VA - The Essential Pioneers Of Country Music [2015] (3 x CDs)

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VA - The Essential Pioneers Of Country Music [2015] (3 x CDs)

If you love classic country music, The Essential Pioneers of Country Music Volumes 1-3 offers an outstanding assembly of legendary sounds. Released by The Viper Label, this collection takes you on a journey through the 1920s to 1940s, showcasing the pioneers who shaped the genre.

Each volume features 20 tracks, highlighting a mix of hillbilly, folk, blues, and western swing—the foundation of country music as we know it today. Volume 1 brings you timeless gems like Gene Autry’s “Back in the Saddle Again” and The Carter Family’s “Foggy Mountain Top”. Volume 2 carries on the tradition with more iconic artists, while Volume 3 rounds out the series with classics from Tex Ritter, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, and Ernest Tubb.

It’s the sound of early country life, filled with stories of love, hardship, and simple joys. The compilation serves as a historical archive, preserving the voices of pioneers who laid the foundation for modern country music. It’s a fascinating listen that gives you a real feel for the roots of country music. (B)

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Track lists

Vol. 1

01 Vernon Dalhart - Wreck of The Old Southern 3:47

02 Gene Autry - Back in The Saddle 2:40

03 Roy Newman - Mama Don't Like No Music 2:50

04 BF Shelton - Pretty Polly 4:27

05 Tune Wranglers - Texas Sand 2:36

06 Carter Family - The Foggy Mountain Top 3:06

07 North Carolina Ramblers - Milwaukee Blues 3:08

08 Ken Maynard - The Lone Star Trail 3:13

09 Charlie Poole - If The River Was Whiskey 3:08

10 Moonshine Kate - My Man's A Jolly Railroad Man 3:14

11 Crockett Family - Sourwood Mountain-Sally in The Garden-Little Sally Goodin 3:07

12 Rex Griffin - The Last Letter 3:05

13 Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers - Ida Red 2:50

14 DeZurik Sisters - Go to Sleep My Darling 2:57

15 Jimmie Davis with Brown's-Musical Brownies - Honky Tonk Blues 3:08

16 Buell H. Kazee - The Roving Cowboy 3:16

17 The Sons of Pioneers - Cool Water 2:46

18 Scotty - Wish I Was A Single Girl Again 2:20

19 Blue Sky Boys - Are You From Dixie 2:42

20 Al Hopkins & His Buckle Busters - Black Eyed Susie 2:50

Vol. 2

01 Milton Brown - The Eyes of Texas 3:10

02 Al Dexter - Answer to Honky Tonk Blues 2:34

03 Jimmy Rodgers - Pistol Packin' Papa 2:59

04 Bascom Lamar Lunsford - I Wish I Was A Mole in The Ground 3:22

05 Sons of The West - Oh Susannah 2:44

06 Otto Gray & His OklahomaCowboys - Who Broke The Lock on The Hen House Door 3:02

07 Chuck Wagon Gang - We Are Climbing 2:53

08 JD Farley - Bill Was A Texas Lad 3:03

09 Patsy Montana - My Poncho Pony 2:50

10 Walter Hurdt - Fiddle and Guitar Running Wild 2:07

11 Darby & Tarlton - Columbus Stockdale 3:06

12 Ruby Blevins - Montana Plains 2:53

13 Dave McCarn - Cotton Mill Colie 2:35

14 Powder River Jack Lee - Powder River Let'er Buck 2:58

15 Farr Brothers - Deed I Do 2:35

16 Da Costa Waltz's Southern Broadcasters - Take Me Back to The Sweet Sunny South 2:46

17 Haymire Mac Mclintock - Hallelujah I'm A Bum 2:37

18 Callahan Brothers - Somebody's Been Using That Thing 2:49

19 Carolina Tar Heels - Bring Me A Leaf From The Sea 2:55

20 Oscar L. Coffey - Six Feet on Earth Makes Us All One Size 2:53

Vol. 3

01 Tex Ritter - Sing Cowboy Sing 2:43

02 Tennessee Ramblers - Don't Put A Tax on Beautiful Girls 2:57

03 Dad Crockett - Sugar Hill 3:00

04 Jognnie Barfield - Everybody's Tryin' to Be My Baby 2:47

05 Gwen Foster - How Many Biscuits Can I Eat 2:50

06 Bradley Kincaid - Old Joe Clark 3:06

07 Four Pickled Peppers - When I Was A Baby 2:33

08 JH Lowell - Lonesome Life of Worry 3:10

09 Delmore Brothers - Blues Stay Away From Me 2:50

10 Hill Brothers with Willie Simmons - I'm on My Way to Heaven 2:49

11 Bob Wills and His Texas Cowboys - Steel Guitar Rag 2:47

12 Louisiana Lou - With My Banjo on My Knee 2:17

13 George Wade & The Caro-Ginians - He Turned Around and Went The Other Way 2:24

14 Jack Pierce - Soap Box Blue 2:33

15 Happy Valley Boys - I'll Never Leave Old Dixieland Again 2:57

16 Ted Daffan's Texans - Born to Loose 2:43

17 Grady & Hazel Cole - Shattered Love 2:42

18 Shelton Brothers - Just Because 3:02

19 Arthur Miles - Lonely Cowboy Pt.1 3:09

20 Earnest Tubb - I Ain't Goin' Honky Tonkin' 2:34

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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