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If your concept of a blues singer embraces the sound of country music singer Jimmie Rodgers, as well as a Muddy Waters sideman like Jimmy Rogers, then this collection will make perfect sense to you. This superlative collection of Autry's earliest recordings for various Columbia budget labels like Melotone, Banner, Velvet Tone, Diva, and Oriole casts the latter-day cowboy hero in direct competition with Rodgers, sometimes recording covers of well-known hits by the Singing Brakeman. While seven of the 23 tracks collected here are Rodgers tunes (and superlative covers they are, too), ten of them are from Autry's pen, an indication that he not only had his own ideas to impart, but had figured the game out early from a business standpoint as well. On the majority of tracks, Autry is only accompanied by his yodeling and his acoustic guitar, but the addition on certain tracks of Roy Smeck on steel guitar or banjo certainly spices things up while allowing Autry to play some nifty fills in tandem. The biggest surprise, of course, is how comfortable Autry sounds on all of this material, clearly enjoying himself while finding his own voice as the sessions progress toward his "cowboy singer" breakthrough, only a year away from the last of these recordings. Yes, Gene Autry sang the blues and was pretty good at it, too. A landmark in country music's history while clearly demonstrating the cross-genre appeal of the blues as a musical form accessible to everyone.
© Cub Koda /TiVo
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Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Roy Smeck, Banjo - Unknown, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Roy Smeck, Steel Guitar - Unknown, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Roy Smeck, Steel Guitar - W. R. Calaway, Composer - W. R. Calaway, Lyricist - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist
Originally released 1931. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Unknown, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Roy Smeck, Banjo - Unknown, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Unknown, Producer - J. Rodgers, Composer - J. Rodgers, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - F. Marvin, Composer - F. Marvin, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist - Frank Marvin, Steel Guitar - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Roy Smeck, Banjo - Unknown, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Roy Smeck, Banjo - Unknown, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Unknown, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc
R. Hall, Composer - R. Hall, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Roy Smeck, Steel Guitar - J. Rodgers, Composer - J. Rodgers, Lyricist
Originally Released 1931 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Unknown, Producer - J. Rodgers, Composer - J. Rodgers, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - F. Marvin, Composer - F. Marvin, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
J. Marvin, Composer - J. Marvin, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - F. Marvin, Composer - F. Marvin, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Unknown, Producer - J. Rodgers, Composer - J. Rodgers, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Unknown, Producer - J. Rodgers, Composer - J. Rodgers, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Unknown, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jimmy Rodgers, Composer - Jimmy Rodgers, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Unknown, Producer - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
Originally Released 1929 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - E. McWilliams, Composer - E. McWilliams, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - J. Rodgers, Composer - J. Rodgers, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Unknown, Producer - C.J. Robison, Composer - C.J. Robison, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Unknown, Producer - Frank Marvin, Steel Guitar - G.B. Grayson, Composer - G.B. Grayson, Lyricist - H. Whitter, Composer - H. Whitter, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
J. Marvin, Composer - J. Marvin, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - F. Marvin, Composer - F. Marvin, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
F. Hall, Composer - F. Hall, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - A. Fields, Composer - A. Fields, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Frank Marvin, Steel Guitar - David Mitson, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
If your concept of a blues singer embraces the sound of country music singer Jimmie Rodgers, as well as a Muddy Waters sideman like Jimmy Rogers, then this collection will make perfect sense to you. This superlative collection of Autry's earliest recordings for various Columbia budget labels like Melotone, Banner, Velvet Tone, Diva, and Oriole casts the latter-day cowboy hero in direct competition with Rodgers, sometimes recording covers of well-known hits by the Singing Brakeman. While seven of the 23 tracks collected here are Rodgers tunes (and superlative covers they are, too), ten of them are from Autry's pen, an indication that he not only had his own ideas to impart, but had figured the game out early from a business standpoint as well. On the majority of tracks, Autry is only accompanied by his yodeling and his acoustic guitar, but the addition on certain tracks of Roy Smeck on steel guitar or banjo certainly spices things up while allowing Autry to play some nifty fills in tandem. The biggest surprise, of course, is how comfortable Autry sounds on all of this material, clearly enjoying himself while finding his own voice as the sessions progress toward his "cowboy singer" breakthrough, only a year away from the last of these recordings. Yes, Gene Autry sang the blues and was pretty good at it, too. A landmark in country music's history while clearly demonstrating the cross-genre appeal of the blues as a musical form accessible to everyone.
© Cub Koda /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:05
- Main artists: Gene Autry
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
Compilation 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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