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Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Hillbilly Music Country & Western Hit Parade 1961-1965 BEAR FAMILY RECORDS TEL +49(0)4748 - 82 16 16 • FAX +49(0)4748 - 82 16 20 • E-MAIL [email protected] Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music Country & Western Hit Parade 1961-1965 G After the volumes covering 1945-1955 were released, the word was out. This series is definitive, fabulously packaged, and faultlessly remastered! Everything you'd expect from BEAR FAMILY… and more! G Jack Clement, who produced Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, Don Williams, and many others, said, "This is the best country series of all time. No doubt. No question." Robert Hilburn in the 'Los Angeles Times' said, "An invaluable album project… enables fans to step back in time and listen to the radio just like Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, and Bob Dylan did." Producer Allen Reynolds (Garth Brooks, Emmylou Harris, and many others) stopped BEAR FAMILY’s Richard Weize at the Country Music Hall of Fame to congratulate him on the series. G Now the story continues from 1961 until 1965. Every CD is generously full. Every booklet is extensive and chocked full of rare photos and illustrations, as well as complete stories behind the songs! G In addition to the hits, the series contains rarities that went on to influence country music… and all music… in the years ahead. G This series is designed to introduce new listeners to the very best that country music has to offer… while keeping longtime fans entertained. Every volume is a fabulous time capsule. "Collecting an anarchic mix of sex and sentimentality, earnest paeans to family and fanciful tales of drinking and cheating, DIM LIGHTS… affords a fascinating glimpse into black-and-white '50s polemics… Established stars, inspired wannabes proffer an intoxicating brew of dancefloor honky tonk, hillbilly boogie, bluegrass, western swing, incipient rockabilly, goofball novelty, and sentimental country-pop." ('Uncut' magazine) INFORMATION The reviews are in and everyone from Australia to Los Angeles to London is raving about BEAR FAMILY’s definitive year-by-year country series. Starting in 1945, DIM LIGHTS, THICK SMOKE, AND HILLBILLY MUSIC (COUNTRY & WESTERN HIT PARADE) tells the real story of country music record-by-record. The hits are here, but they’re only half the story. The set goes beyond chart books to include groundbreaking records that went nowhere at the time, but influenced generations yet to come. This is the music that influenced the White Stripes, Gillian Welch, Gram Parsons, Nick Cave, and many, many others. This is the music that gave birth to California country rock. This is the music that influenced the Beatles and many other seminal bands. In other words, this is the true and uncensored history of country music. Everything you need to hear, year-by-year, as it happened! Bear Family Records • Grenzweg 1 • 27729 Holste-Oldendorf • Germany www.bear-family.com BEAR FAMILY RECORDS TEL +49(0)4748 - 82 16 16 • FAX +49(0)4748 - 82 16 20 • E-MAIL [email protected] Picking up the story in 1961 and continuing until 1965, this new batch includes original versions of classic hits like Walk On By, Sea Of Heartbreak, Louisiana Man, Crazy, Big Bad John and IFall To Pieces (1961), She Thinks I Still Care, I’ve Been Everywhere, From AJack To A King, Don’t Let Me Cross Over, and The Ballad Of Jed Clampett (1962), Detroit City, Busted, Act Naturally, Six Days On the Road, Abilene, and The End Of The World (1963), Dang Me, The Race Is On, Welcome To My World, Together Again, and Close All The Honky Tonks (1964), and King Of The Road, Girl On The Billboard, Green Green Grass Of Home, I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water, Flowers On The Wall, and ATombstone Every Mile (1965). But the series also includes neglected classics and shoulda been hits like Claude Gray’s I’ll Just Have A Cup Of Coffee (covered by Bob Marley in 1962!), Wynn Stewart’s Big Big Love (now a TV commercial song), Anita Carter’s original version of Ring Of Fire,the original Australian version of I’ve Been Everywhere, Loretta Lynn’s Success (covered by Sinead O’Connor), Billy Walker’s original ver- sion of Funny (How Time Slips Away), Ray Price’s classic full-length version of Willie Nelson’s Nite Life, Billy Grammer’s original ver- sion of Detroit City (titled IWanna Go Home), Johnny Cash’s controversial native American song Ballad Of Ira Hayes PLUS Peter LaFarge’s original version. There’s even more! Incredibly detailed 72-page books go with every CD featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes stories, rare photos, record label shots, and complete discographical information. BEAR FAMILY began its journey into year-by-year anthologies with the groundbreaking and award-winning BLOWIN’ THE FUSE and SWEET SOUL MUSIC series that tells the story of R&B from 1945-1970. Look