Country Music
Country (also called country and western) is a music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is primarily focused on singing stories about working-class and blue-collar American life.
Country music is known for its ballads and dance tunes (i.e., "honky-tonk music") with simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies generally accompanied by instruments such as banjos, fiddles, harmonicas, and many types of guitar (including acoustic, electric, steel, and resonator guitars).
20 Town & County Greats
(K-tel, NE 302, 1974)
Best Friends
(Impression, IMP 1, 1982)
Released October, 1982; Charted October 16, 1982; 21 weeks (total); peak #28
Country Boy
(St Michael, 2094/0103, 1978)
Country Classics
(K-tel, ONE 1369, 1987)
The Country Collection
(Warwick, WW 2018, 1987)
Country Comfort
(K-tel, NE 924, 1976)
Country Festival
(Warwick, WW 2069, 1987)
Country Girl Meets Country Boy
(Warwick, PR 5039, 1977)
Charted February 4, 1978; three weeks (total); peak #43 (credited to Tammy Wynette)
Country Gold
(K-tel, ONE 1300, 1985)
Country Guitar
(Warwick, WW 5070, 1979)
Released August, 1979; Charted February 16, 1980; three weeks; peak #46
Country Harvest
(Warwick, WW 2008, 1985)
Country Legends
(Ronco, RTL 2050, 1980)
Released October, 1980; Charted November 8, 1980; 10 weeks; peak #9
Country Love
(K-tel, NE 1068, 1980)
Country Portraits
(Warwick, WW 5057, 1979)
Released January, 1979; Charted April 7, 1979; 10 weeks; peak #14
Country Rainbow
(Warwick, WW 1001, 1985)
Released December 2-6, 1985
Country Rock
(Warwick, WW 5120, 1982)
Country Sundown
(K-tel, NE 1127, 1981)
Country Sunrise / Country Sunset
(Ronco, RTL 2059, 1981)
Released September, 1981; Charted October 24, 1981; 11 weeks; peak #27 (2 wks); Gold
Country Welcome
(Warwick, WW 5082, 1980)
The Cowboys
(Ronco, RTL 2070, 1982)
Cowboys & Truckers
(Tellydisc, TELLY 17, 1982)
Friends
(Tellydisc, TELLY 16, 1982)
Friends Again
(Impression, IMP 8, 1984)
Released November, 1984; Charted December 22, 1984; one week; peak #91
The Great Country Music Show
(Ronco, RTD 2083, 1982)
International Festival Of Country Music
(Warwick, WW 5105, 1981)
Still Friends
(Tellydisc, TELLY 20, 1983)
Notable Country music artists
Moe Bandy
Marion Franklin "Moe" Bandy Jr. (born February 12, 1944) is an American country music singer. He was most popular during the 1970s, when he had several hit songs.
Bandy has had no hit singles or albums in the UK.
Moe Bandy Sings 20 Songs Of The American Cowboy
(Warwick, WW 5118, 1982)
Side 1
When It's Springtime In The Rockies
Red River Valley
Take Me Back To Tulsa
Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
Don't Fence Me In
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
San Antonio Rose
I'm An Old Cowhand
Oklahoma Hills
Old Faithful
Side 2
Home On The Range
Sioux City Sue
Deep In The Heart Of Texas
Cool Water
Good Old Paint
Back In The Saddle Again
Streets Of Laredo
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
The Strawberry Roan
The Old Chisholm Trail
Other appearances
150 Top Ten Country Hits (Reader's Digest, 1981)
Country Welcome (Warwick, 1980)
Forever Country (IMP)
Golden Country (Hallmark, 1980)
Legends (Starblend, 1983)
Philomena Begley
Philomena Begley (born October 20, 1942) is a country music singer from Northern Ireland. In 1975, Begley had a hit with her version of the Billie Jo Spears' song Blanket on the Ground reaching higher sales than Spears in Ireland.
Begley has had no hit singles or albums in the UK.
