VA - Songs From Satan's Jukebox, Vol. 1 & 2 [2019]

PULP COUNTRY

VA - Songs From Satan's Jukebox, Vol. 1 & 2 [2019]

Stag‑O‑Lee’s Songs From Satan’s Jukebox Vol. 1 & 2 arrived in 2019 as a German CD release on the label’s Pulp‑Country line, catalogued as STAG‑O‑102 . It gathers twenty‑four tracks recorded across several decades, all circling the same figure who haunted so much early American music. The Devil appears in warnings, temptations, tall tales, and the occasional wink, and the compilation lets these moods sit together without forcing a single reading.

The set opens with The Louvin Brothers’ Satan Is Real, a stark reminder of how seriously the theme was treated in country circles during the 1950s . From there the collection moves through rockabilly, hillbilly, and gospel. Gene Vincent races through Race With The Devil, Marty Robbins delivers the smoother storytelling of Devil Woman, and Johnny Horton frames the Devil as a creative spark in The Devil Made A Masterpiece. Lesser‑known names like Jessie Floyd, Billy Barton, and Wade Ray add texture, showing how widespread these ideas were.

The physical release keeps things simple, packaged in a standard black‑tray jewel case with a four‑page booklet. Even the small production quirks, like track six being misidentified as Devil’s Child, add to its charm.

Played through, the compilation becomes a small portrait of American roots music wrestling with fear, humour, and desire, all under the same red glow of the jukebox. (B)

==========================================================

OR

===========================================================

Track lists

01 Louvin' Brothers - Satan is Real 3:02

02 Sonny Burns - Satan's A-Waiting 2:37

03 Joe Carson - I Could Love The Devil Out of You 2:14

04 Gene 'bo' Davis - Satan's Daughter 2:19

05 Jessie Floyd - Satan's Wife 2:09

06 Anita Carter - Devil's Child 2:59

07 Johnny and Dorsey Burnette With The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - Devil's Queen 2:12

08 Marty Robbins - Devil Woman 2:57

09 Billy Barton - The Devil, My Conscience and I 2:34

10 Johnny Horton - The Devil Made A Masterpiece 2:30

11 Harry Choates - Devil in The Bayou 2:12

12 Frank Hutchinson - Hell Bound Train 2:59

13 Gene Vincent - Race With The Devil 2:05

14 Cliff Carlisle & The Buckeye Boys - The Devil's Train 2:56

15 Cowboy Copas - Don't Shake Hands With The Devil 2:10

16 Frankie Lane - El Diablo 2:43

17 Louvin' Brothers - Satan's Juweled Crown 2:59

18 Johnny Bond - Let Me Go, Devil! 2:34

19 Johnny Tyler - Devil's Hot Rod 2:18

20 Roy Acuff - The Devil's Train 2:37

21 Lefty Frizzell - From an Angel to The Devil 1:59

22 Frankie Lane - Miss Satan 2:39

23 Don Reno & Red Smiley - Get Behind Me Satan 2:13

24 Wade Ray - Let Me Go, Devil 2:57

=============================================================

=============================================================

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.

=============================================================

=============================================================