Various Artists - The Bakersfield Sound (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?

Track List:

Disc: 1

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

Disc: 2

1. You Better Not Do That - Tommy Collins
2. Ain't You Had No Bringin' Up at All - Dallas Frazier
3. Louisiana Swing - Bud Hobbs
4. When I Hold You - Forest Lee ; Clete Stewart
5. Down on the Corner of Love - Buck Owens
6. Stepping Stones - Dave Stogner with Al Brumley
7. When the Saints Go Marching in - Semie Moseley
8. Take Possession - Jean Shepard
9. It Pays to Advertise - the Farmer Boys
10. Why Do I Love You So - Wynn Stewart
11. Crazy Mixed Up Kid - Tommy Duncan
12. Sad Sad Saturday Night - Johnny Taylor
13. I Gotta Know - Wanda Jackson
14. Who Will Buy the Wine - Billy Mize
15. Baby I Like Your Style - Al Coker with the Coker Family
16. Wherever You Are - Louise Duncan
17. Bumble Rumble - Sid Silver
18. I Need Her Love - Andy Morris
19. I Want You - Dusty Payne
20. Your Every Thing (I Wish That She Could Be) - Fuzzy Owen
21. I Never Thought - Bonnie Blue Bell
22. What Time Tomorrow - Jan Howard
23. Drivin' Away My Blues - George Rich
24. Ask Me No Questions - Bill Woods
25. Beware of a Stranger - Fuzzy Owen
26. Keep Her Off Your Mind - Skeets McDonald
27. Yes Sir - Dave Stogner
28. Fun on the Freeway - Harlan Howard
29. A Night for Love - Cliff Crofford
30. Someone to Love - the Farmer Boys
31. Come Back to Me - Buck Owens

Disc: 3

1. I'm Sorry Too - Reuben Chapman with Coy Baker ; His Band
2. Empty Days and Lonely Nights - Don Thompson with Coy Baker ; His Band
3. You're a Luxury - Phil Brown
4. Steady Lovin' - Unknown
5. I Like That Kind - Johnny Bond
6. Crazy Moon - Henry Sharp
7. Pair of Empty Arms - Gene Martin with the Desert Stars
8. You'al Come - Herb Henson
9. Letters Have No Arms - Lewis Talley
10. Second Fiddle - Buck Owens
11. When - Billy and Cliff
12. You Can't Take Your Love Outta This Boy - Billy Mize
13. I Removed Your Ring - Billy Kaundart
14. Keep Right on Tryin' - Larry Bryant
15. Tired of Livin' - Buck Owens
16. Cold Hearted Woman - Joe Hall
17. If I Could Only Tell You - Rip Goodman and Marcia
18. Our Hearts - George Latta
19. Til These Dreams Come True - Buck Owens
20. Living Up to My Name - Billy and Cliff
21. Goose, Pt. 1 - Don Markham ; the Marksmen
22. Just for the Children's Sake - Bonnie Owens
23. My Baby Walks All Over Me - Wally Lewis
24. Playboy - Wynn Stewart
25. Someone's Gonna Get Hurt - Al Brumley
26. Door of Temptation - Jackie Kelley
27. Fiddlin' Country Style - Jelly Sanders
28. Loose Talk - Buck Owens ; Rose Maddox
29. What Will I Do (With All These Memories) - Jimmy Patton
30. Loving You (On Someone Elses' Time) - Tommy Dee
31. Why Tell Me - Custer Bottoms ; Jack and Jerry

