The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West 1940-1974

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Overview

Buck Owens turned Bakersfield, California into the epicenter of hip country music in the mid-'60s. All it took was a remarkable streak of number one singles that steam rolled right through Nashville with their electrified twang, forever changing the notion of what constituted country music and codifying the Bakersfield sound as hard-driving rhythms, trebly Telecasters, and lean arrangements suited for honky tonks, beer joints, and jukeboxes all across America. Half-a-century later, these remain sonic signifiers of Bakersfield, so the term no longer conveys a specific sound, place, and era, a situation the weighty Bear Family box The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West 1940-1974 intends to rectify. The subtitle of the ten-CD set indicates the intent of Scott B. Bomar, author of the box's weighty hardcover book and the compilation's co-producer: He aims to document a particular period of the past, one that still echoes in the present but is best appreciated as a moment in time. The Bakersfield Sound isn't designed as a snapshot of a scene but rather a full immersion. Many of the biggest singles from Owens and Merle Haggard, the two titans of Bakersfield Country, are side-stepped in favor of deep cuts, demos, and live cuts, selections that help give familiar tunes a fresh kick; when surrounded by music from fellow travelers, including many names that are fairly obscure, they regain their original vitality. Context is the reason why The Bakersfield Sound seems so alive as a listening experience, the other is pacing. Sequenced chronologically -- the great exception is the tenth disc, which rounds up a bunch of rougher broadcast and live tapes, along with other working variations -- The Bakersfield Sound provides an excellent prehistory to Buck's Big Bang of the '60s, setting the scene with a clutch of migrant worker field recordings from the early '40s before settling into a bunch of western swing and country boogie. Between the wild rhythms of the Maddox Brothers & Rose and the jumping blues of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys lie the seeds of not only Owens and Haggard, but all their peers and predecessors, including Tommy Collins and Wynn Stewart. As the discs roll on, the aforementioned artists are a constant presence, but so is the king of truck driving country Red Simpson, along with such local draws as Billy Mize and Faye Hardin, each adapting to the subtly shifting sounds of the time. By the middle of disc four, The Bakersfield Sound hits its stride, alternating between these foundational figures and obscure names who nevertheless cut a few 45s that sound as sweet as anything else on the box: Mize's "Gentle on My Mind," "Make It Rain," and Johnny Campbell's galloping "Mr. Conscience" are proof of that. By the second half, it becomes quite clear that the sound of Bakersfield wasn't confined to its city limits, nor was it strictly about the train-track rhythms and hot-shot picking of the Buckaroos. It was an expansive, imaginative American music, building upon country traditions by relying on new technology and singing about modern concerns. Within his book, Bomar traces the origins of the place, the artists, and the tracks, all of which are welcome, but the highest testament to The Bakersfield Sound is that as a collection of songs, it plays like the jukebox of any country music fan's dreams. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2019
Label:	Bear Family Records
UPC:	5397102160363
Rank:	57938

Tracks

Disc 1

1. The Cotton Picker's Song  - Lloyd Stalcup
2. Darlin' Baby  - Homer Pierce
3. Sunny Cal  - Jack Bryant
4. Sunny California  - Mary Sullivan
5. Home in the Government Camp  - Wayne Dinwiddle
6. Get Along Down to Town  -  King Family
7. Home in San Antone  - Lloyd Reading
8. Opening Theme/Seven Come Eleven  -  Wills
9. Get Along Home Cindy  -  Wills
10. Back in Dear Old Oklahoma  -  Elwin Cross and His Arizona Wranglers
11. Okie Boogie  -  Maddox Brothers & Rose
12. Reading Your Letter With Tears in My Eyes  - Bob Manning
13. Lost Highway  - Leon Payne
14. Hittin' the Trail  - Tex Marshall  - Bill Woods
15. When the Leaves Come Tumbling Down  - Leo Butler
16. Have I Got a Chance With You  - Cliff Crofford  - Bill Woods
17. Water Baby Blues (Boogie)  -  Maddox Brothers & Rose
18. (A Pretty Woman Is A) Deadly Weapon  - Terry Preston
19. I Want You So  - Terry Preston
20. Funny Book  -  Henson
21. Honey Baby  - Jimmy Thomason
22. Your Love Was Like the Weater  - Jimmy Thomason
23. You Made Me Love You  - Hillbilly Barton
24. Ozark Polka  -  Ebb Pillings's Ozark Squirrel Shooters
25. A Heart Break Ago  - Hillbilly Barton  -  Woods
26. A Dear John Letter  - Fuzzy Owen  - Bonnie Owens
27. Dear John  - Rita Goodwin  - Bill Woods
28. Pusan  - Billy Mize  -  Woods
29. Hank's Song  - Ferlin Husky
30. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)  -  Maphis

