Cattle Call/Thereby Hangs a Tale [IMPORT]

Eddy Arnold

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1961
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B0000282ZF
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #74,697 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
In 1959, RCA Nashville producer-guitarist Chet Atkins brought Jimmie Driftwood's Tennessee Stud to Eddy Arnold and gave 'The Tennessee Plowboy' his first major hit in three years. That success, scored in the wake of the Kingston Trio's Tom Dooley, prompted the Atkins-Arnold team to prepare an album of folk-based saga songs, 'Thereby Hangs A Tale.' In 1963, a second 'folk' album, this with an exclusively Western theme, reprised Arnold's 1955 hit, Cattle Call. This 25-song collection brings together all the 1959-1963 'folk & Western' recordings of country's Crosby, souvenirs of a time when saga songs became hit records.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best renditions of American Western standards you'll find!, April 1, 2003

By	Henry (Heaven) - See all my reviews

A singer posessing both genuine, personable warmth and solid technical vocal abilities; recorded in his vocal prime performing American western standards both authentic and contemporary with obvious enthusiasm; set to musically effective, rich instrumental backing largely based on acoustic guitar; recorded live in the studio in glorious true stereo by RCA Living Stereo era recording talent (Bill Porter, Roy Orbison's engineer on many of that singers' astounding sounding hits); transferred intelligently to CD without being ruined with "improvements" by the good quality Bear Family engineers.

Both of Eddy's classic Western albums. Classic Western folk Americana. Fine vocals. Fine backing. Better sound acoustically than most modern pop records. This all adds up to one wonderful CD! A keeper, and it only grows on you as time goes by. If you are at all curious or interested in folk music, get it. Good listening, folks.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CATTLE CALL/THEREBY HANGS A TALE~EDDY ARNOLD, October 3, 2002

By A Customer

I USE TO LISTEN TO THIS RECORD ALBUM WHEN I WAS LITTLE. WHILE MY PARENTS WOULD DANCE IN THE LIVING ROOM AND I GREW UP LISTENING TO MY PARENTS SINGING THESE SONGS. IT IS AN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME ALBUM. IT IS THE BEST OF THE BEST.
THANK YOU.SHERRIE DEAN

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Legend!, December 16, 2002

By	ldynrddoor (Washington) - See all my reviews

I bought this originally as a record...way back when. A few years ago, I found the CD and it brought back all those wonderful memories of listening to this ever-gentle "Tennessee plowboy"! I heartily recommend this to ANY Eddy Arnold fan!