Classic Country: 1950-1964 [BOX SET]

The Browns (Artist), Johnny Horton (Artist), Skeeter Davis (Artist), Hank Locklin (Artist), Leroy Van Dyke (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 2002)
• Original Release Date: December 17, 1999
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Time Life Records
• ASIN: B00005AQHL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #112,644 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of Country's Best--Excellent Compilation!, September 3, 2001

By	Thomas A. Holmes (Johnson City, TN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Time-Life Music people set out to offer some of the more representative hits of country music from 1950-1964, and this sixty-song, four-CD set should satisfy anyone who loves classic country. To their credit, Time-Life has also gotten the rights to present songs from a variety of record labels, so the sampling offers a more accurate review of the era. You'll find Patsy Cline, George Jones, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Kitty Wells, Marty Robbins, Jim Reeves, Lefty Frizzell, Ferlin Huskey, Roger Miller, Brenda Lee, Ray Price, Conway Twitty, and a host of others here. Sets like this one make me yearn for a multi-cd player, just for creating the atmosphere of a long-ago honky-tonk. The song selection demonstrates an interest and understanding of country music that a single-label retrospective cannot, and the recordings' remastering makes the sound as crisp and fresh as can be. I recommend this set highly.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great mix of hits, September 29, 2005

By	M. Mills (Stockbridge, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this collection to use for my parents' 50th Wedding Anniversary party. They were married in 1955. The collection had a LOT of their favorite old country hits. The guests loved hearing the old tunes and it's made a great gift for my parents!