Disc 2

31. You Better Not Do That  - Tommy Collins
32. Ain't You Had No Bringin' Up at All  - Dallas Frazier
33. Louisiana Swing  - Bud Hobbs
34. When I Hold You  - Forest Lee  - Clete Stewart
35. Down on the Corner of Love  - Buck Owens
36. Stepping Stones  - Albert E. Jr. Brumley  - Dave Stogner
37. Out of Line  -  Henson  - Joyce Yours
38. When the Saints Go Marching In  - Semie Moseley
39. Take Possession  - Jean Shepard
40. It Pays to Advertise  -  Farmer Boys
41. Why Do I Love You So  - Wynn Stewart
42. Crazy Mixed Up Kid  - Tommy Duncan
43. Sad Sad Saturday Night  - Johnny Taylor
44. I Gotta Know  - Wanda Jackson
45. Who Will Buy the Wine  - Billy Mize
46. Baby I Like Your Style  -  Coker Family  - Al Coker
47. Wherever You Are  - Louise Duncan
48. Bumble Rumble  - Sid Silver
49. I Need Her Love  - Andy Morris
50. I Want You  - Dusty Payne
51. Your Every Thing (I Wish That She Could Be)  - Fuzzy Owen
52. I Never Thought  -  Bonnie Blue Bell
53. What Time Tomorrow  - Jan Howard
54. Drivin' Away My Blues  - George Rich
55. Ask Me No Questions  - Bill Woods
56. Beware of a Stranger  - Fuzzy Owen
57. Keep Her Off Your Mind  - Skeets McDonald
58. Yes Sir  - Dave Stogner
59. Fun on the Freeway  - Harlan Howard
60. A Night for Love  - Cliff Crofford
61. Someone to Love  -  Farmer Boys
62. Come Back to Me  - Buck Owens

Disc 3

63. I'm Sorry Too  - Coy Baker  - Reuben Chapman
64. Empty Days and Lonely Nights  - Coy Baker  - Don Thompson
65. You're a Luxury  - Phil Brown
66. Steady Lovin'  -  Unknown
67. I Like That Kind  - Johnny Bond
68. Crazy Moon  - Henry Sharpe
69. Pair of Empty Arms  -  Desert Stars  - Gene Martin
70. You'al Come  -  Henson
71. Letters Have No Arms  - Lewis Talley
72. Second Fiddle  - Buck Owens
73. When  - Cliff Crofford  - Billy Mize
74. You Can't Take Your Love Outta This Boy  - Billy Mize
75. I Removed Your Ring  - Billy Kaundart
76. Keep Right on Tryin'  - Larry Bryant
77. Tired of Livin'  - Buck Owens
78. Cold Hearted Woman  - Joe Hall
79. Stage Coach  - Owen Charles
80. If I Could Only Tell You  -  Rip Goodman and Marcia
81. Our Hearts  - George Latta
82. Til These Dreams Come True  - Buck Owens
83. Living Up to My Name  - Cliff Crofford  - Billy Mize
84. Goose, Pt. 1  -  Don Markham & The Marksmen
85. Just for the Children's Sake  - Bonnie Owens
86. My Baby Walks All Over Me  - Wally Lewis
87. Playboy  - Wynn Stewart
88. Someone's Gonna Get Hurt  - Albert E. Jr. Brumley
89. Door of Temptation  - Jackie Kelley
90. Fiddlin' Country Style  - Jelly Sanders
91. Loose Talk  - Rose Maddox  - Buck Owens
92. What Will I Do (With All These Memories)  - Jimmy Patton
93. Loving You (On Someone Elses' Time)  - Tommy Dee
94. Why Tell Me  - Custer Bottoms  -  Jack and Jerry

