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King of Country Music

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by: Roy Acuff

Release Date March 08, 1993
When I bought this many years ago, Roy Acuff was very poorly represented on CD, especially his original hits on from the thirties and forties. Roy is much better represented now but this set is still worth a listen providing you don't mind re-recordings. With the improved recording technology available in the fifties, Roy and his musicians were able to make recordings that were crisper and cleaner than the originals. Of course, some people will never accept anything but the originals and if you are such a person, don't buy this.

Many of Roy's old classics are here in re-recorded form, though Blue eyes crying in the rain (later revived by Willie \Nelson) is among those missing but those present include The great speckled bird, Pins ... Read More:

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King of Country Music

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by: Roy Acuff

Release Date May 05, 1993
This is awesome. Pure mountain music in huge amounts.

But, don't look at the track listing and think you are getting a sampling of his greatest hits. Well you are...sorta.

These are his recordings from the 1950's when he was on Decca and Capitol. Fantastic recordings, but the big songs, like "Wabash Cannonball" and "Great Speckle Bird" are all remakes. Fantastic remakes, but remakes.

The sound is crystal clear. And the notes are worth the price alone (maybe not that good!).

Now not all of these songs are remakes. For example, there are two songs with Kitty Wells that for some reason never hit the charts, and plenty of singles for Acuff in the 50's that never charted.

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The Odd Couple

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by: Gnarls Barkley

Release Date March 21, 2008
The CD works excellent but...the case was cracked when I got it and I don't think it was because of the sipping. So....good but not a great experience.