Side 1
What's Wrong With The Way That We're Doing It Now?
Down River Road
Truck Driving Woman
Why Me, Lord?
Once Around The Dance Floor
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Umbrella Song
Route 65 To Nashville
One Drink Is One Too Many*
Blanket On The Ground
Side 2
Tonight I'll Throw A Party Of My Own*
Mommy And Daddy's Little Girl
Texas In My Heart
How Great Thou Art
Light In The Window
Villiage In County Tyrone
I'll Be Your Woman Tonight*
Queen Of The Silver Dollar
Medals For Mothers
San Anton Rose*
Appearances
Ireland's Greatest Hits (Telstar, 1987)
More Green Velvet (Telstar, 1985)
Boxcar Willie
Lecil Travis Martin (September 1, 1931 – April 12, 1999), whose stage name was Boxcar Willie, was an American country music singer-songwriter, who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with overalls, and a floppy hat.
Boxcar Willie has had one UK hit album.
Side 1
Bummin' Around*
Bad News
That Sinkin' Feelin'*
Keep On Rollin' Down the Line
Freight Train Blues*
Left Left Us Lonely
The Eagle*
Lonesome Joe*
Side 2
The Alligator Song*
To My Baby I'm A Big Star All The Time
You Got The Kind Of Love That Grabs A Hold And Just Keeps Hanging On*
We Made Memories
Dearest Darling*
Gone*
Don't Blame Me For What Happened Last Night*
There's Nothing Like A Good Ol' Country Song*
King Of The Road - Boxcar Willie
(Warwick, WW 5084, 1980)
Warwick Records released a single (SW 5084) in April 1980 featuring "Peace In The Valley" and "King Of The Road".
Side 1
King Of The Road
Wabash Cannonball
You Are My Sunshine
Boxcar Blues
Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
Your Cheatin' Heart
I Saw The Light
Wreck Of The Old '97
Hank And The Hobo
Peace In The Valley
Side 2
Mule Train
Hey Good Lookin'
Kaw-Liga
Move It On Over
London Leaves
Rolling In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Divorce Me C.O.D.
Red River Valley
Heaven
San Antonio Rose
John Denver
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the best selling artists in that decade.
Denver has had over 20 hit albums but only two hit singles; one was a duet with Placido Domingo ("Perhaps Love"), but the other was "Annie's Song", which topped the UK Singles Chart for one week.
Collection - John Denver
(Telstar, STAR 2253, 1984)
Side 1
Annie's Song
Take Me Home Country Roads
Rocky Mountain High
Starwood In Aspen
Follow Me
I'd Rather Be A Cowboy (Lady's Chains)
Rhymes And Reasons
Perhaps Love [with Placido Domingo]
Side 2
Calypso
Country Love
Leaving On A Jet Plane
Thank God I'm A Country Boy
Dancing With The Mountains
Baby You Look Good To Me Tonight
Wild Montana Skies
Love Again [withSylvie Vartan]
Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo (born Yvonne Vaughn; November 10, 1945) is an American country singer-songwriter.
Fargo has had no hit singles or albums in the UK.
20 Country Greats: Country Girls - Billie Jo Spears / Dolly Parton / Donna Fargo / Anne Murray
(Warwick, WW 2027, 1986)
Side 1
BILLIE JO SPEARS: 'I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again'
DOLLY PARTON: 'Making Believe'
DONNA FARGO: 'Sticks And Stones'
DOLLY PARTON: 'Little Blossom'
ANNE MURRAY: 'What About Me'
BILLIE JO SPEARS: 'Love Of The Common People'
DOLLY PARTON: 'Two Little Orphans'
DONNA FARGO: 'Wishful Thinking'
DOLLY PARTON: 'Girl Left Alone'
ANNE MURRAY: 'Last Thing On My Mind'
Side 2
DOLLY PARTON: 'Honky Tonk Angels'
BILLIE JO SPEARS: 'Til' I Get It Right'
ANNE MURRAY: 'Both Sides Now'
DOLLY PARTON: 'Puppy Love'
DONNA FARGO: 'Daddy'
DOLLY PARTON: 'Letter To Heaven'
ANNE MURRAY: 'There Goes My Everything'
BILLIE JO SPEARS: 'Queen Of The Silver Dollar'
DOLLY PARTON: 'Release Me'
DONNA FARGO: 'All Thats Keeping Me Alive'
Appearances
Country Classics (K-tel, 1987)
Don Gibson
Don Gibson (April 3, 1928 – November 17, 2003) was an American songwriter and country musician. He was nicknamed "The Sad Poet" because he frequently wrote songs that told of loneliness and lost love.
