Sovine,Red Collection 1949-59 CD

Red Sovine was a country singer and songwriter, associated very much with the honky-tonk style, whose career had two fairly distinct eras where he enjoyed success, separated by a fallow period in the early 1960s. Although he went to have more hits from 1964 through to 1981, this collection deals with the first decade or so of his career, when he established his reputation and had his initial chart success. His appearances on "Louisiana Hayride" in it's early years alongside Hank Williams brought him a contract with Williams' label MGM, and he also became closely associated with honky-tonk star Webb Pierce. This great-value 56-track 2-CD collection comprises most of his A & B sides from his MGM and Decca releases during this era, including duets with Webb Pierce and Goldie Hill. It features his country chart entries during these years, including the Top 5 hit "Hold Everything (Till I Get Home)" and the No. 15 "If Jesus Came to Your House", plus his No. 1 duet with Webb Pierce "Why Baby Why", his No. 5 duet with Webb Pierce "Little Rosa", along with his No. 14 duet with Goldie Hill "Yankee Go Home". He was an artist whose music through the 1950s was very much of it's era, matching his stylish and flashy suits, and this collection offers a comprehensive overview of that key first decade of his career.

1. Who's Lonely Now? 2. I Wanted You For A Lifetime 3. Please Don't Let Me Love You 4. A Lifetime Of Regret 5. I'm Only A Shoulder To Cry On 6. Why Pretend 7. A Hard Road To Travel 8. I'll Worry You Out Of My Mind 9. The Intoxicated Rat 10. Groovy Boy 11. When I Get Rich 12. You're Barking Up The Wrong Tree 13. Dear Mr. Santa Claus 14. Christmas Alone 15. Billy Goat Boogie 16. Big Dipper 17. Fourflusher 18. Farewell, So Long, Goodbye 19. Sundown Sue 20. Don't Worry 21. It'd Surprise You 22. A Loveless Marriage 23. Okey Dokey 24. Till Today 25. A Quarter's Worth Of Heartaches 26. I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away The Key) 27. You Taught Me How 28. How Do You Think I Feel 29. My New Love Affair 30. Don't Drop It 31. Don't Be The One 32. Outlaw 33. Ko Ko Mo 34. Are You Mine 35. I Hope You Don't Care 36. I'm Glad You Found A Place For Me 37. Why Baby Why 38. Sixteen Tons 39. Missing You 40. If Jesus Came To Your House 41. I Got Religion (The Old Time Way) 42. Little Rosa 43. Hold Everything (Till I Get Home) 44. The Best Years Of Your Life 45. My Little Rat 46. A Poor ManæS Riches 47. Down On The Corner Of Love 48. Juke Joint Johnny 49. No Thanks, Bartender 50. Wrong 51. Four Arms 52. Once More 53. Courtinæ Time In Tennessee 54. You Used To Be My Baby 55. Yankee Go Home 56. A Lot Like You