Bakersfield Sound / Various Bakersfield Sound / Various CD

Including a larger number of previously unreleased studio and live recordings, radio recordings and demos. A treasure trove of Bakersfield history presenting country music stars Merle Haggard and Buck Owens, guitar hero Don Rich and dozens of artists like Ferlin Husky, Dallas Frazier, Jean Shepard, Wynn Stewart, Tommy Duncan, Red Simpson, Kay Adams, Duck Curless, Joe Maphis, David Frizzell, The Gosdin Brothers, Clarence White a.m.o. From hits to deep cuts to alternate takes to album tracks to live material, this set dives deeper into the Bakersfield Sound than ever before. Full-color illustrated 220-page hardcover book with a plethora of photos, many shown here for the first time, and track-by-track commentary. In depth analysis by Grammy-nominated Bakersfield Sound historian Scott B. Bomar. Foreword by Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett. Buck Owens and Merle Haggard emerged from the dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music of Bakersfield, California's thriving honky-tonk scene of the 1950s and '60s and changed country music forever. But what is the 'Bakersfield Sound?' While twanging Telecasters and crying steel guitars come to mind, the music that emanated from Central California in that era reflected a variety of influences that was expressed in myriad ways. "We represent the end results of all the years of country music in this town," Haggard once remarked about the California city that served as home base for the two Country Music Hall of Fame inductees. But how did the musical world from which Buck and Merle emerged come to be? How were the twin pillars of the Bakersfield Sound shaped by the city's larger musical community? Who were their influences, and what were the musical markers along their paths to success? In what ways did their achievements reshape the local scene from which they emerged?

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 'Gene' Dinwiddle 6. Get Along Down to Town - King Family 7. Home in San Antone - Lloyd Reading 8. Opening Theme / Seven Come Eleven - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 9. Get Along Home Cindy - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 10. Back in Dear Old Oklahoma - Elwin Cross and His Arizona Wranglers 11. Okie Boogie - the Maddox Brothers and Rose 12. Reading Your Letter with Tears in My Eyes - Bob Manning (Vocal: Billy Gray) 13. Lost Highway - Leon Payne 14. Hittin' the Trail - Tex Marshall ; Bill Woods 15. When the Leaves Come Tumbling Down - Leo 'Tex' Butler 16. Have I Got a Chance with You - Bill Woods / Cliff Crofford 17. Water Baby Blues (Boogie) - the Maddox Brothers and Rose 18. (A Pretty Woman Is a) Deadly Weapon - Terry Preston 19. I Want You So - Terry Preston 20. Funny Book - Herb Henson 21. Honey Baby - Jimmy Thomason 22. Your Love Was Like the Weater - Jimmy Thomason 23. Ozark Polka - Ebb Pilling and His Ozark Squirrel Shooters 24. A Heart Break Ago - Bill Woods and His Orange Blossom Playboys with Hillbilly Barton 25. A Dear John Letter - Fuzzy ; Bonnie Owens 26. Dear John - Bill Woods ; Rita Goodwin 27. Pusan - Billy Mize with Bill Woods and His Orange Blossom Playboys 28. Hank's Song - Ferlin Husky 29. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) - Joe Maphis ; Rose Lee 30. A Dear John Letter - Jean Shepard; Ferlin Husky 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 - Dave Stogner with Al Brumley 37. When the Saints Go Marching in - Semie Moseley 38. Take Possession - Jean Shepard 39. It Pays to Advertise - the Farmer Boys 40. Why Do I Love You So - Wynn Stewart 41. Crazy Mixed Up Kid - Tommy Duncan 42. Sad Sad Saturday Night - Johnny Taylor 43. I Gotta Know - Wanda Jackson 44. Who Will Buy the Wine - Billy Mize 45. Baby I Like Your Style - Al Coker with the Coker Family 46. Wherever You Are - Louise Duncan 47. Bumble Rumble - Sid Silver 48. I Need Her Love - Andy Morris 49. I Want You - Dusty Payne 50. Your Every Thing (I Wish That She Could Be) - Fuzzy Owen 51. I Never Thought - Bonnie Blue Bell 52. What Time Tomorrow - Jan Howard 53. Drivin' Away My Blues - George Rich 54. Ask Me No Questions - Bill Woods 55. Beware of a Stranger - Fuzzy Owen 56. Keep Her Off Your Mind - Skeets McDonald 57. Yes Sir - Dave Stogner 58. Fun on the Freeway - Harlan Howard 59. A Night for Love - Cliff Crofford 60. Someone to Love - the Farmer Boys 61. Come Back to Me - Buck Owens 62. I'm Sorry Too - Reuben Chapman with Coy Baker ; His Band 63. Empty Days and Lonely Nights - Don Thompson with Coy Baker ; His Band 64. You're a Luxury - Phil Brown 65. Steady Lovin' - Unknown 66. I Like That Kind - Johnny Bond 67. Crazy Moon - Henry Sharp 68. Pair of Empty Arms - Gene Martin with the Desert Stars 69. You'al Come - Herb Henson 70. Letters Have No Arms - Lewis Talley 71. Second Fiddle - Buck Owens 