The RCA Years

Elton Britt | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 21, 1998)
• Original Release Date: April 21, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collector's Choice
• ASIN: B0000064F9
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,479 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Patent Leather Boots

2. They're Burning Down The House (I Was Brung Up In)

3. There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere

4. Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)

5. I'm A Convict With Old Glory In My Heart

6. Blueberry Lane

7. Blue Texas Moonlight

8. Wave To Me, My Lady

9. Detour

10. Rogue River Valley

11. Gotta Get Together With My Gal

12. Chime Bells

13. Maybe I'll Cry Over You

14. Candy Kisses

15. In A Swiss Chalet

16. Beyond The Sunset

17. Quicksilver

18. The Yodel Blues

19. Mockin' Bird Hill

20. Cannonball Yodel

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

23 tracks that contain every hit this great '40s country star ever waxed. Collectors' Choice. 1997.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ELTON BRITT THE RCA YEARS, April 14, 2000

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This review is from: The RCA Years (Audio CD)

I'AM 63 YRS OLD + AND GREW UP WITH MY PARENTS LISTENING TO ELTON BRITT AND GENE AUTRY. WE REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR! PEOPLE FROM OUR GENERATION ARE BECOMMING FEWER & FEWER. ELTON COULD SING AND WAS THE BEST YODELER EVER. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT CD. ELTON ALSO DID SOME SWISS YOLDULING. MAYBE SOME RESEARCH WILL FIND IT.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere, October 20, 2001

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James H. Barker "Mysterious Jim" (Tampa, Fl USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The RCA Years (Audio CD)

10.20.01 Words to There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere are as meaningful after 9.11.01 as they were during World War 11. Every cut is excellent. Elton Britt could yodel with the best. Chime Bells is great, as is Jimmy Rodgers Blues yodel. Elton is a member of the Western Music Hall of Fame(as he was a singing cowboy). For some reason he has been overlooked by the Country Music Hall of Fame-should be a member. Maybe someday. Any serious country music fan should own this CD. It's definitely a real find and a 5 star. Jim Barker, Tampa, Fl

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Roots music at its best, June 24, 2005

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Denise "dbcreates" (Salt Lake City Best Snow on Earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The RCA Years (Audio CD)

Elton Britt was a big fan of Jimmie Rodgers, but Rodgers died very young, without realizing what could have been as a mature artist. I think that Elton Brit may have surpassed the gentleman whom many think of as the great-grandfather of bluegrass. Most people think Gene Autry was such a fabulous singer---listen to Jimmie Rodgers, then listen to Elton Britt. There will be no question in your mind as to whom---Rodgers and Britt---the debt is owed. Elton and Jimmie sang from their souls. They didn't imitate a style, they took a style and made it their own. Elton's voice is like the finest crystal; clear, sparkling, with a timbre unmatched (and unequaled) by any before or since. He was a chart topper way before the charts were invented (around '44, I think), and as another reviewer stated, he should have been inducted into the hall of fame a long time ago. His voice has an agility and supleness, not to mention the wonderful songs he sings. You won't be disappointed by this talented and overlooked pioneer of american roots music.