America's Music: The Roots of Country

by America's Music: Roots Of Count

Overview

America's Music: The Roots of Country is an odd title, since there are only two songs song on the 12-song budget-priced collection -- Eddy Arnold's "Cattle Call," Patsy Cline's "Lovesick Blues" -- that was recorded before the '80s. In fact, it seems like the title refers to the roots of contemporary country, since the collection contains cuts by John Anderson ("Just Good Ol' Boys"), Jeff Carson ("Today I Started Loving You Again"), Waylon Jennings ("The Pressure Is On"), Patty Loveless ("Nothin' But Love"), Kathy Mattea ("Tennessee waltz"), T.G. Sheppard ("I Can Help"), Emmylou Harris ("Some Things Are Just Too Good to Last"), Toby Keith ("Oklahoma Hills") and Jeffrey Steele's theme song, "The Roots of Country." When taken as contemporary country collection, it's fairly entertaining, but it should never be seen as "the roots of country." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/04/1996
Label:	Curb
UPC:	0715187786523
Rank:	88306

Tracks

1. Just Good Ol' Boys  - John Anderson  - Moe Bandy  - Ansley Fleetwood  - Tracy Lawrence  - Tim McGraw  - Joe Stampley
2. Today I Started Loving You Again  - Jeff Carson  - Merle Haggard  - Bonnie Owens
3. The Pressure Is On  - Waylon Jennings  - Hank Jr. Williams
4. Cattle Call  - Eddy Arnold  - Tex Owens  - LeAnn Rimes
5. Nothin' But Love  - Tony Arata  - Paul Brown  - Carl Burnett  - Patty Loveless  - Jim Oppenheim
6. Roots of Country  - Chris Farren  - Richard Rudolph  - Jeffrey Steele
7. Tennessee Waltz  - Pee Wee King  - Kathy Mattea  - Redd Stewart
8. Mile Out of Memphis  - Philip Claypool  - Rob Crosby  -  Moore  - Carl Perkins
9. Lovesick Blues  - Patsy Cline  - Cliff Friend  - Irving Mills
10. I Can Help  - T.G. Sheppard  - Billy Swan
11. Some Things Are Just Too Good to Last  - Jim Lauderdale  - Emmylou Harris
12. Oklahoma Hills  - Jack Guthrie  - Woody Guthrie  - Toby Keith

