The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West 1940-1974 (10-CD)

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CD Details

Number of Discs: 10
Released: October 25, 2019
Originally Released: 2019
Label: Bear Family

Description by OLDIES.com:

The compelling story of how a country music cottage industry transformed Bakersfield into the Country Music Capital of the West, sometimes called 'Nashville West', a serious challenge to Nashville's commercial country dominance.This first sprawling multi-disc anthology begins with 1940s field recordings of migrants, all the way through 1974, with profiles on each artist.

Tracks on Disc 1:

1.Lloyd StalcupThe Cotton Picker's Song
2.Homer PierceDarlin' Baby
3.Jack BryantSunny Cal
4.Mary SullivanSunny California
5.Wayne 'Gene' DinwiddleHome In The Government Camp
6.King FamilyGet Along Down To Town
7.Lloyd ReadingHome In San Antone
8.Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysOpening Theme / Seven Come Eleven
9.Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysGet Along Home Cindy
10.Elwin Cross and his Arizona WranglersBack In Dear Old Oklahoma
11.The Maddox Brothers and RoseOkie Boogie
12.Bob Manning (vocal: Billy Gray)Reading Your Letter With Tears In My Eyes
13.Leon PayneLost Highway
14.Tex Marshall & Bill WoodsHittin' The Trail
15.Leo 'Tex' ButlerWhen The Leaves Come Tumbling Down
16.Have I Got A Chance With You
17.The Maddox Brothers and RoseWater Baby Blues (Boogie)
18.Terry Preston(A Pretty Woman Is A) Deadly Weapon
19.Terry PrestonI Want You So
20.Herb HensonFunny Book
21.Jimmy ThomasonHoney Baby
22.Jimmy ThomasonYour Love Was Like The Weater
23.Ebb Pilling and his Ozark Squirrel ShootersOzark Polka
24.Bill Woods and his Orange Blossom Playboys with Hillbilly BartonA Heart Break Ago
25.Fuzzy & Bonnie OwensA Dear John Letter
26.Bill Woods & Rita GoodwinDear John
27.Billy Mize with Bill Woods and his Orange Blossom PlayboysPusan
28.Ferlin HuskyHank's Song
29.Joe Maphis & Rose LeeDim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)
30.Jean ShepardA Dear John Letter

Tracks on Disc 2:

1.Tommy CollinsYou Better Not Do That
2.Dallas FrazierAin't You Had No Bringin' Up At All
3.Bud HobbsLouisiana Swing
4.Forest Lee & Clete StewartWhen I Hold You
5.Buck OwensDown On The Corner Of Love
6.Dave Stogner with Al BrumleyStepping Stones
7.Semie MoseleyWhen The Saints Go Marching In
8.Jean ShepardTake Possession
9.The Farmer BoysIt Pays To Advertise
10.Wynn StewartWhy Do I Love You So
11.Tommy DuncanCrazy Mixed Up Kid
12.Johnny TaylorSad Sad Saturday Night
13.Wanda JacksonI Gotta Know
14.Billy MizeWho Will Buy The Wine
15.Al Coker with the Coker FamilyBaby I Like Your Style
16.Louise DuncanWherever You Are
17.Sid SilverBumble Rumble
18.Andy MorrisI Need Her Love
19.Dusty PayneI Want You
20.Fuzzy OwenYour Every Thing (I Wish That She Could Be)
21.Bonnie Blue BellI Never Thought
22.Jan HowardWhat Time Tomorrow
23.George RichDrivin' Away My Blues
24.Bill WoodsAsk Me No Questions
25.Fuzzy OwenBeware Of A Stranger
26.Skeets McDonaldKeep Her Off Your Mind
27.Dave StognerYes Sir
28.Harlan HowardFun On The Freeway
29.Cliff CroffordA Night For Love
30.The Farmer BoysSomeone To Love
31.Buck OwensCome Back To Me

Tracks on Disc 3:

