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Chanteur Country US né Richard William Curless, le 17
Mars 1932 ŕ
Fort Fairfield
(Maine). Dick Curless est décédé le 25 Mai 1995.
Dick Curless was
best known for singing truck-drivin' songs such as "Drag 'Em Off the Interstate,
Sock It to 'Em J.P. Blues." A tall man with an eye-patch and rich baritone
voice, Curless was often called the "Baron of Country Music," after one of his
popular songs, "The Baron." He was born in Fort Fairfield, ME, and started out
professionally in 1948 with the Trail Blazers at a radio station in Ware, MA.
While with the group, Curless was billed as "the Tumbleweed Kid." He was drafted
in 1951, and while stationed in the Far East frequently appeared on the Armed
Forces Network, where he was known as "the Rice Paddy Ranger." He returned to
Maine three years later and began singing in Bangor clubs. He got his big break
when he won on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. Afterward Curless began
performing in Las Vegas and Hollywood; a record contract followed, but his
budding career was interrupted by an illness.
He then returned to Maine, and soon was working with such stars as Gene Hooper,
Lone Pine, and
Betty Cody. He finally reached the country charts in 1965 with the Top Five
hit "A Tombstone Every Mile," followed by nine more chart hits including the
highly successful "Six Times a Day (The Trains Came Down)." In 1970, Curless
signed to Capitol and scored a Top 30 hit titled "Big Wheel Cannonball," based
on the classic "Wabash Cannonball." The follow-up, "Hard, Hard Traveling Man"
(1970), made it to the Top 40.
During his career, he had a total of 22 hits. During the '60s,
Curless was a member of The Wheeling Jamboree, and from 1966-1968 he toured
with the
Buck Owens show. During the '70s and '80s, Curless recorded infrequently,
and eventually became a born-again Christian. He recorded an album in Norway in
1987, and by 1992 was a regular at the Cristy Lane Theater in Branson, MO.
Curless died in 1995.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Curless
Talents : Vocals, Guitar, Drums
Style musical : Traditional Country
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TOMBSTONE EVERY MILE
(1965)
TATER RAISIN' MAN
(1965)
TRAVELIN' MAN (1965)
DEVIL
LIKE ME (WITH AN ANGEL LIKE YOU)
(1966)
BIG WHEEL
CANNONBALL (1970)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & Singles
| 1950 | 78 t. STANDARD S 35003 (US) | . | THE TRAIL RIDERS - The Coast Of Maine / Jelly Doughnuts |
| 1950 | 78 t. STANDARD S 35005 (US) | . | THE TRAIL RIDERS - Ida Dance / Fiddler's Dance |
| 11/1956 | SP EVENT E 4258 (US) | . | Foggy Foggy Dew / The Streets Of Laredo |
| 06/1957 | SP EVENT E 4266 (US) | . | Blues In My Mind / China Nights |
| 12/1957 | SP EVENT E 4274 (US) | . | You Never Miss The Water / Nine Pound Hammer |
| 1960 | SP TIFFANY 100 (US) | . | I Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven / Deck Of Cards |
| 01/1965 | SP ALLAGASH A 101 (US) | . |
Tombstone Every Mile
 / Heart Talk |
| 02/1965 | SP TOWER T 124 (US) | . |
Tombstone Every Mile
/ Heart Talk |
| 05/1965 | SP TOWER T 135 (US) | . | Six Times A Day / Down By The Old River |
| 09/1965 | SP TOWER T 161 (US) | . |
Tater Raisin' Man
/ Friend Taht Makes It Fair |
| 12/1965 | SP TOWER T 193 (US) | . |
Travelin' Man
/ Rocky Mountain Queen |
| 03/1966 | SP TOWER T 219 (US) | . | Highway Man / Please Don't Make Me Go |
| 06/1966 | SP TOWER T 226 (US) | . | Dick CURLESS with Kay
ADAMS -
Devil Like Me
(With An Angel Like You)
/ No Fool Like An Old Fool |
| 09/1966 | SP TOWER T 255 (US) | . | Good Job Huntin' And Fishin' / Baron |
| 01/1967 | SP TOWER T 306 (US) | . | All Of Me Belongs To You / My Side Of The Night |
| 06/1967 | SP TOWER T 335 (US) | . | House Of Memories / Standing On The Outside Lookin' In |
| 10/1967 | SP TOWER T 362 (US) | . | Big Foot / Tornado Tillie |
| 02/1968 | SP TOWER T 399 (US) | . | Bory The Bottle With Me / Bummin' On Track E |
| 05/1968 | SP TOWER T 415 (US) | . | I Ain't Got Nobody / Shoes |
| 11/1968 | SP TOWER T 444 (US) | . | All I Need Is You / Tears Instead Of Cheers |
| 1969 | SP TOWER T 471 (US) | . | Wild Side Of Town / Secret Of Your Heart |
| 03/1970 | SP CAPITOL 2780 (US) | . |
