VARIOUS ARTISTS 'Country Music On The Gold Star Label' BACM-326
Gold Star was one of the regional labels that sprung up right after World War IIÑ based in Houston, Texas, it featured not only local country music, but Blues, Polka , Tex-Mex and Cajun music as well. This 28-song anthology has one or two cuts each by mostly obscure regional country artists. Some may recognize a few of the names such as Eddie Noack, Hank Locklin, Aubrey Gass and of course the well-known Cajun fiddler & singer Harry Choates. ThereÕs also a rare surprise track by Ray & Ina Patterson (SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE), a fine husband & wife duet in the Blue Sky Boys style who later recorded 3 wonderful LPs for the County label. Though there are no real gems here (apart from the Ray & Ina and Harry Choates cuts), the album is a good survey of typical country sounds from the Southwest in the late 1940s, and the notes by Phillip Tricker give some good background to the artists & tunes. $ 15.00
TRACK LISTING
- JOLE BLON
- BLUE EYES
- DRINKING MY LIFE AWAY
- KILROY'S BEEN HERE
- DELIVERY MAN BLUES
- WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
- MILLION DOLLAR POLKA
- I'LL BE GALD WHEN I'M FREE
- IF YOU WANT A BROKEN HEART
- BARUSKA
- FA-DE-DO STOMP
- TALK OF THE TOWN
- FORGIVE ME
- HAWAIIAN TWO-STEP
- IT'S A NATURAL THING
- I'M AFRAID OF HORSES
- YOU'VE BEEN TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP
- GOING BACK HOME
- TONIGHT I WONDER
- OLD COW BLUES
- SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE
- HUNGRY BUT HAPPY
- HOW LONG
- HOPELESS LOVE
- STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN
- FOOLISH HEART
- I'LL LEARN YA, DERN YA
- WON'T COME BACK
- I'LL TAKE YOU BACK
ARTISTS
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- HARRY CHOATES
- TEX LOONEY
- LEON JENKINS
- AUBREY GLASS
- WOODY VERNON
- AL TERRY
- DAVID GRAY
- PHIL MARX
- BRYD & BINGO
- HANK LOCKLIN
- TENNESSEE VAN
- BUDDY DUHON
- RAY & INA PATTERSON
- EDDIE NOACK
- COTTON THOMPSON
- GENE JONES
- JOHNNY NELM
- WINK LEWIS & MARTHA LYNN