Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns: The Soundtrack

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1Stand by Your Man
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
lead vocals:
Tammy Wynette (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 473)
recording of:
Stand by Your Man (in 1968)
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Tammy Wynette3.82:38
2You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
engineer:
Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee
producer:
Gary Usher
background vocals:
Chris Hillman (on 1968-03-09)
vocals:
Roger McGuinn (on 1968-03-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1968)
samples from:
Sweetheart of the Rodeo (stereo) by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1968-08-30)
cover recording of:
You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (on 1968-03-09)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1967 to present)
The Byrds3.52:33
3Me and Bobby McGee
engineer:
Tommy Strong
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Monument Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs Ltd. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Kris Kristofferson54:22
4Girl from the North Country
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-02-18)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1969-02-18)
guest vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1969-02-18)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1969-02-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Girl From the North Country (on 1969-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash3.93:42
5Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
recording engineer:
Kyle Lehning
producer:
Jack Clement and Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
bass:
Duke Goff (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
guitar:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01) and Billy Ray Reynolds (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
piano:
Charles Cochran (Nashville session pianist & composer) (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
steel guitar:
Ralph Mooney (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
lead vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1975) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1975, in 1980)
recorded at:
Glaser Sound Studios, Inc. (now known as Compass Sound Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1974-09-02, on 1975-01-14, on 1975-02-01)
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s (number: 198)
recording of:
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
lyricist and composer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
publisher:
Baron Music Publishing Co. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Waylon Jennings4.352:56
6Jolene
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1972-05-03) and Buck Trent (on 1972-05-03)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1972-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) (on 1972-05-03)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1972-05-03)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1972-05-03) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1972-05-03)
guitar:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1972-05-03)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1972-05-03)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1972-05-03)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1972-05-03), Dolores Edgin (on 1972-05-03), June Page (on 1972-05-03) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1972-05-03)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1973)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-05-03)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 1), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 28), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 63) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 217)
recording of:
Jolene (on 1972-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.252:41
7Boulder to Birmingham
engineer:
Brian Ahern, Chris Skene, Paul Skene, Fran Tate and Stuart Taylor (engineer)
producer:
Brian Ahern
12 string guitar and background vocals:
Herb Pedersen
acoustic guitar:
Rick Cunha (US guitarist, songwriter, and engineer) and Emmylou Harris
bass guitar:
Ray Pohlman
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
electric piano:
Glen D. Hardin
membranophone:
Ron Tutt (drummer)
piano:
Bill Payne
steel guitar:
Ben Keith
background vocals and lead vocals:
Emmylou Harris
strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
recording of:
Boulder to Birmingham
writer:
Bill Danoff and Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris4.53:34
8Whiskey River (Live at Harrah's Casino, Lake Tahoe, NV - April 1978)
producer:
Willie Nelson
mixer:
Bradley Hartman
bass:
Chris Ethridge (in 1978-04) and Bee Spears (in 1978-04)
drums (drum set):
Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1978-04) and Rex Ludwick (US drummer) (in 1978-04)
guitar:
Willie Nelson (in 1978-04) and Jody Payne (in 1978-04)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1978-04)
piano:
Bobbie Nelson (in 1978-04)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1978-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
mixed at:
The Enactron Truck in Los Angeles, California, United States
engineered at:
Harrah’s Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada, United States (in 1978-04)
live cover recording of:
Whiskey River
writer:
J.B. Shinn III and Paul Stroud
live recording of:
Whiskey River
writer:
J.B. Shinn III and Paul Stroud
Willie Nelson33:36
9Pancho and Lefty
producer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Chips Moman and Willie Nelson
bass:
Mike Leech (Nashville session musician and arranger) (in 1982-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1982-11)
fiddle and mandolin:
Johnny Gimble (in 1982-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (in 1982-11), Chips Moman (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11), Lewis Talley (in 1982-11) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1982-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Emmons (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
saxophone:
Don Markham (in 1982-11)
background vocals:
Johnny Christopher (guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
vocals:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1982-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1982-11) and Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States (in 1982-11)
cover recording of:
Pancho and Lefty (in 1982-11)
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson4.754:46
10He Stopped Loving Her Today
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1980-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1980-02-06)
guitar:
Phil Baugh (on 1980-02-06), Billy R. Sanford (guitar) (on 1980-02-06) and Pete Wade (on 1980-02-06)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1980-02-06)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1980-02-06)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1980-02-06)
strings and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1980-02-06)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1980-02-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 142) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 270)
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today (on 1980-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
George Jones53:16
11Don't Get Above Your Raisin'
Ricky Skaggs3:11
12Somebody Should Leave
recording of:
Somebody Should Leave
writer:
Harlan Howard and Chick Rains
Reba McEntire53:32
13Why Not Me
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 84)
recording of:
Why Not Me
writer:
Harlan Howard, Brent Maher and Sonny Throckmorton (American country singer / songwriter)
The Judds4.53:30
14Streets of Bakersfield
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
vocals:
Buck Owens
performer:
Dwight Yoakam
cover recording of:
Streets of Bakersfield
lyricist and composer:
Homer Joy
Dwight Yoakam with Buck Owens42:49
15Where've You Been
recording of:
Where’ve You Been
writer:
Don Henry (Donald Hoyet Henry Jr. - Nashville session player) and Jon Vezner (American singer/songwriter, musician and producer)
publisher:
R2M Publishing (ASCAP) and Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing
Kathy Mattea3:45
16Go Rest High on That Mountain
producer:
Tony Brown (US producer, pianist and keyboardist)
acoustic guitar:
Randy Scruggs
bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Rhodes
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega
electric guitar:
Steuart Smith
fiddle:
Stuart Duncan
Hammond organ [B-3 piano]:
John Barlow Jarvis (American pianist, keyboardist and songwriter)
keyboard and piano:
Pete Wasner
percussion:
Tom Roady
solo electric guitar:
Vince Gill
steel guitar:
John Hughey
background vocals:
Patty Loveless and Ricky Skaggs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 17)
recording of:
Go Rest High on That Mountain
lyricist and composer:
Vince Gill
publisher:
Benefit Music (BMI, associated with Vince Gill) (from 1994 to present)
Vince Gill55:14
17I Still Miss Someone (Live)
live recording of:
I Still Miss Someone
lyricist:
Roy Cash Jr.
composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Roy Cash Jr.
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), House of Cash Southwind Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Rosanne Cash2:41
18Will the Circle Be Unbroken
producer:
William E. McEuen
autoharp and lead vocals [first verse]:
Mother Maybelle Carter (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
double bass [bass]:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Merle Travis (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
harmonica [harp]:
Jimmie Fadden (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
mandolin:
John McEuen (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
background vocals:
Chet Flippo (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Gloria Belle (US bluegrass vocalist) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Jeff Hanna (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Jimmy Ibbotson (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Ray Martin (US bluegrass musician, son of Jimmy Martin) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Larry Murray (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Gary Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Louise Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Randy Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Steve Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Les Thompson (US country-rock guitar/mandolin, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band member) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Timmy Martin (US bluegrass musician, aka Timmy Martin) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11) and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
lead vocals [second verse]:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
lead vocals [third verse]:
Roy Acuff (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
recorded at:
Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
cover recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (christian hymnist and writer) (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (christian hymnist and writer) (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band44:47