VA - Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels, The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock [2018] (13 x CDs)

COUNTRY ROCK

VA - Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels, The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock [2018] (13 x CDs)

Bear Family Records has outdone themselves with the "Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock" box set, a massive 13-CD collection that explores the origins and development of the country rock genre from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. Featuring a staggering 267 tracks from many influential artists, this box set is a comprehensive and unparalleled exploration of the genre.

What sets this collection apart from other country rock compilations is the incredible depth and breadth of the music included, as well as the extensive liner notes and rare photographs provided in the accompanying hardcover book. The essays, written by renowned music historians, provide valuable context for the music and explore the origins and impact of the country rock movement. The rare photographs and extensive liner notes further enhance the listening experience, giving fans a deeper understanding of the genre and its influence on American popular music.

The music itself is exceptional, spanning a range of styles and sounds that define the country rock genre. From the jangling guitars and sweet harmonies of The Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man" to the soulful ballads of Gram Parsons' "She" and the foot-stomping rock of The Eagles' "Take It Easy," each track is a testament to the incredible talent of the artists included in the set.

This set perfectly encapsulates the fusion of country and rock that defines the country rock genre.

The set also includes additional rare tracks, live performances, and previously unreleased recordings from artists like Gene Clark, The Dillards, and The Gosdin Brothers, further adding to the depth and breadth of the collection.

"Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock" is an essential addition to any serious music lover's collection. The music is exceptional, the liner notes are informative and engaging, and the rare photographs and memorabilia provide a fascinating glimpse into a pivotal era in American popular music. This is a collection that will be enjoyed for years to come and is a must-have for any fan of the genre. (B)