Big Wheel Cannonball
/ I Miss A Lot Of Trains |
| 07/1970 | SP CAPITOL 2848 (US) | . | Hard Hard Travelin' Man / Winter's Comin' On Again |
| 11/1970 | SP CAPITOL 2949 (US) | . | Drag 'em Off The Interstate / Drop Some Silver In The Jukebox |
| 02/1971 | SP CAPITOL 3034 (US) | . | Juke Box Man / Please Buy My Flowers |
| 06/1971 | SP CAPITOL 3105 (US) | . | Loser's Cocktail / Hot Springs |
| 09/1971 | SP CAPITOL 3182 (US) | . | Snap Your Fingers / Bully Of The Town |
| 01/1972 | SP CAPITOL 3267 (US) | . | January April And Me / Lay Your Hands On Me |
| 05/1972 | SP CAPITOL 3354 (US) | . | Stonin' Around / For The Life Of Me |
| 05/1972 | SP CAPITOL 6183 (US) | . |
Big Wheel Cannonball
/
Tombstone Every Mile
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| 10/1972 | SP CAPITOL 3470 (US) | . | She Called Me Baby / Wait A Little Longer |
| 02/1973 | SP CAPITOL 3541 (US) | . | Travelin' Light / Chick Inspector |
| 06/1973 | SP CAPITOL 3630 (US) | . | China Nights / Old Bob Burton |
| 09/1973 | SP CAPITOL 3698 (US) | . | Last Blues Song / Room Full Of Roses |
| 1973 | SP SUPRAPHON 1 43 1593 (CZE) |
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Rocky Top (Chlap Jak Má Být) / Waiting For A Train (Čekám Na Vlak) |
| 01/1974 | SP CAPITOL 3818 (US) | . | Swingin' Preacher / Get On Board My Wagon |
| 05/1974 | SP CAPITOL 3879 (US) | . | Brand New Bed Of Roses / Pinch O' Powder |
| 1976 | SP AUDEM AU-1 (US) | . | Hogtown / The Iceman |
| 12/1977 | SP MRC MR-1008 (US) | . | We Can't Wait For Tomorrow / The Story Of Shenandoah |
| 197? | SP MRC ? (US) | . | The Great Race / Wine, You've Used Me Long Enough |
| 197? | SP MRC ? (US) | . | Wintertime In Maine / Andre The Seal |
| 1978 | SP BELMONT BR-007 (US) | . | The Great Race / Wine |
| 1978 | SP BELMONT BR-009 (US) | . | Andre The Seal / Wintertime In Maine |
| 197? | SP BELMONT BR-030 (US) | . | Night Train To Memphis / Then I'll Get Over You |
| 1990 | SP ALLAGASH D.C. 45-107-A (US) | . | Somebody Killed A Policeman Today / Praying For The Day That Peace Will Come |
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I'm
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Albums
| 1960 | LP 12" TIFFANY TR-1016 (US) |
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SONGS OF THE OPEN COUNTRY - High Noon / Strawberry Roan / Red River Valley / Cowboy Jack / On Top Of Old Smokey, Home On The Range / Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie / Chisholm Trail / I Ride An Old Paint / Whoopie Ti Yi Yo / Green Grow The Lilacs / Last Roundup | |||||||
| 1961 | LP 12" TIFFANY TR-1028 (US) |
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SINGING JUST FOR FUN - Crawdad Song / Rock Island Line / Don't Fence Me In / Big Rock Candy Mountain / Roving Gambler / Molly Darling / Yellow Rose Of Texas / Lil' Liza Jane / Careless Love / Buffalo Gal / San Antonio Rose / Little Brown Jug | |||||||
| 1962 | LP 12" TIFFANY TR-1033 (US) |
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I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY - Whispering Hope / What A Friend We Have In Jesus / Rock Of Ages / Church In The Wildwood / Bring Them In / Onward Christian Soldiers / Nearer My God To Thee / In The Garden / Jesus Loves Me / I Love To Tell The Story / Old Rugged Cross | |||||||
| 05/1965 | LP 12" TOWER T 5005 (mono) / ST 5005 (stereo) (US) |
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TOMBSTONE EVERY MILE - A Tombstone Every Mile / Streets Of Laredo / King Of The Road / Uncle Tom / China Nights / Cupid's Arrow / Six Times A Day The Trains Came Down / Teardrops In My Heart / Down By The Old River / Nine Pound Hammer / Sunny Side Of The Mountain / Heart Talk | |||||||
| 1966 | LP 12" TOWER T 5012 (mono) / ST 5012 (stereo) (US) |
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HYMNS - Whispering Hope / What A Friend We Have In Jesus / Rock Of Ages / Church In The Wildwood / Bring Them In / Onward Christian Soldiers / Nearer My God To Thee / In The Garden / Jesus Loves Me / I Love To Tell The Story / Old Rugged Cross | |||||||
| 1966 | LP 12" TOWER T 5013 (mono) / DT 5013 (stereo) (US) |