Disc: 4

1. King of Fools - Buck Owens
2. Scratch - the Marksmen
3. It's My Turn to Cry - Jerry Cornelius and the Golden Eagles
4. I Can't Stop Lovin' - Wayne Morris
5. I Pretend - Wayne Morris
6. Truck Drivin' Man - Bill Woods
7. My Last Night in Town - Billy Bledsoe
8. New Home Sweet Home - Leon Hart
9. Crossing My Fingers - Kenny Hays
10. Foolish Notions - Kenny Hays
11. On Your Wedding Day - Georgia Lynn
12. Go Where You Wanta Go - Tommy Lewis
13. Private Party - Vancie Flowers
14. There's Gonna Come a Day - Buck Owens
15. Why Should I Cry Again - Anita Cross
16. Waggin' Tongues - Bonnie Owens
17. Painting the Town - Rollie Weber
18. Second Fiddle - Johnny Barnett
19. Too Old to Hurt - Johnny Barnett
20. Skid Row - Merle Haggard
21. Good-Bye Mr. Blues - Bill Meyers
22. If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin' - Buck Owens
23. Tell Me Why - Bill Bledsoe
24. Put Your Arms Around Him - Bob Morris
25. Silver Bells - Roy Nichols
26. Act Naturally (Live) - Buck Owens
27. Life in Prison - Merle Haggard
28. My Past Is Present - Bobby Durham
29. Queen of Snob Hill - Bobby Durham
30. Tears in My Beer - Vancie and Rita
31. Out of My Mind - Rose Stassi

Disc: 5

1. Close Up the Honky Tonks - Buck Owens
2. Slowly But Surely - Merle Haggard ; Bonnie Owens
3. Working Overtime - Bob Hortter
4. S.O.S. - Jim Witlock
5. Fallin' for You - Buck Owens
6. I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can (Capitol) - Merle Haggard
7. I Wish I Hadn't Called You - Tommy Duncan
8. Red Wine - Jim Ward
9. More Wine, More Women, More Song - Lewis Talley
10. I'll Take a Chance - Merle Haggard ; Bonnie Owens
11. I'm Layin' It on the Line - Don Rich ; the Buckaroos
12. There Never Was a Fool - Buck Owens
13. After You Leave Me - Doyle Holly ; the Buckaroos
14. Just Leave My World Alone - Dee Mize (Aka Buddy Mize)
15. Walking My Fool - Billy Mize
16. (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers - Liz Anderson
17. If You Can't Bite Don't Growl - Tommy Collins
18. Alcohol and Tears - Jeanie O'Neal
19. Home Is Where I Hang My Head - Bobby Durham
20. Jeannie with the Light Brown Cadillac - Red Simpson
21. Swinging Doors (Alternate Take) - Merle Haggard
22. Roll Out the Red Carpet - Kay Adams
23. Old Standby - Dick Curless ; Kay Adams
24. House of Memories - Buck Owens
25. Tiger By the Tail (Live at Carnegie Hall) - Buck Owens
26. Fool Me Again - Vicki Lester
27. The Bad Guy Gets the Girl - Ray Salter
28. Pappy Was a Clever Man - Billy Mize
29. Correspondence Course in Love - Jeanie O'Neal

Disc: 6

1. Apartment #9 - Bobby Austin
2. Open Up Your Heart - Buck Owens
3. A Good Job Huntin' and Fishin' - Dick Curless
4. Goin' Thru the Motions - Gary Paxton
5. I'm Actin' Like My Old Self Again - Red Simpson
6. Little Pink Mack - Kay Adams
7. The Dumb Thing - Doyle Holly
8. Someone Told My Story - Merle Haggard
9. Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves - Red Simpson
10. Queen for a Day - Barbara Mandrell
11. I Guess You're Finally Satisfied - Ronnie Sessions
12. Mixed Up Mess of a Heart - Merle Haggard
13. A Lifetime of Love - Joe and Rose Lee Maphis
14. I'm So Mad at Me - Del and Sue Smart
15. Drink Up and Be Somebody - Merle Haggard
16. You'll Never Miss the Water (Til the Well Runs Dry) - Wayne Wilson ; Don Rich with the Buckaroos
17. The First Thing I Think of - Bob Morris
18. Only the Strong Can Survive - Faye Hardin
19. You Don't Have Very Far to Go - Merle Haggard
20. I'm Not Looking for An Angel - Bobby Austin
21. Chicken Pickin' - the Buckaroos
22. A Foolish Notion - Doyle Holly ; the Buckaroos
23. I Made the Prison Band - Merle Haggard
24. 50 Year Waltz - Oscar Whittington
25. Love That J