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Track lists

Vol. 01 CD1

01 International Submarine Band - Truck Driving Man 2:37

02 Rick  Nelson - You Just Can't Quit 2:22

03 Lovin' Spoonful - Nashville Cats 2:37

04 Buffalo Springfield - Pay The Price 2:39

05 Gene Clark & The Gosdin Brothers - Tried So Hard 2:22

06 Youngbloods - Grizzely Bear Aka Grizzly Bear 2:24

07 Gene Clark & The Gosdin Brothers - So You Say You Lost Your Baby 2:10

08 Gosdin Brothers - Tell Me 3:06

09 Lovin' Spoonful - Darlin' Companion 2:23

10 Everly Brothers - Movin' On 2:28

11 Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe 4:16

12 Buffalo Springfield - Child's Claim To Fame 2:14

13 Everly Brothers - Bowling Green 2:49

14 Bobbie Gentry - Niki Hoeky 2:48

15 International Submarine Band - Luxury Liner 2:53

16 International Submarine Band - Blue Eyes 2:49

17 Monkees - What Am I Doing Hangin' Round 3:12

18 Byrds - Old John Robertson 1:55

19 Youngbloods - Sugar Babe 2:14

20 Kenny Vernon - Ain't That A Shame 2:02

21 Nashville West - Ode To Billie 3:43

Vol. 01 CD2

01 International Submarine Band - Do You Know How It Feels To Be Lonesome 3:34

02 Byrds - Wasn't Born To Follow 2:07

03 Bob Dylan - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 2:40

04 Band - The Weight Band 4:37

05 Hearts & Flowers - She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune 3:06

06 Band - I Shall Be Released Band 3:14

07 Byrds - You Ain't Going Nowhere 2:36

08 Byrds - Hickory Wind 3:33

09 Beau Brummels - Turn Around 3:03

10 Beau Brummels - The Loneliest Man In Town 1:51

11 Lovin' Spoonful - Never Goin' Back 2:51

12 Byrds - One Hundred Years From Now 2:42

13 Dillard & Clark - Train Leaves Here This Morning 3:52

14 Spencers - Make Up Your Mind 2:27

15 Dillard & Clark - The Radio Song 3:04

16 Dillards - Nobody Knows 2:18

17 Dillards - Listen To The Sound 2:39

18 Dennis Payne - The Conscience Of You 2:45

19 Everly Brothers - T For  Texas 3:32

20 Everly Brothers - I Wonder If I'll Care As Much 2:58

Vol. 02

01 Byrds - Drug Store Truck Driving Man 3:55

02 Flying Burrito Bros. - Christine's Tune 3:04

03 Doug Sahm - Texas Me 2:40

04 Glen Campbell - Galveston 2:49

05 Bob Dylan - Lay, Lady Lay 3:20

06 Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 3:34

07 Flying Burrito Bros. - Wheels 3:05

08 Corvettes - Back Home Girl 2:55

09 Doug Dillard & Gene Clark - Through The Morning, Through The Night 4:07

10 Buck Owens - Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass 2:24

11 Poco - Pickin' Up The Pieces 3:23

12 Doug Sahm - At The Crossroads 3:36

13 Band - Up On Cripple Creek 4:34

14 Flying Burrito Bros. - Sin City 4:12

15 Corvettes - Level With Your Senses 2:25

16 Linda Ronstadt - Silver Threads & Golden Needles 2:23

17 Flying Burrito Bros. - Hot Burrito 3:40

18 Elvis Presley - I'm Movin' On 2:54

19 Sanland Bros. - Vaccination For The Blues 1:52

20 Poco - Make Me Smile 3:21

21 Linda Ronstadt - We Need A Whole Lot More Jesus 2:32

22 Townes Van Zandt - Lungs 2:28

23 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby 3:00

Vol. 03 CD1

01 Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider 2:59

02 Delaney & Bonnie And Friends - Living On The Open Road 3:05

03 Cowboy - Livin' In The Country 3:09

04 Band - Just Another Whistle Stop 3:52

05 Jesse Winchester - Biloxi 3:20

06 Flying Burrito Brothers - Lazy Days 2:58

07 Wayne Douglas - Be Real 2:36

08 Kris Kristofferson - The Best Of All Possible Worlds 3:00

09 Grateful Dead - Casey Jones 4:26

10 Jefferson Airplane - The Farm 3:13

11 Moby Grape - Right Before My Eyes 2:05

12 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Joanne 3:11

13 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Some Of Shelly's Blues 3:11

14 Townes Van Zandt - Delta Mama Blues 3:57

15 David Alan Coe - Walkin' Bum 3:37

16 Rick Nelson - California 3:02

17 Eric Andersen - Just A Country Dream 5:13

18 Poco - You Better Think Twice 3:21

19 Brewer & Shipley - One Toke Over The Line 3:19

Vol. 03 CD2

01 Linda Ronstadt - He Darked The Sun 2:38

02 Flying Burrito Brothers - God's Own Singer 2:05

03 Swampwater - Big Bayou 2:45

04 Band - The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show 3:02

05 David Allan Coe - Tobacco Road 2:32

06 Goose Creek Symphony - Charlie's Tune 4:36

07 Country Funk - Really My Friend 4:04

08 Grateful Dead - Truckin' 5:06

09 Jefferson Airplane - A Song For All Seasons 3:29

10 Morning - Tell Me A Story 3:11

11 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Silver Moon 3:10

12 Poco - Hurry Up 4:06

13 Townes Van Zandt - Where I Lead Me 2:48

14 Rusty Kershaw - The Country Boy 3:26

15 Wildweeds - Mare, Take Me Home 3:27

16 Jesse Winchester - Snow 2:22

17 Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Morning Coming Down 4:32

18 Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby Mcgee 4:30

19 Townes Van Zandt - Delta Mama Blues (Unissued) 3:19

Vol. 04 CD1

01 Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Hot Rod Lincoln 2:44

02 Hoyt Axton - Never Been To Spain 2:33

03 Link Wray - La De Da 4:03

04 Gene Clark - White Light 3:39

05 Alex Harvey - Tulsa Turnaround 3:39

06 Kris Kristofferson - The Pilgrim Chapter 33 3:12

07 Johnny Cash - Singing In Viet Nam Talking Blues 2:57

08 Lonnie Mack - Three Angels 4:32

09 Flying Burrito Brothers - Colorado 4:51

10 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Grand Ennui 2:09

11 Band - When I Paint My Masterpiece 4:19

12 New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Henry 2:37

13 Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Seeds And Stems Again 3:47

14 John Prine - Angel From Montgomery 3:44

15 J.J. Cale - Crazy Mama 2:28

16 Brave Belt - Crazy Arms, Crazy Eyes 2:46

17 Cochise - Lost Hearts 3:27

18 Cowboy - Please Be With Me 3:42

19 Head, Hands And Feet - Country Boy 5:31

Vol. 04 CD2

01 Delaney & Bonnie And Friends - Never Ending Song Of Love 3:21

02 Little Feat - Willin' 2:25

03 Ry Cooder - Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Us All 3:54

04 Lonnie Mack - Asphalt Outlaw Hero 3:06

05 Kris Kristofferson - Good Christian Soldier 3:23

06 John Prine - Paradise 3:12

07 Gene Clark - For A Spanish Guitar 5:00

08 New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Glendale Train 3:02

09 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Tumbling Tumbleweeds 3:47

