Columbia Country Classics Vol. 3 - "Americana"

Part of Columbia's excellent Country Classics survey series, this 25-track roundup of Americana-themed material takes in the vast landscape by way of geography, history, and patriotism. Ranging from early honky tonk-era sides to '80s roots, Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana spotlights hits by Marty Robbins ("El Paso"), Johnny Horton ("North to Alaska"), Lefty Frizzell ("Saginaw, Michigan"), and the Charlie Daniels Band ("The Devil Went Down to Georgia"). Bookended by the picaresque likes of "The Ballad of Davey Crockett" (Fess Parker) and "Highwayman," the mix packs it in with more U.S. gold from Hawkshaw Hawkins, Johnny Cash, and Stonewall Jackson, among others. A rousing bit of old-timey fun. (Allmusic)

trax:

1. The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Fess Parker 2. Don't Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash 3. Big Iron - Marty Robbins 4. The Ballad Of Paladin - Johnny Western 5. El Paso - Marty Robbins 6. Cross The Brazos At Waco - Billy Walker 7. Long Black Veil - Lefty Frizzell 8. Life To Go - Stonewall Jackson 9. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 10. Tennessee Flat Top Box - Johnny Cash 11. Wolverton Mountain - Claude King 12. Saginaw Michigan - Lefty Frizzell 13. North To Alaska - Johnny Horton 14. Twenty Miles From Shore - Hawkshaw Hawkins 15. The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton 16. Soldier's Joy - Hawkshaw Hawkins 17. Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson 18. The Ballad Of Jed Clampett - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys 19. May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - "Little" Jimmy Dickens 20. Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers 21. If You Can't Bite, Don't Growl - Tommy Collins 22. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash 23. The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band 24. Pancho And Lefty - Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard 25. Highwayman - Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

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