Various Artists

Chapter One  The Pioneers

1. Wildwood Flower  The Carter Family
2. T For Texas (Blue Yodel)  Jimmie Rodgers
3. The Prisoner’s Song  Vernon Dalhart
4. When The Train Comes Along  Uncle Dave Macon
5. Wabash Cannonball  Roy Acuff
6. Orange Blossom Special  Bill Monroe
7. Walking The Floor Over You  Ernest Tubb
8. Jimmie Brown The Newsboy  The Carter Family
9. The Runaway Train  Vernon Dalhart
10. Frankie And Johnny  Jimmie Rodgers
11. You Are My Sunshine  Jimmy Davis
12. Night Train To Memphis  Roy Acuff
13. Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)?  Ernest Tubb
14. Lost John Boogie  Wayne Raney
15. Anytime  Eddy Arnold
16. Cotton Eyed Joe  The Stanley Brothers
17. Blue Moon Of Kentucky  Bill Monroe
18. Old Shep  Red Foley
19. Freight Train Boogie  The Delmore Brothers
20. Slipping Around  Floyd Tillman
21. I Love You Because  Leon Payne
22. I’ll Hold You In My Heart (Til I Can Hold You In My Arms)  Eddy Arnold
23. One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)  Jimmy Wakely
24. Someday  Elton Britt
25. Candy Kisses  George Morgan
26. Footprints In The Snow  Bill Monroe
27. Foggy Mountain Breakdown  Flatt & Scruggs

Chapter Two  The West

1. Back In The Saddle Again  Gene Autry
2. High Noon  Tex Ritter
3. Don’t Fence Me In  Roy Rogers
4. Pistol Packin’ Mama  Al Dexter
5. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)  Tex Williams
6. Cool Water  Sons Of The Pioneers
7. I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart  Patsy Montana
8. New San Antonio Rose  Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
9. That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine  Gene Autry
10. The Gold Rush Is Over  Hank Snow
11. Laramie  Rex Allen
12. Jingle Jangle Jingle  Tex Ritter
13. The Golden Lariat  Montana Slim
14. Oklahoma Hills  Jack Guthrie
15. Faded Love  Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
16. Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)  Vaughn Monroe
17. The Cattle Call  Eddy Arnold
18. Life Gets Tee-Jus Don’t It  Tex Williams
19. Hi-Yo, Silver!  Roy Rogers
20. Boll Weevil Song  Tex Ritter
21. The Yellow Rose Of Texas  Gene Autry
22. Wagons West  Sons Of The Pioneers
23. Pecos Bill  Roy Rogers
24. Take Me Back To Tulsa  Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
25. Won’t You Ride In My Little Red Wagon?  Tex Williams
26. Saturday Night Boogie  Al Dexter
27. So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed!  Merle Travis
28. Deck Of Cards  Tex Ritter

Chapter Three  Hank & The Honky Tonks

1. Lovesick Blues  Hank Williams
2. I’m Movin’ On  Hank Snow
3. If You’ve Got The Money (I’ve Got The Time)  Lefty Frizzell
4. Moanin’ The Blues  Hank Williams
5. Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way  Carl Smith
6. Hey, Good Lookin’  Hank Williams
7. The Wild Side Of Life  Hank Thompson
8. It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels  Kitty Wells
9. There Stands The Glass  Webb Pierce
10. Honky Tonkin’  Hank Williams
11. Goin’ Steady  Faron Young
12. Watcha Gonna Do  Tommy Collins
13. Why Baby Why  George Jones
14. It’s Been So Long  Webb Pierce
15. I Don’t Hurt Anymore  Hank Snow
16. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)  Hank Williams
17. I’ll Go On Alone  Marty Robbins
18. That’s Me Without You  Sonny James
19. Your Cheatin’ Heart  Hank Williams
20. Crazy Arms  Ray Price
21. A Dear John Letter  Ferlin Husky & Jean Shephard
22. I’m A One Woman Man  George Jones
23. Divorce Me C O D  Merle Travis
24. Right After The Dance  Buck Owens
25. Back Street Affair  Webb Pierce
26. Paying For That Back Street Affair  Kitty Wells
27. Pretty Words  Marty Robbins
28. Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes  Skeets McDonald
29. Take These Chains From My Heart  Hank Williams

