1950s Country — from the old style to the Nashville Sound
18 songs — 49 minutes
| Artist | Song | Label & Cat # | Year | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Atkins | Canned Heat | RCA Victor 20-2472 | 1947 | August |
| Hank Williams | I Don’t Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) | Sterling 208 | 1947 | April |
| Johnnie & Jack | Poison Love | RCA Victor 48-0377 | 1950 | August |
| Lefty Frizzell | If You’ve Got The Money, I’ve Got The Time | Columbia 4-20739 | 1950 | September |
| Shot Jackson & His Dixie Dew Boys | I Need You Like A Hole In The Head | Pacemaker 1004 | 1950 | |
| The Carlisles | No Help Wanted | Mercury 70028 | 1952 | November |
| Hawkshaw Hawkins | Rebound | RCA Victor 47-5702 | 1954 | April |
| Merle Kilgore | Seein’ Double, Feeling Single | Imperial 8266 | 1954 | September |
| Tommy Collins | Untied | Capitol 3017 | 1954 | December |
| Carl Smith | I Just Don’t Care Anymore | Columbia 21411 | 1955 | June |
| The Louvin Brothers | I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby | Capitol 3300 | 1955 | December |
| Jean Shepard | Sad Singin’ and Slow Ridin’ | Capitol EAP 2-728 | 1956 | January |
| Don Gibson | Oh Lonesome Me | RCA Victor 47-7133 | 1957 | December |
| Patsy Cline | Walkin’ After Midnight | Decca 30221 | 1957 | February |
| Rusty & Doug Kershaw | I Never Had the Blues | Hickory 1068 | 1957 | August |
| Johnny Cash | Guess Things Happen That Way | Sun 295 | 1958 | April |
| Buck Owens | Tired of Livin’ | Capitol 4245 | 1959 | July |
| Webb Pierce | I Ain’t Never | Decca 30923 | 1959 | June |
Notes / Credits / Personnel
- Chet Atkins – “Canned Heat”: Atkins [guitar]; George Barnes [rhythm guitar]; Harold Siegel [bass]; Charles Hurta [fiddle]; Augie Klein [accordian]; Stephen Sholes [producer]; recorded 8/11/47 in Chicago
- Hank Williams – “I Don’t Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes)”: Hank Williams [vocal, guitar]; Zeke Turner [electric guitar]; Dale “Smokey” Lohman [steel]; Louis Innis [bass]; Tommy Jackson [fiddle]
- Johnnie & Jack – “Poison Love”: with Tennessee Mountain Boys; Johnny Wright, Jack Anglin, Kitty Wells [high barytone vocal], Ray Atkins, Ernie Newton, Emory Martin, Dorris Paul Warren; Stephen Sholes [producer]
- Lefty Frizzell – “If You’ve Got The Money, I’ve Got The Time”: Norman Stevens [guitar]; Jimmie Curtis [guitar]; Bobby Williamson [bass]; Pee Wee Stewart [fiddle]; Madge Sutee [piano]; Art Satherley and Don Law [producer]; recorded 7/25/50 at Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Ave., Dallas
- Shot Jackson & His Dixie Dew Boys – “I Need You Like A Hole In The Head”: Webb Pierce [vocal, guitar]; Buddy Attaway [guitar]; Shot Jackson [steel]
- The Carlisles – “No Help Wanted”: Bill Carlisle [vocal, rhythm guitar]; Roy Sneed [electric guitar, vocal]; Betty Amos [rhythm guitar, vocal]; Chet Atkins [lead guitar]; ? [steel]; poss. Ernie Newton [bass]; Dee Kilpatrick [producer]
- Hawkshaw Hawkins – “Rebound”: Ray Couture [guitar]; Al Chernet [guitar]; Herb Johnson [guitar]; Ernie Newton [bass]; Shorty Long [fiddle]; Bunny Shawker [drums]; Marty Gold [piano]; Stephen Sholes [producer]
- Merle Kilgore – “Seein’ Double, Feeling Single”: Sonny James [fiddle]; unknown musicians; Lew Chudd [producer]; recorded 5/26/54 at Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Ave., Dallas
- Tommy Collins – “Untied”: Tommy Collins [vocal, rhythm guitar]; Buck Owens [guitar]; Lewis Talley [guitar]; Fuzzy Owen [bass]; Bill Woods [piano]; Ken Nelson [producer]
- Carl Smith – “I Just Don’t Care Anymore”: as The Tunesmiths; Carl Smith [vocal, guitar]; Sammy Pruett [guitar]; Jimmy Smith [guitar]; Johnny Sibert [steel]; Junior Huskey [bass]; Buddy Harman [drums]; Dale Potter [fiddle]; Bill Simmons [piano]; Don Law [producer]; recorded at Jim Beck Studio, 1914 Forest Ave., Dallas
- The Louvin Brothers – “I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby”: Charlie Louvin [vocal, guitar]; Ira Louvin [vocal, mandolin]; Paul Yandell [guitar]; Eddie Hill [guitar]; Lightnin Chance [bass]; Marvin Hughes [piano]; Ken Nelson [producer]
- Jean Shepard – “Sad Singin’ and Slow Ridin’”: Fuzzy Owen [guitar]; Buck Owens [guitar]; Lewis Talley [steel]; Clarence Roy Lee [bass]; John Cuviello [drums]; Jelly Sanders [fiddle]; Bill Woods [piano]; Ken Nelson [producer]
- Don Gibson – “Oh Lonesome Me”: Don Gibson [vocal, guitar]; Chet Atkins [guitar]; Velma Smith [rhythm guitar]; Joseph Zinkan [bass]; Troy Hatcher [drums]; Floyd Cramer [piano]; Jordanaires [backing vocals]; Chet Atkins [producer]
- Patsy Cline – “Walkin’ After Midnight”: Harold Bradley [guitar]; Grady Martin [guitar]; Don Helms [steel]; Bob Moore [bass]; Farris Coursey [drums]; Tommy Jackson [fiddle]; Owen Bradley [piano]; Owen Bradley [producer]
- Rusty & Doug Kershaw – “I Never Had the Blues”: Doug Kershaw [vocal]; Rusty Kershaw [vocal]; Chet Atkins [guitar]; Hank Garland [guitar]; Ray Edenton [guitar]; Ernie Newton [bass]; Buddy Harman [drums]; Floyd Cramer [piano]; Jordanaires [backing vocals]
- Johnny Cash – “Guess Things Happen That Way”: Luther Perkins [electric guitar]; Marshall Grant [bass]; James Van Eaton [drums]; Jimmy Wilson [piano]; Gene Lowry Singers [backing vocals]; Sam Phillips [producer]
- Buck Owens – “Tired of Livin’”: Ralph Mooney [steel]; Al Williams [bass]; Pee Wee Adams [drums]; Jelly Sanders [fiddle]; George French [piano]; Ken Nelson [producer]
- Webb Pierce – “I Ain’t Never”: Harold Bradley [guitar]; Ray Edenton [guitar]; Hank Garland [guitar]; Donald Johnson [steel]; Lightnin‘ Chance [bass]; Buddy Harman [drums]; Tommy Jackson, Dale Potter [fiddle]; Owen Bradley [piano]; Mel Tillis, Don Winters, The Jordanaires [backing vocals]; Owen Bradley [producer]
