Johnny Western - Heroes and Cowboys [Box] *

Artist:

Western, Johnny

UPC:

790051155520

See Also:

Autry, Gene Bond, Johnny Brennan, Walter Ritter, Tex

Description:

Contains tracks recorded for Columbia and Philips plus rare radio broadcasts. Includes an LP-sized booklet.
This is as good as it gets for Johnny Western fans. And, in the absence of a single disc collection from Columbia or Rhino, it`s also the only route to go to get any Johnny Western material other than "The Ballad of Paladin." The three-CD set with 200 minutes of music, which retails for a whopping $85, has everything that Western recorded from 1952 for JOCO up through his `70s sides for House of Cash, and a ton of rare radio transcription recordings. Disc One contains some unreleased Columbia sides, and the JOCO sides from 1952 and 1953, nicely restored, with John Field showing himself a great one-man western combo with the use of Les Paul-style overdubs. Disc Two features more Columbia sides from the late `50s and early `60s, as well as Western`s 1964 Philips sides and his songs cut for the Hep label in 1966. The Columbia material includes Western`s attempts to crack the folk market, which may not have succeeded commercially but are great listening anyway. The Hep sides are the most interesting, however, for the sheer restraint that they show -- Western`s later sides for Columbia and Philips showed a certain degree of excess on the production side, while the Hep sides benefit from a slightly leaner, more delicate backup. The House of Cash recordings featured on Disc Two also show off Western in a leaner setting, doing new performances and superb covers. Disc three consists of rare radio transcription performances done for the syndicated shows Country Style, USA and Country Music Time circa 1960, with Western doing sharp, lean renditions of numerous songs, backed by a band that included Marty Robbins on the piano. The material was a mix of country and folk standards, along with western material that he was directly associated with, and some fascinating covers. The sound on this material has held up exceptionally well, and it is exclusive to the Bear Family release. ~ Bruce Eder

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Ballad of Paladin, The
2. Guns of Rio Muerto, The
3. Gunfighter, The
4. Geronimo
5. Ballad of Paladin, The
6. Lonely Man, The
7. Hannah Lee (High Are the Gallows)
8. Streets of Laredo
9. Cowpoke
10. Lilies Grow High
11. Cottonwood, The
12. Rollin` Dust
13. Searchers, The
14. Nineteen Men
15. Long Tall Shadow, The
16. Last Round-Up, The
17. Ballad of Paladin, The
18. Streets of Old Dodge City, The
19. Mr. Rodeo Cowboy
20. Singin` Man, The
21. Big Battle, The
22. Forty Shades of Green
23. Violet and a Rose, The
24. Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses)
25. Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way
26. Little Buffalo Billy
27. Love Me, Love Me, Love Me
28. Honey, How Sweet Can You Be

DISC 2:

1. Echo of Your Voice
2. Ten Years
3. Uh Huh!
4. Delia`s Gone
5. Time Has Run Out on Me
6. Willowgreen
7. Don`t Cry Little Girl
8. Darling Corey
9. Stranger, Drive Away
10. I Love You More
11. All by My Lonesome
12. Just For the Record
13. Kathy Come Home
14. Only the Lonely
15. Light the Fuse
16. Tender Years
17. Turn Around and Look at Me
18. Sincerely Your Friend
19. Violet and a Rose, The
20. Ruby, Don`t Take Your Love to Town
21. Used To
22. I`ll Try Hard to Forget You If I Can
23. Whoever Finds This, I Love You
24. Last Time I Saw Phoenix, The
25. Hustler, The
26. Forty Shades of Green
27. You Wouldn`t Know Love
28. Arizona Morning

DISC 3:

1. Stay a Little Longer, Stay All Night - (theme)
2. Ballad of Paladin, The
3. Lonely Street
4. You Weren`t Ashamed to Kiss Me Last Night
5. Rollin` Dust
6. John Henry
7. Remember Me
8. Wayward Wind, The
9. Gotta Travel On
10. Cowpoke
11. Ghostriders in the Sky
12. I Still Miss Someone
13. Only the Lonely
14. Take a Country Girl For Mine (Texas Bill Strength)
15. Delia`s Gone
16. I Walk the Line
17. Lilies Grow High
18. Stay a Little Longer, Stay All Night - (theme)

Album Information

Release Date:

06/15/1993

Type:

Boxed Set

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Cowboy

Label:

Bear Family Records (Germany)

Catalog Number:

15552

Original Release Year:

1993

# of Discs:

3

Studio/Live:

Mixed

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

Runtime:

122 : 43

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