The songs that grace this comprehensive 3CD package all come from the golden age of country music… Often called “white man’s blues”, there is a strong case to be made for country music being the authentic beating-heart of the United States. For nearly a century now, country music has been captured on cylinder, vinyl, tape and compact disc. In America during the 1950s, while rock & roll battled calypso as the nation’s favourite sound, meanwhile in the background, these classic country songs could be heard across the land - all the way from the Gulf of Mexico, right up to the frozen wastes of Minnesota. After the golden age of what might be called pure country, came country-rock, alt-country and Americana. But the 60 songs gathered together here are plain and simple country music - at its best.

CD 1
Rose Garden – Lynn Anderson
Crazy – Patsy Cline
Hello Walls- Faron Young
Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean
Harper Valley P.T.A. – Jeannie C. Riley
Walk On By – Leroy Van Dyke
Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich
I Walk The Line – Johnny Cash
Please Help Me, I’m Falling – Hank Locklin
She Thinks I Still Care – George Jones
Battle Of New Orleans – Johnny Horton
Oh Lonesome Me – Don Gibson
The Story Of My Life – Marty Robbins
You Win Again – Jerry Lee Lewis
It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin’ – Johnny Tillotson
Hey Good Lookin’ – Hank Williams
He’ll Have To Go – Jim Reeves
Foolin’ Around – Buck Owens
The Wild Side Of Life – Hank Thompson
Funny How Time Slips Away – Willie Nelson

CD 2
I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee
Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
Welcome To My World – Jim Reeves
The Auctioneer – Leroy Van Dyke
Crazy Arms – Ray Price
I Fall To Pieces – Patsy Cline
Wings Of A Dove – Ferlin Husky
El Paso – Marty Robbins
Misery Loves Company – Porter Wagoner
Sea Of Heartbreak – Don Gibson
Lonely Street – Johnny Tillotson
Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
The 3:10 To Yuma – Frankie Laine
Juke Box Blues – June Carter
Tender Years – George Jones
Heartbreak U.S.A. – Kitty Wells
Five Feet High And Rising – Johnny Cash
It’s Sure Gonna Hurt – Dolly Parton
Heartaches By The Number – Buck Owens
It’s Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty

CD 3
Night Life – Willie Nelson
Six Days On The Road – Dave Dudley
My Special Angel – Bobby Helms
She’s Got You – Patsy Cline
Tennessee Flat Top Box – Johnny Cash
From A Jack To A King – Ned Miller
Rawhide – Frankie Laine
Send Me The Pillow You Dream On – Johnny Tillotson
Cold, Cold Heart – Hank Williams
North To Alaska – Johnny Horton
I’m A Honky Tonk Girl – Loretta Lynn
Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford
Gone – Ferlin Husky
Release Me – Ray Price
The Long Black Veil – Burl Ives
I’m Movin’ On – Hank Snow
I Don’t Hurt Anymore – Faron Young
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine – Jimmie Rodgers
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? – Jim Reeves
I Can’t Stop Loving You – Ray Charles