Gibson had two UK hit singles in the early 1960s but his only hit album was a budget compilation.
Side 1
My Way*
Games People Play
A Legend In My Time
Spanish Eyes*
Mansion On The Hill
You've Still Got A Place In My Heart
I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew*
Snap Your Fingers
Crazy Heart
Kaw-Liga
Green Green Grass of Home*
Side 2
Gentle On My Mind*
The Very Thought Of Losing You*
Move It On Over
You Win Again
Just One Time
The Hurt Goes on*
The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain
My Heart Would Know
Give Myself A Party
She Cheats On Me*
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
Country Number One ! - Don Gibson
(Warwick, WW 5079, 1980)
Released February, 1980; Charted March 22, 1980; 10 weeks; peak #13
*Missing from Spotify
Side 1
Oh Lonesome Me
I Cant Stop Loving You
Sea Of Heartbreak
There Goes My Everything
Blue, Blue Day
Release Me
Touch The Morning
Funny Familiar Forgotten Feeling
I'm All Wrapped Up In You
We Live In Two Different Worlds
Woman (Sensuous Woman)
Side 2
Take These Chains From My Heart
Country Green
Lonesome Number One
My Elusive Dream*
Cold Cold Heart
If You Ever Get To Houston (Look Me Down)
One Day At A Time
Too Soon To Know
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow
She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye*
Sweet Dreams
Appearances
Country Classics (K-tel, 1987)
Country Comfort (K-tel, 1976)
Country Portraits (Warwick, 1979)
Country Sunset (Ronco, 1981)
Country Super Stars (Lotus, 1979)
The Golden Country Collection (Ronco, 1981)
International Festival Of Country Music (Warwick, 1981)
Old & New Country & Western Stars (Warwick, 1979)
See also
Johnny Cash
Four Star Country - Willie Nelson / Kris Kristofferson / Merle Haggard / Johnny Cash
(K-tel, NE 1278, 1984)
Released August, 1984; Charted February 2, 1985; six weeks (total); peak #52
Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
(Warwick, WW 2083, 1988)
Merle Haggard
Four Star Country - Willie Nelson / Kris Kristofferson / Merle Haggard / Johnny Cash
(K-tel, NE 1278, 1984)
Released August, 1984; Charted February 2, 1985; six weeks (total); peak #52
The Man, The Music, the Legend - Merle Haggard
(Ronco, RTL 2055, 1981)
George Hamilton IV
Emmylou Harris
20 Country Classics - George Hamilton IV
(Warwick, WW 5101, 1981)
Reflections - George Hamilton IV
(Lotus, WH 5008, 1979)
Appearances
Country Comfort (K-tel, 1976)
Country Harvest (Warwick, 1985)
Country Legends (Ronco, 1980)
Country Love (K-tel, 1980)
Country Sundown (K-tel, 1981)
Country Welcome (Warwick, 1980)
The Great Country Music Show (Ronco, 1982)
Her Best Songs - Emmylou Harris
(K-tel, NE 1058, 1980)
Appearances
The Country Collection (Warwick, 1987)
Country Festival (Warwick, 1987)
Country Rock (Warwick, 1982)
Country Sundown (K-tel, 1981)
Country Sunrise (Ronco, 1981)
The Golden Country Collection (Ronco, 1981)
Friends (Tellydisc, 1982)
The Great Country Music Show (Ronco, 1982)