10 Flying Burrito Brothers - Hand To Mouth 3:44

11 Rick Nelson - This Train 2:34

12 Twin Engine - My Life Gets Better Every Day 3:06

13 Alex Harvey - Delta Dawn 4:02

14 Mordicai Jones - All Because Of A Woman 3:20

15 Doug Kershaw - Who Needs That Kind Of Friend 3:17

16 Poco - Bad Weather 5:03

17 Mickey Newbury - The Future’s Not What It Used To Be 4:10

18 Link Wray - Fire And Brimstone 3:16

19 Sir Douglas Quintet - Wasted Days, Wasted Nights (Aka Wasted Days And Wasted Nights) 3:39

20 Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Lost In The Ozone 2:11

Vol. 05 CD1

01 Danny O'keefe - Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues 3:00

02 Delbert & Glen - I Received A Letter 2:52

03 Bobby Charles - Tennessee Blues 5:00

04 Byrds - Lazy Waters 3:33

05 J.J. Cale - After Midnight 2:22

06 Townes Van Zandt - You Are Not Needed Now 4:14

07 Jimmie Dale & The Flatlanders - Dallas 2:44

08 Ry Cooder - Boomer's Story 4:14

09 Kris Kristofferson - Border Lord 3:38

10 Jonathan Edwards - Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy 3:33

11 New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Rainbow 3:03

12 Michael Nesmith - Different Drum 3:02

13 Chip Taylor - Gasoline 2:14

14 Pure Prairie League - Tears 2:44

15 John Hartford - Nobody Eats At Linebaugh's Anymore 4:52

16 John Prine - The Great Compromise 4:54

17 Jimmie Dale & The Flatlanders - You've Never Seen Me Cry 2:12

18 Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks - Walkin' One And Only 2:45

Vol. 05 CD2

01 Bobby Charles - Small Town Talk 3:26

02 J.J. Cale - Clyde 2:30

03 Danny O'keefe - The Road 3:50

04 Delbert & Glen - Ain't What You Eat But The Way How You Chew It 2:19

05 Doug Kershaw - Super Cowboy 3:05

06 Everly Brothers - I'm Tired Of Singing My Song In Las Vegas 3:14

07 Rick Nelson - Garden Party 3:47

08 Rick Roberts - In My Own Small Way 2:59

09 Dan Fogelberg - Anyway I Love You 3:48

10 Pure Prairie League - Early Morning Riser 5:06

11 Byrds - B.B. Class Road 2:17

12 Chip Taylor - Dirty Matthew 3:08

13 J.D. Souther - The Fast One 3:10

14 Uncle Jim's Music - Once In A Great While 2:56

15 New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) 4:17

16 Kris Kristofferson - Smokey Put The Sweat On Me 3:09

17 Jimmie Dale & The Flatlanders - Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown 2:43

18 Gary & Randy Scruggs - Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies 2:57

19 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will The Circle Be Unbroken 4:49