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THE SOUL OF DICK CURLESS - St James Infirmary / Bright Lights And Blonde Haired / Evil Hearted Man Blues / Something's Wrong With You / Blues In My Mind / Blue Yodel No 6 (Midnight Turning Day Blues) / I Ain't Got Nobody / Roving Gambler / Lovin' Dan Sixty Minute Man / You'll Never Miss The Water | |||||||
| 1966 | LP 12" TOWER T 5015 (mono) / DT 5015 (stereo) (US) |
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TRAVELIN' MAN - Travelin' Man / San Antonio Rose / Rock Island Line / Yellow Rose Of Texas / Don't Fence Me In / Rocky Mountain Queen / Tater Raisin' Man / Big Rock Candy Mountain / I've Been Working On The Railroad / Friend Who Makes It Four | |||||||
| 1966 | LP 12" TOWER T 5016 (mono) / ST 5016 (stereo) (US) |
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AT HOME WITH DICK CURLESS - Silver Threads Among The Gold / You Tell Me Your Dream / I Was Seeing Nellie Home / Careless Love / Foggy Foggy Dew / Beautiful Dreamer / My Old Kentucky Home / Molly Darling, Rainbow In My Heart / Cottage In The Pine | |||||||
| 04/1966 | LP 12" TOWER T 5025 (mono) / ST 5025 (stereo) (US) |
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A DEVIL LIKE ME NEEDS AN ANGEL LIKE YOU - Dick CURLESS & Kay ADAMS - Devil Like Me Needs An Angel Like You / Terrible Tangled Web / Old Standby / Forever And Ever / Heart Talk / No Fool Like An Old Fool / I Can't Stop My Loving You / Congratulations / Too Late / You You Only You | |||||||
| 1967 | LP 12" TOWER T 5066 (mono) / ST 5066 (stereo) (US) |
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ALL OF ME BELONGS TO YOU - House Of Memories / Standing On The Outside Looking In / Try And Leave Me / Game Of Love And Poker / I Didn't Know Love Was This Way / All Of Me Belongs To You / My Side Of The Night / Memories And Old Picture And A Ring / Good Job Huntin' And Fishin' / Baron | |||||||
| 1967 | LP 12" TOWER T 5089 (mono) / ST 5089 (stereo) (US) |
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RAMBLIN' COUNTRY - Tornado Tillie / Big Foot / Life Goes On / Hello Honey / I Went Bad Of A Pretty Girl / Tears Of St Ann / Hobo / Nobody / Mumble Boogy / How Do I Say Goodbye | |||||||
| 02/1968 | LP 12" TOWER T 5108 (mono) / ST 5108 (stereo) (US) |
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THE LONG LONESOME ROAD - You Can't Go Back Again / Wrinkled Crinkled Wadded Dollar Bill / Bury The Bottle With Me / End Of The Road / Just For The Record / Shoes / I Ain't Got Nobody / Heartline Special / Bummin' On Track E / When Dad Was Around | |||||||
| 02/1969 | LP 12" TOWER T 5139 (mono) / ST 5139 (stereo) (US) |
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THE WILD SIDE OF TOWN - Wild Side Of Town / Blue Is A Beautiful Color / Good Year For The Wine / Over The Edge / Down On The Corner At A Bar Called Kelly's / Easy Woman / Nobody Knows You When You Are Down And Out / Things / Tonight's The Night My Angel's Halo Fell / Maybe I'll Cry Over You | |||||||
| 08/1970 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 552 (US) |
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HARD HARD TRAVELING MAN - Big Wheel Cannonball / Six Days On The Road / Winter's Comin' On Again / Drag 'em Off The Interstate Sock It To 'em JP Blues / Long Lonesome Highway / Hard Hard Traveling Man / I Miss A Lot Of Trains / Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad / Tombstone Every Mile / Truck Stop | |||||||
| 01/1971 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 689 (US) |
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DOGGIN' IT - Jukebox Man / Please Buy Me Flowers / Homing Pigeon / Leaving It All Behind / Coastline Charlie / Rocky Top / Lonesome Road / Golden Girl / Waiting For A Train / Watermelon Man | |||||||
| 07/1971 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 792 (US) |
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COMIN' ON COUNTRY - Loser's Coctail / Snap Your Fingers / Old Ramblin' Alabama Me / Sweeter Than Honey / Come Sundown / Woman Don't Try To Sing My Song / I Gave Up Getting Over You Today / Bully Of The Town / Hot Spring / Carter Boys | |||||||
| 1972 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 11011 (US) |
