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Carl Smith was a red-hot honky tonk singer, one of the first to use drums in his regular show, who often charted the wild side of life. Hey Joe!, his volume in the uptempo country boogie series Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight, includes 34 nuggets, virtually all of them from the mid- to late '50s except for a chugging 1960 cover of Eddie Cochran's "Cut Across Shorty." Rock fans may not find as much here to love as on a regular Carl Smith hits compilation, since Smith often led with a fiddle and left his guitar in the background, and even for country fans, it doesn't function as a greatest-hits compilation; aside from "Loose Talk" and the title track, his other hits were tear-jerkers or ballads. But Smith had few equals when it came to honky tonk in the '50s, and this is an excellent compilation of fun-loving tracks for those who want to hear more but don't feel like shelling out for the typical Bear Family box set.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Boudleaux Bryant, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist
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Porter Wagoner, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist - Gary Walker, Composer
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Porter Wagoner, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist - Gary Walker, Composer
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Bob Wills, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist
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Carl Smith, MainArtist - Floyd Wilson, Composer
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Carl Smith, MainArtist - Woody Hill, Composer
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Danny Wolfe, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist
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Carl Smith, MainArtist - Jack Amway, Composer - Arrett 'Rusty' Keeferm, Composer
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Carl Smith, MainArtist - Ruth E. Coletharp, Composer
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Carl Smith, MainArtist - Bill Johnson, Composer
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Carl Smith, MainArtist - George 'Speedy' Krise, Composer
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Boudleaux Bryant, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist
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Ernest Tubb, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist - Cherokee Jack Henley, Composer
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Carl Smith, Composer, MainArtist
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Boudleaux Bryant, Composer - Carl Smith, Composer, MainArtist
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Carl Smith, MainArtist - Don Winters, Composer
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B. Reid, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist - K. Bauman, Composer
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Leon Payne, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist
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Carl Butler, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist
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Carl Smith, MainArtist - Floyd Wilson, Composer
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BRYANT, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist
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Jean Crowe, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist - Jim Denny, Composer
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Wayne Walker, Composer - Marijohn Wilkin, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist
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Wayne Walker, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2014 Bear Family Records GmbH
Boudleaux Bryant, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2014 Bear Family Records GmbH
Carl Smith, MainArtist - Mike Miller, Composer - J.D. Miller, Composer - Merle Bert, Composer
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Wayne Walker, Composer - Mel Tillis, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist
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Freddie Hart, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist - Ann Lucas, Composer
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Carl Smith, MainArtist - Sallis, Composer
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Carl Smith, MainArtist - Roy Baham, Composer
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Wayne Walker, Composer - Mel Tillis, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist
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Carl Smith, MainArtist - Marvin Rainwater, Composer
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Mel Tillis, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist - Bill Phillips, Composer
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Wayne Walker, Composer - George Sherry, Composer - Carl Smith, MainArtist
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Album review
Carl Smith was a red-hot honky tonk singer, one of the first to use drums in his regular show, who often charted the wild side of life. Hey Joe!, his volume in the uptempo country boogie series Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight, includes 34 nuggets, virtually all of them from the mid- to late '50s except for a chugging 1960 cover of Eddie Cochran's "Cut Across Shorty." Rock fans may not find as much here to love as on a regular Carl Smith hits compilation, since Smith often led with a fiddle and left his guitar in the background, and even for country fans, it doesn't function as a greatest-hits compilation; aside from "Loose Talk" and the title track, his other hits were tear-jerkers or ballads. But Smith had few equals when it came to honky tonk in the '50s, and this is an excellent compilation of fun-loving tracks for those who want to hear more but don't feel like shelling out for the typical Bear Family box set.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 34 track(s)
- Total length: 01:20:45
- Main artists: Carl Smith
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Bear Family Records GmbH
- Genre: Country
(C) 2014 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2014 Bear Family Records GmbH
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