortune and Fame
  262. Red Simpson - Bill Woods from Bakersfield
  263. Thad Tillotson - Good Ole Country Sound
  264. Freddie Hart - If You Can't Feel It (It Ain't There)
  265. Carlyle Graham - Foolish Man
  266. Kay Austin - the Lord Rested on Sunday
  267. Cliff Crofford - Every Time I Hear the Fiddle Play
  268. Merle Haggard - Holding Things Together
  269. David Frizzell - I'm the Bartender's Best Friend
  270. Lawanda Lindsey - I Ain't Hangin' Round
  271. Toby Keeney - Going Back to Oklahoma
  272. Walt Pascoe - That Little Glass of Milk
  273. Roger Spanke - Betty Jane
  274. Sandy Thomas - Antique in My Closet
  275. Dennis Payne - Do You Believe in Me
  276. Debi Hawkins - Teach Me How to Love
  277. Merle Haggard - Mirrors Don't Lie
  278. Tony Booth - a Different Kind of Sad
  279. Buck Owens - Y'all Come / Tall Dark Stranger (Live at Toys for Tots)
  280. Tony Booth - Lonesome 7-7203 (Live at Toys for Tots Show)
  281. Buddy Alan - Fishin' on the Mississippi (Live at Toys for Tots Show)
  282. Susan Raye - L.A. International Airport (Live at Toys for Tots)
  283. Buck Owens the Buckaoors and Omac Artists - Johnny B. Goode
  284. Bonnie Owens - Number One Heel (Take 14)
  285. Merle Haggard - If I Had Left It Up to You (Take 4 with False Starts)
  286. Merle Haggard - If I Had Left It Up to You (False Starts)
  287. Vancie ; Rita - Strange
  288. Billy Mize - Misery
  289. Billy Mize - the Name of the Game Is Heartaches
  290. Red Simpson - I'd Be a Good Time Charlie
  291. Red Simpson - Fit for a King
  292. Johnny Barnett - Which One Is to Blame
  293. Junior Stonebarger with Jelly Sanders Band - Release Me
  294. Fuzzy Owen Bill Woods Red Simpson ; Band - My Ears Should Burn
  295. Bill Woods Don Rich Don Markham ; Band - Truck Driving Man
  296. Tommy Collins - Be Serious Ann
  297. Joe ; Rose Lee Maphis - Christmas Time's a Comin'
  298. Lewis Talley - Blue Christmas
  299. Louise Lovett - Lonely Christmas Call
  300. Merle Haggard - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

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