Disc 4

95. King of Fools  - Buck Owens
96. Scratch  -  Marksmen
97. It's My Turn to Cry  - Jerry Cornelius  -  Golden Eagles
98. I Can't Stop Lovin'  - Wayne Morris
99. I Pretend  - Wayne Morris
100. Truck Drivin' Man  - Bill Woods
101. My Last Night in Town  - Billy Bledsoe
102. New Home Sweet Home  - Leon Hart
103. Crossing My Fingers  - Kenny Hays
104. Foolish Notions  - Kenny Hays
105. On Your Wedding Day  - Georgia Lynn
106. Go Where You Wanta Go  - Tommy Lewis
107. Private Party  - Vancie Flowers
108. There's Gonna Come a Day  - Buck Owens
109. Why Should I Cry Again  - Anita Cross
110. Waggin' Tongues  - Bonnie Owens
111. Painting the Town  - Rollie Weber
112. Too Old To Hurt  - Johnny Barnett
113. Skid Row  - Merle Haggard
114. Good  - Bill Meyers
115. If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'  - Buck Owens
116. Tell Me Why  - Bill Bledsoe
117. Put Your Arms Around Him  - Bob Morris
118. Silver Bells  - Roy Nichols
119. Act Naturally [Live]  - Buck Owens
120. Life in Prison  - Merle Haggard
121. My Past Is Present  - Bobby Durham
122. Queen of Snob Hill  - Bobby Durham
123. Tears in My Beer  - Vancie Flowers  - Rita Lane
124. Out of My Mind  - Rose Stassi

Disc 5

125. Close Up the Honky Tonks  - Buck Owens
126. Slowly But Surely  - Merle Haggard  - Bonnie Owens
127. Working Overtime  - Bob Hortter
128. S.O.S.  - Jim Witlock
129. Fallin' for You  - Buck Owens
130. If I Had Left It Up to You  - Merle Haggard
131. I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can (Tally)  - Merle Haggard
132. I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can (Capitol)  - Merle Haggard
133. I Wish I Hadn't Called You  - Tommy Duncan
134. Red Wine  - Jim Ward
135. More Wine, More Women, More Song  - Lewis Talley
136. I'll Take a Chance  - Merle Haggard  - Bonnie Owens
137. I'm Layin' It on the Line  -  Rich
138. There Never Was a Fool  - Buck Owens
139. After You Leave Me  -  Buckaroos  - Doyle Holly
140. Just Leave My World Alone  - Buddy Mize  - Dee Mize
141. Walking My Fool  - Billy Mize
142. (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers  - Liz Anderson
143. If You Can't Bite Don't Growl  - Tommy Collins
144. Alcohol and Tears  - Jeanie O'Neil
145. Home Is Where I Hang My Head  - Bobby Durham
146. Jeannie With the Light Brown Cadillac  - Red Simpson
147. Swinging Doors (alternate take)  - Merle Haggard
148. Roll Out the Red Carpet  - Kay Adams
149. Old Standby  - Kay Adams  - Dick Curless
150. House of Memories  - Buck Owens
151. Tiger by the Tail [Live at Carnegie Hall]  - Buck Owens
152. Fool Me Again  - Vicki Lester
153. The Bad Guy Gets the Girl  - Ray Salter
154. Pappy Was a Clever Man  - Billy Mize
155. Correspondence Course in Love  - Jeanie O'Neil