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Joe Stampley   Primary Artist
Jeff Carson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kathy Mattea   Primary Artist
Merle Haggard   Primary Artist
Tim McGraw   Primary Artist
Tracy Lawrence   Primary Artist
Carl Perkins   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Eddy Arnold   Primary Artist
Hank Williams, Jr.   Primary Artist,Dobro
LeAnn Rimes   Primary Artist
Jeffrey Steele   Primary Artist,Bass,Vocals (Background)
Waylon Jennings   Primary Artist
John Anderson   Primary Artist
Philip Claypool   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Jim Lauderdale   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Toby Keith   Primary Artist
T.G. Sheppard   Primary Artist
Patsy Cline   Primary Artist,Vocals
Patty Loveless   Primary Artist
Emmylou Harris   Featured Artist,Vocals
Jeff Walikangas   Bass
Crista Carnes   Vocals (Background)
Lisa Criss   Vocals (Background)
Hargus "Pig" Robbins   Piano
Al Perkins   Guitar (Steel)
Vernon Derrick   Fiddle,Mandolin
Liana Manis   Vocals (Background)
Eddie Long   Guitar (Steel)
Terry Mead   Horn
Ray Carl   Harmonica
Moondog Garrow   Guitar (Electric)
Lewis Morford   Vocals (Background)
Jerry Vinett   Horn
Kayla Powell   Vocals (Background)
Gary Beevers   Dobro,Guitar (Steel)
Jimmy Kelly   Drums
Brian Adler   Guitar
Clifford Thompson   Drums
Johnny Mulhair   Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Acoustic)
Cary Park   Guitar (Electric)
Paul Goad   Bass,Keyboards
Jerry Matheny   Guitar (Acoustic)
Brad Billingsley   Drums
Randy Howard   Fiddle
Mike Lawler   Organ,Synthesizer
Jim Haas   Vocals (Background)
Tommy Funderburk   Vocals (Background)
Buddy Miller   Guitar (Electric)
Gary Lunn   Bass
Terry McMillan   Harmonica
Paul Worley   Guitar (Acoustic)
B. James Lowry   Guitar (Acoustic)
Billy Joe Walker   Guitar (Electric)
Joe Osborn   Bass
Bob Wray   Piano
Chris Farren   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Steve Duncan   Drums
Gary Morse   Dobro
Paul Leim   Drums
Larry Knechtel   Piano
Laurence Juber   Guitar
Clayton Ivey   Keyboards
Jim Cox   Piano
Gary VanOsdale   Viola
Reggie Young   Sitar,Guitar (Electric)
Tim Grogan   Drums
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle
Emory Gordy Jr.   Bass
Steve Nathan   Piano
J.T. Corenflos   Guitar (Electric)
Joe Spivey   Fiddle
Jim Grosjean   Viola
Milo Deering   Guitar (Steel)
James Stroud   Drums
John Catchings   Cello
Vince Gill   Vocals (Background)
Dean Parks   Guitar
Mark Casstevens   Guitar (Acoustic)
Lisa Silver   Fiddle
Steve Gibson   Guitar (Electric)
Lonnie Wilson   Drums
Kenny Bell   Guitar (Acoustic)
David Russell   Fiddle
John Ciambotti   Bass
Mike Auldridge   Dobro
Brent Mason   Guitar (Electric)
Buddy Spicher   Viola
Kathryn Plummer   Viola
Tony Migliore   Synthesizer
Paul Franklin   Guitar (Steel)
Biff Watson   Guitar (Acoustic)
Bob Glaub   Bass
Kieran Kane   Mandolin
Bobby Thompson   Banjo,Guitar (Acoustic)
Billy Bremner   Guitar (Acoustic)
Sonny Garrish   Guitar (Steel)
Kristin Wilkinson   Viola
Boxcar Willie   Whistle (Instrument)
Connie Ellisor   Violin
Pamela Sixfin   Violin
Jay Dee Maness   Guitar (Steel)
David Davidson   Violin
Pat Buchanan   Guitar (Acoustic)
Owen Hale   Drums
David Hungate   Bass
John Hobbs   Piano,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Greg Walker   Assistant Engineer
Chuck Howard   Producer
Dottie Moore   Composer
Sandra Rankin   Production Coordination
Russ Martin   Engineer
David Hall   Mixing Assistant
Jeff Carson   Performer
Ron Reynolds   Engineer
Rob Crosby   Composer
Jeffrey Steele   Composer,Producer,Performer
Jeff Watkins   Assistant Engineer,Assistant Producer
Debbie Lytton   Production Coordination
Moondog Garrow   Engineer
Cari Landers   Production Coordination
Benny Quinn   Mastering
Cameron Plato   Assistant Engineer,Assistant Producer
Laura Kock   Production Coordination
Christopher Bogan   Assistant Engineer
Ginny Johnson   Production Coordination
Johnny Mulhair   Engineer
Brad Holliday   Production Coordination
Sue Austin   Creative Director
Jennings   Performer
Jimmy Bowen   Producer,Engineer
Richard Rudolph   Composer
Kathy Mattea   Performer
Nelson Larkin   Producer
Redd Stewart   Composer
Merle Haggard   Composer,Producer,Performer
Woody Guthrie   Composer
Tim McGraw   Performer
Tim Coats   Mixing,Engineer
Brent Maher   Engineer
Tracy Lawrence   Performer
Tex Owens   Composer
Steve Marcantonio   Mixing
Billy Swan   Composer
Chris Farren   Composer,Producer
Joe Costa   Assistant Engineer
Carl Perkins   Composer,Performer
Eddy Arnold   Performer
Joe Stampley   Composer,Producer,Performer
Hank Williams, Jr.   Composer,Performer
LeAnn Rimes   Performer
Craig White   Mixing Assistant
Joe Bogan   Digital Recording
Jim Oppenheim   Composer
Jim Waters   Mixing Assistant
Jack Guthrie   Composer
Reggie Young   Overdubs
Mike Curb   Producer
Tom Harding   Engineer
Emory Gordy Jr.   Producer,String Arrangements
Derek Bason   Mixing Assistant
Waylon Jennings   Performer
John Anderson   Performer
John Guess   Mixing
Pee Wee King   Composer
Wilbur C. Rimes   Producer
Philip Claypool   Performer
Ron Treat   Engineer
Jerry Crutchfield   Producer
Jim Lauderdale   Composer,Producer,Performer
Owen Bradley   Producer
Michael J. Lloyd   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Moe Bandy   Composer
Ansley Fleetwood   Composer
Toby Keith   Performer
T.G. Sheppard   Performer
Tony Arata   Composer
Patsy Cline   Performer
Paul Brown   Composer
Patty Loveless   Performer
Paul Martin   Mixing,Engineer
Steve Tillisch   Engineer
Bob Campbell-Smith   Mixing,Engineer
Bob Kearney   Mixing,Engineer
Bonnie Owens   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Kristin Wilkinson   Leader
Cliff Friend   Composer
Emmylou Harris   Performer
Ed Simonton   Assistant Engineer
Carl Burnett   Composer