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TOMSTONE EVERY MILE - A Tombstone Every Mile / Big Wheel Cannonball / Six Days On The Road / Winter's Comin' On Again / Drag 'em Off The Interstate Sock It To 'em JP Blues / Long Lonesome Highway / Hard Hard Traveling Man / I Miss A Lot Of Trains / Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad / Big Wheel Cannonball / Truck Stop | |||||||
| 1972 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 11087 (US) |
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STONIN' AROUND - January April And Me / Travelin' Light / Best Is Yet To Come / She Called Me Baby / Wait A Little Longer / Stonin' Around / For The Life Of Me / You've Really Got A Hold On Me / Lay Your Hands On Me / China Nights | |||||||
| 12/1972 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 11119 (US) |
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LIVE AT THE WHEELING TRUCK DRIVERS JAMBOREE - Chick Inspector /Truck Stop / I've Come Awful Close / Lonesome Road / Fifteen Gears And Fourteen Wheels / Big Wheel Cannonball / Sixty Minute Man / Evil Hearted Me / I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town / Singin' A Country Song | |||||||
| 1973 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 11211 (US) |
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THE LAST BLUES SONG - Last Blues Song / Get On Board My Wagon / Room Full Of Roses / Country Soul / Swinging Preacher / Country Music Man / Born In Country Music / Lazy Bones / Been There People / Old Bob Burton | |||||||
| 1973 | LP 12" CAPITOL 5C 052-82203 (NL) |
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Keep On Truckin' - Drag'em Off To The Interstate Sockit To'em J.P. Blues / Six Days On The Road / Golden Girl / January, April And Me / Big Wheel Cannonball / Old Ramblin' Alabama Me / Tombstone Every Mile / Get On Board My Wagon / Wait A Little Longer / Long Lonesome Highway / Leaving It All Behind / Born On Country Music |
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| 1974 | LP 12" PICKWICK JS 6147 (US) |
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END OF THE ROAD - End Of The Road / Six Times A Day The Trains Came Down / Nine Pound Hammer / How Do I Say Goodbye / Life Goes On / Bummin' On Track E / Tornado Tillie / Just For The Record / King Of The Road | |||||||
| 1975 | LP 12" CAPITOL C062-85894 (GER) |
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20 GREAT TRUCK HITS - Big Wheel Cannonball / Drag 'Em Off The Interstate / Hard Hard Traveling Man / Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad / Truck Stop / Jukebox Man / Drop Some Silver In The Jukebox / Leaving It All Behind / Coastline Charlie / Six Days On The Road / Tombstone Every Mile / Golden Girl / Old Ramblin' Alabama Me / Woman Don't Try To Sing Me A Song / Hot Springs‘ / Carter Boys / Born On Country Music (Raised On Dixieland) / Homing Pigeon / Chick Inspector (That's Where My Money Goes) / Pinch O' Powder | |||||||
| 1975 | 2 LP 12" MB COMMUNICATIONS MB 313 (UK) |
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C. B. SPECIAL - White Knight / Big Wheel Cannonball / I've Come Awful Close / Truck Driver's Queen / Six Days On The Road / Lonesome Road / Blazing Smoke Stack / Fill'er Up And Keep On Truckin' Cafe / Truck Drivin' Son Of A Gun / Wolf Creek Pass / Convoy / Truck Drivin' Man / Pinball Machine / King Of The Open Road / Movin' On / Tombstone Every Mile / Look At That Rain / Truck Stop / Give Me Forty Acres / Me And Ole CB | |||||||
| 1976 | LP 12" INTERSTATE IS-76200 (US) |
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MAINE TRAIN - Maine Train / Good Ole USA / Walls Of Quebec / Pinch O'Powder / Happy Birthday America / + The KENNEBEC VALLEY BOYS | |||||||
| 04/1980 | LP 12" BELMONT AL 004 (US) |
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THE GREAT RACE - Night Train To Memphis / Where The Old Red River Flows / His Mountain / Please Don't Let Me Love You / Then I'll Get Over You / Great Speckled Bird / Great Race / Wine You've Used Me Long Enough / Winter Time In Maine / Andre The Seal | |||||||
| 1986 | LP 12" STETSON HAT 3102 (UK) |
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LONG LONESOME ROAD - You Can't Go Back Again / Wrinkled, Crinkled, Wadded Dollar Bill / Bury The Bottle With Me / End Of The Road / Just For The Record / Shoes / I Ain't Got Nobody / The Heartline Special / Bummin' On Track "E" / When Dad Was Around | |||||||
