Jackson,Stonewall That'S Why I'M Walkin: Singles As & Bs 1957-1962 CD

Ernest Tubb - who has his own Jasmine release this month - was a great benefactor to up and coming artists and helped many a young wannabe on their way to superstardom. One whose early career benefitted greatly from ET's friendship and sponsorship was 50s/60s hit maker Stonewall Jackson, who spent his early years in Nashville working with ET's touring company after becoming the first unsigned artist to be made a member of the Grand Ole Opry. ET also helped Stonewall land his first record deal - one that would bring him 43 hits during 15 years with the same label, including such classic genre staples as 'Waterloo', 'Don't Be Angry', '(That's) Why I'm Walkin' and 'A Wound Time Can't Erase'. This new Jasmine package brings you the A and B sides of Stonewall's first 16 singles, which between them racked up 15 country Top 30 hits - some of which were the A and B sides of the same single. The timeframe is early 1957 to late 1962, but Stonewall would take that chart consistency forward for a further 11 years. Even without further hits he remained one of country's most popular figures, and was still on the Grand Ole Opry more than 60 years after he made his debut there. All fans of uncompromisingly hard-core country will find much to enjoy in the Jasmine collection - remastered, as always, from the finest available sources. Many of these songs have been revived over the years by a newer generation of country artists (including George Strait and Dwight Yoakam, to name but two) - a tribute the timelessness of both the songs and the man who originally made them famous, Stonewall Jackson

1. Don't Be Angry Jackson 2. Knock Off Your Naggin' 3. A Broken Heart, a Wedding Band 4. I Need You Real Bad 5. Tears on Her Bridal Bouquet 6. Gettin Older 7. Grieving in My Heart 8. I Can't Go on Living This Way 9. Life to Go 10. Misery Known As Heartache 11. Waterloo 12. Smoke Along the Track 13. Igmoo (The Pride of South Central High) 14. Uncle Sam and Big John Bull 15. Mary Don't You Weep 16. Run 17. (That's) Why I'm Walkin' 18. Life of a Poor Boy 19. Thirty Links of Chain 20. Sixteen Fathoms Down 21. A Little Guy Called Joe 22. I'm Gonna Find You 23. Greener Pastures 24. Wedding Bells for You and Him 25. For the Last Time 26. Hungry for Love 27. Second Choice 28. A Wound Time Can't Erase 29. One Look at Heaven 30. Leona 31. Can't Hang Up the Phone 32. Slowly