72. When - Billy and Cliff 73. You Can't Take Your Love Outta This Boy - Billy Mize 74. I Removed Your Ring - Billy Kaundart 75. Keep Right on Tryin' - Larry Bryant 76. Tired of Livin' - Buck Owens 77. Cold Hearted Woman - Joe Hall 78. If I Could Only Tell You - Rip Goodman and Marcia 79. Our Hearts - George Latta 80. Til These Dreams Come True - Buck Owens 81. Living Up to My Name - Billy and Cliff 82. Goose, Pt. 1 - Don Markham ; the Marksmen 83. Just for the Children's Sake - Bonnie Owens 84. My Baby Walks All Over Me - Wally Lewis 85. Playboy - Wynn Stewart 86. Someone's Gonna Get Hurt - Al Brumley 87. Door of Temptation - Jackie Kelley 88. Fiddlin' Country Style - Jelly Sanders 89. Loose Talk - Buck Owens ; Rose Maddox 90. What Will I Do (With All These Memories) - Jimmy Patton 91. Loving You (On Someone Elses' Time) - Tommy Dee 92. Why Tell Me - Custer Bottoms ; Jack and Jerry 93. King of Fools - Buck Owens 94. Scratch - the Marksmen 95. It's My Turn to Cry - Jerry Cornelius and the Golden Eagles 96. I Can't Stop Lovin' - Wayne Morris 97. I Pretend - Wayne Morris 98. Truck Drivin' Man - Bill Woods 99. My Last Night in Town - Billy Bledsoe 100. New Home Sweet Home - Leon Hart 101. Crossing My Fingers - Kenny Hays 102. Foolish Notions - Kenny Hays 103. On Your Wedding Day - Georgia Lynn 104. Go Where You Wanta Go - Tommy Lewis 105. Private Party - Vancie Flowers 106. There's Gonna Come a Day - Buck Owens 107. Why Should I Cry Again - Anita Cross 108. Waggin' Tongues - Bonnie Owens 109. Painting the Town - Rollie Weber 110. Second Fiddle - Johnny Barnett 111. Too Old to Hurt - Johnny Barnett 112. Skid Row - Merle Haggard 113. Good-Bye Mr. Blues - Bill Meyers 114. If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin' - Buck Owens 115. Tell Me Why - Bill Bledsoe 116. Put Your Arms Around Him - Bob Morris 117. Silver Bells - Roy Nichols 118. Act Naturally (Live) - Buck Owens 119. Life in Prison - Merle Haggard 120. My Past Is Present - Bobby Durham 121. Queen of Snob Hill - Bobby Durham 122. Tears in My Beer - Vancie and Rita 123. Out of My Mind - Rose Stassi 124. Close Up the Honky Tonks - Buck Owens 125. Slowly But Surely - Merle Haggard ; Bonnie Owens 126. Working Overtime - Bob Hortter 127. S.O.S. - Jim Witlock 128. Fallin' for You - Buck Owens 129. I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can (Capitol) - Merle Haggard 130. I Wish I Hadn't Called You - Tommy Duncan 131. Red Wine - Jim Ward 132. More Wine, More Women, More Song - Lewis Talley 133. I'll Take a Chance - Merle Haggard ; Bonnie Owens 134. I'm Layin' It on the Line - Don Rich ; the Buckaroos 135. There Never Was a Fool - Buck Owens 136. After You Leave Me - Doyle Holly ; the Buckaroos 137. Just Leave My World Alone - Dee Mize (Aka Buddy Mize) 138. Walking My Fool - Billy Mize 139. (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers - Liz Anderson 140. If You Can't Bite Don't Growl - Tommy Collins 141. Alcohol and Tears - Jeanie O'Neal 142. Home Is Where I Hang My Head - Bobby Durham 143. Jeannie with the Light Brown Cadillac - Red Simpson 144. Swinging Doors (Alternate Take) - Merle Haggard 145. Roll Out the Red Carpet - Kay Adams 146. Old Standby - Dick Curless ; Kay Adams 147. House of Memories - Buck Owens 148. Tiger By the Tail (Live at Carnegie Hall) - Buck Owens 149. Fool Me Again - Vicki Lester 150. The Bad Guy Gets the Girl - Ray Salter 151. Pappy Was a Clever Man - Billy Mize 152. Correspondence Course in Love - Jeanie O'Neal 153. Apartment #9 - Bobby Austin 154. Open Up Your Heart - Buck Owens 155. A Good Job Huntin' and Fishin' - Dick Curless 156. Goin' Thru the Motions - Gary Paxton 157. I'm Actin' Like My Old Self Again - Red Simpson 158. Little Pink Mack - Kay Adams 159. The Dumb Thing - Doyle Holly 160. Someone Told My Story - Merle Haggard 161. Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves - Red Simpson 162. Queen for a Day - Barbara Mandrell 163. I Guess You're Finally Satisfied - Ronnie Sessions 164. Mixed Up Mess of a Heart - Merle Haggard 165. A Lifetime of Love - Joe and Rose Lee Maphis 166. I'm So Mad at Me - Del and Sue Smart 167. Drink Up and Be Somebody - Merle Haggard 168. You'll Never Miss the Water (Til the Well Runs Dry) - Wayne Wilson ; Don Rich with the Buckaroos 169. The First Thing I Think of - Bob Morris 170. Only the Strong Can Survive - Faye Hardin 171. You Don't Have Very Far to Go - Merle Haggard 172. I'm Not Looking for An Angel - Bobby Austin 173. Chicken Pickin' - the Buckaroos 174. A Foolish Notion - Doyle Holly ; the Buckaroos 175. I Made the Prison Band - Merle Haggard 176. 50 Year Waltz - Oscar Whittington 177. Love That Just Won't Stop - Del and Sue Smart 178. Hangin' on - the Gosdin Brothers 179. Who Do You Go to - Suzi Arden 180. There Never Was a Fool - Ronnie Sessions 181. Where Does the Good Times Go - Merle Haggard 182. Pickin' and Guitin' -