EU-only collection of true Country classics from 1967. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, and Hillbilly Music (Country & Western Hitparade) tells the real story of Country music record-by-record, year-by-year. The hits are here, but they're only half the story. The set goes beyond chart books to include groundbreaking records that went nowhere at the time, but influenced generations yet to come. This is the music that influenced the White Stripes, Gillian Welch, Gram Parsons, Nick Cave, the Beatles and many others. In other words, this is the true and uncensored history of Country music. Everything you need to hear, year-by-year, as it happened! Bear Family.
3 Darrell, Johnny - Ruby (Don't Take Your Love to Town)
4 Jennings, Waylon - Mental Revenge
5 Reeves, Jim - I Won't Come in While He's There
6 Hamilton IV, George - Break My Mind
7 Ashley, Leon - Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)
8 Haggard, Merle - Branded Man
9 Lynn, Loretta - What Kind of Girl (Do You Think I Am)'
10 Brown, Jim Ed - Pop a Top
11 Price, Ray - Danny Boy
12 Mitchum, Robert - Little Ole Wine Drinker Me
13 Hartford, John - Gentle on My Mind
14 Campbell, Glen - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
15 Robbins, Marty - Tonight Carmen
16 Tillis, Mel - Life Turned Her That Way
17 Owens, Buck - Where Does the Good Times Go
18 Davis, Skeeter - What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied)
19 Jennings, Waylon - the Chokin' Kind
20 Cash, Johnny & Carter, June - Jackson
21 Haggard, Merle - Sing Me Back Home
22 Jackson, Wanda - Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine
23 Reed, Jerry - Guitar Man
24 Jean, Norma - Jackson Ain't a Very Big Town
25 Jones, George - Walk Through This World with Me
26 Houston, David & Wynette, Tammy - My Elusive Dreams
27 Stewart, Wynn - It's Such a Pretty World Today
28 Owens, Buck - Sam's Place
29 Wynette, Tammy - I Don't Wanna Play House
30 Pride, Country Charlie - Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger'
31 Wagoner, Porter - Cold Hard Facts of Life
32 Lovin' Spoonful, the - Nashville Cats
EU-only collection of true Country classics from 1967. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, and Hillbilly Music (Country & Western Hitparade) tells the real story of Country music record-by-record, year-by-year. The hits are here, but they're only half the story. The set goes beyond chart books to include groundbreaking records that went nowhere at the time, but influenced generations yet to come. This is the music that influenced the White Stripes, Gillian Welch, Gram Parsons, Nick Cave, the Beatles and many others. In other words, this is the true and uncensored history of Country music. Everything you need to hear, year-by-year, as it happened! Bear Family.
