For many years, we've been getting requests to do a truly definitive country series, but it wasn't until the success of our R&B/Soul series, Blowin' The Fuse (now Sweet Soul Music) that we decided we needed to do something comparable for country music. Now the first six volumes are complete, taking us from 1945-1950. The country series has been compiled with today's fans in mind. Yes, the big hits are there, but so are the classic performances that weren't necessarily big hits at the time, but became influential in the years ahead. Every volume has incredibly detailed behind-the-scenes stories, fabulously rare photos, and an ongoing history of country music set against the backdrop of the broader American music business. Definitive? You bet!
1948 features all the big hits by Red Foley, Ernest Tubb, Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe, Eddy Arnold etc., but also includes Leon Payne's original version of Lost Highway, Bill Carlisle's original Wedding Bells, Jimmie Skinner's original Doin' My Time, T. Texas Tyler's original Deck Of Cards, and Pee Wee King's original Tennessee Waltz!
Title Tracks for Dim Lights Thick Smoke & Hillbilly: 1948