Vol. 06 CD1

01 Doug Sahm And Band - (Is Anybody Going To) San Antone 3:03

02 Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie 2:42

03 Gram Parsons - That’s All It Took 2:59

04 Delbert & Glen - California Livin’ 2:25

05 Townes Van Zandt - Pancho & Lefty 3:41

06 Jerry Jeff Walker - Gettin’ By 4:11

07 Bobby Bare - Ride Me Down Easy 3:01

08 Billy Joe Shaver - Old Five And Dimers Like Me 2:41

09 J.J. Cale - If You’re Ever In Oklahoma 2:05

10 Hank Wilson - Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms 4:25

11 Gene Clark - Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky (Aka Rough And Rocky) 3:15

12 Earl Scruggs Revue - Salty Dog Blues 2:04

13 New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Lonesome La Cowboy 4:05

14 Band - Crying Heart Blues 3:28

15 Goose Creek Symphony - (Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz 3:16

16 Rick Roberts - Glad To Be Goin’ 3:51

17 Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Country Girl 3:16

18 Borderline - Please Help Me Forget 3:28

19 Dennis Linde - Burning Love 2:58

20 Little Feat - Roll Um Easy 2:32

21 Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks - Payday Blues 2:51

22 Doug Sahm And Band - It’s Gonna Be Easy 3:31

23 Jerry Jeff Walker & Lost Gonzo Band - Up Against The Wall, Redneck Mother 4:30

Vol. 06 CD2

01 Willie Nelson - The Troublemaker 1:52

02 Hoyt Axton - Sweet Misery 3:24

03 J.J. Cale - Lies 2:56

04 Little Feat - Dixie Chicken 3:58

05 Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man 4:48

06 Gram Parsons - She 4:57

07 Earl Scruggs Revue - If I’d Only Come And Gone 2:53

08 Asleep At The Wheel - Take Me Back To Tulsa 3:38

09 Jerry Jeff Walker - Sangria Wine 4:26

10 Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Everybody’s Doing It 2:08

11 Jim Ford - Big Mouth Usa 3:11

12 Delbert & Glen - To Be With You 4:22

13 Kinky Friedman - Sold American 3:16

14 Goose Creek Symphony - Me And Him 2:52

15 Michael Nesmith - Winonah 3:51

16 Gene Clark & The Flying Burrito Brothers - Here Tonight 3:29

17 Gene Parsons - Sonic Bummer 2:19

18 Chip Taylor - 101 In Cashbox 4:55

19 Billy Joe Shaver - I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train 2:13

20 Townes Van Zandt - If I Needed You 3:45

21 Gram Parsons  & Emmylou Harris - Sleepless Nights 3:23

22 Sir Douglas Quintet - Texas Tornado 2:54

23 Jerry Jeff Walker - London Homesick Blues 7:41

Vol. 07 CD1

01 Gram Parsons And Emmylou Harris - Return Of The Grievous Angel 4:24

02 Gene Clark - Life's Greatest Fool 4:45

03 New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Crooked Judge 2:58

04 Flying Burrito Brothers - Building Fires 4:22

05 Richard Betts - Long Time Gone 4:32

06 J. J. Cale - Cajun Moon 2:13

07 Hoyt Axton - When The Morning Comes 3:31

08 Willie Nelson And Tracy Nelson - After The Fire Is Gone 3:04

09 Waylon Jennings - Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way 2:56

10 Hank Williams Jr. - Stoned At The Jukebox 2:46

11 Charlie Daniels Band - Willie Jones 3:13

12 Muleskinner - Mule Skinner Blues 3:14

13 Barefoot Jerry - Mother Nature's Way Of Saying High 5:41

14 Larry Jon Wilson - Ohoopee River Bottomland 3:42

15 Guy Clark - L. A. Freeway 4:59

16 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Ripplin' Waters 5:47

17 Souther-Hillman-Furay Band - Border Town 3:53

18 Doobie Brothers - Tell Me What You Want (And I'll Give You What You Need) 3:51

19 Billy Swan - I Can Help 4:01

20 Outlaws - There Goes Another Love Song 3:05

21 Willie Nelson - Bloody Mary Morning 2:49

22 Gram Parsons - Brass Buttons 3:26

Vol. 07 CD2

01 Souther-Hillman-Furay Band - Trouble In Paradise 5:05

02 Outlaws - Knoxville Girl 3:31

03 Gene Clark - From A Silver Phial 3:43

04 Muleskinner - Runways Of The Moon 4:21

05 Gram Parsons And Emmylou Harris - In My Hour Of Darkness 3:44

06 Flying Burrito Brothers - Sweet Desert Childhood 3:46

07 Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen - Southbound 2:19

08 Kinky Friedman - Something's Wrong With The Beaver 2:49

09 Barefoot Jerry - Slowin' Down 3:44

10 Ozark Mountain Daredevils - E. E. Lawson 3:34

11 Johnny Rivers - Wait A Minute 4:17

12 Billy Swan - Lover Please 2:51

13 Donnie Fritts - We Had It All 3:00

14 Lost Gonzo Band - Railroad Man 4:36

15 Jesse Winchester - Mississippi, You're On My Mind 3:26

16 Sir Doug And The Texas Tornados - Cowboy Peyton Place 3:37

17 Guy Clark - Desperados Waiting For A Train 4:32

18 Emmylou Harris - Boulder To Birmingham 3:32

19 Wright Brothers Overland Stage Company - Wild Wicked Woman Of The West 4:55

20 John Prine - Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard 3:18

21 Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain 2:18

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