| 1987 | LP 12" ROCADE RR 007-1 (NOR) |
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WELCOME TO MY WORLD - Welcome To My World / Between Fire And Water / Freight Train Boogie / Wrinkled Crinkled Wadded Dollar Bill / Huble Boogie / Darkest Moment / Someday / Travelin' Blues / Lovesick Blues / Tragic Romance / Who At My Door Is Standing | |||||||
| 1987 | LP 12" ROCADE RR 009 (NOR) |
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IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME - Spanish Fandango / Shame On You / You Can't Break My Heart / Gone / Tho I Tied / It's Just A Matter Of Time / Mississippi River Blues / Maybe I Should Have Been Listening / Peace Will Come / Wrinkled Crinkled Wadded Dollar Bill | |||||||
| 1993 | CD 12" ROCADE RR 007-2 (NOR) |
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WELCOME TO MY WORLD - Welcome To My World / Between Fire And Water / Freight Train Boogie / Wrinkled Crinkled Wadded Dollar Bill / Huble Boogie / Darkest Moment / Someday / Travelin' Blues / Lovesick Blues / Tragic Romance / Who At My Door Is Standing | |||||||
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TRAVELING THROUGH - King Of The Blues / Crazy Heart / Rattlesnakin' Daddy / No One Will Ever Know / Just One Time / Changing Times / I'll Hold You In My Heart / I Am A Pilgrim / When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels / Freight Train Blues / I Never Go Around Mirrors / I Get The Blues When It Rains / I Don't Have A Memory Without Her / Since I Met You Jesus | |||||||
| 03/1996 | 7 CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 15882 (GER) |
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A TOMSTONE EVERY MILE -
COMPLETE TIFFANY AND TOWER RECORDINGS
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| 05/1998 | CD RAZOR & TIE RE-8-2163-2 (US) |
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THE DRAG 'EM OFF THE INTERSTATE - Travelin' Man / I Ain't Got Nobody / Tombstone Every Mile / Six Times A Day The Trains Came Down / Nine Pound Hammer / Tater Raisin' Man / Baron / All Of Me Belongs To You / Big Foot / Bury The Bottle With Me / Big Wheel Cannonball / Hard Hard Traveling Man / Drag 'em Off The Interstate Sock It To 'em JP Blues / Jukebox Man / Loser's Coctail / Snap Your Fingers / Stonin' Around / Chick Inspector / Evil Hearted Me / I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town / Last Blues Song | |||||||
| 07/2000 | 4 CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 16171 (GER) |
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HARD HARD TRAVELING MAN -
COMPLETE CAPITOL RECORDINGS :
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| 01/2021 | CD JASMINE JASMCD 3769 (UK) |
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Don't Fence Me In - The Early Recordings, 1956-1960 - The Crawdad Song / Rock Island Line / Don't Fence Me In / The Big Rock Candy Mountain / Rovin' Gambler / Molly Darling / The Yellow Rose Of Texas / Little Liza Jane / Careless Love / Buffalo Gal / New San Antonio Rose / Little Brown Jug / High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) / The Strawberry Roan / Red River Valley / Cowboy Jack / On Top Of Old Smokey / Home On The Range / Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie / The Old Chisholm Trail / I Ride An Old Paint / Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo / Green Grow The Lilacs / The Last Round Up / The Streets Of Laredo / The Foggy, Foggy Dew / China Nights / Blues In My Mind |
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| 03/2021 | LP 12" ONE EYED JACK OEJ 2791 (EUR) |
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Tales From A Long Road - (Drinkin' Beer And) Singing A Country Song / Drag' Em Off The Interstate,Sock It To 'Em / Six Day On The Road / Rocky Top / Truck Stop / A Tombstone Every Mile / Traveling Light / Jukebox Man / Leaving It All Behind / Hot Springs / Woman Don't Cry To Sing My Song / Country Music Man / Chick Inspector (That's Where My Money Goes) / Golden Girl |
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