Wilf Carter - The Dynamite Trail: The Decca Years

Artist:

Carter, Wilf

UPC:

790051155070

See Also:

Foley, Red Young, Faron Sovine, Red Pierce, Webb Snow, Hank

Description:

Personnel: Wilf Carter (vocals, guitar); Chet Atkins, Jack Shook, Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley (guitar); Don Helms, Jerry Byrd, Buddy Emmons (steel guitar); Henry Newton "Tommy" Vaden, Jerry Rivers, Tommy Jackson (fiddle); Owen Bradley (piano); Douglas Kirkham, Farris Coursey (drums).
Liner Note Author: Richard Flohil.
Recording information: Bradley Film & Recording Studio, Nashville, TN (11/22/1954-11/23/1958); Hillsboro Village, Nashville, TN (11/22/1954-11/23/1958); New York, NY (11/22/1954-11/23/1958).
Illustrator: Richard Weize.
Photographer: Richard Weize.
Anyone seeking out the music of Wilf Carter, aka Montana Slim, should start with this single disc before moving on to Bear Family`s more ambitious box set. Carter recorded for Decca from 1954 through 1958, and all 30 of those sides (originally issued on the LPs I`m Ragged But I`m Right and The Dynamite Trail) are contained on this single CD. These were among the most solidly commercial sides ever cut by Carter, recorded at Owen Bradley`s studio in Nashville with Bradley playing piano and leading a band that included Tommy Jackson on fiddle and Jerry Byrd on steel guitar. The sound is smooth and elegant and gives Carter`s voice a superb showcase -- highlights include "Maple Lead Waltz," "Mountain High Yodel," and "I Bought a Rock for My Rocky Mountain Gal," as well as the title tracks of the two LPs and covers of such standards as "Strawberry Roan." Even the weaker numbers, such as "The Sunshine Bird," are worth hearing and thoroughly enjoyable for the performances they receive. The real surprise here, apart from the overall quality of the music, is the beauty of Carter`s yodeling, among the best and most haunting you`re ever likely to hear -- "Shoo Shoo Sh` La La" is almost worth the price of the disc by itself. The sound throughout is astonishingly good, and the programming is generous, topping out at over 70 minutes of superb music. ~ Bruce Eder

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. One Golden Curl
2. My Mountain High Yodel Song
3. I`m Gonna Tear Down the Mailbox
4. Maple Leaf Waltz
5. There`s a Tree on Every Road
6. I Bought a Rock for a Rocky Mountain Gal
7. Shoo Shoo SH` la La
8. Sunshine Bird, The
9. Kissin` on the Sly
10. Alpine Milkman, The
11. Dynamite Trail
12. Strawberry Roan
13. Ragged But Right
14. There`s a Padlock on Your Heart
15. Yodelin` Song, The
16. On a Little Two Acre Farm
17. Strawberry Roan
18. My Little Lady
19. Silver Bell Yodel
20. Away Out on the Mountain
21. Blind Boy`s Prayer, The
22. X`s from Down in Texas
23. Let a Little Sunshine in Your Heart
24. (There`s A) Bluebird on Your Windowsill
25. My French Canadian Girl
26. Sick, Sober & Sorry
27. Sinner`s Prayer, A
28. My Prairie Rose
29. Yodeling My Babies to Sleep
30. Born to Lose

Album Information

Release Date:

09/05/1994

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Cowboy

Label:

Bear Family Records (Germany)

Producer:

Owen Bradley; Paul Cohen; Richard Weize (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

15507

Original Release Year:

1960

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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