Lovers (Tellydisc, 1981)
Still Friends (Tellydisc, 1983)
Kris Kristofferson
Frankie Laine
Four Star Country - Willie Nelson / Kris Kristofferson / Merle Haggard / Johnny Cash
(K-tel, NE 1278, 1984)
Released August, 1984; Charted February 2, 1985; six weeks (total); peak #52
Appearances
At Your Request - Gloria Hunniford (BBC, 1989)
Good Morning America (K-tel, 1980)
The Singer & The Song (Stylus, 1989)
His Greatest Hits - Frankie Laine
(Warwick, WW 2014, 1986)
The Very Best Of - Frankie Laine
(Warwick, PR 5032, 1977)
The Very Best Of - Frankie Laine / Patti Page / Johnny Ray
(K-tel, TN 806319, 1981)
The World Of - Frankie Laine
(Ronco, RTL 2071, 1982)
Brenda Lee
Susan McCann
Anne Murray
Little Miss Dynamite - Brenda Lee
(Warwick, WW 5083, 1980)
Appearances
Country Sundown (K-tel, 1981)
Rock On (Arcade, 1977)
The Best Of - Susan McCann
(K-tel, NE 1205, 1981)
Appearances
Ireland's Greatest Hits (Telstar, 1987)
20 Country Greats: Country Girls - Billie Jo Spears / Dolly Parton / Donna Fargo / Anne Murray
(Warwick, WW 2027, 1986)
Appearances
20 Country Greats - Country Girls (Warwick, 1986)
Best Friends (Impression, 1982)
Country Welcome (Warwick, 1980)
Friends (Tellydisc, 1982)
The Great Country Music Show (Ronco, 1982)
Hooked On Country (K-tel, 1990)
The Platinum Album (K-tel, 1981)
Willie Nelson
Across The Tracks - Willie Nelson
(Telstar, STAR 2317, 1987)
The Collection - Willie Nelson
(K-tel, NE 1396, 1987)
Four Star Country - Willie Nelson / Kris Kristofferson / Merle Haggard / Johnny Cash
(K-tel, NE 1278, 1984)
Released August, 1984; Charted February 2, 1985; six weeks (total); peak #52
The World Of - Willie Nelson
(Warwick, WW 2004, 1985)
Released December 2-6, 1985
Appearances
Best Friends (Impression, 1982)
Country Festival (Warwick, 1987)
Country Harvest Warwick, 1985)
Country Legends (Ronco, 1980)
Country Rainbow (Warwick, 1985)
Country Sunset (Ronco, 1981)
Country Welcome (Warwick, 1980)
The Golden Country Collection (Ronco, 1981)
The Great Country Music Show (Ronco, 1982)
Heartbreakers (K-tel, 1983)
Hooked On Country (K-tel, 1990)
The Love Songs Album (K-tel, 1982)
More Memories (IPC, 1986)
Still Friends (Tellydisc, 1983)
Oak Ridge Boys / Oak Ridge Quartet
Patti Page
Country Gospel - The Oakridge Quartet
(Warwick, WW 2059, 1987)
The Very Best Of - The Oak Ridge Boys
(Warwick, WW 5119, 1982)
Appearances
The Country Collection (Warwick, 1987)
Country Festival (Warwick, 1987)
Country Rainbow (Warwick, 1985)
Country Super Stars (Lotus, 1979)
Country Sundown (K-tel, 1981)
Country Welcome (Warwick, 1980)
The Very Best Of - Frankie Laine / Patti Page / Johnny Ray
(K-tel, TN 806319, 1981)
Appearances
20 All Time Greats Of The 50s (K-tel, 1972)
20 Everlasting Memories Of The 50s (K-tel, 1973)
50s Favourites (Arcade)
A Christmas Present (Ronco, 1973)
Command Performance (Ronco, 1973)
The Golden Country Collection (Ronco, 1981)
Sweet Memories (K-tel, 1987)
Dolly Parton
Ray Price