Disc 6

156. Apartment No. 9  - Bobby Austin
157. Open Up Your Heart  - Buck Owens
158. A Good Job Huntin' and Fishin'  - Dick Curless
159. Goin' Thru the Motions  - Gary Paxton
160. I'm Actin' Like My Old Self Again  - Red Simpson
161. Little Pink Mack  - Kay Adams
162. The Dumb Thing  - Doyle Holly
163. Someone Told My Story  - Merle Haggard
164. Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves  - Red Simpson
165. Queen for a Day  - Barbara Mandrell
166. I Guess You're Finally Satisfied  - Ronnie Sessions
167. Mixed Up Mess of a Heart  - Merle Haggard
168. A Lifetime of Love  -  Maphis
169. I'm So Mad at Me  -  Del and Sue Smart
170. Drink Up and Be Somebody  - Merle Haggard
171. You'll Never Miss the Water (Til the Well Runs Dry)  -  Rich  - Wayne Wilson
172. The First Thing I Think Of  - Bob Morris
173. Only the Strong Can Survive  - Faye Hardin
174. You Don't Have Very Far to Go  - Merle Haggard
175. I'm Not Looking for an Angel  - Bobby Austin
176. Chicken Pickin'  -  Buckaroos
177. A Foolish Notion  -  Buckaroos  - Doyle Holly
178. I Made the Prison Band  - Merle Haggard
179. 50 Year Waltz  - Oscar Whittington
180. Love That Just Won't Stop  -  Del and Sue Smart
181. Hangin' On  -  Gosdin Brothers
182. Who Do You Go To  - Suzi Arden
183. Where Does the Good Times Go  - Merle Haggard
184. Pickin' and Guitin'  - Joe Maphis
185. Country Girl Courtship  - Rose Lee Maphis
186. I'd Rather Be Hurt by You  - Wayne Wilson

Disc 7

187. The Heartaches Have Just Started  - Buck Owens
188. Fingerlickin'  - Gene Moles
189. I'm Goin' Crazy  - Albert E. Jr. Brumley
190. Don't Leave Me Cryin'  - Bill Handy  - Jelly Sanders
191. Walking in My Sleep Crying Over You  - Leo Stephens
192. It's Over  - Tom Rose
193. Let the World Keep on a Turnin'  - Buddy Alan  - Buck Owens
194. Too Many Bridges to Cross Over  - Merle Haggard
195. Too Young to Grow Old Over You  - Dean Sanford
196. Calling All Lovers  - Tommy Wiggins
197. Buckshot  -  Buckshots  - Larry Daniels
198. Lead Me On  - Bonnie Owens
199. I'm Out of My Mind  - Leon Copeland
200. Buckaroo  - Clarence White
201. Vaccination for the Blues  -  Sanland Brothers
202. You Put My World Back Together  - Red Simpson
203. Hammin' It Up  -  Haggard
204. Lucy Clowers  - Bob Ross
205. (I Used to Live) The Life of Riley  - Ronnie Sessions
206. Married Man  - Barbara Cheatwood
207. Make It Rain  - Billy Mize
208. Mention My Name  - Cliff Crofford
209. Sam's Place (Live in London)  - Buck Owens
210. California Cottonfields  - Merle Haggard
211. Not Going Back to Jackson  - Rodney Lay
212. I Want to Live in Your House  - Glenda Blackwell
213. Pitty Pitty Patter  - Tom Tall
214. My Old Used to Be  - Judy Hall
215. Love Is Me  - Ira Allen
216. Mistakes I've Made  - Faye Hardin
217. Pumpkin Center  - Harold Cox  -  Sooners
218. Tears of Joy (Are A)  - Jerry Dallas
219. Devil River  - Stan Farlow