for the series to continue into the Funk era. And look for a year-by-year Rock 'n' Roll anthology coming soon. ARTIST Various TITLE Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music Country & Western Hit Parade 1961 LABEL Bear Family Records CATALOG # BCD 16966 PRICE-CODE AR EAN-CODE ÆxAKABMRy169662z ISBN-CODE 978-3-89916-624-8 FORMAT 1 CD deluxe album with 72-page booklet GENRE Country TRACKS 31 PLAYING TIME 80:00 Bear Family Records • Grenzweg 1 • 27729 Holste-Oldendorf • Germany www.bear-family.com BEAR FAMILY RECORDS TEL +49(0)4748 - 82 16 16 • FAX +49(0)4748 - 82 16 20 • E-MAIL [email protected] ARTIST Various TITLE Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music Country & Western Hit Parade 1962 LABEL Bear Family Records CATALOG # BCD 16967 PRICE-CODE AR EAN-CODE ÆxAKABMRy169679z ISBN-CODE 978-3-89916-625-5 FORMAT 1 CD deluxe album with 72-page booklet GENRE Country TRACKS 31 PLAYING TIME 82:03 ARTIST Various TITLE Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music Country & Western Hit Parade 1963 LABEL Bear Family Records CATALOG # BCD 16968 PRICE-CODE AR EAN-CODE ÆxAKABMRy169686z ISBN-CODE 978-3-89916-626-2 FORMAT 1 CD deluxe album with 72-page booklet GENRE Country TRACKS 32 PLAYING TIME 83:55 Bear Family Records • Grenzweg 1 • 27729 Holste-Oldendorf • Germany www.bear-family.com BEAR FAMILY RECORDS TEL +49(0)4748 - 82 16 16 • FAX +49(0)4748 - 82 16 20 • E-MAIL [email protected] ARTIST Various TITLE Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music Country & Western Hit Parade 1964 LABEL Bear Family Records CATALOG # BCD 16969 PRICE-CODE AR EAN-CODE ÆxAKABMRy169693z ISBN-CODE 978-3-89916-627-9 FORMAT 1 CD deluxe album with 72-page booklet GENRE Country TRACKS 31 PLAYING TIME 80:30 ARTIST Various TITLE Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music Country & Western Hit Parade 1965 LABEL Bear Family Records CATALOG # BCD 16970 PRICE-CODE AR EAN-CODE ÆxAKABMRy169709z ISBN-CODE 978-3-89916-628-6 FORMAT 1 CD deluxe album with 72-page booklet GENRE Country TRACKS 31 PLAYING TIME 78:59 Bear Family Records • Grenzweg 1 • 27729 Holste-Oldendorf • Germany www.bear-family.com BEAR FAMILY RECORDS TEL +49(0)4748 - 82 16 16 • FAX +49(0)4748 - 82 16 20 • E-MAIL [email protected] COUNTRY AND WESTERN HIT PARADE 1961 Before I'm Over You • GEORGE HAMILTON IV: Abilene • HANK SNOW: Ninety Miles An Hour (Down A Dead End Street) • MARTY ROBBINS: Don't Worry • DON GIBSON: Sea Of Heart- MARTY ROBBINS: Begging To You • BOBBY BARE: Five Hun- break • PATSY CLINE: I Fall To Pieces • BILLY WALKER: Funny dred Miles Away From Home • BILL ANDERSON: 8x10 • (How Time Slips Away) • CLAUDE GRAY: I'll Just Have A Cup Of SKEETS McDONALD: Call Me Mr. Brown • SKEETER DAVIS: The Coffee (Then I'll Go) • FARON YOUNG: Hello Walls • BILL AN- End Of The World • JOHNNY CASH: Ring Of Fire • PATSY DERSON: Po' Folks • JOHNNY CASH: Tennessee Flat Top Box • CLINE: Sweet Dreams (Of You) • GEORGE JONES & MELBA WANDA JACKSON: Right Or Wrong • BUCK OWENS: Foolin' MONTGOMERY: Let's Invite Them Over • BUCK OWENS: Love's Around • RUSTY & DOUG KERSHAW: Louisiana Man • POR- Gonna Live Here • RAY PRICE: Night Life • GRANDPA JONES: TER WAGONER: Your Old Love Letters • JIM REEVES: Losing TForTexas•BONUS: BILLY GRAMMER: I Wanna Go Home Your Love • BOBBY EDWARDS: You're The Reason • JIMMY DEAN: Big Bad John • CLAUDE KING: Big River, Big Man • COUNTRY AND WESTERN HIT PARADE 1964 ROGER MILLER: When Two Worlds Collide • LEROY VAN DYKE: Walk On By • GEORGE JONES: Tender Years • MOON ROGER MILLER: Dang Me • BOBBY BARE: Four Strong Winds MULLICAN: Ragged But Right • BUCK OWENS: Under The In- •GEORGE JONES: The Race Is On • JOHNNY CASH: Under- fluence Of Love • MARTY ROBBINS: It's Your World • WEBB stand Your Man • LEFTY FRIZZELL: Saginaw, Michigan • WAR- PIERCE: Sweet Lips • PATSY CLINE: Crazy • RAY PRICE: Heart NER MACK: Sittin' In An All Night Café • DOTTIE WEST: Here Over Mind • RUSTY & DOUG KERSHAW: Diggy Liggy Lo • Comes My Baby • BUCK OWENS: My Heart Skips A Beat • WYNN STEWART: Big, Big Love • KITTY WELLS: Heartbreak MERLE HAGGARD: Sing A Sad Song • JOHNNY CASH: Ballad USA • CLAUDE GRAY: My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Of Ira Hayes • PORTER WAGONER: Sorrow On The Rocks • Talked About) • TEX RITTER: I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven PATSY CLINE: He Called Me Baby • STONEWALL JACKSON: • BONUS: GLORIA LAMBERT: Each Time I Hear (Don't Worry) Don't Be Angry • JIM REEVES: Welcome To My World • WEBB PIERCE: Memory #1 • LORETTA LYNN: Wine, Women And COUNTRY AND WESTERN HIT PARADE 1962 Song • BUCK OWENS: Together Again • JIMMY MARTIN: Widow Maker • CHARLIE WALKER: Close All The Honky Tonks HANK SNOW: I’ve Been Everywhere • GEORGE JONES: She •RAY PRICE: Burning Memories • NORMA JEAN: Go Cat, Go • Thinks I Still Care • CLAUDE KING: Wolverton Mountain • ROGER MILLER: Chug-A-Lug • BILLY EDD WHEELER: Ode To PATSY
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