20 Country Greats: Country Girls - Billie Jo Spears / Dolly Parton / Donna Fargo / Anne Murray
(Warwick, WW 2027, 1986)
Both Sides Of - Dolly Parton
(Lotus, WH 5006, 1978)
Appearances
20 Country Greats - Country Girls (Warwick, 1986)
44 Superstars (K-tel, 1976)
The Country Collection (Warwick, 1987)
Country Comfort (K-tel, 1976)
Country Festival (Warwick, 1987)
Country Girl Meets Country Boy (Warwick, 1977)
Country Legends (Ronco, 1980)
Country Love (K-tel, 1980)
Country Rainbow (Warwick, 1985)
Country Sundown (K-tel, 1981)
Country Sunrise (Ronco, 1981)
Country Welcome (Warwick, 1980)
Friends Again (Impression, 1984)
The Golden Country Collection (Ronco, 1981)
The Great Country Music Show (Ronco, 1982)
Greatest Hits - Ray Price
(Warwick, WW 5117, 1982)
Appearances
20 Town & Country Greats (K-tel, 1974)
Country Portraits (Warwick, 1979)
Country Sundown (K-tel, 1981)
Old & New Country & Western Stars (Warwick, 1979)
Charley Pride
Johnnie Ray
Golden Collection - Charley Pride
(K-tel, NE 1056, 1979)
Appearances
Country Super Stars (Lotus, 1979)
The Great Country Music Show (Ronco, 1982)
The Very Best Of - Frankie Laine / Patti Page / Johnny Ray
(K-tel, TN 806319, 1981)
Appearances
20 All Time Greats Of The 50s (K-tel, 1972)
20 Everlasting Memories Of The 50s (K-tel, 1973)
20 Golden Greats (Warwick, 1979)
The Golden Country Collection (Ronco, 1981)
Memories Are Made Of This (Ronco, 1981)
Peace In The Valley (Ronco, 1979)
Sweet Memories (K-tel, 1987)
The Rock Box (K-tel, 1988)
Jim Reeves
40 Golden Greats - Jim Reeves
(Arcade, ADE P16, 1975)
Charted September 20, 1975; 25 weeks (total); peak #1 (3 wks)
The Country Gentleman - Jim Reeves
(K-tel, NE 1088, 1980)
Released August, 1980; Charted September 6, 1980; four weeks; peak #53
Melodies Of Love - Jim Reeves
(Ronco, RTL 2076, 1982)
Precious Memories - Jim Reeves
(K-tel, NE 1038, 1978)
Appearances
Country Comfort (K-tel, 1976)
Kenny Rogers
For The Good Times - Kenny Rogers
(Warwick, WW 2043, 1987)
Billie Jo Spears
20 Country Greats - Billie Jo Spears
(Warwick, WW 2010, 1986)
20 Country Greats: Country Girls - Billie Jo Spears / Dolly Parton / Donna Fargo / Anne Murray
(Warwick, WW 2027, 1986)
Country Girl - Billie Jo Spears
(Warwick, WW 5109, 1981)
Released October, 1981; Charted November 21, 1981; nine weeks; peak #17; Gold
Conway Twitty
It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty
(Warwick, WW 5102, 1981)
It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty
(Warwick, WW 2044, 1988)
Don Williams
Images - Don Williams
(K-tel, NE 1033, 1978)
Love Stories - Don Williams
(K-tel, NE 1252, 1983)
New Horizons - Don Williams
(K-tel, NE 1048, 1979)
Spend Some Time With Me - Don Williams
(Warwick, WW 2028, 1986)
Hank Williams
The Legendary - Hank Williams
(K-tel, NE 1121, 1981)
Tammy Wynette
20 Country Classics - Tammy Wynette
(Warwick, PR 5040, 1977)
Released April, 1977; Charted December 17, 1977; 12 weeks (total); peak #3 (CBS); Gold (CBS)