Disc 8

220. Mama Tried (Live in Muskogee)  - Merle Haggard
221. Stealin' Corn  -  Strangers
222. Forgive and Forget  - Truitt Cunningham
223. Cryin' Time  - Buck Owens  - Susan Raye
224. Bring Back My Peace of Mind  - Buck Owens
225. Cowboy Convention  -  Sanland Brothers
226. Guitar Pickin' Man  -  Rich
227. Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)  - Don Rich
228. A Whole Lot of Somethin'  - Buddy Alan
229. I'm a Good Loser  - Merle Haggard
230. California on My Mind  - Bobby Wayne
231. Reno Lament  - Buck Owens
232. Your Tender Loving Care  -  Hagers
233. There Is No Easy Way  - Henry Sharpe
234. Because You Can't Be Mine  - Lewis Talley
235. She Don't Care Now  - Mike Beagles
236. Night Life Is My Weakness  - Dave Price
237. Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)  - Merle Haggard
238. Heartbreak Mountain  - Sharon Haley
239. Never Ending Song of Love  - Mayf Nutter
240. Cinderella  - Tony Booth
241. I'm a Truck  - Red Simpson
242. Mr. Conscience  - Johnny Campbell
243. How Dark Is My Journey  - Vancie Flowers
244. Bring It on Down to My House  - Merle Haggard
245. Number One Heel  - Kenni Huskey
246. Today's Tomorrow's Yesterday  - Sonny Anglin
247. I'm Tired of Your Understanding Ways  - Merle Haggard
248. I Bought the Shoes (That Just Walked Out on Me)  - Kenny Vernon

Disc 9

249. Arms Full of Empty  - Buck Owens
250. Love Sure Feels Good in My Heart  - Susan Raye
251. Streets of Bakersfield  - Homer Joy
252. I Know an Ending When It Comes  - Merle Haggard
253. Something's Wrong  - Buck Owens
254. Young Widow Brown  -  Buckaroos  - Doyle Curtsinger
255. Cheater's Ground  - Tide Cartwright
256. I Laid Back Down  - Blackjack Duran
257. This Troubled Mind of Mine  - Arlo Guthrie
258. The Emptiest Arms In The World  - Merle Haggard
259. Beer Drinkers of America Unite  -  Country Mile  - Kenny Johnson
260. Sweethearts in Heaven  - Buck Owens  - Susan Raye
261. Mountain of Fortune and Fame  - Laurel Lee
262. Bill Woods From Bakersfield  - Red Simpson
263. Good Ole Country Sound  - Thad Tillotson
264. If You Can't Feel It (It Ain't There)  - Freddie Hart
265. Foolish Man  - Carlyle Graham
266. The Lord Rested On Sunday  - Kay Austin
267. Every Time I Hear the Fiddle Play  - Cliff Crofford
268. Holding Things Together  - Merle Haggard
269. I'm the Bartender's Best Friend  - David Frizzell
270. I Ain't Hangin' Round  - LaWanda Lindsey
271. Going Back to Oklahoma  - Toby Keeney
272. That Little Glass of Milk  - Walt Pascoe
273. Betty Jane  - Roger Spanke
274. Antique in My Closet  - Sandy Thomas
275. Do You Believe In Me  - Dennis Payne
276. Teach Me How to Love  - Debi Hawkins
277. Mirrors Don't Lie  - Merle Haggard
278. A Different Kind of Sad  - Tony Booth

Disc 10

279. Y'all Come/Tall Dark Stranger [Live at Toys for Tots]  - Buck Owens
280. Lonesome 7  - Tony Booth
281. Fishin' on the Mississippi [Live at Toys for Tots show]  - Buddy Alan
282. L.A. International Airport [Live at Toys for Tots]  - Susan Raye
283. Johnny B. Goode [Live at Toys for Tots]  -  Owens
284. Number One Heel (Take 14)  - Bonnie Owens
285. If I Had Left It Up to You (Take 4 with false starts)  - Merle Haggard
286. If I Had Left It Up to You (False Starts)  - Merle Haggard
287. Strange  - Vancie Flowers  - Rita Lane
288. Misery  - Billy Mize
289. The Name of the Game Is Heartaches  - Billy Mize
290. I'd Be a Good Time Charlie  - Red Simpson
291. Fit for a King  - Red Simpson
292. Which One Is to Blame  - Johnny Barnett
293. Release Me  - Jelly Sanders  - Junior Stonebarger
294. My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About)  - Fuzzy Owen  - Red Simpson  - Bill Woods
295. Truck Driving Man  - Don Markham  - Don Rich  - Bill Woods
296. Be Serious Ann  - Tommy Collins
297. Christmas Time's a Comin'  -  Maphis
298. Blue Christmas  - Lewis Talley
299. Lonely Christmas Call  - Louise Lovett
300. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus  - Merle Haggard

