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The Complete US Country Hits 1944-59
The Complete US Country Hits 1944-59

Red Foley
Styles: Country
Catalogue Number: ACTRCD9046
Red Foley was one of the most important and influential personalities in country music in the two decades following World War II, not only racking up a remarkable string of hits records, but also becoming a major radio and TV personality, his smooth and polished performances helping to take the music to the mass audience of middle America. He is reputed to have sold over 25 million records, and was instrumental in having the music dubbed ‘country’ rather than ‘hillbilly’. His style was by no means pure country and crossed over into the middle ground, as wells as R&B, boogie and rockabilly, as well as gospel music, several of his hits having a religious flavour – his “Peace In The Valley” was a million-selling country gospel hit in 1951. This collection comprises all 62 of the country and pop hits he had from the inception of the Billboard country charts in 1944 through to his final Top 30 entry in 1959 – he had just four minor chart entries thereafter. It includes all his hit duets with Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells and his daughter Betty Foley, and features twelve No. 1s with just about every track a Top 10 hit. It’s a comprehensive anthology of his best-loved and most successful recordings.

Disk 1:
Track Title Artist
1 Smoke On The Water Red Foley
2 There's A Blue Star Shining Bright (In a Window Tonight) Red Foley
3 Hang Your Head In Shame Red Foley
4 I'll Never Let You Worry My Mind Red Foley
5 Shame On You  Lawrence Welk Champagne Music (voc. Red Foley)
6 At Mail Call Today Lawrence Welk Champagne Music (voc. Red Foley)
7 Harriet  Red Foley with Roy Ross & His Ramblers
8 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?  Red Foley with Roy Ross & His Ramblers
9 That's How Much I Love You  Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys
10 New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)  Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys
11 Freight Train Boogie  Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys
12 Never Trust A Woman  Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys
13 Tennessee Saturday Night  Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys
14 Blues In My Heart  Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys
15 Candy Kisses Red Foley
16 Tennessee Border Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys
17 Two Cents, Three Eggs And A Postcard Red Foley
18 Tennessee Polka Red Foley
19 I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love) Red Foley
20 Sunday Down In Tennessee Red Foley
21 Tennessee Border No. 2  Ernest Tubb & Red Foley
Disk 2:
Track Title Artist
1 Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age Ernest Tubb & Red Foley
2 I Gotta Have My Baby Back Red Foley
3 Careless Kisses Red Foley
4 Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy Red Foley
5 Sugarfoot Rag Red Foley
6 Steal Away Red Foley
7 Birmingham Bounce Red Foley
8 Choc'late Ice Cream Cone  Red Foley and The Dixie Dons
9 Mississippi  Red Foley and The Dixie Dons
10 Just A Closer Walk With Thee  Red Foley with The Jordanaires
11 Goodnight Irene  Red Foley and Ernest Tubb With The Sunshine Trio
12 Hillbilly Fever No. 2  Red Foley and Ernest Tubb
13 Cincinnati Dancing Pig Red Foley
14 Our Lady Of Fatima Red Foley & Anita Kerr Singers
15 My Heart Cries For You  Evelyn Knight and Red Foley
16 Hot Rod Race Red Foley
17 Hobo Boogie Red Foley
18 The Strange Little Girl  Red Foley and Ernest Tubb with Anita Kerr Singers
19 (There'll Be) Peace In the Valley (For Me)  Red Foley with the Sunshine Boys Quartet
20 Alabama Jubilee   Red Foley with The Nashville Dixielanders (Francis Craig, bones)
21 Too Old To Cut The Mustard  Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
Disk 3:
Track Title Artist
1 Milk Bucket Boogie Red Foley
2 Salty Dog Rag Red Foley
3 Midnight Red Foley
4 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes Red Foley
5 Hot Toddy Red Foley
6 No Help Wanted No. 2  Ernest Tubb & Red Foley
7 Slaves Of A Hopeless Love Affair Red Foley
8 Shake A Hand  Red Foley & Anita Kerr Singers
9 Put Christ Back Into Christmas Red Foley
10 As Far As I'm Concerned  Red Foley and Betty Foley
11 Jilted Red Foley
12 One By One  Kitty Wells & Red Foley
13 I'm A Stranger In My Home  Kitty Wells & Red Foley
14 Hearts Of Stone  Red Foley & Anita Kerr Singers
15 As Long As I Live  Kitty Wells & Red Foley
16 Make Believe ('Til We Can Make It Come True)  Kitty Wells & Red Foley
17 A Satisfied Mind  Red Foley and Betty Foley
18 You And Me  Kitty Wells & Red Foley
19 No One But You  Kitty Wells & Red Foley
20 Travelin' Man Red Foley
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