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- Date Released: January 1, 1984
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: Columbia
- Copyright: (P) 1990 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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As part of Columbia's excellent Country Classics series, Honky Tonk Heroes spotlights country music's transition from the bluegrass-heavy golden age of Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe to the honky tonk style that featured the more urbane, shuffle-beat sound forged by Lefty Frizzell and Ray Price in the '40s and '50s. A shift in lyric matter occurred too, as depression-era tales of rural strife were supplanted by woeful stories of tavern life. While Floyd Tillman's overwrought vocals and cloying violin passages on "This Cold War With You" are planted in the past, Little Jimmy Dickens' mixture of country bumpkin singing and hard-driving, guitar-heavy accompaniment on "A Sleepin' at the Foot of the Bed" rides the line between the golden and honky tonk age. The transition is made complete on Lefty Frizzell's classic "If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time," with its swinging 4/4 beat and tale of bar hopping. Ray Price would take the honky tonk sound to full flower, compliments of his famous shuffle-beat sound on huge hits like "Crazy" and Heartaches by the Number." Johnny Horton would even add a little rockabilly flavor to the mix with "Honky Tonk Man." With even more great songs by Charlie Walker, Marty Robbins, and Stonewall Jackson, Honky Tonk Heroes is the perfect introduction to the honky tonk sound and a must for any country music collection.
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| 01. |  |
Brain Cloudy Blues
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2:43 |
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| 02. | |
Slipping Around
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2:43 |
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| 03. | |
This Cold War With You
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2:49 |
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| 04. | |
(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You
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3:02 |
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| 05. | |
I Love You So Much It Hurts
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2:41 |
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| 06. | |
Room Full Of Roses
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2:46 |
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| 07. | |
I Overlooked An Orchid (While Searching For A Rose)
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2:58 |
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| 08. | |
Country Boy
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2:52 |
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| 09. | |
Take An Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait)
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2:47 |
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| 10. | |
Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way
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2:49 |
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A-Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed
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2:43 |
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| 12. | |
If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time
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2:56 |
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| 13. | |
I Love You A Thousand Ways
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2:43 |
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| 14. | |
I Couldn't Keep From Crying
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2:45 |
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| 15. | |
Always Late (With Your Kisses)
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3:03 |
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| 16. | |
Hey Joe!
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2:29 |
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| 17. | |
Honky Tonk Man
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2:11 |
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| 18. | |
Crazy Arms
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2:32 |
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| 19. | |
Knee Deep In The Blues
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2:09 |
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| 20. | |
Invitation To The Blues
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2:47 |
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| 21. | |
Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
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2:24 |
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| 22. | |
Heartaches By The Number
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2:57 |
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| 23. | |
Why I'm Walkin'
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2:17 |
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| 24. | |
Who Will Buy The Wine
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2:34 |
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| 25. | |
Honky Tonkitis
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2:43 |
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| 26. | |
Heart Over Mind
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2:42 |
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| 27. | |
Don't Let Me Cross Over
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2:56 |
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27 Total Tracks, 73:01 Total Length
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Credits
- Little Jimmy Dickens - Performer // Lefty Frizzell - Performer // Johnny Horton - Performer // Stonewall Jackson - Performer // George Morgan - Performer // Ray Price - Performer // Marty Robbins - Vocals // Marty Robbins - Performer // Carl Smith - Performer // Floyd Tillman - Performer // Stuart Hamblen - Performer // Charlie Walker - Performer // Carl Butler - Performer // Bob Wills - Performer // Bob Wills - Performer // Rich Kienzle - Liner Notes
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Performers
Ray Price // Johnny Horton // Marty Robbins // Charlie Walker // Carl Smith // Stonewall Jackson // Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys // Floyd Tillman // Lefty Frizzell // Little Jimmy Dickens // Carl Butler // Stu Hamblen
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