Music to Die For: Death Discs 1914-1960 (2-CD)
by Various Artists
| SUPER SAVINGS: | $17 Limited Time Only |
| List Price: |
|
| You Save: | $2.99 (15% Off) |
Available:
Usually ships in 2-4 business days
|
Brand New
|
CD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Released: April 5, 2011
- Originally Released: 2011
- Label: Chrome Dreams
Description by OLDIES.com:
One of pop's hardiest forms, the death disc is arguably the most comic too. It also remains one of the topics that has lasted the test of time and even today loss of a loved one remains a subject still popular amongst songwriters of a certain sway. What is sure is that songs related to death maintain an enormous cult-appeal amongst collectors. This superb two CD collection brings together 52 of the finest songs from this strange genre, dating back as far as 1912 and as recent as 1960 - this was the golden age of the death disc. With artists as diverse as Leadbelly, Marty Robbins, Alfred Hitchcock and Gene Vincent on tracks with names as gruesome as The Tragedy Of School Bus 27, Grandpa's Grave and The Water Was Red. Completed in deluxe packaging with 16 page booklet, slipcase and extensive liner notes by the author of 'Death Discs: Account of Fatality in the Popular Song', this compilation, remarkably, is the first ever collection of 'Death Discs' to emerge.
Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.Excelsior! - Ernest Pike / Walter Miller
- 2.Don't Go Down the Mine Dad - Frank Miller
- 3.Wreck of the Old '97 - Vernon Dalhart
- 4.St. James Infirmary - Louis Armstrong
- 5.Tallahatchie River Blues - Mattie Delaney
- 6.Miss Otis Regrets - Ethel Waters
- 7.Wreck on the Highway (I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray) - Dorsey Dixon
- 8.Ol' Man Mose - Eddy Duchin - (featuring Patricia Norman)
- 9.We Mourn the Loss of Sir Murchison Fletcher - The Lord Executor
- 10.Gloomy Sunday - Artie Shaw - (featuring Pauline Byrne)
- 11.Black Girl - Lead Belly
- 12.Goin' Down Slow - St. Louis Jimmy Oden
- 13.Frankie and Johnny - Lena Horne
- 14.Death of Little Kathy Fiscus, The - Jimmie Osborne
- 15.Riders in the Sky - Vaughn Monroe
- 16.Old Shep - Red Foley
- 17.I Hold Your Hand in Mine - Tom Lehrer
- 18.Sinner's Dream - Eugene Fox
- 19.Drunken Driver, The - Ferlin Husky
- 20.Their Hearts Were Full of Spring - The Four Freshmen
- 21.Death of an Angel - Donald Woods & the Vel-Aires
- 22.Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots - The Cheers
- 23.Sweeney Todd the Barber - Stanley Holloway
- 24.Message from James Dean - Bill Hayes
- 25.Down Bound Train - Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.Knoxville Girl - The Louvin Brothers
- 2.Wild Dogs of Kentucky - Nervous Norvus
- 3.Chicken - The Cheers
- 4.Ballad of Thunder Road - Robert Mitchum
- 5.Grave, The - Tony Casanova
- 6.Tragedy of School Bus 27, The - Ralph Bowman
- 7.No School Bus in Heaven - The Stanley Brothers
- 8.Down in the Willow Garden - The Everly Brothers
- 9.Endless Sleep - Jody Reynolds
- 10.Music to Be Murdered By - Alfred Hitchcock
- 11.Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
- 12.Don't Take Your Guns to Town - Johnny Cash
- 13.Take a Message to Mary - The Everly Brothers
- 14.Three Stars - Ruby Wright
- 15.Who Shot Sam? - George Jones
- 16.Mort, La - Jacques Brel
- 17.Two Hour Honeymoon - Paul Hampton
- 18.Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain - Gene Vincent
- 19.Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
- 20.Sail Ho! - Robert Horton
- 21.Grandpa's Grave - Peter Sellers
- 22.Running Bear - Johnny Preston
- 23.Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson
- 24.Tell Tommy I Miss Him - Marilyn Michaels
- 25.Car Crash - The Cadets
- 26.Water Was Red, The - Johnny Cymbal
- 27.Wreck of the Old '97 - The Creed Taylor Orchestra
62%off
67%off
65%off
73%off
47%off
77%off
52%off
Similar Products
Genres:
Music Categories:
Product Groupings:
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 8,221
- UPC: 823564618326
- Shipping Weight: 0.3/lbs (approx)
- International Shipping: 2 items
50%off
65%off
69%off
75%off
57%off
75%off
67%off
17%off
65%off
50%off
44%off
23%off
31%off
62%off
![Steppin' Out [WEA]](https://d1wj8oqehjepyy.cloudfront.net/i/boxart/w128/37/15/685738371525.jpg?v=3 "Steppin' Out [WEA]")
71%off