1.Reuben Chapman with Coy Baker & His BandI'm Sorry Too
2.Don Thompson with Coy Baker & His BandEmpty Days And Lonely Nights
3.Phil BrownYou're A Luxury
4.unknownSteady Lovin'
5.Johnny BondI Like That Kind
6.Henry SharpCrazy Moon
7.Gene Martin with the Desert StarsPair Of Empty Arms
8.Herb HensonYou'al Come
9.Lewis TalleyLetters Have No Arms
10.Buck OwensSecond Fiddle
11.Billy and CliffWhen
12.Billy MizeYou Can't Take Your Love Outta This Boy
13.Billy KaundartI Removed Your Ring
14.Larry BryantKeep Right On Tryin'
15.Buck OwensTired Of Livin'
16.Joe HallCold Hearted Woman
18.Rip Goodman and MarciaIf I Could Only Tell You
19.George LattaOur Hearts
20.Buck OwensTil These Dreams Come True
21.Billy and CliffLiving Up To My Name
22.Don Markham & The MarksmenGoose, Pt. 1
23.Bonnie OwensJust For The Children's Sake
24.Wally LewisMy Baby Walks All Over Me
25.Wynn StewartPlayboy
26.Al BrumleySomeone's Gonna Get Hurt
27.Jackie KelleyDoor Of Temptation
28.Jelly SandersFiddlin' Country Style
29.Buck Owens & Rose MaddoxLoose Talk
30.Jimmy PattonWhat Will I Do (With All These Memories)
31.Tommy DeeLoving You (On Someone Elses' Time)
32.Custer Bottoms & Jack and JerryWhy Tell Me

Tracks on Disc 4:

1.Buck OwensKing Of Fools
2.The MarksmenScratch
3.Jerry Cornelius and the Golden EaglesIt's My Turn To Cry
4.Wayne MorrisI Can't Stop Lovin'
5.Wayne MorrisI Pretend
6.Bill WoodsTruck Drivin' Man
7.Billy BledsoeMy Last Night In Town
8.Leon HartNew Home Sweet Home
9.Kenny HaysCrossing My Fingers
10.Kenny HaysFoolish Notions
11.Georgia LynnOn Your Wedding Day
12.Tommy LewisGo Where You Wanta Go
13.Vancie FlowersPrivate Party
14.Buck OwensThere's Gonna Come A Day
15.Anita CrossWhy Should I Cry Again
16.Bonnie OwensWaggin' Tongues
17.Rollie WeberPainting The Town
18.Johnny BarnettSecond Fiddle
19.Johnny BarnettToo Old To Hurt
20.Merle HaggardSkid Row
21.Bill MeyersGood-Bye Mr. Blues
22.Buck OwensIf You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
23.Bill BledsoeTell Me Why
24.Bob MorrisPut Your Arms Around Him
25.Roy NicholsSilver Bells
26.Buck OwensAct Naturally (live)
27.Merle HaggardLife In Prison
28.Bobby DurhamMy Past Is Present
29.Bobby DurhamQueen Of Snob Hill
30.Vancie and RitaTears In My Beer
31.Rose StassiOut Of My Mind

Tracks on Disc 5:

1.Buck OwensClose Up The Honky Tonks
2.Merle Haggard & Bonnie OwensSlowly But Surely
3.Bob HortterWorking Overtime
4.Jim WitlockS.O.S.
5.Buck OwensFallin' For You
8.Merle HaggardI'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can (Capitol)
9.Tommy DuncanI Wish I Hadn't Called You
10.Jim WardRed Wine
11.Lewis TalleyMore Wine, More Women, More Song
12.Merle Haggard & Bonnie OwensI'll Take A Chance
13.Don Rich & The BuckaroosI'm Layin' It On The Line
14.Buck OwensThere Never Was A Fool
15.Doyle Holly & The BuckaroosAfter You Leave Me
16.Dee Mize (aka Buddy Mize)Just Leave My World Alone
17.Billy MizeWalking My Fool
18.Liz Anderson(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
19.Tommy CollinsIf You Can't Bite Don't Growl
20.Jeanie O'NealAlcohol And Tears
21.Bobby DurhamHome Is Where I Hang My Head
22.Red SimpsonJeannie With The Light Brown Cadillac
23.Merle HaggardSwinging Doors (alternate take)
24.Kay AdamsRoll Out The Red Carpet
25.Dick Curless & Kay AdamsOld Standby
26.Buck OwensHouse Of Memories
27.Buck OwensTiger By the Tail (live at Carnegie Hall)
28.Vicki LesterFool Me Again
29.Ray SalterThe Bad Guy Gets The Girl
30.Billy MizePappy Was A Clever Man
31.Jeanie O'NealCorrespondence Course In Love

