Stuart Hamblen - Honky Tonkin', Cowboy Songs & Hymns Portrait Of A Songwriter 1929-1962 [CD]

JASMINE RECORDS

£10.49

Cat. no: JASMCD3797
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988379723
Release Date: 09 Jun 2023
Genre: Country

Stuart Hamblen transformed from the son of a preacher into a cowboy, then into a Hollywood badman with a lifestyle to match, then into a muchloved born-again Christian - and his songwriting and performing refected every aspect of that action-packed life

Here are songs that refect the things that actually happened to him - the adventures of Pokolodie Bill, the discovery of a lone prospector who died in his mountain shack in This Ole House and the inspiration he gained from his conversion in It Is No Secret.

Here too are versions of others of his most famous compositions including Pony Express, I Won't Go Hunting With You Jake, Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You) and the cowboy classic Texas Plains.

The tracks follow the development of his skills as a performer and interpreter of songs from his earliest recordings in 1927 to some of his early 1960s beautiful updates of his most loved songs.This is the frst CD release to embrace 35 years of this man's amazing recording career in one release.28 full- length tracks encompassing cowboy songs, blues, love songs, ballads, adventure songs and sacred songs.

Includes extensive liner notes by country music radio presenter and writer Paul Hazell.

Tracks: Boy In Blue / When The Moon Shines Down Upon The Mountain / Standing On The Pier In The Rain / Sunshine Alley / Lola Lee / Ace In The Hole / My Old Hound Dog / (I Won't Go Hunting With You Jake) But I'll Go Chasin' Women / Let's See You Fix It / Pony Express (Pride Of The Golden West) / Bluebonnets In Her Golden Hair / It Is No Secret / (Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You / I'll Find You / Good Mornin' Ya'll / Don't Fool Around With Calico, When You Have Silk At Home / Black Diamond / My Mary / I Believe / Heavenly Cannonball / Pappy's Ole Banjo / Lord I Pray / This Ole House / Strawberry Roan / Indiana (Back Home Again) / Texas Plains / Pokolodie Bill (Left His Soul Behind) / I've Got So Many Million Years (I Can't Count Them)