2019 - In the 1960s 'The Bakersfield Sound' was as famous in Country Music circles as its Nashville equivalent. Its chief exponents Buck Owens and Merle Haggard became two of the most successful artists of the decade, without ever setting foot in a Nashville studio. Both freely acknowledged the influence and encouragement of the great Wynn Stewart - unquestionably the founding father of the Bakersfield Sound, and someone who gave them both a welcome helping hand at the beginning of their careers. Remastered as always from the finest available sources, the A and B of every solo single that Stewart released between 1956 and 1962 can be found in this disc, along with some equally strong duets with Jan Howard, wife of the great country songwriter - and author of many of the songs featured here - Harlan Howard. Not all were the hits they deserved to be, but all of them sound as fresh as the day they were recorded.
26 Songs
- 1. WHY DO I LOVE YOU SO
- 2. WALTZ OF THE ANGELS
- 3. SLOWLY BUT SURELY
- 4. KEEPER OF THE KEYS
- 5. A NEW LOVE
- 6. YOU TOOK HER OFF MY HANDS
- 7. THAT JUST KILLS ME
- 8. I WISH I COULD SAY THE SAME
- 9. COME ON
- 10. ABOVE AND BEYOND
- 11. HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES (Wynn Stewart And Jan Howard)
- 12. YANKEE GO HOME (Wynn Stewart And Jan Howard)
- 13. WISHFUL THINKING
- 14. UNCLE TOM GOT CAUGHT
- 15. WRONG COMPANY (Wynn Stewart And Jan Howard)
- 16. OPEN UP MY HEART
- 17. HEARTACHES FOR A DIME
- 18. I'D RATHER HAVE AMERICA
- 19. PLAYBOY
- 20. WE'LL NEVER LOVE AGAIN (Wynn Stewart And Jan Howard)
- 21. BIG BIG LOVE
- 22. ONE MORE MEMORY
- 23. LOVERSVILLE
- 24. I DON'T FEEL AT HOME
- 25. I DONE DONE IT
- 26. ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DOLLAR