Chapter Four  It's Only Rock & Roll

1. Move It On Over  Hank Williams
2. Long Gone Lonesome Blues  Marty Robbins
3. You Win Again  Jerry Lee Lewis
4. Blue Moon Of Kentucky  Elvis Presley
5. Maybe Little Baby  George Jones
6. Get Rhythm  Johnny Cash
7. Mystery Train  Elvis Presley
8. That’s All Right  Marty Robbins
9. Rock It  George (Thumper) Jones
10. Good Rockin’ Tonight  Elvis Presley
11. Maybelline  Marty Robbins
12. Blue Suede Shoes  Carl Perkins
13. I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone  Elvis Presley
14. I Walk The Line  Johnny Cash
15. Tennessee Toddy  Marty Robbins
16. Cry! Cry! Cry!  Johnny Cash
17. I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine  Elvis Presley
18. Shake, Rattle & Roll  Bill Haley & His Comets
19. Great Balls Of Fire  Jerry Lee Lewis
20. Cradle Of Love  Johnny Preston
21. The Purple People Eater  Sheb Wooley
22. It’s Only Make Believe  Conway Twitty
23. I Forgot To Remember To Forget  Elvis Presley
24. So Doggone Lonesome  Johnny Cash
25. Oh, Lonesome Me  Don Gibson
26. You’re A Heartbreaker  Elvis Presley
27. Sweet Nothin’s  Brenda Lee
28. Singing The Blues  Guy Mitchell
29. Let’s Have A Party  Wanda Jackson
30. Rock Around The Clock  Bill Haley & His Comets

Chapter Five  World Wide Country

1. Rose Marie  Slim Whitman
2. Sixteen Tons  Tennessee Ernie Ford
3. My Special Angel  Bobby Helms
4. Running Bear  Johnny Preston
5. Please Help Me, I’m Falling  Hank Locklin
6. Let’s Think About Living  Bob Luman
7. Sea Of Heartbreak  Don Gibson
8. Big Bad John  Jimmy Dean
9. All Alone Am I  Brenda Lee
10. Walk On By  Leroy Van Dyke
11. From A Jack To A King  Ned Miller
12. The End Of The World  Skeeter Davis
13. King Of The Road  Roger Miller
14. Born A Woman  Sandy Posey
15. Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love To Town)  Kenny Rogers
16. England Swings  Roger Miller
17. Harper Valley P T A  Jeannie C Riley
18. Single Girl  Sandy Posey
19. Rose Garden  Lynn Anderson
20. Stand By Your Man  Tammy Wynette (live)
21. He’ll Have To Go  Jim Reeves (live)
22. Blanket On The Ground  Billie Jo Spears
23. Behind Closed Doors  Charlie Rich
24. It’s Four In The Morning  Faron Young
25. What I’ve Got In Mind  Billie Jo Spears
26. I’m Sorry  Brenda Lee
27. The Most Beautiful Girl  Charlie Rich

