16 Country Hits From the 40's

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 15, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hollywood
• ASIN: B0000005GV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,608 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tennessee Waltz

2. Filipino Baby

3. Money, Marbles and Chalk

4. Deck of Cards

5. River of Tears

6. I Wasted a Nickel

7. Blues Stay Away from Me

8. I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart

9. Jole Blon

10. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You

11. Candy Kisses

12. Rye Whiskey

13. Take an Old Cold Tater (And Wait)

14. Philadelphia Lawyer

15. Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me

16. Choc'late Ice Cream Cone

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Curious Mix With Absolutely No Information, September 9, 2007

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AvidOldiesCollector (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 16 Country Hits From the 40's (Audio CD)

First of all, this compilation, released by Highland Music of Dearborn, Michigan in 1989, contains no liner notes whatsoever so, in several instances concerning selections not immediately recognizable, you're left wondering in what year of the 1940s they were alleged "hits." Secondly, there were no compiled "Country" charts prior to 1944.

The legitimate hits are: Tennessee Waltz - Pee Wee King And His Golden West Cowboys - # 3 Country/# 30 Pop in April/May 1948 on RCA Victor 20-2680, and # 6 Country in a 1951 re-issue on RCA Victor 48-0407; Filipino Baby - Cowboy (Pappy) Copas - # 4 Country in September 1946 on King 505; The Deck Of Cards - "T" Texas Tyler - # 2 Country/# 21 Pop in April/May 1948 on 4 Star 1228; I Wasted A Nickel - Hawkshaw Hawkins - # 15 Country in December 1949 on King 821; Blues Stay Away From Me - The Delmore Brothers - # 1 Country in October 1949 on King 803; New Pretty Blonde (Jole Blon) - Moon Mullican & The Showboys - # 2 Country/# 21 Pop in Feb/March 1947 on King 578; Candy Kisses - George Morgan - # 1 Country for 3 weeks in March/April 1949 on Columbia 20547; Rye Whiskey - Tex Ritter - # 9 Country in March 1948 on Capitol-Americana 40084; Take An Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait) - Jimmie Dickens [as he was then billed] - # 7 Country in May 1949 on Columbia 20548; Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me - Wayne Raney - # 1 Country for 3 weeks/# 22 Pop in Aug/Sept 1949 on King 791; Choc'late Ice Cream Cone - Kenny Roberts - which was actually a May 1950 # 8 Country on Coral 64032.

Non-hits included are: Money, Marbles And Chalk - Pop Eckler & All The Young'uns - King 774 in 1949 (it was a hit in 1949, but for Patti Page as well as Captain Stubby & His Buccaneers); River Of Tears - The York Brothers on King 1135 in 1952 (so, not even a '40s selection); where Cowboy's Sweetheart is concerned, who knows when this was recorded? Patsy Montana did have a 1935/36 record called I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart, but whether this is the same song or a 1940s re-recording is anyone's guess thanks to the lack of liner notes; Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? - Lulu Belle & Scotty - Vogue R719 in 1946; Philadelphia Lawyer - The Maddox Brothers And Rose - 4-Star 1289 (year of release uncertain - maybe late 1940s).

As far as I can tell, all the legitimate hits are original selections, and the sound quality is surprisingly good.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Country Hits of the 1940's, February 16, 2007

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William D. Gaston - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 16 Country Hits From the 40's (Audio CD)

Good songs, but nothing to rave about. Overall a good purchase though.

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Message, March 7, 2000

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John Goddard (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 16 Country Hits From the 40's (Audio CD)

The message portrayed in Tylers music really gives you the feeling that somewhere, somehow, someone really cares about you. And I think the message is put forth in such a manner as to say "Be A Man" Thank you I hope you enjoy this album.