When the makers of Toy Story 2 went looking for a story that Woody could own in the celebrated sequel, they settled on thickening the plot by making Woody the former star of a 1950s-era television variety show. In the wake of the film’s success, Disneyland launched an immensely popular variety show spinoff featuring some of the music …
A 4-CD, 100-track set that not only covers the classic ’60s Capitol years, but also his 1977-1994 MCA, Curb and Epic sides as well as his ’70s Capitol recordings! A full 55 of Merle’s biggest singles are here, from The Fugitive through Okie from Muskogee; If We Make It Through December, and Pancho and Lefty . Along the …
The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology (1963-1977)
Of the 40 songs included in this two-CD overview, 39 made the country charts and a remarkable 22 peaked at No. 1. The collection opens with four early Tally hits, but Haggard truly hits his stride when he begins penning his own songs for Capitol in 1965. Songs of family and faith accompany honky-tonk drinking anthems, incendiary (if …
The release of this CD marks the silver anniversary of that momentary lapse of sanity grown to ubiquitous proportions — The Christmas Jug Band. The irreverent crew of Dan Hicks, Austin deLone (Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello), Tim Eschliman (Commander Cody, Etta James, Rhythmtown-Jive), Paul Rogers (Those Darn Accordions!), Jim Rothermel (Jesse Colin Young, Van Morrison), Adam Gabriel (Hank …
1-CD with 24-page booklet. Subtitled Movie And TV Soundtracks, this 26-song collection is the ultimate overview of songs that were memorable elements of the post-War Westerns. Opening with the voice of John Wayne introducing Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson, who sing this collection’s title track from the 1959 film, Rio Bravo, the selections span 1948 (Roy Rogers singing …