Chapter Six  The Great Country Songs

1. Green Green Grass Of Home  Porter Wagoner
2. There Goes My Everything  Jack Greene
3. Me And You And A Dog Named Boo  Stonewall Jackson
4. Act Naturally  Johnny Russell
5. Send Me The Pillow You Dream On  Hank Locklin
6. Hello Walls  Faron Young
7. Help Me Make It Through The Night  Sammi Smith
8. Detroit City  Bobby Bare
9. Crazy  Wanda Jackson
10. Abilene  George Hamilton IV
11. Still  Bill Anderson
12. One Day At A Time  Jeannie Seely
13. I Can’t Stop Loving You  Don Gibson
14. My Elusive Dreams  Charlie Rich
15. Walkin’ In The Sunshine  Roger Miller
16. Six Days On The Road  Dave Dudley
17. Cryin’ In The Rain  Tammy Wynette (live)
18. Sea Of Love  David Houston
19. ’57 Chevrolet  Billie Jo Spears
20. Nobody’s Darlin’ But Mine  Stonewall Jackson
21. Sweet Dreams  Don Gibson
22. Me And Bobby McGee  Bobby Bare
23. I Will Always Love You  Deborah Allen
24. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)  Lacy J Dalton
25. Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘round The Ole Oak Tree)  Johnny Carver
26. Top Of The World  Lynn Anderson
27. 500 Miles Away From Home  Bobby Bare

Chapter Seven  Legends

1. Walkin’ After Midnight  Patsy Cline
2. Lonely Street  Patsy Cline
3. Just Out Of Reach  Patsy Cline
4. Yonder Comes A Sucker  Jim Reeves
5. I’ve Lived A Lot In My Time  Jim Reeves
6. Bimbo  Jim Reeves
7. Making Believe  Dolly Parton
8. Release Me  Dolly Parton
9. Letter To Heaven  Dolly Parton
10. Ain’t It Funny What A Fool Will Do  George Jones
11. She Thinks I Still Care  George Jones
12. A Good Year For The Roses  George Jones
13. Coal Miner’s Daughter  Loretta Lynn (live)
14. Somebody Somewhere  Loretta Lynn (live)
15. You Ain’t Woman Enough  Loretta Lynn (live)
16. Hello Darlin’  Conway Twitty
17. Danny Boy  Conway Twitty
18. You’ve Never Been This Far Before  Conway Twitty
19. Crystal Chandeliers  Charley Pride
20. Just Between You And Me  Charley Pride
21. Is Anybody Going To San Antone  Charley Pride
22. Heartaches By The Number  Ray Price
23. For The Good Times  Ray Price
24. Make The World Go Away  Ray Price
25. Gentle On My Mind  Glen Campbell (live)
26. Southern Nights  Glen Campbell (live)
27. Rhinestone Cowboy  Glen Campbell (live)

Chapter Eight  Heroes & Outlaws

1. Guess Things Happen That Way  Johnny Cash & Tommy Cash
2. I’m A Lonesome Fugitive  Merle Haggard
3. Healing Hands Of Time  Willie Nelson
4. Take My Hand For A While  Don Williams
5. You Nearly Lose Your Mind  Ernest Tubb/Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings
6. Just Beyond The Pain  Charlie Louvin & Crystal Gayle
7. Mama Tried  Merle Haggard
8. Thoughts On The Flag  Johnny Cash/Tommy Cash/George Jones/Tom T Hall
9. I Believe In You  Don Williams (live)
10. It’s So Easy  Waylon Jennings
11. Soldier’s Last Letter  Ernest Tubb & Johnny Cash
12. Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys  Ed Bruce
13. Makin’ Music  Charlie Louvin, Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
14. I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am  Merle Haggard
15. Journey’s End  Ernest Tubb, Marty Robbins & The Wilburn Brothers
16. Take This Job And Shove It  Johnny Paycheck
17. This Darn Pen  Charlie Louvin & Willie Nelson
18. Thanks A Lot  Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn
19. Sing Me Back Home  Merle Haggard
20. Will You Remember  Willie Nelson
21. If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again  Charlie Louvin & Tammy Wynette
22. The Last Cowboy Song  Ed Bruce
23. Hank And George, Lefty And Me  Tommy Cash & George Jones
24. Country Boy’s Dream  Charlie Louvin, Waylon Jennings & George Jones
25. The Women Make A Fool Out Of Me  Ernest Tubb/Jerry Kennedy/Conway Twitty