Tracks on Disc 6:

1.Bobby AustinApartment #9
2.Buck OwensOpen Up Your Heart
3.Dick CurlessA Good Job Huntin' And Fishin'
4.Gary PaxtonGoin' Thru The Motions
5.Red SimpsonI'm Actin' Like My Old Self Again
6.Kay AdamsLittle Pink Mack
7.Doyle HollyThe Dumb Thing
8.Merle HaggardSomeone Told My Story
9.Red SimpsonDiesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves
10.Barbara MandrellQueen For A Day
11.Ronnie SessionsI Guess You're Finally Satisfied
12.Merle HaggardMixed Up Mess Of A Heart
13.Joe and Rose Lee MaphisA Lifetime Of Love
14.Del and Sue SmartI'm So Mad At Me
15.Merle HaggardDrink Up And Be Somebody
16.Wayne Wilson & Don Rich with The BuckaroosYou'll Never Miss The Water (Til The Well Runs Dry)
17.Bob MorrisThe First Thing I Think Of
18.Faye HardinOnly The Strong Can Survive
19.Merle HaggardYou Don't Have Very Far To Go
20.Bobby AustinI'm Not Looking For An Angel
21.The BuckaroosChicken Pickin'
22.Doyle Holly & The BuckaroosA Foolish Notion
23.Merle HaggardI Made The Prison Band
24.Oscar Whittington50 Year Waltz
25.Del and Sue SmartLove That Just Won't Stop
26.The Gosdin BrothersHangin' On
27.Suzi ArdenWho Do You Go To
28.Ronnie SessionsThere Never Was A Fool
29.Merle HaggardWhere Does The Good Times Go
30.Joe MaphisPickin' And Guitin'
31.Rose Lee MaphisCountry Girl Courtship
32.Wayne WilsonI'd Rather Be Hurt By You

Tracks on Disc 7:

1.Buck OwensThe Heartaches Have Just Started
2.Gene MolesFingerlickin'
3.Al BrumleyI'm Goin' Crazy
4.Bill Handy with Jelly Sanders ComboDon't Leave Me Cryin'
5.Leo StephensWalking In My Sleep Crying Over You
6.Tom RoseIt's Over
7.Buck Owens and Buddy AlanLet The World Keep On A Turnin'
8.Merle HaggardToo Many Bridges To Cross Over
9.Dean SanfordToo Young To Grow Old Over You
10.Tommy WigginsCalling All Lovers
11.Larry Daniels & The BuckshotsBuckshot
12.Bonnie OwensLead Me On
13.Leon CopelandI'm Out Of My Mind
14.Clarence WhiteBuckaroo
15.The Sanland BrothersVaccination For The Blues
16.Red SimpsonYou Put My World Back Together
17.The Strangers (Merle Haggrad)Hammin' It Up
18.Bob RossLucy Clowers
19.Ronnie Sessions(I Used To Live) The Life Of Riley
20.Barbara CheatwoodMarried Man
21.Billy MizeMake It Rain
22.Cliff CroffordMention My Name
23.Buck OwensSam's Place (live in London)
24.Merle HaggardCalifornia Cottonfields
25.Rodney LayNot Going Back To Jackson
26.Glenda BlackwellI Want To Live In Your House
27.Tom TallPitty Pitty Patter
28.Judy HallMy Old Used To Be
29.Ira AllenLove Is Me
30.Faye HardinMistakes I've Made
31.Harold Cox & The SoonersPumpkin Center
32.Jerry DallasTears Of Joy (Are A-Croppin' Out On Me)
33.Stan FarlowDevil River

Tracks on Disc 8:

