Roy Acuff - King of Country Music (CD)

By the 1950s, Roy Acuff's crown was slipping. He wasn't the star that he had been, but he was still making great records as this collection of ultra-rare sides cut between 1953 and 1958 for Capitol, Decca and MGM shows. Roy was adapting to the changing face of country music, but still making music that was true to his original vision. He re-made some of his biggest hits, including Great Speckled Bird, Lonely Mound Of Clay, Wreck on The Highway, and Precious Jewel. He also recorded some surprisingly good new songs including Goodbye Mister Brown (with Kitty Wells) and I Closed My Heart's Door, which was as powerful a performance as any he ever made.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. What Will I Do
2. Is It Love or Is It Lies
3. Lonesome Joe
4. Sweep Around Your Own Back Door
5. Don't Say Goodbye
6. Swamp Lily
7. Sixteen Chickens and a Tambourine
8. Rushing Around
9. Whoa Mule
10. Sunshine Special
11. I Closed My Heart's Door
12. I'm Planting a Rose
13. River of Crystal
14. Please Daddy Forgive
15. Streamline Heartbreaker
16. Six More Days
17. The Thief Upon Thee Tree
18. Don't Judge Your Neighbor
19. The Night Spots (Of the Town)
20. The Great Speckled Bird
21. Lonely Mound of Clay
22. Pins and Needles (In My Heart)
23. Wabash Cannon Ball
24. The Great Judgement Morning
25. The Wreck on the Highway
26. The Precious Jewel
27. Night Train to Memphis

Disc: 2

1. Little Moses
2. What Do You Think About Me
3. Oh Those Tombs
4. Come Back Little Pal
5. Fire Ball Mail
6. I'm Building a Home (In the Sky)
7. The Great Titanic
8. Goodbye Mr. Brown (; Kitty Wells)
9. Mother Hold Me Tight (; Kitty Wells)
10. Crazy Worried Mind
11. Along the China Coast
12. It's Hard to Love
13. Plant Some Flowers By My Graveside
14. I Wanta Be Loved
15. I Like Mountain Music
16. Jesus Died for Me
17. Thank God
18. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
19. How Beautiful Heaven Must Be
20. The Unclouded Day
21. Hold to God's Unchanging Hand
22. Lord Build Me a Cabin
23. Where the Soul Never Dies
24. Shake My Mother's Hand for Me
25. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
26. This World Is Not My Home
27. Where Could I Go (But to My Lord)