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bobby Austin   Primary Artist
Bonnie Owens   Primary Artist
Barbara Cheatwood   Primary Artist
Billy Kaundart   Primary Artist
Blackjack Duran   Primary Artist
Bob Hortter   Primary Artist
Carlyle Graham   Primary Artist
Bill Handy   Primary Artist
Dean Sanford   Primary Artist
George Latta   Primary Artist
Glenda Blackwell   Primary Artist
Harold Cox   Primary Artist
Walt Pascoe   Primary Artist
Wayne Morris   Primary Artist
The Sooners   Primary Artist
Toby Keeney   Primary Artist
Tommy Lewis   Primary Artist
Truitt Cunningham   Primary Artist
Vicki Lester   Primary Artist
Thad Tillotson   Primary Artist
Sonny Anglin   Primary Artist
Sharon Haley   Primary Artist
Semie Moseley   Primary Artist
Rita Lane   Primary Artist
Rose Stassi   Primary Artist
Jim Witlock   Primary Artist
Owen Charles   Primary Artist
Forest Lee   Primary Artist
Jack Bryant   Primary Artist
Jackie Kelley   Primary Artist
Jeanie O'Neil   Primary Artist
Joyce Yours   Primary Artist
Junior Stonebarger   Primary Artist
Leo Stephens   Primary Artist
Leo Butler   Primary Artist
Leon Hart   Primary Artist
Lloyd Reading   Primary Artist
Lloyd Stalcup   Primary Artist
Louise Duncan   Primary Artist
Louise Lovett   Primary Artist
Mike Beagles   Primary Artist
Tex Marshall   Primary Artist
Wayne Dinwiddle   Primary Artist
Coy Baker   Primary Artist
Dee Mize   Primary Artist
Reuben Chapman   Primary Artist
Jerry Cornelius   Primary Artist
Jack and Jerry   Primary Artist
Rip Goodman and Marcia   Primary Artist
Dave Stogner   Primary Artist
Larry Bryant   Primary Artist
Wayne Wilson   Primary Artist
Arlo Guthrie   Primary Artist
Tommy Dee   Primary Artist
Tom Tall   Primary Artist
Tommy Wiggins   Primary Artist
Billy Bledsoe   Primary Artist
The Coker Family   Primary Artist
Faye Hardin   Primary Artist
Georgia Lynn   Primary Artist
Tom Rose   Primary Artist
Bill Woods and His Orange Blossom Playboys   Primary Artist
Anita Cross   Primary Artist
Bill Meyers   Primary Artist
Jimmy Thomason   Primary Artist
Barbara Mandrell   Primary Artist
Freddie Hart   Primary Artist
Gary Paxton   Primary Artist
Don Rich & the Buckaroos   Primary Artist
Wanda Jackson   Primary Artist
Dick Curless   Primary Artist
Liz Anderson   Primary Artist
Tommy Duncan   Primary Artist
Buck Owens & His Buckaroos   Primary Artist
Buck Owens   Primary Artist
Buddy Mize   Primary Artist
Gosdin Brothers   Primary Artist
Dallas Frazier   Primary Artist
Bill Woods   Primary Artist
The Golden Eagles   Primary Artist
King Family   Primary Artist
Tony Booth   Primary Artist
Rodney Lay   Primary Artist
Jelly Sanders   Primary Artist
Mayf Nutter   Primary Artist
Johnny Campbell   Primary Artist
Andy Morris   Primary Artist
LaWanda Lindsey   Primary Artist
Ronnie Sessions   Primary Artist
Johnny Barnett   Primary Artist
Laurel Lee   Primary Artist
Larry Daniels   Primary Artist
Custer Bottoms   Primary Artist
Stan Farlow   Primary Artist
Mary Sullivan   Primary Artist