1.Merle HaggardMama Tried (live in Muskogee)
2.The StrangersStealin' Corn
3.Truitt CunninghamForgive And Forget
4.Buck Owens & Susan RayeCryin' Time
5.Buck OwensBring Back My Peace Of Mind
6.The Sanland BrothersCowboy Convention
7.Don Rich & The BuckaroosGuitar Pickin' Man
8.Don RichYour Heart Turned Left (And I Was On The Right)
9.Buddy Alan (Sohn von Buck & Bonnie Owens)A Whole Lot Of Somethin'
10.Merle HaggardI'm A Good Loser
11.Bobby WayneCalifornia On My Mind
12.Buck OwensReno Lament
13.The HagersYour Tender Loving Care
14.Henry SharpeThere Is No Easy Way
15.Lewis TalleyBecause You Can't Be Mine
16.Mike BeaglesShe Don't Care Now
17.Dave PriceNight Life Is My Weakness
18.Merle HaggardDaddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
19.Sharon HaleyHeartbreak Mountain
20.Mayf NutterNever Ending Song Of Love
21.Tony BoothCinderella
22.Red SimpsonI'm A Truck
23.Johnny CampbellMr. Conscience
24.Vancie FlowersHow Dark Is My Journey
25.Merle HaggardBring It On Down To My House
26.Kenni HuskeyNumber One Heel
28.Merle HaggardI'm Tired Of Your Understanding Ways
29.Kenny VernonI Bought The Shoes (That Just Walked Out On Me)

Tracks on Disc 9:

1.Buck OwensArms Full Of Empty
2.Susan RayeLove Sure Feels Good In My Heart
3.Homer JoyStreets Of Bakersfield
4.Merle HaggardI Know An Ending When It Comes
5.Buck OwensSomething's Wrong
6.Doyle Singer & The BuckaroosYoung Widow Brown
7.Tide CartwrightCheater's Ground
8.Blackjack DuranI Laid Back Down
9.Arlo GuthrieThis Troubled Mind Of Mine
10.Merle HaggardThe Emptiest Arms In The World
11.Kenny Johnson with the Country MileBeer Drinkers Of America Unite
12.Buck Owens & Susan RayeSweethearts In Heaven
13.Laurel LeeMountain Of Fortune And Fame
14.Red SimpsonBill Woods From Bakersfield
15.Thad TillotsonGood Ole Country Sound
16.Freddie HartIf You Can't Feel It (It Ain't There)
17.Carlyle GrahamFoolish Man
18.Kay AustinThe Lord Rested On Sunday
19.Cliff CroffordEvery Time I Hear The Fiddle Play
20.Merle HaggardHolding Things Together
21.David FrizzellI'm The Bartender's Best Friend
22.Lawanda LindseyI Ain't Hangin' Round
23.Toby KeeneyGoing Back To Oklahoma
24.Walt PascoeThat Little Glass Of Milk
25.Roger SpankeBetty Jane
26.Sandy ThomasAntique In My Closet
27.Dennis PayneDo You Believe In Me
28.Debi HawkinsTeach Me How To Love
29.Merle HaggardMirrors Don't Lie
30.Tony BoothA Different Kind Of Sad

Tracks on Disc 10:

1.Buck OwensY'all Come / Tall Dark Stranger (live at Toys for Tots)
2.Tony BoothLonesome 7-7203 (live at Toys for Tots show)
3.Buddy AlanFishin' on the Mississippi (live at Toys for Tots show)
4.Susan RayeL.A. International Airport (live at Toys for Tots)
5.Buck Owens, the Buckaoors and OMAC artistsJohnny B. Goode (live at Toys for Tots)
6.Bonnie OwensNumber One Heel (take 14)
7.Vancie & RitaStrange
8.Vancie & RitaTears In My Beer
9.Billy MizeMisery
10.Billy MizeThe Name Of The Game Is Heartaches
11.Red SimpsonI'd Be A Good Time Charlie
12.Red SimpsonFit For A King
13.Johnny BarnettWhich One Is To Blame
14.Junior Stonebarger with Jelly Sanders BandRelease Me
15.Fuzzy Owen, Bill Woods, Red Simpson & BandMy Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About)
16.Bill Woods, Don Rich, Don Markham & BandTruck Driving Man
17.Tommy CollinsBe Serious Ann
18.Joe & Rose Lee MaphisChristmas Time's A Comin'
19.Lewis TalleyBlue Christmas
20.Louise LovettLonely Christmas Call