Homer Pierce   Primary Artist
Unknown   Primary Artist
Joe Hall   Primary Artist
The Buckshots   Primary Artist
Kenny Hays   Primary Artist
Judy Hall   Primary Artist
Sid Silver   Primary Artist
Oscar Whittington   Primary Artist
Gene Martin   Primary Artist
Kenni Huskey   Primary Artist
Bobby Durham   Primary Artist
Cousin Herb Henson   Primary Artist
Bud Hobbs   Primary Artist
Terry Preston   Primary Artist
Phil Brown   Primary Artist
Dave Price   Primary Artist
Don Rich   Primary Artist
George Rich   Primary Artist
Bill Bledsoe   Primary Artist
Leon Copeland   Primary Artist
Hillbilly Barton   Primary Artist
Bob Ross   Primary Artist
Ray Salter   Primary Artist
Suzi Arden   Primary Artist
Bonnie Blue Bell   Primary Artist
Dusty Payne   Primary Artist
Vancie Flowers   Primary Artist
The Marksmen   Primary Artist
Bob Manning   Primary Artist
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys   Primary Artist
The Farmer Boys   Primary Artist
Bobby Wayne   Primary Artist
Rose Maddox   Primary Artist
Henry Sharpe   Primary Artist
Rose Lee Maphis   Primary Artist
Roy Nichols   Primary Artist
Kay Adams   Primary Artist
Desert Stars   Primary Artist
Merle Haggard & the Strangers   Primary Artist
Kenny Vernon   Primary Artist
Kenny Johnson   Primary Artist
Debi Hawkins   Primary Artist
Dennis Payne   Primary Artist
Kay Austin   Primary Artist
Rollie Weber   Primary Artist
Johnny Taylor   Primary Artist
Skeets McDonald   Primary Artist
Susan Raye   Primary Artist
Jimmy Patton   Primary Artist
Billy Mize   Primary Artist
Ira Allen   Primary Artist
Sandy Thomas   Primary Artist
Joe & Rose Lee Maphis   Primary Artist
Clarence White   Primary Artist
Joe Maphis   Primary Artist
Cliff Crofford   Primary Artist
Doyle Holly   Primary Artist
Ferlin Husky   Primary Artist
Don Markham & The Marksmen   Primary Artist
Don Markham   Primary Artist
Fuzzy Owen   Primary Artist
Jean Shepard   Primary Artist
The Maddox Brothers & Rose   Primary Artist
Don Thompson   Primary Artist
Gene Moles   Primary Artist
Johnny Bond   Primary Artist
Jan Howard   Primary Artist
The Hagers   Primary Artist
Lewis Talley   Primary Artist
Wally Lewis   Primary Artist
Homer Joy   Primary Artist
Roger Spanke   Primary Artist
Rita Goodwin   Primary Artist
Del and Sue Smart   Primary Artist
Ebb Pillings's Ozark Squirrel Shooters   Primary Artist
Elwin Cross and His Arizona Wranglers   Primary Artist
Clete Stewart   Primary Artist
Jerry Dallas   Primary Artist
Merle Haggard   Primary Artist
Tide Cartwright   Primary Artist
Country Mile   Primary Artist
Red Simpson   Primary Artist
Jim Ward   Primary Artist
Leon Payne   Primary Artist
Al Coker   Primary Artist
Tommy Collins   Primary Artist
Buddy Alan   Primary Artist
The Strangers   Primary Artist
Albert E. Brumley, Jr.   Primary Artist
The Buckaroos   Primary Artist
David Frizzell   Primary Artist
The Sanland Brothers   Primary Artist
Doyle Curtsinger   Primary Artist
Harlan Howard   Primary Artist
Wynn Stewart   Primary Artist
Bob Morris   Primary Artist